Reminder! Free Health Screenings for our community, Wednesday October 8, 10-6 ! Screening van located in the front parking lot of Maria Parham Medical Center ! This is a great opportunity for our community, so please come out and get your cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose, body mass index checked and also have a vascular ultrasound done!
North Carolina Launches Nonprofit Corporation to Lead State’s Economic Recruitment and Growth
The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) officially began operations Oct. 6, marking a new approach to how the state recruits businesses and helps existing companies grow. The nonprofit corporation was created to consolidate and enhance North Carolina’s marketing and recruitment functions, previously conducted by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Under a contract with the state, the EDPNC will oversee efforts in economic development, international trade, and tourism, film and sports development. “North Carolina is open for business. We …
State Farmers Market to host 29th annual Decorated Pumpkin Contest Thursday
RALEIGH – From carved creations to dynamic dioramas, children of all ages will have a chance to show off their artistic side during the State Farmers Market’s annual Decorated Pumpkin Contest on Thursday, Oct. 9. The contest is divided into three age divisions: 8 and under, 9 to 15, and 16 and older. Contestants can carve, paint and use other art media to decorate their entries. Decorated pumpkins will be judged on use of color and shape, the quality of …
White House: Our Response to Ebola
Yesterday, the President met with his senior health, homeland security, and national security advisors to review the United States’ Ebola response. They discussed the Ebola case in Dallas, the United States’ broader preparedness plans, and both domestic and international efforts to contain and end the epidemic. President Obama made it clear that Ebola is a top national security priority, but reiterated that the chance of an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. is extremely low. “It is important for Americans to …
Wednesday Open Line
Each morning, millions of Americans exhale the traditional weary sighs, as the alarm goes off and they have to face the ever-lengthening round-trip commute to work. However, a small but growing number of people are not in that situation–and that’s why this is National Work From Home Week. Available mostly to so-called white-collar occupations, employers all over the country have found that technology has enabled grateful and motivated employees to perform necessary work without their physical presence in an office …
Vance County Middle and High Schools News October 6-10, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 3, Issue 8 A Publication for Middle and High Schools October 6-10, 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 Monday is a teacher workday with no school for students, except at Early College High. Flu vaccines will be administered to …
North Carolina Attorney General: Don’t fall for calls from phony Treasury officials
Hundreds of North Carolinians are fielding phone calls from scammers posing as agents of the US Department of the Treasury. The scammers claim to be calling about a federal criminal matter and threaten that you will be indicted by a grand jury and have to appear before a judge if you fail to respond. These aggressive scammers claim that you have unpaid federal taxes and will go to jail if you don’t pay them right away by purchasing a reloadable …
Vance County Elementary News October 6-10, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2 Issue 8 October 6-10, 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 Monday is a teacher workday with no school for students, except at Early College High. Flu vaccines will be administered to all interested school system employees and retirees …
Small Business Summit and Expo to be held October 21 at VGCC
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has announced the complete lineup of presenters for the Small Business Summit and Expo, which will be held Tuesday, October 21, from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County and the Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce are partnering with the college to organize the event, which has the theme, “Fueling Small Business Growth.” Other co-sponsors are …
Tuesday Open Line
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” This quote is widely attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, but whatever the source, many people agree with the sentiment. One advance in such moral progress occurred on this date in 1868, when the first collegiate veterinary department in the U.S. began its instruction at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The country’s first veterinary doctorate was awarded in 1876 to Daniel Salmon, …
The Henderson Fire Department Reminds Henderson and Vance County Residents: Working smoke alarms save lives!
Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week Campaign. “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!” Along with Firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, the Henderson Fire Department is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) during Fire Prevention Week October 5-11, to remind local residents about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home and testing them monthly. According to the …
Vance County Schools Local Principals Recognized During October
The month of October is National Principal’s Month and during this special observance Vance County Schools honors its 17 principals who lead our local public schools. Principals are the instructional leaders of their schools. Their leadership and vision are vital to the success of their students and their school faculty and staff members during each school year. All of our principals work very hard each and every day as they must complete a huge range of tasks and make important …
NC Cooperative Extension Garden Updates & More!
THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN, FROM THE WIZS GARDEN SHOW 1. Clean up garden sprayers and store if you will not be using them again this season. If you have spray solution left in a sprayer, use it up on an appropriate site. Also inventory pesticides and be sure they are safely stored. 2. Plant trees and shrubs in the fall! Remember, right plant right place! Check mature size and plant where it has room to grow. Most common planting …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: One Year Later, Obamacare is Still Broken
Photo of the Week: This week we flashed back to this screenshot of the Healthcare.gov website from October 1, 2013. A year later, the website is up, but Obamacare is still broken. This week marked the 1-year anniversary since the disastrous launch of HealthCare.gov. According to a CBS/New York Times poll released two weeks ago, a whopping 51% of Americans still disapprove of the Affordable Care Act. In this past year alone, millions of Americans had their preferred plans canceled …
White House Weekly Address: We Do Better When the Middle Class Does Better
In this week’s address, the President highlighted that six years after the Great Recession, thanks to the hard work of the American people and the President’s policies, our economy has come back further and faster than any other nation on Earth. With 10.3 million private-sector jobs added over 55 straight months, America’s businesses have extended the longest streak of private-sector job gains on record. But even with this progress, too many Americans have yet to feel the benefits. The President …
Monday Open Line
October is a special month in the history of handling data. In a month that holds the anniversaries of the first adding machine and the tentative birth of the Internet, October is also when the first all-electronic calculations were performed on an experimental computer. John Vincent Atanasoff was an associate professor in mathematics and physics at Iowa State College. Beginning in September 1939 with a $650 grant from the school, and with the help of a top engineering student, he …
Fourth Anniversary of Emrose Gallery Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
Saturday, October 11, 2014 12:00PM until 2:00PM Emrose Park, 233 South Garnett Street, Henderson, NC 27536 Featuring: Speaker Senorita Kotia Lossa Music by Heart of Soul Art Display by Dabney Students Face Painting Free Tacos for the first fifty people at Taquaria Ponce Restaurant Located two doors up from Emrose Gallery (Pick up tickets from Gallery) Sponsored by Vance County Arts Council Member and Friends of the Arts
Vance County Planning/Environmental Committee Meeting Notice October 6th, 2014
Please be informed that the County’s Planning/Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, October 6th at 11:30 a.m. to discuss a grant extension request from Semprius.
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting October 6th, 2014
VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSOctober 6, 2014 Download the full packet here: 20141006_vcboc_agenda_packet Invocation Pastor Keith Benze, First Presb. Church 1. Appointment 6:00 p.m. Porcha Brooks, Tax OfficeUntimely Exemption Applications 2. Public Hearing 6:15 p.m. Rural Operating Assistance Program Grant 3. Public Hearing 6:30 p.m. Rezoning Request – #RZ1409-21410 Lynnbank Road 4. Public Hearing 6:40 p.m. Rezoning Request – #RZ1409-12041 Vicksboro Road 5. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – speakers are limited to five minutes) …
Friday Night Football October 3, 2014
NORTHERN VANCE HIGH SCHOOL (Home of the Vikings) Orange High Schoolvs.Northern Vance High School 7 p.m.in Viking Stadium $6.00 admission SOUTHERN VANCE HIGH SCHOOL (Home of the Raiders) Ben. L. Smith High Schoolvs.Southern Vance High School 7 p.m.in Raider Stadium $6.00 admission