The Vance County Arts Council in partnership with Vance County Schools will host Imagination Art Station the week of June 22th through 26th. Monday through Thursday the camp will be held at EM Rollins School and on Friday, June 26th at Emrose Gallery on 233 S. Garnett Street. Students will participate in arts & crafts, drama, drawing, scrapbooking as well as African drumming and dance. There will be a special appearance by two-time Emmy Award Winner Willa Brigham. Applications to …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Planning / Environmental Committee Meeting June 24 2015
Vance County’s Planning/Environmental Committee (Wilder, Garrison and Taylor) is scheduled to meet Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room. The purpose is to discuss solar farms. Note: all commissioners are invited to attend. Please note that the purpose of the Planning/Environmental Committee meeting has been updated to include discussion of (1) zoning ordinance amendment for private and church cemeteries as well as manufacturing uses and (2) zoning ordinance amendment concerning solar farm regulations.
VGCC Welding program expands this fall
Welding students at Vance-Granville Community College will have more educational options when the fall semester begins on Aug. 17. The college is adding an Associate in Applied Science Degree program in Welding Technology, which students can generally complete in five semesters. VGCC has offered a three-semester diploma program in the trade for more than 40 years. The expanded curriculum will provide additional instruction for entry-level technicians in the welding and metalworking industries. Welding graduates holding an associate degree will be …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting June 19th, 2015
This memorandum will serve as notice that Chairman Archie B. Taylor, Jr. has called a special meeting for Friday, June 19 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Vance County Administration Building, 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC. The purpose of the special meeting is to: 1. Approve Justice Assistance Grant.2. Enter into closed session to discuss a personnel matter.3. Other items as necessary. Download the agenda packet here: Special Called Mtg – June 19, 2015
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of June 18 on North Carolina Weekend, bring out your inner Pinball Wizard at the Asheville Pinball Museum in Asheville. Stroll along the Carolina Beach Boardwalk in Carolina Beach. Tee it up at Knight’s Play Golf Center in Apex. Take a tour of Rumbling Bald Resort in Lake Lure. Sample the “House Special” at Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend is underwritten by Visit North Carolina. In …
What’s At the Farmers Market?
This week at the market we will have fresh produce including blackberries, crowder peas, radishes, squash, cucumbers, red and white potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, zucchini, cantaloupe, watermelon, onions, green beans, plums, apples, and peaches. We will also feature many handmade crafts such as textiles, soaps and artwork. Rounding out our variety of goods this week will be an assortment of plants including hanging baskets, herbs, vegetable plants, as well as baked goods including pies, sweet breads, salsa, jellies, and rolls. …
Thursday Open Line
Among the assorted observances in June is one that will be welcomed by a great part of the U.S. population — especially youngsters. It’s National Candy Month, although Americans consume about 22 pounds of candy year-round, much of it chocolate. There are about 1,200 firms in the U.S. making chocolate and cocoa products worth $14.5 billion a year. Another 420 locations make nonchocolate confections selling for $8 billion. Together, there are over 56,000 Americans employed in manufacturing sweets and treats. …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Craigslist scam advertises false rental deals
If you’re looking for a home to rent, watch out for phony online listings. Rental fraudsters find information on properties that have been listed for sale elsewhere, create fake rental listings on websites like Craigslist, and then pose as the owners when potential tenants reply. A Winston-Salem-area consumer recently reported paying $1,000 to an online scammer who advertised a rent-to-own home deal on Craigslist. The consumer replied to the ad, signed a contract and made a payment, only to learn …
VGCC names new Human Resources Director
Audrey K. Parker has been named the director of human resources at Vance-Granville Community College. A resident of Bahama, Parker has over 20 years of human resources experience working at or providing support to various companies, including Duke University, IBM and Cisco. Most recently, she was the human resources and safety director/EEO officer for Durham-based Roadmark Corporation, responsible for employees in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Parker has also served as an HR consultant for the American Human Resources …
Michael Bobbitt: Notes From The Peanut Gallery (City Council June 15, 2015)
The City Council’s special called meeting on June 15, 2015, was the opportunity for the city’s residence to add their input on the coming year’s budget. Unlike the county commissioners the city council actually holds a separate meeting for the public to comment on the city’s proposed budget before a consensus vote is taken. Unlike the county the council members do not have dinner on the taxpayers’ dime before they hold their meetings. Like the county residence the city’s residence …
