RALEIGH — Flue-cured tobacco growers in North Carolina will vote Jan. 23 on whether to continue an assessment to fund export promotion and expansion activities by Tobacco Associates Inc. The amount of the assessment would be no more than one-fifth of 1 cent per pound of flue-cured tobacco sold. The assessment would be in effect for the 2013 through 2015 marketing years. Voting will take place at N.C. Cooperative Extension offices in counties where flue-cured tobacco is grown. Any tobacco …
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New Charter High School Names Swanner Executive Director
At Thursday’s board of directors meeting for Oxford Preparatory High School, the Board named Andrew Swanner as Executive Director of the school. Swanner is one of the founding educators of the school and led the writing of the extensive charter application. Board Chair, Shawn Spence, said, “The Board voted unanimously to offer Mr. Andrew Swanner the position and is confident that he is best suited to lead the school. He has shown himself to be instrumental in the charter application …
NC Cooperative Extension Class Cancellation
From Paul McKenzie: Due to low registration, the produce safety meeting for Thursday, 1/17 has been cancelled. We will send out a notice if we decide to reschedule. If you were planning to register, but had not yet done so, please let me know as that will help me gauge interest for a possible future meeting. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Ag Forum will offer economic and policy outlook Jan. 31 at State Fairgrounds
RALEIGH — The economic and policy outlook for North Carolina agriculture will be on the agenda at the eighth annual Ag Development ForumThursday, Jan. 31, at the State Fairgrounds. The forum will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Holshouser Building. Dr. Nick Piggott, an agricultural economist at N.C. State University, will be the keynote speaker. The forum also will feature Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler’s annual State of Agriculture address, and representatives of N.C. agribusinesses will share …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Don’t respond to alarming security system pitch
A call reporting that burglaries are on the rise in your neighborhood would be enough to get anyone’s attention. But if the call includes a pitch for a new home security system, don’t fall for it. More than 600 North Carolina consumers contacted us last year to report telemarketing calls pitching alarm systems. The calls often start with an alarming recorded message that says the FBI or SBI has noticed a spike in burglaries and “reports a break in every …
Vance County NC Cooperative Extension Updates
MUSCADINE GRAPE WORKSHOP January 25, 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m., Registration Fee: $10. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Farming Systems near Goldsboro. Featured Speaker: Dr. Sara Spayd, NCSU Department of Horticulture and Linda Hall, A Secret Garden Winery. This workshop will cover the basics of Muscadine Grape production.Registration Forms at: http://go.ncsu.edu/muscadine. GRANVILLE COUNTY COGGIN’S CLINICS FOR HORSE OWNERS Feb 2, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Flat River Vet Feb 8, 2-4 pm, Large Animal Vet Services Feb 9, 8:30 am to …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday January 14th, 2013
Download the full agenda packet here: 20130114_coh_agenda_packet
Update on Department of Social Services Threat
On January 11, 2013 the Henderson Police Department received two additional tips that a crime of violence would be occurring at one of the Vance County Department of Social Services locations. Upon further investigation by members of the Henderson Police Department, detectives were able to determine the location where the tips were being transmitted from. Detectives obtained search warrants for 1409 Reservoir Street and 707 S. Carolina Ave, Henderson. Search warrants were executed. Sharon Marrow, 38, of 707 S. Carolina …
Vance County Schools Drop Out and Suspensions
Vance County Public Schools had fewer drop outs in 2011-2012 school year than the 2010-2011 school year. The 2010-2011 was 129 drop outs, with 2011-2012 having 127 drop outs. However, the rate of drop outs increased from 2010-2011 of 5.55% to 2011-2012 of 5.70%. Previous stats are 2009-2010 drop outs counted 153, 2008-2009 drop outs were 171 and 2007-2008 were 145. North Carolina school systems with the largest high school dropout rates were Person County, Vance County, Halifax County, Roanoke …
NC Public Schools Dropout Rate Trends to Another Record Low
Last school year, 3.01 percent of high school students dropped out of school, according to the 2011-12 Consolidated Data Report today presented to State Board of Education members. This rate represents a .42 percentage point decrease from the previous year’s rate of 3.43 percent and another record low. “High school students understand the connection between a diploma and the ability to reach their goals,” State Superintendent June Atkinson said. “Principals, teachers and support staff should be praised for their efforts …
