The Henderson City Council Short Regular Meeting will be held Monday, 25 November 2013, 6:00 p.m. in the R. G. (Chick) Young, Jr. Council Chambers, Municipal Building at 134 Rose Avenue Henderson, North Carolina. Download the full agenda packet here: 20131125_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 …
Vance County Public Safety Committee Meeting Notice
Please be informed that the County’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, November 25 at 4:00 p.m. in the County Manager’s Office. Topics to be discussed include Fire/EMS and Animal Control.
President Obama Honors 2013 Medal of Freedom Recipients
President Barack Obama delivers remarks and awards the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom to honorees during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 20, 2013. Honorees are: Ernie Banks, Ben Bradlee, former President Bill Clinton, Daniel Inouye (posthumous), Daniel Kahneman, Richard Lugar, Loretta Lynn, Mario Molina, Sally Ride (posthumous), Bayard Rustin (posthumous), Arturo Sandoval, Dean Smith, Gloria Steinem, Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian, Patricia Wald, and Oprah Winfrey. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) The Presidential …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
In this month, there falls the 50th anniversary of one of the most unsettling events in U.S. history: the November 22, 1963, assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The fourth president to be slain in a span of under 99 years and the sixth to die in office in that time, Kennedy left a vast archive of film, video and audio recordings that sustain his legacy in American consciousness. But his place in history is also upheld by living memory. …
Safe Kids Henderson – Vance Coalition Free Child Passenger Safety Car Seat Clinic Thursday November 21st, 2013
Safe Kids Henderson – Vance Coalition will be sponsoring a Free Child Passenger Safety Car Seat Clinic. This event will be at Kids World Day Care 158 Bypass November 21, 2013 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Please Come out and support us. Seats will be available for those parents are in need of a child safety seat today. We are asking a donation of $40.00 for seats. The donations will help buy more seats so we can have more …
N.C. I-95 North Welcome Center among America’s busiest rest stops for Thanksgiving
Highway rest stops may be the most universal travel experience in America. Think about it: Not everyone has faced the challenges of a airport’s connecting flight, and many travelers will never take a cruise, or visit a ski resort. But almost every American has taken a road trip and had cause to stop. That’s why rest stops offer the most democratic cross-section of the traveling public anywhere. Now, with the busy Thanksgiving driving season in mind, Foursquare, as reported by …
AAA: 43.4 million Americans to travel for Thanksgiving, slight decline from last year
AAA projects 43.4 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a decrease of 1.5 percent from the 44 million people who traveled last year. This decrease falls just shy of last Thanksgiving’s four-year peak since the recession-driven declines in 2008-09 when Thanksgiving travel fell by 25 percent. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, Nov. 27, to Sunday, Dec. 1. Ninety percent of travelers or 38.9 million to travel by …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Nov. 21 on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend, get into the holiday spirit with Christmas decorations from Piedmont Floral Galleries in Salisbury. Have a tour and learn the history of Bath. Enjoy the great outdoors at Stone Mountain State Park in Roaring Gap. View the many artful pieces at Seven Sisters Gallery in Black Mountain. And the “House Special” samples the fare at Mert’s Heart and Soul Restaurant in Charlotte. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) …
Outer Banks tourism booms
The absence of damaging, tourist-chasing hurricanes in 2013 didn’t hurt anybody on the Outer Banks. Meal and lodging earnings are on record pace again, according to recently released figures through September. Prepared-food revenue in Dare County, which encompasses most of the Outer Banks, reached $183.5 million, an increase of 2 percent over the same time last year, when the current record was set. In all of last year, meal receipts totaled $208.7 million, an increase of nearly 10 percent, the …
VGCC holds College Day for transferring students
Vance-Granville Community College hosted admissions officers from four-year colleges and universities on Nov. 20 in the student lounge on VGCC’s Main Campus. The event was VGCC’s annual College Day, where students obtain important information about transfer requirements, financial aid and scholarships that can help them continue their education. The fair was organized by the VGCC Counseling Department in partnership with the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (CACRAO). VGCC students browsed through displays and talked with representatives from …
Thursday Open Line
