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TownTalk: Renee Perry’s First 8 Months As County Manager
Vance County Manager C. Renee Perry has been on the job for eight months, and during that time, she’s had plenty of issues to deal with – filling vacant positions, finalizing the county’s budget and getting up to speed about ongoing challenges involving possible restructure of the fire services, a revaluation and dismissal of a
TownTalk: Medical Arts Named MVP – Most Valuable Pharmacy!
Medical Arts Pharmacy has been awarded the 2024 Dan Moudry Most Valuable Pharmacy award from a national pharmacy cooperative. Chocky White accepted the award on June 24 during the annual business meeting of the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative in New Orleans. The IPC has been around for more than 40 years – almost as long as
TownTalk: Hicks Serves As Governor’s Page
Connor Hicks is a young man with goals and aspirations. As the 17-year-old prepares to begin his senior year at Henderson Collegiate, he’s got his eyes not just on graduation, but on what he’ll be doing after he gets that well-earned diploma. In order to graduate, Henderson Collegiate requires its seniors to complete a project.
TownTalk: Uber-Type Service Will Replace Henderson’s Around Town Shuttle
Henderson’s Around Town Shuttle worked well for a good long time, but KARTS Executive Director Randy Cantor said it’s time for an upgrade to a more efficient concept that is designed more like the rideshare Uber than a city bus line with set stops. Cantor, who has been in the KARTS role for about a
TownTalk: Around Old Granville: Area Architects, Part 2
Historical architecture enthusiasts may be able to take a look at a structure and determine quickly who designed or built it. Take Jacob Holt, for example. The homes he built in and around Warren County in the 1840’s echoed Holt’s interest in Greek Revival and Italianate architecture. Back then, it was common for one person
TownTalk: New Senior Center Planned For Stovall
Over the course of the next 12 months or so, the town of Stovall is going to be the site of some groundbreaking activity – literally. A new senior center is going up at the corner of Oxford and Main streets, and local officials agree that the proposed location is perfectly placed to get a
TownTalk: Introducing Cooperative Extension Agriculture Agent Michael Ellington
When Michael Ellington was getting his plant nursery up and running a few years ago in neighboring Granville County, he turned to a trusted source – his local cooperative extension agent – for guidance as he built his business literally from the ground up. That agent was Johnny Coley, and Ellington said he provided so
TownTalk: Wise Community To Celebrate 4th Of July
Everything’s all set for the 23rd edition of the Wise July 4 Independence Day parade and festival. Mary Ann Perkinson, one of the organizers, said participants can enjoy live music, children’s activities and food and craft vendors after the parade passes by, but she’s not spilling the beans about the parade – “You’ll have to
TownTalk: Men’s Shelter Closing In On New Home At Former City Road Methodist Church
The nation celebrates Independence Day next week, and just a few days later on July 8, the emergency men’s shelter is planning an independence day celebration of its own – that’s the day the shelter leaves its current location and clients will call City Road Center of Hope home. Darryl Jones, the shelter’s program manager,
TownTalk: GPS In County Vehicles
As of just a few weeks ago, vehicles that are owned by Vance County are now equipped with GPS tracking devices. County Manager C. Renee Perry said installing the devices is being done “as a matter of safety and for fleet tracking.” The cost is roughly $9,300 a year, but that doesn’t include vehicles used
