Entries by Laura Gabel

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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

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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

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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 […]

TownTalk: Night Out Against Crime Tuesday, Oct. 3

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Local law enforcement officials are hoping to see a big turnout at the upcoming Night Out Against Crime, and they join event organizers who have planned a bevy of activities and fun for the whole family. Come on down to Breckenridge Street on Tuesday, Oct. 3 between 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to take part […]

TownTalk: Walk To End Alzheimer’s Oct. 7

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The upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place in downtown Raleigh in a couple of weeks, and event organizers have set a lofty fundraising goal – $460,000. The event is free, but Lisa Roberts, executive director of the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, hopes that the wider community will come together […]

The Local Skinny! Shop With A Cop Now Underway

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The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, along with the Henderson Police Department and Vance County Sheriff’s Office, has added a couple of twists to the traditional fundraiser that pairs children in the community with law enforcement officers to go on a holiday shopping spree. This year’s event has expanded to include first responders, firefighters, animal control […]