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TownTalk: Make a Joyful Noise ACTS Benefit Concert Coming Up Oct. 11
The ‘Make A Joyful Noise Unto The Lord’ concert to benefit ACTS is coming up quickly, and Executive Director Thomas Blackwell is looking forward to the Oct. 11 performance at McGregor Hall. Blackwell has been in the role since January, and this will be the first chance he’s had to attend. So far, local performers
TownTalk: Masonic Home For Children At Oxford Has New CEO In Time For 2025 Homecoming Oct. 10-11
The Masonic Home for Children in Oxford is having its annual Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Oct. 11. This year’s event marks the end of one administrator’s tenure and the beginning of new leadership. But no matter who’s at the helm, one thing’s for sure: MHCO is a place where children are nurtured and loved. Kevin
TownTalk: Abria’s Chase Foundation Extends Support To Those Dealing With Grief
Join Abria’s Chase founders Ayana and June Lewis for Testimonial Tuesday on Facebook Live to hear stories from those who have suffered life-altering experiences and how they have worked through challenges to come out on the other side. The Lewises established the Abria’s Chase Foundation in the wake of a tragic housefire that claimed the
TownTalk: FVW Opportunity Focused On Supporting Individuals, Communities To Be Their Best
Franklin Vance Warren Opportunity provides a multitude of programs throughout its service area that gets right to the heart of its mission of supporting people and helping them make their lives better. For Dr. Abdul Rasheed, CEO and senior advisor to the FVWOpp board of directors, that’s what it’s all about. Rasheed said a community
TownTalk: Kernel Craze Sponsoring Holiday Art Challenge
Budding artists in Vance County have a unique opportunity to have their artwork appear on Kernel Craze holiday popcorn tins and spread some pride and passion for their community in the process. Stephen Wolf, Kernel Craze founder, said the Holiday Art Challenge is open to K-12 students who live or go to school in Vance
TownTalk: Around Old Granville – Ridgeway
Visitors to New York City back in the late 1800’s may have seen advertisements from Ridgeway Estates Co., a group of local men who had big plans for enticing Northerners to move South, to the tiny little community that sits today between Middleburg and Norlina, just over the Warren County line. This corporation had big
TownTalk: Sisters Speak Life Pink Out Campaign
We’re officially into the first few days into autumn, when thoughts turn to football, pumpkin spice everything, and fall colors like orange, yellow andPINK! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Freddie Harris and her nonprofit organization Sisters Speak Life want to turn Henderson and Vance County pink to bring awareness to the importance of
TownTalk: Commissioners Approve Revised Emergency Pay Policy For Jail Staffing
During a special called meeting Monday, the Vance County Commissioners approved a revised emergency pay policy that has been in effect since April to staff the county detention center. Since the policy was put in place – which allows for employees of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office to fill in at the jail because of
Operation Resilience – A Coordinated Enforcement Operation in Henderson
Press Conference Audio WIZS Radio · Operation Resilience_Press Conference_091925 *************** Update 9-20-25 at 10 a.m. With the Henderson Police Station as a backdrop, representatives from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies announced Friday the arrests of five individuals on federal charges ranging from drugs violations to possession of firearms. Operation Resilience cast a wide
TownTalk: ‘Faith In Mental Health’ Partnership Off To A Strong Start; 2 Meetings Added
The Faith in Mental Health certificate program has gotten off to a strong start, with more than 100 people representing about 30 churches taking part in the initial program in June. Organizers are expanding this pilot phase in Vance and Granville counties and welcome others to join at upcoming meetings, one in Vance and one