The United States Congress met for the first time in the District of Columbia in late November 1800. Up until then, it did its squabbling, vituperating and, most importantly, legislating in Philadelphia. Ever since President George Washington laid the cornerstone for the Capitol in 1793, the District had been planned as the permanent home for the U.S. government. By 1800, enough of the Capitol had been completed for the members of the 6th Congress to move in. One senator found …
VGCC Culinary program announces spring dates for The Vanguard Café
The Vanguard Café in Oxford, where Vance-Granville Community College Culinary Arts students prepare and serve lunch for the public, is inviting the public to participate in developing culinary students’ kitchen and hospitality skills by dining there on scheduled Thursdays during the upcoming spring 2014 semester. Members of the public can enjoy à la carte lunch service from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays: January 23, January 30, February 6, February 13, February 20, March 6, March 13, …
Concealed Carry Handgun Training
Locally owned and operated Firearms Instructional Training of North Carolina offers a concealed carry handgun training class on the second Saturday of each month. Next class is December 14 @ 8:00am. The cost is $55 per person, with a $5 discount extended to all veterans, and members of the medical community including EMT’s, paramedics, first responders, and hospital employees, (proper ID required). 252-432-7003 for more information. www.fit-nc.com
N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker Tours Novozymes’ North American HQ
N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker got a close-up look at the world of enzymes, fermentation, and advanced biofuels when she toured the Novozymes facility in Franklinton earlier this month. The company tests and manufactures enzymes that end up on products in more than 30 industries, including food/beverages, detergents, agriculture, paper, bioenergy, textiles, baking and many more. The use of enzymes in the manufacturing process of everyday products helps to reduce the use of energy, water and raw materials, as well …
Nationally Known Historian to Speak at Louisburg College December 2nd, 2013
LOUISBURG, N.C.—Through the Tar River Center for History and Culture, Durham-based independent historian Dr. David Cecelski will give a lecture entitled “The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway and the Slaves’ Civil War” on Monday, December 2 at Louisburg College. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Norris Theatre (please note, this is a change from the previous venue of the Person Place). The presentation (the second in the Tar River Center for History and Culture’s 2013-2014 lecture series on the …
Louisburg College Welcomes New Police Chief
LOUISBURG, N.C.—Louisburg College is pleased to announce the appointment of Vicki Reid to the role of Campus Police Chief as of November 1, 2013. The change follows the departure of Jeffrey Linney, who moved on from the College after five years of service to complete his doctoral study in information systems. Reid has been part of Louisburg College Campus Police since 2010. After completing her Basic Law Enforcement Training at Vance Granville Community College in 2000, she earned her BS in …
Vance County Planning & Environmental Meeting Notice
Please be informed that the County’s Planning/Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, November 21 at 4:00 p.m. in the County Manager’s Office. The purpose is to discuss the Neighborhood Stabilization Program houses.
VGCC celebrates local Native American heritage
Vance-Granville Community College held a “Native American Appreciation Day” in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus on Nov. 18, during the national celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Students from the Cosmetology programs on the college’s Main Campus, South Campus and Franklin County Campus helped to organize the event, which was supported by the VGCC Student Government Association. Students served American Indian food samples and presented displays of information and cultural artifacts, focusing particularly on the local Haliwa-Saponi …
Seasonal inspections for NCDA&CS Standards Division include holiday hams and turkeys
RALEIGH – Grocery stores around the state are gearing up for the holiday season by stocking up on hams and turkeys, which are often a staple at family gatherings. Inspectors from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are at stores making sure turkeys, hams and other meat products sold at a higher quantity this time of year are labeled at the correct weight. “The weight of a turkey or ham determines not only the cost of the product, …
Wednesday Open Line
This is National American Indian Heritage Month, also called Native American Heritage Month. Either way, it’s observed with a wide variety of events across the country. The 2010 Census counted 5.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S., 1.7 percent of the total population. California is home to the highest number of these groups, at over 723,000, followed by Oklahoma at nearly 483,000. Los Angeles County leads all of the nation’s counties with the number of people in …