Henderson City Council Short Regular Meeting Monday 25 August 2014, 6:00 p.m. R. G. (Chick) Young, Jr. Council Chambers, Municipal Building 134 Rose Avenue Henderson, North Carolina Download the full agenda packet here: 20140825_coh_agenda_packet.pdf I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. OPENING REMARKSIn order to provide for the highest standards of ethical behavior and Transparency in Governanceas well as provide for good and open government, the City Council has approved Core Valuesregarding Ethical …
Vance County Schools – Motorists Must Stop for Stopped School Buses
Vance County Schools is joining public school systems across North Carolina in asking motorists to adhere to the “Stop Arm” signs on school buses and to stop their vehicles completely while students board and get off of school buses. The school system has approximately 85 school buses which travel Vance County streets and roadways each morning and afternoon on school days to transport over 4,000 students to and from school each day. While school officials don’t see a large number …
Henderson Police Department Saves Suicidal Man
On Friday morning, August 22, 2014 at approximately 6 a.m., members of the Henderson Police Department Operations Division were dispatched to the bridge on Dabney Drive that crosses over Interstate 85. A call had been made to 911 that there was a man on the bridge and it appeared that he may jump. Officers promptly arrived on location and stopped traffic on Dabney Drive and Interstate 85. Officers Deric Wormley and John R. Hammond approached the man and began speaking …
Search Warrant Leads to Heroin Arrest
On Thursday, August 21, 2014, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit executed a search warrant at 112 North Elizabeth Street in Henderson. Detectives located and seized a quantity of heroin, a firearm, and 1621.00 U. S. currency. Tracey L. Cannady, 39, 112 N. Elizabeth Street was charged with the following offenses: Possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver heroin; Manufacturing heroin; Maintaining a place for keeping a controlled substance; Possession of a firearm by a …
“John & Jen” to be presented at The Norris Theatre at Louisburg College
LOUISBURG, N.C.— Daniel Dunlow and Collier Cobb, students at the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at NYU in New York City, will be performing “John & Jen” at the Norris Theatre on the campus of Louisburg College for one night only, Thursday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. “John & Jen” is an intimate look at the complexities of familial relationships in a changing America. A truly original musical about connections, commitments and the healing of the human heart, honoring brothers and …
Louisburg College Enrolls Record Freshman Class
LOUISBURG, N.C.— Louisburg College is proud to welcome more than 440 new students – one of our largest and most impressive freshman classes. This class of students hails from 13 states and 6 foreign countries, includes an impressive number of Merit Scholars and a local valedictorian, and proudly holds the highest overall GPA average that Louisburg College has seen in more than a decade. More than 262 second-year students returned to campus on Tuesday, for a total enrollment of more …
Carowinds to Reach Exciting New Heights
Check this link for videos of the new coaster and much more Carowinds info: www.carowindsconnection.com The world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster will connect the beloved Carolina park’s historic past with its thrilling future. Charlotte, NC – For more than 40 years, Carowinds has been the place where the Carolinas come together. It’s where the Tar Heel State and the Palmetto State meet. It’s where families and friends bond over thrilling rides and entertainment. Carowinds will now unite its storied history …
Vance County HR Committee Meeting Notice
The County’s HR Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, August 26 at 12:00 noon in the Administrative Conference Room. The purpose is to discuss criteria for the County Manager’s position.
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Con Artists’ Tactics Revealed
Heartless crooks who prey on the vulnerable often keep demanding more money until their victims are tapped out, or wise up. A pair of North Carolinians who pleaded guilty to multiple charges including wire fraud used this approach. The two contacted mostly elderly people saying they had won a large sweepstakes prize. The winners were told to pay a refundable fee up front in order to collect their winnings. For those who took the bait, it was just the beginning. …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Two ordinary items found in many or most American households both trace their creation by New York City residents to this date in August. In 1865, the first liquid soap was patented by William Shepphard. His formula flowed from mixing a pound of regular soap with 100 pounds of ammonia solution, then dissolving it in water to the consistency of molasses. And in 1939, Julian Seth Kahn received a patent for an “apparatus for mixing a liquid with a gas” …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Aug. 21 on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend, Collecting Carolina examines duck decoys at Harkers Island. Enjoy a tour of downtown Wake Forest. Have fun outdoors at Dan Nicholas Park in Salisbury. Take in the Museum of Durham History’s “Hugh Mangum on Main Street: Portraits from the Early 20th Century” exhibit at the Durham History Hub. And the House Special samples the fare at The Porch Kitchen and Cantina in Winston-Salem. (Please note: listings are subject to …
NC Cooperative Extension: Gardening Updates, plus farmers markets!
