Last year, 21,305 consumers filed complaints with the Consumer Protection Division of the North Carolina Attorney General‘s Office. The top consumer complaints of 2014 were: 1. Do Not Call2. Telemarketing Fraud3. Lending4. Motor Vehicles5. Home Repair6. Credit7. Internet/Computers8. Health Care9. Television Services10. Telecommunications Visit our website to learn more about the Top Ten Consumer Complains of 2014. And remember, if you think you may have been the victim of a scam, fraud, or deceptive business practice, file a complaint online …
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Vance County Schools – Governor’s School Participant
Annabelle Webb, a junior at Northern Vance High School, has been selected to attend the prestigious Governor’s School of North Carolina this summer. She will attend the six-week residential program on the campus of Salem College in Winston-Salem. Her major focus of study will be social science. Her participation in Governor’s School will begin the latter part of June and extend through July. The Governor’s School of North Carolina is a summer residential program for intellectually gifted high school students, …
NC House Unanimously Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Energy Rates in Eastern North Carolina
Raleigh, NC – Today the NC House unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would allow dozens of eastern North Carolina communities to proceed with a critical sales agreement that will reduce electricity rates and spur job growth and economic development across eastern North Carolina. A signing ceremony by the Governor is being planned in (208 E. Nash St,Wilson) for Thursday at 11 am. This sales agreement has already been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory commission, but requires state legislative …
Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting for Monday April 6th, 2015
Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting for Monday April 6th, 2015 Download the full agenda packet here: 20150406_vcboc_agenda_packet Invocation Pastor Keith Benze, First Presbyterian Church Recognition of Leadership-Vance Participants 1. Public Hearing 6:05 p.m. Zoning Ordinance Amendments 2. Appointment 6:15 p.m. Brian Short, Emergency Operations Certification Achievement 3. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – each speaker is limited to five minutes) 4. Water District Boarda. Water Planning Committee Report 5. Committee Reports and Recommendationsa. Human Resources Committeeb. …
Thursday Open Line
Critics of federal spending initiatives often allude with some disdain to the government’s ability to create money. It’s pure coincidence, though, that the first federal building commissioned under the country’s new constitution was intended to do just that. On this date in 1792, President George Washington and Congress established the National Mint in the then capital city of Philadelphia. The mint issued the gold, silver and copper coinage as the legal tender of the young republic. Since building the mint …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes from the Peanut Gallery (Water Committee Meeting March 30th, 2015)
The Water Committee meets on the Monday before the monthly Water Board (Board of Commissioners) Meeting. The results of the committee’s meetings are reported to the both boards during their regular monthly meetings. The agenda for this meeting included three topics: Review of Monthly Construction and Operations Report – Phase 1A, 2A & 2B Resolution of Support for Kerr Lake Regional Water System’s Interbasin Transfer Request Water Pricing Discussion (Envirolink to lead discussion) This topic was the meat of the …
Vance County Schools – Biodiesel 4 Schools Program
Vance County Schools announces a new partnership with the North Carolina based Biodiesel 4 Schools program in an effort to collect used cooking oil from Vance County area restaurants and grocery stores. This is Vance County School’s first partnership specifically designed to create a local, sustainable, agriculturally-based, bio-energy source. This partnership represents the 10th public school system in North Carolina to sign on with the Biodiesel 4 Schools program since the summer of 2012. Through this public/private partnership, Vance County Schools …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates for Small Scale Farmers
BACKYARD POULTRY CLASS Are you interested in small-scale poultry production? Our Backyard Farmer School continues this Thursday evening, 4/2, with a session on raising chickens. The class will be taught by Kelsey Lichtenwalner, Warren County Livestock Extension Agent, 6:30 pm at the Warren County Extension Center (158 Rafters Lane, Warrenton). The cost is only $5 and you will receive a great set of resource materials. VENDOR APPLICATIONS FOR VANCE COUNTY REGIONAL FARMERS MARKET The Market opens on April 18th and …
Union Bank honors founders with new VGCC Scholarship
Oxford-based Union Bank has established a new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship to pay tribute to the business and community leaders who founded the bank. The “Union Bank & Trust Founding Directors Academic Achievement Award” will be presented to a VGCC student for the first time in 2016. This is the second scholarship created by the bank, following the Union Bank/Stanley H. Fox Presidential Merit Award scholarship, which was endowed in 2014. Fox, a former state legislator, is director emeritus on …
Downtown Revitalization Leaders Honored at Main Street Conference
North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III and Assistant Secretary Dr. Patricia Mitchell highlighted downtown revitalization efforts across the state at an awards celebration in Morganton March 19. The N.C. Main Street Awards Conference featured 23 awards to participants in the N.C. Main Street and Small Town Main Street programs. Winners are recognized for excellence in downtown revitalization efforts in categories that include promotion, organization, design and economic restructuring. “Congratulations are in order for North Carolina’s Main Street Champions …
Henderson Vance County Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 the Henderson Vance County Chamber of Commerce held it’s Annual Banquet. Keynote speaker was Congressman George Holding. Citizen of the Year award for 2014 went to Danny Wright.
