America’s first medical college was established early this month in 1765. Students at the College of Philadelphia — now the University of Pennsylvania — were able to enroll in “anatomical lectures” and a class about “the theory and practice of physik.” The faculty modeled the instruction after the style of European predecessors. They supplemented their instruction with observation and practice at nearby Pennsylvania Hospital, which was founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond. The addition of these courses …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Budget Work Session May 12th, 2016
Please be informed that the budget work session scheduled for Thursday, May 12 at 5:00 p.m. has been changed to 3:30 p.m. The location remains the same – in the commissioners’ meeting room.
VGCC awarded grant to bring teachers and manufacturers together
The State Board of Community Colleges has awarded a $10,000 grant to Vance-Granville Community College to support a project that will bring together educators and employers. VGCC and 11 other community colleges received a competitive grant as part of a statewide “Taste of Industry” initiative. VGCC’s grant was the largest awarded by the State Board. At VGCC, the grant will help fund “AMSTA Cruisers 2016,” a three-day event (June 15-17) organized by the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Training Alliance, a partnership …
Tuesday Open Line
The nation’s first daily newspaper, the short-lived Pennsylvania Evening Post, began publication this month in 1783, printed by Benjamin Towne in Philadelphia. Americans’ hunger for news was such that by 1850, there were some 250 dailies. The number of newspapers peaked around a hundred years ago, when there were 2,600 dailies published across the nation, with a circulation of over 24 million. Today, the number of daily newspapers in the U.S. has dropped to around 1,330. In the year 2000, …
City of Henderson Regular City Council Meeting Monday May 9th, 2016
Henderson City Council Regular Meeting on Monday, 9 May 2016 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 Download the full agenda packet here: 20160509 coh_agenda_packet.pdf
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Students Show Outstanding Efforts
Photo of the Week I enjoyed meeting Roxanna Demers and her family this week, and I was honored to present her with the Bronze Medal she earned through the Congressional Award Program. Weekyly Update This week I had the honor of presenting a Wake County student with an award she earned through the Congressional Award program. This program is for students ages 14-23 and involves setting various goals in areas like public service, physical fitness and personal development. Three …
Senator Richard Burr: Solving Civil Rights Crimes
In April, I was proud to introduce the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act in the Senate. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. In 1955, Emmett Till, a 14 year old African American teenager from Chicago, was brutally murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi. The perpetrators of this horrific crime were acquitted, with the jury deliberating for less than an hour. Yet the next year, the murderers of Emmett Till admitted to …
Henderson City Council’s Land Planning Committee Meeting Wednesday May 11th 2016
The Henderson City Council’s Land Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss downtown development issues and abandoned housing. The public is welcome.
Monday Open Line
By presidential proclamation, this month recognizes one of the nation’s fastest-growing population groups — those of Asian and Pacific American heritage. The observance began in 1978 with a joint congressional resolution honoring the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in the 1840s and the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1870 with the help of Chinese immigrants. The occasion was extended to the entire month in 1990. Now, nearly 20 million people in the U.S. are of full or partial …
New Logo & New Slogan for Downtown Henderson – Public Input Requested
The 175th anniversary of the founding of the City of Henderson seems like an ideal time to launch a new slogan and logo for downtown Henderson. The Board of Directors of the Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission has approved using a rose or roses in the logo and slogan. Slogans could include, “stop and smell the roses” or “everything’s coming up roses”. Input from the community is being sought for the logo and the slogan. Please email your ideas to aliceve2002@yahoo.com …
Triangle North Healthcare Foundation 2016 Grant Cycle Opens
The Board of Directors of Triangle North Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the 2016 Grant Cycle was launched May 2, 2016 Nonprofit and governmental organizations as well as public schools in Vance, Granville, Warren, and Franklin counties are eligible to apply for grants with Triangle North Healthcare Foundation. The Foundation is seeking projects that will have a positive impact on improving health in the region. The Foundation uses an online application system for grants, which is easily accessed on …
