Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, entitled “Leadership Skills for Managers and Supervisors,” from 9 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, April 17 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. This seminar can help existing, newly-promoted or first-time managers and supervisors learn leadership skills, build self-confidence and be more productive with less stress. Participants will learn the differences between leadership and management, and how to supervise friends and peers, …
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Monday Open Line
President Obama says that America needs an all-of-the-above energy strategy that invests in new technologies and ends the $4 billion in annual subsidies to oil companies that are earning historic profits. Listen and watch in this weeks Weekly Address: This week, the President pressed for support of advanced manufacturing, held a series of “Live from the White House” Interviews, made a major announcement on trade rights, hosted Prime Minster Cameron for an Official State Visit and a trip to an …
Richard Brand: The Ref’s Call
There are a few times when basketball games have given me examples of real ethical and moral choices. There was a situation in Texas one year when a high school coach was faced with the need to coach his team to lose in order to qualify for the state tournament. I do not remember all the details but the team needed to lose in order to win. The big debate centered on whether or not it was appropriate in sporting …
Spring Litter Sweep Clean-Up Week
The Vance County Appearance Commission and the Henderson Community Appearance Commission are seeking volunteers to assist with the fourth annual Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Clean-Up effort. The event this year is being expanded for a week beginning Monday, April 16, and extending through Saturday, April 21. In past years, the event has focused on clean-up efforts for one day. The local effort again is part of North Carolina’s Spring Litter Sweep scheduled for the last two weeks in April. The …
VGCC schedules Health Unit Coordinator training course
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for a Health Unit Coordinator course. The program is scheduled to be offered on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1 until 4 p.m., April 23 through Aug. 20. Classes will meet in Building 5 on the college’s main campus in Vance County, with Tonia Starling as the instructor. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand medical terminology, process medical records, take a leadership role in a health care environment, …
VGCC Computer classes scheduled to start in April at Main Campus
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for several popular computer courses being offered on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. A course on the Microsoft Word and Excel software is scheduled for Tuesday evenings from 6 until 10 p.m., April 3 through May 8. Students will familiarize themselves with the popular word processing and spreadsheet programs. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel are two of the most widely used software programs in the workforce today. Knowledge of these programs …
Crawford Legislative Staffers Used As Extras In Lawmaker’s Re-election Ad
Election watchdogs are questioning a campaign ad for longtime Rep. Jim Crawford, D-Granville, which uses the House chamber and legislative aides as a backdrop reports WRAL news. The spot shows him speaking on the House floor, with several people seated at lawmakers’ desks behind him, as if he were engaged in a floor debate. The “lawmakers” behind him are legislative aides, reportedly rounded up by Crawford’s legislative assistant Linda Winstead to help with the video shoot. Crawford said it was …
Spiritual Life Workshop
Louisburg College will host a Spiritual Life workshop on Monday, April 2, 2012 from 9am to 3pm. For details click the image below
NC Energy Efficiency Alliance Wins Epa Award For Excellence In Energy Star® Promotion
RALEIGH – In recognition of its effective consumer education and outreach efforts promoting energy-efficient homes, the North Carolina Energy Efficiency Alliance has won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence. The award will be presented at ceremonies on Thursday (March 15) in Washington, which also marks the 20th anniversary of the ENERGY STAR program. The N.C. Energy Efficiency Alliance, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2010, is being honored for its outreach to consumers and work with …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Yesterday, reader Michael Bobbitt submitted an article regarding his recent visit to an Economic Development Commission meeting. According to his report, during the meeting Sam Watkins of the EDC board made a remark regarding our website, Home in Henderson in that we have a negative impact on growth in the area. Perhaps I have the responsibility of responding to that. I checked our home page, and out of the 20 articles we have posted on the home page as I …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes From The Peanut Gallery (EDC Meeting)
