In support of the N.C. Dept. of Commerce’s Community Development Division and its Certified Retirement Community Program, the Division of Tourism has launched RetireNC.com, a new microsite within the VisitNC.com family of sites. RetireNC.com provides an easy gateway for prospective retirees wanting to learn more about the quality of life advantages of retiring in North Carolina. The site provides an overview of retirement areas and those communities that have successfully completed the state’s certification process. Lumberton is featured as North …
Month: March 2012
VGCC to host Community Band Festival
Vance-Granville Community College will bring together its own community band with others from around the region for the third annual North Carolina Community Band Festival on Saturday, March 31 at the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Henderson. Members of the Greensboro Concert Band, Durham Community Concert Band and the Vance-Granville Community Band will attend clinics by professional musicians during the day. Among the sessions will be a woodwind clinic by Jimmy Gilmore, who served as the Principal …
Butterfield Gets Hearing on Veterans’ Education Equity Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow the House Veteran Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will consider Congressman G. K. Butterfield’s (NC-01) bill, H.R. 3483, the Veterans’ Education Equity Act during a hearing. The bill would equalize education funds allotted to veterans for both public and private colleges. Currently, the law caps the education benefit amount for veterans who enroll in private schools at $17,500, but limits the education benefit for those who enroll in public schools to the amount charged for in-state …
White House Energy Update: An All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy
In his February 23rd speech at the University of Miami, President Obama addressed the energy issue on everyone’s minds – gas prices. He detailed his all-of-the-above energy strategy that expands production of America’s energy resources, like oil and natural gas; promotes energy efficiency to save consumers and businesses money; and supports a wide variety of clean energy technologies. In Miami, President Obama announced new programs that will provide $30 million for natural gas vehicle fuel research and $14 million for …
Thursday Open Line
This is National Peanut Month — celebrating one of the nation’s favorite foods. They are enjoyed in many ways — roasted in the shell as a snack while watching sports events, used in salads and stir-fry recipes, in cookies and, of course, ground into peanut butter. The idea of honoring the peanut began as a special week in 1941 and has been a month long observance since 1974. Americans eat an average of some 6-1/2 pounds of shelled peanuts a year …
Produce Growers and Farmers Market Vendors
Message from Agricultural Extension Agent, Vance/Warren Counties Paul McKenzie – Just wanted to remind you of Thursday’s program (Thursday, 3/8, 10 am at the Vance County Extension Office). I will cover food safety basics for produce growers and farmers market vendors. If you raise produce to sell, you SHOULD NOT miss this meeting. Also Just a reminder that our next Forestry program will be a Tax Update, presented by Dr. Mark Megalos of NCSU Extension Forestry Department. We will meet …
Butterfield Remembers Congressman Donald M. Payne
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement on the passing of his friend and colleague, Congressman Donald M. Payne (NJ-10): “It is with deep sadness that I express my condolences to the family and staff of Congressman Donald Payne. Donald Payne was an effective leader who tirelessly served the people of New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, and citizens of the world, for more than twenty years. Donald was known for his unwavering commitment to equal …
Wednesday Open Line
In the State of the Union, President Obama introduced a basic principle: Every homeowner who is current on his or her payments ought to have a chance to refinance their mortgage at today’s historically low rates. To make that idea a reality for everyone, Congress must take action. But today, the President is taking another step to make refinancing easier for millions of Americans who have government-sponsored mortgages. He’s cutting fees — to help families save money and make refinancing …
Gary Morgan: Government Employees & The Rise Of A Powerful Social Class
Gary Morgan; Spritual Reflections of an Economic & Political Nature; Government Employees & The Rise Of A Powerful Social Class GOVERNMENT DEPENDENTS have fast become the most powerful social class in the United States and all of western culture. And while we have long identified and often complained about two groups in this class, those being Social Security and Welfare recipients, another and perhaps even more powerful group exists. How more powerful you might ask? . They make and enforce …
Granville Early College High School reported zero dropouts in 2010-11
Granville Early College High School, which is operated as a partnership between Granville County Schools and Vance-Granville Community College, was recently cited for its success in dropout prevention in reports from the North Carolina State Board of Education and the N.C. New Schools Project. In fact, the new data showed that GECHS lost no students to dropping out during the 2010-2011 academic year. Not only GECHS but also similar schools across the state appear to be succeeding in their goals …
