Students and faculty from the Medical Assisting program at Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated Medical Assistants Recognition Week (Oct. 15–19). Each year, the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) designates the third full week in October to honor and recognize the multi-skilled professionals who function as members of the health care delivery team and perform administrative, clinical and laboratory procedures. During MAR Week, on Oct. 17, VGCC Medical Assisting students offered free blood pressure screenings to students, faculty and staff …
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Report Cards are Out on North Carolina Public Schools
Parents and interested citizens looking for a one-stop information source on their local public schools need look no further than the NC School Report Cards website, which has just been updated to reflect 2011-12 school-year data. The 2012 North Carolina School Report Cards, available online at www.ncreportcards.org, are in the 11th year of publication. The site features a collection of information about student performance and attendance, class size, school safety, teacher quality and classroom technology. The School Report Cards website …
Senator Kay R. Hagan To Attend Veterans Day at Warrenton Armory November 12th
U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan Announces Veterans Day- Conversations with Kay In Warrenton, North Carolina Monday, November 12, 2012 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Warren County Armory Civic CenterRoom B501 US Highway 158 Business EastWarrenton, NC 27589
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Even with smart phones, iPads, and other electronic gadgets, just about everyone on vacation buys some picture postcards, either to send to friends –or just to keep as a reminder of the trip. In the U.S., the first postcards were mailed this week in 1870. For many years, only the post office was allowed to print postcards. Beginning about 1900, private firms were allowed to produce them, and illustrations and photographs began appearing on them. These picture postcards were wildly …
Students March for Red Ribbon Week Pictures
Approximately 275 students from E.M. Rollins school marched Wednesday, October 24th in Henderson, NC downtown to the Police Station for “Red Ribbon Week”. They presented the station with a banner and pledge to be drug-free. Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. Although the start end dates can vary slightly depending on the organization and source, Red Ribbon Week generally takes place the last full week in October, with the weekends before and …
2nd Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk and Candlelight Vigil Pictures
Wednesday, October 24th, Henderson was home to activities celebrating National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. From the White House website: For far too long, domestic violence was ignored or treated as a private matter where victims were left to suffer in silence without hope of intervention. As we mark the 18th anniversary of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, authored by Vice President Joe Biden, we reflect on how far we have come. We have made significant progress in changing laws …
Vance County Schools – Career and College Promise October 30th
Vance County Schools is sponsoring an information session on the N.C. Career and College Promise program for all Vance County parents and students, especially those in middle and high school, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, in the media center at Northern Vance High School. Career & College Promise offers North Carolina high school students a clear path to success in college or in a career. The program is free to all students who maintain a “B” average and …
Innovative Preparation Program for STEM Teachers Expands to More Schools; Applications Open for Prospective Teachers (Including Vance County)
College graduates interested in becoming high school science, math and technology teachers can now take a cost-free alternate route to certification that combines intensive, school-based preparation with online learning. Now in its first year, the N.C. STEM Teacher Education Program (NC STEP) is providing hands-on training at four innovative high schools across North Carolina to an initial round of candidates who are being prepared for teaching jobs beginning in the fall of 2013. The addition of four more participating schools …
VGCC officials meet with middle and high school counterparts
Vance-Granville Community College recently convened a meeting of administrators and guidance counselors from local schools to discuss how the educational institutions work in partnership and how school students can take advantage of opportunities at the college. Representatives of public high schools and middle schools, charter schools, private schools and home-schools in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties were invited to attend the forum, held on Oct. 18 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. “We are truly partners …
VGCC celebrates Medical Assisting profession
Students and faculty from the Medical Assisting program at Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated Medical Assistants Recognition Week (Oct. 15–19). Each year, the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) designates the third full week in October to honor and recognize the multi-skilled professionals who function as members of the health care delivery team and perform administrative, clinical and laboratory procedures. During MAR Week, on Oct. 17, VGCC Medical Assisting students offered free blood pressure screenings to students, faculty and staff …
Additional Funding Announced to Support Small Business in N.C.
