The Vance-Granville Community Band presented its seventh annual free holiday concert on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Entitled “A Powerful Christmas Concert,” the program featured a variety of traditional holiday favorites. Carl Cantaluppi of Butner, who has played clarinet in the band for many years, spoke on behalf of the ensemble and introduced each piece. Among the selections were a march, “Christmas Joy” by Eric Leidzen; “A Continental Christmas” by …
Month: December 2014
Tuesday Open Line
The holiday season is mostly a time of cheer. But it’s also a time for winter’s most frequent misery — the common cold and the cough that often goes along with it. While science works to find a cure for colds, the rest of us can only try to reduce their symptoms. Before the middle of the 19th century, a restaurant owner in Poughkeepsie, New York, did something to make life a little easier for cold sufferers. James Smith cooked …
Vance County Special Board Meeting December 17th 2014 Time Change
Please note that the time has changed for the special Board meeting to be held on Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 he time has changed from 12:00 noon to 11:45 a.m. The purpose is to enter into closed session to discuss a personnel matter. Action may be taken in open session following the closed session.
White House: December 15th Enrollement Info
Every one of us benefits from the security that comes from having health insurance, but millions of Americans need to act right now, before December 15. Here’s what you need to know: If you need coverage that starts on January 1, you’ve only got two days left to enroll at HealthCare.gov and review your options for 2015 coverage. So if you still need quality, affordable health insurance, don’t put it off another day. Go to HealthCare.gov and sign up. If …
Students learn about careers at VGCC Business Technologies Fair
Vance-Granville Community College’s first-ever Business Technologies Fair brought young people to campus to learn more about careers and how to prepare for them. The event, held Nov. 12 in the VGCC Civic Center, engaged hundreds of middle and high school students from Vance, Granville and Warren counties, as well as educators from those counties and Franklin County. Attendees received information and saw demonstrations from VGCC curriculum programs that provide training for careers in fields related to business and information technology. …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Passing the EARLY Act to Fight Breast Cancer
Picture of the Week: This week, members of the Republican Women’s Policy Committee, which I chair, posed for a group portrait. It is always so much fun when these ladies are gathered in one room. We were able to give our best wishes to Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is retiring, and Senator-elect Shelley Moore Capito, as she is heading to the newly-elected and Republican-controlled Senate. This past week marked the conclusion of the 113th Congress. At the start of …
VGCC Franklin Campus hosts two Small Business Seminars
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a pair of free seminars for Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at the college’s Franklin County Campus (located on N.C. 56, just outside Louisburg). “Tax Requirements for Small Businesses” will be held from 1 until 4 p.m., while “Cash: The Lifeline of Your Business” will follow from 6 until 9 p.m. Leading both seminars will be Harry Ponder of Carolina Business Services in Weaverville, N.C. Ponder is the former director of the …
VGCC holds final New Student Orientation sessions before Spring Semester
Just before the Spring 2015 semester begins at Vance-Granville Community College on Monday, Jan. 12, the college will offer a final set of opportunities for prospective students to attend an orientation session. At VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, an orientation session is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 9 a.m. The Franklin County Campus near Louisburg has an orientation session scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. VGCC’s South Campus (between Creedmoor and Butner) is also scheduled to …
VGCC Radiography students provide Christmas gifts for kids
Students in the Radiography program at Vance-Granville Community College recently completed a community service project to provide a happier holiday for local children in need. Some 30 members of the junior (first-year) Radiography class each “adopted” one child and provided him or her with a Christmas present through “All God’s Children,” a charitable organization serving families in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties. The president of All God’s Children is Faith Harris, who is also an instructor in the Computer …
White House Weekly Address: Giving Thanks for Our Troops
In this week’s address, the President thanked the men and women in uniform who serve and sacrifice to protect the freedom, prosperity, and security that we all enjoy as Americans. On Monday, the President will visit troops at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey and voice his appreciation in person for their incredible service. These troops, as well as the many who are still overseas, have met every mission they have been tasked with, from bringing a responsible end to …
Monday Open Line
America’s first life insurance policy issued by a general insurance company was issued on this date in 1794 in Philadelphia. The Insurance Company of North America was organized two years earlier, with a capital of $600,000. But the life insurance venture proved short-lived, as only six policies were written in five years, and the service was dropped in 1804. The Insurance Company of North America, which still exists as a subsidiary of a multinational insurance group. Now, of course, life …
Vance County HR Committee Meeting Notice
Vance County’s HR Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, December 16th at 9:00 a.m. in the Administrative Conference Room. The purpose is to enter into closed session to discuss a personnel matter.
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Many Americans drive on their vacations, and if they don’t stay with relatives they often stay at one of the nation’s many motels. The term motel came to have meaning only when the automobile started to dominate the landscape and the term “motor hotel” came into general use. The first motel opened on this date in 1925 in San Luis Obispo, California. It featured a sign with flashing lights that changed the first letter so that it alternated the words …
VGCC holds College Day for transferring students
Vance-Granville Community College hosted admissions officers from four-year colleges and universities on Nov. 20 in the Student Learning & Success Center on VGCC’s Main Campus. The event was VGCC’s annual “College Day,” where students obtain important information about transfer requirements, financial aid and scholarships that can help them continue their education. VGCC counselors organized the fair in partnership with the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (CACRAO). VGCC students browsed through displays, picked up informational materials, and talked …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Dec. 11 on North Carolina Weekend, ring in the holiday season with the Raleigh Ringers. Renew your appreciation of the military at the Price of Freedom Museum in China Grove. Explore the unusual Körner’s Folly in Kernersville. Find unique items at Piedmont Floral Galleries and Rufty’s Chrismon Shop in Salisbury. And enjoy the Winter Lights at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend is underwritten by Visit North Carolina. In addition, …
Thursday Open Line
Throughout history, debt had been a criminal offense, with penalties ranging from enslavement to mutilation. In colonial America, some debtors were branded or whipped in public, but most were thrown in jail, debt being the only crime for which long-term imprisonment was common. But this month in 1821, Kentucky became the first state to abolish debtors’ prison. The nation followed with a federal ban in 1832. Americans are fortunate in the more forgiving attitudes toward debt, encouraged by our near …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Special Called Meeting Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting on Wednesday, December 17th at 12:00 noon in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room. The purpose is to enter into closed session to discuss a personnel matter. Action may be taken in open session after the closed session.
Vance County Public Safety Committee Meeting Notice December 11, 2014
Vance County’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, December 11 at 3:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room. The purpose is to discuss Animal Control matters.
Vance County Farmers Market Advisory Board December 11, 2014
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market will have a short meeting this Thursday, 12/11/14, at 11:30 am. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss a possible heating system project. Meetings of the Farmers Market Advisory Board are open to the public.
NC Continues to Lead Nation in National Board Certified Teachers
North Carolina just added another 527 newly-credentialed teachers to its National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) corps. Although North Carolina placed second behind Washington (946) in 2014 for the total number of newly Board certified teachers, the state continues to lead the nation in its total number of NBCTs at 20,611. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) recently released the latest numbers for states and the nation. Twenty-one percent of North Carolina’s educators are National Board certified. State Superintendent …