China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited, a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced the opening of its North American research and development center on the Centennial Campus of N.C. State University. Dr. Shu Ching Quek, president of Ming Yang Wind Power USA Inc., will head up operations at the facility, which will focus the company’s efforts to further enhance energy output and lower the cost of electricity by improving the manufacture and operation systems of offshore wind …
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Auto parts maker AW North Carolina adding 250 jobs in Durham
For the second time in less than two years AW North Carolina, a Durham company that makes transmissions for Toyotas, is embarking on a multimillion-dollar expansion that will add as many as 250 jobs during the next year. The company announced Monday that it will invest $14 million in its plant in the Treyburn Industrial Park, where it now employs 1,500 people. AW, like many auto parts suppliers across the country, is ramping up production to keep pace with a …
Wednesday Open Line
The calendar says spring is close, but it doesn’t pay to let your winter guard down. On March 13th, 1888, New Yorkers were beginning the herculean task of digging out from one of the most devastating blizzards in East Coast history and the worst ever to hit the city, before or since. Forty to 50 inches of snow fell, driven by winds of gale force. The combination left drifts up to 40 feet high. More than 400 people died, 200 …
Murder Suspect Arrested Tuesday
On Tuesday, March 13, 2012, members of the Henderson Police Department arrested LaMichael Grant, 22, 552 High Street, Henderson. Grant was taken into custody at 517 High Street without incident. Grant was placed in the Vance County Jail without privilege of bond pending a hearing in Vance County District Court on March 26, 2012. On Monday, March 12, 2012, officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched at 6:30 P.M. to the 100 block of West Rockspring Street in response …
LaMichael Grant Sought For Homicide Monday Night
The Henderson Police Department currently holds an outstanding warrant for arrest charging First Degree Murder against LaMichael Grant. Grant, 22, last known address of 317 Pearl Street, Henderson, should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Grant is asked to call the Henderson Police Department at 252-438-4141, Vance County 911, or Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925. On Monday, March 12, 2012, officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched at 6:30 P.M. to the 100 block of …
Gary Morgan: North Carolina State Constitiution On God
Dear Readers, It would seem appropriate for each of us to know what our founding fathers believed about God and how active and important a role God had in the establishment and continuance of the State of North Carolina. By our consensual attitudes, our generation (including and perhaps especially the church) we appear to have forgotten how interdependent the success of one is upon the other. NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONSTITUTION ON GOD (6-031312) PREAMBLE We, the people of the State …
The Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: One-Year Progress Report
Original Article: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/03/12/blueprint-secure-energy-future-one-year-progress-report?utm_source=031212&utm_medium=topper&utm_campaign=daily One year ago, the President put forward a comprehensive plan in the Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future that outlined the Administration’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy – a strategy aimed at reducing our reliance on foreign oil, saving families and businesses money at the pump, and positioning the United States as the global leader in clean energy. Today, the President received a new progress report, showcasing the Administration’s historic achievements in each of these areas. The accomplishments …
4th Annual Eat Smart, Move More Granville-Vance Weight Loss Challenge
Download Flyer Download Registration Packet The Inspiration “North Carolina’s Plan to Prevent Overweight, Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases is a call to action to make healthy eating and physical activity the norm rather than the exception. It provides a framework for the future, outlining the goals, objectives and strategies to create and sustain a North Carolina where eating smart and moving more are a way of life that leads residents to a healthy weight. To move forward from words on …
Warren County Library to Host Railroad Reading and Discussion Program
Download flyer here The Warren County Memorial Library has been awarded a Let’s Talk About It grant to host a reading and discussion program at the library. Let’s Talk About It is a discussion series that brings scholars and community members together to explore how selected books, films, and poetry illuminate a particular theme. This year’s theme, entitled Making Tracks: Focusing on Railroads in America, explores the ways in which the railway transformed the American landscape and helped determine where …
Senator Hagan Supports North Carolina’s Women and Girls
Kay Joins Michelle Obama to Highlight Let’s Move! On Friday, March 2, Hagan joined First Lady Michelle Obama for a Let’s Move! event in between Womens Semifinal games at the CIAA basketball tournament in Charlotte. Let’s Move! is the First Lady’s initiative to combat the obesity epidemic. Hagan thanked the First Lady for her focus on families, healthy eating and exercising and for bringing Let’s Move! to Charlotte. Hagan and Obama then got moving and led area elementary school students …
Tuesday Open Line
Yesterday, the White House released a data filled look at oil prices and production in response to GOP claims Obama is to blame for near $4.00 a gallon gasoline prices. The station at Garnett St and Raleigh Road intersection seem to always have the lowest prices in town. But the gas prices have been this high before, under Bush’s presidency. So I’m confused why GOP says its Obama’s fault for our current prices. Apparently, one particular news station generally accused …
Shooting on West Rockspring Street Monday Ends in Homocide
On Monday, March 12, 2012, officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched at 6:30 P.M. to the 100 block of West Rockspring Street in response to someone shot. Officers found Avon Fouch, 49, last known address of 277 Faulkner Street unresponsive. Fouch was transported to Maria Parham Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries. Additional details will be released at the appropriate time.
Henderson and Vance County Meetings
Here is a concise listing of the meetings we’ve received: Monday, March 12th Henderson City Council – 6pm Vance County Board of Commissioners – 6pm Vance County Board of Education – 7pm County’s March HR Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 12 at 5:15 p.m. in the County Manager’s Office. Tuesday, March 13th Social Services Board has called a special meeting for Tuesday, March 13 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the County Administration Conference Room, …
The Psychological Poverty Trap
The poor aren’t less able, they’re distracted, says poverty expert Eldar Shafir. Privileged people subjected to the same conditions would also make bad decisions. “When you’re poor you’re surrounded by bad decisions of people around you,” he says. “You’re so concerned about the present that you can’t begin thinking about the future, and that’s the big irony: People with the greatest need to think about the future don’t have the leisure or emotional capacity to do so. The very essence …
Representative Michael H. Wray’s Raleigh Report
The interim session continues to be busy, with gatherings both in Raleigh at the General Assembly and here in our community. There have been several meetings in Raleigh recently to discuss education, health and transportation. Questionable proposals have surfaced during some of these meetings, but thus far my colleagues and I have been able to moderate these plans. We have also received some news lately on the ongoing redistricting case and the attempt to ban video sweepstakes games. I will …
VGCC offers ServSafe course
ServSafe, the 16-hour food safety certification course, will soon be offered by Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center in cooperation with area health departments. Participants will meet on two days, Wednesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Peter Lambert of Oxford will serve as the instructor for the course, which is designed for food service managers and supervisory staff in …
‘Fracking’ Wells Shown To Cause Earthquakes
Submitted to us by a reader this weekend, this report: After quakes, Ohio plans tough gas-drilling rules. A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers. “Our evidence strongly suggests that the injection fluid lubricated a previously unmapped fault and contributed to seismic activity,” said Natural Resources spokesman Carlo LoParo. “It was an unfortunate situation, and …
High-Quality of N.C.’s Workforce Results in Expansion Decision in Rutherford County
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue Friday announced that Ameridial Inc., a provider of contact center services, will expand operations at its facility in Rutherford County. The company plans to create 195 jobs and invest $2.1 million during the next three years in Spindale. The project was made possible in part by a $100,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. “Our investments in education and job training programs have built a skilled workforce that companies know they can depend on,” …
Monday Open Line
Tonight hosts City Council, Board of Commissioners and Board of Education meetings. Check our articles on the home page for each sessions agenda. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., R-N.C., has introduced a resolution declaring that should the president use offensive military force without authorization of an act of Congress, “it is the sense of Congress” that such an act would be “an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor.” “This week it was Secretary of Defense Panetta’s declaration before the Senate Armed Services …
Congresswoman Renee Elmers: Preventing Tolls in North Carolina
After announcing my opposition to tolls on I-95 last week, I have now taken the next step by drafting legislation to prevent the proposal from taking place. I hope this bill will generate the support of the entire North Carolina Congressional Delegation in order to protect our economy from the crippling harm these tolls would impose on our citizens and businesses. More information on these bills can be found in this newsletter Also this week, I voted for the JOBS …