During the Revolutionary War, the rebelling colonies and the Continental Congress were anything but too big to fail. To the contrary, finances were very spotty and precarious. To help put affairs in order and make credit available, the first commercial bank in the U.S. opened this day in 1782, just a week after being chartered by the Congress. Called the Bank of North America, it was capitalized at $400,000. The names of founding stockholders read like a list of our …
Month: January 2013
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting Monday, January 7th, 2013
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will be meeting Monday, January 7th, 2013 Download the full agenda packet here: 20130107_vcboc_agenda_packet
Vance County Upcoming Committee Meetings
Please be informed that the following committee meetings are scheduled for Monday, January 7 in the County Manager’s Office: Planning and Environmental Committee – 12:00 noon (Commissioners Brummitt, Garrison, and Hester) Technology Committee – 4:45 p.m. (Commissioners Brummitt, Brown, and Wilder) Human Resources Committee – 5:30 p.m. (Commissioners Brummitt, Brown, and Wilder)
City of Henderson – Notice of Possible Attendance Regarding REEF Project
The Henderson City Council has been invited to attend a meeting at Shiloh Baptist Church on January 8, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. to specifically discuss Plan B for what has been known as the REEF Project. It is possible a quorum of City Council Members may attend; however, this is not a Called City Council Meeting and no action will be taken by Council.
VGCC Welding program recognized for four decades of Student Success
The Welding Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College recently received international exposure in the form of a glowing article on the web site of Wisconsin-based Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (millerwelds.com), the world’s largest manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment. “VGCC has set to flight the careers of hundreds of certified welders since the inception of the welding program 40 years ago,” the company’s article said. In fact, 19 VGCC Welding students recently became the latest to earn their national …
Textile Firm TENOWO Inc., a manufacturer for automotive, industrial and apparel applications will expand in Lincoln County, N.C.
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that TENOWO Inc., formerly known as HOF Textiles, a manufacturer specializing in functional and decorative nonwovens for automotive, industrial and apparel applications, will expand its operations in Lincoln County. The company plans to create 26 jobs and invest $7.2 million over the next three years. The project was made possible in part by a $50,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. “Creating jobs is my first priority,” said Gov. Perdue. “Our customized …
Exela Pharma Sciences to expand its facility in Caldwell County, N.C.
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Exela Pharma Sciences, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, will expand its facility in Caldwell County. The company plans to create 38 jobs and invest $8.5 million over the next three years in Lenoir. The project was made possible in part by an $189,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. “North Carolina has a proud and celebrated history in manufacturing,” said Gov. Perdue. “North Carolina’s biotech industry is thriving because of our highly-skilled workforce …
International WoodFuels will invest more than $60M to construct a 300,000 metric ton-per-year wood pellet plant in Wilson County, N.C.
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue announced that International WoodFuels LLC will construct a 300,000 metric ton-per-year wood pellet plant in Wilson County. The company will create 32 full-time jobs and invest more than $60 million in Sims over the next three years. The project was made possible in part by a $100,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. “North Carolina has a proud and celebrated history in manufacturing,” said Gov. Perdue. “Manufacturers are locating here because our state’s investments …
Butterfield Sworn In for 6th Term in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today took the oath of office to officially begin his sixth term as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving North Carolina’s First Congressional District. Butterfield said, “I am so pleased to have another opportunity to serve my fellow North Carolinians. I have never lost sight of what it means to be a Congressional representative. For eight years, the people of eastern North Carolina have trusted me to be their …
VGCC Medical Assisting students provide Christmas gifts to homeless
The Student Association of Medical Assistants (SAMA) at Vance-Granville Community College recently helped brighten the holidays for those in need by participating in the Raleigh Rescue Mission’s annual “gift tag” program. The club received 10 gift tags from Raleigh Rescue Mission requesting specific items for a homeless man, woman or child. The students and their instructors delivered the gifts to the Mission in person on Dec. 7. Pictured above, from left to right are Medical Assisting instructor Patrice Allen, SAMA …
