Vance-Granville Community College recognized 38 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 13. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were eight who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program, which helps Licensed Practical Nurses to continue their education and then become Registered Nurses. These graduates were Beverly Harris and Omolara Medaiyese, both of Durham; Selieta Lett of Littleton; Yevette Rothgery …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of May 28 on North Carolina Weekend, stroll through the Eyes on Main Street Outdoor Photo Festival in Wilson. Be inspired at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Topsail Island. Learn more about the High Point City Project. Get ready for your close-up at the “Starring North Carolina!” film exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. And tour the Morehead Manor Bed & Breakfast in Durham. (Please note: listings are subject …
NCDOT to Improve 38.2 miles of Roads in Warren County
Raleigh- The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $3.6 million contract to repave and do shoulder reconstruction on 38.2 miles of roads in Warren County. The work will include 11.3 miles of N.C. 58 from the Franklin County line to N.C. 43 and 10.1 miles of N.C. 43 from the Halifax County line to N.C. 58. Similar work will also take place on the following secondary roads: • 2.5 miles of Airport Road between U.S. 158 Business and Warren Plains …
VGCC honors Radiography Graduates
Twenty-six new graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s two-year Radiography program were honored in a May 11 pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center. The Radiography Class of 2015 included Anabel Salina Vaughn of Bullock; Patricia Webb of Butner; Lindsey Brooke Hinkle, Heather Diane Jones and Carmen Renee Pate, all of Creedmoor; John Douglas Britton II, John T. Kelly III, Juli Mitchell-Luther and Dean Morron, all of Durham; Amber N. Lankford of Efland; Christina Cates of Franklinton; JoLynne Allan Nichole Winstead …
Vance County Budget Work Session May 28th, 2015
Vance County Board of Commissioners scheduled its next work session for Thursday night (May 28) at 6:00 p.m.
Books Needed – “Give Five – Read Five” Campaign
Vance County Schools is supporting our elementary schools and their students by promoting the annual “Give Five – Read Five” campaign sponsored through the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI). “Give Five – Read Five” was begun two years ago by DPI to address summer learning loss at the elementary level. The idea behind the campaign is to have families in our schools, business leaders and workers in our community and Vance County residents to donate five new or …
Thursday Open Line
The first recorded automobile accident involving two vehicles occurred on this date in 1896 in New York City. Henry Wells of Springfield, Massachusetts was driving a new Duryea Motor Wagon, the first automobile model to be made and sold in the U.S. Unfortunately, he collided with Evelyn Thomas of New York, riding a bicycle. Thomas went to the hospital with a broken leg, and Wells spent the night in jail. Now, there are close to 5.7 million motor vehicle accidents …
NCDOT to Improve 20.3 miles of Roads in Vance County
Raleigh- The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $2.8 million contract to do resurfacing and shoulder work on 20.3 miles of roadway in Vance County. The contract was awarded to S.T. Wooten Corporation of Wilson. Work on the following roads can begin as early as June 1 and will be completed by April 30, 2016. • 4.7 miles of U.S. 158 Bypass from I-85 to the Granville County line; • 4.5 miles of U.S. 158 Business from the Granville County …
Middle and High School News May 26-30, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 3, Issue 38 A Publication for Middle and High Schools May 26-30, 2015 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 ? Thursday is the last day of classes for students at Early College High School. SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK …
VGCC service project results in donation of clothes to Murdoch Center
Vance-Granville Community College recently organized a clothing drive to benefit the patients at Murdoch Developmental Center, located in Butner. The college’s Sustainability Outreach Subcommittee collected gently used clothes and shoes for both children and adults this spring, and received donations from faculty, staff and students. Geraldine Cash, the administrative assistant for VGCC’s South Campus and chair of the subcommittee, presented the donations to officials from Murdoch Developmental Center in May. “We collected approximately 20 boxes full of clothing,” Cash said. …
Elementary School News May 26-30, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2 Issue 38 May 26-30, 2015 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 State end-of-grade tests will be administered on Wednesday and Thursday to all students in grades 3-5. Make-up tests will be administered on Friday as needed. …
Senator Richard Burr: Justice for Victims of Sex Trafficking, Land and Water Conservation Fund, and Memorial Day
Last week, The Hill ran an opinion piece I wrote about fixing education funding for low-income children. This funding inequity must be fixed for a simple reason — when federal money is intended to assist the neediest Americans, it must actually go to that very group. Otherwise, we are shortchanging the low income students we are trying to help. Read my op-ed in full here and more about my funding fix here. I am also pleased to report that one of …
Wednesday Open Line
The summer season ahead will see many backyard parties among friends and neighbors. In addition to grilled chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs, there will be baked beans and potato chips, often joined by a salad. Most grocery stores now carry a wide variety of greens, where some years ago, the standard all across America was iceberg lettuce. This variety is noted in May, as it’s National Salad Month. Annually, Americans eat an average of around 12 pounds of lettuce, 21 …
Two VGCC campuses to host Mini-Medical School summer camps
High school students from throughout the region are invited to learn about health sciences and careers in medicine by participating in the 2015 “Mini-Medical School” Summer Camp, conducted by the Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College. The intensive, week-long day camp is being offered twice: June 22-26, at VGCC’s South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor, and July 27-31, at VGCC’s Franklin County Campus, just outside Louisburg. At either location, students will be on …
18th Annual Charity Motorcycle Ride June 7th, 2015
$25 ticket per rider, includes a full dinner. 50/50 raffle also available and over 100 door prizes. Registration is at 10am, Pull Away at 1:30pm, Return at 5:00pm. All donations are tax deductible. Sponsored by Brewer Cycles Download the full flyer here: 2015 FINAL FLYER
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: To the President’s Desk
Photo of the Week It was such an honor to be part of the bipartisan bill signing ceremony this week for the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. I am especially thankful that my bill, the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act, is included in this legislation and is now headed to the president’s desk! Weekly Update I was pleased to start off my week by moderating a roundtable discussion at the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Congress on …
Southern Vance National Technical Honor Society
Southern Vance High School hosted its National Technical Honor Society induction and cording ceremony in the school’s Drama Room on May 20. A total of 29 students were honored as either new inductees into the society or as accomplished graduating seniors. Those juniors and sophomores inducted as new members are shown in the first photo and include, front row from left, Eric McLean, Ariana Aguirre, Luis Amaya-Villa, Dasia Burrell and Dalton Elliott. On the second row, from left, are Kenia …
Tuesday Open Line
The first public high school in the U.S. was founded this month in 1820. The English Classical School opened in 1821 with 101 male students in Boston, which also was the seat for America’s first high school of any kind, the Boston Latin Grammar School. Boston Latin, beginning in 1635, sought to prepare young men for admittance to Harvard as divinity students. English Classical placed its emphasis on more general studies. High schools were slow to spread, and by 1870, …
White House Weekly Address: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes this Memorial Day
In this week’s address, the President commemorated Memorial Day by paying tribute to the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service to our country. The President will spend the first Memorial Day since the end of the war in Afghanistan at Arlington Cemetery, remembering the more than 2,200 American patriots who gave their lives in that conflict, as well as all of our fallen soldiers. The President asked that all Americans spend Monday honoring the …
Monday Open Line
Today is Memorial Day, looked on as the start of the summer season, and a time for family gatherings and sporting events. But the true meaning of the day is underlined by the continuing sacrifices made by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and other tense areas. The first official observance of Memorial Day was on May 30 in 1868. Ordered by General John Logan, flowers were placed on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. From …