Henderson City Council Regular Meeting meets Monday 26 October 2015, 6:00 p.m. in the R. G. (Chick) Young, Jr. Council Chambers, Municipal Building 134 Rose Avenue Henderson, North Carolina download the full agenda packet here: 20151026_coh_agenda_packet.pdf I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. OPENING REMARKSIn order to provide for the highest standards of ethical behavior and Transparency in Governance as well as provide forgood and open government, the City Council has approved Core Values regarding Ethical Behavior1 …
Downtown Henderson, NC Trick or Treat 2015 October 30th, 2015
In an effort to keep children safe the local Downtown businesses will host Trick-or-Treat on Friday, October 30th from 4:30pm until 6:00pm. Businesses displaying the orange signs are participating sponsors. Children age two to twelve can treat from the corner of the Fire station to the House of Toyz on Garnett Street.
Spring Street Missionary Baptist Church Truck or Treat October 31st, 2015
Spring Street Missionary Baptist Church will host their annual Trunk-or-Treat on, Saturday, October 31st from 6:00pm until 8:00pm in the church parking lot located at 511 Orange Street. In addition to Trunk-or-Treat, there will be face painting and Bible storytelling. Hotdogs, chips, and drinks will be served. The community is welcome to join in on the festivities.
Forestry Field Day November 4th, 2015
On November 4th, the local Cooperative Extension office will hold a Forestry Field Day. Participants will have an opportunity to visit two local tree farms that are models of sound forest management. The tour will showcase forest management strategies such as thinning and prescribed burning which can help landowners maximize the growth and value of their trees. These practices also provide tremendous benefits to other natural resources such as wildlife and native plants. Whether you own 10 acres or 100 …
Pesticide Disposal Day November 18th, 2015
Do you have lawn, garden or farm chemicals you no longer need? Do you have products more than three years old? Protect your family, your pets and the environment by bringing unneeded chemicals to our pesticide disposal day. This event will be held on Wednesday, November 18th, 10 am to 2 pm at Warren County Cooperative Extension (158 Rafters Lane, Warrenton, NC). We will accept all pesticide products, including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc. in original, labeled containers. Both liquids and …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Friday, October 23rd. Everyone is a potential crime victim, and October is when government agencies, civic groups, schools, businesses, and youth organizations join in trying to reduce the threat. This is National Crime Prevention Month, with special awareness and education events planned across the country. During this time, we are all encouraged to help reduce violence, drugs and property crimes with efforts at three levels — family, neighborhood and community. Suggestions include setting up a neighborhood watch program, making sure …
Henderson Police Department Seeking Public’s Assistance in Locating Hit and Run Vehicle
On October 21, 2015 around 9:12 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the area of E. Andrews Ave and US 1 South, Henderson in reference to a person that had been struck by a semi-truck. Upon arrival, officers found the victim deceased from serious injuries. The driver of the semi-truck struck the pedestrian in a wheelchair, and left the scene without contacting local authorities. The semi-truck left in the direction of US 1 South towards Vanco Mill …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Oct. 22 on North Carolina Weekend, get patriotic at the Veteran’s Day Parade in Warsaw. Discover what’s new at Frye Art Studio in Lenoir. Lift a glass and take a tour of Mayberry Spirits Distillery in Mount Airy. Enjoy a profile of Wake Forest. And the “House Special” samples the fare at The Boiler Room in Kinston. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend is underwritten by Visit North Carolina. In addition, UNC-TV …
Thursday Open Line
. “10 – 22 – 38 Astoria.” That cryptic sequence indicating date and place was the very first photocopied image, created on this date in 1938 in Astoria, New York. A man named Chester Carlson developed a method of making dry copies of documents on plain paper, known as xerography — which we take for granted in using photocopiers today. Before his invention, copies were made either by using carbon paper when typing or by a mimeograph machine for large …
Get into the N.C. State Fair for free Thursday with five cans of Food Lion brand food
RALEIGH – Get free admission to the N.C. State Fair on Thursday October 22, 2015 by bringing five cans of Food Lion brand food to the fairgrounds during Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. The collected food will benefit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. The event is one of the largest single-day canned-food drives in the state, and since 1993, fairgoers have donated more than 4.3 million pounds of food to the food bank. “This is a …
Vance County Schools Assistant Principal of the Year
