Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 124 students earned President’s List and 156 students earned Dean’s List academic honors for the fall 2015 semester that ended in December. The President’s List recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) while carrying a “full load” (of at least 12 credit hours) in 100-level or higher curriculum courses. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to earn a GPA that was at least 3.5 but less than 4.0, …
Month: February 2016
Monday Open Line
Immigration as an item of government involvement appeared on Colonial America’s shores 350 years ago. Born in Bohemia, essentially today’s Czech Republic, Auguste Herman came to the New World initially to work for the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, now New York. A surveyor and cartographer of considerable talent, Herman’s work took him to the Chesapeake Bay, on the shores of which he wished to settle. Because he wasn’t born a British subject, he had to apply for citizenship in …
Newsletter from Office of Senator Angela R. Bryant
YOUTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT -4 CHONTARA MASON – VANCE COUNTY Sen. Angela R. Bryant Provides Scholarship to Northern Vance High Student to Attend 2016 Youth Legislative Assembly Henderson, NC – February 12, 2016 The NC Department of Administration’s Youth Advocacy & Involvement Office is hosting the 46th Annual Youth Legislative Assembly (YLA) April 1 – 3, 2016, in the Legislative Office Building in downtown Raleigh. Senator Angela R. Bryant is sponsoring a scholarship for Chontara Mason …
The Rural Center Hosts Rural Advocacy Agenda April 20th, 2016 in Oxford
The Rural Center will hit the road in April for a series of six meetings across the state, as we unveil our first-ever comprehensive Rural Advocacy Agenda. We believe the timing couldn’t be better for advancing the discussion of rural North Carolina’s economic development future. Right now, everyone is talking about rural North Carolina: • “Can state bridge rural-urban divide?” is a recent column by Patrick Gannon, editor of the Insider State Government News Service in Raleigh, and …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, February 26th. Car insurance is both required and a major item in the budget of many households. The idea of insuring cars against accidents began this month in 1898 when the Traveler’s Insurance Company issued a policy to Dr. Truman Martin of Buffalo. His policy cost $12.25 and gave him $5,000 in coverage. Martin was chiefly concerned about accidents between his automobile — one of fewer than 4,000 in the entire country at the time — and horses, which …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Feb. 25 on North Carolina Weekend, see what’s new at the Annual Dixie Deer Classic at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Discover the Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center in Hiddenite. Explore Tryon with a tour. Take in the art at the African American Atelier in Greensboro. And tempt your taste buds at The Pit in Durham. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend is underwritten by Visit North Carolina. In addition, UNC-TV has made …
NC’s Advanced Placement Students Excel in Participation and Performance
North Carolina ranks 18th in the nation in terms of the percentage of high school graduates who scored a 3 or better on at least one Advanced Placement (AP) test taken during high school, according to the AP Cohort Data Report for the Class of 2015. The College Board released this report today. North Carolina students excel in participation and performance, according to the report. A total of 33,425 or 38.7 percent of North Carolina public and private high school …
Growing VGCC Male Mentoring program coaches students to success
Vance-Granville Community College recently held spring semester kick-off events for the Male Mentoring Program at all four of the college’s campuses. The program, which uses the slogan, “Lead by Example,” seeks to help male students stay in school and on track to graduate or transfer to a four-year university. VGCC is one of several North Carolina community colleges that received state funding in 2015 to continue offering the program. The college was awarded a grant worth $17,608 from the N.C. …
Thursday Open Line
Paper money has circulated in North America since 1690, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony issued some to paper over — so to speak — the shortage of coins. But these were just promissory notes from governing bodies. That changed on this date in 1862 when Congress passed the Legal Tender Act, fixing paper money as a means of paying the government’s considerable Civil War bills with something other than gold or silver. One result was that greenbacks became a means …
Representative Nathan Baskerville: New Congressional Maps
A special session of the North Carolina General Assembly convened on Thursday, February 18th and Friday, February 19th, with the purpose of redrawing the 1st and 12th Congressional District Maps. GOP leadership formed a majority Republican special redistricting committee tasked with drawing congressional districts that comply with the US Constitution, and to determine a new congressional primary date. This special committee held public hearings on Monday, February 15th in locations throughout the state to gauge the public sentiment. The overwhelming …
