This is the last full weekend before Christmas, we hope you’re ready for the holidays. If you still have more gifts, please take a look at our Holiday Shopping Guide. If your business would like to add your special please feel free to send us your discount and we’ll list your ad for no charge. We have also received a great suggestion to ask for your Christmas decoration pictures, be they your own at home, your business, or one that …
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Thursday Open Lines
President Obama traveled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Wednesday — home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces — to salute the service of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines who fought in Iraq and helped to bring the war to an end. “As your commander in chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, I’m proud to finally say these two words,” he said, “Welcome home.” He told the crowd assembled in a hanger on base: …
Wednesday Open Line
American troops have served in Iraq with honor and distinction since March 19, 2003, but the cost to our nation has been great. December 2011 marks the end of our mission in Iraq, and the fulfillment of a promise Barack Obama made to the American people even before he became President. Now, President Obama has made another promise to the troops and their families: We will fight as hard for them as they return home as they have done for …
Tuesday Open Lines
Tonight may be your best night for viewing the year end meteor shower Geminid. Normally providing about 50 meteors an hour, this year a bright moon will overpower most of the ‘shooting stars’. But you can still take a glimpse outside, if you are up to the challenge, although word is you may only see one an hour considering the moons effect on it this year. If a flu pandemic strikes the United States, a Novartis plant in North Carolina …
Monday Open Line
President Obama calls on Congress to do what’s right for the American people by extending the payroll tax cut and confirming Richard Cordray to lead a new consumer-watchdog agency that will protect families from dishonest business practices. Friday, Gov. Bev Perdue and First Gentleman Bob Eaves hosted the annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the State Capitol in Raleigh. The festivities began at 5 p.m. with musical performances by the Raleigh Boychoir and Raleigh Concert Band. The governor and first gentleman …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Thursday morning, Senate Republicans blocked the confirmation of Richard Cordray. Shortly after, President Obama walked into the briefing room here at the White House to address that vote — and the refusal of Congress to extend the payroll tax cut. The President spoke first about his nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Consumers across the country understand that part of the reason we got into the financial mess that we did was because regulators were not doing their …
Thursday Open Lines
We have a story today regarding Vance County School teachers achieving National Board of Professional Teaching Standars certification. Those educators earning the 10-year certification include: April Andrews, Janette Johnson, Cynthia Simpson and Mary Willis, all of Zeb Vance Elementary School; Chris Leas of E.O. Young Jr. Elementary School; Amanda O’Connor of E.M. Rollins Elementary School; and Ann Behar of Northern Vance High School. Here is Gov. Perdue’s statement on the 1,244 North Carolina teachers who earned National Board Certification. “National …
Wednesday Open Lines
We’re starting to get reports in from the Monday night county commissioners meeting. We’ve posted an article by our reporter already, and also an opinion piece by reader Michael Bobbitt. More articles will follow later this week as well. Mr. Garrisson has stepped up to the Chairman position at the Board of Commisioners, any thoughts or ideas for Terry on how to get the jobs to Vance County? Are there changes you’d like to see from under the old chairman …
VGCC Culinary program announces upcoming dates for The Vanguard Café
The Vanguard Café in Oxford, where students in Vance-Granville Community College’s Culinary Arts program 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 2012 semester. “This gives students an opportunity for realistic training, while offering unique cuisine to local diners,” said VGCC Dean of Business and Applied Technologies Bobby Van Brunt. “Vance-Granville can achieve its educational goals with …
Tuesday Open Line
I know there are lot of animal lovers on the site, and wanted to bring to your attention something happening in North Carolina. Cumberland County officials are considering halting adoptions of so-called “bully breeds” of dogs that are linked with frequent attacks on people and other animals. Cristóbal Berry-Cabán, chairman of the animal control board, said the animal shelter doesn’t have the resources to check up on all potential adopters. He said the shelter would try to send such breeds …
Monday Open Line
Tonight, the Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold their monthly county commissioner meeting. Agenda will be posted on our website today. This weeks presidential Weekly Address President Obama calls on Congress to extend and expand the payroll tax cut — to protect middle class families and ensure that the economy continues to grow. Another video released this weekend shows a recap of last weeks events in the administration called the West Wing Week. And finally, President Obama was joined …
Friday / Weekend Open Line (and stuff to do!)
