Oxford Preparatory High School received final charter approval at Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting in Raleigh and will be the first charter high school in the region when it opens in August. This approval was the culmination of a year long application and approval process, during which the Board held monthly public meetings, hosted more than 10 community interest meetings, and participated in seven days of charter school training in Raleigh. With this endorsement, the school has now released …
Month: March 2013
Safe Kids Henderson – Vance Prescription Drug Take-Back March 18th – 22nd
Prescription drug take-back event where the public can dispose of expired, unused prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications and keep them out of the wrong hands. Operation Medicine Drop cannot accept biohazard materials Unintentional poisoning from prescription medications is on the rise in North Carolina – since 1999, approximately 6,900 people have died from prescription poisoning. Operation Medicine Drop offers the public a free and convenient option for disposing of their prescription and over-the-counter medications to protect their families and the …
MetLife to Create Over 2,600 Jobs in North Carolina
RALEIGH – Governor Pat McCrory will announce that MetLife, Inc., a leading global life insurance and employee benefits company, intends to create 2,600 jobs in Charlotte and Cary, North Carolina by the end of 2015. The company expects to invest, or cause to be invested, $125.5 million into its new Mecklenburg and Wake County campuses. “We’re proud that a strong corporate partner like MetLife has decided to invest in North Carolina,” said Governor McCrory. “These jobs will complement our financial …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Top Consumer Complaints
Learn about top consumer complaints to avoid trouble Last year, 23,205 consumers filed complaints with Attorney General Roy Cooper’s Consumer Protection Division. Here is 2012’s list of top ten consumer complaints: Do Not Call Lending Telemarketing Fraud Health Care Home Repair Motor Vehicles Credit and Collections Television Services Internet/Computers Telecommunications Learn more about the top ten consumer complaints online at www.ncdoj.gov, and get our list of top ten consumer tips. To file a complaint with our Consumer Protection Division, …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
The inventor of the first practical automatic dishwasher was born on this date in 1839 and was perhaps an unlikely candidate for the distinction. Josephine Cochrane was a socialite and devised the dishwasher out of some annoyance at how her domestic staff damaged her china. Awarded a patent in 1886, Cochrane sold her machines in the 1890s mainly to restaurants and hotels. Her company eventually became KitchenAid, now part of the Whirlpool Corporation. In 2011, the Census Bureau’s American Housing …
VGCC nominates student for statewide leadership award
Vance-Granville Community College recently nominated Frank D. Allison of Louisburg, a student in the College Transfer program, for the North Carolina Community College System’s Governor Robert W. Scott Student Leadership Award. The award was established in 2004 in honor of Scott, who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1969-1973, and as President of the N.C. Community College System from 1983-1995. Each year, the N.C. Association of Community College Presidents bestows the honor on one community college student in recognition …
VGCC offers evening Medical Terminology on Main Campus
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for Medical Terminology, the first of four courses included in the 13-month Medical Coding certificate program. Classes will be held in Building 5 on VGCC’s Main Campus on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 until 9 p.m., March 25 through July 17. The Terminology course is the introduction to the language of medicine. Students learn to pronounce, spell and define medical terms related to anatomy, physiology, pathological conditions, diagnostic testing and medical procedures. …
Historian to discuss Global Economic Competition at VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College will host noted economic historian Dr. Peter Coclanis for a presentation entitled “India, China, and the United States: The Battle for Global Economic Supremacy in the 21st Century,” on Wednesday, April 3 from 11 a.m. until noon in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The public is invited to attend the presentation, which is offered free of charge. Coclanis’ presentation is the seventh installment of an ongoing International Speakers Series sponsored by …
VGCC Class: Basic Computer Skills A Small Business Owner Needs To Locate Or Store Files On A Computer
Monday, March 11, 2013 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Instructor: Laura Peace Location: VGCC, Bldg 7, Room 7100 Cost: FREE Use Windows Explorer as a tool to manage, view or access the files and folders used for your business. Learn how to move or copy files from your computer’s hard drive to another folder to another disk drive. Improve the organization structure of your filing system by creating folders and by deleting unwanted files and folders. Interested in attending? Contact …
Registration ongoing for VGCC Earth Day Run/Walk
