State Board of Education staff have scheduled two public hearings to receive feedback on the High School Accreditation Framework and the NC General Assembly’s Read to Achieve Program. The High School Accreditation Framework public hearing will be held Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 1-3 p.m., in the 7th Floor State Board Lounge, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh. Session Law 2011-306 gave the State Board of Education the authority to accredit North Carolina high schools upon the request of a …
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Triangle North Healthcare Foundation 2nd Annual Golf Tournament Tuesday
Triangle North Healthcare Foundation will be having their 2nd Annual Golf Tournament on Tuesday, September 17th. Lunch will be at 12 noon with a 1PM shotgun start (rain date is Oct. 1st) at the Henderson Country Club. The Foundation Golf Tournament is a 4-person captain’s choice event (Superball). The cost is $150 per person and sponsorships are available. Proceeds from this event will benefit The Boys and Girls Club of North Central NC’s “Healthy Lifestyle Program.” More details are available …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
FIVE COUNTY BEEF TOUR Details and registration information available here: http://go.ncsu.edu/5cobeef YIELDS FROM LATE PLANTED SOYBEANS Q: Will these late-planted soybeans that now (September 11) have flowers and small pods amount to anything? Answer from J. Dunphy: Probably, but not with as high a yield as earlier-planted soybeans would have. Since soybeans are sensitive to day-length, they have their own built-in calendar. They know they are late. They’ll shorten up the time from planting until harvest. They probably don’t need a …
N.C. Pesticide Board announces September case settlements
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements for respondents in Catawba, Chatham, Davidson, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Henderson, Lincoln, Macon, Mecklenburg, Moore, Pitt, Sampson and Wake counties, as well as Pasadena, Texas. Jason M. Day, an employee of RiverCrest Golf Club in Hickory, agreed to pay $800 for applying restricted-use pesticides without being a licensed applicator. Esteban Gutierrez of Pittsboro agreed to pay $400 for applying pesticides without being a licensed applicator and for using Lesco Three-Way …
Swing For The Arts at Kerr Lake Country Club October 26th, 2013
2013 Southern Vance High School “Swing for the Arts” Golf Outing The art program at Southern Vance High School needs your help. With little to no budget for the art program, Mr. Garrison has established an annual fundraiser called Swing For The Arts, a golf tournament to benefit the art program. Location: Kerr Lake Country Club – Henderson, NC. October 26, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. Benefits: Southern Vance High School Art students and Art Club. Format and Guidelines: 4 man …
Hargrove named chair of Public Services at VGCC
Steven Hargrove of Henderson, a Criminal Justice Technology instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, was recently promoted to lead a department that includes several of the college’s curriculum programs that train students to serve the public. As Public Services department chair, he now oversees the VGCC Culinary Arts, Cosmetology and Paralegal Technology programs while also serving as head of the Criminal Justice program. Hargrove has been a VGCC instructor since 2002 and previously worked as a residential coordinator for VGFW Area …
VGCC offers Leadership Class at Franklin Campus
Vance-Granville Community College, in partnership with N.C. Cooperative Extension, will offer a one-day leadership class at the college’s Franklin County Campus. The class is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. (including a one-hour break for lunch) at the campus, which is located on N.C. Highway 56 just outside Louisburg. Rachel Monteverdi, a Family and Consumer Sciences agent with the N.C. Cooperative Extension office in Franklin County, will serve as instructor for the class, which will …
“The Entrepreneurial Equation” Free Seminar at VGCC Offered October 10th
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, called “The Entrepreneurial Equation,” on Thursday, October 10 from 6 until 7 p.m. in room 7136 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Will Jakes, a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones in Oxford, will be the instructor for this seminar, which is designed to help educate business owners about tools and strategies to help make building, running and preserving a business easier. Jakes will discuss key steps involved …
Donterio Deshawn Williams Arrested regarding downtown fire and damages
On September 5, 2013 members of the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division arrested Donterio Deshawn Williams, 23, of 87 Dalton Lane, Henderson for the charges of burning other building, and two counts of property damage. The charges stemmed from a series of earlier morning incidents in the downtown district that occurred on September 4, 2013. The first reported incident was a fire that was set in a trash can that occurred at the First United Methodist Church located on …
VGCC offers Disaster Preparedness seminar for Small Businesses
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar on disaster preparedness, called “Ready Business,” on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Room 401 at VGCC’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg. Rachel Monteverdi, a Family and Consumer Sciences agent with the N.C. Cooperative Extension office in Franklin County, will serve as instructor for the seminar. Monteverdi will provide information on how preparing for a disaster can save a small business, lives, merchandise and money. …
VGCC Cash Flow Seiminar Being Offered September 17th
