Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Light The Night 2013 A Success
Tuesday night, Henderson Mayor Pete O’Geary officiated a celebration in First Methodist Church. Invocation by Pastor Randy Mann, Christmas carols were sung by the Central Worship Choir, the Work in Progress Choir and a solo by Mr. Andy Dickerson and a Scripture Reading by Pastor Brenda Peace-Jenkins. Normally held outside the church by Henderson’s Veteran Square, the ceremony was moved inside. Regardless, the tree is now lit on Garnett Street, Snowflakes are lit along downtown as well. Businesses have started …
SBA Encourages Americans to Support Their Local Communities by Shopping Small on Small Business Saturday November 30
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is encouraging Americans across the country to shop small this November 30 as part of Small Business Saturday, a day that is dedicated to supporting the small businesses that anchor our local communities and strengthen our economy. “From the Main Street shops to the high-tech startups, small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the cornerstones of a diverse and thriving marketplace,” said Acting SBA Administrator Jeanne A. Hulit. “By shopping small …
Pesticides are the focus at Dec. 12 symposium aimed at human and animal health
RALEIGH – Pesticides and their effect on human and animal health will be the focus of the Tenth One Medicine Symposium. This year’s symposium will focus on the history, regulation, current uses and impact of pesticides related to human, animal and environmental health. One Medicine will take place Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham. It is hosted by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and …
VGCC Board Accepts Donations from Faculty and Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, November 18 at the college’s Franklin County Campus. The evening began with a joint dinner for the VGCC Board of Trustees and the Franklin County Commissioners. Dinner was followed by the regular meeting of the VGCC Board. Plans are also being made for the Board to hold joint dinners with county commissioners in Vance, Granville and Warren counties in the future. During the regular meeting, the …
Wednesday Open Line
This month in 1883, the ancestor of today’s familiar U.S. time zones first appeared at the initiative of the American Railway Association. A schoolteacher named Charles Dowd is credited with first proposing the notion of time zones as early as 1863 in order to rationalize railroad timetables, there being 80 time standards then in use by localities. There was wide but incomplete acceptance of the railway association’s zones, and the adjusted zones were not made law until 1918. In 1884, …
2013 National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon
On Wednesday, November 27th, President Obama will announce the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Both turkeys will be pardoned, but only the American people will decide which bird takes the title. Learn about each bird, listen to their gobble and then make your selection.
Contest Winners – Christmas With The Embers
Congratulations to Augi, Mingo and Prudence! You’ve each won a pair of tickets to Christmas With The Embers, playing at the VGCC Civic Center on Friday December 6th, 2013. I’ll be sending you an email shortly with instructions to claim your price. Winners were chosen randomly from anyone that commented on our website since November 14th, 2013 as outlined in the rules here: homeinhenderson.com/2013/11/14/quick-hits/hih/contest-christmas-with-the-embers-tickets/ Each username that commented was written down on a piece of paper, papers cut to equal …
Audio – Henderson City Council Meeting for November 25th, 2013
You may listen to the full audio from the November 25th 2013 Henderson, NC City Council Meeting here: [jwplayer mediaid=”54613″]
Vance-Granville Community Band presents free Holiday Concert December 10th
The Vance-Granville Community Band will perform its sixth annual Holiday Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. Admission is free and the public is invited. The band has prepared a program with an international theme, entitled “Christmas Around the World.” The audience will visit several different countries through selections such as “Sleepers, Wake” by German composer J.S. Bach, “Russian Christmas Music” by Alfred Reed, …
N.C. Department of Agriculture helps consumers find and care for fresh Christmas trees
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s 2013 Christmas tree crop promises to be one of the best in recent years, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “There was plenty of rain this year, which helped Christmas tree growers across the state,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Consumers can find locally grown Christmas trees at choose-and-cut farms, tree lots and farmers markets across the state.” Growers traditionally start selling Christmas trees the day after Thanksgiving, but because the holiday …
Louisburg College’s JPAC to double the Christmas fun in 2013
LOUISBURG, N.C.—The JPAC at Louisburg College will host not one, but two special Christmas programs this holiday season: a Christmas concert in Dickson Auditorium with The Embers on December 7, and a community theatre production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever in the Norris Theatre the following weekend. Christmas With The Embers, December 7 (Dickson Auditorium) On Saturday, December 7th at 7:30pm, beach music masters The Embers will be performing their one-of a-kind Christmas show at Louisburg College. Few bands today …
Butterfield to Hold HUD Grant Check Presentation and Press Conference in New Bern, Tomorrow
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will present a $400,000 check to the New Bern Housing Authority and the City of New Bern at a press conference on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. at the New Bern Housing Authority, 837 South Front Street. The check represents a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant awarded to the Housing Authority and the City to develop New Bern’s Five Points commercial area and …
Tuesday Open Line
This month in 1883, the ancestor of today’s familiar U.S. time zones first appeared at the initiative of the American Railway Association. A schoolteacher named Charles Dowd is credited with first proposing the notion of time zones as early as 1863 in order to rationalize railroad timetables, there being 80 time standards then in use by localities. There was wide but incomplete acceptance of the railway association’s zones, and the adjusted zones were not made law until 1918. In 1884, …
Louisburg College – Best Christmas Pageant Ever
In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids, who are probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem-and the fun-when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head-on! December 12*, 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM December 13, 7:30 PM December 14, 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM December 15, 2:00 PM * December 12 performances are student matinees; times are subject to …
Legislative Update from Senator Richard Burr
This was an historic and unfortunate week for the United States Senate. The President and Harry Reid’s decision to use the ‘nuclear option’ to change the longstanding rules of the Senate was a blatant attempt to change the debate about the Democrats’ health care plan as the consequences of this disastrous law are felt around the country. The American people know what they get when the minority party is stripped of its filibuster rights: they get unchecked power by the …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Growing Evidence of Broken Obamacare Promises
As we look forward to celebrating Thanksgiving, I am reminded of the many reasons we give thanks and count blessings. We are fortunate to live in the greatest country on Earth, where we are bestowed with numerous blessings, including freedom, opportunity, and democracy. While giving thanks for these freedoms, I continue to pray that our nation can come together and find solutions to the problems we face today. This week, we recognized the 50th anniversary commemorating the death of President …
Vance County NC Cooperative Extension Updates
TIMELY GARDEN TIPS 1. Submit lawn and garden soil samples to Vance or Warren Extension office by 11/26. Otherwise, best to wait until April to avoid the new “peak season” soil sample fee ($4 per sample). 2. Fertilize tall fescue lawns in late November. 3. Continue planting trees and shrubs. Visit a local nursery to learn about great plants for this area! 4. Avoid pruning unless absolutely necessary. Best to wait until late February for most pruning, especially major size-control …
White House Weekly Address: Working with Both Parties to Keep the Economy Moving Forward
In his weekly address, President Obama says our economy is moving in the right direction. We have cut our deficits by more than half, businesses have created millions of new jobs, and we have taken significant steps to reverse our addiction to foreign oil and fix our broken health care system. Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and beyond! This week, the Vice President traveled to Houston and Panama, the …
Monday Open Line
November is a time to celebrate one of life’s simple but sticky pleasures — it’s Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month. The stuff of America’s favorite sandwich, peanut butter was first offered to the public at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. But as we currently know it — with the peanuts roasted and the product churned like butter to be smooth and so the oil won’t separate — peanut butter didn’t appear on grocery shelves until 1922. While we each eat …