For urban dwellers, the hassle — or at least the expense — of doing their laundry began to ease on this date in 1934, when the first public, self-operated laundry in the U.S. opened its doors in Fort Worth, Texas. The first name was “Washateria,” eventually replaced with the now familiar “Laundromat.” Early facilities were not necessarily coin-operated, and there was always an attendant on duty. The automatic washing machine came along in 1937, and by the late 1940s, the …
Obama responds to failed gun control measure
President Barack Obama speaks from the White House April 17, 2013, after the U.S. Senate rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers.
Corey Cheek Jr., Gary Holden, Ramek Holden Wanted for Murder Charges. Reward Offered
The following individuals are wanted in connection to the murder of Ja’quon Seward: Corey Cheek Jr, 17, of 315 Davis Street, Henderson. Gary Treshon Holden, 21, of 251 Ragland Lane, Henderson Ramek Holden, 18, of 198 Cone Lane, Henderson All individuals are wanted for first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill, discharging a firearm in the city, felony inciting a riot, and felony street gang activity. If anyone should know the whereabouts of these individuals they …
Peggy Satterwhite: Ag-Gag Bill
Senate Bill 648 would prevent the exposure of egregious and systematic animal cruelty in large-scale industrial agriculture operation that has led to serious concerns about animal welfare and the safety of the animal products that the public consumes, as documented in undercover investigations at Butterball farms in North Carolina. The Butterball investigations in 2011 and 2012 uncovered deplorable living conditions, animals with open wounds covered by flies, eye sockets filled with maggots, employees violently kicking animals and hurling them into …
Ipreo Holdings to create 250 jobs in Wake County
Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced on April 11 that Ipreo Holdings, a global company that provides market intelligence, data and technology solutions to capital markets and corporate professionals around the world, will establish a business center in Wake County. The company plans to create 250 new jobs in North Carolina by the end of 2017 and invest more than $3 million in its Raleigh location. The N.C. Department of Commerce’s Vivian Powell was the developer …
White House: Who We Are, What America Is
Following a briefing from FBI Director Mueller, Attorney General Holder, Secretary Napolitano, and homeland security advisor Lisa Monaco, President Obama went to the Brady Press Briefing Room to update Americans on developments in Boston, following two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon: “This was a heinous and cowardly act. And given what we now know about what took place, the FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism. Any time bombs are used …
Wednesday Open Line
April is an important month in the world of books. In 1800, one of the world’s greatest libraries, the Library of Congress, was founded, and Noah Webster published the first dictionary of American English in 1826. This is also the fourth day of National Library Week, celebrating libraries, those who staff them and the billions of materials they circulate. While computers and electronic media are of increasing importance in the services libraries offer, books remain at the core of their …
Senator Angela Bryant: Oppose House Bill 451 Election Omnibus
What is House Bill 451? A bill filed by House Republicans that may make it harder for citizens to participate in elections. How will House Bill 451 make it harder to vote elections? · Shortens early voting by a week · Eliminate early voting on Sundays · Eliminate same day registration · Restore partisan judicial elections · Eliminate straight-ticket voting · Change the order of the ballot to benefit Republicans · On a clear partisan note, HB 451 makes it …
State Schools Supt. June Atkinson: Common Core – It’s about Reading and Math
A few years ago and in my early time as North Carolina’s State Superintendent, I met with at least 45 of my state superintendent colleagues in Chicago to talk about how all of us could work together to determine what students should know and be able to do in mathematics and English language arts as result of going to school for 13 years, kindergarten through 12th grade. We decided that one of the best things we could do to save …
VGCC Dinner Theater Cast Announced
Vance-Granville Community College has announced the cast for its special Dinner Theater production of the classic play “Our Town,” which will be presented on the evenings of April 25 and April 26 in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. The award-winning Thornton Wilder play, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year as the North Carolina Community College System celebrates its 50th anniversary, focuses on the everyday lives of people in Grover’s Corners, a small New Hampshire …
Tuesday Open Line
