The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held its bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 21 at the college’s Henderson campus. During that meeting, the Board approved new rates for the college’s Day Care centers. VGCC offers child day care at the Main Campus and the Franklin County Campus. The new rate for one-year-old children will be $575 per month. For all other children (ages two through five years old), the rate will be $545 per month. The new rates will …
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Six graduate from evening CNA Program at VGCC South Campus
Vance-Granville Community College recently honored six students who completed the Certified Nursing Assistant I program on an evening schedule at the college’s South Campus in Granville County. Their graduation ceremony was held on May 10 at South Campus. South Campus director Derrick Cameron welcomed and congratulated the graduates. Sandra Bennett sang a song for her classmates, and April Camillo and Tammara Lumpkin, the instructors for the class, presented certificates to graduates. Pastor Tommy Lamm closed with a prayer. The CNA …
Vance Warren County NC Cooperative Extension Updates
POND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPJune 26, 5:30 pm at Vance Granville Community College. This “pondside” seminar will feature NCSU experts on fisheries and weed control. Hot dog supper included. Registration required (call or e-mail Paul_McKenzie@ncsu.edu). For more information: http://go.ncsu.edu/ponds2012 WARREN COUNTY GROWERS SURVEYLandowners in Warren County, please be on the lookout in your mail for an important survey from the Economic Development Commission. We are attempting to obtain better data about agricultural resources and production in Warren County to see what can …
Henderson City Council Special Called Meeting and Budget Work Session May 29th
The Henderson City Council will hold a special Called Meeting and Budget Work Session #3 on Tuesday, 29 May 2012 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 You may download the full packet here: 20120529_coh_budget_packet The agenda items are: Consideration of Approval of Resolution 12-A-18: 1) Accepting the State Revolving Fund Grant/Loan for Future Funding Relative to Improvements at the Sandy Creek Pump Station of the Sanitary Sewer Collection System; and 2) …
NASA Showing Docking of Private Spacecraft SpaceX Dragon to Internation Space Station
Visit http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.html now if you’d like to watch, the docking is scheduled around 11:20am this morning. The first private spacecraft to supply the International Space Station (ISS) made its final preparations for docking Friday, with the unmanned craft “fine-tuning” its approach, NASA said. The SpaceX Dragon received the go-ahead from NASA to proceed toward the ISS. The Dragon capsule is due to dock with the ISS about 11:20am ET on Friday. Read more on this news article http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18622296/spacex-dragon-capsule-approaches-iss-for-docking
HPD Seeking Michael Louis Lacky for Robbery of Local 80 Year old Woman
Members of the Henderson Police Department are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Michael Louis Lackey, 36, of 1015 Lands End Court North Augusta, South Carolina. Mr. Lackey is wanted on one count of common law robbery and one count of obtaining property by false pretenses. Mr. Lackey allegedly on May 22, 2012 claimed to be the owner of a roofing company, M and L Roofing, and came to victim’s residence to obtain money for supplies. Mr. Lackey claimed …
Flint Hill Community Holds Free Health Fair Saturday, May 26th
On Saturday, May 26, at 9:00AM, Flint Hill community leaders will sponsor a free health fair for neighborhood residents. Included will be law enforcement, medical staff, veterinarians, animal control officers, and others who will provide assistance and guidance for low-income individuals. Using private donations, Animal Control will give free rabies vaccinations to the first 100 pet owners in the area. The first event of its kind, it will be held at the intersection of Booth and Flint Streets. View Larger …
Coordinated Care Program Aims to Save Medicaid Millions
Jeaneen Beckham, manager of the Community Care Partners centered in Henderson, expressed her delight in the Chicago Tribune story that highlighted Community Care of North Carolina as an inspiration for the Illinois Medicaid Medical Home program. One of the earliest and most successful models is Community Care of North Carolina, which has been in operation for more than 25 years. Between 2007 and 2010, the North Carolina program saved Medicaid nearly $1 billion, according to a December study commissioned by …
Vance County Board of Education Called Meeting Wednesday, May 30th
The Vance County Board of Education has a Called Meeting on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center, Superintendent’s Conference Room on 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, N. C. 27536 A G E N D A I. Call to Order * II. Approval of Meeting Agenda * III. Personnel Recommendations * IV. Adjournment * Requires Board Action
Attorney General Roy Cooper Alert: Watch Out For Banned Driveway Paver
Tommy Edward Clack, a driveway paver with a long history of scamming consumers in North Carolina and other states, has recently been reported paving driveways for older homeowners in Hope Mills, Zebulon, Greensboro and Nashville, NC. According to reports from consumers, Clack is doing business as Ed Clark, Tommy Clark, Ed Crabtree and Crabtree Paving. He tells homeowners that he has been doing paving jobs in their neighborhood, has paving materials left over, and can pave or repave their driveway …
