This week, the Senate made good on a promise made this past fall – we passed the Republican budget 52-46 after a thorough debate and amendment process. Over the last few years, Washington has continued to rack up debt, without ever checking to see whether we can pay government’s bill. Passage of a budget that balances in ten years is a critical step to getting our country in the right direction without raising taxes on American families. After hours of …
Vance County Education Committee Meeting Notice April 1st, 2015
Vance County’s Education Committee (Commissioners Wilder, Garrison and Taylor) is scheduled to meet Wednesday, April 1 at 11:00 a.m. to discuss a Summer Work Program. The meeting will be held in the County’s Administrative Conference Room. All Commissioners are invited to attend.
Vance County Board of Education Called Meeting March 31, 2015
VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Called Meeting Tuesday, March 31, 2015 5:30 p.m. Administrative Services Center Board Room, 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C. 27536 AGENDA Call to Order * II. Approval of Meeting Agenda III. North Carolina School Boards Association Representatives * IV. Executive Session * V. Adjournment * Requires Board Action
VGCC presents Lecture Series on “Money” issues
Vance-Granville Community College’s Arts and Sciences division is offering an enlightening public lecture series this semester on the theme of “money,” including issues of economic inequality. Faculty members from various departments within the division are making presentations, applying their particular fields of expertise to the subject. The first lecture was held March 24 and was entitled “Show Me the Money! Income & Wealth Inequality Throughout the Centuries.” Sociology instructor and VGCC alumnus Leslie Hurt started the program by defining terms …
Reps. Adams, Butterfield and Price Urge Senators Burr and Tillis to Support Loretta Lynch for Attorney General
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12), G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and David Price (NC-04) today sent a letter urging North Carolina’s two U.S. Senators to support Loretta Lynch, who is a North Carolina native, in her nomination for Attorney General. Senators Burr and Tillis previously announced their opposition to Lynch’s nomination. The Senate has yet to move forward with a vote on the floor on Lynch’s nomination and does not come back into session until April 13th. …
Generations and marketing subjects of business seminars at VGCC Main Campus
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a pair of free seminars for Tuesday, April 28, at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Both are presented by Emily Ballance, a professional speaker and entrepreneur who has owned, operated and marketed two small businesses for over 25 years. The first seminar, “Understanding and Working with Different Ages and Generations,” will be held from 1 until 4 p.m. in room 7107 (Building 7), while “Market Your Business by Networking …
Interbasin Transfer Certificate for the Kerr Lake Regional Water System Public Hearing March 31, 2015
Courtesy of Senator Angela Bryant: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING March 31, 2015, 6:30 PM City Hall – City of Henderson 134 Rose Avenue, Henderson, NC 27536 The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the Kerr Lake Regional Water System (KLRWS) interbasin transfer (IBT) certificate request. The KLRWS currently provides water directly or indirectly to municipal and county systems in Vance, Granville, Warren, and Franklin Counties, and three …
Lions Club & Happy Camper Bring The Embers to Louisburg April 10th, 2015
LOUISBURG, N.C.—On Friday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m., the Louisburg Lions Club and Happy Camper will present beach music legends “The Embers” as a special “Back to the Summer” benefit concert. Louisburg College will host the event in the Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC). All general admission tickets are $15, and may be purchased by calling the Louisburg College Box Office at (919) 497-3300 or toll-free at 1 (866) 773-6354. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Box Office, which is located in …
White House Weekly Address: Protecting Working Americans’ Paychecks
In this week’s address, the President highlighted the progress made protecting American consumers since he signed Wall Street reform into law five years ago, including an important new step taken by the independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau earlier this week toward preventing abuses in payday lending. The President emphasized his commitment to fighting to advance middle-class economics and ensure everybody who works hard can get ahead, while opposing attempts by Republicans both to weaken the CFPB and give large tax …
Monday Open Line
