(Raleigh, N.C.) – Hundreds of child and family advocates from across the state will be making personal visits to the members of the General Assembly during Child & Family Advocacy Day on May 17. Action for Children North Carolina and the United Way of North Carolina are co-sponsoring Advocacy Day to let legislators hear from [...]
North Carolina General Assembly to hear from hundreds of Child & Family Advocates Today
VGCC Pins Nursing Graduates

Vance-Granville Community College recognized 43 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 9. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were six who graduated through the LPN to ADN Completion Program, or “transition program,” which helps Licensed [...]
From Yosemite to Acadia: Free Passes for Military Families
This year, as part of Armed Forces Week, we are offering all active duty service members and their dependents a free annual pass to more than 2,000 sites across the country, including National Parks. From Yosemite to Acadia to the Grand Canyon, we are putting out a welcome mat for our military families at America’s [...]
Vance County Board of Education Called Meeting May 21st
The VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION has a Called Meeting for Monday, May 21, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center, Superintendent’s Conference Room at 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C. 27536 A G E N D A I. Call to Order * II. Approval of Meeting Agenda * III. Executive Session [...]
Henderson City Council Begins Budget Work Sessions
The Henderson City Council will hold its first Budget Work Session #1 on Thursday 17 May 2012 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 The group plans to discuss: I. REVIEW OF AND DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GLOBAL BUDGETARY SITUATION a) Discussion on core services and what it [...]
NC Cooperative Extension Event and Program Updates
LOCAL SUPPER, MAY 24, WARRENTONOur next monthly Local Supper will be held on May 24th, 6pm at the Warren County Armory. This month, we will be launching the Food/Farm Survey that was conceived of last fall through the Growing Local/Buying Local community workshops. The idea for the survey grew out of the Infrastructure and Marketing [...]
Judge addresses VGCC Adult Basic Skills graduates

Vance-Granville Community College held commencement exercises honoring graduates of the college’s Adult Basic Skills programs on May 3 in the VGCC Civic Center. Those participating in the ceremony were among the approximately 460 students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the General Educational Development (GED) High School Equivalency program in [...]
VGCC honors Radiography Graduates

Eighteen graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s two-year Radiography program were honored in a May 7 pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center. VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams welcomed guests to the ceremonies and congratulated the graduates, saying that earning their degree “is an accomplishment that will take you from Vance-Granville into a very promising future.” [...]
VGCC Earth Day Includes Green Businesses and Inaugural Fun Run

Vance-Granville Community College’s seventh annual Earth Day festival was held on April 23 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Weather conditions forced the event to be moved inside from its usual outdoor setting, but that move did not dampen the spirits of the many students, faculty, staff and community members who enjoyed [...]
Why Are Teen Moms Poor?
Surprising new research shows it’s not because they have babies. They have babies because they’re poor. Delivering the commencement address last weekend at the evangelical Liberty University, Mitt Romney naturally stuck primarily to “family values” and religious themes. He did, however, make one economic observation that intersects with some fascinating new research. “For those who [...]
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