The Henderson City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, 14 April 2014 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 Download the full agenda packet here: 20140414_coh_agenda_packet 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 …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
This week in 1955, a small hamburger restaurant opened in Des Plaines, Illinois-the first of what would become one of the world’s best-recognized brand names — McDonald’s. The franchise shop belonged Ray Kroc, whose main interest at the time was selling the machines that mixed milkshakes. The name came from two McDonald brothers who operated a hamburger shop in California. The first day’s revenue at the Illinois franchise was $366 and 12 cents. That shop is now a museum housing …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes from the Peanut Gallery (VC BoC April 7th, 2014)
Monday night’s Commissioners’ meeting was long on content, longer on revelations, and did not follow the scripted agenda. The meeting started with recognition of Leadership-Vance participants and a thank you to the members of boards and committees. The presenter for the only scheduled appointment was not on time, opening the floor to the public comments period. Editors Note – This piece references times in the audio, you can listen to the audio file here: http://homeinhenderson.com/2014/04/09/news/county-business/audio-vance-county-board-of-commissioners-meeting-monday-april-7th-2014/ Water District Board Mr. Lawrence …
Triangle North Healthcare Foundation Extends Grant Due Date to May 1
Letters of Interest are currently being accepted by Triangle North Healthcare Foundation for a second round of grantmaking, according to Executive Director Val Short. The due date for Letters of Interest has been extended to May 1 at 5 p.m., according to Short. Submitting the Letter of Interest is the first step in the process and the form is available on the Foundation’s website at www.tnhfoundation.org “Nonprofits, governmental organizations, and schools which have programs and projects that will impact and …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of April 10 on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend, get in tune at the N.C. Ukulele Academy in Wilmington. Laugh along with the Charlotte Comedy Theater in Charlotte. Tempt your taste buds at Round Mountain Creamery in Black Mountain. Step back in time at the Grifton Historical Museum in Grifton. And enjoy a tour of the expansion renovations and additions at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend is …
VGCC and Chamber present Energy Saver program seminar May 7th, 2014
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center, will present a “Lunch Break to Educate” seminar on the Small Business Energy Saver program, on Wednesday, May 7, from noon until 1 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office on Garnett Street in Henderson. Nate Lewis, program manager for the Duke Energy Progress Small Business Energy Saver Program, will present an overview of this new opportunity for small businesses. Through the new Small Business Energy …
Gas prices jump 15 cents in North Carolina
AAA Carolinas says the average price of gas in the state has jumped 15 cents in the last month from $3.38 on March 8 to $3.53 on Tuesday (yesterday). The auto club says North Carolinians are paying the highest price for gas since last July. AAA Carolinas says the spring is tough for drivers because that’s the time when gas prices rise because of refinery maintenance; plus the tightened supply across the country had led to the higher prices. In …
Oxford License Plate Agency Contract Expires in September
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is accepting applications for an Oxford area license plate agency. The current agency operates under a contract that will expire in September. The policy of the Division is to open applications to operate a license plate agency whenever a contract expires or ends. The current agency, located at 120 Roxboro Road, will continue to operate during the application process and its contractor may reapply to operate the business. Routinely, it takes …
Thursday Open Line
The need to pay a $15 debt sparked one of the most useful of inventions, patented on this date in 1849. Walter Hunt, a mechanic in New York, owed the debt. While he thought about how to raise the money, he fiddled with a small piece of wire. Finally, he bent the wire with a twist in the middle, creating a spring, and formed a clasp at the other end, to guard the point of the wire. He had invented …
Audio: Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting Monday April 7th, 2014
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Henderson City Council Land Planning & Development Committee Meeting April 10th (Cancelled)
Update – This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a future date. The Henderson City Council Land Planning & Development Committee will meet Thursday, April 10 at 3:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The main purpose for the meeting is to consider the sale of City owned property. Other items may be discussed. The public is welcome to attend.
VGCC nominates student for statewide leadership award
Vance-Granville Community College recently nominated David A. Henry of Macon, a student in the College Transfer program, for the North Carolina Community College System’s Governor Robert W. Scott Student Leadership Award. The award was established in 2004 in honor of Scott, who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1969-1973, and as President of the N.C. Community College System from 1983-1995. Each year, the N.C. Association of Community College Presidents bestows the honor on one community college student in recognition …
Wednesday Open Line
For much of history, a cooked meal was followed by the drudgery of scrubbing the pans used to prepare it. But something was discovered this week in 1938 that changed all that, a solidified refrigerant gas that we now know as Teflon. Developed by Roy Plunkett of the DuPont Company, slippery Teflon revolutionized cooking utensils in the 1960s. By the time he died in the early 1990s, 3-out-of-4 of all cooking pans in the nation where coated with his invention. …
Vance County Public Middle and High School Weekly News, April 7-11, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2, Issue 32 A Publication for Middle and High Schools April 7-11, 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 ? Report cards will be distributed at Eaton-Johnson and Henderson middle schools and Early High School STEM Program on Tuesday. ? Vance County Schools’ Annual Volunteer/Business Partner …
High School Students study Biotech at VGCC Workshop
Four local high school students participated in the second annual Vance-Granville Community College Biotech Workshop, held over the course of two Saturdays, March 22 and March 29. VGCC Bioprocess Technology program head Dr. Danny Monroe conducted the workshop. The participating students hailed from J. F. Webb School of Health and Life Sciences and Northern Vance High School. Students had the chance to work in the state-of-the-art biotech laboratory in Building 8 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Through …
Civil War Trails Guide Adds Stops for Final Sesquicentennial Year
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 7, 2014) — The North Carolina Division of Tourism today unveiled a new statewide Civil War Trails guide that will direct travelers across the state during the final year of the 150th anniversary observance. “The release of the new map is well-timed to draw attention to the most under-told story of the war,” said Wit Tuttell, Executive Director of the Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development. “Fort Fisher, Bentonville, the surrender of troops in Durham — …
Vance County Public Elementary School News April 7-11, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 1 Issue 25 April 7-11, 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 Report cards are distributed on Tuesday. All fourth graders and their teachers attend a free concert by the N.C. Symphony in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College at 10:30 a.m. on …
Tuesday Open Line
On this date 101 years ago, the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified establishing direct popular election of senators. Previously, members of the Senate were elected by each state’s legislature. As the voting franchise expanded after the Civil War and into the Progressive Era, growing sentiment held that senators ought to be popularly elected in the same manner as representatives. In fact, because of such developments, at least 29 states by 1913 were nominating senators on a popular …
Audio: Vance County Properties Committee (April 7th, 2014)
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Trout Dinner Fundraiser April 14th, 2014 for Men’s Homeless Shelter and Hope House
A Trout Dinner Fundraiser will be held on April 14th, 2014 for Men’s Homeless Shelter and Hope House at 220 Seafood Restaurant at 1812 N. Garnett Street, Henderson, NC from 4pm to 7pm Plates are $7.00 Please come out and support this wonderful cause!