WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today announced that three schools in the First Congressional District will receive a portion of the School Improvement Grants (SIG) awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. Coker-Wimberly Elementary School, Greene Central High School, and Warren County High School, along with other select low-achieving schools throughout the state, will receive a portion of the $14,484,742 grant to help turn them around. “I applaud the Department of Education for investing in our education …
Butterfield Votes Against Republican Budget in an Effort to Protect Social Safety Nets
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today issued the following statement on the passage of the Republican budget: “We are recovering from a prolonged recession that has left millions of Americans jobless, in foreclosure, and struggling to provide their families with basic needs. “Solving these problems will require a compromise between Democrats and Republicans that would make investments in areas, such as job training, and help grow the economy while …
Butterfield Urges Transportation Department to Award TIGER IV Grant to Goldsboro
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in support of the City of Goldsboro application for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) IV grant. The City is requesting support for a $14 million project that would make significant functional and aesthetic improvements to the Center Street Streetscape project and make upgrades to Goldsboro Union Station. In his letter, Congressman Butterfield wrote, “TIGER IV support would enable Goldsboro …
Vance County Committe Meetings April 2nd
Please be informed that the County’s Planning & Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m. in the County Manager’s Office. Also, the HR Committee is scheduled to meet that same day at 5:30 p.m. in the County Manager’s Office.
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Even with the economic downturn, one consumer product that is advertised in every possible medium — television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and billboards — is the automobile, reflecting the huge role that cars and trucks play in our lives. The first advertisement for an automobile in a general consumer publication appeared in an issue of the Saturday Evening Post this month in 1900. The car was the short-lived product of the W.E. Roach Company of Philadelphia, and the ad’s theme was …
Spring Street Sewermain Replacement Project
The City of Henderson shall, through its utility contractor, begin work to replace an existing sewer main and various manhole rehabilitations within South William Street, Spring Street and Garnett Street and the work will be ongoing for the next two weeks beginning on Monday, April 2, 2012. Spring Street will be closed for through traffic between Garnett Street and South William Street during that time. Please observe all signs and barricades along the area of construction for the safety of …
Passion Of The Christ Easter Play
Come to New Covenant Faith Ministries at 1200 King Street, Henderson, NC 27536 on April 7th, 2012 6:00pm for an Easter play entitled Passion Of The Christ. The play was written by Dorthy Hinton, and the admission is free! For more information please contact Minister Brenda Rice at (252) 657-9122
Eaton-Johnson Middle School students visit VGCC Culinary program
Eighth-grade students in the ambassador program at Eaton-Johnson Middle School in Henderson and their parents recently enjoyed a visit to the Vance-Granville Community College Culinary Arts department, which is located at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford. Ambassadors are outstanding EJMS students who welcome visitors and dignitaries at special events and complete community service projects. They are selected based on their good character and behavior. The ambassador program advisor is Dr. Priscilla Chavis-Lockley, lead counselor and College/Career Counseling Coordinator …
PBS’s North Carolina Weekend
Tonight at 9pm, UNC-TV will broadcast a new espisode of North Carolina Weekend. Step back in time at Somerset Place in Creswell. Enjoy a profile of Wadesboro. Explore Cape Lookout National Seashore at Harker’s Island. Lift a glass at Banner Elk Winery in Banner Elk. And spend some time at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture in Charlotte. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) Last weeks broadcast can be viewed below – March 22, 2012: …
Home in Henderson April 1st Celebration & Giveaway
Home in Henderson welcomes the arrival of April on Sunday, April 1st. We will be featuring a very special selection of contributed articles on our website in honor of the coming of April. And to celebrate, we will hold another giveaway! Another $20.00 gift certificate to Greenway’s Authentic Charcoal Grill is up for grabs to a lucky commenter. Here’s the rules. From now, now being the publishing of this post at Thursday 12:01am on March 29th, until Monday night April …
Thursday Open Line
One of the most frightening industrial accidents in the U.S. occurred March 28th in 1979. It was 4 a.m. at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on the Susquehanna River, south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A cascading chain of events started when someone mistakenly cross connected air and water lines in the plant’s number two reactor. Before the crisis was over, the plant reportedly came close to a hydrogen gas explosion and a meltdown of its uranium core, which would …
White House: What was President Obama doing in Korea?
