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Month: January 2015
Vance County Board of Commissioners Special Meeting Notice January 21, 2015
Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 12:00 noon in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room. The purpose is to enter into closed session to discuss personnel matters.
Elementary School News January 12-16, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2 Issue 20 January 12-16, 2015 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS The Vance County Board of Education meets on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson. A Teacher Talk session will …
Representative Nathan Baskerville: Redistricting Laws Upheld
Raleigh, NC— After a grueling twelve months of lawsuits, arguments, and debates, the NC Supreme Court recently issued a ruling upholding Republican-drawn and highly controversial congressional and legislative districts. Opponents of the new districts quickly raised a legal challenge, arguing that the redistricting maps were overtly political and designed to dilute the impact of minority voters. Critics of the new redistricting also plan to highlight their reasoning and evidence as they file suit in front of the United States Supreme …
Martin Luther King Jr Events in Vance County and Surrounding Areas
Courtesy of Senator Angela Bryant are the following 2 events. If you know of more please comment below! Wednesday, January 14, 2015 – 11:00am-12:00pm – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, Civic Center, Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus, 200 Community College Road, Henderson, NC, Keynote speaker: Retired Colonel Archie Taylor, recently elected to chair the Vance County Board of Commissioners. Inclement weather date: Wednesday, January 21, 11 am. For more information, contact Melanie Copeland at 252-738-3271 or at copelandm@vgcc.edu. …
Tuesday Open Line
Couch potatoes can trace their roots to this date in 1928 when three experimental television sets were installed in private homes in Schenectady, New York. Not that there was much to see, the test broadcast by General Electric and RCA being of a person smoking, followed by a man playing a ukulele. The first home receivers’ screens were only 1½ inches square; a far cry from today’s theater-sized flat screens. And in another departure from 1928’s lonely three, the percentage …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: A New American Congress
Video of the Week: Republicans have a true opportunity to lead in this New Year, and I look forward to passing conservative solutions to resolve everyday problems that each of you are facing. I made a brief video to discuss the opportunities and legislation we have already accomplished our first week back, and I hope you’ll take a moment to click here or on the picture above to watch it. Happy New Year to each of you! This past …
White House Weekly Address: America’s Resurgence Is Real
In this week’s address, President Obama discussed the economic gains we made in 2014, which was the strongest year for job growth since the 1990s. In the coming weeks, the President will continue to preview his State of the Union address and the agenda he’ll put forward to build on that progress. The President will showcase ways he’s working to help every American get ahead in the new year, like plans he announced this week to make community college free …
Monday Open Line
Near this date in 49 B.C., Julius Caesar, leading the 13th Roman legion, crossed the Rubicon. That minor river in northeastern Italy marked a boundary south of which a Roman general could not bring his troops. Crossing the Rubicon, which has since come to mean passing a point of no return, precipitated a civil war. Caesar triumphed, effectively ending the Roman republic and launching imperial Rome. Many generations later, the descendants of the Romans crossed a more formidable water barrier: …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday, January 12th, 2015
Henderson City Council Regular Meeting Monday, 12 January 2015 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 Download the full packet here: 20150112_coh_agenda_packet.pdf I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. OPENING REMARKSIn order to provide for the highest standards of ethical behavior and Transparency in Governanceas well as provide for good and open government, the City Council has approved Core Valuesregarding Ethical Behavior1 and Transparency in Governance2. The Mayor …
VGCC Practical Nursing Graduates receive pins
Vance-Granville Community College honored 21 students who have completed its one-year Practical Nursing program during a pinning ceremony on Dec. 16 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Upon receiving diplomas, graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the national exam for licensed practical nurses (NCLEX-PN). Among the graduates recognized at the ceremony were Lydia Travis of Butner; Brittany Champion of Creedmoor; Colby Johnson and Daniel Ongeri, both of Durham; Charidy Scott of Franklinton; Jamie Clopton …
Senator Richard Burr: Intel Chairmanship, Paris, and Higher Education
This week is the beginning of the 114th Congress with a new Republican majority and a new North Carolina Senator sworn in. On Tuesday, Senator Tillis became the junior Senator from our state and I greatly look forward to working with him in the coming years. I also have officially taken over as the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. As you may know, I’ve spent the better part of two decades overseeing the work of our …
White House: Two years of community college. For free.
Yesterday, the President announced his “America’s College Promise” proposal. It makes two years of community college free for responsible students. Yes, you read that right. Under his plan, any student who earns good grades would get two years of community college education at no cost. Get the facts on yesterday’s announcement, and pass it on to someone who stands to benefit from the President’s proposal. Think about this: The President’s new proposal would let students earn the first half of …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
If you feel a special, hair-raising electricity in the air today, well that’s no wonder — it’s National Static Electricity Day. Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object. These charges build up on the surface until they are discharged. This commonly happens when you shuffle about when the humidity is very low and then touch a conductor, such as a door handle or your pet’s wet nose. Static electricity has uses …
Chamber Ribbon Cutting – TEGARRIS Associates Realty, Inc.
A ribbon cutting and Business After Hours ceremony was held on Thursday, December 18th at 5:30 PM for Tegarris Associates Realty to celebrate their membership with the Chamber and to showcase their business and all that they have to offer. Tegarris Associates Realty is a trusted name in the North Carolina realty community. They have a history of providing quality and affordable realty since 1980. Their superior customer satisfaction has been the key to their sustainability and progress. Thirty …
Agricultural Entrepreneurship Program to be offered again at VGCC beginning February 3
The Small Business Center and the Project Skill-UP Departments of Vance-Granville Community College are pleased to announce another offering of the NC REAL AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM. Date: Tuesdays, February 3 – March 17, 2015; 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Instructor: Carrie Harvey Location: Oxford Recreational Complex Hix Gym Classroom Tuition: $70 Textbook – $25 Tuition scholarships available to those who qualify. Do not delay, register today. The program is limited to the first 20 students. You may register here. The …
Search Warrant Yields Heroin Arrest
The Henderson Police Department Special Operations Division and members of the Oxford Police Department concluded a joint investigation into the sale of heroin in the Henderson and Oxford areas. Members of both departments simultaneously executed search warrants at two residences in the Henderson area. Search warrants were sought and obtained for the residences located at 79 Evans Road, Lot #11 and 1465 Newton Dairy Road, Lot #16. Kareem Welfare, 23, 79 Evans Road, Lot #11, Henderson was charged with possession …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes from the Peanut Gallery (January 5th, 2015)
Monday night’s meeting was the first I have attended since Mr. Taylor’s ascension to Chairmanship. What a difference he has made in Board procedures. Instead of relying on the county manager to report on topics the committees have discussed the Chairman asked the committee chairs’ for their respective reports. This procedural change makes each committee chair accountable for their committee’s decisions instead of hiding behind the county manager. A larger than normal number of people attended most of the meeting, …
Scholarship established in memory of longtime VGCC employee Charles Brooks
A new scholarship is set to keep alive the memory of a Vance-Granville Community College staff member. Charles L. Brooks Sr. of Oxford died in 2009 at the age of 61, following a long battle with a rare form of leukemia and after many years working at the college’s South Campus. In the years since, his friends and co-workers at the college have worked to establish a scholarship in his name through the VGCC Endowment Fund. Brooks worked in the …
Vance County Properties Committee Meeting Notice
Vance County’s Properties Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, January 12th at 11:00 a.m. in the Administrative Conference Room. The purpose is to discuss foreclosed properties.