The Vance County’s Water Board Planning Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, July 31st at 12:00 noon in the County Manager’s Administrative Conference Room. The purpose is to discuss water project matters.
Butterfield Joins Mayor Adam O’Neal for Final Leg of His 300-mile Walk from Belhaven, NC to Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) joined Mayor Adam O’Neal during the final leg of his near 300-mile walk from Belhaven, NC to Washington, DC. Republican Mayor O’Neal began his walk two weeks ago to protest the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid following the closing of the only hospital in the Belhaven region. Congressman Butterfield, co-chair of the new State Medicaid Expansion Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, applauded O’Neal’s efforts to bring attention to Medicaid …
White House: What Are “Inversions,” and Why Should You Care?
Monday, President Obama headed to Los Angeles Trade Technical College, where he’s calling for a kind of “economic patriotism” that’s based on investing in the things that we know grow the economy for everyone (like education and job training) — not protecting wasteful loopholes for a few at the top. And he’s calling attention to one kind of corporate merger deal in particular — called an “inversion” — a word you might be seeing in a lot of news headlines …
Tuesday Open Line
Long before there were automobiles in the U.S., good roads were badly needed to get farm produce to market and to allow people to go visiting and shopping without battling mud. An American professor who had emigrated from Belgium — Edward de Smedt — invented an asphalt mix, which could be applied in sheets to make a smooth surface. His first trial occurred on this date in 1870 on William Street in Newark, New Jersey. Even though de Smedt’s technique …
Legislative Update from Senator Burr
Last week, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the ABLE Act — a piece of commonsense, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Casey and me. Put simply, the ABLE Act would allow families with a severely disabled child the opportunity to save their own money in a 529 college savings account to help cover their child’s long-term expenses. Over three-quarters of the Congress has added their names to the ABLE Act as cosponsors, including both the Majority and Minority …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Improving Access to Education
Photo of the Week: I had a blast meeting with the Chapman family from Raleigh in my office on Thursday. Talking to these young ladies was a bright spot in the midst of a very busy week. They were visiting D.C. during summer vacation and a member of my office gave them a tour of the Capitol! Weekly Update: There has been a historic exodus of Americans from the workforce. While unemployment sits at 6.1 percent, it would actually …
VGCC Warren Campus to hold seminar on Business Start-up
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a free seminar, entitled “How to Start a Business the Right Way,” for Thursday, Aug. 14, from 2 until 4 p.m. at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton. In the seminar, instructor A.J. Ware will teach participants the 17 basic points of starting and running a business that go beyond a business plan. This seminar was developed specifically to teach people the most important things they need to be successful …
Butterfield Applauds Former NC Supreme Court Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson on Appointment to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the appointment of former North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. As a Commissioner, Justice Timmons-Goodson will join the 8-member panel in informing the development of national civil rights policy and in enhancing enforcement of federal civil rights laws. “Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson possesses the experience, judgment and integrity to advance the mission of the Commission in developing sound civil rights policy and …
Lunch & Learn at the Farmers Market, Deer in the Garden
Come to the Vance County Regional Farmers Market this Wednesday, July 30, 12 noon to learn about options for managing deer in the garden and landscape. This class will be presented by one of our fabulous Master Gardener Volunteers, Mrs. Edna Gaston. Feel free to bring a bag lunch. The Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., just of S. Beckford Dr. near the Social Security office. This is a free seminar. Registration is requested but not required, just …
High School students explore health and science at VGCC
A group of 21 high school students from across the region attended the 2014 Mini-Medical School, organized by the Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College. The camp was held in June at VGCC’s South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor. This was the college’s first time hosting a Mini-Medical School, which is an intensive, week-long day camp that uses computational science (computer simulation) and hands-on activities to study key aspects of medicine. Topics include …
Henderson Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Month – Rewards Offered for Info
Shooting Case: On June 21th, 2014 at approximately 12:25 p.m, Henderson Police Department Officers responded to the intersection of Orange Street and Merriman Streets in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival officers observed Theodous Lewis Williams of 1453 Perry Ave. Williams was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. There are four black male suspects in this matter and they were operating a black Pontiac Grand Am at the time of the incident. The Henderson Police Department encourages anyone …
White House Weekly Address: Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes
In this week’s address, the President continued his call for our nation to rally around an economic patriotism that says rather than protecting wasteful tax loopholes for a few at the top, we should be investing in things like education and job training that grow the economy for everybody. The President highlighted the need to close one of the most unfair tax loopholes that allows companies to avoid paying taxes here at home by shifting their residence for tax purposes …
Monday Open Line
The nation’s love affair with automobiles is generations old, and our devotion can be traced down through the decades by looking at advertising, as cars progressed from romantic if noisy new playthings to a daily necessity. The first known national ad about a car appeared at the end of July 1898 in the Scientific American magazine for the Winton Motor Carriage with the headline “dispense with a horse.” Americans did just that, and competing car companies increased spending on advertising. …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday July 28th, 2014
Henderson City Council Short Regular Meeting Monday 28 July 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: 20140728_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 …
Another Gang Member Arrest for Heroin
On Thursday, July 24, 2014, members of the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division arrested Kirk “Spit” Swain Jr. Swain, 24, 275 Lincoln Street, Henderson was taken into custody after a federal grand jury returned indictments alleging 4 counts of distribution of heroin. Swain was turned over to the custody of the United States Marshall Service pending trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
State Farmers Market to host Watermelon Day July 31
RALEIGH – The State Farmers Market will host its annual Watermelon Day July 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors can enjoy free slices of N.C. watermelon, get their photo taken with the N.C. Watermelon Queen and purchase locally grown watermelons from market vendors. The event also includes the largest-watermelon contest, with weigh-in at noon. The grower with the largest watermelon by weight will win bragging rights and $1,000 in prize money. The second-heaviest melon will earn $500, the …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
The past few decades have seen a mounting number and frequency of public opinion polls, whether from the traditional Gallup and Harris firms to those commissioned by newspapers or political campaigns. The first such poll in U.S. history appeared this month in 1824 in the Harrisburg Pennsylvanian, finding that Andrew Jackson was favored over John Quincy Adams in the four-man presidential race. Ironically, that contest drew the lowest recorded participation in our history — less than 27 percent of voters …
Longest-serving Trustee Frazier reappointed to VGCC board
A tuition rate increase, the reorganization of computer curriculum programs and the reappointment of a longtime trustee were among the highlights of the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, July 21. Pending resolution by the North Carolina General Assembly, the per-credit-hour charge for in-state students enrolling in curriculum programs has increased by 50 cents to $72, according to a report from Steven Graham, VGCC’s vice president of finance and operations. Out-of-state residents will have the same 50-cent …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of July 24 on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend, “Collecting Carolina” looks at the silver at Tryon Palace in New Bern. Step back in time at the Museum of the Waxhaws in Waxhaw. Discover regional history at the Swannanoa Valley Museum in Black Mountain. Tempt your sweet tooth at Pike’s Old Fashioned Soda Shop in Charlotte. And the “House Special” samples the fare at Southbound Sandwich in Burlington. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend …
Aug. 27 workshop offers advice for food businesses
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is sponsoring a free workshop, “The Business of Being in Business,” from 8:30 to noon on Aug. 27 at the McKimmon Center. The workshop will address trademarks, sales tax and business structure. “Learning the ins and outs of running a business can be a daunting task,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “If you plan on being successful in selling your product, then learning the difference between a corporation and …