TownTalk: G.R.A.C.E. Ministries Reaches Out To Those With Addictions

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Jamie Elliott hopes to have a good turnout at the G.R.A.C.E. Ministries Addiction and Recovery Rally this Saturday. It’s a time for people to learn more about community resources for those who need help, and it’s also a time to hear from individuals in recovery who have turned their lives around.

The rally will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 at G.R.A.C.E. Ministries, 961 Burr St. “I’m looking forward to this weekend,” Elliott told John C. Rose on Wednesday’s Town Talk. And he plans to stream the event live on social media for those who can’t attend but want to see and hear the day’s activities. Visit https://www.graceofhenderson.org/ to learn more.

Several men and women, all recovering addicts, are going to be on the agenda to share their stories, Elliott said, “how they first started in addiction and where they are now.”

Whether through information from community agencies or form first-person testimonials, the main focus of the event is education.

“We want to educate families on what drug addiction has done…you have to be there to listen and see with your own eyes what addiction does” to individuals and to their families, Elliott said.

People find themselves in the throes of addiction from a variety of ways, whether it’s becoming dependent on prescribed pain medications for a medical condition or to block traumatic experiences.

“Once the drug wears off, the trauma comes back,” Elliott said.  Addiction knows no age – Elliott said he’s worked with pre-teens as well as a woman in her 80’s who abused pills – “it all started from her messing up her hip,” he explained. “We have to educate people on how to use medicine the right way,” he added.

Addiction so often starts out small, and then snowballs out of control. It starts out with one seemingly harmless interaction with drugs or alcohol and then progresses to more and more dangerous abuse. “Then you see your life just disappearing in front of your eyes,” Elliott said.

And it’s not just the addict who is affected, he said. “People tend to forget about the families,” Elliott added. Family members watch helplessly – or enable the addicted person – “they don’t know what to do or what to say…they worry themselves sick, day and night.”

The Saturday rally is designed to promote awareness – opening people’s eyes to the dangers of addiction, the possibilities for recovery and for the resources in the community to help people get the help they need.

“The more people we can get together, the more people will see what’s going on,” Elliott said.

If your organization would like to participate or set up a booth, contact Elliott at 252.204 3617 or Danny Satterwhite at 252.425.3620.

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David Richardson, Granville School Board Chair, Dies

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David Richardson, chairman of the Granville County Board of Education, died Tuesday evening. Friends, church colleagues and education supporters across the county reflected Wednesday on Richardson’s life and legacy in the community.

Granville County Public Schools Public Information Officer Dr. Stan Winborne said district officials received word of Richardson’s death, but he had no further information about funeral service arrangements.

Richardson was pastor at Peace’s Chapel Baptist Church, located in the Fairport community. He also served on the advisory committee for the Granville Crime Stoppers, and President Frank Sossamon said he had known Richardson through that organization, as well as through their shared work in the ministry.

“It was a shock to all of us,” Sossamon said, of learning of Richardson’s death.

“He was a caring man…He deeply cared for people,” he said, adding that he wanted to do something that would positively affect his community. He was recently re-elected to the District 7 seat on the Granville County school board. “He wanted what was best for the county,” Sossamon continued.

A post by Board President Dr. Linda Frederickson on the Granville Education Foundation social media page said, “David was a champion for Granville County Schools and so supportive of GEF. He had a kind and giving heart and truly wanted to do what was best for Granville County Schools.”

Car Break In Suspect Arrested After Swift Actions by Eyewitness

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HPD Press Release:

On September 7, 2022 Henderson Police Department officers were advised a male wearing dark colored jogging pants with a white stripe was in the area of Zollicoffer Avenue and Chestnut Street attempting to break into motor vehicles.

Patrick Hawkins, age 44, who resides at 240 Burwell Avenue was detained and found in possession of a pocket full of change and a watch that was determined to have been stolen from a Ford Fusion that was in the 100 block of Zollicoffer Ave.

Hawkins was charged with felony breaking and entering to a motor vehicle, larceny after breaking into a motor vehicle, and two counts of attempting to break and enter a motor vehicle. He received a $50,000.00 from the magistrate and has a September 8, 2022 court date. Hawkins was remanded to the Vance County jail.