VGCC Automotive students complete Work-Based Learning program
The Automotive Systems Technology department at Vance-Granville Community College recently recognized its first students to participate in the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program since the college expanded automotive training to a two-year degree program. WBL allows a student to gain relevant, resume-building experience with an employer, while also earning academic credit that counts toward a degree. Many VGCC programs include WBL courses, either as a requirement or as an elective, as in the case of Automotive Systems Technology. WBL usually takes …
NCDOT Converting Intersection in Vance County to All-Way Stop
Raleigh- The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to modify the intersection of Newton Dairy Road/Stewart Farm Road and Carey Chapel Road in Vance County to a permanent all-way stop on Thursday, June 18, weather permitting. The intersection currently requires vehicles to stop on Newton Dairy Road/Stewart Farm Road, but traffic on Carey Chapel Road does not have to stop. The conversion is taking place following an NCDOT investigation determined that traffic volumes at the intersection and other factors warranted installing the …
VGCC recognizes Leadership Institute graduates
Vance-Granville Community College held a graduation ceremony in May to honor faculty and staff members who completed the inaugural “Vanguard Leadership Institute.” The graduates included Dr. Kambiz Tahmaseb (Biology Instructor) of Durham; Clint Alston (Distance Education Software Specialist) of Henderson; Cathy Davis (Counselor) of Hillsborough; Elizabeth André (Nursing Instructor) of Virgilina, Va.; Anna Seaman (Nursing Instructor) of Manson; Glynnis Wilson (Financial Aid Assistant) of Norlina; Kyle Burwell (Human Resources Development Coordinator) and Benny Overton (Economics Instructor), both of Oxford; Derrick …
Wednesday Open Line
For centuries, the month of June has been the most popular choice for weddings. One of the purported reasons was that some hundreds of years ago, this time was just after May’s annual bath, so the happy couple and the guests were about as clean as could be hoped. With the ensuing advances in plumbing and overall hygiene, dressy weddings are readily staged year-round, from simple civil ceremonies and backyard or back-to-nature vows, to elaborate church functions. Each year, there …
NC Cooperative Extension Gardening Updates & Events
June Issue of the Garden Path Newsletter Published by the Vance/Warren Extension Master Gardeners In this issue, lots of timely tips, plus information on weeds, herb gardening, the plant of the month, and much more! Here’s the link: http://gardenpathnews.blogspot.com/2015/06/garden-path-newsletter-june-2015.html Fun Summer 4-H Activities for the Kids! 4-H in both Vance and Warren offer tons of opportunities You want find a more comprehensive schedule of fun, economical and educational activities for your kids, grands, neices, nephews, etc.! Here is the Warren County …
Upcoming Events at the Farmers Market!
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market has some exciting activities planned as we get into “peak season”! This Saturday, June 20th, we will have live music provided by the Buggs Island Community Band, plus story time for the kids! Also this Saturday at 11 am we will have a free seminar on “Preventing Deer Damage in Your Garden”. The excitement continues on Wednesday, June 24 when the Big Shopping Cart from the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services makes …
VGCC Carpentry students lauded for theatrical set
Students in the Carpentry program at Vance-Granville Community College have built many structures while in class over the years, including houses, storage buildings and gazebos. But this semester, they branched out into a new field when they constructed the set for the most recent VGCC Dinner Theater production. For the first time, the Carpentry department was involved in bringing a play to life, as they built from scratch a representation of a country church in 1938, the setting of the …
Henderson Police Department Arrests 3 on Heroin Charges
Sunday, June 14, 2015, a member of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit arrested three individuals on heroin related charges. Michael Chad Kuehne, 41, 1121 Savannah Drive, Raleigh was charged with one count of felony possession of heroin and one count of conspiracy to sell/deliver heroin. Kuehne was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a 25,000.00 secured bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in Vance County District Court on June 23, 2015. Monique Antoinette …
Vance County Board of Commissioners special meeting for Friday, June 19th 2015
Vance County Board of Commissioners has called a special meeting for Friday, June 19 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Conference Room. The purpose is for a personnel matter.
VGCC “Money” lectures highlight economic issues
Vance-Granville Community College’s Arts and Sciences division offered an enlightening public lecture series during the spring semester on the theme of “money,” including issues of economic inequality. Faculty members from various departments within the division made presentations, applying their particular fields of expertise to the subject. After hearing from Sociology and Art instructors in the first installment, the second lecture was presented by Erin Folz, a Mathematics instructor based at the college’s South Campus. Her presentation was entitled “Are the …