Children have worked throughout history, especially on family farms and in trades. But their employment in industrialized settings raised many popular objections. On this date in 1836, Massachusetts became the first state, to prohibit children under 15 from working in factories. Massachusetts acted again six years later; limiting children’s work to 10 hours per day. But it wasn’t until the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that long, dangerous child labor was ended nationally. The restrictions on child labor scarcely …
President Obama Speaks on the Explosions in Boston
his evening, President Obama made a statement about today’s explosions at the Boston Marathon. He explained that he had been briefed by his homeland security team, members of whom are continuing to monitor the situation as it unfolds, and that he had “directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people, increase security around the United States as necessary, and investigate what happened.” “The American people will say a prayer for Boston …
McKinley, Small, and Vandergrift Arrested on Herion Charges
On Friday, April 12, 2013, members of the Henderson Police Department arrested Jonquil McKinley., 22, 118 North Street, Henderson. McKinley was charged with three counts of trafficking heroin. McKinley was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a 90,000.00 dollar secured bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for the Vance County District Court on April 22, 2013. Also on Friday, April 12, 2013, members of the Henderson Police Department arrested Warren Lee Small Jr., 24, 604 …
Volunteers Needed for Rock Bridge Cemetery Cleanup
Volunteers are being sought as part of the Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Week, April 15-20, to help rake and clear leaves from Rock Bridge Cemetery, located just south of Henderson. Spring Litter Sweep organizers would like to have volunteers raking and clearing leaves at the cemetery, located off Old Epsom Road at Skenes Avenue just south of Henderson, during the morning of Saturday, April 20. The cemetery has been undergoing renovations by volunteer groups over the past several months. Current …
Senator Angela Bryant Newsletter
NEWS FROM RALEIGH… I always welcome your comments, project updates, suggestions, and visits. My office door and electronic door is always open to you! As always, thank you for your support! NEWSLETTER INDEX Around the District and More Events Awards and Grants Legislative News Hear and See Legislative Live Daily If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please click here —————————————————————————- AROUND THE DISTRICT AND MORE Halifax Woman of the Year Senator Bryant and Brite Smilz …
VGCC offers pre-Mother’s Day Personalized Jewelry class
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a two-hour class on two campuses that provides opportunities for crafting unique, personalized gifts, just in time for Mother’s Day. The “Hand-Stamped Jewelry” class is scheduled for Friday, May 3 from 1 until 3 p.m. on VGCC’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg, and again on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. until noon on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Mother’s Day is May 12. During the class, instructor Alison Beal of Wake Forest …
Senator Richard Burr Newsletter
This week the President presented his budget and it seems he has heard some of our concerns, however the slight improvements reflected in his budget are over-shadowed by the hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending programs at a time when we can’t even afford the government we already have. I have concerns with many aspects of the President’s budget, but one new proposal has me particularly concerned. For the first time ever, the Obama budget is setting its …
VGCC hosts Advanced Manufacturing career awareness event
Manufacturing is alive and well in North Carolina and is increasingly sophisticated, as local high school students recently learned at a Vance-Granville Community College event. The college held an Advanced Manufacturing Career Day in the VGCC Civic Center on April 9, during North Carolina Manufacturing Awareness Week (April 8-12, 2013). Approximately 400 high school students from Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties attended in order to learn more about future job opportunities and the training that could prepare them for …
White House: Why I’m not giving the Weekly Address
Each week, like many presidents before me, I sit down to record a short address to the nation. It’s something I take very seriously because it offers a chance to bring focus to an issue that needs to be part of the national dialogue. But today, I’ve asked someone to take my place. Francine Wheeler is a mother. She and her family live in Newtown, Connecticut. Four months ago, her six year-old son Ben was murdered in his elementary school, …
Monday Open Line
To borrow from some recent advertising slogans, although many Americans couldn’t imagine leaving home without them, and they’re everywhere they want to be, there was a time when credit cards were rare; issued only by individual merchants. But that proprietary limitation ended on this date in 1952, when the Franklin National Bank in New York launched a credit card for use by the customers of varied merchants. In this, the bank was following the lead of the Diners Club Card, …