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TownTalk: Salvation Army Basketball Tournament Fundraiser

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The Salvation Army is looking for another basketball team to come out and support its inaugural effort to raise money for playground improvements.

Three teams are signed up, but the Salvation Army’s Boys & Girls Club Area Director Hope Allen said she’d like one more to sign up, which would allow for a double-elimination format for the event, which takes place Saturday, Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salvation Army’s gym, 2092 Ross Mill Rd.

“The more teams we have, the better the outcome,” she said.

There’s a $150 entry fee per team, Allen said on Tuesday’s TownTalk. The deadline to register is this Friday, Oct. 18.

Many in the community have driven past the facility, or stopped in for a program, church service or summer camp, but Allen said the basketball games “invite people to the Salvation Army in a different way.”

Tickets are $3 for spectators, and there will be plenty of music and concessions to enjoy during the event.

Team members should be 18 years or older, Allen said. And individuals can just give her a call at 252. 438.7107 and she’ll help connect them with a team they can join.

The proceeds will go to make improvements to the playground, which is used by Club kids and others in the community.

Right now, there are close to 70 children who participate in programming at the Salvation Army. “I try my best to lead and support a good team of professionals here to teach and reach every child served,” Allen said.

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Cooperative Extension With Michael Ellington: Micronutrients

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Cooperative Extension 

Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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Henderson City Council Approves Adding Two Staff Positions

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The Henderson City Council approved on Monday the creation of two new staff positions – a public information officer who will report to the city manager and a part-time administrative support position to assist the mayor’s office with scheduling and other tasks.

The council voted unanimously for the public information officer position, but the vote was 6-2 in favor of the part-time position. Council members Lamont Noel and Sam Seifert cast the no votes.

“It’s one of the areas that we’re lacking in,” said City Manager Terrell Blackmon during his presentation about the public information officer to the council during the Oct. 14 monthly meeting.

The salary range for the PIO would be between about $66,000 and $99,000, according to information in the meeting’s agenda packet. Among other things, Blackmon said the PIO would be the person to handle marketing, social media and “proactive media outreach.”

Although the salary is not in the current budget, Blackmon said it shouldn’t be a problem to fund the position. “I think we’re in a position now that we can fund this position,” he said.

A list of general job duties was included in the agenda packet, including serving as the city’s source of information about various programs, policies and activities and “developing a voice for the City and community that builds trust by prioritizing transparency and accuracy.”

Following a request by Council Member Garry Daeke, Blackmon said he would provide a full job description to the full council for review before hiring.

Seifert asked whether the current budget contains money for the PIO position.

“We have reserves that we can fund that position,” Blackmon said.

As for the administrative support position, Noel asked whether those job responsibilities already fall to the mayor, manager, mayor pro tem or the clerk. Blackmon said there are duties that are above and beyond what the city clerk is able to do.

The part-time position would be for between 20 and 24 hours a week, with a pay range of between $18 and $20/hr. for a total annual salary to be about $12,000, Blackmon said.

Among the part-time assistant’s duties will be planning meetings and events, and representing the mayor at some of those events, responding to correspondence and keeping track of the mayor’s calendar, filing system and assisting the mayor at community events, presentations and appearances.

Vance County High School

SportsTalk: Vance County vs. South Granville Football Game Recap

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SportsTalk on WIZS 12:30 p.m. M-Th 

Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue recap the football game between Vance County and South Granville, in which the Vipers came out on top 12-7. The guys also discuss other high school games around the area, right here on SportsTalk.

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The Local Skinny! Brick Power Team Weightlifting Event Coming Up

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The Brick Power Team is hosting a “Beast On The Bench” power lifting meet next month, and it’s power lifting with a purpose – raising money to help two local women who have helped so many in the community.

Harry Orr, executive director of the Brick Power Team, said every penny raised at the Oct. 26 meet will be given to Sara Coffey and Marsha Ranes, both of whom are facing health challenges.

The meet will be held at the Brick, located beside Freedom Life Church of God, 1001 Martin Creek Rd., Henderson.

“They’re real dear to me and to a whole lot (of others) in the community,” Orr said recently.

Both Coffey and Ranes have helped him with everything he’s ever done, Orr said, so it’s only fitting that he and his organization offer help in return.