I attended the Economic Development Commissions Board of Directors meeting held on March 14, 2012. This was a public meeting and the only public in attendance was the local paper and I. The meeting opened with a presentation by Charles Hayes and Debbie Lilly of Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP). Here is the link to the Triangle Regional Partnership’s web-site, www.researchtriangle.org. Three members of the RTRP’s fifty-nine member board are from Vance County. I came away from the meeting with …
Semprius in Vance County One of Two North Carolina Economic Development Projects Earning 2012 CiCi Awards
For the seventh year, Trade and Industry Development magazine has evaluated economic development projects for its CiCi Awards. The awards recognize 30 projects from the past year in two areas: Community Impact and Corporate Investment. Over 700 applications from all over the U.S. were evaluated for the 2012 awards. Gov. Bev Perdue and the N.C. Department of Commerce had the honor of announcing two of the winning projects, which were among the many economic development projects announced in North Carolina …
Connections 4 Real, Inc. holding “Cuff’s for a Cause – Charity Lock Up” event on Saturday, April, 21
Event to raise awareness & funding for Youth Programs in Vance County. Local businessmen, Pastors, former athletes, community leaders, and other members of the Vance County community will be donating money for effective Youth Services in Vance County, but it will be in an unusual form — that of a bail bond. Connections 4 Real, Inc. will hold its “Cuff’s for a Cause – Charity Lock Up” event on Saturday, April, 21, 2012 from 10am-4pm. The event will be held …
WFN seeking the Ultimate Fishing Town
The World Fishing Network is seeking nominations for the Ultimate Fishing Town. Voting evidently requires pre-registration, which is open until April 1. Pre-registering offers help to plan a nomination and promotion for a town with advice and tips on building a great nomination. Nominations will be taken in April with voting taking place in May. All towns that submit a nomination between April 2 and April 30 will qualify for the public voting period. The Ultimate Fishing Town will receive …
State Tourism Office Expects Economic Boost From ‘Hunger Games’ Fans
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina is poised to reap major dividends from tourism with the March 23 opening of “The Hunger Games,” the highest-profile movie ever made in the state. Shot on locations and sets from Concord to Barnardsville with some of Hollywood’s brightest young stars, the Lionsgate release is based on the opening novel in a wildly popular futuristic trilogy by Suzanne Collins. “The Hunger Games” has attracted attention on the scale of 2008’s “Twilight,” the vampire romance that …
Thursday Open Lines
This is Deaf History Month, running from Tuesday through April 15th, including three key dates for the nation’s deaf community. The first school in America for deaf students opened its doors in 1817. In 1864, President Lincoln signed the charter of what today is Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. And this week in 1988, Gallaudet selected its first deaf president. Today in the U.S., there are 36 million disabled people. Of these, 10.2 million have some degree of hearing impairment, …
Suspect Arrested In Attempted Murder Charge From February 3rd
On Monday March 12, 2012, Henderson Police Officers arrested Roy Lee Burt, 31, 1015 Lehman Street in Henderson. Burt was charged with one count of Attempted Murder, one count of Assault With a Deadly Weapon With Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury, and one count of felonious Breaking and Entering. He was placed in the Vance County Jail without bond pending an appearance in Vance County District Court on March 13, 2012. Charges in this matter stem from an incident …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes From The Peanut Gallery (BoE Meeting)
I attended the Vance County Board of Education meeting of March 12, 2012. This was the first board of education meeting I have attended and what an education they offered. My notes are in reverse order of the agenda because the ending concern is so far from the opening issues. Board of Education Standing Committees It appears that each board member is assigned a specific standing committee and prepares a report of their committee’s latest meetings. Mr. Cash appeared to …
North Carolina Gains 17,000 Jobs in January Unemployment Rate at 10.2 Percent
RALEIGH — North Carolina gained 17,000 nonfarm jobs in January, according to statistics released today by the state’s Department of Commerce. Over the year, that state has seen an increase of 50,600 jobs. The state’s January unemployment rate decreased to 10.2 percent from December’s benchmark rate of 10.4 percent. “We are encouraged by total job growth since this time last year and the job gains in January,” said N.C. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Dale Carroll. “There were job increases …
Congressional Art Competition 2012
Each spring, a nationwide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our congressional district. The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the 2nd District which includes some of Vance County. To see if you live in the district check here. The overall winner of our district’s …