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TownTalk: Joe Bonsall Of The Oak Ridge Boys
The legendary quartet known as the Oak Ridge Boys will take the stage at McGregor Hall later this month for a concert filled with some of their most popular songs, from old-time Gospel favorites to the iconic “oom-pah-pah-mao-mao” hit “Elvira.” Tickets for the Saturday, Jan. 28 show are available now at www.mcgregorhall.org. The show begins
TownTalk: Carolina United For Change Works With Communities
Observances and celebrations to remember the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will abound across the country this weekend and on Monday, the official national holiday which honors the slain civil rights leader. Joseph Brodie, co-founder and leader of Carolina United for Change, Inc. wants to take it a step
TownTalk: Perry Library Programs For Youths
Gone are the days when librarians preferred the quiet, shushing patrons who dared make noise to interrupt the serious readers in their building. No, today’s librarians embrace activity, breathing life into the more modern concept that has transformed libraries into media centers. Public libraries are hubs in their communities, providing a variety of programs
Town Talk: More On ARPA Funds, Jail and other items of County Interest
Cities and counties across the country are figuring out just how to spend their part of the unprecedented $1.9 trillion in federal aid coming through the American Rescue Plan Act’s COVID-19 relief effort. Vance County’s share is just more than $8.5 million, and county leaders are way ahead of the 2024 deadline to decide where
TownTalk: Henderson City Council To Meet
A look at the upcoming Henderson city council meeting this evening (01-09-2023). CLICK PLAY BELOW! WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Henderson City Council To Meet
TownTalk: Suspect Brandishing Weapon Shot By HPD
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TownTalk: Update On ARPA Funds
The American Rescue Plan is infusing money – lots of money – into communities across the nation, one of the federal government’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the waves of economic havoc it has created over the past several years. Marley Spencer, a regional project manager who works with Kerr-Tar COG, is someone who
County Commissioners May Decide To Sell City Its Share Of 114 Vacant Properties For City To Redevelop
The city’s land planning committee and the county’s properties committee held a meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss the disposition of 114 jointly owned properties within the city limits. The group decided to allow the plan to sell the land to the city to move forward, and that is the recommendation that will go before the
TownTalk: James Turner, NC Governor
Back in his day, James Turner may have been considered a “typical” farmer in the area – by today’s standards, however, it depends on how you define “typical.” Turner owned productive farmland, but he also was a legislator, a U.S. senator and served three one-year terms as the governor of North Carolina. The plantation home
TownTalk: Signs of Positive Growth
King’s Daughters Park is not the largest park in the area, and it doesn’t have all the amenities as other recreation areas, but what it does have is what is known in the real estate world as a critical asset: Location, location, location. City officials are looking at ways to increase the park’s boundaries as
