Monday, Medicago, Inc. celebrated the opening of its U.S.-based, state-of-the-art vaccine facility in Research Triangle Park in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to a company press release. Medicago USA officials were joined by guests Governor Bev Perdue, Secretary Keith Crisco, U.S. Senator Richard Burr and Congressman David Price at the event, which included a tour. According to the release, the 97,000-square-foot, Virus-Like Particle (VLP), plant-based vaccine facility includes a fully-automated greenhouse and state-of-the-art extraction and purification unit. The Medicago USA operation …
Job Fair held at VGCC seeks to help Veterans
The Civic Center on Vance-Granville Community College’s main campus in Vance County was the site for the “Employ-A-Vet” Job Fair on Nov. 9, two days before the Veterans Day holiday. The fifth annual event, organized by the Vance, Granville and Warren County offices of the N.C. Division of Employment Security (formerly known as the Employment Security Commission) with the help of VGCC and other JobLink partners, was designed to help veterans of the U.S. armed services find jobs and resources. …
Monday Open Line
Tonight, the City of Henderson City Council will hold a meeting Monday, 14 November 2011 at 7:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC. For the agenda please visit our Friday post about the meeting here. President Obama and the First Lady ended Veterans Day aboard the USS Carl Vinson where they watched the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team defeat Michigan State University in the first-ever Carrier Classic. This was also the ship that …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting for November 14th 2011
The City of Henderson City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, 14 November 2011 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building on 134 Rose Avenue, Henderson, NC. The agenda is as follows: I.CALL TO ORDER II.ROLL CALL III.INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV.OPENING REMARKS In order to provide for the highest standards of ethical behavior and Transparency in Governance as well as provide for good and open government, the City Council has approved Core Values regarding Ethical …
Firearm Found at Vance Charter School
On Thursday November 10, 2011 around 1:30 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to Vance Charter School on Dabney Drive, Henderson in reference to a firearm being located on the campus. Officers had been contacted by school personnel who located the firearm. Upon further investigation, officers determine that a male juvenile student had brought the firearm from home to the school campus. During the investigation it was learned that the male juvenile had left the campus prior to …
The Embers Return to Henderson for Special Holiday Concert
Henderson, NC (November 10, 2011) – North Carolina band, The Embers, will play a return engagement in Henderson on Friday, December 2. The family sit-down concert, featuring “Christmas with The Embers,” will take place at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center at 7 p.m. The Embers are a North Carolina tradition renowned for their special brand of rhythm and blues and beach music. Since their inception in 1958, the group has been touring and turning out hit songs. A limited …
Gov. Perdue Announces Career & College Promise
Program will provide focused, affordable pathways to success for students. RALEIGH—Gov. Bev Perdue today launched Career & College Promise, her program that will guarantee eligible high school age students a clear, focused and affordable path to a successful future. “Career & College Promise will prepare eligible high school students for life after high school – that means college credit for some, job training for others,” Gov. Bev Perdue said. “Regardless of whether a student plans to go to college or …
Representative Michael H. Wray’s Raleigh Report
The General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week for a one-day session to reconsider the redistricting plans written earlier this year. A computing problem resulting from the splitting of hundreds of voting precincts into two and sometimes three districts left as many as 480,000 voters unassigned to districts for the state House of Representatives, the state Senate and Congress. Plans for Wake County judicial districts and Greene County were also affected. While the legislators in charge of redistricting attempted to …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday is Veterans Day. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans …
Henderson Police Department Vice/Narcotics Unit Investigation Nets 8 Arrests
On November 04, 2011 members of the Henderson Police Department Vice/Narcotics Unit conducted a search warrant at 120 Hamilton Street, Henderson in reference to numerous drug complaints from concerned citizens. During the execution of the search warrant 10 grams of marijuana, one assault rifle and a stolen laptop computer were located inside the residence. Anthony Swaringen of 120 Hamilton Street, Henderson was arrested and charged with felony possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance and felony receiving stolen property. He …
Crime Stopppers Crimes of the Month
