VANCE FARMERS MARKET OPENS APRIL 18 2015, VENDOR MEETING APRIL 14 2015 The Vance County Regional Farmers Market will open on Sat, Apr 18. We will operate on Saturdays only through the end of April, adding Wednesday hours starting May 6th. Hours will be 7:30 am to 1:00 pm. Vendor applications accepted on a continuous basis, but must be submitted three business days in advance of your first sale day. All prospective vendors are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to attend a pre-season …
Month: April 2015
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
The need to pay a $15 debt sparked one of the most useful of inventions, patented on this date in 1849. Walter Hunt, a mechanic in New York, owed the debt. While he thought about how to raise the money, he fiddled with a small piece of wire. Finally, he bent the wire with a twist in the middle, creating a spring, and formed a clasp at the other end, to guard the point of the wire. He had invented …
Public Petition: Save Our Lake Water, Deadline April 30th, 2015
We the below signed are in opposition to the Permit to increase 10MGD of Inter Basin Transfer from the Roanoke River Basin to the Tar/Neuse River Basins because of the cumulative impact on Kerr Lake/Buggs Island Lake water levels, as well as undisclosed impacts on the environment, the economy, and tourism in Vance and Warren Counties as well as Southside Virginia. Attached is a petition form for circulation. Please print out this form, fill it out yourself, and get others …
VGCC to hold 31st Benefit Golf Tournament on May 5, 2015
Vance-Granville Community College’s 31st Annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament, presented by Union Bank, will be held at the Henderson Country Club on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. All event proceeds support the mission of the college, the Endowment Fund and student scholarships. With the support of numerous golfers and sponsors, the annual event has raised more than $550,000 since its inception in 1985. The 2014 tournament alone generated a record-breaking $51,000. This year’s morning and afternoon rounds will begin with shotgun …
Third Annual Tour De Vance April 25th, 2015 benefiting United Way of Vance County
Dust off your bike and head out to Vance Granville Community College on Saturday, April 25th, 2015! This year’s event will benefit the United We Read….United We Succeed early reading initiative program sponsored by the United Way of Vance County. Rides include at 10 mile Party Ride for youth, families and beginners; a 20 mile ride for those ready to take on more; a 30 miler through forest and farmland; and for those up to the challenge – a …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of April 9 on North Carolina Weekend, relive the last surrender of troops and other events at Bennett Place in Durham as the observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War winds down. Get your “Arrrgh!” on at Piratefest in Greenville. Grab your bicycle for the CaroMont Health Criterium in Belmont. Enjoy the great outdoors with the Cashie River Center in Windsor. And the “House Special” samples the fare at Taqueria La Unica in Monroe. (Please …
New VGCC Scholarship represents Legacy of Local Club
A new scholarship endowed at Vance-Granville Community College will serve as a lasting tribute to the work of a local service organization. The Oxford Lodge (No. 103) of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, now inactive, served the Granville County area for many years. Now, funds donated and collected by club members over the years will create the “Oxford Lodge, No. 103, I.O.O.F. Presidential Scholar Award,” at VGCC’s largest, most prestigious endowed scholarship level. The scholarship endowment was inspired in …
100 voices needed for 100 counties
A writer for Our State magazine is doing a September story, “100 Voices for 100 Counties,” and is seeking one person from each county in North Carolina who best represents the county – where it’s been, is or is going. The person’s age, gender, notoriety or being a native isn’t relevant. The article seeks to find someone who, when it’s asked, “You really want to know what it’s like here? Talk to him/her.” Submissions may be made here; deadline for …
Thursday Open Line
For much of history, a cooked meal was followed by the drudgery of scrubbing the pans used to prepare it. But something was discovered this week in 1938 that changed all that, a solidified refrigerant gas that we now know as Teflon. Developed by Roy Plunkett of the DuPont Company, slippery Teflon revolutionized cooking utensils in the 1960s. By the time he died in the early 1990s, most new cooking pans in the nation where coated with his invention. Today, …
Henderson Traffic Stop and Search Warrant Reveals Heroin and Cocaine
On Monday, April 6, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit conducted a vehicle stop in Henderson. The vehicle was being driven by Kevonna Jones. A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of a quantity of heroin and cocaine. After further investigation, officers sought and obtained a search warrant for the residence located at 330 Coghill Dickerson Lane in Henderson. Tyhean Maurice Harris, 31, 251 Foster Road, Henderson was charged with possession with the intent …
Chamber Ribbon Cutting – Community Partners of Hope
