Dr. Carrie Tulbert, North Carolina’s current Principal of the Year, visited Eaton-Johnson Middle School on November 4, as part of her promise to visit each of the schools of the fellow 2014-2015 regional principals of the year. Dr. Larry Webb, the state’s Region 3 Principal of the Year, welcomed Tulbert to his school. Tulbert spent several hours at Eaton-Johnson as she toured the facility and met school staff members and students. During her visit, Tulbert asked lots of questions and …
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Vance County Schools Upcoming Committee Meetings
Update: The Personnel Committee Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, 2014, has been postponed until Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. Originally: Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, 8:30 am Note: All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.
Vance County Schools – A Reading Principal at Zeb Vance
For the second consecutive year, Principal Anne Garrison took time out of her busy schedule to read to students at Zeb Vance Elementary School during the school day on November 12. Her reading adventure was part of the “Read Your Heart Out” activity in the Book It Pizza Hut Challenge. As she did last school year, Garrison occupied a spot in the school’s main lobby to gather favorite books and read them to students in classes who signed up throughout …
Middle and High School News November 24-28, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 3, Issue 15 A Publication for Middle and High Schools November 24-28, 2014 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 Wednesday is a teacher workday with no school for students. Thursday and Friday are Thanksgiving holidays. All schools and school system offices are closed. …
Ribbon cut to open Mechatronics Lab at VGCC South Campus
The Granville County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and open house to celebrate the new Mechatronics lab on Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, which is located between Creedmoor and Butner. Area residents and community leaders had a chance to take a closer look at the new Mechatronics Engineering Technology program, which provides training for jobs in advanced manufacturing. The event was the highlight of the Chamber’s “Sunrise Forum” meeting, held Nov. 14, in partnership with VGCC and …
Guest speaker offers life lessons to VGCC students
The Male Mentoring Program at Vance-Granville Community College hosted author, entrepreneur, social activist and educator Dr. NKrumah Lewis as a special guest speaker on Nov. 13 on VGCC’s Main Campus. He shared stories from his own life to offer a message of hope to young people, as he does in his autobiography, “Becoming A Butterfly: From Prison to Ph.D.” Lewis, a Durham native, recounted a childhood in an abusive home, followed by homelessness, a life of crime and incarceration. Lewis …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
GARDEN TASKS FOR LATE NOVEMBER Clean up perennial beds and raised bed vegetable gardens. Be sure to drain water out of sprayers and other equipment that might be damaged by freezing temps. Use ear, eye and other protective equipment when using leaf blowers and other landscape equipment. Plant and/or transplant trees and shrubs now and through the winter whenever ground is not frozen. Clean and store any tools and equipment not being used in the garden now. Dig and store …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday November 24th, 2014
Henderson City Council Short Regular Meeting Monday 24 November 2014, 6:00 p.m. R. G. (Chick) Young, Jr. Council Chambers, Municipal Building 134 Rose AvenueHenderson, North Carolina Download the full packet here: 20141124_coh_agenda_package 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 …
Free Seminar for Small Business Owners on Healthcare.gov November 24, 2014. Small Business Health Option Programs (SHOP) information available.
Marianne Miller, an ACA Certified Application Counselor, will be available for small business owners in Vance, Warren, and Franklin counties. Ms. Miller, an employee of Northern Piedmont Community Care (a division of Duke University Health Systems), will answer questions about the new Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) that is currently open for enrollment from Nov. 15th until Dec. 15th in 2014 for the coverage year 2015 (Jan. 1st, 2015 until Dec. 31st, 2015). Northern Piedmont Community Care will host …
Vance County Board of Commissioners December Board Meeting – Time Change
Vance County Board of Commissioners December Board meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. This is to accommodate a closed session at 5:00 p.m. for a personnel matter. Immediately after the closed session, the Board will go into its regular meeting. The agenda will be going out next Wednesday, November 26.
