WIZS Radio Local News Audio 10-18-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 10-18-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for October 18, 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 michele@hendersonvance.org to be included.
Lowe’s
Position: Fulfillment Team Lead
Full-Time. The Fulfillment Lead spends most of his/her time checking, managing, and fulfilling orders. These orders consist of online, pick up later, delivery, install and pro. As Fulfillment Lead, he/she provides supervision, coaching, and support to the Fulfillment Associates. This associate also assists by making recommendations to solve issues and by prioritizing work to meet customer needs. Generally scheduled 39 to 40 or up to 25 hours per week, respectively; more hours may be required based on the needs of the store. Requires morning, afternoon and evening availability any day of the week. Ability to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction), 6 months of experience using a computer, smart phones, tablets, including inputting, accessing, modifying, or outputting information. Customer Service experience is a plus.
How To Apply: Apply online at https://www.lowes.com/store/NC-Henderson/0738. Scroll to bottom of home page and click on careers. Or apply at www.indeed.com
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Executive Personnel Group (Hiring for local business/industry)
Customer Service Representative – Hiring now for multiple positions. Full-Time, $12.50 per hour. Must be 18 years of age or older. High school diploma/GED required (Associate degree in a business related field preferred). Ability to remain professional and courteous with customers at all times. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Job responsibilities include answering incoming customer calls regarding product, service questions and general client concerns. Responsible for maintaining a high level of professionalism with clients and working to establish a positive rapport with every caller. Update customer information accurately in the customer service database during and after each call.
How To Apply – In person at Executive Personnel Group office on Dabney Drive, or online at https://www.executivepersonnelgroup.com/ and click on “job seekers” tab at top. Can also apply online at www.indeed.com.
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Kittrell Job Corps Center (Adams and Associates)
Guidance Counselor. Full-time. Salary from $45,850 a year. Day hours, 8 hours Monday – Friday. Responsible to provide students with comprehensive and individualized case management ensuring student progress, retention and completion of the Job Corps program. Establishes supportive/mentoring relationships with students throughout their enrollment and provides personal, educational and career counseling.
How To Apply – Apply online at https://kittrell.jobcorps.gov/ For questions, or email your resume to the Human Resource Center at williams.angelap@jobcorps.org.
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Classic Toyota of Henderson
Sales Associate. Full-time. Assist customers in selecting a vehicle by asking questions and listening carefully to their responses. Explain product performance, application, and benefits to prospects. Describe all optional equipment available for customer purchase. Build strong rapport with customers. Perform high-quality, professional, and knowledgeable presentation and demonstration of new/used vehicles. Learn to overcome objections, close sales, and perform all other steps of the sales process in accordance with company standards. Previous dealership experience is a huge plus.
How To Apply – Apply on company website at https://www.classictoyotahenderson.com and click on About Us/Employment tab at top of page.
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Vance County Public School System
School Nutrition Cafeteria Assistant. Full Time (6 hours per day) / Non-Exempt. Qualifications: Experience in commercial or institutional food service, school setting preferred; High school diploma or equivalent; vocational training; OR a combination of education and experience; Cashier skills required; ServSafe® Certificate or NC Safe Plates Certificate preferred. Prepare and serve food, use cash register to process financial transactions, and cleaning duties. Must be service-oriented,bcooperative with pleasant attitude toward students, parents, staff and administration. Rotate frequently to all Vance County cafeterias, according to the specified assignment as determined by the needs of the school district.
How To Apply – Apply online at https://www.vcs.k12.nc.us/ and click on Programs and Services tab at top. Questions, call Human Resource Department at 252-492-2127 .
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Carolina Sunrock – Kittrell, NC Location
Equipment Operator. Full-time position, Monday – Friday, 7 am – 6 pm with some weekend work as required. Equipment Operator is capable of operating various pieces of equipment. The Equipment Operator helps do multiple tasks to keep the operations in motions. Operates mobile machinery and equipment used to drill, blast, crush, screen and load hard rock, sand, gravel, and other raw materials as needed. Responsible for the movement of materials, to perform preventative maintenance & minor repairs on equipment, and working with others on daily goals of production.
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred. Three (3) to Five (5) years prior related experience required.
How To Apply – Apply online at https://www.thesunrockgroup.com/locations/kittrell/. For questions, please call 1-855-OUR ROCK.
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Election Coverage: Brame Targets Drug Activity, Addressing Staff Shortage If Elected To Second Term As Sheriff
-The following is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Nov. 8 election.
Curtis Brame said he looks forward to a second term as sheriff and working collectively with the community to keep Vance County residents safe. During his first term, Brame has had to contend with issues like staffing shortages and increased service calls, deficiencies in the county jail and the burgeoning drug activity. Toss in a two years’ long COVID-19 pandemic, and Brame said it’s been challenging.
But, with his more than 38 years of law enforcement experience, Brame said he knows the “ins and outs, the do’s and don’ts” of the sheriff’s office. “Experience makes the difference.”
Illegal Drug Activity
He said his office gets calls daily about the drug problem, and he said that his personnel cannot do it alone. “We have to educate and train people to say ‘no,’” Brame said in an interview with WIZS’s John C. Rose recorded and aired unedited on Monday.
The traffickers and sellers need to be in jail, he said, but parents have to get more involved in educating their children. “It all comes back to education and training,” he said.
