Crossroads Christian School

SportsTalk: Gladieux Signs To Play For Trine University

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“If somebody gives you an opportunity to follow your dream, that’s amazing,” Ryan Gladieux said at his son’s Letter of Intent signing at Crossroads Christian as part of today’s SportsTalk show on WIZS.  Mason Gladieux, a 6’3″ senior guard with the Colts, will be playing college ball next season for Trine University in Angola, Indiana.

Two years ago, Mason was at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh. He and his family had never heard of Henderson or Crossroads Christian but when Cardinal Gibbons made a “no school, no sports” decision because of Covid 19 his family decided to look for another school so Mason would not miss a year of basketball.  After Mason’s father, who is former player at Stetson, did some research, met with Crossroads Head Coach and Athletic Director Scotty Richardson, and visited the school, it was decided that Mason and Crossroads would make an excellent fit. It was Richardson’s idea of not wanting to win today but to have someone to build a program around that convinced the Gladieux’s that Crossroads was the right school for Mason.

“He’s the model player. He can play all five positions,” Richardson said of Gladieux. “His impact on campus and in basketball and crosscountry is tough to put into words,” Richardson continued. Gladieux won a state championship in crosscountry this past season at Crossroads and now he and the team are looking to do the same thing in basketball. Crossroads will first have to bring home the conference championship. That tournament begins in a few days. A state championship would be a great way for Gladieux to end his high school career but he has to battle through an ankle injury that has hampered him this season.

“I loved the campus,” Mason said of Trine University. His mother, Brittney, said the family has roots in Indiana and that with Mason choosing Trine it feels somewhat like he is going home. She said Trine feels a lot like Crossroads. Trine is a division 3 school but that isn’t a concern for Mason’s father, Ryan. “This school isn’t offering you a destination. They are offering you a beginning,” Ryan said.  Trine was the number two team in the country last season in Division 3 basketball.

Congratulations to Mason Gladieux on signing to Trine University.

SportsTalk can be heard Monday through Friday at 1pm on WIZS 1450am, 100.1fm and online at wizs.com.

 

 

Home And Garden Show 02-09-22

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN

  • Avoid the rush get your lawn mowers serviced before the mowing season starts.
  • Get ready to plant your vegetable garden! Many cool season crops can be planted in mid-February. Get beds ready, check your seed supplies, and begin looking for quality transplants at local nurseries.
  • Clean reorganized your garden sheds.
  • Pick up some fertilizer for your tall fescue lawn. Get a slow release turf fertilizer for application in mid-Feb.
  • On warm days 70F or warmer provide ventilation in greenhouses and cold frames if growing plants in them.
  • If you use a turf fertilizer that’s combined with a weed or insect killer, remember that you are handling a pesticide! Read the instructions carefully and follow all precautions.
  • Clean seedling trays 1 part bleach 9 parts water before adding media and planting seeds in the trays.
  • Don’t purchase fruit crops without doing variety research first.
  • Make your seed orders ASAP some varieties of seed are selling out fast.
  • Get ready to do a dormant spray on your fruit trees. Also check your stock of chemicals and spray equipment so you’ll be ready to make the necessary treatments that start soon after flowering.

 

TownTalk: Law Enforcement Staff Shortages And Pay Disparities In Vance Co.

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The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is hiring. There are openings for detention officers at the county detention center, and there are openings for sheriff’s deputies as well. A qualified candidate for a job as a detention officer could earn a starting salary between $33,000 and $35,000.

The City of Henderson also is hiring and a qualified candidate for a police officer job is guaranteed a salary of $42,503. That salary is adjusted upward for candidates with college credits.

These are basic facts easily available in a quick online search. If only it were as easy as a click of the mouse or a few keystrokes to find candidates to fill these jobs.

Vance Sheriff Curtis R. Brame told WIZS News that there are 17 positions available at the local detention center and eight positions available at the sheriff’s office.

Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow says his department loses personnel who get jobs in law enforcement agencies in nearby counties – as well as the N.C. Highway Patrol.

