Zeb Vance Elementary School students are shown standing in front of a large bulletin board display for the school’s annual Salvation Army Canned Food Drive. The Food Drive ended on December 8 with students, parents, staff members and community members donating 711 total food items to be given to needy families in the area during the holidays. The large cupcake display on the bulletin board was created by Zeb Vance’s art teacher Kristen Ciannamea, with the help of some of …
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Vance County Schools Honors Recent Retirees
An audience of about 150 people gathered in the cafeteria of Northern Vance High School during the evening of December 10 to honor 37 long-time employees who retired by the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Former U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton, who represented Vance County in the U.S. House of Represent-atives, was the featured speaker for the evening. She urged all of the honorees to enjoy their retirement and to continue to contribute to their communities. “You have …
Vance County School’s Blakebrough and Crosson Earn Doctoral Degrees
Donna Blakebrough, an assistant principal at Henderson Middle School, and Jacqueline Crosson, assistant principal at New Hope Elementary School and Pinkston Street Elementary School, have earned doctoral degrees in education. Both were notified in late October of their success in completing requirements for the degrees. Blakebrough earned her doctorate in school leadership and administration from N.C. State University. Crosson earned her doctorate in educational leadership with a concentration in curriculum and instruction from the University of Phoenix. Blakebrough …
Wednesday Open Line
One of the most familiar and cherished Christmas stories has been around a long time — 172 years in fact. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the 1843 publication of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” with sales starting on December 19. The first print run of 6,000 copies sold out in a week and the book has never been out of print. The tale about the reformation of Ebenezer Scrooge and his “Bah, humbug!” dismissal of the Christmas season became a …
City of Henderson Upcoming Holiday Schedules
Henderson City Hall will be closed: Christmas – December 23, 24 and 25, 2015. (Wednesday – Friday) New Years Day – Friday, January 1, 2016 The City of Henderson Public Services Department Sanitation Division will follow the schedule below for the December holiday schedule. Sanitation-Brush and Recycling by the City December-24th Christmas Eve will be collected on Wednesday December 23rd December-25th Christmas Day-collection will be on Thursday December 24th & – No recycling this week Garbage Collection-Waste Industries December-25th Christmas …
Representative Nathan Bakserville December 2015 Newsletter
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Student Government Association leaders take office at VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College’s Student Government Association (SGA) has installed a group of officers to serve during the 2015-2016 year. In September, elections for the top five offices were conducted online, giving all students a chance to participate. The winners of these elections included President Aleria Perry of Henderson, a student in the College Transfer program; Vice President Cassandra Saroza of Louisburg, a College Transfer/Franklin County Early College High School student; Secretary/Treasurer Isabelle Louise Snyder of Butner, a College Transfer/Granville Early …
Vance County Schools Host Local Leaders
Elected officials and business leaders in Vance County participated in a “Community to Schools” event on December 9, hosted by Vance County Schools. Approximately 30 officials and business leaders participated in the half-day event which was designed to show them the everyday operations of our schools and to highlight the many good things happening in local public schools. The participants included members of the Henderson City Council, Vance County Board of Commissioners, Vance-Granville Community College department directors, Henderson-Vance Chamber …
Tuesday Open Line
America’s first life insurance policy issued by a general insurance company was issued on this date in 1794 in Philadelphia. The Insurance Company of North America was organized two years earlier, capitalized at $600,000. But the life insurance venture proved short-lived, as only six policies were written in five years, and the service was dropped in 1804. The Insurance Company of North America still exists as a subsidiary of a multinational insurance group. Now, of course, life insurance is an …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday December 14th, 2015
Henderson City Council Regular Meeting on Monday, 14 December 2015 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 Download the full agenda here: 20151214_coh_agenda_packet.pdf I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. OPENING REMARKSIn order to provide for the highest standards of ethical behavior and Transparency in Governanceas well as provide for good and open government, the City Council has approved Core Valuesregarding Ethical Behavior1 and Transparency in Governance2. The …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Closing Loopholes to Ensure Our Safety
