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TownTalk: County Commissioners Reorganize After Alston Resignation

December 30, 2024
Vance County Board of Commissioners Chair Sean A. Alston, Sr. is resigning to become a magistrate in Warren County. County Manager C. Renee Perry said last week that Alston had called for a special called meeting for 10 a.m. today with the purpose stated as reorganization. No details were given when the meeting was announced.
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Project-Based Learning Charter School Starting In Vance County; Sledge Institute

December 23, 2024
Sledge Institute is a new charter school opening in Vance County in August 2025, with a focus on project-based learning that links students with the community to put into action what they’re learning in the classroom. Chandra Sledge Mathias, Ed.D, founder and chief executive officer, said the enrollment period is open now through Feb. 28,
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TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Downtown Henderson

December 19, 2024
Towns like Henderson began popping up in the mid 1800’s as landowners gave land to railroad companies for their business ventures, conjuring up, no doubt, visions of economic prosperity – for themselves and for the local communities. And Mark Pace attributes the general layout of downtown Henderson to the railroad. Pace and WIZS’s Bill Harris
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TownTalk: Dr. Alice Sallins Receives Order Of The Long Leaf Pine

December 18, 2024
Longtime educator, community advocate and current Vance County Arts Council Director Dr. Alice Clark Sallins has joined the ranks of The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, becoming the latest local recipient during Sunday services at Holy Temple Church. Sallins said she was “overjoyed” to learn that she was to receive the award, the highest
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TownTalk: Adopt From The Local Animal Shelter This Holiday Season

December 17, 2024
The dogs and cats at the Vance County Animal Shelter are so stinkin’ cute, according to Director William Coker, that even he couldn’t resist the temptation. Coker said he’d never been a cat owner – until he fell in love with a kitten at the shelter. “I ended up adopting that kitten myself,” he told
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Henderson City Manager Terrell Blackmon Resigns

December 16, 2024
Henderson City Manager Terrell Blackmon has resigned. In a special called meeting on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. called by Mayor Melissa Elliott, the city council entered into closed session to discuss a personnel matter. The information available after the council returned to open session was scant, but in addition to the resignation, it
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Charles Forsythe Receives Order Of The Long Leaf Pine

December 13, 2024
— information courtesy of the office of N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon Former Watkins Volunteer Fire Department Chief Charles Forsythe is one of the newest recipients of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, given for more than four decades of service to his community. N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon presented the award to Forsythe on Dec.
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VGCC Community Band Winter Concert Dec. 16

December 11, 2024
–information courtesy of VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel The holiday season has officially begun, and the VGCC Community Band is back in action this month to present its annual Holiday Concert. This year’s event will occur on Monday, Dec. 16, at McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in downtown Henderson. The concert will begin at
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TownTalk: MPH Cancer Center’s Angel Fund Gets $19K Infusion From Fire Dept.

December 10, 2024
City of Henderson firefighters know that the next call they get could involve saving someone’s life. It’s what they train for. For the past seven or eight years, however, the firefighters at Central Station One on Dabney Drive have taken to the street – literally – to help fight a different battle, one that can
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TownTalk: Commissioners Tap Fund Balance To Pay Overdue Bills, Health Care Overruns At Jail

December 10, 2024
Vance County Commissioners are tapping the county’s fund balance to take care of a couple of bills – to the tune of more than $822,000 – that involve health care at the local detention center. Of that amount, $352,000 will be used to pay past due invoices, some dating back to 2019, that were not
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