Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting Monday March 7th, 2016 Download the full agenda packet here: 20160307_vcboc_agenda_packet.pdf Invocation Ruby “Charlie” Rhodes, Youth Pastor InternSouth Henderson Pentecostal Holiness ChurchRecognition of Leadership-Vance Participants 1. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – each speaker is limited to five minutes) 2. Public Hearing 6:00 p.m. Stuart Litvin, Economic Development Dir.Economic Development IncentiveProfilform – 101 Eastern Minerals LLC 3. Appointment 6:15 p.m. Porcha Brooks, Tax AdministratorBusiness Personal Property Appeal 4. Water …
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Public School Dropout Rate Experiences Slight Increase in 2014-15
North Carolina’s public school dropout rate slightly increased in 2014-15 according to the Consolidated Data Report today presented to State Board of Education members at their March meeting. The state’s dropout rate rose to 2.39 percent from 2.28 percent the previous year. The .11 percentage point increase was the first increase in the dropout rate since 2006-07, when the dropout rate increased from 5.04 to 5.24. In 2014-15, 11,190 students dropped out of school as opposed to the 10,404 students …
Reportable Public School Crimes and Consequences Increase in 2014-15; Long-Term Suspensions Decrease Slightly
The total number of reportable acts of school crime, short-term suspensions, expulsions, and the use of corporal punishment increased in 2014-15 while the number of long-term suspensions decreased slightly according to the Consolidated Data Report today presented to the State Board of Education. The total number of reportable acts of school crime increased 2.1 percent, the first increase in three years, while the number of students in North Carolina public schools was at an all-time high of 1,537,643. State Superintendent …
VGCC students show their ‘heart’ with candy service project
Students in the SkillsUSA chapter at Vance-Granville Community College recently completed a sweet service project connected to Valentine’s Day. Members of the organization collected donations of candy and then packaged and delivered the treats to children and to residents of area nursing facilities, a few days before the holiday. Destinations for the candy included Brantwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Oxford), Masonic Home for Children (Oxford), Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation (Henderson), Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Henderson), Senior Citizens Home …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, March 4th. The first woman to serve in Congress took her seat on this date in 1917. Barely a month later, Jeannette Rankin of Montana shortly became one of the few representatives to vote against entry into World War I, a stand that contributed to her defeat when she ran for the Senate in 1918. Absent for 24 years, she reentered Congress by winning a seat in the 1940 elections. Putting her pacifist principles ahead of office holding, she …
Focus, Henderson – Vance Chamber of Commerce Newsletter January 2016
Download the full newsletter here: HVCC January Focus 2016.pdf
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of March 3 on North Carolina Weekend, take a walk on the wild side at the “Extreme Mammals” exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Test your skills at Cipher Escape, a llve escape game in Morrisville. Watch restoration work at Big Oak Restoration in Mebane. Enjoy the great outdoors at Elk Knob State Park in Todd. And the “House Special” samples the fare at Salt & Lime Cabo Grill in Raleigh. (Please note: …
Vance County Properties Committee Meeting March 7th, 2016
Vance County’s Properties Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, March 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the administrative conference room. The purpose is to review offers to purchase foreclosed properties. All commissioners are invited to attend.