Photo of the Week This week in the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing my bill, H.R. 4153 the Educating to Prevent Eating Disorders Act of 2015, was considered. In the photo above, Dr. Ovidio Bermudez, Chief Clinical Officer adn Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Services who testified in support of my bill. Weekly Update This week, the House continued its work to keep ensure the safety and security of the American people. We passed legislation that would …
Senator Richard Burr: Repealing Common Core
This week, the Senate passed historic legislation that puts an end to the Common Core mandate. The Every Student Succeeds Act liberates NC kids from the mandates of Common Core and the US Department of Education by giving the power to make decisions about a child’s education back to local communities. I fought hard for an important provision in the bill that will bring equity back to how federal education dollars are allocated. For too long, North Carolina has been …
White House Weekly Address: Standing Strong in the Face of Terrorism
In this week’s address, the President praised our country’s resilience in the face of terrorism, and discussed how we will keep America safe. Our military has been stepping up its campaign to destroy ISIL, and our airstrikes are hitting ISIL harder than ever before. The President emphasized that we will continue to move forward on all fronts, which is why this week he will go to the Pentagon to review our military campaign, and to the National Counterterrorism center to …
Monday Open Line
Among other special observances being noted in December is Learn a Foreign Language Month, with the goal of getting people to broaden their outlook on the world by taking a course in another language. Increasingly, many different languages are heard across the nation. In the U.S., nearly 61 million people over age 5, or 21 percent, speak a language other than English at home. The leading non-English language is Spanish at nearly 37 million. It’s a long drop to second …
Christmas With The Embers Friday December 11th, 2015 at VGCC Civic Center
Great Christmas present for the office or just for a friend or family member. Get your Christmas started out right…enjoy some beautiful Christmas Classics and more!! The Christmas holidays will be here before you know it, bringing along aromas of cinnamon and gingerbread, stores packed to the brim with shoppers and plenty of local events to make this season count. So, where to begin? Why not stop in at the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce and purchase tickets to this year’s …
Vance County Board of Education Meeting Monday December 14th, 2015
I. Call to Order II. Moment of Silence * III. Approval of Minutes * IV. Reorganization of Board * V. Approval of Meeting Agenda VI. Recognitions/Announcements A. NCSBA Poster Contest Winners VII. Comments from the Public (Citizens who would like to address the Board may do so by completing Form BDDH-E, Public Participation at Board Meetings. This request must be made by noon one working day preceding the regular Board meeting. The form may be obtained by calling the Administrative …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Protect children’s information this holiday season
A massive breach of customer data from toy manufacturer VTech is a timely reminder to guard your child’s personal information this holiday season. According to a statement from the company, data on about 6.4 million children and about 4.9 million parents were affected worldwide. Information like children’s names and dates of birth and parents’ email addresses, passwords, and security questions were stolen and could be used by thieves to gain access to other accounts. If you register toys, …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, December 11th. Throughout history, debt had been a criminal offense, with penalties ranging from enslavement to mutilation. In Colonial America, some debtors were branded or whipped in public, but most were thrown in jail, debt being the only crime for which long-term imprisonment was common. But this month in 1821, Kentucky became the first state to abolish debtors’ prison. The nation followed with a federal ban in 1832. Americans are fortunate in the more forgiving attitudes toward debt, encouraged …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Dec. 10 on North Carolina Weekend, “Collecting Carolina” visits the Mordecai House in Raleigh. Learn some local history at the Museum and Archives of Rockingham County in Reidsville. Discover the variety available at Wilkes Hardware in North Wilkesboro. Take a tour and lift a glass at Sierra Nevada Brewery in Mills River. And get in the holiday spirit with the North Carolina Arboretum Winter Lights Show in Asheville. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North …
Resurfacing of Capital Boulevard Bridge at Peace Street Planned for this Saturday
Raleigh – Motorists who travel on northbound Capital Boulevard over the 67-year-old Peace Street bridge in downtown Raleigh will soon be getting a smoother ride. The roadway section and the approaches to the bridge are scheduled to be milled and resurfaced this Saturday, December 12. The work is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m., and should be done by mid- afternoon. For the safety of the paving crew, alternating lanes closures will be in effect so motorists should expect delays and …