FM radio is 74 years old. In March 1941, the first commercial FM station went on the air — W47NV in Nashville, Tennessee. FM —standing for frequency modulation — was first proposed in a scientific paper written by Edwin Armstrong in 1922. By 1934, he was demonstrating to network officials how FM was unaffected by static, like all the radio stations then on the air, which used AM, or amplitude modulation. World War II interrupted the advance of FM broadcasting, …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
A triumph of mobile computing was achieved on this date in 1961. A division of the Sperry Rand Corporation equipped a trailer truck to haul a UNIVAC I computer from New York City down to North Carolina to process data for the Douglas Aircraft Corporation. The UNIVAC I, fully assembled, weighed in at a nimble 7,237 pounds. In 2013, nearly 84 percent of America’s 116 million households had computers. Even the country’s seniors participate heavily. Nearly two-thirds of senior households …
Butterfield Statement on Republican-Passed FY’16 Budget
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican Fiscal Year 2106 Budget, which passed in the House today: “I’m dismayed that we find ourselves here yet again. The Republican majority, moments ago, passed their FY’16 budget which does little to address the concerns and needs of everyday Americans. Not only does their budget make drastic reductions in funding to important economic drivers such as education, research, and infrastructure, but it also …
Carowinds opens Fury 325 this Saturday
This Saturday, Carowinds in Charlotte will open its newest roller coaster, Fury 325, which the amusement park calls the “world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster.” The roller coaster lifts riders 325 feet up – more than 30 stories – before plunging them down at an 81-degree drop at almost 100 miles per hour. It contains three 32-passenger open air trains and 6,602 feet of track. The opening of Fury 325 gives Carowinds two of the 10 tallest rollercoasters in North …
Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Update
The Building & Grounds Committee and the Curriculum Committee will not meet on Thursday, March 26th 2015
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of March 26 on North Carolina Weekend, join in the fun at the Easter Hat Parade in Dillsboro. Tempt your taste buds at Firewürst in Cary. Celebrate the visual, literary and performing arts at Palustris Arts Festival in Moore County. Lift a glass at Fair Game Beverage Company in Pittsboro. And the “House Special” samples the fare at Duke’s Grill in Monroe. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend is underwritten by Visit North …
EDPNC/Visit North Carolina promote partnership at N.C. Main Street Conference
Partner Relations Manager André Nabors and EDPNC Business Services Representative Bill Slagle promoted North Carolina as a retirement and business services destination and business services at the 35th Annual N.C. Main Street Conference last week in Morganton. The conference drew approximately 500 people from across the state, all there to learn and discuss ways to create and implement successful downtown economic development strategies for their respective areas. The EDPNC attended the conference to continue its efforts to promote the services …
Butterfield Remembers Legacy of Willie Bradshaw
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement today on the passing of Durham great, Willie Bradshaw: “I join the entire Durham community in expressing my deepest sorrow at the passing of Mr. Willie Bradshaw. Mr. Bradshaw is fondly remembered as an iconic athlete, coach, and educator, who committed his life to mentoring youth through sports and ensuring all kids had opportunities to reach their full potential. I have no doubt that his expansive legacy will …
Asheville Riverfront to get $50 million makeover
Public spending on greenways, road rerouting and other infrastructure upgrades in and around what has become known as Asheville’s River Arts District will reach $50 million in the next six years, municipal staff involved with the projects say. That infusion of public funding into a once-industrial district will be accompanied by about $200 million in private investment. The overhaul is being led by the city, though about 44 percent of public money is coming from federal and state sources. Some …
White House: Ensuring the Highest-Quality Health Care
The Affordable Care Act has been crucial to increasing the quality of health care for Americans. Over the past five years, the law has worked to make sure that Americans are: Healthier after hospital stays Getting more time with their doctor when they need it Paying less in health care premiums Seeing their tax dollars go toward better investments in education, roads, bridges, and lower taxes See how the Affordable Care Act is improving health care for you, and learn …
Thursday Open Line
Everyone who loves convenience in shopping can thank Edward Delk and J.C. Nichols. It was they who conceived, designed, and built the first shopping mall in the U.S. The Country Club Plaza, on the outskirts of Kansas City, opened this month in 1923 to wide acclaim. It was the first shopping area to have stores facing inward toward a promenade, rather than facing out toward a road. The mall had 150 stores, a 2,000 seat auditorium, and parking for 5,500 …