To Licensed Pesticide Applicators, Below is the schedule of upcoming training opportunities in Vance and Warren Counties. For opportunities in other parts of the state, visit: http://www.ncagr.gov/aspzine/str-pest/pesticides/PesticideCalendar/calendar.asp As a reminder, Private Applicators need two hours of X credits and two hours of V credits. Requirements for Commercial Applicators vary according to license class. Call for details, or if you need to check on your credit status. Private Applicator Update – Warren – Category V – Jan 23, 6:30-8:30 pm Private …
Month: January 2014
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: I Look Forward to Serving You in 2014!
I hope you had an enjoyable holiday and are looking forward to a happy and prosperous 2014. Unfortunately, the new year is already bringing many Americans unpleasant surprises related to their health insurance coverage under Obamacare. According to a report in Time this week, many consumers whose Obamacare coverage started in 2014 “will find [that] these plans offer access to fewer providers than their previous plans or [than] those [previously] offered to Americans with job-based health insurance.” In 2009, as …
White House Weekly Address: Time to Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Emergency Unemployment Insurance
Congress should act to extend emergency unemployment insurance for more than one million Americans who have lost this vital economic lifeline while looking for a job. Letting emergency unemployment insurance expire not only harms American families, but it is also a drag on the overall economy. President Obama urges both parties to pass the bipartisan three-month extension under consideration in the Senate so that we can once again focus on expanding opportunities for the middle class and creating jobs for …
Monday Open Line
The struggle for black citizens to obtain full civil rights has gone on for many decades since the Civil War. But along the way, there were signs of early progress and acceptance on the part of the majority white population. One such instance occurred on this date in 1886, when African-American Bishop Benjamin W. Arnett took his seat in the Ohio House of Representatives. He was the first black in the nation to be elected in a majority white district; …
Vance County Committee Meeting Notice (Water)
Please be informed that the Vance County Water District Board’s Planning Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, January 6 at 12:00 noon in the County Manager’s Office. The purpose is to discuss water project matters.
Vance County Schools High School Exam Schedule for First Semester
State End-Of-Grade (EOC) testing and Measures of Student Learning (MSL) tests for the first semester of the 2013-2014 school year will be administered at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools Friday, January 10, and Monday, January 13 through Thursday, January 16 Western Vance High School will conduct final exams on each of the five days on a schedule that will ensure the mid-year graduation ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, January 17, for all …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting January 6th, 2013
Vance County Board of Commissioners Agenda for January 6th, 2013 Download the full agenda packet here (93 pages): 20140106_vcboc_agenda_packet Invocation County Manager Jerry L. Ayscue 1. Appointment 6:00 p.m. Terri Hedrick, Appearance Commission Recognition of Adopt-A-Highway Groups 2. Appointment 6:15 p.m. Steve Winstead, NC DOT Secondary Road Program 3. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – each speaker is limited to five minutes) 4. Committee Reports and Recommendations a. Human Resources Committee 5. County Manager’s Report …
VGCC honors retired faculty and staff
Vance-Granville Community College celebrated employees who had retired from the college — and particularly those who retired in 2013 — during the holiday social for faculty and staff, held on Dec. 18 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, thanked all employees, past and present, for their dedicated service to students and the community. She then called upon various college leaders to make presentations to their divisions’ newest retirees. Vice President …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
In order to tackle the 19th century’s version of “shovel ready jobs,” the nation’s first engineering college opened on this date in 1825 in Troy, New York, now known as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. At the time, engineering primarily concerned great structures, applying math and physical sciences to bridges, canals, shipbuilding, fortifications and large buildings. In the years since, engineering has come to be applied to many other fields, such as chemical, electrical, petroleum, and, of course, computers. As a force …
NC Cooperative Extension Upcoming Events
TOBACCO PRODUCTION MEETING/GAP TRAINING, JAN 28, 10 AM At the Granville Expo Center near Oxford. http://granville.ces.ncsu.edu/granvillegap/ FARM SAFETY FIELD DAY, JAN 14 Also at Granville Expo Center. http://granville.ces.ncsu.edu/farm-safety-field-day/ RETAIL READY WORKSHOP, JAN 24 At Franklin Extension Center. Learn about opportunities to sell produce in grocery stores, restaurants, etc. http://franklin.ces.ncsu.edu/event/25523749/ready-retail-workshop/
White House: As Of Today
Americans across the country have new health insurance that starts today, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Today, health reform is real in a new way for people like Daniel, a 22-year-old student who enrolled in a gold-level insurance plan and is paying just $70 a month after subsidies. It’s real for Lucy, from Texas, whose deductible is dropping from $7,500 to $3,000 a year, and for Mark, a small business owner who says that keeping his health care costs down …
White House: Lights. Camera. Education!
Lights. Camera. Education! Are you a student filmmaker? Know someone who is? We want your help. If you’re a student, we want you to make a short film — and have the chance to show it right here at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the first-ever White House Student Film Festival. If you’re a parent or a friend, pass this on to a student you know. The topic? Technology in classrooms. There’s huge power in what technology can do for education …
White House: 13 from 2013
We’re always looking for new ways to engage with the American people, so as 2013 comes to an end it’s time to look back at some of our favorite online moments of the past year. Check out our favorites and be sure to stay tuned in the New Year.
Thursday Open Line
On this date in 1900, President William McKinley’s Secretary of State, John Hay, announced the so-called “open door” policy to stimulate trade with China, free of exclusion by imperial European powers scrambling for control of Chinese markets in the era before the income tax. This was significant because a very large portion of federal revenue came from tariffs or customs on imports. In 1900, federal receipts were around $567 million, of which 41 percent were from customs duties. Today, China …
Wednesday Open Line
The place where many of our ancestors first stepped ashore when they came to America seeking a new life opened on this date in 1892—Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The very first immigrant processed at the new facility was a 15-year-old Irish girl named Annie Moore. Over the course of more than 60 years, some 12 million people flowed through the center. Some sources say the number is considerably higher. The peak year was 1907, when just over a …