The N.C. Special Olympics Law-Enforcement Torch Run will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. The run will start at the Henderson Police Department located at 200 Breckenridge Street. Officers from the Henderson Police Department, Vance County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and the District Attorney’s Office, will be participating [...]
N.C. Special Olympics Law-Enforcement Torch Run Wednesday, May 29, 2013
May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
Kerr Lake Art Show winners named
May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
Entries in the 47th Annual Kerr Lake Art Show, co-sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, were judged and put on display for the public on the second floor of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County, May 20-31. This year’s competition saw 21 visual artists from throughout [...]
VGCC Board Reviews Plans to Create a Police Presence on Campus
May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held its bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 20 at the college’s Henderson campus. During that meeting, VGCC Vice President of Employee and Public Relations Stacey Carter-Coley detailed plans for bringing a police force to Main Campus as a way to expand the present campus security and foster partnerships [...]
Troxler advises farmers to prepare for hurricane season
May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
RALEIGH – As another hurricane season nears, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler reminds farmers that basic emergency planning can go a long way in lessening a crisis situation. “Thinking through your emergency plan can help whether a hurricane, tornado or other emergency strikes,” Troxler said. “I hope all farmers will review their plans and get ready [...]
High Point ramps up for USA Cycling national championship
May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
High Point is poised to play host to a USA Cycling National Championship this July, an event expected to draw more than 8,000 cyclists and supporters to the Triad. The city was selected in 2011 from more than 40 contenders, including Sacramento, Calif., and Austin, Texas, to host the Pro Criterium championship this year and [...]
Henderson-Vance Community Watch Association Meeting Thursday, May 23rd 7pm
May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Henderson-Vance Community Watch Association would like to discuss the importance of safety at home and on the road. Vacation season is fast approaching and travel plans are being made. What can you do to ensure the safety of yourself and your personal property? This will be the topic for the General Membership meeting May [...]
VGCC to host Screening of Documentary Film
May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
Vance-Granville Community College will host a screening of “Las Abuelas De Plaza De Mayo and the Search for Identity,” a documentary film, on Wednesday, June 5 at 1 p.m. in the conference room in Building 8 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The public is invited to attend the presentation, which is offered [...]
Lagarris Alexander Peace Arrested on Heroin Charges
May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, officers with the Henderson Police Department arrested Lagarris Alexander Peace. Peace was charged with one count of trafficking heroin by possession and one count of trafficking heroin by transportation after a Vance County Grand Jury returned true bills of indictment for the alleged offenses. Peace was already out on bond [...]
Raleigh is Forbes #2 Next Biggest Boom Town In The U.S.
May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
From Forbes: Raleigh has experienced the second-highest overall population increase and the third-highest job growth over the past two decades in the U.S. It also ranked among those regions seeing the biggest jump in new immigrants and is the No. 1 city for families with young children. The area is a magnet for technology companies [...]
North Carolina Public Schools Enter End-of-Year Assessment Period; Test Scores to be Reported in New READY Accountability Model This Fall
May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
Students in grades 3 through high school have begun the assessment period to measure their learning from this school year. This is a well-known routine for public school teachers and students, reaching back to 1993 for end-of-grade assessments and even further for high school end-of-course assessments, but this year, assessments are new to match the [...]
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