This is National Rose Month, celebrating America’s favorite flower, grown in all 50 states. One of the world’s biggest floral celebrations is going on now and will pack in its greatest activity through June — the Portland, Oregon Rose Festival, founded in 1907. Portland is called the City of Roses, and its many rose-themed celebrations began early in May and continue into July. Among the numerous events making up the festival are a youth silent film festival, a treasure hunt, …
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Middle and High School News June 1-5, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 3, Issue 39 A Publication for Middle and High Schools June 1-5, 2015 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS ? State end-of-grade tests are administered on Wednesday and Thursday to students in grades 6-8 in the middle schools. ? …
Narcotics Arrest and One Person Wanted on Related Charges – Reward Offered
On Friday, May 29, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit executed a search warrant at 415 S. Cooper Drive Apt. 7D, Henderson. The resident, Jaquel Stevens, 22, of that address was charged with several narcotic related charges. Stevens was charged with possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and/or deliver marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a dwelling for keeping/selling a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Stevens was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing …
Elementary School News June 1-5, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2 Issue 39 June 1-5, 2015 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS The N.C. Science exam is being administered online to fourth and fifth-grade students at elementary schools on either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. SCHOOL EVENTS FOR …
Vance County Schools – Key Club Community Service Project
The Northern Vance High School Key Club members have worked hard during most of this school year to complete a community service project to raise funds and purchase items to donate for use by needy families at three public service assistance organizations. Chris Pendergrass, president of the Key Club, has led the efforts by his fellow members to make valuable donations to Area Christians Together in Service (ACTS), Infinite Possibilities and the Community Partners for Hope Inc. Men’s Shelter. Several …
Representative Nathan Baskerville Newsletter
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Tuesday Open Line
On this date 91 years ago, Congress passed — and President Coolidge signed — the Indian Citizenship Act, which stated “all noncitizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States be, and they are hereby declared to be, citizens of the United States: Provided that the granting of such citizenship shall not in any manner impair or otherwise affect the right of any Indian to tribal or other property.” Prior to this act, about two-thirds of American Indians …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: An Honorary Inductee
Video of the Week I spoke with The Washington Times about the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States and what my amendment, the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act, will do to assist victims. The anti-human trafficking legislation we passed in Congress, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, is on its way to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Watch my interview by clicking here or on the picture above. Weekly Update One …
Vance County Regional Farmers Market Advisory Board June 4th, 2015
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, June 4th, 2 pm. The meeting will be held at the Farmers Market in the classroom. The meeting is open to all. For more information, e-mail farmersmarket@vancecounty.org or call 252-438-8188.
Louisburg College Announces the Roger G. and Gaile Davenport Taylor Honors Program
LOUISBURG, N.C.—The Honors Program is proud to celebrate its first graduating class with a $100,000 gift from Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. Taylor ’68. The gift will allow the program to further its mission of encouraging, communicating and rewarding academic excellence and leadership. The College is proud to name the program the Roger G. and Gaile Davenport Taylor Honors Program. An additional gift from Don Parrott ’63 will allow the program to further support student scholarships for the program. “I am most grateful …
Vance County Board of Education Called Board Meeting June 3rd, 2015
Vance County Board of Education Called Meeting Wednesday, June 3, 2015 5:30 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center Superintendent’s Conference Room at 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C. 27536 AGENDA Call to Order * II. Approval of Meeting Agenda * III. Executive Session – Personnel * IV. Adjournment * Requires Board Action
White House Weekly Address: Pass the USA Freedom Act
In this week’s address, the President addressed critical pieces of national security business that remained unfinished when the Senate left town. This Sunday at midnight, key tools used to protect against terrorist threats are set to expire. The USA Freedom Act strikes a balance between security and privacy, reauthorizing important measures that give our national security professionals the authorities they use to keep us safe, while also implementing reforms that enhance the privacy and civil liberties of our citizens. But …
Monday Open Line
The first public phone booth was installed on this date in 1880 in New Haven, Connecticut, just four years after the telephone was invented. These first public telephones were supervised by attendants, while those operated by coins came along nine years later. Today, it’s rare to see a pay phone beyond transportation terminals, but the latest models have computer-like features, and worldwide, some booths are converting to wireless fidelity hot spots. Now, almost 98 percent of U.S. households have telephone …
Vance County Board of Education Personnel Committee Meeting June 2nd, 2015 Canceled
The Personnel Committee Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at 8:30am has been cancelled.
Michael Bobbitt: Notes from the Peanut Gallery (Vance County BoC May 26th, 2015)
The six active members of our Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting Tuesday night to discuss a personnel matter in closed session and to finalize the 2014 – 2015 fiscal year budget. There was no formal announcement following the closed door session. There may have been an informal announcement at the conclusion of the almost four hour meeting when the interim county manager said he would no longer be attending commissioners meeting after Friday. Budget Work Session Chairman …
Newsletter from the Office of Sen. Angela R. Bryant
Halifax, Nash, Vance, Warren and Wilson Counties District – 4 Senator Angela R. Bryant Volume II, Issue XIII Thursday, May 28, 2015 To unsubscribe to this newsletter, please click here NEWS FROM RALEIGH… I always welcome your comments, project updates, suggestions, and visits. My office door and electronic door are always open to you! You are also invited to attend any and all Sessions and Committees. Visit the website for Session and Committee …
Vance County Board of Commissioners HR Committee Meeting June 1st, 2015
Vance County’s HR Committee (Brown, Taylor and Wilder) is scheduled to meet Monday, June 1 at 5:00 p.m. in the County Manager’s Office. The purpose is to discuss personnel matters. Note: all commissioners are invited to attend.
Estate of Long-Time VGCC Art Instructor Benefits College, Students
For more than four decades, the name Lelia Brigham was synonymous with Vance-Granville Community College. A continuing education art instructor since practically the beginning of the college in the fall of 1969, Brigham had a longer association with VGCC as an instructor than anyone else prior to her death in December 2014. VGCC officials were recently informed that Brigham’s estate has left the college nearly $400,000, with additional assets pending. Through this bequest, Brigham continues the legacy of learning to …
High School Students study Biotech at VGCC Workshop
Four local high school students participated in the third annual Vance-Granville Community College Biotech Workshop, held over the course of two Saturdays in May. VGCC Bioprocess Technology program head Dr. Tara Hamilton conducted the workshop with assistance from one of her students, Melissa Messner of Wilton. The participating students hailed from South Granville High School, Granville Early College High School, Warren County High School and J.F. Webb High School. Students had the chance to work in the state-of-the-art biotech laboratory …
Local Principal Completes Leadership Program
Andrew Swanner, Executive Director of Oxford Preparatory School, recently completed the Distinguished Leadership Program (DLP), a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals designed and provided by the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principal’s Association in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and UNC-LearnNC. The Distinguished Leadership in Practice Program (DLP) uses a non-traditional professional development model that is aligned to the performance evaluation standards adopted by the State Board of Education for North Carolina’s school …