Friday night, Christmas With The Embers holiday concert begins at 7pm. If you still need tickets, you can get them from the Henderson Vance Chamber of Commerce. Congratulations to NYNative, our winner of 2 tickets to the concert from our website. Be sure you’ve picked up your tickest at the chamber! Saturday, Townsville will host their Christmas Parade beginning at 10am. Sunday, Henderson will host their Christmas Parade beginning at 2:30pm. The parade route goes from the Dabney Drive Extension …
Thursday Open Lines
In case you didn’t see, NYNative is our winner of the Christmas With the Embers tickets. Tickets are still available at the Chamber of Commerce for $10.00 per adult. $5.00 per child. The concert is Friday night at VGCC. Thank you to everyone who entered, and stay tuned for our next contest. If your business would like to sponsor a contest with a prize item or gift certificate please contact us at submit@homeinhenderson.com. It provides good free advertising for your …
Epsom Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxilliary Hosts Christmas Event
Epsom Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary presents….. Pictures with Santa & The Christmas Shop. This Saturday, December 3rd from 10am-1pm at the Epsom Volunteer Fire Department
Wednesday Open Line
Last night, the city hosted a lighting of the official Christmas Tree in Downtown Henderson. Attending were Mayor Pete O’Geary, Rev. Mary Anderson with the Invocation, the South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church Choir, Scripture Reading by Rev. Brenda Peace-Jenkins, First Methodist Church Choir, Statement from Downtown Development Coordinator Phil Lakernick, Musical Solo by Raynah Adams, Shiloh Baptist Church Choir, and closing statements by HVDDS Chairman Jason Stewardson. Although not speaking or presenting, many council members from the City and County …
VGCC students help needy families at the holidays
Students in the Christian’s Fellowship Organization at Vance-Granville Community College recently completed a service project to benefit local families in need during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The club “adopted” two families in Vance County by providing them each with Thanksgiving dinner and children’s toys for Christmas presents. From left, Christian’s Fellowship Organization advisor and VGCC instructor Angela King-Blow and some of the students involved in the project — club treasurer America Marrow of Henderson, Jonathan Yates of Henderson, Sarah …
Tuesday Open Lines
Monday evening the NC Legislature put together discussions to not allow an already in place hike in gas tax to take effect on January 1st. North Carolina’s gas tax is linked to the wholesale price of gas. It adjusts automatically every six months. It’s scheduled to increase by nearly 4 cents per gallon on January 1st. Capping the tax at its present level would mean the loss of $95 million in revenue for the state’s transportation system. About a third could …
Contest – We’re Giving Away 2 Tickets to Christmas With The Embers
We’re giving away 2 tickets to the Christmas With The Embers show at VGCC this Friday night. Simply make a comment to any article on the site between now and Wednesday at noon and we’ll pick one random winner to receive the 2 tickets. You can pick them up at the Henderson Vance Chamber of Commerce once we notify the winner in their email.
Christmas With The Embers December 2nd, 2011
North Carolina band, The Embers, will play a return engagement in Henderson on Friday, December 2. The family sit-down concert, featuring “Christmas with The Embers,” will take place at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center at 7 p.m. The Embers are a North Carolina tradition renowned for their special brand of rhythm and blues and beach music. Since their inception in 1958, the group has been touring and turning out hit songs. A limited number of tickets are on sale …
Monday Open Lines
We welcome back everyone from vacation, friends and family, shopping, relaxing, driving, flying, whatever you did this entrance to the holiday season. I know it’s a bit late for this, but I wanted to share this video of the president pardoning this years turkey: This weeks Weekly Address: And finally, this weekend, the White House also recieved it’s Christmas Tree. First Lady Michelle Obama received the official White House Christmas tree on Friday. The tree, a 19-foot balsam fir, …