The Vance County Board of Education tonight approved designating Wednesday, May 16, as an optional teacher work day with no school for students in all Vance County Schools. The change for the day is because a large number of teachers from our school district are expected to attend a public education advocacy rally on May 16 in Raleigh. We want parents to know that meals will be available to students at the following schools: Pinkston Street Elementary, L.B. …
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Vance County Board of Education Approves Plan Consolidating Middle and High Schools
The Vance County Board of Education approved at its March 19, 2018 meeting a plan to combine the middle schools and the high schools for the 2018-2019 school year. With the board’s action, Eaton-Johnson and Henderson middle schools will be combined and serve middle school students in the facility currently housing Northern Vance High School and Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools will be combined to serve high school students in the facility currently housing Southern Vance High School …
Vance County To Consider Merging Public Middle and High Schools
The Vance County Board of Education at its January 8 meeting directed Superintendent Anthony Jackson and school system staff members to seek community input on a potential facilities consolidation plan that would impact current Vance County middle and high schools. Jackson provided information at the board meeting outlining a process to gather input on the feasibility of consolidating middle and high schools. The proposal includes the possibility of consolidating Henderson and Eaton-Johnson Middle Schools for the 2018-2019 school year. It …
Scott Hughes: More Political Reasons
I have strong personal beliefs when it comes to human rights, politics, the current state of worldly events, and anything dealing with discrimination. I’m constantly writing about these issues. However, it seems that the wider I open my eyes, the more I want to quickly shut them back and pretend that I never saw the world as it has actually become. I guess this is how Neo from The Matrix felt after swallowing the red pill. My choosing the red …
Tommy Williams New Mural in Downtown Henderson, NC
A new piece of art is on the way in downtown Henderson, NC. Tommy Williams is painting this scene at the intersection of Winder Street and William Street. The scene symbolises the community eye watching over Henderson, encouraging people to better themselves and each other.
Governor Cooper Announces 28 New Board and Commission Appointments, including 2 from Henderson
This month Govenor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to North Carolina Boards and Commissions, including the North Carolina Courts Commission, the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, and the North Carolina State Board of Agriculture. “These appointees bring years of experience and a wealth of knowledge to our state boards and commissions,” Gov. Cooper said. “I’m grateful for their service and look forward to working with them to build a healthier, better educated, more prosperous North Carolina.” Gov. Cooper …
Senator Richard Burr: National Defense Authorization Act Passes Senate
Last week, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation is critical to accomplishing the federal government’s most important responsibility: keeping our country safe. As the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and your Senator from North Carolina, I am all too aware of the wide-range of threats facing our nation and how versatile our military must be to fight them. We cannot stand idly by as Iran, North Korea, Russia, ISIL, Al-Qaeda and others present …
Independence Day Parade 2017
The Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission held an Independence Day Festival on July 1st, 2017 with a parade and festivities in Downtown Henderson, NC (Sorry, we didn’t get the start of the parade.)
Boil Water Advisory Lifted
As of 8:00 am Wednesday June 7th, 2017, the Kerr Lake Regional Water System no longer requires boiling of water before consumption. Users of the water system may now use water without conservation or boiling of water.
Vance County Early College High School Graduation Marshals
Students who are members of the junior class at the Vance County Early College High School have been selected as graduation marshals to assist in events for the Class of 2017. The 10 junior marshals were honored at a luncheon on April 28 at the school. They were selected as marshals for their outstanding academics.
