Entries by Laura Gabel

2021-22 Leadership Granville Application Period Opens

The 2021-22 class of Leadership Granville is forming now! Applications are being taken until Aug. 6 for the program, sponsored by the Granville County Chamber of Commerce, Granville County Public Schools and Vance-Granville Community College. Leadership Granville is an educational program designed to offer leadership training and a broader knowledge of the county to its […]

Volunteers Recognized For Service To Others, Community

Three Granville County residents were recognized at the Granville commissioners’ meeting Monday evening for their outstanding volunteer efforts in the community. Jerry Broyal, Mary Elliott and Roxanne Blackburn received the Governor’s Volunteer Service award from Deborah Ferrell, county coordinator for the annual award. Commission Chair Sue Hinman presented each recipient with a signed proclamation and […]

Maria Parham Hosts White Coat Ceremony For Residents In New Program

Their journeys to medicine couldn’t have started more differently, but when two physicians put on their white coats during a ceremony next week their paths for the next few years will be remarkably similar. Rashmi Saincher knew she wanted to pursue a job in the health or science field. She went straight to medical school […]

TownTalk: Gerald Alston’s Sound System Helped To Launch His Musical Career

The way Gerald Alston sees it, the difference in today’s popular R&B music and that of just a few decades ago is clear: the older music tells a story and leaves room for the listener’s imagination. Not so much with today’s R&B. “There’s no room for imagination,” Alston said of the newer music. “Artists come […]

VCS Students Return To School 5 Days A Week For 2021-22 Year

Students in Vance County Schools can expect to be back in school five days a week for the 2021-22 school year. With the exception of Vance Virtual Village Academy (V3), all schools will be back in face-to-face instruction, said VCS public information officer Aarika Sandlin. Parents who want their child or children to remain in […]

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 […]