Midday Thursday Matthew Update Henderson-Vance

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Midday Thursday Matthew Update Henderson-Vance

Brian Short is the Director of Emergency Operations for Vance County.  Short has provided emergency preparedness teams and local media the latest from the National Weather Service on Hurricane Matthew.

Short wrote in an email, “Attached is the latest weather synopsis from the NWS on HurricaneMatthew — click here. As you can see, our wind gusts are expected to be very light with rainfall amounts of approximately 3 inches over the course of the next few days (not in a short period of time).

“While all eyes are fixed on Florida, our attention remains focused closer to home. Though we do not anticipate needing to implement any sort of emergency protective measures, those avenues remain open to us. We have been continually coordinating with our local and state public safety and response partners and are poised to change that posture quickly if it should be required.

“We encourage everyone to remain vigilant and to continue to monitor this system as it approaches our coast. Large hurricanes such as this one are very unpredictable so we should in no way let our guard down. We will continue to keep everyone informed throughout the coming days.”

For more, visit https://www.weather.gov/rah/.

Town Talk 10/06/16

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Cooperative Extension with Jean Bell 10/06/16

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Citizens Needed for “Community Voices” Program

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Citizens Needed for “Community Voices” Program

Thursday, October 13, 2016, at 6 p.m., a public kick off session will be held at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market
located at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson (off Beckford Drive).  Join in to find out how “Community Voices” can help your community pinpoint issues and problems and move forward.

Concerned citizens, existing community leaders and representatives from all community-based organizations are encouraged to attend.  The goal is to introduce the “Community Voices” program and give residents the chance to define the issues they face, collectively as anc-coop-ext-community-voices-2016-2 community, and to find ways to solve them.

The program is sponsored by Vance County Cooperative Extension, which provided all these details to WIZS News, and the Cooperative Extension Program and N.C. A&T State University.  Register by calling Morris White, County Extension Director, at 252-438-8188 or email morris_white@ncsu.edu and invite your friends.

Full Community Voices Press Release

News 10/06/16

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Kerr Tar Council of Government Update 10/05/16

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Event Update for the Masonic Homecoming Festival Starting on Friday

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Masonic Homecoming Festival Modifications Due to Hurricane Matthew

As of 12pm, October 5, 2016 – In light of the impending weather events and the uncertainty of its impacts on the 2016 Masonic Homecoming Festival, MHCO officials, Alumni Representatives, and members of the Masonic Grand Lodge and Shrine Temples of North Carolina met to discuss those changes that needed to be made to ensure the safety of all participating and attending this year’s events.  Based on this meeting the following changes to the schedule of events have been made:

The Shrine Parade for Saturday Morning has been cancelled.

All other activities are being held as previously scheduled.  For a full list of activities and changes as well as any additional updates, please visit the MHCO website at www.mhc-oxford.org or our Facebook page.  You can also listen to the following radio stations for further updates – US 98.3 FM and WIZS 1450 AM.

The Home extends its thanks to the City of Oxford Police Department, Granville County Sheriff’s Department, Granville Emergency Management, the Oxford Orphanage/MHCO Alumni Association, our Shrine Temples of NC, and all those locally and throughout the state who have volunteered their time, resources, and support for this year’s festival.  We apologize for any inconvenience these changes have caused, but again must focus on the safety and comfort of our participants and guests, both in Oxford and across North Carolina.

Town Talk 10/05/16

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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie 10/05/16

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IT certification courses offered at VGCC through new grant

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Information technology training courses are set to be offered soon at Vance-Granville Community College, and grant funding from the new NC TechHire program can help eligible area residents pay for them. These courses are offered in a “hybrid” format, with some coursework online and some on VGCC’s Main Campus.

Three upcoming courses provide opportunities to earn certain certifications through CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association. The CompTIA certifications are internationally recognized and are required by most companies hiring information technology professionals. When students complete each course or module, they take the appropriate certification exams.

“CompTIA A+” covers the basic hardware of a personal computer, including the installation, operating systems, upgrading/maintenance of both equipment and software, as well as troubleshooting and repairing non-functioning personal computers. Upon completion of specific modules, the CompTIA 220-901 and 220-902 exams will be administered to students. The course will be taught by VGCC instructor Donna Gill.

“CompTIA Network+” will introduce students to the networking field and is also set to be taught by Gill. Upon completion, students should be able to perform tasks related to networking mathematics, terminology, models, media, Ethernet, sub-netting, and TCP/IP Protocols. Students will take the N10-006 exam at the end of this class.

“CompTIA Server+” covers the installation and administration of a Windows Server network operating system. VGCC instructor Gerald Young will teach students about managing and maintaining physical and logical devices, access to resources, the server environment, managing users, computers, and groups and managing/implementing disaster recovery. Students will take the SKO-004 exam at the end of this class.

These courses, which are being scheduled now and will be offered multiple times, are approved for funding through the NC TechHire grant that VGCC recently received as part of a consortium of four community colleges. Area residents between the ages of 17-29 who are not currently in school may qualify for grant funding, which can pay for registration fees, course fees, and certification fees.

For more information, contact Kenneth Wilson at (252) 738-3259 or wilsonk@vgcc.edu or Tiffani Polk at (252) 738-3291 or polkt@vgcc.edu.