Your help is requested in finding more information about the following crimes: Breaking & Entering Larceny Case On October 27, 2011 at approximately 04:23 am the Henderson Police Department was dispatched to Medical Arts Building 511Ruin Creek Road in reference to an alarm. Upon arrival Officers found a rear exterior door forced open. Suspect took a large amount of narcotics were taken. The Henderson Police Department encourages any person with information related to this case to contact Henderson – Vance …
Community Crime Stoppers Watch Meeting Schedule
Date Community Group Location Time 11-09-11 Heritage Home Apts Community Watch Community Room 11:30 am 11-10-11 Sagefield Community Community Watch South Henderson. P.C. Church 905 Americal Rd. 6:30 pm 11-14-11 Hick’s Club Community Watch Seventh Day Adventist Church 1101Roanoke Ave. 6:00 pm 11-15-11 West Henderson Community Watch West End Baptist Church 619 Dabney Dr. 6:30 pm 11-17-11 Alpha & Omega Community Watch Henderson Police Dept. 200 Breckenridge St. 6:00pm 11-29-11 Pine-Ranes Community Watch Elk’s Lodge 326 Rockspring …
We Can’t Wait: President Obama Takes Action to Improve Quality and Promote Accountability in Head Start Programs
WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, the President announced important steps to improve the quality of services and accountability at Head Start centers across the country. The Department of Health and Human Services will implement new rules that will – for the first time – require all low-performing Head Start grantees that fail to meet a new set of rigorous benchmarks to re-compete for continued federal funding. This reform will help direct taxpayer dollars to programs that provide high-quality Head Start services …
Thursday Open Line
Last Friday was a busy day for the local police, with 3 residences being searched and bringing out 8 drug abusers. About 123 grams of marijuana, 68 doses of heroin, 2 doses of Suboxon, 1 stolen laptop, 3 handguns, and one assault rifle. These arrests were made directly in repsonse to numerous drug complaints from concerned citizens. If you see suspicious activity, do your duty and report it to the local police department. If you know of someone who is …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes From The Peanut Gallery
Note to readers, the agenda I was working with was provided by the County Manager on Thursday afternoon. The County Manager subsequently amended the agenda before the start of Monday’s meeting adding several major new and unplanned topics. Brownfields Grant Application Jordan McMillen, Planning & Development Manager, started this topic summarizing his memo requesting engagement of a third party to submit the grant applications to the EPA. Mr. Jordan explained that Mid-Atlantic Associates (a private company) needs the Boards approval …
Safety Net Key in Moving Children Out Of Poverty
Statement on New Census Estimates of Poverty among American Children Raleigh, N.C. –A new report released by the U.S. Census Bureau Monday suggests more Americans are living in poverty than previously thought. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), finds 49.1 million Americans (16%) now live in poverty, a slight increase from the 46.6 million (15%) thought to be poor under the traditional measure of poverty. While the overall number of Americans living in poverty increases under the SPM, the number of …
Nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test Introduction
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test on November 9, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. FEMA, the FCC, and NOAA’s vision for improving the EAS is incremental, which means testing the readiness and effectiveness of the EAS as it currently exists today is the first step. A more effective and functional EAS requires continual testing to identify necessary improvements so that …
Wednesday Open Line
During the Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night, there appeared a few documents that were not given to us last week. If you downloaded the packet before the meeting, please check back to the post and download the added material that was posted today. It is regarding information from the Public Safety Committee, and information regarding Disposal of Tax Foreclosed County-Owned Property. A few headlines caught my eye Tuesday regarding solar energy. As you know, Semprius is working …
Butterfield and Jones Urge State Superintendent to Keep the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf Open
WASHINGTON, DC — The Office of Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) Friday released a letter Representatives Butterfield and Walter Jones (R-N.C.) wrote to State Superintendent Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson regarding the potential closure of the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf. In their letter, the Congressmen, which together represent the entire City of Wilson, expressed great concern over the school’s closure and urged the Department of Public Instruction to keep the school open. “We are deeply concerned about …
Butterfield to Join Local Officials at Edenton-Chowan Town Hall
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) will join local and state elected officials at a joint Rebuild the American Dream and Chowan Democratic Party Town Hall on Wednesday, November 9, at 1:00 p.m. at the Edenton-Chowan Public Library, 106 West Water Street, Edenton, N.C. The town hall meeting will address many local, state and national issues. However, Butterfield will focus his remarks on the economy and job creation. “The middle class is shrinking and income inequality is growing,” …