Rebuilding Hope New Building Fundraiser March 7th, 2016
Rebuilding Hope is celebrating 10 years of service to the Vance County community on March 7th, 2016 with a fundraiser event involving acquiring the Coca Cola Bottling Co. Plant on Raleigh Road. The move will provide needed space to expand services and at the same time restore and preserve an important historic landmark. Durham Coca Cola Bottling Co. has gifted over half the price of the property but we still need to raise $250,000 to purchase the plant and make needed …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: “Fake message from boss” scam hitting NC churches
Scammers are using phony but real-looking emails to try to steal thousands of dollars from North Carolina churches. A church in central North Carolina nearly fell victim recently, and other churches in the state have also reported the scam to their bank. How the scam works An employee of the church’s finance office receives the email, which appears to be sent by the pastor or another high-level person at the church. The message instructs the employee to send thousands of …
Thursday Open Line
Children have worked for family enterprises like farms and small shops for countless generations. But child labor in mines and the often-dangerous factories arising from the Industrial Revolution was quickly regarded as a social ill. In response, Massachusetts became the first state to regulate child labor on this date in 1842. The modest measure prohibited children under the age of 12 from working more than 10 hours a day. Now, all states have statutes regulating child labor, and nationally, the …
Rural Infrastructure Authority Grants Will Support 152 New Jobs Across NC
Governor Pat McCrory announced on February 18 that grant and loan requests totaling more than $3.7 million have been awarded, the result of action taken by the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA). The RIA awards include commitments to create a total of 152 new jobs. “Job creation begins with modern infrastructure,” said Governor McCrory. “By funding utility improvements, access roads and building upgrades, these grants will enable small and mid-sized communities across North Carolina to embrace exciting opportunities for …
VGCC Warren Campus hosts Agricultural Taxes workshop
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center is inviting local farmers and budding entrepreneurs to a free workshop, entitled “Understanding Agricultural Business Taxes,” on Monday, March 28, at VGCC’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton. Dinner will be served starting at 5 p.m., with the presentation following from 5:30 until 8 p.m. The instructor will be North Carolina State University Extension Specialist Guido van der Hoeven. He will discuss tax issues in the specific context of agricultural businesses, including sales taxes, …
Be careful when burning debris in spring
The N.C. Forest Service is urging residents across the state to think safety and exercise caution during the spring fire season, which typically lasts from March to May. During the spring fire season, people do a lot of yard work that often includes burning leaves and yard debris. There are many factors to consider before doing any burning. “If you’re thinking about burning debris, contact your county forest ranger first,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “The forest ranger can …
Educators Encouraged to Take NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey
Teachers, do you have sufficient access to adequate school facilities and resources? Do you have support of parents and the community at your school? Do you have leadership opportunities and are you involved in decision-making at the school level? Starting March 1st, 2016, school-based licensed educators in all 115 North Carolina school districts and charter schools will have an opportunity to answer these and many more questions on the 8th biennial statewide NC Teacher Working Conditions (TWC) Survey. The NC …
Aycock Elementary Science Fair Winners
Students who captured top honors in the Fifth-Grade Science Fair at Aycock Elementary School have been announced. Those earning top recognition are Sam Boyd, first place for his project on “How Much Energy Does It Take to Bounce a Basketball?”; Jacob Newcomb, second place for his project on “Have You Tried Making Colors With Light?”; and Ahzaiah Williams, third place for his project on “Can You Keep Candy Cool by Using the Power of Evaporation?” The winners are shown, from left to …
Wednesday Open Line
The capital of the vanquished Confederacy was the site of the first chartered black-owned bank in the U.S. Known as the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, it founded on this date in 1888 by former slave and Union Army veteran William Washington Browne. Opened in 1889, its deposits on the first day totaled $1,269. The bank provided mortgage loans and other banking services that were difficult for African-Americans to obtain in the segregated, repressive …
VGCC Male Mentoring leaders take office
The Male Mentoring program at Vance-Granville Community College recently installed students to serve as officers and to represent the group at special events. The new leaders include President Christopher Ford of Manson, a Warren Early College High School/College Transfer student; Vice President Bradley Gooch of Oxford, a student in the Computer Technology Integration – Web Design & Support program; and Recorder/Treasurer Christopher Blue of Henderson, a Vance County Early College High School/College Transfer student. Ford is at the top of …
Thomas Jefferson makes first visit to VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College students, faculty, staff and members of the community recently felt that they were in the presence of one of our nation’s Founding Fathers, when Bill Barker, in character as President Thomas Jefferson, presented the first in a series of three lectures. Barker has a local connection, as his father was an Oxford native and he has many relatives in Granville County. The college’s Arts and Sciences division is offering a spring lecture series featuring Barker, the critically …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: In Washington This Week…
Video of the Week In recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, an annual campaign that sheds light on a disease that affects 30 million Americans, I spoke on the House floor about my bill, H.R. 4153. This legislation, the Educating to Prevent Eating Disorders Act, is a bipartisan bill I introduced that will create a pilot program in middle schools to educate counselors, teachers and nurses about the symptoms. Click here to watch the full video! Weekly …