North Carolina’s innovative schools continue progress in eliminating dropouts
North Carolina’s innovative schools continue to demonstrate strong results by ensuring that students stay in school and on track to graduation. The latest dropout data released today by the State Board of Education show that schools that partner with North Carolina New Schools in 2011-2012 lost comparatively few students. More than a third of the 99 schools which NC New Schools helped support last year had no dropouts from any grade, and eight of every 10 of the schools had …
Progress Energy continues support of VGCC with $7,500 contribution
Progress Energy recently presented a $7,500 contribution to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund. That brought the total donated by the company to the college over the past decade to $56,250. The funds support VGCC scholarships as well as other projects. Pictured, from left, Jo Anna Jones, the Executive Director of the VGCC Endowment Fund, and Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, formally accepted the newest donation from Progress Energy District Manager Tanya Evans on Dec. 14, 2012. Progress …
Crime and Violence, Suspensions and Expulsions Down in Public Schools in 2011-12
The total number of reportable acts of school crime and violence, short- and long-term student suspensions, and expulsions all decreased in 2011-12 according to the 2011-12 Consolidated Data Report today presented to State Board of Education members. The total number of acts of school crime and violence was the lowest reported number since 2008-09. State Superintendent June Atkinson said there are two clear facts when it comes to high student achievement. “Students learn best in an environment where they feel …
NC opposition builds to proposed Virginia uranium mine
Manson, N.C. — As legislation that would allow uranium mining in Virginia advances through that state’s legislature, opposition to the move is growing in North Carolina. A group of Virginia lawmakers voted Monday to approve a bill that would lift a 31-year-old ban on uranium mining and allow the practice in Chatham, Va., where a 119 million-pound deposit of uranium – the $7 billion vein is the largest in the U.S. – is located. The bill now goes to the …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
You can download our next newsletter at the link below. It contains dates for upcoming production meeting, respirator fit testing, pesticide recertification classes, and much more! http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/spring2013.pdf Produce Safety Workshop/Intro to GAP. Please be sure to take a look at the workshop details at the following link:http://go.ncsu.edu/GVsafeproduce This workshop will cover lots of important information for anyone who sells produce. We will also go over the basics of becoming GAP certified.
NCDA&CS sets five public meetings on proposed gypsy moth treatments
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking input from residents in Caswell, Currituck, Granville, Rockingham and Warren counties concerning treatment options for the non-native, highly destructive gypsy moth. Field monitoring activities conducted by the department in 2012 determined that reproducing populations of the gypsy moth exist in these counties and represent a threat to hardwood trees. Residents in or near the proposed treatment areas have been sent notices by mail. The following meetings are scheduled: …
VGCC offers Medical Transcriptionist Workshop
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a three-hour workshop to help area residents explore a career in medical transcription. “Work at Home as a Medical Transcriptionist” is scheduled to be held Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The instructor, Deborah Burns, has been a medical transcriptionist for more than 30 years. According to Burns, demand for full-time and part-time medical transcriptionists is soaring. “If you want to choose your own hours, …
VGCC honors retired faculty and staff
Vance-Granville Community College celebrated employees who had retired from the college — and particularly the most recent retirees — during the holiday social for faculty and staff, held on Dec. 17 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, thanked all employees, past and present, for their dedication to students and the community. “We have decided today, at a time of both joy and reflection, to recognize the remarkable work of our …
New VGCC classes offer instruction in Beekeeping and Raising Chickens
Vance-Granville Community College is offering two new Personal Enrichment courses to help area residents learn how to begin raising bees and chickens. Both are taught by local farmer Mike Holland and will be held in part at the Holland Farm on Lickskillet Road in Warren County. The one-day “Backyard Chicken Craft” class is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (including a one-hour lunch break), with a classroom component at VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County …
Vance County DSS on Lockdown
According to WRAL: The Vance County Department of Social Services is on lockdown after Henderson police received a tip Wednesday of potential violence.