Entries by Laura Gabel

Commissioners, School Board Set To Meet To Continue Redistricting Discussion

The Granville County Board of Education and Board of Commissioners will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 27 beginning at 2 p.m. at the Granville County Expo Center. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss redistricting, according to a press statement from Dr. Stan Winborne, associate superintendent of curriculum & instruction and […]

Rain Chance Didn’t Dampen Success Of Downtown Car Show

Although the official economic impact has yet to be quantified, Vance  County Tourism Development Authority Executive Director Pam Hester has plenty of anecdotal evidence to show that last weekend’s Show, Shine, Shag and  Dine was a great success. “The car show (was) fabulous,” Hester told WIZS News. She estimated that between 350 and 400 cars […]

TownTalk: Randy Owen Looks To The Future After Retirement

When Randy Owen says he’s not one to sit around and do nothing, he really means it. Although he is enjoying a short time off at the moment, Owen said he will be officially retired from Vance -Granville Community College on November 1. That also happens to be his first day at his new job […]

TownTalk: Harry Coombs Talks Military History

The 6th annual military history show will take place on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Henderson-Oxford Airport in Granville County. And coordinator Harry Coombs says it’s on track to be even bigger and better than last year, when the event netted $1,700 to benefit the local veteran’s affairs committee. “I expect the crowds to be […]

TownTalk: American Legion Works to Better the Community

Ticket sales for Friday’s chicken plate fundraiser at the American Legion hut in Henderson have been brisk – so brisk, in fact, that Andy Roberson, commander of local post 60 said if you haven’t gotten a ticket yet, you’ll have to rely on luck to snag a plate.  “We’ve actually sold 1,150 tickets,” Roberson told […]