VGCC Names 292 to Dean’s List
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 292 students earned Dean’s List honors for the fall semester that ended in December 2011. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and have no grade lower than “B” while carrying at least 12 semester hours, according to VGCC Vice President of Instruction Dr. Angela Ballentine. Fall Semester Dean’s List honorees are listed below by program area and then by residence. Accounting: Kyndall D. Crudup of …
New Charter School Oxford Preparatory High School Offers Informational Meetings
Community/Parent Information meetings will be held for a new charter high school to be located in Oxford, NC. Monday, 3/12/2012 6:30pm-8pm @ Richard Thornton Library (large meeting room) 210 Main Street (corner of Spring St.) Oxford, NC 27565 Monday, 3/19/2012 6:30pm-8pm @ H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library (large meeting room) 205 Breckenridge Street, Henderson, NC 27536 Tuesday, 3/20/2012 …
New Data: The Affordable Care Act in Your State
For North Carolina specifically: How Many People With Medicare Saved Money on Prescription Drugs and How Much Did They Save Thanks to Health Reform?108,198 people with a cumulative savings of $65,161,683 How Many People With Medicare Have Received Free Preventive Services Thanks to Health Reform?1,161,976 people How Many People’s Private Insurance Has Added Coverage of Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing Thanks to Health Reform?1,564,000 people, consisting of 403,000 children and 1,161,000 adults How Many People No Longer Have a Lifetime …
VGCC receives $25,000 Project Skill-UP Grant
Vance-Granville Community College has been awarded a $25,000 Project Skill-UP grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. This award is part of $450,000 in funding secured by the North Carolina Community College System to be shared by 24 community colleges across the state for workforce development initiatives. Project Skill-UP grants were developed by the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission in collaboration with the North Carolina Community College System to help individuals and communities in rural counties of North Carolina …
Man Arrested for Theft of Cable Service
On Monday, February 27, 2012, Officer J. B. West of the Henderson Police Department investigated a complaint of a suspicious person behind apartment 25 in the Henderson Height Apartment complex. West recognized the suspect as Terrance Arnold Alston. A warrant check revealed that there was an outstanding order for arrest for failing to appear on a drug paraphernalia charge. Alston was taken into custody. Further investigation revealed that Alston was in possession of tools and materials that enable the illegal …
Henderson Police Department Shoplifters of the Week
BOBBIE WILLIAM, 21, 4014 RICHLANDS LANE, OXFORDDATE: 3/2/2012CHARGE: LARCENY, CONTRIBUTING DEL. MINOR Bond: 1,000.00 SecuredLOCATION: WALMARTITEMS: CHILDRENS CLOTHES KRISTINE HARRIS, 45, 1217 KING STREET HENDERSONDATE: 2/28/2012CHARGE: LARCENY Bond: 1,000.00 SecuredLOCATION: WALMARTITEMS: CLOTHES, BEAUTY AIDS BRYAN BASKERVILLE, 19, 116 ZOLLICOFFER STREET HENDERSONDATE: 2/25/2012CHARGE: SHOPLIFTING, FIC. INFO TO LEO, ORDER FOR ARRESTLOCATION: BROTHERS FOOD MART Bond: 1,100.00 SecuredITEMS: CAN OF CHEESE, VIENNA SAUSAGES RICHARD PEACE, 49, OAK HILL LOOP ROAD HENDERSONDATE: 2/23/2012CHARGE: LARCENY …
VGCC Small Business Seminar Discusses Loan Approval
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, entitled “Getting Money for your Small Business,” on Thursday, March 29. The seminar will be held from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. This seminar, led by Carolyn Perry of the Rural Economic Development Center in Raleigh, will discuss how individuals can improve and increase their chances of business loan approvals. Participants will learn about the …
Tuesday Open Line
FM radio as we know it began this month in 1941. That’s when the first commercial FM station went on the air — W47NV in Nashville. FM — standing for frequency modulation — was first proposed in a scientific paper written by Edwin Armstrong in 1922. By 1934, he demonstrated how FM was unaffected by static, unlike all the radio stations then on the air, which used AM or amplitude modulation. Critics said the idea was impractical. World War II …
Henderson – Vance Crime Stoppers Offering Rewards for Info
Armed Robbery Case: On February 06, 2012 at 8:39 pm Henderson Police Department officers were dispatched to an armed robbery at Shoe Show, 310 N. Cooper Dr. Officers talked to the victims who stated that a black male with a weapon came into the business and demanded money. The suspect was wearing black clothing. The suspect is about 6’2” 250lbs. The Henderson Police Department encourages any person with information related to this case to contact Henderson – Vance Crime Stoppers …
Attorney General Roy Cooper – Top Ten Consumer Complaints of 2011
Last year, 18.483 consumers filed complaints with Attorney General Roy Cooper’s Consumer Protection Division. To file a complaint or get tips on avoiding problems, visit www.ncdoj.gov or call 1-877-5-NO-SCAM. Here are the top consumer complaints of 2011: 1. Lending: 3,998 people complained to us about lenders last year. Complaints often include problems with high interest rates, charges for late or missed payments, adjustable rate mortgages, prepayment penalties and loan fees. Many consumers are looking for help dealing with foreclosure, or …