Entries by John C. Rose

“The Local Skinny!” March 17 Home and Garden Show

Each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM Your Community Voice, “The Local Skinny!” will feature the Home and Garden Show. Vance County Cooperative Extension agents Paul McKenzie and Wayne Rowland announce the show each week live and take phone calls at 492-5594 with home, lawn and garden questions. During the […]

Local Covid Update; Granville Vance Public Health Vaccine Hotline Reminder

— written from information provided by Lisa Harrison, director Granville Vance Public Health.  The information was provided March 10, but this article was not written or published until March 11. Since the pandemic began, Vance County has seen 4,450 positive test results, and Granville County has seen 5,341. As a result of covid, 82 have […]

H-V Chamber Will Launch New Human Resource Council

— Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Press Release The Board of Directors of the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce voted in December 2020 to adopt a 2021 Program of Work which includes the formation of a new Human Resources Council. This new program is a goal under the Chamber’s Business and Growth and Development Division, a […]

Hear Billing Solutions Virtual Hiring Event Tuesday, March 16 at 11 a.m.

Hear Billing Solutions is holding a virtual hiring event tomorrow (Tues, March 16, 2021) with guaranteed interviews. You’ll find out about opportunities for billing specialists. Interviews will be available Thursday for those who attend the virtual event Tuesday. Register at events.kerrtarworks.com. Contact the NC Works Career Center for more information at 919-693-2686. Email Joseph.Jung@ncworks.gov or […]

Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Baseball, Softball, T-Ball 2021 Interest Meeting

— submitted by Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Program Superintendent Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks will be having  a Zoom interest meeting to discuss the possibility of playing Baseball /Softball/T-Ball this Spring. The meeting will be at 7:00PM on Thursday, March 11, 2021 via Zoom. We will discuss safety precautions, practice and game  scheduling.   Anyone that […]

Virtual Hiring Event Tuesday, March 9th at 11 a.m.

Virtual hiring events are becoming a thing. Desiree Brooks, business services manager of the Workforce Development Board of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments told WIZS News about another virtual hiring event for Hollander Sleep Products. It will take place Tuesday, March 9th at 11:00 am. Brooks said in an email, “They still have job […]

City of Oxford Staff Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations

— information courtesy of the City of Oxford, NC On Wednesday, City of Oxford staff took steps to receive covid-19 vaccinations.  The event took place at the Oxford City Hall Auditorium.  The vaccinations were administered now that Phase 3 is underway in North Carolina, which allows frontline workers to get the shots. In attendance, among […]

“The Local Skinny!” March 3; Local Home and Garden Show

Each Wednesday “The Local Skinny!” is the Home and Garden Show, which features co-hosts Wayne Rowland and Paul McKenzie of the Vance County Cooperative Extension service. Vance County COOP agents and staff can be reached throughout the week locally at 438-8188. As you will hear in today’s podcast below, listener calls at 492-5594 with questions […]