WASHINGTON, DC — Next week, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will make a series of stops in North Carolina’s First Congressional District, ranging from meeting with residents opposed to tolls on Interstate 95 (I-95) to a tour of Halifax Regional’s Mammography Center. On Monday, Butterfield will meet with executives from supermarket chain Food Lion to explore ways to bring smaller stores to food desert communities. Tuesday, the Congressman will meet with a group of community leaders and local business owners …
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Senator Richard Burr Update
As the Senate continues to amend and debate the transportation bill, I wanted to update you on other things that have been going on in Washington this week. Protecting Americans from Public Health Emergencies and Bioterror Attacks On Thursday, the Senate passed my bill, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 (PAHPA), which will help to prepare our nation to respond to medical and public health emergencies, whether naturally occurring or the result of a chemical, biological, radiological, …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday March 12th
The City of Henderson will hold a City Council meeting Monday, March 12th at 6:00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers. Please see the full agenda packet below: 20120312_coh_regular_meeting_packet (62 pages)
Friday / Weekend Open Line
March is Women’s History Month. The first state college for women was created this month in 1884 in Mississippi. Known as the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, classes opened in the fall of the next year on the campus of a former college in Columbus. Now called the Mississippi University for Women, it has been ranked as one of the top schools in the annual list of “America’s Best Colleges.” Now coed, the school has many of the buildings on its imposing …
Henderson-Vance County EDC Board Meeting Wednesday March 14th
The March 2012 Henderson-Vance County EDC Board meeting is Wednesday, March 14th at 8:30 a.m. at Maria Parham Medical Center Board Room
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting Monday March 12th
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday night, March 12, 2012. Topics include New Farmers Market facility, Cooperative Extension programs updates, appearance commission on the Rockbridge Cemetery, Jordan McMillen with Darrin McClure of Mid-Atlantic Associates and a county fee schedule revision, and re-zoning requests. Also, water project matters, spring litter sweep, Economic Development Grants, Lease Agreement for backup 911 center and various reports from county agencies. Download the full packet here: 20120312_vcboc_agenda_packet
Vance County Board of Education Meeting Monday March 12
Please see the full agenda packet here 20120312_vcboe_agenda_full
Henderson On NC Map for Suggested Retirement Areas
In support of the N.C. Dept. of Commerce’s Community Development Division and its Certified Retirement Community Program, the Division of Tourism has launched RetireNC.com, a new microsite within the VisitNC.com family of sites. RetireNC.com provides an easy gateway for prospective retirees wanting to learn more about the quality of life advantages of retiring in North Carolina. The site provides an overview of retirement areas and those communities that have successfully completed the state’s certification process. Lumberton is featured as North …
VGCC to host Community Band Festival
Vance-Granville Community College will bring together its own community band with others from around the region for the third annual North Carolina Community Band Festival on Saturday, March 31 at the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Henderson. Members of the Greensboro Concert Band, Durham Community Concert Band and the Vance-Granville Community Band will attend clinics by professional musicians during the day. Among the sessions will be a woodwind clinic by Jimmy Gilmore, who served as the Principal …
Butterfield Gets Hearing on Veterans’ Education Equity Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow the House Veteran Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will consider Congressman G. K. Butterfield’s (NC-01) bill, H.R. 3483, the Veterans’ Education Equity Act during a hearing. The bill would equalize education funds allotted to veterans for both public and private colleges. Currently, the law caps the education benefit amount for veterans who enroll in private schools at $17,500, but limits the education benefit for those who enroll in public schools to the amount charged for in-state …
White House Energy Update: An All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy
In his February 23rd speech at the University of Miami, President Obama addressed the energy issue on everyone’s minds – gas prices. He detailed his all-of-the-above energy strategy that expands production of America’s energy resources, like oil and natural gas; promotes energy efficiency to save consumers and businesses money; and supports a wide variety of clean energy technologies. In Miami, President Obama announced new programs that will provide $30 million for natural gas vehicle fuel research and $14 million for …