VGCC offers Zumba classes at YMCA
Vance-Granville Community College is offering Zumba fitness classes through a partnership with Henderson Family YMCA. The classes will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 until 7 p.m. at the YMCA, located at 380 Ruin Creek Road in Henderson. Sessions consisting of eight classes will begin on Feb. 5, March 5, and April 2. The cost for each session is $40. Zumba is the Latin-inspired dance-fitness program that has quickly become popular throughout the region and around the world. Leah …
Haywood County wood products under NCDA&CS quarantine for thousand cankers disease
RALEIGH–The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has placed Haywood County wood products under quarantine due to a recent detection of thousand cankers disease in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “This marks the first time the disease has been detected in the state, and by placing restrictions on a variety of plant material and wood products, we hope to keep the disease from spreading into other counties,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Something as simple as moving firewood …
VGCC Graduates 25 Law Enforcement Cadets in School’s 95th BLET Class
Twenty-five cadets graduated on Dec. 18, 2012 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s 95th BLET class included Christopher Brandon Strickland of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office; Aston Donomic Mitchell and Jonathan Glen Thomas, both of the Henderson Police Department; Brittany Renee …
VGCC encourages adults to finish GED before tests expire
Vance-Granville Community College’s Adult Basic Skills department is sending a message to students who have started but not completed the five-part GED test: “Make a New Year’s Resolution to complete your GED in 2013.” There is a sense of urgency because the current version of the GED, known as the 2002 Series GED Test, will expire at the end of the year. The national GED Testing Service will replace that series with a new version on Jan. 2, 2014. That …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
This week in 1790, President George Washington addressed a joint session of Congress to deliver the first State of the Union report, as called for the in the still young Constitution. The requirement didn’t demand a speech, and after delivering just one, President Thomas Jefferson began reporting in writing, feeling a speech was too magisterial. The spoken presentation was revived by Woodrow Wilson. Washington’s address has echoes to this day, as he stated “the terms on which foreigners may be …
Nature Research Center celebrates 1 million visitors
New Year’s celebrations kicked off early Monday at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, which celebrated the millionth visitor at its Nature Research Center since it opened in April. The millionth visitor was showered in confetti and received a bag of gifts. The 80,000-square-foot wing features labs where visitors perform the experiments; nearly 80 interactive exhibits, including WRAL Storm Central; a Naturalist Center with touch tables and a submersible that allows visitors to experience what it feels like …
Vance County NC Cooperative Extension Updates
Did you realize you can plant peas in January? For a complete planting guide, visit this link:http://cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/extension/documents/AG-756.pdf Also, don’t forget about our Master Gardener Open House this Saturday (10 am at the Vance office, 2 pm at the Warren office). Our Master Gardener volunteer training class will be held on Tuesday mornings beginning in late January. If you are interested but can’t make it to the Open House, just let me know and I’ll send an application packet. Here is …
American Airlines launching LAX-RDU flight
American Airlines has announced a new flight between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and LAX, to start April 2. With a year-round, seven-days-a-week schedule, it’s a step up from the thrice-weekly nonstop Delta offers to Los Angeles during warm months. RDU says about 400 people make the trip each day between the Triangle and Los Angeles on flights that can arrive several hours sooner if there are no stops along the way.
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Jan. 3 on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend,” take in the “Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: the Cone Sisters of Baltimore” exhibit at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham. Experience the Southern Folklife Collection at the Wilson Library at UNC in Chapel Hill. Stay at one of the rental cabins and enjoy White Sulphur Springs in Mount Airy. Step back in time at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History. And the “House Special” …
Mount Olive’s Pickle Drop among USA Today’s ’10 Great’
Mount Olive’s New Year’s Eve celebration was among last week’s USA Today’s “10 great places for a family-friendly New Year’s Eve.” The event culminates at 7 p.m. – midnight Greenwich Mean Time – with a 3-foot glowing pickle that’s lowered 50 feet into a tank at the corner of Cucumber and Vine streets, the site of the Mt. Olive Pickle Co.