“One hundred percent of what we take in, we will split up” to donate to the two women as they battle health challenges. “We don’t keep any of it,” he said, but added that he has begun to give the church 10 percent because of its faithfulness to the ministry that does so much good in the community. “The church is always behind us,” Orr said.

In fact, Coffey herself was among the 2022 class inducted into the North Carolina State Strength Sports Hall of Fame for the support she’s provided over the years to the sport.

At one time, he said, power lifting was a big sport, and there’s a renewed interest lately among participants and those who just enjoy watching.

“It’s kind of building back up,” Orr said of local enthusiasm for the sport. “We’re getting more and more lifters each time we put (an event) on,” he said. “We’ve got them coming back in – it’s building up real good.”

Entry fees are $50 for adults and $40 for teens. Spectators pay $5, and children 12 and under get in free.

Contact Orr at 252.432.4196 or by email at horr2553@yahoo.com to get registered and to learn details about the different classes and age brackets for the meet.

Weigh-ins will be held Friday, Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Rules will be reviewed at 9:15 a.m. and the meet will begin at 10 a.m.

Trophies will be awarded for first and second place.

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TownTalk: 9th Annual Military History Show Coming Up Soon

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Wartime friends –  and foes – will be represented when the 9th annual Military History show commences later this month, but organizer Harry Coombs is confident that there won’t be any skirmishes. All sides are coming together in a show of force to benefit the Granville County Veterans Affairs Committee.

The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Henderson-Oxford Airport, 6514 Airport Rd., Oxford, where it’s been held since Coombs first hatched the idea of showcasing his own collection of military artifacts. But he learned early on that it’s hard to be the organizer AND the exhibitor. In fact, Coombs said on Monday’s TownTalk that he has yet to display any of his collection. Except his 1931 German-style BMW motorcycle.

But that’s ok, because there will be plenty of reenactors representing military personnel dating back to the Revolutionary War.

“Each year, it’s the same – but different,” Coombs said of the various reenactors and which era will be represented. He said in addition to the reproduction uniforms from the Revolutionary War and Civil War periods, authentic uniforms from more recent wars will be represented, including the two World Wars, as well as Vietnam and the Gulf War.

“They are absolutely authentic,” Coombs said. “The firearms, weapons – they’re all the real things,” he said. The reproductions are “museum quality,” he said. “They’re reproductions, but they are on-the-spot reproductions.”

The event is free and open to the public and runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Coombs said. In addition to the reenactors, there will be weapons demonstrations and other displays of military equipment and vehicles.

Total Flight Solutions is going to be on site to provide helicopter rides again this year. If prices remain the same as last year, $40 will get you a seat on a chopper for an overhead tour of the area.

There will be a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and a donation bucket to stuff in some extra bills, all of which go to support the work of the local Veterans Affairs Committee, which helps veterans with a wide range of support services.

Each year, the event has bettered the previous year’s profit, and last year, Coombs said, was the best yet – a total of $3,000 was raised.

So whether you’re interested in seeing what the Army calls a “half track,” just how big a Howitzer cannon is or what the Allied Forces uniforms looked like during World War II, the Military History Show is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Vendor spaces are available, Coombs said. Reserve a 10 x 10 space for $25.

Search the Event tab on Facebook to find the 9th Annual Military History Show for more details.

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TownTalk: Remembering Amanda Pearson

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Amanda Pearson, owner of Sadie’s Coffee Corner in Downtown Henderson, has passed away.

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Cooperative Extension With Wayne Rowland: Forest Property Boundaries

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Cooperative Extension 

Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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SportsTalk: Vance County Vs. South Granville Preview

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UPDATE – FINAL SCORE 

Vance County 12 

South Granville 7 

RECAP MONDAY ON SPORTSTALK 

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SportsTalk on WIZS 12:30 p.m. M-Th 

Scout Hughes and George Hoyle give their takes on the Vance County vs. South Granville football game on Friday. Vance County also schedules a week 12 game with Enloe High School from Raleigh to end the regular season! The guys also give their college picks for the weekend. That and much more right here on SportsTalk!

Vance County travels to Creedmoor to take on South Granville for Week 8 of the 2024 season on Friday, October 11th and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with pregame starting at 6:50 p.m. and kickoff thereafter at 7:00 p.m. 

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