Vance-Granville Community College is inviting students, faculty, staff and members of the community to promote both healthier living and a healthier planet by participating in the second annual Earth Day 5K Fun Run/Walk. The event is part of the college’s celebration of Earth Day, to be held on Monday, April 22 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The 5K (approximately 3.1 mile) run/walk is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. and allows participants to enjoy VGCC’s picturesque campus. …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of March 7 on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend, take in a show by the Durham Savoyards in Durham. Step into the past at the annual Sandhills Antique Farm Show in Lillington. Get your ink on at Tattoo Archive, which promotes the history of tattooing through research and education, in Winston-Salem. Whet your appetite at Battistella’s Classic New Orleans Cuisine in Raleigh. And enjoy an event among the art of LabourLove Gallery in Durham. (Please note: listings are …
April’s N.C. Beer Month promotes breweries, special offers, related events
To celebrate North Carolina’s craft beer prowess and the destinations where it’s nurtured, breweries, hotels, restaurants and other businesses are combining forces with the North Carolina Brewers Guild and North Carolina Division of Tourism for the inaugural North Carolina Beer Month, April 2013. Throughout April, beer lovers will find special tours, tastings, dinners, classes and other events as well as lodging packages and deals on North Carolina craft beer. Travelers can chart a course from urban pub hubs and beer …
Under the Dome finds right mix of locations and tax breaks for film
Under the Dome, a novel about a small town suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by a huge transparent dome, is set in Maine, like nearly all of Stephen King’s novels. But filming a television adaptation in King’s home state of Maine was out of the question. Aside from the inhospitable winter season, Maine does not provide the kind of competitive film tax credit that is increasingly vital to producing television dramas – like North Carolina does. …
Motorcoaches bring more than $3.2 billion to N.C.
The total economic impact of motorcoach tour and travel in North Carolina is $3,222,930,700, based on the results of the American Bus Association Foundation’s Motorcoach Group Tourism Economic Impact Study. This number proves the group travel market is a vital part of the overall tourism base in North Carolina. Annually, the Division attends several group travel trade conventions to promote North Carolina as a destination for all travelers to tour operators. These conventions include ABA (American Bus Association) Marketplace, NTA …
NCDA&CS to offer N.C. cantaloupe pilot program
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is partnering with N.C. State University Cooperative Extension to offer the N.C. cantaloupe pilot program. The two-pronged education and outreach program will consist of a seminar in the classroom and voluntary assessment on the farm. The goal is to help cantaloupe producers develop strategies for reducing the risk of food contamination and for handling such incidents if they occur. The NCDA&CS Food and Drug Protection Division, Marketing Division and N. …
Thursday Open Line
As if to prove there is nothing new under the sun, Massachusetts acted on this date in far-off 1801 to register voters. At that time, the franchise was limited to men — usually those of some property and local repute. Town assessors drew up publicly-posted lists of voters. If any voter was omitted, documents proving eligibility were accepted. The practice caught on very slowly. Only after the Civil War did voter registration become widespread. Today, North Dakota is the only …
Henderson Police Department targets Alcohol, Drug and Traffic Violations in Special Operation
On March 1 and March 2, 2013 members of the Henderson Police Department in conjunction with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency conducted the Henderson Community Betterment Special Operation. The operation targeted alcohol, drug, and traffic violations in areas surrounding establishments that sell tobacco and alcohol. During the operation fifty-seven (57) individuals were arrested with eighty-eight (88) charges being issued. Five firearms were seized, and a federal arrest warrant was served. Charges resulted in a variety of violations to …
VGCC hosts Financial Aid event
Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus served as a local host site for the 2013 FAFSA Day on Saturday, Feb. 23. On FAFSA Day, college financial aid officers and other volunteers help North Carolina high school seniors and current or prospective college students to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms at various locations across the state. The FAFSA Form is the standard form required for federal and state need-based aid and for consideration for many other scholarships …
Henderson Police Department participates in “Wild about Reading”
On December 4th 2012, the Chief of Police and members of the Henderson Police Department met with Kanika Turrentine of Infinite Possibilities. She presented the program “Wild About Reading” that is intended to promote literacy at L.B. Yancey Elementary School. The members of the Henderson Police Department graciously agreed to participate and arranged a schedule that has allowed every sworn member of the Henderson Police Department to read to or with the children of L.B. Yancey every Wednesday morning. This …
Metal Manufacturer to Create 121 Jobs in Macon County, N.C.
RALEIGH — Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced that Franklin Tubular Products Inc., a manufacturer of manipulated tubular assemblies, will locate its operations in Macon County. The company plans to create 121 jobs and invest $4 million over the next three years in Franklin. “My administration is committed to partnering with businesses to help them succeed,” said Governor McCrory. “We must do more to align educational preparation and training with the needs of our manufacturers …