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TownTalk: Ducky Derby Is September 21st
Head to downtown Henderson on Saturday, Sept. 21 to watch the annual “release” of ducks down Garnett Street. It’s the 15 annual Ducky Derby to benefit the Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start, and Kimiko Williams said it’s sure to be an afternoon of fun for all. This year’s festivities begin at 1 p.m., with activities
TownTalk: Oxford Gets Ready For Hot Sauce Festival
There’ll be a hot time in O-Town this weekend as the 18th annual Hot Sauce Contest and Festival takes over downtown streets for an expanded two-day event. Granville County Tourism Director Angela Allen said this year’s festival kicks off Friday, Sept. 6 and continues for a full day of activities the next day that includes
TownTalk: Budding Chefs Can Sign Up For 4-H Cooking Teams
If Micah Sharpe can get young people to buy in to 4-H at an early age, the chances are better that they’ll stick with it through their teenage years. And if some of those youngsters are interested in learning their way around a kitchen to create healthy, nutritious foods, the Vance County 4-H Youth Development
TownTalk: Frank Sossamon – Litter Clean Up Program
In speaking with constituents across Vance County, State Rep. Frank Sossamon said he picked up on a familiar theme: litter. “Litter kept coming up as our Number 1 problem,” Sossamon said. “It’s a plague on our county.” And he’s making a connection with the trash that fouls the roadsides and public safety. A public safety
TownTalk: Introducing Matthew McLaughlin, Kerr-Vance Academy
Matthew McLaughlin said he didn’t set out to be a school administrator – he really wanted to be a middle school band teacher. And McLaughlin was quite happy doing just that for many years. Now, after close to two decades in the field of private education, he finds himself not in front of a bunch
TownTalk: James Baines – Vance County Board of Elections
No doubt, county boards of elections all across the state – and beyond – have been preparing for quite some time for the launch of in-person early voting and requests for absentee ballots in advance of the Nov. 5 General Election. Vance County is no exception, but local elections officials have had an extra layer
TownTalk: Tiffany Jones Community Uplift Project
Tiffany Jones uses her nonprofit Community Uplift Project to do a lot of good in the local area. In addition to helping parents connect with resources for children who may be on the autism spectrum, the 501(c)3 has food giveaways and has even offered assistance to those struggling to pay bills. But the bill assistance
TownTalk: Duke Energy and VGCC Foundations Support Small Business
The Vance Granville Community College Foundation has received a $50,000 grant award from Duke Energy Foundation to support small business growth in the four-county area it serves. And community college officials have come up with a creative way to make sure that the money is equitably distributed to do the most good. The VGCC Foundation
TownTalk: The Happiest Man
TownTalk host John Charles Rose discusses a chance meeting with a very happy gentleman. CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · TownTalk: The Happiest Man
TownTalk: Ducky Derby Coming September 21
When you bring the family down to this year’s annual Ducky Derby in downtown Henderson, Kimiko Williams suggests you bring a change of clothes for the kiddos – at least a towel – because the water flowing down Garnett Street acts just like a magnet, figuratively speaking, of course. “When they see that water, the
