Entries by Laura Gabel

TownTalk: Around Old Granville: North Carolina Furniture

North Carolina is world-renown for many things, including its contributions to tobacco production, textiles manufacturing and the furniture industry. And while much has been written about tobacco and textiles, Granville County native and author Eric Medlin said he was somewhat surprised to learn that nobody had written a book on the history of the North […]

The Local Skinny! Maria Parham, Health Dept. Team Up For $5M In State Funding

The atrium of Maria Parham Health was filled with dozens of county leaders, hospital staff and members from the community Wednesday afternoon to witness a big check presentation by N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon. The oversized check was appropriate, too, because it needed to accommodate a lot of zeroes – the check was written out for […]

TownTalk: Think Community Event To Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence

There may be someone in the audience at Clearview Church on Saturday afternoon who has been a victim of domestic violence in the past; that person may be alongside someone who is trying to muster up the courage to break free from an abusive situation. That’s exactly what Debbie Scott expects from the Think Community […]

Elections Board Calls Recess In Canvass Process, Putting On Hold Certifying Oct. 10 Election Results

UPDATE 5 P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18, 2023 Mayoral Runoff Election Early Voting Starts 10-19-23 Geocoding issue resolved WIZS Radio 5pm News Segment 1 From 10-18-23 Henderson Municipal Election Canvass Click Here to Play – wizs.com/wizs-radio-5pm-news-segment-1-from-10-18-23-henderson-municipal-election-canvass/ WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio 5pm News Segment 1 From 10-18-23 Henderson Municipal Election Canvass ••••••••••••••••••••••••• ORIGINAL POST UPDATED 5 […]

The Local Skinny! Duke Remote Area Medical Clinic Update

The Remote Area Medical pop-up clinic that set up shop back in May provided $186,000 in free medical, dental and vision care to people who attended the weekend event. Saajan Patel and Anvi Charvu, both upperclassmen at Duke University, helped to organize the two-day clinic and provided a follow-up report on Thursday’s The Local Skinny! […]

TownTalk: Mayoral Race Still Uncertain

The text of this story has been updated since originally posted October 11th. The outcome of Tuesday’s Henderson mayoral race remains uncertain, and the two top vote-getters are headed to a Nov. 7 runoff election. Melissa Elliott earned 898 votes from the 1,856 individuals who voted in the nonpartisan municipal elections, which constitutes 48.57 percent […]

TownTalk: Around Old Granville: Cemetery Preservation In Warren County

We’ve probably all seen them dotting the landscape: small cemeteries – fenced or not – that appear to pop up in odd places along the roadside. But there probably many more gravesites that we don’t see in our daily travels – they may be overgrown with weeds, or shrouded in wooded areas well off the […]

The Local Skinny! Vance And Granville Benefit From State Budget Appropriations

  State employees, current and retired, who live in District 32 join others across the state who will see bumps in salaries and retirement checks, thanks to provisions in the budget most recently approved in Raleigh. In his first months in the N.C. House representing District 32, Frank Sossamon helped secure those provisions, but that’s […]

TownTalk: Black Leadership Caucus Endorses Candidates For Oct. 10 Municipal Election

The following is part of continuing coverage on the upcoming Oct. 10 nonpartisan municipal elections in the City of Henderson:   The Henderson-Vance Black Leadership Caucus held a candidate forum recently and has announced their endorsements for the upcoming municipal elections, now just a couple of weeks away. Terry Garrison is president of the caucus […]

The Local Skinny! Jones Shines A Light On Autism This Saturday

The president of a local nonprofit invites the community to come to an event on Saturday, Sept. 30 that she said will “shine a light on autism.” Tiffany Jones is president of Community Uplift Project and she said the upcoming event is part training, part workshop to help people understand the very complex nature of […]