Great Southeast Shakeout: World’s Largest Earthquake Drill Set for Tomorrow!

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-Press Release, NC Department of Public Safety

At 10:17 a.m. tomorrow, more than 2.3 million people will participate in the Great Southeast Shakeout, the world’s largest earthquake drill, including more than 350,000 school children in grades K-12.

Any individual, family, organization, school, agency, or business can register for the event. However, if you or your group haven’t registered you can still practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On, the recommended actions for people to take during an earthquake.

DROP – Get down on the floor when shaking starts before the quake drops you.

COVER – Take cover under a sturdy desk, table or other furniture. If you cannot find something to get under, crouch against an inside wall. Keep your head and neck safe by using your arms. Stay away from windows, hanging objects, mirrors or anything that might fall.

HOLD ON – Hold on to a desk, table or piece of furniture. Be ready to move with it during the quake

These simple steps allow you to get down before you’re thrown to the ground, provide protection from falling or flying items, and increase your chances of surviving a building collapse. If you are trapped, stay calm and tap on hard or metal parts of the structure to try and attract attention.

By identifying places you can shelter safely in your home or workplace and by practicing going to those places, you increase the likelihood of surviving an earthquake.

Visit https://www.shakeout.org/southeast/register/ where you can register, find fact sheets, drill manuals, drill broadcast recordings, flyers, videos and other materials that make it easy for your group to participate in the drill and be prepared.

North Carolina has its share of earthquakes, but large, damaging quakes are infrequent in our state, where severe weather and hurricanes are more common threats. Earthquake risk is highest in Western North Carolina, where small quakes occur regularly but are usually too mild to be detected without special instruments.

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Vance Co. Commissioners, Board of Education to Hold Joint Meeting

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-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners

Please be informed that a joint meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners and the Vance County Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, October 21, 2019, at 12 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the Perry Memorial Library’s Farm Bureau Room located at 205 Breckenridge Street in Henderson.

Agenda items include updates on NC’s Leandro Case, the consolidation process of Vance County Middle and High School, facility transfer agreements and broadband.

VGCC Nursing Students, Faculty Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

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-Information courtesy Vance-Granville Community College

On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, the students and faculty of Vance-Granville Community College’s Nursing Programs wore pink to show support for breast cancer awareness.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please visit Wear It Pink (https://www.wearitpink.org/about/breast-cancer-awareness-month) or the National Breast Cancer Foundation website (https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month) to learn more about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.

On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, the students and faculty of the VGCC Nursing Programs wore pink to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (VGCC photo)

 

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H-V Chamber President Calls on Community Leaders to Support ‘Hometown Debate’

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Message from Michele Burgess, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce President:

Our Chamber was one of four in the state to be asked to host “Hometown Debate – Delivery of Medical Services.”  This is a televised series that will be aired across NC by Spectrum News.

It is being sponsored by the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership, a non-partisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate future political and community leaders in modern campaign strategy, ethical decision making, and governance, such that its participants will have a sound grounding in ethical behavior, consensus building, and cooperative and collaborative leadership. This is their 33rd year of operation.

John Hood is the chairman of their Board of Directors and works for the John William Pope Foundation. He also writes a column that appears in The Daily Dispatch newspaper. The NC-IOPL has a new Executive Director, Brad Young.

This forum will be held in the Civic Center at VGCC in Henderson on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 7 – 8 p.m. There will be an opportunity to meet and speak with the participants afterward.

The moderator will be Loretta Boniti, news anchor with Spectrum News – Channel 14.

There are four panelists – Legislator Donna McDowell White from Johnston County, a former nurse; Legislator Maryann Black from Durham County, the Vice President of Community Relations at Duke Health Systems; policy expert Jordan Roberts with the John Locke Foundation and Gregory Griggs with the NC Academy of Family Physicians.

The Chamber Board has endorsed this event. Tanya Evans spoke with the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce, who has hosted in the past, and I have spoken with the Asheboro Chamber of Commerce, who has hosted in the past, and we both got great reviews on how this was a progressive move for their Chamber, the debate/forum was very interesting and they received good publicity from hosting it.

Bert Beard, CEO of Maria Parham Health, spoke personally with John Hood and endorsed it as well.

Please encourage your board members, governmental officials, civic club members and any other organizations you may be involved with to please send representatives.

