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TownTalk: Chamber Banquet A Success; Hopper Named Citizen Of The Year
It’s always a good day to hear good news, and the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce added to the good-news cycle Tuesday evening when it announced Mark Hopper as the 2021 Citizen of the Year. Hopper is the director and board chair of McGregor Hall, and he has guided the cultural arts center from its opening
TownTalk: Timberlake Organizes JF Webb Class Of 1970 Reunion
The students who graduated from J.F. Webb High School in 1970 are the last students to be known as Webb Wildcats. Beginning the next year, the Oxford high school mascot became the Warrior. Frank Timberlake is a member of the Class of 1970 and he is putting the word out to fellow Wildcats about the
TownTalk: Veterans Find Assistance with Butner Organization
The Veterans Life Center in Butner is a nonprofit agency that helps 21st century veterans with the skills and support necessary to become self-reliant and to become productive members of the community. As part of the ongoing series “Former Active Duty, Still Boots on the Ground” segment of Town Talk, Phyllis Maynard and John C.
TownTalk: Rebuilding Hope’s Mission
Rebuilding Hope, Inc. will have a barbecued chicken plate fundraiser on Friday, April 29, and RHI Director Randolph Wilson said volunteers will team up to cook, plate distribute and deliver plates until they sell out. The event begins at 11 a.m. and by the time it’s over, Wilson said he hopes all 1,500 plates will
TownTalk: A Look Back At Saturday’s Embrace Henderson Event
Embrace Henderson returned over the weekend at Saddlerock Farms. Please enjoy. WIZS Radio · Town Talk: A Look At Saturday’s Embrace Henderson Event
TownTalk: Walker And Brame Discuss Candidacy For Sheriff
See full text and audio at the bottom of the post for complete details. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sterlin M. Walker, Jr. Sterlin M. Walker Jr., a Democratic candidate for Vance County Sheriff, said he would strive to to offer transparency and accountability to the citizens of Vance County if he is elected sheriff, and would focus on
TownTalk: Kerr Tar Regional Council Of Governments To Hold Employment Events
Whether you’re a high school senior looking for that first job after graduation or looking for a new career, upcoming events sponsored by the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments could be just place to begin. Business Services Manager Desiree Brooks and Youth Programs Coordinator & Equal Opportunity Officer Sharon Thomas discussed several resource and job
TownTalk: Collecting Food, Paper Products, Household Items And Gift Cards In The Month Of April
A lot of cars and trucks drive past West End Baptist Church each day as drivers make their way up and down a very busy Dabney Drive. The church gets visitors who are in town to enjoy Kerr Lake and from others who travel along I-85. The congregation is active in local outreach, and support
TownTalk: Fisher Dredges Up Gold
Anyone interested in learning how prospectors once set up camp in the northeast corner of Franklin County in search of gold will feel like they hit the mother lode when talking with Tim Fisher. Fisher is a wealth of information about the Gold Run Branch gold mine, often called the Portis Mine by locals. And
TownTalk: Caring For Historic Cemeteries And Tombstones
Imagine this scenario: You’re a property owner in rural North Carolina – say, Vance County – and you come across what you think may be an old cemetery, unmarked and long-neglected. What’s a landowner to do? Your first call could be to the N.C. Office of State Archaeology. A chat with staff archaeologist and
