WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will welcome U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to Goldsboro on Tuesday, April 30, to discuss and tour the progress of three major local transportation projects currently underway: the Gateway Transfer Center Project, the Center Streetscape Project, and the Goldsboro Union Station Multimodal Transportation Facility. Butterfield was instrumental in securing nearly a million dollars in federal funding for the development of these projects. Through LaHood’s visit, Butterfield hopes to convince the Transportation Department …
Tuesday Open Line
This is the anniversary of the one of greatest real estate deals in history — one that doubled the size of the U.S. and put the nation in position to become a world power. The year was 1803, and the deal was the Louisiana Purchase. The young U.S. under President Thomas Jefferson bought nearly 830,000 square miles from France at the cost of four cents an acre. The land stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
CFSA PIEDMONT FARM TOUR This weekend! (Apr 27-28) This is an unparalleled opportunity to visit working farms and learn from successful growers. Details here: http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/ PESTICIDE DISPOSAL DAY, MAY 30, 10 am to 2 pm City of Henderson Operations Center (Beckford Dr.). Bring ALL unused pesticides (e.g. herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rat poison, etc.) for disposal FREE OF CHARGE. Clean out your shed! Clean out Grandpa’s old barn! Lawn weed killer? We’ll take it! DDT? We’ll take it! Please call in …
Sweepstakes Scam “Name-Drops” NC Attorney Genera
Scammers sometimes try to lend credibility to their fraud by including the name of a government agency or public official. A North Carolina couple recently got a call from scammers who told them they had won $2.5 million in the Winners International Sweepstakes. The scammers followed up with a fax claiming that Attorney General Roy Cooper requires North Carolina taxes to be paid on cash prizes before the prize can be awarded. The scammers directed the couple to pay the …
Non-Woven Media Manufacturer Selects Washington, N.C.
RALEIGH – Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that ProNamic Industries, a non-woven media manufacturer, will locate its operations in Beaufort County. The company plans to create 52 jobs and invest more than $8.5 million over the next three years in Washington. “ProNamic Industries is a great fit for North Carolina and Beaufort County,” said Governor McCrory. “We’re focusing on recruiting companies and growing jobs in key economic sectors so our state has what it …
Legislative Update from Senator Richard Burr
This week, I joined with the Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to introduce a piece of legislation designed to help the Department of Veterans Affairs meet its goal to eliminate veteran homelessness by 2015. Although we’ve made significant progress, there are still over 62,000 homeless veterans that we have an obligation to help off the street and back on their feet. The Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013 is an important step in addressing the top unmet needs …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Making Life Work
Over the weekend, I attended the reopening of the Chatham County Historic Courthouse. This article in the Sanford Herald has information about the courthouse and the ceremony. On Monday, I was in Fayetteville, participating in the Fort Bragg Literacy Celebration at Devers Elementary School. Later that day, I visited with the students of Douglas Byrd High School where I was hosted by NC Assistant Principal of the Year, Yolanda Epps. This week in Washington, my work on the Energy & …
VGCC Warren Campus Dean to speak at Basic Skills Commencement
Vance-Granville Community College will hold commencement exercises dedicated exclusively to new graduates of Adult Basic Skills programs on Thursday, May 2. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Those being honored at commencement will include approximately 200 students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the General Educational Development (GED) High School Equivalency program in the past year. George A. Henderson, the dean of …
Butterfield to Spotlight Healthcare and Economic Development During District Work Week
WASHINGTON, DC – Next week, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will attend a series of meetings and events throughout the First Congressional District to discuss healthcare, economic development, and low-income populations. On Monday, Congressman Butterfield will attend the official opening and launch of BD Rx, Inc. manufacturing plant in Wilson, NC. The Wilson plant will produce BD Simplist, prefilled injectables designed to help improve patient safety by decreasing the number of steps in administering medicine and lowering the risk of …
White House Weekly Address: Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
President Obama says that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts—called the sequester—to take effect, important programs like Head Start are now forced to reduce their services. After travelers were stuck for hours in airports and on planes this past week, members of Congress passed a temporary band-aid measure to stop the cuts that impact airlines — but they must do more to stop cuts to vital services for the American people. That’s why it’s …
