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TownTalk: Turning Point CDC Kicks Off Summer Meal Distribution Program
Turning Point Community Development Corporation kicked off a summer meal distribution program today that will continue providing meals for children daily through mid-August. Chalis Henderson, Turning Point’s director, invites the community to drive through and pick up hot meals for children Monday through Friday between noon and 1 p.m. The meal program is a collaboration
TownTalk: Book To Focus On 275 Years Of Granville County
Local Author Discusses Book Project To Commemorate Granville’s 275th Anniversary When Granville County organizers sat down to start planning the county’s 275th anniversary celebration, they surely didn’t have to look far to find the perfect person to write a book marking the event – Lewis Bowling has been chronicling the county’s history for years. Bowling’s
TownTalk: Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration Filled With Activities For Family Fun
Henderson’s first celebration of Juneteenth will take place next week, thanks to a partnership with Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department and numerous local community agencies. Tara Goolsby, HVRPD program superintendent, discussed the week’s scheduled activities Wednesday on Town Talk. Activities kick off on Sunday, June 13 at Fox Pond Park with a cookout from 2
TownTalk: NC IDEA – Finding, Funding Entrepreneurs In Underserved Areas
Those announcements about big-name companies coming to North Carolina grab headlines and garner attention, but NC IDEA President and CEO Thom Ruhe suggests that it’s the small businesses that deserve the fanfare. Ruhe did a little quick math on Tuesday’s Town Talk and told John C. Rose that each new business, on average, creates five
TownTalk: VGCC Adult Learner Program Helps Students Return To School To Complete Degree, Program
Vance-Granville Community College is one of five community colleges across the state selected to participate in a pilot program designed to help students return to school to complete their post-secondary education. VGCC President Dr. Rachel Desmarais told John C. Rose on Monday’s Town Talk about the Adult Learner program and how myFutureNC and the John
TownTalk: Elder Abuse Awareness
Keeping Older Adults Safe, Protected – Whether it’s unintentional or purposeful, mistreatment of older adults is serious business. It’s called elder abuse and two local experts discussed the topic with John C. Rose on Thursday’s Town Talk. Elder Abuse Awareness month is observed, appropriately enough, between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in North Carolina; World
TownTalk: July 25 Event To Raise Awareness About Drug Overdose, Help Loved Ones Remember Victims
Patricia Drewes’ daughter, Heaven, loved to watch the sun come up. And although she was only 5-foot-4, she could play a didgeridoo – a wind instrument that Australian Aboriginal people make out of a long, hollow tree branch – like nobody’s business. But Heaven died a little more than two years ago, the victim of
TownTalk: Camping; Fireworks; Medicaid
WIZS, Your Community Voice. TownTalk for June 1, 2021. Hosts John C. Rose and Bill Harris discussed camping, local fireworks shows and Medicaid. For complete details and audio click play. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 06-01-21 Camping; Fireworks; Medicaid The fireworks display and gathering that typically takes place on Kerr Lake July 4th weekend has been
TownTalk 05-27-21 Memorial Day Weekend
Host John C. Rose discusses Memorial Day Weekend travel and honoring soldiers. For complete details and audio click play. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 05-27-21 Memorial Day Weekend
TownTalk 05-26-21 Jayden Watkins Helping Others To Reach ‘Higher Heights’
Like most teenagers, Jayden Watkins likes to spend time on social media, watching TV and talking with other kids his age. But unlike other kids, Watkins is a preacher, a podcast host and author. Watkins is completing 7th grade at Henderson Collegiate this year. He and Town Talk host John C. Rose spoke earlier in