Vance County Schools – Viking Voices Perform
Members of the Northern Vance High School show choir, Viking Voices, are shown as they prepare to perform for the Region K Senior Games Opening Ceremony at the D.N. Hix gymnasium in Oxford on March 26, 2015. The students include, from left, Camden Jones, Jakelyn Delcid, Miranda Yount, Avery Adcock, Tre’shon Williams, Jaylen Webb, J’eonte Parham, Destiny Davis, Emily Howarth, Danielle Hargrove, Marissa Henderson and Kendal Almand. The show choir is directed by Cindy Clark.
Wednesday Open Line
Broadcast advertising saw a major change on this date in 1970 as President Nixon signed a bill into law prohibiting cigarette advertising on the nation’s airwaves. The ban went into effect on January 1 of the following year — the first major step in the ongoing debate over the public health risk of smoking. Until then, names such as Lucky Strike, Chesterfield and Philip Morris had sponsored some of the most famous shows since the earliest days of broadcasting. In …
Chamber Ribbon Cutting – eli Screening & Consulting, LLC
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, March 26th 2015 for eLi Screening & Consulting, LLC to celebrate their membership with the Chamber. eLi Screening & Consulting, LLC has opened their doors for business in our Henderson Vance community. They offer professional background screening for any business industry. From government organizations, non-profits, schools, hospitals, to real estate and tenants. Virtually any company that has a need to screen applicants, employees or tenants. eLi Screening & Consulting, LLC doesn’t need to …
VGCC offers weekend Motorcycle Safety program
Vance-Granville Community College has announced upcoming spring and summer dates for the Motorcycle Safety program, which is offered on weekends at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The 22-hour motorcycle safety course will be offered over three consecutive days (Friday through Sunday) on these dates: April 17-19, May 1-3, May 22-24, June 5-7, June 19-21, July 10-12, July 17-19 and Aug. 7-9. Each course begins on Friday from 6 until 10 p.m. and continues from 8 a.m. to 6 …
Elementary School News March 30-April 3, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2 Issue 31 March 30-April 3, 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 We wish everyone a safe and relaxing spring break! The nine-week grading period will end on Thursday. Friday is the …
Louisburg College Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Show Opens April 9 at Norris Theatre
LOUISBURG, N.C.— The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father’s favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. He is purchased by Potiphar where thwarting advances from Potiphar’s wife lands him in jail. When news of …
Vance County Public Safety Committee Meeting Notice April 7th, 2015
Vance County’s Public Safety Committee (Commissioners Brummitt, Brown and Hester) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 7 2015 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss Fire and EMS matters. All commissioners are invited to attend.
Middle and High School News March 30-April 3, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 3, Issue 31 A Publication for Middle and High Schools March 30-April 3, 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 ? We wish everyone a safe and relaxing spring break! ? There will be an information session for parents …
Tuesday Open Line
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution declared the right to vote “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” It was ratified on February 3, 1870. The new, affirmed civil right was first exercised on this date that year, though in a decidedly minor electoral matter. Thomas Peterson-Mundy, a former slave, was the first African-American to exercise the franchise, casting a vote in favor …