Entries by Laura Gabel

The Local Skinny! Gavin’s Groupies 5K Run To Benefit CFF

If you’re looking for a new spot to get your Saturday run in this weekend, Tanya Darrow invites you to come out to Henderson Point for a 5K Fun Run fundraiser. In addition to getting some exercise yourself, you’ll be helping a group called Gavin’s Groupies – Loping For Lungs at the same time. Gavin […]

Dr. Natalie Hobdy Joins Granville Primary Care

-Information courtesy of Granville Health System Marketing and Foundation Director Lauren B. Roberson Granville Health System has announced the addition of a family physician to its medical staff. Dr. Natalie Hobdy has joined the Granville Primary Care practice, located on the GHS campus in Oxford. Interim CEO of Granville Health System Adam McConnell welcomed Hobdy […]

TownTalk: Sossamon Discusses Broadband Internet For Vance County

N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon is scheduling information sessions for residents in Vance and Granville counties to discuss relevant topics of interest to his neighbors who are now his constituents. The first forum, set for Monday, Sept. 18 at Perry Memorial Library, is about broadband internet. The meeting is just one way to connect residents with […]

TownTalk: Green-bOURG Doing More Than Just Removing Junk And Appliances

A relatively new business in Henderson that provides cleanup and cleanout services is available to help folks with junk removal and so much more. Bill Dunston is a retired psychotherapist who relocated to the area from Pennsylvania. His business is called Green-bOURG Appliance and Junk Removal. The second part of the name is self-explanatory, but […]

TownTalk: The 2023 Ducky Derby is Here!

There’s a deluge expected in downtown Henderson next month, but you won’t find details on any weather app or forecast – not even the farmer’s almanac. Flooding will be minimal and isolated to Garnett Street, officials say – just long enough for that last little rubber ducky to cross the finish line. No need to […]

The Local Skinny! Henderson Fruit And Produce Expands To Warrenton

It’s been a few years since Warrenton has had a grocery store, but Chris Fisher, owner of Henderson Fruit and Produce, is getting ready to change that – hopefully, by Saturday. Stop by 140 S. Main St. in downtown Warrenton to check out Henderson Fruit and Produce of Warrenton. People familiar with the Henderson location […]

TownTalk: ACTS To Hold Concert At McGregor Hall

    The third concert to benefit ACTS – Area Christians Together in Service – will take place at McGregor Hall on Saturday, Sept. 16. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. ACTS Executive Director Lee Anne Peoples invites the community to come out and enjoy the music – […]

TownTalk: Hester Discusses Shell Building And Development

It was just last fall when local government officials and others gathered at the Industrial Park outside Henderson to break ground on construction of a shell building. Today, that building is ready to be upfitted to suit a potential buyer’s needs. County Commissioner Tommy Hester said the building is under contract to a manufacturing firm, […]

TownTalk: Henderson Police Work With Federal Task Forces To Get Results

It’s always a good day when a police chief receives positive comments about his officers’ professionalism and thorough investigations. And Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow is hearing those kinds of comments from federal district attorneys, including the head of the U.S. Eastern District Court of North Carolina. Barrow said he got a call two Fridays […]