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Carolina United for Change will host a scholarship event on May 20 at the Gateway CDC to highlight its scholarship opportunities at Vance-Granville Community College. The organization isn’t even a year old yet, but co-founder Joseph Brodie and others have focused on its mission of supporting the poor and needy and protecting the […]
A local high school senior is headed to Raleigh to compete in a statewide competition for Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year. Cameron Majette just got back from a weeklong stint in the Governor’s Page Program last month, so he may feel right at home when he attends a reception with lawmakers in […]
The Northeast Piedmont Chorale will perform its spring concert at McGregor Hall in Henderson on Sunday afternoon, April 23. The concert is free and open to the public, and Director Cindy Edwards said the concert’s theme – “What A Wonderment” – describes perfectly the selections that will be performed. The audience will see and […]
Bill Stanley says if you just want to throw a line in the water at Kerr Lake, Satterwhite Point and Nutbush are pretty good spots to head to. Now, if you’re headed out in a boat for a day of fishing, there are really too many good spots to count. Stanley, superintendent of the Kerr […]
As drivers make their way through the city on the morning of Friday, April 21, chances are they’ll see some roadside crews picking up trash. It’s all part of the Community Cleanup event, scheduled to coincide with NC DOT’s spring Litter Sweep and Earth Day. City Manager Terrell Blackmon invites business owners, employees and other […]
Kittrell Job Corps Center is a place where young adults can find their way – to education, support services, training and a career. Center Director Norman Turner said there are just a few criteria that applicants must satisfy to start their KJCC journey. A One student, Ken’Dal “Della” McCants, is currently in the CNA program […]
Although geared for middle and high school audiences, Perry Memorial Library Youth Services Director Melody Peters said the Bull City Slam Team program on April 11 is a community program to which all are welcome. If she were to call it a poetry reading, Peters knew she may be met with yawns of disinterest. It […]
Organizers for an upcoming community resource fair are pleased with how planning is going so far, and they are predicting a win-win situation for all involved – for those who provide resources and for those who are seeking information. Huff Consulting of Oxford, along with partners Vance-Granville Community College and the Henderson-Vance and Granville County […]
By all accounts, the ceremony held at American Legion Post 60 Wednesday hit all the right notes: about 50 people gathered at noon to remember, support and pay tribute to veterans of the Vietnam War. Britany Wilson spearheaded the event, and she told WIZS News that at least 18 veterans of the Vietnam War were […]
Bill Alston was a regular caller to TownTalk shows for years, and he was a wealth of knowledge about many things, from railroads to pocket watches. Alston also was an avid collector, from Civil war artifacts to books on local history. He died in 2020, and the time has come for his estate auction. Elissa […]
