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TownTalk: The Power Of Poetry Helps Those With PTSD
It’s an unwritten rule – nobody interrupts a group therapy session, Steven Bates said. And yet, there came a knock at the door to announce the Veterans Administration scheduler’s entrance: “’I’m here to talk to you about Steve,’” Bates recalled. What came next changed things for the military veteran and how he determined to help
TownTalk: Latest Granville Vance Public Health Guidance
Granville-Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison was Wednesday’s Town Talk guest and discussed COVID-19 updates with John C. Rose, from the most recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about mask-wearing in schools as well as vaccinating children over the age of 12. The CDC issued updated guidance Tuesday that recommends all
TownTalk: North Carolina BBQ Is More Than Just Great Food
Barbecue is serious business. Around these parts, barbecue is a noun, not a verb. We eat barbecue, and it’s not necessary to say the word “pork” before you say the word “barbecue.” Because, well, isn’t ALL barbecue pork barbecue? These opinions and others may be topics to discuss with members of the North Carolina Barbecue
TownTalk: VGCC Student Enrollment Day to Take Place on All Four Campuses
The four campuses of Vance-Granville Community College will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 31 for Enrollment Day, a time when prospective students can drop in, learn more and get help as they plan their next steps in education. Dr. Antonio Jordan, director of admissions and enrollment services and Kali Brown,
TownTalk: Soul City: Race, Equality And The Lost Dream Of An American Utopia
Thomas Healy was born in 1969, the same year that Floyd McKissick launched Soul City, his dream to build a new town in Warren County that would boast 50,000 residents and pump life into a historically poor area of North Carolina. Healy, although born and raised in North Carolina, only learned about Soul City when
TownTalk: Repair Cafe Event Coming To Granville County
Don Fick of Repair Cafe NC discusses how his organization repairs many daily household items keeping them out of local landfills. For complete details and audio click play. Just because the button on your household gizmo is broken doesn’t mean it needs to go straight to the landfill – it may just need a quick
TownTalk: Elmwood Area Eyed for Redevelopment
For complete details and audio click play. The city’s re-established Redevelopment Commission is holding a listening session Thursday, July 22 at 6 p.m. to hear from the community about plans for making upgrades to an area known to city officials as the Elmwood Urban Redevelopment Area (URA). This listening session, which will be held in
TownTalk: NCWorks NextGen Program Helps Young Workers On Career Path
The NextGen program that operates in the five-county area as part of NCWorks offers young adults support and help in the search for gainful employment, but they get much more than just the hope of a paycheck. Helen Bradby, NextGen’s director, shared information about the program on Monday’s Town Talk and told John C. Rose
TownTalk: Granville County Celebrates 275 Years
Question: What was the largest town in Granville County in 1880? Answer: Henderson. It’s not a trick question, but unless you’re a local history buff, you may not know that for about 135 years, a good part of Vance County was, well, in Granville County, as were Warren and Franklin counties. Present-day Granville County residents
Town Talk: Local Furniture Store Celebrates 20 Years In Business
Downtown Henderson has been home to a number of furniture companies over the years, and Britt Sams, owner of Sams Furniture & Mattress Center, has been counted among that number now for the past two decades. The furniture and mattress store at 515 S. Garnett St. is celebrating 20 years of business this year, and
