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TownTalk: Ward 1 Candidates Answer Questions
Note: This is the first of five TownTalk segments to provide election coverage for the upcoming Oct. 10 municipal elections in Henderson. Today, we’ll hear from the four candidates for the Ward 1 City Council seat. WIZS posed the same questions to all 17 candidates running for the five races – mayor, Ward 1 and
TownTalk: Sossamon Discusses Broadband Internet For Vance County
N.C. Rep. Frank Sossamon is scheduling information sessions for residents in Vance and Granville counties to discuss relevant topics of interest to his neighbors who are now his constituents. The first forum, set for Monday, Sept. 18 at Perry Memorial Library, is about broadband internet. The meeting is just one way to connect residents with
TownTalk: Election Coverage
The nonpartisan municipal elections in Henderson are Tuesday, Oct. 10 and WIZS has developed a comprehensive plan to inform voters about the candidates for the five races – the mayor and four seats on the City Council. There are a total of 17 candidates running and WIZS posed several questions that over the course of
TownTalk: Green-bOURG Doing More Than Just Removing Junk And Appliances
A relatively new business in Henderson that provides cleanup and cleanout services is available to help folks with junk removal and so much more. Bill Dunston is a retired psychotherapist who relocated to the area from Pennsylvania. His business is called Green-bOURG Appliance and Junk Removal. The second part of the name is self-explanatory, but
TownTalk: Rebuilding Hope Chicken Plate Fundraiser
Rebuilding Hope is making plans for its barbecued chicken fundraiser later this month, and Randolph Wilson invites the community to come on out on Friday, Sept. 29 to buy the plates to support the group’s efforts. Tickets are $10, and Wilson said last year’s drive-thru process worked so well that they’ll probably do it the
TownTalk: Hot Sauce And More Coming To Granville County In September
Things are heating up in Granville County, and it’s not all because of the weather. Granville County Tourism Director Angela Allen said this weekend’s Hot Sauce Festival is shaping up to be the best one yet. This year, contestants entering their creations and concoctions have more than 100 categories and sub-categories to choose from, Allen
TownTalk: The 2023 Ducky Derby is Here!
There’s a deluge expected in downtown Henderson next month, but you won’t find details on any weather app or forecast – not even the farmer’s almanac. Flooding will be minimal and isolated to Garnett Street, officials say – just long enough for that last little rubber ducky to cross the finish line. No need to
TownTalk: Community Partners Of Hope To Open Men’s Shelter October 1
The men’s emergency shelter will open for the season in just over a month, but if Delthine Watson has anything to say about it, it will be the last time that the shelter will be open only in the fall and winter months. “People need a place to goaway from the elements,” Watson told
TownTalk: ACTS To Hold Concert At McGregor Hall
The third concert to benefit ACTS – Area Christians Together in Service – will take place at McGregor Hall on Saturday, Sept. 16. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. ACTS Executive Director Lee Anne Peoples invites the community to come out and enjoy the music –
TownTalk: Hester Discusses Shell Building And Development
It was just last fall when local government officials and others gathered at the Industrial Park outside Henderson to break ground on construction of a shell building. Today, that building is ready to be upfitted to suit a potential buyer’s needs. County Commissioner Tommy Hester said the building is under contract to a manufacturing firm,