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With family, friends and colleagues looking on, W. Rodwell Drake, M.D. – Roddy – became the most recent recipient of The Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Rep. Frank Sossamon presented Drake with the framed award Thursday morning on behalf of N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper. “It’s important to recognize people who have served us and […]
For the next two Fridays, the Vance County High School parking lot will be the location of an Open House. Wait. In the parking lot? Yep. That’s where the Tiny House is located, and high school CTE students built it. And it’s for sale. The open house events will be held Friday, Sept. 20 and […]
Since 1985, Area Congregations in Ministry has been helping Granville County residents who find themselves facing hardship – and its new executive director, Ann Riley, has seen firsthand faith, through action, in the few short weeks since she’s had the job. ACIM’s mission has long been to relieve hunger, Riley said on Thursday’s TownTalk. These […]
Charles Turrentine Jr. got word about 24 hours ago that the Chestnut Street Park renovation project is among five finalists from across the country vying for $100,000 from Bobcat Company. The project to make improvements to the basketball courts that operate under the city’s recreation and parks department is going to be a “game-changer,” […]
Members of the 2024 Leadership Vance class gathered Tuesday night to celebrate their graduation from the program, reminisce a bit about their time together as they learned about their community and pledged to keep Vance County moving in a positive direction. Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce President Sandra Wilkerson and Chamber Board Chair Margier White […]
In a unanimous vote Monday, the Henderson City Council approved a pay increase for all city employees, tacking on close to a 20 percent increase in payroll costs in the city’s budget. The increase will be retroactive to sync with the pay increase given to police and fire department employees. City Manager Terrell Blackmon said […]
State Rep. Frank Sossamon is hosting forums in Vance and Granville counties to share information with the community about Alzheimer’s disease and how to spot early-warning signs of dementia. The first forum will be held on Monday, Sept. 23 at Clearview Church, 3485 US -158 Business in Henderson. The event will be from 6 p.m. […]
Vance County Schools and community leaders were on hand Wednesday, Sept. 4 to officially roll out the EnTech Mobile Lab, a lab on wheels that will give students hands-on experiences with various forms of technology. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Vance County High School to launch the lab, during which time Superintendent Dr. Cindy […]
The North Carolina Room at Thornton Library in Oxford is full of all kinds of books, maps and bound volumes of all sorts and conditions. And cookbooks. “I must say, God bless people who do cookbooks,” said Mark Pace, North Carolina Room specialist and local historian. Located among all those historical tomes are more than […]
If Micah Sharpe can get young people to buy in to 4-H at an early age, the chances are better that they’ll stick with it through their teenage years. And if some of those youngsters are interested in learning their way around a kitchen to create healthy, nutritious foods, the Vance County 4-H Youth Development […]
