Dr. Jean Jackson, vice president for college programs at Meredith College, will be the principal commencement speaker for Vance-Granville Community College’s graduation exercises on Friday, May 11. Sovanny “Sophie” Taylor, president of the VGCC Student Government Association, will be the student speaker. Nearly 500 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, VGCC …
Board of Commissioners’ May Agenda
Download the full agenda packet here: MASTER-File161 Board of Equalization and Review at the time the agenda was prepared, no one had signed up to appeal 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 1. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – speakers are limited to five minutes) 2. Appointment Felicia Gregory, FVW Opportunity Organizational Update 3. Appointment Dennis Jarvis, EDC Director EDC Marketing Initiative 4. Water District Board a. Monthly Operations Report 5. Committee Reports and Recommendations a. Public Safety …
This Week at NCDOT: Introduce a Girl to Engineering and Watch for Me Partners
The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Introduce a Girl to Engineering As North Carolina’s transportation needs continue to increase, so does the need for more qualified and skilled engineers who can help ensure our state keeps moving forward. Women make up just 12 percent of engineers in the United States. Seeing this gap, the department partnered with Women’s Transportation Seminars-Raleigh to …
Upcoming Closure and Traffic Shifts for I-85
Work on the Interstate 85 improvement project in Vance and Warren counties is requiring a series of traffic shifts and closures this coming week. On Monday, May 7, I-85 northbound traffic will shift on a median crossover just north of U.S. 1. Traffic will be in a one-lane pattern in each direction until the northbound traffic crosses back over to the original northbound lanes near Manson Road. This last shift will allow crews to build the final northbound section of I-85, …
Educators Complete Professional Development Programs
Two accomplished educators from Vance County Schools have completed participation in professional development programs held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) in Cullowhee, N.C. The center is a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers. Fatina Bunch, a teacher at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, and Dr. Lisa Webster-Caroon, also a teacher at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, successfully completed their participation in programs at NCCAT. Bunch attended the “Developing Engagement and Understanding in …
Opportunity Culture at E.O. Young, Jr. Elementary School
Exciting changes are coming to E.O. Young, Jr. Elementary School for the 2018-2019 school year. Principal Marylaura McKoon and her colleagues on the school’s design team for the Opportunity Culture initiative are completing plans to implement the innovative program to benefit students and staff members in the school. E.O. Young will be one of three local elementary schools launching the Opportunity Culture initiative next school year. After a year of planning, McKoon and her staff are ready to implement the initiative. …
Notice of Planning/Environmental Committee
Please be informed that the county’s Planning/Environmental Committee (Faines, Kelly, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Thursday, May 3 at 4:00 in the administrative conference room. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss removal of vegetation growth on Hwy 39 North at Kerr Lake.
Vance-Granville Community Band to Perform Spring Concert on May 7
Variety will be the key as the Vance-Granville Community Band, under the direction of Brian D. Miller, performs its annual Spring Concert on Monday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in McGregor Hall in Henderson. Show tunes, marches and some classics are on the program in the McGregor location at 201 Breckenridge Street. The downtown venue has become the local home of the Vance-Granville Community Band, and the band is proud to represent the multi-county area served by Vance-Granville Community College, …
Retired Granville Schools Leader to Address VGCC’s Basic Skills Graduates
Dr. Dorwin L. Howard, Sr., retired leader of the Granville County Public Schools, will deliver the keynote address as Vance-Granville Community College holds commencement exercises dedicated exclusively to new graduates of Adult Basic Skills programs on Thursday, May 3. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Those being honored at the ceremony will include students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the High School Equivalency program in …
Health Sciences Dean Honored For Leadership At VGCC
Angela M. Thomas, dean of health sciences at Vance-Granville Community College, was recently honored with the President’s Leadership Award from Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of the college. The honor is one of three Glen Raven Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards presented to VGCC employees during each academic year. The others, the Faculty Member of the Year and Staff Member of the Year awards, are presented in the fall semester. Glen Raven, Inc., the manufacturer with a site in …
Vance County Schools Honors Volunteers, Business Partners
Officials with Vance County Schools awarded a total of 88 school volunteers and business partners with plaques and certificates during the school system’s annual Volunteer/Business Partner Recognition Reception held on April 25 at the Henderson Country Club. Principal Harold Thompson, Jr. of New Hope Elementary School, presented Eboni Terry with the plaque for her recognition as the school system’s Volunteer of the Year for the 2017-2018 school year. Terry was selected for the honor from an outstanding group of school …
Public Safety Committee Meeting
Please note that the county’s public safety committee (Wilder, Brummitt, Faines) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m. in the administrative conference room.