The Henderson Police Department was able to apprehend this offender due to the rapid reporting of Hawkins’ activities by a concerned citizen who witnessed his actions.

Home And Garden Show

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

  • Vegetables that can be planted now collards, turnips, beets, snap beans squash broccoli,
  • Pull or spray microstegium soon. It will set seed in a couple of weeks which makes the infestation much worse next year.
  • Control cabbage loopers, cabbage worms, in cole crops with Dipel or Sevin
  • Plant tall fescue NOW.
  • Weed your strawberry beds. Every weed you control now will help in weeding your strawberries next spring
  • Remove fruiting canes from your blackberry patch.
  • Now is great time to take your soil test
  • Avoid pruning. Wait until late November at the earliest.
  • Provide irrigation soon after planting any fall vegetables if rain is not forecast within 3 days of planting.
  • Leaves will be falling before you know it, so go ahead and build a compost bin to hold them.

 

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Maria Parham Welcomes New Family Nurse Practioner To GI Staff

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–Information courtesy of Donna Young, MPH marketing & communication coordinator

Maria Parham Health Tuesday announced that Colleen Truax, FNP has joined its staff and will be offering GI services to patients throughout Henderson, Vance County and the surrounding area.

“We are pleased to welcome Colleen Truax to our Maria Parham family as part of our growing GI practice,” said Bert Beard, MPH CEO.

“GI care is a growing need in our community, as diagnoses of colorectal cancer continue to increase among adults younger than 50 and recommendations are supporting earlier screenings. Maria Parham GI Associates will be an important practice as we work to slow the trend of later stage cancer findings to make our community healthier.”

Colleen Truax earned her Family Nurse Practitioner designation from Bradley University in Illinois, and also holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Administration from Roberts Wesleyan College. She has participated in several clinical rotations throughout the area, including work at North Carolina Specialty Hospital, Maria Parham Health and UNC Nash General Hospital.

Colleen Truax is seeing patients at Maria Parham GI Associates. To schedule an appointment, call (800)424-DOCS.

TownTalk: Tourism And Its Impact On The Local Economy

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We spend money every day, during trips to the grocery store or the pharmacy, for example. But each day, Vance County residents shop alongside visitors to the community who may be camping at Kerr Lake or who are in town for a dance competition or one of a number of annual events that draw folks from all over.

The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. If you break down that number,

Vance County received about $164,000 a day last year in tourism dollars.

That money supports the local economy in a variety of ways – it means that people are shopping and dining locally, and they’re spending a night or nights in area motels and hotels. Tourism spending was up in all 100 North Carolina counties last year over the previous year. But considering that the previous year – 2020 – was basically a tourism “bust” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it stood to reason that any improvement in 2021 over 2020 would be expected.

Vance County is gearing up for a couple of its annual events that traditionally attract throngs of visitors – the Show, Shine, Shag and Dine is set for Oct. 14-15 in Vance County.

There’s a pre-show barbecue dinner and cruise-in at Kerr Lake on Friday, Oct. 14, and then the Southern Classic Cruise-In will take place the next day at 117 Horner St. in downtown Henderson. This is the 20th annual Show, Shine, Shag and Dine, sure to delight classic car enthusiasts.

And just in case those car enthusiasts need a bit more, the 20th annual Corbitt Truck Show and Reunion will take place Saturday, Oct. 15. The Corbitt Preservation Association works throughout the year to remember that workhorse vehicle that was manufactured right here in Henderson. The show and reunion runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Corbitt Museum, located at 180 Church St.

Whether it’s an annual car show, performances at McGregor Hall or families who enjoy all recreational activities on Kerr Lake, Vance County benefits. Gas tanks get filled, appetites satisfied in area restaurants and then those visitors return to their homes. But their money gets spent here and stays here.

In 2021, that money amounted to more than $59 million.

In Warren County, visitors spent just more than $63 million in 2021. Although the Commerce Department statistics didn’t break down spending by event, but did list a handful of categories that are including when capturing the visitor spending. One category is second homes, and Warren County has a lot of second homes situated along the Lake Gaston shoreline.