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that North Carolina received $15.2 million in its second round of funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) that makes capital available for small businesses throughout North Carolina. The SSBCI program, an important component of the Small Business Jobs Act that President Obama signed into law in 2010, funds the North Carolina Capital Access Program (NC-CAP), the North Carolina Loan Participation Program (NC-LPP) and the North Carolina …
Structural Pest Control Committee approves settlement agreements
RALEIGH — The following settlement agreements were recently approved by the N.C. Structural Pest Control Committee: Camillius C. Lay, a former assistant department head for the Clemson University Department of Pesticide Regulation in Pendleton, S.C., agreed to pay $1,000 for performing structural pesticide work in North Carolina without a license. Tim Brown, owner of State-Line Exterminating in Portland, Tenn., agreed to pay $600 for performing structural pesticide work in North Carolina under the name of a licensee for a another …
Wood Millwork Manufacturer Selects Caldwell County, N.C.
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Woodgrain Millwork Inc, a leading producer of wood millwork, will locate a new facility in Caldwell County. The company plans to create 170 jobs and invest more than $8 million over the next five years in Lenoir. The project was made possible in part by a $635,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. “My top priority is creating jobs,” said Gov. Perdue. “Our investments in education and workforce development programs have …
Thursday Open Line
One of the most traveled bridges in the U.S is celebrating its 81st birthday today — the graceful George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey. When it opened in 1931, it was the world’s longest suspension bridge. The designer, Othmar Ammann, had the foresight to build in expansion potential to handle increased traffic. In 1946, two lanes were added to its original six. Then, in 1962, a six-lane lower deck was added. Today, the bridge carries some 300,000 …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes from the Peanut Gallery (EDC Meeting October 24th, 2012)
I attended today’s Economic Development Commissions (EDC) Board of Directors meeting. This was the meeting announced on the front page of Tuesday’s paper. The meeting was intended for the EDC board to meet with Jim Trogdon, the Department of Transportation’s Chief Operating Officer and Chuck Watts, a DOT board member representing our region, to discuss the transportation issues for Vance County. The public was invited and did not attend. In fact attendance was sparse in number and long on those …
Anonymous Reader: What the Henderson Dispatch Won’t Report
Certainly anyone observing the events of the past year or so can agree that this political season is most contentious in resent history. The divisions that we are witnessing in America today are as broad and distinctive as in the days of the civil rights struggles of the 60s and 70s when urban skies lines could be seen clouded with the dark smoke of burning tenements set ablaze by disenfranchised individuals who felt their voices could not be heard. Underscoring …
Vance County High Schools’ Alumni Reunion Friday October 26th, Be Sure to Arrive Early
The Vance County High Schools’ Alumni Reunion honoring former coaches and athletes will be held Friday, October 26, at Northern Vance High School in connection with the Northern Vance-Southern Vance football game to be played in Viking Stadium. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Additional events are planned before and after the football game to celebrate the contributions of coaches and athletes in sports involving Vance County Schools’ teams. Among those to be honored during the festivities are former …
Henderson Police Lieutenant Elected to State Organization Board
On October 17, 2012 the NC Crime Stoppers Association, Inc. held their annual meeting in Shelby, NC and elected officers for the organization’s Board of Directors. During that election Lieutenant I.W. Robinson, Jr. of the Henderson Police Department was elected as one of the three (3) members of the Board of Directors representing the Crime Stopper groups active in this region of North Carolina. The North Carolina Crime Stoppers Association, Inc. was formed in 1991 as an “umbrella” organization for …
Butterfield Cheers Approval of Small Business Credit Initiative to Spur Lending in North Carolina
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Treasury in announcing the approval of the second round of State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding for North Carolina. The SSBCI funds are expected to help create new jobs and spur $461 million in additional small business lending in the state. “Today’s announcement is the delivery of a promise Democrats made to help restore the economy by investing in job creation,” …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Don’t get tripped up by travel promotions
Offers of a free vacation can be hard to resist, but be skeptical of anyone who promises you an all-expenses-paid getaway. In many cases, the trip isn’t really free, or the offer turns out to be next to impossible to redeem. North Carolina consumers have reported getting mailings, phone calls, faxes or emails that claim they’ve won travel prizes such as a free cruise or a pair of airline tickets. You’re then told to attend a travel presentation in person …