Vance Charter School Celebrates New Location
On Thursday, November 3rd, the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Vance Charter School to celebrate the official opening of their brand-new building, located at 2090 Ross Mill Road in Henderson. Students & parents, faculty and Board members, local dignitary and other supporters were in attendance.
This new facility is now home to over 645 students in grades K-9. Once a dream shared by many, several years in the planning, then construction and now a facility that feels like home and will be around for decades to come.
First day of class for students in the new location will be on Monday, November 7. For more information about Vance Charter School, please contact them at 252-431-0440 or check them out on the web at www.vancecharter.org.
The Screen Master Celebrates 40 years in Downtown Henderson
A ribbon cutting was held on Friday, October 28th for Screen Master to celebrate their 40-Years in business in downtown Henderson and membership with the Chamber. The event was held at their 100 S. Garnett Street location. They were joined by the Chamber staff, friends, family and local dignitary to celebrate their anniversary. All guests were treated to refreshments and beverage after the ribbon cutting.
Screen Master continues to provide Henderson and surrounding areas with quality merchandise. A locally owned business, Screen Master, was established in 1976 by Owners Gene and Lorraine Watkins. Today it has evolved into a retail store that offers customized items to enhance and promote people’s businesses, organizations, and personal needs.
Whether you need to motivate your teammates, recognize employees or just increase the success of your business, stop in and check out Screen Master. They have been supplying business owners, bosses, coaches, schools, and more with their superior engraving and awards products, screen printing and services for over 40 years. They supply both businesses and individuals across Henderson and the Vance County area with personalized service so that logos, names, designs or messages can be printed or engraved on items purchased.
Be it a trophy, a nametag, something to be engraved or a screen printed order, Gene and Lorraine or one of their friendly and efficient staff members deliver expert service in a courteous, helpful and professional manner and with a quick turnaround!
Gene and Lorraine would like to thank their customers, both old and new for their support over the past 40 years and they look forward to continuing to work with them over the next 40 years.
For more information, please stop in at their downtown location or visit them on the web at www.screenmasterofhenderson.com or contact them at 252-492-8407.
Vance County Cooperative Extension to host Forest Symposium
Healthy forests provide healthy habitat and healthy profits!
Learn how managing the health of your forest benefits wildlife and your bottom line. Come to the Vance County Regional Farmers Market on December 8th for a Forest Landowner Symposium with a great line up of speakers plus an optional tour.
All the details and registration information can be found here.
Sponsorship contributions are welcome and will be gratefully acknowledged in the program.
For more information, paul_mckenzie@ncsu.edu or 252-213-6095.
Event Notice from The Masonic Home for Children
The Masonic Home for Children at Oxford is building on the foundations of success. A master plan has been developed and includes options for service and program development. You are invited to the Cobb Center at MHCO on Friday 11/11/16 from 5pm-7pm for a meet and greet. Please join us to discuss possible plans, gather your feedback, and continue to build together for the betterment of our children.
So-ul Delicious Celebrates Reopening with Ribbon Cutting
A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday, November 2 for So-ul Delicious to celebrate the restaurant’s re-opening and membership with the Chamber. They were joined by the Chamber staff, friends, and family to celebrate their opening. All guests were treated to a tasteful treat and beverage after the ribbon cutting.
At So-ul Delicious you will find on the menu some classics like fried fish, Chit’lins, pig’s feet, turnip greens, and cabbage to name only a few items topped off with some homemade sweets for dessert (apple or peach cobbler and banana pudding). Their menu is relatively inexpensive.
Owner, Rosa Perry, the heart of So-ul Delicious would tell you it is the food you get when you cook with your whole heart and soul. Her dishes are the comfort foods she learned to make over the years, the very ones she raised her family on and served in her restaurant and catering business. Perry said, “When you taste our food, you taste the love and devotion that makes So-ul Delicious.”
