Entries by Laura Gabel

TownTalk: The Salvation Army’s Maj. Beth Mallard

The Henderson Salvation Army’s new leader, Maj. Beth Mallard, is taking stock of the current programs offered to local residents and to those who live in all five of the counties served by the Ross Mill Road facility. Mallard likes what she sees, and yet she sees more in her vision. It’s all about stewardship […]

Kerr-Tar COG Hosts Cultivate 2024 Sept. 12 At Louisburg College

The Kerr-Tar Council of Governments is hosting this year’s Cultivate 2024 regional economic development summit at Louisburg College on Thursday, Sept. 12. The summit will be held at the Jones Performing Arts Center on the college’s campus and begins at 8:30 a.m., according to information from local Chamber president Sandra Wilkerson. Business leaders, elected officials […]

TownTalk: Way to GROW! Festival

Back for its second year as a way to build community with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and downtown development, the Way to Grow! festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24 along Garnett Street in Henderson. Gateway CDC Founder and President Heather Joi Kenney said the non-profit may have provided the impetus for the weeklong activities […]

Program At Farmers Market Matches Funds To Boost Purchasing Power

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is filled with fresh local produce on Wednesdays and Saturdays, just waiting to be scooped up and featured on dinner tables across the area. The market has added a couple of programs that other markets across the state are using to help seniors and others stretch their dollars. The […]

TownTalk: Music, Peppers, Pumpkins And More In Granville County

What do hot peppers, pumpkins and live music have in common? They’re all going to be featured in festivals and events over the next couple of months in Granville County, and Tourism Director Angela Allen shared all the details on Tuesday’s TownTalk. WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Granville County Tourism Angela Allen Main Street in downtown […]

TownTalk: Folwell Discusses Third Party Administration For Health Insurance

As this state’s treasurer, Dale Folwell is the steward of public funds eight times the size of the overall state budget  – and that’s only half of what his department oversees. Folwell has been leading the charge to transition to make Aetna the company that processes insurance claims, replacing Blue Cross NC. This change will […]

City Council Adopts Social Media Policy In Special Called Meeting Wednesday

In a special called meeting Wednesday afternoon, the Henderson City Council unanimously adopted a policy regarding the use of social media. Henderson City Manager Terrell Blackmon told WIZS News that the city has a social media policy for employees, but it does not apply to the city’s elected officials – the mayor and members of […]

TownTalk: Kerr Tar COG Food Council

To borrow a phrase from the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Government’s Food Policy that was released in 2020, “food is big business.” And even if you don’t happen to grow, harvest, transport, distribute or sell any type of food product, you at least eat. So food, indeed, is important. This is the time of year […]