Boards and Commissions Committee Meeting
The Boards and Commissions Committee of the Henderson City Council will meet on Friday, April 27, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in the large conference room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The purpose of the meeting is to consider applications for various citizen committees. The public is welcome to attend.
Announcements of Take Back North Carolina Initiative
The United States Attorney’s Office announces three press conferences to discuss the beginning of a new initiative to combat violent and drug crime in the Eastern District of North Carolina. This initiative will bring the full weight and resources of the federal court system in the fight against crime in those counties in partnership with District Attorneys’ Offices and federal, state, and local law enforcement. The initiative will also focus on the alarming level of opioid use and the deaths associated with it. The news conference will focus …
Butterfield Statement on the Appointment of Carolyn Thompson as Resident Superior Court Judge
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement on the appointment of Judge Carolyn J. Thompson to serve as Resident Superior Court Judge in District 9, serving Vance, Granville, Franklin, and Warren Counties: “Judge Thompson is an excellent jurist with outstanding credentials. Her years of experience as a District Court Judge have demonstrated her scholarship and judicial temperament. I am confident that she will be a fair and thoughtful member of the North Carolina Superior Court and administer justice …
State Superintendent Mark Johnson to Visit Schools in Western North Carolina; Speak to Local Rotary Clubs as Part of his Listening Tour Across the State
MEDIA ADVISORY: State Superintendent Mark Johnson to Visit Schools in Western North Carolina; Speak to Local Rotary Clubs as Part of his Listening Tour Across the State State Superintendent Mark Johnson will be visiting schools and speaking at Rotary Clubs in western North Carolina during a four-day period next week. Superintendent Johnson will be visiting schools in the following locations: Asheville, Buncombe County, Cherokee County, Clay County, Henderson County, Jackson County, Macon County, Transylvania County and also Cherokee Central School in …
Alamance-Burlington High School Teacher Wins NC’s Top Honors
Freebird McKinney, a social studies teacher at Walter M. Williams High School in Burlington, was named the 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year during an awards luncheon today in Cary. McKinney was selected from a field of nine finalists representing the state’s eight education districts and charter schools. McKinney has been teaching for 13 years, the last three at Williams High School, in the Alamance-Burlington School System, where he teaches World and European history and also …
Farmers Market Begins 2018 Season This Saturday
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market will begin its 2018 season Saturday, April 21 with their second annual Spring Fling Produce, Plants & Crafts market. Featuring over 30 vendors, the market will have a variety of local spring produce, baked and canned goods, garden plants, herbs, flowers and vegetables, locally raised beef, pork and eggs plus lots of unique craft items. The event will be at the VCRFM, 210 Southpark Dr. from 8am to 2pm. Granville County’s Harvey Hills Farm, a certified …
Henderson City Council’s Intergovernmental Committee Meeting
The Henderson City Council’s Intergovernmental Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, to discuss changes relating to the Rec Players. This meeting will take place at 4:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The public is welcome.
Henderson City Council’s Human Resources Committee Meeting
The Henderson City Council’s Human Resources Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, to discuss issues relating to health insurance and other benefits. This meeting will take place at 3:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue.