Entries by Laura Gabel

FGV Smart Start Job Fair June 26 For Jobs In Child Care

The Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start program is hosting a job fair at its offices next weekend. The job fair is scheduled for Saturday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at the FGV location, 125 Charles Rollins Road in Henderson. Anyone interested in learning more about employment in child care can participate in person or virtually, […]

TownTalk: Town Of Kittrell Has An Interesting Story To Tell

Kittrell Drew Visitors From All Over With Mineral Springs, Hotels… Is it possible that the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1901 could have played even a small role in the fate of the Vance County town of Kittrell? Maybe. Driving on US 1 through Kittrell today, you’d never know that Kittrell […]

Taylor Named 2020 Citizen Of The Year At 83rd Annual Chamber Meeting

  Col. Archie B. Taylor, Jr. was named Vance County’s 2020 Citizen of the Year during the 83rd annual meeting of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, held virtually on Thursday, June 17. Taylor is retired from the military and, upon returning to Vance County, immersed himself in community activities, from working with the Vance County […]

Noel Loved Baseball, Talking Local Sports On WIZS

The WIZS family is mourning the loss of one of its own, Ron Noel, who died Wednesday. Noel co-hosted the Tuesday and Thursday sports show with Trey Snide. Thursday’s show was dedicated to Noel, in appreciation for his enthusiasm for local sports, especially in Vance and Granville counties. Joe Sharrow, Vance County High School athletic […]

OPD Chief Coley Announces Retirement; City To Begin Search For Successor

Oxford Police Chief Alvin Coley announced that he will retire on Aug. 1, 2021, after almost eight years in the office, city officials announced Tuesday. Coley was hired as police chief in September 2013, but his work in the military and law enforcement spans three decades. He took over as police chief upon retirement from […]

TownTalk: Downtown Development Manager Shares Updates On Projects

Picture this: The S Line rail passengers, bound from Charlotte to Richmond, stop in the late afternoon at the Henderson Depot. As they emerge from the train, they’re making decisions – Where to dine? Want to take in tonight’s show at McGregor Hall? Which downtown hotel or bed and breakfast should I try tonight? The […]

BGC Leader Receives National Award For Honoring Diversity, Equality

Donyell “DJ” Jones, CEO of the local Boys & Girls Club, has received one of the organization’s highest awards for honoring the values of diversity and equality. Although scheduled to accept the Herman S. Prescott award at the 2020 BGC National Conference, COVID-19 restrictions intervened. Jones had been at his new job of CEO of […]

TownTalk: NWS Predicts Above Average Hurricane Season

Summer’s On The Doorstep And That Means Hurricane Season Is, Too Summer is still officially about a week away, but Jonathan Blaes, meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service office in Raleigh says it’s not too soon to be thinking about having a plan in case of a hurricane. Blaes said Tuesday that the first two […]

TownTalk: Turning Point CDC Kicks Off Summer Meal Distribution Program

Turning Point Community Development Corporation kicked off a summer meal distribution program today that will continue providing meals for children daily through mid-August. Chalis Henderson, Turning Point’s director, invites the community to drive through and pick up hot meals for children Monday through Friday between noon and 1 p.m. The meal program is a collaboration […]