Entries by Laura Gabel

TownTalk 03-29-21; Pastor Frank Sossamon Retiring from SHPHC

The Rev. Frank Sossamon knows precisely where he was on the last Sunday of June, 1985. He was preaching his first sermon as pastor of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church. This Sunday – Easter Sunday – he will preach his final sermon as senior pastor to a congregation he has served for almost 36 years. […]

Pearson a Bundle of Intelligence, Leadership, Passion and Success

Dr. Stephen Pearson, co-owner and operator of Sadie’s Coffee Corner and champion of downtown revitalization in Henderson, has died. He was 57. Friends and colleagues remembered Pearson Friday as an entrepreneur dedicated to making Henderson a better place for the community to enjoy. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Pearson chaired the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development […]

Revlon donates hand sanitizer to city employees

Revlon, a name long associated with health and beauty products like shampoo and makeup, showed up Monday to the City of Oxford municipal building with a timely donation, but it won’t make hair more manageable or lashes thicker. It will, however, keep your hands clean. Oxford city employees gladly received 500 bottles of hand sanitizer, […]

For Once the Fifth out of Five is a Good Thing

Almost 25 percent of Vance County residents are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a weekly data update from Granville-Vance Public Health. Beginning April 7, any adult is eligible to get the vaccine, following an announcement from Gov. Roy Cooper to open up the shot to Group 5. GVPH Director Lisa Harrison said […]

Local Chambers Promote Small Business; Looking Biz of Year!

Nominations are being accepted at local Chambers of Commerce for the 2020 Small Business of the Year. Henderson-Vance Chamber President Michele Burgess noted several criteria for companies who are nominated. Anyone can nominate a company for consideration, and companies may self-nominate, she said. All nominated companies must submit a written application to the Chamber office […]

MAE Farm, Mike and Susanne Jones; 2021 NC Small Farmer of the Year

Mike Jones, owner of MAE Farm in Franklin County, was named 2021 Small Farmer of the Year during Wednesday’s segment of the weeklong virtual celebration of Small Farms Week. Jones, along with his family and other supporters, waited for the announcement of the winner in the conference room at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Wednesday […]

TownTalk 03-23-21: H-V Chamber Advances will help with Human Resources

The newly formed Human Resources Council, a program of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, will have its first meeting on Thursday, Mar. 25 at 1 p.m. There’s still time to register to participate in the virtual meeting, according to Chamber President Michele Burgess. Burgess said the council, which falls under the chamber’s business growth and […]

TownTalk 03-22-21 William Landis, Small Farms Week

Small farmers make up about 80 percent of farmers in this area and provide the community with delicious produce and pasture-raised meats that consumers can find at local farmers’ markets. But small-scale farmers are not necessarily trying to compete with, or become, large-scale farmers, according to William Landis with Franklin County Extension Service.  He told […]