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Park Fees at Kerr Lake
A WIZS TownTalk listener (11 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. M-F) recently submitted a written topic request via wizs.com/towntalk about the fees to enter the parks on Kerr Lake. On this topic, WIZS can address those fees for parks in North Carolina. As Bryce P. Fleming, park superintendent at the Kerr Lake State Recreation Area explains, “Park fees are set...
CPOH Fundraiser at 220 April 24
Community Partners of Hope, management entity for the local men’s shelter and Hope House, is having a fundraiser on Monday, April 24th. It will take place at 220 Seafood at 1812 North Garnett Street. Volunteer coordinator Jane Kings says, “Tickets may be purchased at the door and cost $7. All plates include fried trout, french...
District Attorney’s Schedule May 2017
Mon, May 1 Warren Trial Court (Hight) – Fuller, Gregory, Raymond **Franklin District Court (Keith) – Pelfrey, Roberson Vance District Court (Stevenson) – Erdmann, Watson/Bristo Granville District Court (Thompson) – Gardner, Allen Tues, May 2 ...
VGCC holds Banquet to honor Student-Athletes
Vance-Granville Community College celebrated Vanguard student-athletes at its annual Athletics Banquet, held on March 31 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. VGCC Coordinator of Student Activities & Athletics Jermiel Hargrove started the event by praising the students for their hard work, both on the court and in the classroom. He noted that...
N.C. greenhouse tomatoes ready for harvest
RALEIGH – Local field-grown tomatoes are not quite ready, but greenhouse tomatoes are now available for N.C. consumers. Richard Whitaker, owner of Whitaker Farms in Climax, has been picking greenhouse tomatoes since late March. His farm grows tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce in the greenhouse, but also grows field tomatoes, strawberries and other vegetables. Whitaker says...
Press Release: ‘Beatlemania’ Comes To McGregor Hall
HENDERSON, N.C. (April 17, 2017)— The fanfare of The Beatles—often called “Beatlemania”—is coming to downtown Henderson, N.C., on Thursday, April 20th when Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience performs live at McGregor Hall Performing Arts and Learning Center at 8 p.m. Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience has been dubbed “the nation’s most...
Students graduate from VGCC Tea class
Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of students from a class called “Tea and Etiquette.” The class held its final meeting and graduation ceremony on April 4 with an afternoon tea party planned and carried out by the students at the First Presbyterian Church of Henderson. Several different types of tea, as well as...
Yesterday and Today Coming to McGregor Hall
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the 1960s and the most important music of a generation as the British invasion of The Beatles returns. Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience is a foot-stomping, sing-along sensational night of your favorite Beatles songs. Billy McGuigan, his brothers and his band bring back songs that are...
