This past week, President Obama traveled to Hawaii for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, visited Australia for meetings with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and an address to Parliament, and Friday in Indonesia for the East Asia Summit. Check out the highlights below: While in Indonesia, President Obama talks about his administration’s work opening up markets to support thousands of American jobs and keep us on track to double American exports by 2014 for this weeks Weekly Address: A special …
Gospel Fest at The Lotus Lounge Saturday
Saturday, Novemember 19th from 6pm to 9pm The Lotus Lounge will be hosting a live gospel music festival featuring music by The Spiritual Entertainers of Oxford, NC, ISP (Inspirational Singers with a Purpose) of Henderson, and also featuring selections from Angela Neal-Williams. Come out and join us for an evening of Gospel music and good food! Tickets are $15.00 with refreshments served. The Lotus Lounge is located at 119 S. Garnett Street, Henderson, NC 27536 Please call 252-492-5197 for more …
VGCC Staff member honored by Educational Office Professionals
Mary H. McMannen of Oxford, an Accounting Technician in the Business Office at Vance-Granville Community College, was recently honored by her peers in education. On Oct. 28, McMannen received the Lula M. Burrell Educational Office Professional of the Year award from the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals District 10. The district includes Granville, Vance, Warren, Wake, and Franklin counties. As the district winner, McMannen now advances to the statewide competition along with honorees from the 13 other districts. …
E.M. Rollins Elementary School Will Be Featured On NBC 17 Friday Morning
E.M. Rollins Elementary School will be featured as the “Cool School for the Day” tomorrow, Friday, November 18, at 6:50 a.m. on the local television station NBC 17. The school will be recognized during meteorologist Bill Rhea’s weather report on the station’s morning program. He is expected to show photos of Rollins’ Veteran’s Day celebration held on November 10, and give the weather report for Henderson. So, tune in if you can and/or set your DVR! Congratulations Bear Cubs on …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
The big news Thursday saw massive protest in New York City from the Occupy Wall Street group in a call for a national day of action. The protest march was legal, as they did secure a permit for the march, however the sheer number of people proved a tough job for the police force. The day started at 7am in Zuccotti Park, the same park that was closed Tuesday and evicted the protesters camping out. The protest started Thursday morning …
Sandra Wilkerson Honored with Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award
Newly retired Henderson Finance Director Sandra Wilkerson was honored by Mayor O’Geary and the City Council for her 32 years of service to the City with a plaque and a handshake. Wilkerson started as a collection clerk and worked her way to her last position as Finance Director (2009) with many stops along the way, including Assistant to the Mayor and Assistant Finance Director (2006). Shortly thereafter, House of Representatives member Michael Wray stood and presented Wilkerson with the Order …
City Council’s Human Resources Committee will meet on Monday, 21 November 2011
The Henderson City Council’s Human Resources Committee will meet on Monday, 21 November 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The main purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Confidentiality Policy. This meeting is open to the public.
NC Selected To Participate In National Teacher Effectiveness Policy Effort
North Carolina is one of three states and one territory to be selected to participate in a national teacher effectiveness policy effort. The National Governors Association (NGA) has announced that North Carolina – along with Colorado, Nevada and Guam – will be a contributor to the State Strategies to Evaluate Teacher Effectiveness Policy Academy. The Policy Academy will allow participating states to assemble leadership teams of governors advisors, chief state school officers, and district and community leaders to develop and …
Vance County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education Initiate Joint Meetings
The Education Committees of the Vance County Board of Education and the Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a Joint Meeting on Monday, November 21, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the Vance County Schools Administrative Services Center Main Conference Room at 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C. 27536. The purpose of the meeting is to begin a dialogue between both Boards on the needs of our schools. The Education Committees will continue to meet on a quarterly basis.
Thursday Open Line
A reminder to all if your business would like to offer a special product or service to advertise for this upcoming shopping season, be sure you send us your article on it and we’ll publish it for free before November 30th. Hit those black Friday shoppers with discounted specials, or offer a discounted rate on your services and offer it as a gift certificate type deal. Email your deals to submit@homeinhenderson.com North Carolina State Representative Kelly Alexander has introduced House …
Henderson Gives Dabney Study the “Go-Ahead.”
