Shooting Case On August 3, 2015 around 12:21 AM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to Highland Green Apartments, 111 S. Pinkston Street Henderson, NC in reference to shots being fired. While in route, officers were advised that there was a 9 year-old female that was transported by a personal vehicle to a local medical facility with injuries. The 9 year-old victim is currently being treated for her injuries. Officers on scene at Highland Green Apartments located a 19 …
VGCC Warren Campus hosts one-day small business seminar on Hospitality
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a free seminar, entitled “Hospitality Habits for Small Business,” on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton. The instructor will be Crystal Smith, Warren County Director for North Carolina Cooperative Extension. “One of the keys to a successful business is hospitality,” Smith said. “From entrepreneurs to employees, we have all experienced the need for better customer service in most types of …
Elementary School News September 7-11, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 3 Issue 5 September 7-11, 2015 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mclass TRC & LNF for kindergarten English/Language Arts teachers on Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center. …
Butterfield Mourns the Loss of Friend, Roger Roy Gregory
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement on the passing of former director of Alumni Relations and active North Carolina Central University (NCCU) alumnus, Roger Roy Gregory: “It is with a heavy heart that I express sadness over the passing of my longtime friend and fellow NCCU alumnus, Mr. Roger Roy Gregory. Roger was well known by the Durham community for his philanthropic work and steadfast commitment to his beloved alma mater, NCCU. He …
VGCC to offer two-semester Logistics Management certificate
Vance-Granville Community College is offering a certificate program in Logistics Management in a new format that will allow students to complete the credential through 12-week courses over two semesters. These classes will meet on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County on an evening schedule, and students will complete some coursework online, making the format ideal for adults who work during the day. Five courses are required for the certificate. Introduction to Logistics (LOG 110) and Transportation Logistics (LOG 125) …
Middle and High School News September 7-11, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 4, Issue 5 A Publication for Middle and High Schools September 7-11, 2015 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS ? The Southern Vance and Northern Vance football game is tonight! 7 p.m. in Raider Stadium SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE …
White House: What We’re Doing for the Next Few Days
Here’s something a lot of people don’t realize: Just five years before we moved into the White House, Michelle and I were still paying off our student loans. Which means that, as a student, I knew how it felt both to dream of a fine education and to worry about paying for it. Decades later, as President, I know that our country can’t afford for talented young Americans to miss out on a higher education. College is one of the …
Wednesday Open Line
The first instance of debugging a computer was recorded on this date in 1947. The early Mark II computer being developed at Harvard University was balky, and a programming team — which included Navy Lieutenant Grace Hopper, a pioneer in computer history — found and fixed the problem. A moth had wedged into a relay board, causing a short circuit. The deceased moth was extracted and preserved. The log card containing notes on the debugging, and the appended remains of …
Henderson Police Seek Information on Found Body
On Saturday, September 5, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department responded to the 100 block of Pinkston Street, Henderson in response to a deceased individual. Officers arrived on scene and found an individual lying near the roadway. Willard Harris Crosson, 44, 430 Vicksboro Road, Henderson was pronounced deceased at the scene. A cause of death was not readily apparent and the decedent will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh so that an autopsy …
Tuesday Open Line
Of the millions of students going to class in the new school year, many are attending junior high schools or middle schools. The first such school in the U.S. opened its doors this week in 1909 — the Indianola Junction Junior High School in Columbus, Ohio, with seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Ninth grade students were offered courses in English, German, algebra, science and geography, as well as manual training, domestic science, history, and the government of Ohio. Today, most …
White House Weekly Address: This Labor Day, Lets Talk About the Budget
In this week’s address, the President recognized Labor Day by highlighting the economic progress our country has made, and underlining what needs to be done to continue that growth. Our businesses have created 13.1 million new jobs over the past five and a half years, the unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in seven years, and seventeen states across the country have raised the minimum wage. The President stressed that to continue this progress, Congress needs to avoid a …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Tapping our Energy Potential
Photo of the Week This week I joined several of my Congressional colleagues touring an oil exploration rig in the Gulf. This trip gave me a unique perspective for my work on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Subcommittee on Energy & Power. The photo above was taken in the Control Room of the drilling center where pressure, kickback, and other issues are monitored. Weekly Update: This was a busy week of travel and learning. I began …
Monday Open Line
This is Labor Day — a time to honor the nation’s working men and women, and traditionally, the end of the summer season. The observance has more than the usual significance this year because of the recent years of slow employment growth. The first Labor Day was celebrated in September 1882 in New York City. By 1894, more than half the states were observing the occasion, and noting the first Monday in September as a national holiday became federal law …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting Tuesday September 8th, 2015
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting Tuesday September 8th, 2015 Download the full agenda packet here: 20150908_vcboc_agenda_packet 1. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – speakers are limited to five minutes) 2. Public Hearing 6:00 p.m. Zoning Ordinance Amendment Solar Farm Regulations 3. Appointment 6:15 p.m. Argretta Johen, HR Director 2015 Summer Work Program 4. Appointment 6:30 p.m. Tony Jackson, Schools Superintendent Alysa Watkins, Schneider Electric Energy Savings Project Resolution 5. Water District Board a. Water …
NCDOT Uses Gator Getters to Pick Up Road Side Trash
RALEIGH — Have you ever driven down the road and noticed trash along the route? It could be big pieces of tires, trash bags or even debris from accidents located in the median or in the lanes. All that can be very dangerous for N.C. Department of Transportation maintenance crews to pick up. That’s where the Gator Getter comes in. The Gator Getter is a high-speed highway debris removal tool that is custom built to attach to heavy-duty trucks. The devise collects …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, September 4th. Today is the 234th anniversary of the founding of Los Angeles by the Spanish governor of California. It was a small village of just 11 families, but was given the name “The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels.” The town had grown to some 6,500 residents when the Mexican Revolution overthrew Spanish colonial rule in 1821. California was among the territories ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican-American War, and became …
Overview of State Economic Development Programs: Senate District 4 Counties
Courtesy of Senator Angela Bryant: JDIG JDIG is a discretionary grant program by the State to a new or expanding business for creating jobs in the State. Businesses apply for a grant to the Economic Investment Committee. Committee evaluates applications, selects projects for grants, and negotiates an agreement setting out amount of grant, the term of the grant (limited to no more than 12 years), and requirements. The grant amount is based on a percentage (ranging from 10% to 75%) …
More Labor Day weekend travel expected this year
Approximately 35.5 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the 2015 Labor Day holiday weekend, according to a AAA Travel forecast. This marks the highest travel volume for the holiday since 2008, and a 1 percent increase compared to 2014. While 30.4 million travelers (86 percent) will celebrate the end of summer with a final road trip, air travel is also projected to grow 1.5 percent. Drivers are expected to see the lowest Labor Day gas …
NC Navigator Consortium awarded $2.6 million to enroll consumers in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act
RALEIGH, September 2, 2015 – The NC Navigator Consortium, a group of 14 health care, social service and legal aid organizations, has been awarded $2,610,472 in federal funding to help North Carolina consumers enroll in affordable health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act during the 2015-2016 open-enrollment period, the second-largest grant in the country for this period. The grant was announced today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and …
Vance County Schools – Results from 2014-2015
Data released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction for the 2014-2015 school year is encouraging for the Vance County School System. Eight Vance County Schools increased performance by one letter grade as determined by the state required School Performance grading system. The four-year cohort graduation rate increased by more than four percentage points from the previous school year. These results also indicate that Vance County Schools’ third-grade students improved their reading proficiency by nine percentage points in 2014-2015 based …