HUGE SHOPPING CART AT WARREN FARMERS MARKET ON SATURDAY! Thirteen feet tall! Powered by a Chevy 396 V-8! Big enough to hold all the delicious food products made in North Carolina! Come on out to the Warren County Farmers Market this Saturday, 8/23, to see this amazing vehicle, and also pick up some of the best produce in the area! Located in downtown Warrenton just off Main St., open from 8 am to noon GARDEN TIPS BY WAYNE & PAUL …
VGCC schedules “Let’s Have a Tea Party”
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course on “afternoon tea,” the tradition that is enjoying a renaissance as fine hotels, inns and tea rooms across the country give guests an opportunity to retreat from the hurried pace of their lives. The course, called “Let’s Have a Tea Party,” will meet on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 until 4 p.m., starting Sept. 30. The final class and “graduation” ceremony is an actual afternoon tea …
White House: “Jim Foley’s Life Stands in Stark Contrast to His Killers”
Wednesday afternoon, President Obama spoke about the killing of journalist James Foley by the terrorist group ISIL. “The entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of Jim Foley,” he said. “Jim was a journalist, a son, a brother, and a friend. He reported from difficult and dangerous places, bearing witness to the lives of people a world away.” The President made clear that Foley’s life “stands in stark contrast to his killers” — and reiterated that the U.S. will …
Thursday Open Line
The American Bar Association was founded on this date in 1878 in Sarasota Springs, New York. One-hundred attorneys from 21 states were present at its first meeting. The legal profession as we know it barely existed at the time. There was no National Code of Ethics, lawyers generally worked alone and trained under a system of apprenticeship. Today, there are some 1.27 million lawyers in the U.S., as the ever-swelling number of civil and criminal cases, and federal and local …
Board of Agriculture approves fees for woodland plans
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Agriculture recently approved fees for woodland management plans, following a directive from the state General Assembly. The state budget approved by the General Assembly directed the N.C. Forest Service to start charging for woodland plans, commonly referred to as forest management plans. The budget bill also allowed the Board of Agriculture to review and approve the fees. “The North Carolina Forest Service has been helping protect, manage and promote North Carolina’s forests for nearly …
VGCC Warren Campus to hold free Grant-Writing Seminar
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a free seminar, entitled “Finding & Writing Grants,” for Thursday, Sept. 11, from 1 until 4 p.m. at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton. Ideally suited for non-profit organizations, this seminar focuses on how to get organized to prepare grant proposals, along with grant-writing tips. Topics to be discussed include: how to be prepared as an organization, elements of a grant proposal, researching potential funders and building relationships with funders. …
Vance County Committee Meeting Notices
Joint Education Committee – Friday, August 29th at 12:00 noon Water Planning Committee – Wednesday, September 3 at 12:00 noon Both meetings will be held in the County’s Administrative Conference Room.
White House: The Latest on Iraq and Ferguson
Yesterday, President Obama delivered a statement on the latest developments in Iraq and in Ferguson, Missouri. The President discussed how U.S. operations in Iraq have stopped the terrorist group ISIL from advancing on the city of Erbil, and helped Iraqi forces recapture Mosul Dam — the country’s largest dam, which had fallen under terrorist control. He also noted that the U.S. is building an international coalition to address the humanitarian crisis in northern Iraq. President Obama then gave an update …
Wednesday Open Line
The nation’s first licensed radio station began broadcasting in Detroit on this date in 1920 — station 8MK, now operating as WWJ. The station was owned by the Detroit News, and for some convoluted reasons, the station operated with an amateur license, which in 1922 was changed to commercial. The first station to receive a commercial license was KDKA in Pittsburgh, which began broadcasting in October of 1920. From these rudimentary early broadcasts, the new medium grew rapidly. In 1922, …