VGCC forum brings together middle and high school partners
Administrators and guidance counselors from local schools recently met at Vance-Granville Community College to learn more about what the college offers, and to discuss how the educational institutions work in partnership. Representatives of public high schools and middle schools, charter schools, private schools and home-schools in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties were invited to attend the forum, held on Oct. 23 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, made welcoming …
VGCC welcomes new trustee, celebrates staff-faculty scholarship drive
Vance-Granville Community College’s Board of Trustees brought on board a new member at its bi-monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 17, and received the results of the latest faculty and staff drive to benefit the VGCC Endowment Fund. Dwight M. Frazier of Henderson, chief executive officer of Carolina Country Snacks, Inc., and Country Snacks Manufacturing, Inc., was sworn in by Ninth Judicial District Court Judge J. Henry Banks of Henderson. Frazier was appointed for a four-year term on the board by …
Autumn brings the fall of tree seed
RALEIGH – This autumn, tons of seed from many different tree species have hit the ground in record amounts. And squirrels weren’t the only ones looking for it. N.C. Forest Service staff from across the state collected the seed used to grow more than 50 types of tree seedlings for the agency’s nursery program. The NCFS sells these native seedlings to landowners at low cost for a variety of purposes, such as reforestation, wetlands mitigation, aesthetic improvement and wildlife habitat …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Scammers Use Caller ID to Pose as Cops
Caller ID is helpful, but it isn’t foolproof. In fact, tech-savvy scammers can use it to pose as legitimate businesses or even the police to try to fool you. In a scam reported in Rockingham County this week, a business owner got a call from someone claiming to be with the IRS. The caller said she owed back taxes and needed to pay them immediately, similar to other fraudulent calls we’ve warned you about recently. The business owner became suspicious …
VGCC Culinary program announces spring dates for The Vanguard Café
The Vanguard Café in Oxford, where Vance-Granville Community College Culinary Arts students prepare and serve lunch for the public, is inviting the public to participate in developing culinary students’ kitchen and hospitality skills by dining there on scheduled Thursdays during the upcoming spring 2015 semester. Members of the public can enjoy à la carte lunch service from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays: January 29, February 5, February 12, February 19, February 26, March 5, March 12, …
Grant funds new NCWorks Job-Driven Initiative at VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College, in partnership with the Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board, has received a $147,000 grant, made possible by federal funds awarded to the North Carolina Division of Workforce Solutions. VGCC is one of 12 community colleges across the state that have been selected to provide training services for dislocated workers as part of the “NCWorks Job-Driven Initiative.” This initiative will help residents of Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties to obtain education and training for various entry-level jobs that …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
CANCELED – TAX & ESTATE ISSUES FOR FARMERS/LANDOWNERS Unfortunately, due to low registration, this seminar scheduled for Thu, 11/20, 10 am at the Vance Farmers Market has been canceled. FINAL REMINDER – AVOID THE PEAK SEASON SOIL SAMPLING FEE If you deliver soil samples to the Warren or Vance Extension Center by 5 pm on November 24th, we will deliver to the lab in time to avoid the “Peak Season Fee” ($4/sample) that goes into effect from December through March. Samples …
Community Health awarded grant to start LATCH Rural Health in five counties. Small Business Health Option Programs (SHOP) information available
Free seminar for small business owners November 24th, 2014 for help and information on options for Businesses providing employee plans through the new healthcare.gov. The Division of Community Health recently received a $400,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to improve access to health insurance and primary care among uninsured residents in five rural North Carolina counties. The program aims to increase understanding, enrollment and use of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other services among low-income residents …
Handcrafted Holiday Market Vance County Regional Farmers Market November 22, 2014
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is pleased to announce their Inaugural Handcrafted Holiday Market. Come out and shop with over 20 artisans and crafters as they display their handcrafted wares for your shopping pleasure. You will find everything from knit scarves to handcrafted soaps to painted decor to fresh baked goods. Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 8am to 3pm
Reports Of Drug Sales Nets Pills and Firearm
On Friday, November 14, 2014, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit executed a search warrant at 832 Arrow Street in Henderson. The investigation and search warrant were prompted by reports of drug sales in the area. During the search, officers discovered a quantity of pills and a stolen firearm. Karen Vaughan Turner, 46, 832 Arrow Street, Henderson was charged with two counts of possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver a schedule 2 controlled substance …