What is widely considered the most memorable speech in all American history was given 150 years ago this month when President Abraham Lincoln delivered what we know as “the Gettysburg Address.” The brief speech dedicated 17 acres of the Pennsylvania battlefield as a national cemetery and is recognized as one of the most concise in the English language. Gettysburg National Cemetery continues to draw thousands of visitors each year. The three-day battle in 1863 involved some160,000 Union and Confederate soldiers …
Month: November 2013
Perry Memorial Library Events for November 2013
Mother GooseNovember 7 @ 11 a.m. MakerSpace open houseNovember 7 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Book signing with Dr. Alan OuthouseNovember 7 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Closed November 10-11 in observance of Veterans Day. Reading with Cleo November 12 @ 4 p.m. Mother GooseNovember 14 @ 11 a.m. MakerSpace open houseNovember 14 3 p.m.-5 p.m. International Gaming Day with board gamesNovember 16 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Afternoon with an AuthorNovember 17 @ 2 p.m. Library Board of Trustees meetingNovember 18 @ 5 p.m. Afternoon …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting November 4th, 2013
Download the full agenda packet here: 20131104_vc_boc_agenda_packet Invocation Rev. Mary Anderson, Associate PastorShiloh Baptist Church 1. Appointment 6:00 p.m. Dave Halter, Semprius Project Update 2. Public Hearing 6:15 p.m. Rezoning Request – Case #RZ1310-1 5799 US 1 Bypass South 3. Appointment 6:30 p.m. Middleburg Town Council Economic Development Project 4. Appointment 6:45 p.m. Randy Oxendine and Alan Gill Recreation Commission Master Plan 5. Appointment 7:00 p.m. Susette McLendon Request for Road Abandonment 6. Appointment 7:15 p.m. Pete Burgess Farmers Market …
Butterfield Disappointed in Senate’s Failure to Confirm Congressman Mel Watt as FHFA Director
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate failed to reach cloture on the nomination of Congressman Mel Watt (NC-12): “I am utterly disappointed that Senate Republicans have blocked a straight up or down vote on the confirmation of Congressman Mel Watt, who clearly had the support of the majority of the Senate. “As a former real estate attorney, the representative of the second largest banking center in the nation, and …
Troxler announces availability of farmland preservation grants; application deadline is Dec. 16
RALEIGH – County governments and nonprofit groups pursuing farmland preservation projects have until Dec. 16 to apply for funding assistance from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund. About $1.7 million is available through monies appropriated for the 2014-15 budget year by the General Assembly. “We have 86 county voluntary agricultural districts across the state and 50 county-wide farmland protection programs. We want to encourage more preservation efforts through the trust fund,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. The …
Henderson Police Department to Receive Accredition Assesment, Public Comments Wanted
A team of Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive on December 8, 2013 to examine all aspects of the Henderson Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations and support services. Verification by the team that the Henderson Police Department meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation – a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
November is National Diabetes Month; the goal is to make the public more aware of the serious nature of the disease and how to detect and control it. When our bodies are unable to maintain a normal blood sugar level, many complications may follow, including kidney failure. The disease is also the leading cause of new cases of blindness. Some 26 million Americans suffer from diabetes and another 79 million adults have prediabetes, a condition that increases their chances of …