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TownTalk: The Importance Of Arts Alive For Children
It’s still a few weeks away, but Andrew Markoch said this year’s Arts Alive 2022 is on track to provide some wonderful entertainment – all courtesy of more than 200 students of Vance County Schools. Markoch is director of fine arts and physical education for VCS and he said the 6th annual event is set
TownTalk: Brent Montgomery Remembered With Walk And Run
A year ago, the Henderson community and beyond was reeling from the news that NC Hwy. Patrol Trooper Brent Montgomery had died of COVID-19 at the age of 50. Today, on the one-year anniversary of his death, family, friends and are law enforcement officials turned out to remember Montgomery and all he meant to the
TownTalk: Purr Partners Helps Cats And Kittens Find Furever Homes
Purr Partners is a local nonprofit rescue group that finds homes for cats. Co-founder Lawanna Johnson said she and her teams of volunteers work tirelessly to care for their wards, whether they come from shelters, from owner surrenders or from hoarding situations. “Our mission has always been that we would be advocates for cats,” Johnson
TownTalk: The Gist Of The Grist Mill
According to the 1850 U.S. Census, there were more than 140 mills in operation in Vance and surrounding counties that once were all part of Granville County. Some were sawmills, and some were grist mills – some constructed for use by a single landowner, but many were built for commercial use. Folks would come to
TownTalk: Tar River Land Conservancy Improving Access To Nature
Derek Halberg has been working with Tar River Land Conservancy for 18 years – not quite since its inception 22 years ago, but as executive director, he has witnessed a lot of growth in the area of land conservancy. “We’ve done a lot of great work, and it’s very rewarding,” Halberg said. TRLC, a nonprofit
TownTalk: Christopher St. John Counsels Military Vets
Psychotherapist Chris St. John has the professional experience and educational credentials to provide his clients with valuable feedback as they receive therapy, but he can relate to those veterans and first responders on a different, more personal level: He is a veteran and he has been a first responder, both of which form a special,
TownTalk: Embrace Henderson Family Spectacular
After a COVID-19 delay, Embrace Henderson’s Family Spectacular is returning to Saddlerock Farm on Saturday, April 9 for a fun-filled event for children and adults. Embrace Henderson’s Kevin Kilgore told John C. Rose Monday that the group is glad to get back to its mission of coming together to host events, revivals – and the
TownTalk: County Commissioners To Work On Issues During Retreat
Updated 3/4/2022 The Vance County commissioners completed their planning retreat on Thursday, Mar. 3 and prioritized five goals for the coming year, which remain in draft form until they are formally approved at the April board meeting. County Manager Jordan McMillen told WIZS News that all indications are that the five priorities will be: To
TownTalk: Area Economic Summit Coming To Uptown Roxboro
Kerr-Tar Council of Governments and a bevy of partners representing a cross-section of the business, education and government agencies across the five-county region are joining forces to present Vision 2022: Regional Economic Development Summit later this month in Roxboro. The event will be held Thursday, Mar. 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the
TownTalk: Downtown Henderson To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Downtown Henderson is turning it green for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration that will include food trucks, arts and crafts for the children and music, all of which is sure to create a festive atmosphere around Breckenridge Street. The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission is partnering with the Vance Arts Council to put on the event