The City Council voted Monday night to approve asking the state DOT to conduct a feasibility study which would examine the possibility of expanding Dabney Drive into two one-way streets, with Corbitt Road and parts of the former railway line forming semi-parallel alternate avenues. The plan would likely create busy thoroughfares on either side of many properties for several blocks north for Parham Street. The alternate plan suggested by transportation planners at the October City Council meeting would entail expansion …
Safe Kids Henderson – Vance Coalition will be Sponsoring a Free Child Passenger Safety Car Seat Clinic Thursday
Safe Kids Henderson – Vance Coalition will be Sponsoring a Free Child Passenger Safety Car Seat Clinic. This event will be at Roses North Garnett Street. Thursday November 17, 2011 from 1:00 pmto 5:00 pm. Please Come out and support us. Seats will be available for those parents who are in need of a child safety seat today. We are asking a donation of $20.00 for seats. The donations will help buy more seats so we can have more car …
VGCC Ambassadors announced
Vance-Granville Community College has selected 13 outstanding students to serve as ambassadors during the 2011-2012 school year. Ambassadors represent the college at special campus and community functions, among other duties. This year’s ambassadors include Caroline Gautier of Durham (an Associate Degree Nursing student); Jennifer C. Apple of Franklinton (Associate Degree Nursing); Ligaya Carissa S. Aguas of Henderson (Associate Degree Nursing); Jon M. Baumgardner (Associate Degree Nursing), Johnnie Hawkins, Sr. (Associate in General Education-General Science), Helen Samuel (Associate Degree Nursing) and …
Butterfield Introduces Bill to Fight Global Hunger and Continue the Work of Former Congresswoman Eva Clayton
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) today introduced the Eva Clayton Fellows Program Act of 2011 to create a fellowship program that would use the expertise of faculty and students from land-grant institutions and minority serving institutions in developing approaches to provide relief to global hunger. Butterfield’s bill seeks to continue the work of former Congresswoman Eva Clayton who spent much of her career eradicating hunger in rural communities in eastern North Carolina, and improving access to the …
Mock trial gives VGCC Criminal Justice students courtroom experience
Students in the Criminal Justice Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College recently took what they have been learning in the classroom into a simulated real-world setting through a “mock trial” exercise. VGCC students in a Court Procedure and Evidence (CJC 132) class tested their knowledge in a trial setting, with class members playing the parts of prosecutors, defense attorneys, defendants, witnesses, bailiffs, court reporters and jurors. “The class as a whole had the opportunity to showcase their overall knowledge of …
Senator Kay Hagan Message
Last Friday, in Veterans Day ceremonies across the country, Americans paused to reflect on the sacrifices made by our brave veterans. As Thanksgiving approaches, we continue to be grateful for their service and tireless commitment to protecting our nation. We owe these men and women a debt of gratitude, and I am pleased that last week, Democrats and Republicans came together to pass two meaningful pieces of legislation for our veterans. The first is a bill to help get veterans …
Wednesday Open Line
Next week is of course Thanksgiving. And the day after… ‘black friday’. The day some retail stores last year opened at 4am to sell discounted merchandise in the hopes of turning the company books from in the red to in the black. However, retailers this year are deciding to open even earlier, with Target and Best Buy opening at midnight Thanksgiving evening. Walmart will open at 10pm Thanksgiving, and Toys R Us at 9pm Thanksgiving. Some consumers love these deals, …
Operation Soldiers Christmas Followup
Dear Home in Henderson Readers: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the community of Henderson for the donations that were provided for the distribution to the soldiers in this year’s “Operation Soldiers Christmas”. Though the initial donations were lacking, in the last days of the promotion we did receive enough items to mail to the soldiers and provide them with a taste of home during this time away from their families. Many businesses offered us a place …
VGCC Seminar Focuses on Marketing Small Businesses
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, entitled “Marketing for the Small Business,” on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. until noon in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Instructor Mike Collins of Raleigh, president of The Perfect Workday Company, leads this seminar, which will cover strategies of planning a low-cost marketing program. Collins also will identify the best types of media to use …
Notary Public training available at VGCC South Campus
A two-night course for people who want to obtain a North Carolina commission as a Notary Public will be held at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, later this month. The class will be conducted from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22 and Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Charlene Spence will serve as the instructor. The purpose of a notary is to prevent fraud and forgery. Students will learn what they …