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TownTalk: From Tally Ho To Outer Space, James Webb And NASA
In one week, the U.S. is scheduled to launch a new telescope into space and scientists are eager to analyze the information that it will send back to Earth. The project, which bears a $10 billion price tag, also bears the name of a local man who rose to great heights in this nation’s space
TownTalk: Boys And Girls Club Of North Central NC Plan Granville Club Renovation
Vision. Mission. Hope. Community. Those words get tossed around frequently, but it also takes funding – money – to bring those words to life. The Boys & Girls Club of North Central North Carolina has served thousands of young people in its almost 10 years of existence. BGCNCNC has the vision to help young people,
TownTalk: Why Vance County Gets Zero from State Budget
It’s sort of like a high school student who didn’t follow the directions to complete an assignment – that’s the way one caller likened the situation that Vance County finds itself in with regard to earmark projects in the new state budget. Vance County is one of three counties among the state’s 100 counties that
TownTalk: Vance Gets $0 From NC Budget
The recently passed state budget was more than two years in the making. There seems to be something for everyone. Almost everyone, that is. Vance County is among only three counties in the state that received no funding. Nothing. The big question is: Why? Finding that answer may not be so simple. But one thing
TownTalk: Garrison And Sossamon To Make Bid For NC House 32 Seat
This post has been updated after originally posted to reflect the latest information.
TownTalk: Local Sports Legend Eddie Hicks On Life, Football And Helping Youth
If it weren’t for folks who cared about a youngster growing up in Flint Hill all those years ago, Eddie Hicks’s future could have turned out quite differently. That’s why Hicks does what he does to advocate for young people – he knows what it means to have someone on your side, whether it’s
TownTalk: Medicare Open Enrollment Ends Tuesday; Others Soon
Medicare recipients have until midnight tomorrow (Tuesday) to make changes in their insurance coverage and a local agent said that although the deadline looms, there’s still a little time to take action. Bradley Edwards, of Consolidated Marketing Inc. (CMI) insurance in Henderson can help review existing policies to make sure consumers are getting the best
TownTalk: The Future Of Clean Energy And Electric Vehicles
Carbon footprints, fossil fuels and emissions reductions all are buzz phrases that are grabbing headlines these days and it can be dizzying to try to make sense of it all. “Clean” transportation has nothing to do washing, waxing and detailing vehicles, as it turns out, and everything to do with types of fuels cars
TownTalk: Oxford Is The Setting For Katherine Burnette’s First Book
Katherine Burnette has some tried-and-true advice for aspiring novelists: Treat it like another job and set aside some time to write every day, to help you stay in practice. That advice has served her well as she recently published her first book while keeping her “day job.” Burnette lives in Oxford and is a district
TownTalk: Iozzio Helps Veterans Through Outreach
Derrick Iozzio’s phone is always on, he says. Always. And that’s one of the things that sets him and his organization apart from other groups that provide services to military veterans and others in crisis. Iozzio, a trained peer support mental health specialist and facilitator, founded Catch-22 Peer Support in response to what he saw