Maybe the people who used to visit their lake homes on the weekends decided to stay longer during the pandemic, or maybe they’ve continued to live there and work remotely. Whatever the reason, Warren County took in roughly $63 million from visitors during 2021.

Granville County is the largest of the three counties in the area, and it reported visitor spending at $50 million in 2021 – a 26.9 percent increase from 2020.

Granville may not have the same volume of lake traffic as Vance and Warren, but it makes up for it in the sheer volume of events and attractions that seem to pop up most any time during the year.

Perhaps the largest annual event is coming up this weekend when the 16th annual Hot Sauce Festival and Contest takes center stage in downtown Oxford.

Food and beverage vendors, local craftspeople and dozens of hot sauce stands set up all along College, Williamsboro and Main streets for the all-day festival. There are a couple of stages for live music performances, a classic car show and, of course, the ever-popular pepper-eating contest.

The Creedmoor Music Festival tunes up next weekend to entertain concert-goers with all genres of music, from Gospel to classic rock.

No matter the draw – peppers, cars, lake activities or music – the counties all benefit from having tourists visit, enjoy and spend – their time AND their money.

 

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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 09-06-22

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The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for September 6, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here nd on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email Michele@hendersonvance.org to be included.

 

Spectrum is Hiring Field Technicians!

Henderson, NC 27537

Full-time

Weekend availability

Hiring multiple candidates

Travel Ability: Daily travel; valid state driver’s license and safe driving record.

 

Maintenance Professional

The Pendergraph Companies

Henderson, NC 27536

$16 an hour

Part-time

Day shift

Must have a valid drivers license, reliable transportation and some tools and be able to pass a credit and criminal background check as well as a drug test.

 

Seasonal Retail Associate

Bath & Body Works

Henderson, NC 27536

Seasonal

Weekend availability

Build a highly satisfied and loyal customer base through engagement, uncovering needs, making product recommendations, and capturing customer information.

 

Pizza Hut Delivery Driver – Henderson

Henderson, NC

$14 – $18 an hour

Full-time

Have you had your driver’s license for at least one year?

Our drivers earn a competitive hourly rate PLUS tips and driver expense reimbursement

Hiring ongoing

 

Arby’s Team Member

Henderson, NC 27536

Team Members must listen to guests, coworkers, and supervisors, in person and over loudspeakers and/or a headset.

We hire 15-, 16- and 17-year-old workers!

 

 

Front Desk Associate

AAA Gas & Appliance Co.

Henderson, NC 27536

$10 – $12 an hour

Part-time

Keying payments on the computer.

Assisting customers (both in person and over the phone).

 

 

TEACHER ASSISTANT (Virtual)

Vance County Schools

Henderson, NC 27537

Estimated $23.3K – $29.5K a year

 

Full-time

Performs various clerical duties as needed, maintains records of student progress; develops and files incident reports; grades student papers and scores tests;…

 

 

Orderfiller

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Walmart

Henderson, NC 27537

Acknowledge and greet customers with a smile.

Online orderfillers and delivery associates get to do just that every day.

 

Warehouse Worker

Wise Snacks

Henderson, NC 27536

Estimated $28.8K – $36.4K a year

 

Full-time

Under direct supervision, maintains the integrity of the organizations warehouses, receives, stores, picks, loads and distributes products and POS materials…

 

 

 

Crew Member

Biscuitville

Henderson, NC 27536

$11 – $13 an hour

Part-time

Evening shift

Flexible hours – enjoy life after 2 pm.

 

 

School Nutrition Cafeteria Assistant

Vance County Schools

Henderson, NC 27537

Estimated $21.3K – $26.9K a year

Full-time

Use cash register to process financial transactions.

Be accountable for accurate reimbursable meals, financial transactions and cash collection procedures.

 

 

Assistant Principal

Vance County Schools

Henderson, NC 27536

$50,000 – $65,000 a year

Full-time

Apply at: https://vcsnc.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=178 Job Type: Full-time Pay: $50,000.00 – $65,000.00 per year.

 

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.

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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.

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