The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s (NCDPI) Office of Charter Schools has applied for a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help increase access for educationally disadvantaged students to high quality public charter schools. The proposal is a product of strong collaboration between NCDPI, the NC Charter Schools Advisory Board, and public charter school advocates, including the NC Public Charter Schools Association and NC Parents for Educational Freedom. The proposed $30 million, three-year federal grant would enable …
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Tuesday Open Line
On this date 65 years ago, it can be assumed that computer technicians and engineers at the Census Bureau were a bit nervous at the start of the workday. The first commercial computer, the 13-ton UNIVAC I, was about to begin its 12 year — or 73,000-hour — career of number crunching for the bureau. The successful start-up was used to process data from the 1950 Census of Population and was among the most important milestones leading to the modern …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Honoring Those Who Serve
Photo of the Week The young men and women from ?the Second District who earned military academy appointments worked countless hours over the past four years for this distinction. It was my pleasure to honor them with a reception in my Dunn office last weekend. Weekly Update It was a pleasure to spend some time last weekend with the impressive young men and women from ?the Second District who received military academy appointments. My Dunn District Office hosted …
VGCC schedules Orientation Sessions for Fall Semester
Registration for classes and orientation sessions for new students have begun for the Fall 2016 semester at Vance-Granville Community College, which starts Monday, Aug. 15. Attending an orientation session is required for all new students who wish to enroll 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 will also meet with an advisor or academic/career coach before registering for classes. To attend an orientation …
Connor Pendergrass to Attend N.C. Governor’s School
Connor Pendergrass, a rising senior at Northern Vance High School, has been selected to attend the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School program this summer. Pendergrass is the only student from Vance County Schools selected to attend the summer residential program this year. He was chosen to participate in the program based on his high academic achievements. He will attend the Governor’s School west campus at Salem College in Winston-Salem. Pendergrass will participate in the enrichment program June 19 through July …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday June 13th, 2016
Henderson City Council Regular Meeting Monday, 13 June 2016 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 Download the full agenda packet here: 20160613_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 now inquires …
Senator Richard Burr: A taste of home for military families
Last week in the Senate, I joined with a bipartisan group of Senators to maintain military commissaries, which will continue to allow our military families to save money and preserve a lower cost of living. The amendment I offered with Senator Inhofe to protect this benefit our servicemen and women have already earned passed by a vote of 70-28. A commissary is a grocery store on a military base that sells American products; the military has more than 200 commissaries around …
Monday Open Line
The American dream of owning — and keeping — a home got a lifeline on this date in 1933 with passage of the Homeowners Loan Act. The act provided emergency relief in the depths of the Great Depression, helping homeowners ward off foreclosure. The act also created a system of federal savings associations to facilitate home construction, consumer savings, and affordable mortgage lending. At the time, less than half of the country’s homes were owner-occupied. Today, owners live in nearly …
Vance County Board of Commissioners July Meeting Changed from July 4th to July 11th, 2016
Please see the attached resolution which approves changing the July meeting date from Monday, July 4 to Monday, July 11, 2016. Vance County BoC July Meeting.pdf
Vance County Board of Education Meeting Monday June 13th, 2016
The Vance County Board of Education will meet on Monday, June 13, 2016, at 7:00 pm in the ASC Board Room, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson. You may download the Board packet along with a copy of the policies that will be presented at the meeting below. 20160613_vcboe_agenda_packet.pdf Policies for June 13, 2016 Board Meeting
Butterfield Calls on Pitt County DA to Release Footage of Greenville St. Patrick’s Day Assault
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) Thursday released the following statement urging District Attorney Kimberly Robb to release surveillance video footage showing the on-campus assault of 26-year old Patrick Myrick on March 17, 2016: “Over the past several weeks, I have received numerous communications from constituents residing in Pitt County who have an interest in the ongoing cases involving the brutal beating of Mr. Patrick Myrick. It is my understanding that the brutal beating of Mr. Myrick at the hands of several men …
