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TownTalk: Huggins To Appear As Ariel At McGregor Hall
As opening night approaches for McGregor Hall’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” Victoria Huggins may be the first to say she’s leading a charmed life. After all, she’s been preparing for the lead role of Ariel in the upcoming stage performance, but that’s not an unfamiliar place for her to be in – she
TownTalk: Granville Gears Up For A Spooktacular Halloween And More!
Granville County Tourism Director Angela Allen needs a big calendar, but she may wish she had an even bigger one especially for fall, given all the events that take place across the county between September and the end of the year. “We are in full swing for (the) fall season,” she told John C. Rose
Town Talk: The Success Of Show, Shine, Shag And Dine
By all accounts, last weekend’s Show, Shine, Shag & Dine was a success – the perfect fall weather welcomed tens of thousands of people to Vance County and Pam Hester and Norman Dickerson couldn’t be happier. But they probably are happy that another event is in the rearview mirror, too. The Vance County Tourism Authority
TownTalk: Domestic Violence Awareness Event This Weekend
The statistics are staggering: Every minute in the United States, 20 people are being physically abused by an intimate partner. In the past year, Vance County’s Emergency 911 received 1,107 calls related to a domestic disturbances or disputes, according to Debbie K. Scott, domestic violence coordinator and gang resource specialist for the Vance County Sheriff’s
Election Coverage: Bailey Targets Drug Sales, More Training As First Steps If Elected Sheriff
-The following is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Nov. 8 election. Patrick Bailey says his experience in the private sector, coupled with his training and background in law enforcement make him the candidate to vote for in the upcoming race for Vance County Sheriff. WIZS aired Monday morning a recorded but unedited interview
TownTalk: Edmonds Discusses Fire Prevention Week
As part of the observance of the 100th annual Fire Prevention Week, Henderson Fire Department Battalion Chief Lee Edmonds stressed the importance of families having an escape plan that everyone in the household is aware of, in the event that of fire. The theme for this year’s FPW is “Fire Won’t Wait – Plan Your
TownTalk: Julee Flood, NC Appelate Court Judge Candidate
-This article is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Nov. 8 election. Julee Tate Flood currently works as attorney at the N.C. Court of Appeals, but she’s drawing on her broad experience in the field of law and her institutional knowledge of the state’s appellate court system in her race for Seat 8 on
TownTalk: Veterans Justice Outreach Resources
As a clinical social worker, Jeremy Brogden has experience in helping to connect clients with various resources in the community that can help provide useful support. For the past eight years or so, as the justice outreach specialist working out of the Veterans Administration facility in Durham, Brogden’s aim has been laser-focused on a specific
TownTalk: Excitement Builds For Show Shine Shag And Dine!
Ten blocks in downtown Henderson are going to be transformed into a gigantic combination parking lot and entertainment zone for car enthusiasts this weekend when the Show, Shine, Shag & Dine festival gets the green light for all to come and enjoy. This is the 20th annual event, and Vance County Tourism Director Pam Hester
TownTalk: History Of Middleburg
Middleburg may not fit the modern definition of a “planned community,” but following its incorporation in October 1875, it did enjoy some of the same amenities that today’s planned communities have: schools, stores, restaurants and homes. Mark Pace, local historian and North Carolina Room specialist at Oxford’s Thornton Library, said the Hawkins and Yancey families