Monday Open Line
Health insurance and its affordability has been a topic of political contention mostly in the past two decades, the social need was recognized much earlier. On this date in 1942, Rhode Island became the first state to set up a health or temporary disability insurance program for its working citizens unemployed because of sickness. The covered workers — and not employers — funded the program with a 1 percent tax on wages of less than $3,000 a year. Today, health …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Called Meeting May 1st, 2013
This memorandum will serve as notice that Chairman Thomas S. Hester, Jr. has called a special meeting for Wednesday, May 1 at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Vance County Administration Building, 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC. The purpose of the special meeting is to: 1. Receive the FY 2013-14 Proposed Budget Estimate2. Schedule Budget Hearing3. Approve Proposed Voter Resolution4. Discuss other items as needed
Art Show at VGCC Seeks Entries, Announces Cash Prizes
Artists are invited to submit their works for the 47th annual Kerr Lake Art Show, which will be open to the public May 20-31. The event, co-sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, will be held on the second floor of Building 7 on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, N.C. This arts competition is open to both amateurs and professionals, working in media including photography, drawings, prints and collages. Works must be original, have been …
Phil Ford Mini Basketball Camp
Warren County Free Clinic presents a Phil Ford Basketball 1- Day Camp Saturday, May 4th from 10:00am until 3:00pm. Warren County Middle School Gymnasium 118 Campus Drive, Warrenton, NC Phil Ford, a third generation Naismith coach, U.S. Olympic Team Gold Medalist, NBA Rookie of the year, All-NBA Second Team, USBWA, ACC Player of the year, UNC Tar Heels and Detroit Pistons Assistant Coach. Ford will bring his coaching experience to Warren County for the benefit of the Warren County Free …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
GARDEN SYMPOSIUM PLANNED FOR MAY 18thKerr Lake Extension Master Gardeners present GREAT GARDENING…GET IN GEAR, our first ever gardening symposium. The event will be held from 9 am to noon at First Presbyterian Church in Henderson. Advance registration is $5 (through May 1), or $7 at the door. Presentation topics include: Daylilies, Vegetable Gardening, and Soil Improvement. To download a flyer/registration form, click here: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/symposium2013.pdf THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN1. Keep new flower and vegetable plantings well-watered, they dry out …
Hydrilla Updates on Kerr Lake
From NC Extension Agent Paul McKenzie Here are a few updates regarding hydrilla at Kerr Lake. Feel free to share widely with friends and neighbors, but please encourage them to contact me so I can add them to my e-mail list. [Note: USACE=US Army Corps of Engineers] First, another comprehensive survey of the entire lake was conducted by NCSU last fall (funding provided by USACE). This is the second complete survey, which will be useful for tracking changes over time. …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Everyone knows that a clean car seems to run better — possibly because someone who cares what their car looks like also tends to its mechanical needs. April is one of two National Car Care months this year, the other is in October. This month was chosen to make sure the ravages of winter have not compromised the safety of your car — and October is to look your car over so it’s ready for next winter. The goal is …
2014 U.S. Opens already creating a buzz
The U.S. Open doubleheader, the first of its kind, at Pinehurst No. 2 is more than a year away but is picking up momentum. USGA officials who handle the tournaments were at a meet-and-greet last week to talk about June 2014, when the men’s and women’s opens will be played in consecutive weeks on the same course. Reg Jones, the director of U.S. Open championships for the USGA, noted that big-time golf isn’t new to the Pinehurst area. “Next year …
Rock removed, Chimney Rock reopens
A boulder that’s been teetering above the main road through Chimney Rock State Park finally came down last Thursday. The rock had drawn safety concerns which have had the park closed since April 10, “That rock took a lot of work … to get it down,” said Dayna Regerro, an event planner for the park. “They used an expansion agent, they chipped away at it with various tools large and small, and they used a little bit of dynamite on …
Vance County Board of Education Called Meeting April 29th
VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Called Meeting Monday, April 29, 2013 5:30 p.m. Administrative Services Center Superintendent’s Conference Room 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C. 27536 A G E N D A I. Call to Order * II. Approval of Meeting Agenda * III. NVHS Science Lab Renovations Bid Awarded IV. Budget Work Session A. Capital Outlay Fund B. State Public School Fund …