Twanna Jones: The Help Center
Who We Are The Help Center NC established in 2016, for the purpose of sharing the Gospel, advocating for the poor, elderly, children and their families by providing the tools needed for families to become self-sufficient through our training and educational programs. We are a community ministry that made the decision not to focus on one particular community but to sacrificially, -help those in need by serving the 4 county area- ( Franklin, Vance, Warren and Granville) in response to …
Online Professional Development Builds Teacher Leaders Virtually
Thanks to new online courses offered through the Department of Public Instruction’s Home Base professional development system, thousands of educators statewide receive professional development, free of charge. Courses are available any time, anywhere. Facilitated courses also are available and allow access to coaching and virtual feedback. Teachers may choose from offerings that best fit their professional learning needs. Principals also may recommend courses to teachers based upon growth needs. In addition, over 90 online modules may be used to renew …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, June 10th. This year’s Cereal City Festival kicks off this evening with a parade in downtown Battle Creek, Michigan. But the highlight of the festival, in the city that bills itself as the Cereal Capital of the World, is the world’s longest breakfast table. On Saturday morning, hundreds of volunteers will be serving breakfast in shifts to perhaps 70,000 people — greater than Battle Creek’s population of about 52,000. Our first enduring breakfast cereal is Shredded Wheat, created around …
Thursday Open Line
A home entertainment revolution began on this date in 1975 when the videocassette recorder was introduced. It was Sony’s Betamax format recorder, which in a very few years was superseded by the rival VHS format. Although Betamax was technically superior, VHS gained its dominance by being the first cassette to offer extended recording times. At its peak, some 9-out-of-10 households across the country had a VCR. Then, the DVD was introduced in 1997, and quickly eclipsed videocassettes. Now, the rising …
McGregor Hall offers opportunity to leave ‘lasting impression’
The Performing Arts Center at McGregor Hall wants you to “leave your mark and ‘Take a Seat.’” In addition to purchasing tickets for events in the new performing arts center, patrons are being given the opportunity to leave a lasting impression by naming a seat in honor or memory of individuals, groups, businesses and organizations. “The completion of the Performing Arts Center at McGregor Hall marks an important milestone for our region,” said Tommy Deadwyler, director of the new arts …
Cherry Hill Foundation Annual Outstanding Students’ Concert June 12, 2016
The Annual Outstanding Students’ Concert will feature students of Dr. Keiko Sekino of East Carolina University playing Bach, Greig, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and Brahms * solo, 4-hand, and 2-piano selections * June 12, 2016 3:00 PM Cherry Hill is located on NC Hwy. 58 at Inez in Warren County. For map see http://cherryhillconcerts.com/contact/#location or call 252-257-5259 for more information THERE IS NO ADMISSION CHARGE FOR THIS CONCERT
McCrory Administration Implements Federal Program to Recoup Taxes Owed by Employers
N.C. Commerce’s Division of Employment Security (DES) has begun to collect unpaid unemployment insurance taxes from employers through a federal program called the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). The Division implemented TOP originally for the recovery of unemployment insurance benefit overpayments to claimants in 2013. In January 2016, DES leveraged this process to implement the recovery of unpaid employer taxes. States have recently been given permission by the federal government to run the TOP program for unpaid unemployment insurance taxes. “This …
Free DIY legal clinics in Downtown Henderson on child custody, divorce June 14 and 16
Legal Aid of North Carolina is holding free, self-help legal clinics on custody and simple divorce in Henderson this month (see details below). The clinics educate participants about their legal rights and empower them to file certain basic legal actions without an attorney. The clinics are free and open to the public, but advance registration is required since space is limited. Infinite Possibilities 314 S. Garnett St. Henderson, NC 27536 Tuesday, June 14 Child Custody and Visitation Free Registration Thursday, …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meetings June 9th, 2016
Please note that the Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting Thursday, June 9 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and possibly adopt the FY 2016-17 Proposed Budget. A closed session will be held to discuss a personnel matter. The Board of Equalization and Review will reconvene its May 2 meeting on Thursday, June 9 at 6:00 p.m. to hear appeals from taxpayers that have made an appointment to meet with the board.