Representative Nathan Baskerville Newsletter
House Bill 2 was passed by the General Assembly in response to a local ordinance that passed in Charlotte, NC by a 7 –4 vote. The ordinance was instituted to protect gay, lesbian, and transgender people in places of public accommodation—such as bars, restaurants, and stores. It has five major parts with only one small section dealing with gender specific bathroom laws: 1. HB 2 requires public schools and public agencies to have single sex multiple occupancy bathrooms and changing …
NFL player-turned-farmer to speak at VGCC Commencement
Vance-Granville Community College will welcome former NFL player and Henderson native Jason Brown to serve as the principal commencement speaker for graduation exercises on Friday, May 13. Daniel Davis of Norlina, parliamentarian of the VGCC Student Government Association, will be the student speaker. Approximately 550 students are scheduled to be honored during ceremonies beginning at 6 p.m. at the gazebo by the lake on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. For those unable to attend the event in person, …
Henderson, NC 175th Year Anniversary, Downtown Events Scheduled
2016 is the 175th Anniversary of the founding of the City of Henderson. Upcoming events from the Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission & the Vance County Historical Society commemorating the founding of the City of Henderson include: • Opening May 22 “John T. Church and the War in the South Pacific” exhibit at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, 2:30 pm-4:30pm, second floor exhibit space. • Historic Displays in storefront windows, courtesy of the Vance County Historical Society. • July 2, …
VGCC Carpentry program and Granville County Habitat partner to finish house
Students in the Carpentry program at Vance-Granville Community College recently started work on their second project in partnership with Granville County Habitat for Humanity. The first construction project was a home in Oxford that students helped build from start to finish, leading to its dedication in January. This time, students will be completing a home in Henderson. The home’s construction began several years ago under the auspices of the Vance County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity. Later, that local affiliate …
NC Department of Public Instruction Math Survey Open – Public Feedback Sought
Parents, educators and others are invited to provide feedback regarding proposed revisions to the content standards for high school math courses Math I, II and III via a survey available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HSMathDraftStandards The survey will be available through May 20. The NC Department of Public Instruction reviews the state’s Standard Course of Study on a five-year cycle per subject, and mathematics is currently under review. The State Board of Education approves content standards for all subjects. So far in that review process, …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, May 6th. This is National Nurses Day, the start of National Nurses Week. It’s an occasion established to honor the outstanding efforts of nurses in helping to keep Americans healthy. The observance ends next Thursday, the birthday in 1820 of Florence Nightingale, who established the world’s first nursing school in England in the 19th century. In the U.S., there were some 12,000 registered nurses by 1900. Today, that figure is some 2.75 million, with median annual earnings of nearly …
Gardenia Hobbs: HB2 is About Abuse of Power, Deception
The protection of religious liberties has become a tool of convenience that is being used as a smoke screen for the passage of bills that legalize discrimination and exclusion. Religious liberties extend far beyond our ability to worship freely and make moral decisions in our daily life. Religious liberties also encompasses the ability to contribute to the common good of all Americans irrespective of their persuasion. HB2 neither contributes to nor is reflective of this common goal. HB2 is not …
Vance County Board of Education Meeting May 9th, 2016
The Vance County Board of Education will meet on Monday, May 9, 2016, at 7:00 pm in the Administrative Services Center Board Room, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson. Download the full agenda packet here: 2060509_vcboe_agenda_packet.pdf and to be discussed are the 3000 Series Policies.pdf
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Shred-a-Thon May 20th, 2016
Local groups are sponsoring free shred-a-thons. Shred-a-thons are a perfect way to destroy old tax records, checks, employment records, credit applications or other documents that contain confidential information. You must remove papers from 3-ring binders but you do not need to remove staples or paper clips. HENDERSON (Vance County) Friday, May 20th, 2016 11:00 am – 2:00 pm State Employees’ Credit Union 1795 Graham Ave., Henderson Sponsors: SECU, Shred-it *Event may end early if the truck is full This information brought to …