President Obama calls on Congress to take the money we are no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the other half to rebuild America. This week, the President traveled to Afghanistan to sign an historic Strategic Partnership Agreement, visit with our troops, and address the American people about responsibly ending the war. The President also traveled to Fort Stewart to sign an Executive Order to protect service members and their …
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Community Band to present free outdoor Mother’s Day concert at VGCC
The Vance-Granville Community Band will hold its fourth annual outdoor concert, as a special treat for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13. The program will begin at 3 p.m. at the Gazebo on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. In the event of rain, the concert will be held in the VGCC Civic Center. Admission is free and the public is invited. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Michael Stephenson, the college’s music instructor and director of the band, …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Have you participated in early voting yet? You still have some time to get some early voting in if you don’t want to spend the day Tuesday in crowds. The volunteers camping outside of the Board of Election building can help guide you and give information if you aren’t sure what to do / who to vote. The big item is the proposed constitutional amendment regarding homosexual marriage. The Ballot reads this exactly: “Marriage between one man and one woman …
Perry Memorial Library to Show Films From The Southern Documentary Fund
The Perry Memorial Library will be showing three films from the Southern Documentary Fund. All three films focus on some aspect of North Carolina’s culture and history. On May 14 the library will show Doubletime. This film follows two jump rope teams, the Bouncing Bulldogs from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and the Double Dutch Forces from Columbia, South Carolina, as they train to compete against each other. The film highlights four young athletes who display courage and skill as they …
Henderson-Vance Community Watch Association Meeting
The Henderson-Vance Community Watch Association would like to recoginze the importance of our local Judical System. May 24th, 7:00pm to 8:00pm, at maria Parham Hospital Auditorium we will have the Honorable Judges Quon Bridges and Judge Daniel Finch, Assistant District Attorney Allison Capps, and Assistant District Attorney Cindy Bostic to give you the procedures of how our law breakers are tried and sentenced in our Court System. This gives you, citizens of Vance County, an invitation to ask questions that …
Henderson Moose Lodge and MotoMax Relay for Life Ride
May 19th, 2012: Registration from 11:00am to 11:45am. Ride begins at MotorMax at 12:00pm and ends at Moose Lodge. Raid date May 29th, same times and locations. Route is Vance, Warren, Franklin and Nash Counties for a total of 107 miles. Cost is $20.00 per rider and $10.00 per passenger. This includes a chicken plate at the end of the ride. In case of rain, plates will still be sold. Start: Moto Max, 523 N. Garnett Street, Henderson, NC 27536 …
May 11th, I-85 North Welcome Center Celebrating National Travel & Tourism Week
North Carolina will recognize National Travel & Tourism Week with a range of events locally and statewide designed to highlight the contributions of the travel and tourism industry to the state’s economy. Local communities and businesses are encouraged to mark the period from May 3 through May 17 with events to showcase to policymakers and citizens the integral role tourism plays in the economies all 100 counties in North Carolina. As part of the celebration of National Travel & Tourism …
Third Annual Granville Arts Festival May 19th, 2012
The Granville Arts Council is proud to announce the date for the Third Annual Granville Arts Festival Saturday May 19th from 10am-4pm at the Granville Athletic Park (the GAP) on Belltown Road. This FREE festival will transform the GAP into a true arts celebration in Granville County. The large Pavilion in the newer section of the GAP will have local artist’s booths displaying and selling handmade arts and crafts. The ball field next to the Pavilion will have all day free entertainment …
Franklin County Strawberry Festival
Event Date: May 11, 2012 Recipe Contest Entry Deadline: Bring Entries at 10:30 a.m. on May 11, 2012 The Franklin County Cooperative Extension invites you and your family to 2012 Franklin County Strawberry Festival on May 11, at the Franklin County Farmer’s Marketing, 129 Shannon Village Shopping Center, Louisburg, NC! There will be a recipe contest beginning at 10:30 a.m., free homemade strawberry ice cream at 11:15 a.m., educational sessions about strawberries and how they grow at 11:30 a.m., and …
Thursday Open Line
Be sure to check out our new jobs page! Updated throughout the day, we’ve already amassed collection of jobs in the Henderson and surrounding areas. If you’d like to submit your own job opening please email us submit@homeinhenderson.com A lot of great events posted today, please keep your activities coming, let us know of anything you hear about going on the area. Don’t assume the people organizing an event will contact us, not everyone knows about HiH yet. You can …
New Jobs Listings
We’ve just started a section for job listings on our website, you can find it at homeinhenderson.com/category/jobs/. This is an automatically generated listing updated throughout the day from various job websites. There’s a new menu item as well in our header menu labeled Jobs that will take you there. If you’d like us to add your own job posting, please email us to submit@homeinhenderson.com Enjoy!
