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TownTalk: American Legion Works to Better the Community
Ticket sales for Friday’s chicken plate fundraiser at the American Legion hut in Henderson have been brisk – so brisk, in fact, that Andy Roberson, commander of local post 60 said if you haven’t gotten a ticket yet, you’ll have to rely on luck to snag a plate. “We’ve actually sold 1,150 tickets,” Roberson told
TownTalk: Sons Of American Revolution Hope Upcoming Events Will Draw Interest From Vance & Granville
Bill Riggan likes to give credit where credit is due. And as a member of the Halifax Resolves Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, that credit involves identifying and marking graves of long-deceased patriots and compatriots and honoring them with an official ceremony. Riggan spoke with Bill Harris on Town Talk’s tri-weekly history
TownTalk: Infinite Possibilities Shines A Light On Domestic Violence Awareness
Erin Carter says events like the one coming up Saturday at Aycock Rec Complex are about more than awareness – it’s a public demonstration of support to show victims and survivors of domestic violence that they aren’t alone in the fight to put an end to what has become all-too-common in society. Carter and Bretanya
TownTalk: hmwPreservation Works to Document Historic Architecture
Heather Slane said matching locations on maps with properties that she actually sees at the end of driveways and through wooded areas is sort of like putting together a puzzle. When the pieces all fit together, the end result is rewarding. But sometimes it can take a while before the picture begins to take shape.
Town Talk: Gang Free Events Coming To Downtown Henderson
Vance County middle schoolers have a unique opportunity this Thursday that involves food, gift cards, COVID-19 vaccinations and pumpkins. Lots of pumpkins. Henderson-based Gang Free Inc. has partnered with Food Lion, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, among others, to sponsor “Pumpkin, Paint and Pizza at Vance County Middle School on Thursday,
TownTalk: Upcoming Job Fairs In Warrenton And Roxboro Are Open To All
The Kerr-Tar Council of Governments is hosting a job fair next week at the Warren County Recreational Complex. Desiree Brooks, business services manager for the workforce development board, said more than 20 employers will be on hand at the event, set for Thursday, Oct. 14 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. “One thing we have
TownTalk: Improving News On Covid 19
COVID-19 vaccinations are an important layer of defense that health officials recommend to help turn back the tide of coronavirus. Along with hand washing, social distancing and mask wearing, it’s shots in arms that has Granville-Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison optimistic about the state of things in her health district. For the past three
TownTalk: Remembering Jerry Patterson
WIZS TownTalk remembers Jerry Patterson, a local friend to many who loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and who was a respected businessman. Obituary script at www.sossamonfuneralhome.com/obituary/jerry-patterson. Click Play WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Jerry Patterson
TownTalk: Fire Prevention Week
If you’ve ever been awakened in the middle of the night by that annoying little chirp of the smoke detector signaling the need for a new battery, consider this: that annoying little chirp could be a life-saving sound that could avert tragedy in a real emergency. October 3-9 is Fire Safety Week, and Henderson Fire
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