A ribbon cutting was held for Community Partners of Hope to announce the opening of their transitional housing unit that they will now operate in addition to the emergency shelter for homeless men. The house which was gifted to them by Mrs. Nell Wiggins will be known as Hope House. This residence will offer the next level of assistance to men who show promise of becoming self-sufficient contributors to our community. Men who are admitted to Hope House will be …
Ashe County Teacher is Tops in Class; Keana Triplett Named 2015 NC Teacher of the Year
Ashe County High School English teacher Keana Triplett today was named the 2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. The Ashe County Public Schools’ teacher succeeds James E. Ford, a World History teacher at Garinger High School (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools). In announcing this year’s recipient, State Superintendent June Atkinson said Triplett finds her teaching rewards in the success of her students. “Keana wants to be the catalyst for her students’ success in life. By getting to know her …
VGCC holds Summer Term New Student Orientation sessions
The Summer 2015 term at Vance-Granville Community College begins Tuesday, May 26, and orientation sessions for new students have already begun. Attending an orientation session is required for all new students enrolling in any of the college’s curriculum programs, and for students who are returning to VGCC after being away for three or more years. Students must also meet with an advisor or academic/career coach before registering for classes. To attend an orientation session, a student must sign up in …
Henderson Rotary Club and Kramden Institute Computer Recycle Event
Henderson Computer Recycle Event Friday and Saturday, April 10 & 11 9am to 4pm 855 South Beckford Drive, Suite A, Henderson, NC 27536 (just below the Coldwell Banker Advantage office in what used to be the Armed Forces Recruiting office) Donate your unwanted/spare: Desktop, Laptop and Tablet Computers and Flat-Panel Monitors (working or not) also: Hard Drives, Memory Sticks, Keyboards, Mice and Cell Phones NOTE: We do not accept CRT Monitors, Printers, Scanners, Tube TVs Sponsored by the Henderson Rotary Club and Kramden Institute …
Wednesday Open Line
On this date 102 years ago, the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified establishing direct popular election of senators. Previously, members of the Senate were elected by each state’s legislature. As the voting franchise expanded after the Civil War and into the Progressive Era, growing sentiment held that senators ought to be popularly elected in the same manner as representatives. In fact, because of such developments, at least 29 states by 1913 were nominating senators on a popular …
NCDOT Converting Intersection in Franklin County to All-Way Stop
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to modify the intersection of N.C. 98 and Pearces Road west of Bunn at Five Points in Franklin County to a permanent all-way stop on Wednesday, April 15, weather permitting. The intersection currently requires vehicles to stop on Pearces Road, but traffic on NC 98 does not have to stop. The conversion is taking place following an NCDOT investigation determined that traffic volumes at the intersection and other factors warranted installing the …
Henderson Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Month – Rewards Offered for Info
Breaking & Entering Larceny Case On Mch 20, 2015 at approximately 6:45 am. Henderson Police Department officers responded To Medical Arts Pharmacy 511 Ruin Creek Road Henderson, in reference to a Breaking and Entering Larceny. Upon arrival officers talked to Charles White who stated that someone had broken into the pharmacy. Taken were several medications. The Henderson Police Department encourages anyone with information related to this case to contact Henderson – Vance Crime Stoppers at 492-1925 and also you can …
Tuesday Open Line
The years of Prohibition, from 1920 to 1933, were considered a noble experiment that failed, as the subsequent crime associated with bootlegging caused problems worse than the lone problem of drunkenness. The crumbling of the unpopular Volstead Act accelerated on this date in 1933 when Congress amended the act to permit beer of 3.2 percent alcohol to be brewed and sold. The beer permitted earlier under Prohibition contained only .05 percent. Called “near beer,” and much disdained, one humorist declared …
Pocan and Butterfield Make Friendly NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Wager
DURHAM, NC — Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) placed a friendly wager with Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) on the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game tonight between the University of Wisconsin—Madison and Duke University. Rep. Pocan wagered a selection of Wisconsin cheese and beer while Rep. Butterfield wagered eastern North Carolina barbecue, slaw, and iced tea. “I’m looking forward to savoring Rep. Butterfield’s delicious barbecue after the Badgers beat the Duke Blue Devils tonight,” said Rep. Mark Pocan. “The Badgers …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Small Business and Reining in Regulations
Photo of the Week: I enjoyed speaking to and taking questions from the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas this week in Fayetteville. I provided an update on legislation that we have passed in the House — including The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act — and we discussed other issues facing small businesses. Weekly Update: After a long but productive several weeks in Washington, it was great being back home this week traveling the district, talking with …