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TownTalk: The Stepping Up Initiative
The Five County Stepping Up initiative has been working in Vance County since 2015 to help people suffering from mental illness or substance abuse disorders who find themselves in jail or detained because of their health challenges. Stepping Up is a national movement, with almost half of North Carolina’s 100 counties participating, including the counties
TownTalk: Vance County Schools to Hold Fall Festival & Jersey Sale
Vance County Schools invites families, students and the whole community out to its annual fall festival happening on Thursday, Oct. 8 at Vance County Middle School. “Autumn Around the World” is being planned as a way to celebrate the many cultures represented throughout the school district, and Grace Herndon, VCS digital media coordinator, said it’s
TownTalk: NCDMV Eliminates License Plate Sticker, Paper Registration Card Beginning Oct. 1
Beginning Oct. 1, vehicle owners no longer have to worry about placing that little sticker in the upper right corner of their license plates. And making sure you keep that paper registration in your glove box or other safe spot in your car or truck? Nope. Not necessary. The state is moving to an electronic
TownTalk: Henderson Family YMCA Construction Update
This time next year, the Henderson Family YMCA is most likely going to be in its brand-new facilities. CEO David Caudle and H.G. Reynolds’s Bert Long agree on some time next summer, and so far, the timeline is humming right along. “It’s really exciting,” Caudle said Tuesday, speaking outside beside the construction zone. “They’ve moved
TownTalk: Henderson City Council Opioid Settlement Advisory Board
The Henderson City Council revisited the formation of an opioid settlement advisory board at its Sept. 14 meeting, and Mayor Melissa Elliott cast the tie-breaking vote for a 5-4 decision. The question that remains, however, is what the Council actually voted on – whether to approve the whole list of applicants or just to remove
TownTalk: City of Henderson Water Rate Study
The Henderson City Council voted to approve a water rate study that could mean higher water costs for city customers – from bulk users and commercial all the way to individual households. Regional water rates have increased over the past couple of years, but the city rates haven’t, which translates into the city losing money
‘Pink Out’ Vance County 2026: Purchase Luminaries For October To Light The Way For Nov. 7 Mammogram Bus Visit
With Pink Out Vance County 2026 just around the corner, Sisters Speak Life, Inc. Founder and CEO Freddie Ann Harris invites the community to help spread the word – and spread the light – about breast cancer awareness. Harris shared details with the Henderson City Council Monday about the Oct. 1 luminary event that will
TownTalk: Around Old Granville – The Role of Tobacco in Old Granville County
When folks bring up “the good ol’ days” as they reminisce about how things used to be, it often comes with feelings of nostalgia. You know – when times were simpler and less complicated. Some may remember summer afternoons shelling beans on the front porch or squeezing lemons for sugary lemonade. But whoever recalls sweating
TownTalk: Granville Gold Mock Tobacco Auction & Event Coming Sept. 27
If you’ve ever been to a live auction, you likely can recall the auctioneer’s singsong selling as he or she announces the current bid and asks for other bidders to bid more. But did you know that tobacco auctioneers do the reverse? Yep, they start out with a high price and then that number goes
TownTalk: Vance County Commissioners Adopt 60-Day Data Center Moratorium
The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to put a 60-day moratorium in place for data center development. Commissioners Leo Kelly and Valencia Perry voted against the motion put forward by Commissioner Tommy Hester. Commissioner Perry told WIZS News Tuesday that the 60-day moratorium was “a smokescreen. The text amendment will be fixed and