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TownTalk: Veteran Uses Wood Working To Help Combat PTSD
Perhaps Walter Craig remembers his father’s admonition as he’s in his workshop building wooden toys for children and others to enjoy. Son, the carpenter and farmer would say, it takes a lifetime to grow a tree, but it only takes an idiot 15 minutes to screw one up. Craig, a U.S. Army veteran, took up
TownTalk: Fight For Misty BBQ Oct. 2
She’s done a lot of research since her diagnosis, and Misty Bailey says the heart condition she deals with daily affects 60 out of every 100,000 people in the U.S. That makes cardiac sarcoidosis relatively uncommon. There’s no quick fix, but there are treatments that can help make patients like Bailey feel better. Not well,
CultureFEST Downtown Oxford on Saturday
Downtown Oxford is the setting for Saturday’s CultureFEST, which will showcase a variety of multicultural artistic performances with a street fair vibe – food trucks, crafts and more await participants who visit Littlejohn Street between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Ajulo Othow and Oxford Mayor Jackie Sergent are among the event planners, and they talked
TownTalk: DEA Issues Public Safety Alert On Fake Medication
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration launched the One Pill Can Kill public awareness campaign Monday and issued a public safety alert as part of its effort to combat the growing availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram issued a statement saying that the counterfeit pills are being illegally produced
TownTalk: Relay For Life Luminaria Ceremony To Light Up Garnett St.
The Vance County Relay for Life is sponsoring a Luminaria ceremony on Oct. 23 that is shaping up to illuminate a portion of Garnett Street with little bags of light to remember or honor lives affected by cancer. Like so many events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and safety precautions, local organizers said they
TownTalk: History of Kerr Lake, Part 2
(Photo courtesy R.F. Timberlake – Kerr Lake Park Watch on Facebook and Shutter Art Gallery) •••••••••••••••••••• Kerr Lake covers about 50,000 acres when it’s at normal elevation, but if the lake level were to reach its maximum elevation of 320 feet above sea level, the lake would more than double in size. In short, Kerr
Perry Memorial Library Open, Serving Community Including Special Programs
Calling it a branch library may be a bit of a stretch, but Perry Memorial Library Director Patty McAnally invites the public out to Fox Pond Park Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of Story Walk, which features a storybook along one of the walking trails – a page at the time.
TownTalk: VGCC Offers 8-Week Terms To Adapt, Respond To Students’ Needs
Whether they come to learn job skills or start their journey toward earning a college degree, students at Vance-Granville Community College have some interesting options when it comes to the length of time they take to complete a class. It’s called “compressed learning,” and VGCC director of Advising & College Success Amy O’Geary discussed some
TownTalk: The Barefoot Movement Presses Onward
Noah Wall apologized for her scratchy-sounding voice. “I sang all weekend,” Wall told Town Talk host Bill Harris Monday. “I’m exhausted – in the best way.” Wall, lead singer and fiddle player for The Barefoot Movement, is just back from performing at MerleFest, a popular bluegrass-and-more festival in western North Carolina. The band will perform
TownTalk: Night Out Against Crime Event Coming To Downtown Henderson
Like many other areas around the state and nation, Henderson and Vance County is no stranger to crime. Crime happens and law enforcement agencies need help to solve these crimes. That’s where Crime Stoppers comes in. They provide tips that can solve or even prevent crimes. Cash rewards of up to $2000 are available if