Wednesday Open Line
Construction started on May 1st 1884 in Chicago on a radical new building — destined to be America’s first skyscraper. It was the Home Insurance Company headquarters, designed by engineer William Jenney. His design would literally change the shape of the nation’s cities. Jenney conceived a building using a metal frame for support, with the walls hung like curtains on the frame. Previously, walls supported the building, limiting the height that could be safely reached. Soon, skyscrapers using Jenney’s idea …
Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast May 16th
Express Employment Professionals is proud to present an exciting opportunity to join business leaders from throughout our community for a special event featuring speakers who have built distinguished careers based on the principles of great leadership. Download flyer here: Simulcast 2012 Flyer Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast, Wednesday May 16th, 2012. 8:00am to 12:00pm at the Vance Granville Community College Civic Center Register On line at: www.expressleadership.com/live Breakfast will be provided. Cost $10.00 per person with all proceeds contributed to the …
Tuesday Open Line
Please be informed that the Vance County’s Public Safety Meeting scheduled for this afternoon has been cancelled. With the market for new homes still depressed, many are deciding to fix up their current house while others are taking advantage of the good weather to accomplish long-delayed tasks. April is the kickoff for the home improvement season and also National Decorating Month. The idea is that money spent on fixing up houses is a wise investment, whether it’s a simple paint job …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
The Garden Path Newsletter, published by the Kerr Lake Master Gardener Volunteers, is available here. http://vance.ces.ncsu.edu/files/library/91/2012%20May%20Garden%20Path.pdf WEEKLY TO DO LIST 1. Safe to plant most warm-season vegetables. 2. Safe to plant annual flowers (e.g. marigolds, petunias, impatiens, etc.). 3. Wait until early May to plant lima beans, eggplant, Southern peas, & peppers. 4. Wait until mid-May to plant sweetpotatoes 5. Remember to try succession planting to spread out the harvest over time. 6. Look for fresh local strawberries at roadside …
Monday Open Line
Weekly Address: Helping our Veterans and Servicemembers Make Informed Decisions about Higher Education. President Obama discusses a new Executive Order designed to crack down on the bad actors who prey on our veterans and service members considering higher education West Wing Week: “Don’t Double My Rate” This week, the President hosted the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride, visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, and traveled to North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa to launch a sustained effort …
NC Humane Society Hosts Meeting To Discuss Animal Welfare
Are you an Animal Advocate? Join the North Carolina Director of the Humane Society of the United States, NC Voters for Animal Welfare, Susie’s Law and other animal advocates in a grass roots meeting to discuss current issues affecting animals, as well as what we can do to improve the lives of animals in Vance County. Local officials have been invited. This is a rare opportunity to discuss everything from sheltering animals to puppy mills, pit bull and cock fighting …
Vance County Schools – Summer Enrichment Camp
Vance County Schools is now enrolling children in its Funtastic Kids Club Summer Enrichment Program to be held June 18-August 10 at Zeb Vance Elementary School. Children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade may participate in the summer program. The program will operate each weekday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The summer “camp” is led by a professional, caring staff and offers age appropriate activities in arts and crafts, blocks and construction, cultural awareness, drama, theater, sports, gardening, …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Unfortunately yesterday’s Meet Me In The Street was cancelled due to weather threats. By the time 5:00pm rolled around it seemed pretty clear, but lunch time and early afternoon Thursday it was very windy and rainy. We’ll update when we get information about the reschedule. April is National Landscape Architecture Month, and today marks the birthday of the man known as the father of American landscape design — Frederick Law Olmstead. Not only was he a talented designer, but he …
Attention: Meet Me In The Street Scheduled for Tonight is Postponed Due to Weather
More details to follow when they become available