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TownTalk: William Purvis, Board Of Education Candidate
William Earl Purvis said he is promoting a “vision for transformation” in his bid for a seat on the Vance County Board of Education. Purvis faces incumbent and fellow Democrat Linda Cobb for the District 5 seat. Henderson voters may remember his name from his unsuccessful bid for City Council in 2022; Purvis said his
TownTalk: County Shell Building Deal Falls Through
An optimistic person may look at the completed – and unoccupied – shell building at the Henderson-Vance Industrial Park and say “if you build it, they will come.” The pessimist may say “don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” Well, the shell building was built and a buyer in hand, until the 11th hour when
TownTalk: City Council Addresses Trash Issue; New Fire Truck
The Henderson City Council gave the green light Monday to fire department officials to apply for a $2.5 million FEMA grant to purchase a new ladder truck. The department’s ladder truck has been out of commission since April 2023 and isn’t expected to come back into service for several more months. The Council voted unanimously
TownTalk: Estate Sale To Benefit American Cancer Society
Frances Garrett is putting on an estate sale to benefit the American Cancer Society. Make plans to come out to shop beginning Tuesday, Feb. 13. Garrett is a cancer survivor and she and her loyal volunteers have all the items priced and ready for sale, according to Aaron Ramsey, one of the volunteers that makes
TownTalk: Around Old Granville: Origins Of Religion
Anyone traveling the area known as Old Granville – that includes present-day Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin counties – is bound to notice some old churches. Indeed, Vance County is home to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Williamsboro. The existing building on Stagecoach Road is the oldest frame church in the state, but local historian
TownTalk: Applications For VCS Innovative Schools Due By Feb. 29
Parents of students in Vance County Schools have until Feb. 29 to submit applications for their children to attend any of five Innovative Schools in the district. VCS Communication & Innovative Support liaison Aarika Sandlin and Rey Horner, chief officer for Student Services, were guests on TownTalk Wednesday to provide details about the programs each
TownTalk: Rec. Dept. Sponsoring Trivia Competition, Spring Break Bash For Tweens, Teens
Amid the sports leagues, yoga classes, chess clubs and bingo that the Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department offers throughout the year, there are a couple of events aimed directly at youth in middle and high school that are coming up, and Youth Services Outreach Specialist Lauren Jones said they’re both going to be a lot
TownTalk: Business Spotlight with Midnight Blue Martial Arts
Midnight Blue Martial Arts takes center stage in the Business Spotlight on Tuesday’s TownTalk and owner Kimberly Harris invites the community to join her at the karate studio on Saturday afternoon for a Valentine’s Sip and Shop event. This is the second year for the event, Harris said, which will be held from 1 p.m.
TownTalk: Helping Shelter Cats with The Kitten Lady
Hannah Shaw loves kittens. She’s written numerous books – about kittens – and fosters the fuzzy little furballs whenever she can. So it’s not surprising that the online influencer calls herself “The Kitten Lady,” and helps to educate the kitten-loving public at https://www.kittenlady.org/ Shaw spoke by telephone from her home in California Tuesday with WIZS
TownTalk: Blessed Hope Celebrates 40 Years
Forty years ago, the space shuttle Discovery had its first launch, Apple had introduced a new-fangled computer called the Macintosh, and the Rev. Donald A. Perkinson held the first official meeting of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Fast-forward 40 years and now private companies are blasting tourists into space and a cell phone that fits conveniently