It all boils down to what counties and cities are willing – and able – to pay for qualified personnel.

“We lose people to the N.C. Highway Patrol, Franklin County and to the Wake Forest police department,” Barrow told WIZS News by text message Wednesday. He said one need only look at the pay scale for a state trooper to understand why it turns the heads of employees in other law enforcement agencies. The average salary of a state trooper in North Carolina is about $46,000.

The Town of Wake Forest, for example, has posted on its website that a salary for an officer with no prior sworn law enforcement experience is $50,243. There are salary additions, including an extra 2.5 percent for a candidate with an associate’s degree to 5 percent if a candidate is fluent in Spanish. A new officer also receives an automatic 5 percent increase after six months of employment with the town.

At the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, starting pay a non-BLET certified officer is $34,000, plus incentives. (BLET stands for Basic Law Enforcement Training. Vance-Granville Community College offers BLET classes for those interested in a career in law enforcement.)

That salary jumps to close to $40,000 for those with BLET certification. The Durham Sheriff’s Office has similar salary add-ons as the Wake Forest police department – a 2.5 percent bump each for an associate’s degree, fluent Spanish speaker and honorable discharge from military service and a 5 percent increase for candidates with a bachelor’s degree.

Smaller, more rural communities like Henderson and Vance County face challenges every day from neighboring areas that benefit from being closer to larger, more urban areas.

It’s competition, pure and simple. And a little bit of supply and demand. But without competitive pay packages, demand is probably always going to exceed supply.

 

Warren Residents Asked To Weigh In On Comprehensive Development Plan Update

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-Information courtesy of Warren County Community & Economic Development Director Charla Duncan

Warren County is starting a new phase in its comprehensive development plan process. These comprehensive development plan updates are a ten-month process that will result in updates to the existing 2002 plan, which was meant to run through 2022.

Public participation will play a key role through these conversations and feedback. The comprehensive development plan will help to shape the vision and priorities for the future of Warren County.

Warren County’s comprehensive development plan team is conducting a survey that will be available to through the end of March 2022. Find a link to the survey via the county’s website warrencountync.com.

The survey can also be found online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WarrenCo_CLUP_Survey.  Hard copies of the survey can also be found at the Warren County Administration Building (602 W. Ridgeway St., Warrenton), Warren County Memorial Library (119 Front St., Warrenton), and the Warren County Senior Center (435 W. Franklin St., Warrenton).

Participants may fill out the survey and either scan, mail or return their responses in person to the Warren County Planning and Code Enforcement office located at 542 West Ridgeway Street in Warrenton, NC 27589. If you would like to scan the copy of a survey, please email your completed copy to compplan@warrencountync.gov.

​The comprehensive development plan will update the 2002 land development plan and address new issues and priorities that have come forward in the years since then. The plan may address several topics as determined by the community but generally a land use plan addresses land use, housing, infrastructure, transportation, economic development, agriculture, recreation, and natural resources. This is a guiding document upon which land use decisions are based.

To follow along with the comprehensive plan process, visit planwarrencountync.com. For more information, contact the Warren County comp plan team at compplan@warrencountync.gov.

 

Granville School Board Approves More Staff Changes

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The Granville County Board of Education announced several changes in leadership roles across the district at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 7.

Beth Day, who has been assistant superintendent of finance for GCPS for 14 years, will leave her post at the end of February. Day has accepted the position of chief financial officer for “Voices Together,” a non-profit that provides music therapy for children with special needs.

Vickie Hines, the district’s finance and early childhood coordinator, will fill in as interim finance direction, beginning Mar. 1, until a new finance director is named. Hines has served previously as assistant finance officer.

The board announced that Shelby Hunt will be the new senior director of federal programs. Hunt, who has worked in the district for 23 years. She has had numerous roles, including classroom teacher and principal. Most recently, she was grants and special projects manager, which included managing Title I funds for the district.

The board also accepted the resignation of Mt. Energy Elementary Principal Billy Moore.

