Here is a concise listing of the meetings we’ve received: Monday, March 12th Henderson City Council – 6pm Vance County Board of Commissioners – 6pm Vance County Board of Education – 7pm County’s March HR Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 12 at 5:15 p.m. in the County Manager’s Office. Tuesday, March 13th Social Services Board has called a special meeting for Tuesday, March 13 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the County Administration Conference Room, …
The Psychological Poverty Trap
The poor aren’t less able, they’re distracted, says poverty expert Eldar Shafir. Privileged people subjected to the same conditions would also make bad decisions. “When you’re poor you’re surrounded by bad decisions of people around you,” he says. “You’re so concerned about the present that you can’t begin thinking about the future, and that’s the big irony: People with the greatest need to think about the future don’t have the leisure or emotional capacity to do so. The very essence …
Representative Michael H. Wray’s Raleigh Report
The interim session continues to be busy, with gatherings both in Raleigh at the General Assembly and here in our community. There have been several meetings in Raleigh recently to discuss education, health and transportation. Questionable proposals have surfaced during some of these meetings, but thus far my colleagues and I have been able to moderate these plans. We have also received some news lately on the ongoing redistricting case and the attempt to ban video sweepstakes games. I will …
VGCC offers ServSafe course
ServSafe, the 16-hour food safety certification course, will soon be offered by Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center in cooperation with area health departments. Participants will meet on two days, Wednesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Peter Lambert of Oxford will serve as the instructor for the course, which is designed for food service managers and supervisory staff in …
‘Fracking’ Wells Shown To Cause Earthquakes
Submitted to us by a reader this weekend, this report: After quakes, Ohio plans tough gas-drilling rules. A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers. “Our evidence strongly suggests that the injection fluid lubricated a previously unmapped fault and contributed to seismic activity,” said Natural Resources spokesman Carlo LoParo. “It was an unfortunate situation, and …
High-Quality of N.C.’s Workforce Results in Expansion Decision in Rutherford County
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue Friday announced that Ameridial Inc., a provider of contact center services, will expand operations at its facility in Rutherford County. The company plans to create 195 jobs and invest $2.1 million during the next three years in Spindale. The project was made possible in part by a $100,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. “Our investments in education and job training programs have built a skilled workforce that companies know they can depend on,” …
Monday Open Line
Tonight hosts City Council, Board of Commissioners and Board of Education meetings. Check our articles on the home page for each sessions agenda. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., R-N.C., has introduced a resolution declaring that should the president use offensive military force without authorization of an act of Congress, “it is the sense of Congress” that such an act would be “an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor.” “This week it was Secretary of Defense Panetta’s declaration before the Senate Armed Services …
Congresswoman Renee Elmers: Preventing Tolls in North Carolina
After announcing my opposition to tolls on I-95 last week, I have now taken the next step by drafting legislation to prevent the proposal from taking place. I hope this bill will generate the support of the entire North Carolina Congressional Delegation in order to protect our economy from the crippling harm these tolls would impose on our citizens and businesses. More information on these bills can be found in this newsletter Also this week, I voted for the JOBS …
Butterfield to Meet with Constituents on Hunger, Interstate Tolling, and Mammography Awareness, Next Week
WASHINGTON, DC — Next week, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will make a series of stops in North Carolina’s First Congressional District, ranging from meeting with residents opposed to tolls on Interstate 95 (I-95) to a tour of Halifax Regional’s Mammography Center. On Monday, Butterfield will meet with executives from supermarket chain Food Lion to explore ways to bring smaller stores to food desert communities. Tuesday, the Congressman will meet with a group of community leaders and local business owners …
Senator Richard Burr Update
As the Senate continues to amend and debate the transportation bill, I wanted to update you on other things that have been going on in Washington this week. Protecting Americans from Public Health Emergencies and Bioterror Attacks On Thursday, the Senate passed my bill, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 (PAHPA), which will help to prepare our nation to respond to medical and public health emergencies, whether naturally occurring or the result of a chemical, biological, radiological, …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday March 12th
The City of Henderson will hold a City Council meeting Monday, March 12th at 6:00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers. Please see the full agenda packet below: 20120312_coh_regular_meeting_packet (62 pages)
Friday / Weekend Open Line
March is Women’s History Month. The first state college for women was created this month in 1884 in Mississippi. Known as the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, classes opened in the fall of the next year on the campus of a former college in Columbus. Now called the Mississippi University for Women, it has been ranked as one of the top schools in the annual list of “America’s Best Colleges.” Now coed, the school has many of the buildings on its imposing …
Henderson-Vance County EDC Board Meeting Wednesday March 14th
The March 2012 Henderson-Vance County EDC Board meeting is Wednesday, March 14th at 8:30 a.m. at Maria Parham Medical Center Board Room
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting Monday March 12th
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday night, March 12, 2012. Topics include New Farmers Market facility, Cooperative Extension programs updates, appearance commission on the Rockbridge Cemetery, Jordan McMillen with Darrin McClure of Mid-Atlantic Associates and a county fee schedule revision, and re-zoning requests. Also, water project matters, spring litter sweep, Economic Development Grants, Lease Agreement for backup 911 center and various reports from county agencies. Download the full packet here: 20120312_vcboc_agenda_packet
Vance County Board of Education Meeting Monday March 12
Please see the full agenda packet here 20120312_vcboe_agenda_full
Henderson On NC Map for Suggested Retirement Areas
In support of the N.C. Dept. of Commerce’s Community Development Division and its Certified Retirement Community Program, the Division of Tourism has launched RetireNC.com, a new microsite within the VisitNC.com family of sites. RetireNC.com provides an easy gateway for prospective retirees wanting to learn more about the quality of life advantages of retiring in North Carolina. The site provides an overview of retirement areas and those communities that have successfully completed the state’s certification process. Lumberton is featured as North …
VGCC to host Community Band Festival
Vance-Granville Community College will bring together its own community band with others from around the region for the third annual North Carolina Community Band Festival on Saturday, March 31 at the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Henderson. Members of the Greensboro Concert Band, Durham Community Concert Band and the Vance-Granville Community Band will attend clinics by professional musicians during the day. Among the sessions will be a woodwind clinic by Jimmy Gilmore, who served as the Principal …
Butterfield Gets Hearing on Veterans’ Education Equity Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow the House Veteran Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will consider Congressman G. K. Butterfield’s (NC-01) bill, H.R. 3483, the Veterans’ Education Equity Act during a hearing. The bill would equalize education funds allotted to veterans for both public and private colleges. Currently, the law caps the education benefit amount for veterans who enroll in private schools at $17,500, but limits the education benefit for those who enroll in public schools to the amount charged for in-state …
White House Energy Update: An All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy
In his February 23rd speech at the University of Miami, President Obama addressed the energy issue on everyone’s minds – gas prices. He detailed his all-of-the-above energy strategy that expands production of America’s energy resources, like oil and natural gas; promotes energy efficiency to save consumers and businesses money; and supports a wide variety of clean energy technologies. In Miami, President Obama announced new programs that will provide $30 million for natural gas vehicle fuel research and $14 million for …
Thursday Open Line
This is National Peanut Month — celebrating one of the nation’s favorite foods. They are enjoyed in many ways — roasted in the shell as a snack while watching sports events, used in salads and stir-fry recipes, in cookies and, of course, ground into peanut butter. The idea of honoring the peanut began as a special week in 1941 and has been a month long observance since 1974. Americans eat an average of some 6-1/2 pounds of shelled peanuts a year …