Cash Flow Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Instructor: Tom Robinson Location: Bldg 7, Room 7308 (Main Campus) Cost: FREE This session will focus on cash flow management as well as understanding the basic financial statements used by lenders and investors to evaluate companies. Participants will learn strategies to increase cash management skills and financial decision-making abilities. Interested in attending? Please register here. ANd it’s not too late to sign up for these exciting SEMINARs being …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Sweetheart scammers trolling cemeteries as well as dating websites
While most sweetheart scams now start online, sweetheart scams that happen the old fashioned way– face-to-face—are still a concern. Worried relatives recently contacted our office to report that a widow is being deceived by a sweetheart scammer who first approached her while she was visiting her husband’s grave in a local cemetery. The scammer quickly wormed his way into her heart, her home and her bank account. Regardless of whether the scam happens in person or online, victims often refuse …
Preparations for Northern Vance and Southern Vance Football Game Friday Night
Vance County Schools is asking for cooperation from our community from students, parents and local residents who plan to attend the Northern Vance and Southern Vance football game this Friday night. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Raider Stadium at Southern Vance High School. A large crowd is expected to attend the game. To ensure that spectators are in their seats by the beginning of the game, school officials are encouraging students, parents and other individuals who plan …
Henderson –Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes of The Month – Rewards Offered
Hit & Run Personal Injury Case: On August 11, 2013 at approximately 9:51 P.M., members of the Henderson Police Department responded to the area of North Pinkston Street and Adams Street in reference to a hit and run involving personal injury. When Officers arrived on scene, the vehicle involved had already left the scene. The pedestrian was identified as Doral Dunston of 1775 Spring Valley Road. The Henderson Police Department encourages anyone with information related to this case to contact …
VGCC offers Wire-Wrapped Jewelry class
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a two-hour class in which participants will learn how to make unique, elegant pieces of jewelry. The “Jewelry: Wire-Wrapped Rings & Earrings” class is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. until noon on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. During this class, instructor Alison Beal of Wake Forest will lead participants through the process of making a pair of wire-wrapped earrings and a wire-wrapped ring. As this is a so-called “make it, …
VGCC Education Students complete afterschool training
Several Vance-Granville Community College students recently completed special training for afterschool program administrators and staff members. For the first time, VGCC School-Age Education program head Jacquelin Heath incorporated the “Upping Your Afterschool Game” course content into a curriculum course, School-Age Program Administration (EDU 263), this summer. Heath’s program offers an Associate in Applied Science degree and a diploma in School-Age Education, as well as a School-Age Care certificate. “Providing the North Carolina Afterschool Professional Development Competency Training allowed our curriculum …
Eaton-Johnson Middle School, VGCC renew Partnership
Vance-Granville Community College and Eaton-Johnson Middle School in Henderson have formed a renewed partnership, building upon a tradition of collaboration to help prepare young students for higher education. “At Eaton-Johnson, we’re not talking with our kids about whether or not they will graduate from high school,” said Dr. Larry Webb, the middle school’s principal. “Instead, we are expecting them to graduate from high school, and we’re talking to them about where they are going to college.” Webb wants his students …
NCDPI Receives 170 Letters of Intent to Open Charter Schools in 2015
Interested nonprofit organizations have submitted 170 Letters of Intent to apply to open a public charter school in August 2015. The letters were delivered to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction by noon on Sept. 6 and signal that the groups plan to submit a charter proposal to the NCDPI’s Office of Charter Schools by 5 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2013. More information about the organizations that submitted a Letter of Intent is available on the Office of Charter Schools …
Mountain State Fair offers free admission during Ingles Day, Sept. 11
FLETCHER — Fairgoers can help their community and earn free admission to the N.C. Mountain State Fair during Ingles Day. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, visitors can get free admission to the fair by donating five cans of Laura Lynn brand food from Ingles at the gate. “The fair is committed to educating the public about the farmers who grow and raise our food, but there are a lot of people out there who don’t know where they are going to …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
GARDEN PATH NEWSLETTER Our latest issue, published by the Extension Master Gardeners of Warren and Vance Counties, is available here: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/SEPTEMBER-2013.pdf PESTICIDE DISPOSAL DAY November 14, 10 am to 2 pm, Warren County (location TBA). NEW PEAK SEASON SOIL TESTING FEE The NCDA&CS will charge $4/sample for samples received December through March. Get your samples in to the Warren or Vance Extension Center by 11/26 and we will deliver them for you so you can avoid the fee. PESTICIDE DISPOSAL …