Assistant Principal Kimberly McNeill will serve as interim principal until a new principal is named.

In a written statement from GCPS, Day said that she will miss her colleagues. “You are all so much more than coworkers and I know you will continue to do great things for the children of Granville County.”

She continued by saying, “As many of you know, my son, Will, had special needs during his short life and music was a window to his soul.  I am passionate about both honoring Will’s memory and helping others that are going through similar challenges as we have faced.  I am excited about the opportunity to meet those life goals through this new role at Voices Together.”

Suspect in Vance Kidnapping Shot Victim and Georgia Deputy Before Being Shot Multiple Times

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— From information from the Office of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

Monday, February 7, 2022 at approximately 6:30 PM, Vance County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a breaking and entering call in progress at 189 Catherine Weldon Lane.

Upon arriving on the scene, deputies confirmed that Robert Brodie Jr. forced himself into the residence wielding a firearm and forcefully removed victim Mary Ann Joyner.

Suspect Brodie forced the victim into his vehicle and fled the scene.

Suspect and vehicle information was entered into local, state and national databases.

Early this morning (Tuesday), Banks County Georgia Deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle that led to exchanged gunfire with suspect Robert Brodie Jr. The suspect shot his victim and a deputy.

According to Georgia authorities, the suspect was shot multiple times and transported to a local hospital.

The victim was transported for the wound she received from the suspect.

The Banks County Deputy is recovering from a gunshot wound he received. He is currently being treated for his non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital.

No information on the condition of the suspect or victim is available at this time.

The suspect faces the following charges in Vance County:

• 1st Degree Breaking Entering
• 1st Degree Kidnapping
• Possession of Firearm/By Felon

Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

 

The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 02-08-22

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The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for February 8, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email christa@hendersonvance.org to be included.

JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of February 08, 2022

 

Name of the Company:  Vance County Sheriff’s Department

Jobs Available: Maintenance person for the Vance County Detention Center

Method of Contact:  If interested please call Major Shelton or Captain Moss @252-438-3923

 

Name of the Company: Vance County Schools

Jobs Available:  Communications Coordinator

Method of Contact: For more information and to apply go online to www.indeed.com

 

Name of the Company:  Turning Point CDC

Jobs Available:   Group Leader of Creating Success After School – Involved in the planning, implementation, evaluating and delivery of program for youth ages 5-12. All applicants must be available to work on-site Monday – Friday 2:00 – 5:30 pm and must have a valid driver’s license.

Method of Contact:  Applicants can apply by visiting www.turningpointcdc.org/get-involved and can call 252-621-5190 with questions

 

Name of the Company:  Benchmark Community Bank

Jobs Available:  Customer Service Representative – This is at the Youngsville location

Method of Contact:  Interested applicants please call Tish Elliott in their Youngsville Office at 919-750-8753

 

Name of the Company:   Boys and Girls Club of NC

Jobs Available: Youth Development Professional – Creates an environment that facilitates the achievement of Positive Youth Development Outcomes and provides guidance and role modeling for members while promoting and stimulating daily learning. This is a part time position

Method of Contact:  Interested applicants may send resume to SLAVETT@BGCNCNC.COM

 

 Name of the Company:  Vance County Government

Jobs Available: Positions are now available with Department of Social Services, Sheriff’s Department, Fire Department, Planning and Development, Emergency Operations, Register of Deeds and more

Method of Contact: For a list of all listings with job descriptions and qualifications go to Vance County website and look under job postings

  

Name of the Company:  Vance County Department of Social Services

Jobs Available:   Child Support Agent II, Income Maintenance Caseworker III, Social Worker II

Method of Contact:  For more information call or go by your local NC Works Office

  

Name of the Company: Document Systems

Jobs Available: Looking to fill a Service Technician position

Method of Contact: If interested in applying, please call 252-433-4888

 

Some of these businesses are present or past advertisers of WIZS.  Being an ad client is not a condition of being listed or broadcast.  This is not a paid ad.