Small Farms Conference & Food Safety Class
There is still time to register for these two events coming up later this week! FOOD SAFETY FOR FARMERS MARKET VENDORS, FRI 2/26 This Friday, 9 to 10:30 am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Learn valuable tips to insure that your farm products stay safe from field to table. Register by calling 252-438-8188 or e-mail paul_mckenzie@ncsu.edu. SUCCESSFUL SMALL FARMS CONFERENCE, SAT 2/27 Come to Louisburg this Saturday (VGCC Franklin Campus) to learn about Pricing Your Farm Products, …
VGCC spreading the word about Apprenticeships
Vance-Granville Community College officials, in collaboration with regional partners, have launched an initiative to introduce the “apprenticeship” model to students and employers throughout the area. In December, representatives of local industries, economic developers and school system officials met at the college to learn more about the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP). VGCC recently became a partnering educational institution with NCTAP. Then, in January, VGCC officials joined other colleges and manufacturers in attending the first-of-its-kind Apprenticeship Summit in Raleigh. “Historically, …
ACTS: Neighbors helping Neighbors
A Message from Twanna Jones I would like to thank you for giving your support so that we can keep on doing what we do in Christ’s name. As the Executive Director of ACTS I wear many different hats and would like to extend a personal invitation to you to help make a difference in a life in our community today. Our volunteer resources has been extremely limited in the past but we are hoping to change that. The lines …
Ferguson honored for leadership at VGCC
Eddie Ferguson, director of the Endowment Fund at Vance-Granville Community College, was recently honored with the President’s Leadership Award from Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of the college. Ferguson’s honor is one of three Glen Raven Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards presented to VGCC employees during each academic year. The others, the Faculty Member of the Year and Staff Member of the Year awards, were presented to Kristi Salmons Ellenberg and Kali Brown, respectively, in the fall of 2015. …
Wednesday Open Line
Every time we use a phone, drive a car, watch TV, cross a bridge, or do myriad everyday activities, we are benefitting from the accumulated work of a most important, broad profession — engineering. To celebrate its contribution to our way of life, this is National Engineers Week. During this time, engineering societies and corporations will reach out to schoolchildren and stage events across the country to call attention to the achievements of the profession. From iPods to skyscrapers to …
VGCC celebrates Black History Month
Students, faculty, staff and special guests from the community were featured at a special Black History Month program at Vance-Granville Community College on Feb. 11. Entitled “Honoring Our Past, Understanding Our Present & Shaping Our Future,” the educational event in the VGCC Civic Center sought to focus on local history. “This focus is important,” said VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams in her welcoming remarks, “because too often, we may be familiar with Black History on a national scale, but overlook …
Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates
Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates: * Building & Grounds, Thursday, February 25th, 8:30 am * Curriculum Committee, Thursday, February 25th, 9:30 am * Finance Committee, Wednesday, March 2nd, 5:30 pm * Policy Committee, Wednesday, March 2nd, immediately after Finance * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, March 8th, 8:30 am Note: All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.
Chamber Ribbon Cutting – Davis-Royster Funeral Service
A ribbon cutting was held on Friday, February 19th for Davis-Royster Funeral Service to celebrate the company’s membership with the Chamber and the newly renovated and expanded building of their business. Family, chamber staff and local dignitary and businesses joined them in their celebration. Davis-Royster Funeral Service, Inc. in Henderson, North Carolina is family owned and operated, serving Vance County and surrounding areas, since 1991. Their staff is committed to meeting the needs of client-families by providing dignified, affordable funerals …
Tuesday Open Line
The nation’s first college of pharmacy was founded in Philadelphia on this date in 1821, an appropriate anniversary to note that many health care organizations prescribe February as Wise Health Care Consumer Month. The “Rx” for Americans is to invest at least as much time in researching their health care options as they do for a new television. While prescription medication is one aspect of health care consumption, all levels of services and insurance are the elements of being a …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
2016 VEGETABLE PRODUCTION BOOKS I have a very limited supply of the 2016 Vegetable Crop Handbooks. They are available to commercial farmers on a first-come, first-served basis. Keep in mind that there are only minor changes from year to year, so if you have last year’s edition you may find that adequate. POST HARVEST HANDLING WORKSHOPS There are three opportunities across the state to attend this excellent workshop, including Apr 6 in Durham. Details at this link. LUNCH …