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TownTalk: County Debates Future Of Vance Co. Fire Dept.
Chiefs from several of Vance County’s fire departments have voiced opinions and concerns regarding a proposal to restructure the county’s only full-time paid fire department and make it a combination of paid and volunteer staff. That proposal, discussed in some detail at a meeting Wednesday of the county’s Public Safety Committee, will be presented
TownTalk: Men’s Homeless Shelter Seeks To Expand
When City Road Methodist Church merged with First United Methodist Church, it didn’t take long for someone to figure out that the now-vacant facility would make a perfect permanent location for the emergency men’s homeless shelter. Community Partners of Hope, Inc. has overseen the shelter during the winter months out of the basement of First
TownTalk: Vance County Considers Changes to Fire Service
The Vance County Commissioners met Monday night but the proposed budget was not adopted. Preparing a budget – whether for a county or any other organization, is sort of like making sausagenobody wants to see it being made, but they all want to enjoy the end result. The annual budget adoption process requires having a
TownTalk: Local Elections And Voter ID
Local elections officials are gearing up for the fall municipal elections as they set about to comply with the new state law that requires voters to present a photo ID when they go to the polls to cast their vote. Henderson residents will vote for a new mayor and four City Council seats in the
TownTalk: City Requests State To Continue ETJ’s
The Henderson City Council is expected to adopt the 2023-24 budget at its next regular meeting, a budget that uses federal ARPA dollars and the city’s fund balance to keep tax rates from going up to pay for all the services a municipality provides its residents. But there’s something brewing in the General Assembly that
TownTalk: The Future Of Epsom Park Coming To Fruition
It’s been a long time coming, but the sign announcing the “future home of Epsom Park” will soon be replaced – by Epsom Park. Franklin County has received $434,625 in state grant funding to begin the process that ultimately will lead to Phase 1 completion of the park, located on Hwy. 39 at the Vance-Franklin
TownTalk: HubZone Tech Refurbishes Laptops
Six words capture the mission and work of Hubzone Technology Initiative and those six words sit right at the top of the HTI webpage for all to see: You Donate. We Convert. They Receive. Briant Davis is operations manager for Hubzone Tech, located in Garnett Street Station, the former freight station at 208 N. Garnett
TownTalk: Burgess Named Citizen Of The Year By Occoneechee Council
Michele Burgess, this year’s recipient of the George Watkins Citizen of the Year award, said she was “very, very honored” to be in the company of previous award winners who have given so much to the community. Watkins received the first award in 2014, and Burgess, newly retired from her role as president of the
TownTalk: Around Old Granville: History Of Brookston, Greystone And Chalk Level
If you’ve ever wondered about those two small rock buildings that you see when you’re driving out Warrenton Road on the way to Brookston, North Carolina Room Specialist Mark Pace may have some information that will help. In the late 1800’s when John Wesley Pegram was going gangbusters as a stone mason, the area where
TownTalk: Celebrating 100 Years Of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church
South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church is preparing to celebrate its centennial anniversary and Pastor Mark Richardson extends an open invitation to the community to the June 4 service for a special look back at the first 100 years of the church. Richardson was a guest on TownTalk Wednesday and said the celebration kicks off that
