Town Talk 01/07/20: Girl Scout Cookie Sale Begins This Weekend!

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Teresa Wimbrow, membership director for Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren County Girl Scouts, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Wimbrow discussed the 2020 Girl Scout cookie sale and benefits to the girls involved in the program.

This year’s sale begins Saturday, January 11 at 9 a.m. Wimbrow said the local area should be prepared for “girls ringing your doorbell with cookies in hand.” Cookies will also be available in the coming weeks at booths set up by girl scouts and adult volunteers at local participating businesses and restaurants.

Cookies are available for $4 a box with proceeds being used for trips and activities for the scouts.

Flavors available locally this year include Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Lemonades, Thanks-A-Lot, Girl Scout S’mores, Shortbread and a gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip.

According to Wimbrow, this is expected to be the last year that the Thanks-A-Lot shortbread and chocolate fudge cookies will be available, so if they are your favorite, make sure you stock up. A new cookie will be introduced next year to join the tried and true originals.

Wimbrow, a former educator and basketball, volleyball and softball coach, has been with the Girl Scout organization for 11 years and says she enjoys fulfilling the organization’s motto by helping to “build girls of courage, confidence and character.”

“I love young people and I love this area,” said Wimbrow. “Girl Scouts is a great organization that offers a positive alternative to some of the other things that are happening that get so much negative publicity.”

The four-county area is part of the larger Girl Scout NC Coastal Pines, a council consisting of 41 counties. For information on the Girl Scout cookie program or testimonials from girls and volunteers alike, please visit www.nccoastalpines.org.

If you know someone interested in joining Girl Scouts, have questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Teresa Wimbrow at (252) 438-8103 or email twimbrow@nccoastalpines.org.

To hear the interview with Wimbrow in its entirety, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.

Henderson Police Department

Town Talk 01/06/20: HPD Chief Marcus Barrow Discusses New Year, Firearms

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Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m.

Barrow, who was happy to report that the Henderson Police Department is starting the new year fully staffed, discussed numerous topics including the discharge of firearms inside city limits, the sheer number of guns in both the community and the country as a whole and the right to bear arms.

Plans for new initiatives for the new year, including a possible local version of the national “Coffee With a Cop” open community dialogue program, are already underway. To be more inclusive of the entire community, Barrow said the department is looking at changing the name of the program to shift the focus from law enforcement to citizen input and discussion.

The HPD is currently in talks with the newly opened Sadie’s Coffee Corner in downtown Henderson to provide the location and, of course, the coffee.

To hear the interview with Barrow in its entirety, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.

Town Talk 01/03/20

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Town Talk 12/31/19

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Town Talk 12/23/19: Boyd Discusses Animal Society’s Doghouse Initiative

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Charles “Brandon” Boyd, president of the Boyd Foundation’s Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society of Henderson NC (RCAPS), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m.

Boyd discussed RCAPS’s new “I’m In The Doghouse” initiative that began Friday, December 20. Giving a new meaning to the phrase “being in the doghouse,” Boyd said the society will donate fifty brand new doghouses to the citizens and animals of Henderson and Vance County.

WIZS’ John Charles Rose (left) and Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society’s Charles “Brandon” Boyd (right) discuss RCAPS’s “I’m in the Doghouse” initiative on Monday’s Town Talk.

RCAPS is inviting the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Henderson Police Department, City and County Fire Departments, EMS providers and State Highway Patrol to take part in this opportunity.

The premise is simple: when a dog is encountered that does not have sufficient housing for the cold winter months, an officer or official can give that animal or the animal’s owner a brand new doghouse provided by RCAPS free of charge.

“It’s a way of getting the community involved,” Boyd said. “I’ve always said the goal of a non-profit is to do one thing: make things better for everyone else.”

Any officer or official that gives a doghouse away is asked to simply take a picture (selfie) with the animal or the owners, if possible, and share it on their social media outlets captioning each picture, “I’m In The Doghouse” and “tagging” Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society of Henderson NC on Facebook and Instagram.

In addition to providing adequate shelter to our four-legged friends, this initiative allows local law enforcement to be recognized for the good deeds they perform, said Boyd. It also brings attention to RCAPS’s mission to promote, advocate and educate the community on the importance of responsible pet ownership.

Doghouses can be picked up at the RCAPS office located at 165 US 158 Bypass, Henderson, NC 27536, or an RCAPS volunteer will bring the doghouse to the officer or official as needed.

As additional doghouses are needed, they will be made available through January.

On behalf of RCAPS, Boyd thanked Vance County Chief of Animal Control Frankie Nobles and staff for their hard work and dedication and invited the public to visit the “state-of-the-art” Vance County Animal Shelter located at 1243 Brodie Road in Henderson.

The shelter’s hours of operation are Mondays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The shelter is closed on Fridays and Sundays.

Please visit Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society of Henderson, NC’s Facebook page for additional information.

To hear the interview with Boyd in its entirety, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.

Town Talk 12/20/19

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Town Talk 12/19/19: Daeke Talks City Growth, ‘New Energy’ of Council

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Garry Daeke, Henderson City Council member and Franklin-Granville-Vance Development Coordinator, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m.

Daeke discussed the recent swearing-in of newly elected City Council officials and said he is encouraged by the “slow but steady progress” he has seen with the City, especially over the past year.

Recent collaborations between the City, County, Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission and Downtown Development Commission have led, in part, to new businesses opening in both the downtown and Dabney Drive areas of Henderson, the approval of construction plans on an outdoor pavilion to be located near McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center and inquiries from outside businesses interested in Henderson, Daeke reported.

“There’s a lot going on with the City; we are going through some exciting times with growth right now,” said Daeke. There’s a new energy and new things happening that I feel really good about.”

To hear the interview in its entirety, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.

Downtown Henderson

Town Talk 12/18/19: Jarvis Provides H-V Economic Development Updates

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Dennis Jarvis, II, director of the Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. to provide updates related to the HVEDC.

Jarvis said it was announced at yesterday’s Downtown Development Board meeting that the City plans to submit its application to reinstate downtown to Main Street Program status by the second quarter of 2020.

A part of the Main Street Program from the mid-1980s until approximately 2010, a lapse in the completion of requirements cost the downtown area the coveted distinction.

The City has been working diligently towards completing the requirements of reinstatement, Jarvis said, not the least of which was the recent hiring of full-time Downtown Development Director Kathy Walters.

Benefits to achieving Main Street status include technical assistance with building restoration and access to grant money, perks that can go a long way to attracting new businesses to downtown and helping existing businesses renovate.

Funds and assistance from the program will enhance a revitalization movement that is already visibly coming together, an accomplishment that Jarvis said can be seen in the recent opening of Sadie’s Coffee Corner, Calico Paw Books & Gifts, Citizens’ Pub and Grill and the recent relocation of Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant.

Jarvis reported that Dr. Stephen Pearson, co-owner of Sadie’s Coffee Corner, told the EDC Board at its Tuesday meeting that he is considering opening a second business venture downtown and is interested in joining the Board to assist with the revitalization effort.

It takes entrepreneurs investing in the local area, and for the community to support those local businesses, to keep the economy healthy, Jarvis stated.

“The central business district is a driver of things that come off your arteries – US-1 and I-85,” he said. “In the city, we’ve seen Aldi, the announcement of a Biscuitville and a Starbucks and Planet Fitness. All these things drive the local economy forward; entrepreneurs see the ability to grow and invest here instead of elsewhere.”

To hear the interview with Jarvis in its entirety, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.