VGCC nominates Francis Scotland, Jr. for statewide leadership award
Francis Scotland, Jr., of Oxford, a student in the College Transfer program at Vance-Granville Community College, was recently the college’s nominee for the North Carolina Community College System’s Governor Robert W. Scott Student Leadership Award for 2017. The award was established in 2004 in honor of Scott, who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1969-1973, and as President of the N.C. Community College System from 1983-1995. Each year, the N.C. Association of Community College Presidents bestows the honor on …
Poppies Bloom Along NC Highways in Tribute to Fallen World War I Soldiers
Red poppies are blooming along highways in North Carolina in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I and in memory of servicemen and servicewomen killed during the war. The state departments of Transportation and Natural and Cultural Resources collaborated on the project as part of North Carolina’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the country’s official entry into World War I in April 1917. “We are so grateful to Secretary Trogdon and the staff …
Butterfield Statement on Trumpcare Vote
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today issued the following statement after the passage of the American Health Care Act by the House: “I am deeply disappointed that Republicans have once again decided to abandon the interests of the American people. Today’s vote in favor of the latest version of Trumpcare, which repeals the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is shameful. “No matter how Republicans try to spin it, this updated bill still rips health care away from 24 million people. It still …
Butterfield Highlights Impact of Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts during District Work Period
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) is spending the district work period focusing on his “Jobs and Justice” agenda in the First Congressional District. Butterfield’s agenda aims to promote job growth, economic development, access to healthcare, and education for residents in the First District. During his stops, Butterfield will highlight President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts and the negative impact they could have on eastern North Carolina. Butterfield kicked off his work period last Tuesday with his “Forward Together” community discussion …
NC Superintendent Johnson Unveils Statewide Reading Initiative; “NC Reads” will Connect Literacy Efforts from Preschool to Career
Joined by an excited group of kindergartners who had just enjoyed a special story time in the East Garner Elementary School media center, NC Superintendent Mark Johnson today announced the state’s NC Reads initiative. The launch of NC Reads will promote three goals for the summer of 2017 to combat the summer brain drain: * collect books, and funds for books, to donate to preschoolers and students for summer reading; * distribute free subscriptions for every student in K-5 to …
Spring Litter Sweep Week, April 24-29, and the Recycling Day Event Saturday, April 29
The Vance County Appearance Commission is joining with officials from Vance County and the City of Henderson again this year to sponsor the Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Week, April 24-29, and the Recycling Day Event on Saturday, April 29, at the City Operations Center on Beckford Drive in Henderson. Citizens throughout Vance County are urged to make special efforts to clean up around their homes, businesses, churches, schools and any blighted areas they know about during the Spring Litter Sweep …
New art class starts in April at VGCC Main Campus
A new Tuesday morning painting class will begin at Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus on April 25, with a new instructor: artist Stephen Filarsky of Franklinton. “Watercolor & Drawing” is scheduled for Tuesdays from 9:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m., April 25 through July 18, in room 5223 (Building 5). Filarsky has painted watercolor portraits and landscapes professionally for 25 years but has been an artist since he was in high school. In college, he said he “studied Architectural Engineering and …
VGCC registering students for summer Science Camp
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Science Camp for local middle school students this summer at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The camp will be held Monday-Friday, June 12-16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Rising sixth, seventh and eighth-graders from Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties are invited to participate in the week-long camp. Sessions will be taught by faculty members from the VGCC Science Department and other college programs. The VGCC Science Camp is …
Glen Raven joins VGCC as partner in Apprenticeship program
The Glen Raven, Inc., site in Norlina recently became the third area manufacturer to join Vance-Granville Community College in the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP), a partnership that seeks to provide new opportunities for local students and to prepare a skilled workforce. Representatives of VGCC and of the two other local NCTAP members, Oxford-based Dill Air Controls Products and Revlon, recently visited Glen Raven’s Warren County location to discuss the partnership with Robbie Earnhardt, owner of Wake Forest-based Superior …
“Vanguard Online Learning through Technology” (VOLT) initiative at VGCC Enrollment
Adults interested in obtaining the first two years of a four-year degree completely online will have a new option this fall at Vance-Granville Community College. The “Vanguard Online Learning through Technology” (VOLT) initiative at VGCC is entering its third year in operation and preparing to add the Associate in Science degree program to its offerings in August. VOLT courses are for adult learners who need an online-only educational experience. VGCC already offers another College Transfer degree, the Associate in Arts, …