Butterfield Applauds Department of Health and Human Services for Math and Science Grant to Elizabeth City State University
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its recent grant of $309,232 to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU). The grant, Elizabeth City State University Minority Access to Research Careers (E-MARC), will be used to increase minority access to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. “For generations minority students have been underrepresented in the mathematics and science fields. Programs such as E-MARC address the need to balance the …
North Carolina Main Street Communities Receive National Accreditation
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street Center announced today that 25 of the state’s local Main Street organizations have been designated as accredited National Main Street Programs for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center®. North Carolina’s 2012 accredited programs are Albemarle, Brevard, Burlington, Clayton, Concord, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Garner, Goldsboro, Hendersonville, Hickory, Lenoir, Lexington, Lincolnton, Monroe, Morganton, New Bern, Newton, North Wilkesboro, Salisbury, Shelby, Statesville, Wake Forest, Waynesville …
NC State School Superintendent: The Truth About NC Public Schools
In the past few weeks, there has been much discussion about how to “reform the failing public schools.” The problem with this current dialogue and the corresponding proposed solutions are that they are not based on all the facts. The truth is that our schools are not failing and that we are already doing groundbreaking work to upgrade our state’s system of public education. One of the greatest challenges facing North Carolina public schools right now is a lack of …
Cody Flowers, Boy Struck by Hit and Run in Warren County Has Passed Away
15 year old Cody Flowers of Warren County was struck by a hit and run driver this past weekend, and placed in a medically induced coma at Duke University Hospital. Cody has passed away yesterday after a battle with his injuries. At the news of his death, a road side vigil was established by family and friends at the spot Cody was hit. Since the driver fled the scene, anyone with any information regarding the incident should immediately call the …
City Council Budget Meeting for Today Cancelled and Special Called Meeting Notice
Henderson City Council Budget Work Session #3 scheduled for Thursday 24 May 2012 has been cancelled. The next Budget Work Session will follow the Special Called Meeting on Tuesday 29 May 2012. SPECIAL CALLED MEETING The next Budget Work Session will follow the Special Called Meeting on Tuesday, 29 May 2012. The purpose of the Special Called Meeting is to consider acceptance of State Revolving Fund (SRF) grant/loan funding for the Sandy Creek pump station project, and execution of …
Community Band presents outdoor concert at VGCC Gazebo
The Vance-Granville Community Band performed its fourth annual outdoor Mother’s Day concert on May 13 at the Gazebo on VGCC’s Main Campus. The band’s director, VGCC music instructor Michael Stephenson, said that when he first interviewed for his position, he saw the Gazebo and thought it was an ideal location from which a band could play. A sizable crowd, many seated on lawn chairs, enjoyed the “concert in the park” atmosphere and a program of music from a variety of …
Reward Offered For Info On Abandoned Dog Case
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward in hopes of gathering information regarding a neglected and abandoned dog. On May 22, officials with the Vance County Animal Services found a female pit bull tied to a pole by a telephone cord. Alex Hargrove, director of Vance Co. Animal Services, says the dog was thin, dehydrated and covered with mange and sores. For more information read the original article here: http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/may/23/reward-offered-info-abandoned-dog-case-vance-co-ar-2303287/
Durham’s Full Frame’s Film Festival in April Economic Impact Estimates Up
The annual four-day Full Frame Documentary Film Festival that was held in Durham in April brought in $320,000 more for the local economy than it did last year, for a total estimated economic impact of $2.1 million. That’s according to the Durham CVB, which generates local economic impact estimates using studies from two market research firms along with data from festival organizers, said Shelly Green, the bureau’s president and CEO. The festival, a program of the Center for Documentary Studies …
I85 North Welcome Center display promotes Durham, historic sites
A new display at the I-85 North Welcome Center in Warren County promotes Durham-area State Historic Sites and other Durham attractions. The traveling display was unveiled at the Welcome Center’s Tourism Day will remain there throughout the summer. Four traveling displays were created as part of a collaborative effort between the Division of Historic Sites and the Durham CVB. Their goal is to increase the exposure of Durham-area Historic Sites and to benefit visitors to the state and region. The …
Butterfield’s Address to Energy Summit Pushes for a New Energy Economy And Job Creation in Rural America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) delivered remarks before the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Nuclear Energy Assembly and Supplier Exposition in Charlotte. Butterfield addressed the need for Congress to develop a comprehensive long-term energy policy that would decrease American dependence on foreign oil and stimulate job growth in rural America. “The issue of energy independence is paramount to the future of America,” said Butterfield, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “We must invest in the …