Yes its down-home cooking down at So-ul Delicious and you can find them at their location of 1502 Raleigh Road in Henderson. You can also contact them at 252-598-0557 for more information.
Be Aware – Seven stores pay fines for price-scanning errors
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division has collected fines from stores in Chatham, Columbus, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Moore, Pender and Wake counties because of excessive price-scanner errors.
“As we get into the holiday season, we want consumers to be confident that the price on the shelf matches the price at the register,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Stores have a responsibility to make sure their pricing is accurate, and most stores pass inspection. Ones that don’t are fined until they come into compliance. Consumers who would like to file a complaint about a store can call the Standards Division at 919-707-3225.”
The department conducts periodic, unannounced inspections of a business’ price-scanner system to check for accuracy between the prices advertised and the prices that ring up at the register. If a store has more than a 2 percent error rate on overcharges, inspectors discuss the findings with the store manager and conduct a more intensive follow-up inspection at a later date. Undercharges are also reported, but do not count against a store.
Penalties are assessed if a store fails the follow-up inspection. In addition to the penalties paid, the store will be subject to re-inspection every 60 days from the last inspection until it meets the 2-percent-or-less error rate. Additional penalties may be assessed if the store fails a re-inspection.
Following are stores that paid civil penalties in the third quarter of 2016:
- Wal-Mart #3182 at 12500 U.S. 15/501, Chapel Hill, paid $1,995 in civil penalties. An initial inspection in April found an error rate of 5 percent, based on five overcharges in a 100-item lot. A second inspection in June found an error rate of 3.33 percent, based on 10 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store passed inspection in September with a 1.33 percent error rate.
- Family Dollar #71 at 1001 Pireway Road, Tabor City, paid $1,005 in civil penalties. An initial inspection in May found an error rate of 10 percent, based on five overcharges in a 50-item lot. A second inspection in June found an error rate of 2.33 percent, based on 7 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store passed inspection in August with a .33 percent error rate.
- Family Dollar #3937 at 2316 E Market St., Greensboro, paid $5,555 in civil penalties. An initial inspection in May found an error rate of 10 percent, based on five overcharges in a 50-item lot. A second inspection in June found an error rate of 5.33 percent, based on 16 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid $2,970 in civil penalties. A third inspection in August found an error rate of 6.33 percent, based on 19 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid an additional $2,585 in penalties and will be re-inspected.
- CVS #7688 at 3440 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte, paid $1,940 in civil penalties. An initial inspection in April found an error rate of 8 percent, based on four overcharges in a 50-item lot. A second inspection in May found an error rate of 4 percent, based on 12 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid $705 in penalties. A third inspection in July found an error rate of 3.67 percent, based on 11 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid $1,235 in penalties. The store passed inspection in September with a 1 percent error rate.
- Dollar General #7052 at 3350 U.S. 1, Vass, paid $517 in civil penalties. An initial inspection in April found an error rate of 10 percent, based on five overcharges in a 50-item lot. A second inspection in May found a 2.67 percent error rate, based on 8 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store passed inspection in July with a 2 percent error rate.
- Dollar General #9201 at 15489 U.S. 17 North, Hampstead, paid $2,247 in civil penalties. An initial inspection in May found an error rate of 8 percent, based on four overcharges in a 50-item lot. A second inspection in June found an error rate of 2.33 percent, based on seven overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid $397 in penalties. A third inspection in August found an error rate of 4 percent, based on 12 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid $1,850 in penalties and will be re-inspected.
- Family Dollar #3594 at 3416 Poole Road, Raleigh, paid $5,940 in civil penalties. An initial inspection in March found an error rate of 8 percent, based on four overcharges in a 50-item lot. A second inspection in April found an error rate of 3.33 percent, based on 10 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid $1,290 in penalties. A third inspection in June found an error rate of 4 percent, based on 12 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid $1,865 in civil penalties. A fourth inspection in August found an error rate of 4.67 percent, based on 14 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store paid $2,785 in penalties and will be re-inspected.