Entries by Laura Gabel

The Local Skinny! Ellington, City Leaders Assess Needs During Ride-Around

A contingent of city officials completed a ride-around through a couple of the city’s wards to view for themselves some of the concerns that residents have with the state of some properties in their neighborhoods. Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington told John C. Rose on Monday’s segment of The Local Skinny! that he was among those […]

The Local Skinny! September Heating Up In Oxford

Anyone in the listening area who complains about there being nothing to do better not let Angela Allen hear you. Allen, Granville County Tourism Director, has outlined a bevy of events that are taking place in the next couple of months that will keep you on your toes.  (Listen Here – The Local Skinny! September […]

TownTalk: NC Hospitals During The Civil War

In the time leading up to the Civil War, the United States didn’t have the same kind of hospital system that exists today. And many doctors, whether trained in medical colleges or who had learned the tools and treatments of the trade by apprenticing with experienced doctors, brought their tinctures and salves to the homes […]

TownTalk: Brick Power Team Event Benefits Local Church

Think you’ve got what it takes to compete at The Brick? If you have to ask what The Brick is, you may want to be a spectator rather than a competitor – The Brick is where The Brick Power Team gets its name and it is the site of an upcoming bench press contest. Harry […]

TownTalk: SaM Child Advocacy

Important work goes on at Strength And Mending Child Advocacy Center on South Garnett Street, and not all of it falls within business hours, according to founder Cara Boyd Gill. Gill founded SaM in 2016 to be a resource for young people who have experienced or witnessed sexual or physical abuse or have been victims […]

Henderson Family YMCA $1M Gift from Dr. Khanh Vu and His Wife Elmira Choopani

The Henderson YMCA has received a $1 million gift to create a youth development services program in the building recently vacated by Vance County Department of Social Services. Executive Director/CEO Paul Ross said the gift from Dr. Khanh Vu and his wife, Elmira Choopani, would hopefully be used to purchase the building – adjacent to […]

TownTalk: Upcoming Events At G.R.A.C.E. Ministries

G.R.A.C.E. Ministries is a beehive of activity this week, and there’s still time for children ages 4-16 to show up for one more day of a summertime fine arts and enrichment camp at the 961 Burr St. location. Jamie Elliott said he appreciates the help from Deborah Scott with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office for […]

TownTalk: Duck Derby

This year’s Duck Derby to benefit Franklin/Granville/Vance Smart Start is shaping up to be another successful event and Gary Daeke, one of the fundraiser organizers, said he’s pleased to note that there will be a full-on street festival for families to enjoy. The fun begins at 11 a.m. in downtown Henderson on Saturday, Sept. 17. […]

Nella Roo’s in Downtown Henderson, NC

For the past couple of years, Heather Ruth Hodge has been putting things together to bring her to this place – both literally and figuratively. Hodge’s family calls her “Roo,” and that’s half the name of her new boutique that has opened on Garnett Street. The first half of the boutique’s name is an homage […]

TownTalk: African American Cultural Museum Looking to Move Within Henderson

When families outgrow their homes, oftentimes they look for something in the same area with more bedrooms or bathrooms to make everyone more comfortable. That’s kind of what Edith Thompson is hoping to do with the African American Cultural Museum – their Oxford Road location actually used to be a home, but the museum quickly […]