 

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Town Talk 10/15/19: Youth Outreach Programs Aim to Prevent Violent Situations

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Tara Goolsby, facilities supervisor, and Shantel Hargrove, youth services outreach administrator, with the Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department were the guests of honor on Tuesday’s edition of WIZS’ Town Talk.

In recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, WIZS continues to feature local organizations each Tuesday for on-air discussions of this prevalent type of abuse that affects all genders, races, religions and socioeconomic classes.

This week’s segment focused on the prevention of domestic violence situations through youth outreach and how to find the best criminal lawyers in Atlanta to help you sue your offender quickly to avoid more issues.

Goolsby and Hargrove discussed the various youth services offered by the H-V Rec. Department, including Teen Court for older youth, and Project Youth Outreach for elementary and middle school children.

Teen Court is a program for first-time offenders – typically between the ages of 11-17 – run by teenagers who serve as the defense, prosecution, jury and bailiff. Licensed judges and lawyers preside over the cases.

Teens are sent to the court, with a professional criminal defense lawyer assigned to each case, for offenses such as fighting at school and will maintain a clean record if sanctions imposed by the court, such as community service, are completed.

Teen Court meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Vance County Courthouse.

Project Youth Outreach is an in-school program offered to fourth and fifth-grade students at L.B. Yancey Elementary, Carver Elementary and E.O. Young Elementary School. Services are also offered to sixth and seventh-grade students at Vance County Middle School. An eighth-grade after school program is also in the works.

Representatives meet with students once a week during their special electives time to work on areas such as self-confidence, good hygiene, bullying and character-building.

These outreach programs aim, in part, to prevent youth from becoming either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence.

To hear the interview in its entirety, including more information on upcoming events for youth, please click the play button below. Listen live to WIZS’ Town Talk Monday-Friday at 11 a.m. on 1450AM, 100.1 FM or online at www.wizs.com.

Tri-City Seahawks to Hold Games, First Homecoming Event

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-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center

 

Bring your friends and family out to enjoy some great football games hosted by your Tri-City Seahawks on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Vance County Middle School, 293 Warrenton Road in Henderson.

Game times: 8U – 4 p.m.; 10U – 6 p.m.; 12U – 8 p.m.

Cost is $5 for adults; $2 for school-age children. Kids under age 6 are free.

There will be a tribute to breast cancer survivors, a halftime performance by the Vance County High School Showtime Marching Machine, vendors, concessions and Tri-City Seahawks merchandise available for purchase.

T-shirts in sizes small – 3XL will be available for $10.

For more information, please contact Darius Pitt at (252) 438-3408 or dpitt@ci.henderson.nc.us.

VGCC Announces 2019/2020 Psychology Club Officers, Members

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Vance-Granville Community College announces the 2019/2020 Psychology Club officers and group members.

VGCC Psychology Club 2019/2020 Officers, Back – Left to Right: Alondra Torres-Ornelas (SGA Rep), Sonya Barnes (Secretary), Heather Horner (Treasurer). Front -Left to Right: Jacob Comer (President), Cody Greene (Vice-President), and Faculty Advisor/Psychology Instructor Sharon O’Geary. (VGCC Photo)

VGCC Psychology Club Group Members, Back – Left to Right: Deja Overby, Alondra Torres-Ornelas, Jade Puryear, Sonya Barnes, Alvin Foster, Milton Harper, Brian Ramirez, Haley Moore, Natalee Stephens. Front – Left to Right:  Jacob Comer, Cody Greene, Sharon O’Geary (Advisor/Psychology Instructor), Heather Horner. Missing from picture: Kaleigh Booker, Paige Brown, Toni Chandler, Abbi Collier, Mataesha Cheek, Kristich Juengling, Norma Martinez, Dokota Mullins, Latolya Person, Michelle Townes, Isaiah Williams. (VGCC photo)

News 10/15/19

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‘Cops on Top’ Fundraiser TOMORROW at Henderson Chick-fil-A

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The annual “Cops on Top” Fundraiser, postponed from its original September date due to expected inclement weather, will be held Tuesday, October 15, 2019, from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Chick-fil-A of Henderson.

Officers and deputies from the Henderson Police Department and Vance County Sheriff’s Office will be collecting donations at the restaurant’s drive-through and side entrances. Money raised will cover the expenses Vance County athletes incur while participating in the Special Olympics.

A bouncy house and face painting will be provided by BoHo the Clown with Character Antics. Guest appearances by kid-friendly characters are also scheduled.