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15th Annual Corbitt Truck Show

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The 15th Annual Corbitt Truck Show and the 15th Annual Show, Shine, Shag and Dine are THIS SATURDAY, OCT 15TH in downtown Henderson.

Charles Powell, Curtis Paul, Kenneth Stegall and the entire Corbitt Preservation Association are proud to announce that this should be the largest show so far.  Stegall wrote in a recent email to association members, “We will have vehicles here that have never been here before.”

Powell said, “John (Hedgepeth’s) military truck is going to be there.  And we will have one of the racing Corbitts that used to be on the racing circuit.  Some of the former drivers of the racing circuit will be there too.”

Stegall wrote, “It is the most amazing restoration I have ever seen. I am sure you will agree when you see it as well.”  The Hedgepeth military truck is pictured in the flyer below.

“Richard Johnson Corbitt IV will be attending the show for the second time.  There will be lots of reminiscing about the Corbitt company happening for sure with family and friends,” Stegall wrote.

Twenty five Corbitts or more are expected this year.

The Corbitts will be on display in their regular spot at the corner of Williams and Montgomery streets.  The museum will be open all day as well at the corner of Church and Chestnut streets.

If you wish to donate to the museum, mail your response to The Corbitt Preservation Association, PO Box 74, Henderson, NC 27536.

(This article was written by John C. Rose of WIZS, who is a member of the Corbitt Preservation Association.)

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Visitor Spending In Vance Up 4.7 Percent

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The director of The Vance County Department of Tourism attributes increased visitor spending to a combination of marketing, a supportive board and successful events.

When specifically asked to what she attributed the 4.7 percent increase, Tourism Director Nancy Wilson said, “A very strong marketing campaign, a good board that stands behind the tourism department and our success in the events that we host and organize.  It’s a combination of all of those I think.”

One of the signature events of The Vance County Department of Tourism is the annual Show, Shine, Shag and Dine.  The 15th annual Show, Shine, Shag and Dine is coming up October 14th, 15th and 16th in downtown Henderson.  If the past few years are any indication, some 30,000 people will attend the event to see vintage and drag cars with a total economic impact of between 2.5 and 3.0 million dollars, this data according to previous WIZS news articles quoting Wilson.

Governor Pat McCrory’s office today issued a press release (click here for full version) indicating visiting spending was up in 91 of North Carolina’s 100 counties.  Of those, Vance County is in the top 10 of largest percentage increases at 4.7 percent behind Polk with 11.8 percent and Cherokee with 7.8 percent.

In terms of ranking counties by actual domestic travelers’ expenditures, some counties that you might expect topped the list with Mecklenburg first, Wake second, Guilford third, Dare fourth and Buncombe fifth.

Wilson said about Vance, “We knew it was up.  We can tell from collections each month.  The motels have had an extremely good year.  We are just tickled to death.  I mean we’ve got the least number of rooms we’ve ever had, and we’ve got the largest collections, so that tells you something.  They are staying full.”

Wilson reiterated the impact on retail sales tax in Vance County too, of which retail sales tax figures are up for Vance County.  She said visitors are coming here and boosting the retail sales tax figures.

She said, “We’ll keep on doing what we’re doing because it must be working, and we’ll just work a little harder.”