David Cooper of Aycock Elementary School, has been named the 2015-2016 Assistant Principal of the Year for Vance County Schools. Cooper was surprised this morning by members of the Vance County Board of Education and school system administrators while he was in a classroom at his school. Superintendent Anthony Jackson made the announcement that Cooper had won the prestigious honor. He was presented balloons by Ruth Hartness, a member of the board, and a planted dish garden by Dorothy Gooche, …
Simulator equipment enhances VGCC Heavy Equipment program
One of the newest programs at Vance-Granville Community College recently received high-tech equipment thanks to grant funding from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The Heavy Equipment Operator training program, based at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton, now has three computerized training simulators manufactured by John Deere. Each simulator allows students to virtually train on a different type of equipment: a motor grader, a four-wheel drive loader and a backhoe. Students use foot pedals, joysticks and steering wheels …
NCDOT Reminds Motorists to Keep Alert for Deer During Fall Months
RALEIGH — As the temperature starts dropping and leaves start falling, another sign of the changing season is more deer along North Carolina roadways, and in turn a greater chance of a collision with a deer. Over the last three years (between 2012-2014), nearly half of the 58,372 animal-related crashes in the state took place in October through December. About 90 percent of those involved deer. A N.C. Department of Transportation study shows that in 2014, there were 17,831 animal-related crashes, the lowest …
White House: Wednesday is Back to the Future Day
Great Scott! Today marks an important day in American history (or, at least, in American cinematic history): It’s the date to which Marty McFly traveled into the “future” in Back to the Future Part II. We’ve come a long way in the 30 years that have passed since the original Back to the Future came out. We’re going to spend tomorrow talking about where we’re going in the next 30. Tomorrow, we’ll host a series of conversations with scientists and innovators …
Wednesday Open Line
An invention was demonstrated on this date in 1879 that lit the way for a dramatic change in the rhythm of Americans’ daily lives. At his Menlo Park, New Jersey laboratory, Thomas Edison set up the first incandescent light bulb, which burned for almost 14 hours. Within a few years, some cities had installed electric streetlights. The number of homes across the U.S. with electricity grew steadily, but even in 1940, more than one-in-five houses was without power. Today, there …
VGCC to hold Business Technologies Fair
Vance-Granville Community College will hold its second annual “Business Technologies Fair” on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Attendees will learn about VGCC’s programs that provide training for careers in fields related to business and information technology, including Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Technology Integration, Entrepreneurship, Global Logistics & Distribution Management, Medical Office Administration, Office Administration, Paralegal Technology and Simulation & Game Development. At the same …
VGCC Drama students present Shakespeare spoof
Theatre lovers will soon be able to enjoy all 37 of William Shakespeare’s plays in one evening — sort of — at Vance-Granville Community College. Drama students will present “The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)” on VGCC’s Main Campus in Henderson, Nov. 5-8. Performances begin on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m.; and on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. All performances are …
Tuesday Open Line
Hotels and motels have long competed for customers on the comfort and amenities of their rooms. Long before cable, Wi-Fi, coffeemakers and hair dryers entered the picture, more basic things were offered as lures. This month in 1829, the 170-room Tremont hotel in Boston became the first in young America to be considered a modern, first-class lodging. It was distinguished by the availability of single rooms, with keys for the guests, and plumbing in the basement bathrooms. Uniquely, the Tremont …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Giving Back to Our Veterans
Photo of the Week After months of planning, it was wonderful to meet many of the employers and H.R. teams that attended our Fourth Annual Recruit-a-Vet Job Fair on Tuesday. We had 30 local employers on site to meet with veterans, answer questions, and assist in filling out paperwork. It was one of our most successful veterans fairs to date! Weekly Update: One of my favorite activities that I host each year is the Recruit-a-Vet Employment Fair. As the …
New Department Chairs named at VGCC
Two Vance-Granville Community College faculty members were promoted to lead instructional departments recently. Greg Nash of Durham, formerly a Business Administration instructor, assumed the role of Department Chair for Adult Basic Skills, while J. Keith Shearon of Youngsville has taken on the additional role of Department Chair for Applied Technologies while continuing to serve as a Mechatronics Engineering Technology instructor. A native of Atlanta, Nash earned a Computer Operations diploma from Atlanta Technical College while simultaneously earning a Master of …