Thursday Open Line
This is National Peanut Month — celebrating one of the nation’s favorite foods. They are enjoyed in many ways — roasted in the shell as a snack while watching sports events, used in salads and stir-fry recipes, in cookies and, of course, ground into peanut butter. The idea of honoring the peanut began as a special week in 1941 and has been a month long observance since 1974. Americans eat an average of some 6-1/2 pounds of shelled peanuts a year …
Produce Growers and Farmers Market Vendors
Message from Agricultural Extension Agent, Vance/Warren Counties Paul McKenzie – Just wanted to remind you of Thursday’s program (Thursday, 3/8, 10 am at the Vance County Extension Office). I will cover food safety basics for produce growers and farmers market vendors. If you raise produce to sell, you SHOULD NOT miss this meeting. Also Just a reminder that our next Forestry program will be a Tax Update, presented by Dr. Mark Megalos of NCSU Extension Forestry Department. We will meet …
Butterfield Remembers Congressman Donald M. Payne
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement on the passing of his friend and colleague, Congressman Donald M. Payne (NJ-10): “It is with deep sadness that I express my condolences to the family and staff of Congressman Donald Payne. Donald Payne was an effective leader who tirelessly served the people of New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, and citizens of the world, for more than twenty years. Donald was known for his unwavering commitment to equal …
Wednesday Open Line
In the State of the Union, President Obama introduced a basic principle: Every homeowner who is current on his or her payments ought to have a chance to refinance their mortgage at today’s historically low rates. To make that idea a reality for everyone, Congress must take action. But today, the President is taking another step to make refinancing easier for millions of Americans who have government-sponsored mortgages. He’s cutting fees — to help families save money and make refinancing …
Gary Morgan: Government Employees & The Rise Of A Powerful Social Class
Gary Morgan; Spritual Reflections of an Economic & Political Nature; Government Employees & The Rise Of A Powerful Social Class GOVERNMENT DEPENDENTS have fast become the most powerful social class in the United States and all of western culture. And while we have long identified and often complained about two groups in this class, those being Social Security and Welfare recipients, another and perhaps even more powerful group exists. How more powerful you might ask? . They make and enforce …
Granville Early College High School reported zero dropouts in 2010-11
Granville Early College High School, which is operated as a partnership between Granville County Schools and Vance-Granville Community College, was recently cited for its success in dropout prevention in reports from the North Carolina State Board of Education and the N.C. New Schools Project. In fact, the new data showed that GECHS lost no students to dropping out during the 2010-2011 academic year. Not only GECHS but also similar schools across the state appear to be succeeding in their goals …
VGCC Names 292 to Dean’s List
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 292 students earned Dean’s List honors for the fall semester that ended in December 2011. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and have no grade lower than “B” while carrying at least 12 semester hours, according to VGCC Vice President of Instruction Dr. Angela Ballentine. Fall Semester Dean’s List honorees are listed below by program area and then by residence. Accounting: Kyndall D. Crudup of …
New Charter School Oxford Preparatory High School Offers Informational Meetings
Community/Parent Information meetings will be held for a new charter high school to be located in Oxford, NC. Monday, 3/12/2012 6:30pm-8pm @ Richard Thornton Library (large meeting room) 210 Main Street (corner of Spring St.) Oxford, NC 27565 Monday, 3/19/2012 6:30pm-8pm @ H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library (large meeting room) 205 Breckenridge Street, Henderson, NC 27536 Tuesday, 3/20/2012 …
New Data: The Affordable Care Act in Your State
For North Carolina specifically: How Many People With Medicare Saved Money on Prescription Drugs and How Much Did They Save Thanks to Health Reform?108,198 people with a cumulative savings of $65,161,683 How Many People With Medicare Have Received Free Preventive Services Thanks to Health Reform?1,161,976 people How Many People’s Private Insurance Has Added Coverage of Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing Thanks to Health Reform?1,564,000 people, consisting of 403,000 children and 1,161,000 adults How Many People No Longer Have a Lifetime …