Entries by Laura Gabel

TownTalk: Helping Shelter Cats with The Kitten Lady

Hannah Shaw loves kittens. She’s written numerous books – about kittens – and fosters the fuzzy little furballs whenever she can. So it’s not surprising that the online influencer calls herself “The Kitten Lady,” and helps to educate the kitten-loving public at https://www.kittenlady.org/ Shaw spoke by telephone from her home in California Tuesday with WIZS […]

TownTalk: Blessed Hope Celebrates 40 Years

Forty years ago, the space shuttle Discovery had its first launch, Apple had introduced a new-fangled computer called the Macintosh, and the Rev. Donald A. Perkinson held the first official meeting of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Fast-forward 40 years and now private companies are blasting tourists into space and a cell phone that fits conveniently […]

TownTalk: Feb. 8 Is ‘Healthy Heart Day’ At Maria Parham Health

As part of National Heart Month, Maria Parham Health is offering several different opportunities during February for folks to check their heart health and learn ways to prevent or reduce their risk of heart disease. Vance County incidence of cardiovascular disease exceeds both the state and national averages, and it’s important to be informed about […]

VGCC Partners With FTCC To Give Students Access To Funeral Service Education

– Information courtesy of VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel Vance-Granville Community College is teaming up with one of its sister schools on an innovative hybrid program, paving the way for new career opportunities in its four-county service area. VGCC has partnered with Fayetteville Technical Community College to bring FTCC’s Funeral Service Education program to […]

TownTalk: RAM Clinic Returning To Henderson In February

The Duke RAM clinic is returning to Henderson later this month to provide free health, vision and dental care for patients in the community. RAM stands for Remote Area Medical, and this year marks the third year in a row that the clinic has come to town. Clinic volunteers will set up shop once again […]

TownTalk: Tri-City Seahawks Play In Holiday Bowl

The holiday season and all its festivities may seem like distant memories for many of us, but for a group of young local athletes, the memories made on a football field on New Year’s Eve are likely to last a lifetime. Eleven members of the Tri-City Seahawks had the opportunity to play in the Holiday […]

Tracy Madigan Honored As Newest Sam Watkins Visionary Award Recipient

  Tracy Madigan, director of the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission, is the newest recipient of the Sam Watkins Visionary Award presented by the United Way. Madigan said she was among the 40 or so in attendance at the United Way’s annual breakfast when her name was called. “I was very honored and very humbled,” Madigan […]

TownTalk: Human Trafficking and Putting a Stop to It

North Carolinians can take pride in knowing that this state we call home is a destination for many tourists each year. The interstate highway network helps folks travel easily from Manteo to Murphy, Henderson to Charlotte and just from about anywhere to Raleigh with minimal effort. Those very things that make the Old North State […]

TownTalk: Rep. Sossamon Voices Concerns About ‘Gas Station Heroin’

N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon, recently appointed to serve on the House Select Committee on Substance Abuse, said he would like to see the state ban the sale of products that contain tianeptine, which is being referred to as “gas station heroin.” Sossamon was a guest on Wednesday’s TownTalk and said eight other states have banned […]

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey Visits Henderson For Chamber-Sponsored Event

N.C. Department of Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was in Henderson Tuesday and spoke to a room full of local insurance agents, business leaders and others from the community about what’s going on in the industry. The event, sponsored by the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, was held in the Farm Bureau Room of Perry Memorial Library, […]