Yesterday, President Obama headed home from South Korea — after a busy three days of diplomatic meetings and discussions of nuclear security. At a talk with students at Hankuk University, the President outlined the reasons why he’s made the issue such a major priority: We’re building an international architecture that can ensure nuclear safety. But we’re under no illusions. We know that nuclear material, enough for many weapons, is still being stored without adequate protection. And we know that terrorists and …
USCIS Seeks Public Comment on Revisions to Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment on a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers must complete Form I-9 for all newly-hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States. The public is invited to comment on the revisions until May 29, 2012. Key revisions to the form include: Expanded Form I-9 instructions and a revised layout. New, optionaldata fields to collect the employee’s …
‘Hunger Games’ helps shine media spotlight on N.C. destinations
The N.C. Department of Commerce’s Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development has helped cast a bright spotlight on North Carolina destinations by garnering expansive and valuable media coverage of sites used in the filming of “The Hunger Games.” The Division’s Public Relations team has been proactively pitching the film’s travel angle to print, broadcast and online outlets for several months, and it is paying off in a big way. Already the Division’s placements have reached an audience of 13 …
State Board Of Education To Meet With Local Superintendents For Budget Discussion
Superintendents from across the state will meet in Research Triangle Park on April 3 to share with members of the State Board of Education the impact budget cuts have had on their school districts. For the past three years, schools have struggled with fewer teachers, larger class sizes, reduced course offerings and other limited resources as a result of state budget cuts and State Board members are eager to hear how superintendents have dealt with these and other challenges. The …
Wednesday Open Line
Last night I attended the retirement ceremony for outgoing Henderson Vance County Chamber of Commerce President Bill Edwards. It was a heartfelt celebration, with words spoken by chamber members, elected officials at the local and state level, even a song honoring Mr. Edwards. At the end Bill gave a moving speech as well thanking everyone. I don’t want to say details of who was there or post pictures since it was private event. But I’ll ask the Chamber if I …
FVW Opportunity Recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month With Pinwheel Garden April 4th, 2012
PINWHEELS: A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION Pinwheel Garden Recognizes Efforts to Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect On April 4 at 10am, Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc.’s Family Resource Center and Head Start program will join thousands of child advocacy agencies throughout North Carolina and the nation in recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month with a pinwheel garden. The pinwheel is the new symbol of child abuse prevention, representing community efforts to provide children with the safe, stable, nurturing relationships …
Tuesday Open Line
Chapel Hill’s town council voted Monday to ban all cellphone use behind the wheel, including hands-free devices. The ban is the first of its kind in the state. Read the full article here With spring here, a device that’s been around since time immemorial is being honored — it’s National Umbrella Month. No one knows who invented the umbrella or exactly when, but it’s estimated that it was being used as much as 4,000 years ago. It’s thought the original …
Richard Brand: So How Come They Can Make Me Do This?
Today there is supposed to be a great debate in the Supreme Court of the U.S. over the Affordable Health Care Act. As the debate keeps being reported in the news the major issue is whether or not it is legal for the government to require all citizens to have some form of health care. The energy behind this debate is the opposition to government telling people what they have to do. Most of us do not like to be …
FIRST® Robotics TermiRaiders from Southern Vance 4-H Robotics Team Will Compete in Regional Tournament Event in Raleigh
The FIRSTRobotics Competition (FRC) is an annual competition that challenges high-school students – working alongside professional Mentors – to design and build a robot of their own, and compete in a ‘ Sport for the Mind™’ that measures the effectiveness of each robot, the power of teamwork and collaboration, and Gracious Professionalism™. Students build and program their own robots against a field of competitors and experience the excitement of science, engineering, technology and innovation. At the 2012 tournament, teams …