Entries by Laura Gabel

TownTalk: Downtown Henderson To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Downtown Henderson is turning it green for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration that will include food trucks, arts and crafts for the children and music, all of which is sure to create a festive atmosphere around Breckenridge Street. The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission is partnering with the Vance Arts Council to put on the event […]

The Local Skinny! St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Set For Downtown Henderson

Green will be the color of the day on Thursday, Mar. 17 as the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission and the Vance County Arts Council team up to sponsor a St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Breckenridge Street. The community is invited to join in the fun from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to downtown development […]

The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: John Eaton

John Eaton, apparently, did not shy away from challenges, political or personal. And back when he was President Andrew Jackson’s Secretary of War, the political and the personal challenges overlapped – a lot. Eaton, who was born in 1790 in Halifax County near Scotland Neck, was quite a significant character in the U.S. government in […]

TownTalk: Trials And Tribulations Of Genealogy

Lots of people dabble in genealogy in their quest to fill out a family tree, but Kim Knight has taken it to a whole different level. Knight has a college degree in archival management and genealogical research from Brigham Young University and she’s been a genealogy professional for more than 20 years. What began as […]

TownTalk: Henderson City Council Planning Retreat

The Henderson City Council and government leaders are planning for their annual retreat, and council members agree that housing and homelessness are among the issues they expect will be up for discussion as they prioritize goals and the actions needed to achieve them. City Manager Terrell Blackmon told WIZS News that a goal of the […]

Filing Period Set To Reopen Thursday For May 17 Primary

Candidates who wish to file for local offices will be able to do so beginning  day after tomorrow – Feb. 24 – at 8 a.m., according to Vance County Board of Elections Director Melody Vaughan. The filing period resumes Thursday after a months-long delay following a State Supreme Court ruling on newly drawn district maps. […]

TownTalk: Gang Free’s Black History Month Chief of the Year

If you find yourself in Townsville and ask where to find Daren Small, you may get some puzzled looks or a shoulder shrug. But if you ask where “Squirrel” is, chances are you’ll be directed right to the fire station. Daren “Squirrel” Small has been a fixture at the little fire department for more than […]

Masks Optional In Vance County Schools Starting Feb. 28

The Vance County Board of Education voted on Monday to lift the mask mandate for students and staff beginning Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. The board held a special called meeting this morning (Feb. 21) to discuss the use of face coverings and the board voted unanimously to begin optional masking next week. The vote comes […]

Veterans’ Center Satellite Office Set To Open Next Week In Creedmoor

Beginning Wednesday, veterans who live in southern Granville County will be able to shorten their travel time to get help from the local Veterans Services office. A new office will open in Creedmoor, at the existing Sheriff’s Office Satellite station near the South Branch of the Granville County Public Library. The location will be open […]