When his office receives a citizen complaint about drug activity, Brame said it’s not as simple as kicking in a door and making an arrest.
“It’s a process,” he explained. Once officers follow up on the complaint and investigate, it’s time to take information to the district attorney and other agencies like the DEA.
Following proper procedure in building a case against a suspected dealer means a better chance of getting a conviction.
Administration
“The sheriff’s office has a multitude of jobs and responsibilities,” Brame said, from transporting mental patients to processing concealed carry applications and gun permits to making arrests and serving civil summonses. “People don’t realize those responsibilities,” he noted, adding that being a sheriff’s deputy is more than “knocking in doors and serving warrants.”
The caseload is overwhelming for a fully staffed sheriff’s office, but can be almost crippling to an agency that has more than 30 opening between the sheriff’s office and the detention facility.
But Brame said Vance County is not alone – law enforcement agencies across the state and beyond face staffing shortages.
Brame said he appreciates the support from county commissioners and from the county manager to offer incentives for new hires – and for moving forward with a feasibility study to examine just what needs to happen at the jail – repair or replace the 30-year-old facility.
Brame said he stands by his decision to place on paid suspension the three men from his office who face indictments. As stated in previous interviews, Brame said a gag order imposed on him prevents his comment on the case, but said “they want their day in court, I want their day in court.”
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Election Coverage: Bailey Targets Drug Sales, More Training As First Steps If Elected Sheriff
-The following is part of WIZS’s continuing coverage of the Nov. 8 election.
Patrick Bailey says his experience in the private sector, coupled with his training and background in law enforcement make him the candidate to vote for in the upcoming race for Vance County Sheriff.
WIZS aired Monday morning a recorded but unedited interview with the Republican candidate for sheriff, during which time he and John C. Rose discussed issues facing the community and how Bailey will address them if he’s elected.
Bailey prioritized combatting the drug issue, increased training for sheriff’s office staff and beefing up administration within the sheriff’s office.
“I see where the problems are, (and) I know what needs to be done,” he said. “I know where the issues are and I have a plan for achieving the goals I’m setting,” he added.
Illegal Drug Activity
“Drugs is my number one focus once I become sheriff,” Bailey reiterated. “It’s a very big problem, not just in this county, but in the state as well.”
He said he would organize a drug unit within the sheriff’s office to try to eliminate drug sales, especially in locations where such illegal activities are known – by the community and by law enforcement personnel – to take place.
“We need a certain aggressive effort to curb the sale of fentanyl and heroin in this county,’ he said, which would help to stop deadly overdoses and reduce the supply of illegal drugs that comes into the county.
Shutting down so-called “drug houses” and making arrests will be first steps toward creating safer communities for residents who have expressed their concerns to Bailey. Getting undercover officers to make drug buys is the first step in making arrests, swearing out search warrants and getting convictions.
But Bailey said he would advocate for a community clean-up program “to eliminate these houses altogether.”
He also would support collaboration with mental health professionals to help those with substance abuse problems get the help they need to get them off the drugs, “rather than just sending them to prison.”
Bailey said he would focus first on drug activity within the county before he branches out to include the interstates and highways with a drug interdiction team, but that is something he would implement as sheriff.
Administration
Bailey said the county needs a change in law enforcement structure, both to improve recruitment and retention of qualified personnel for the sheriff’s office and to deal with other ongoing challenges.
A certified law enforcement instructor, Bailey said training is key to having deputies perform their duties at the highest possible level.
He has a degree in criminal justice, and he said he would make sure that his staff got more than
The minimum mandatory in-service training requirements to keep them “up to speed” with what is happening within the county.
“I certainly feel like I am capable,” Bailey said of running the sheriff’s office. He said he would work to get recruitment and retention programs in place so the Vance County Sheriff’s Office would be an agency where employees want to come to work every day.
“I want morale to be very high,” he said.
He left the field of law enforcement for a career in private business, and he said he gained valuable experience in areas of management and finance that will serve him well as sheriff.
“I know how to balance a budget, and to see that it’s utilized in the best possible way it can be,” Bailey said.
Bailey was critical of the way that the current administration has dealt with a situation involving three members of the sheriff’s office who have been suspended with pay for almost two years following their indictment on felony charges.
“It’s costing our taxpayers roughly a little over $300,000,” he said.
They should have been put on unpaid suspension until the situation was resolved, he said.
“You have to have a plan with how you’re going to deal with any and all situations, and you follow that scenario regardless of what the charge is.”
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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 10-17-22 Noon
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Oyster Roast Fundraiser For Parker’s Peace Pool
Parker’s Peace Pool is having an Oyster Roast on Saturday, Oct. 22 to raise funds to support the 62-year-old community pool.
Tickets for dinner are $50 each and the menu consists of steamed oysters, pork barbecue, fried catfish and steamed shrimp, with side fixin’s of baked beans, slaw and hushpuppies. Tea and water will be provided as well.
The fundraiser will be held at 184 Henry Ayscue Rd., and the gates open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and the event will conclude with announcement of raffle prize winners.
For tickets, contact parkerpeacepool@gmail.com. Or call 438-3601.
VCS Names New Principal For Vance County High School
-information courtesy of Vance County Schools
Vance County Schools announced Thursday that Nealie Whitt III has been named the new principal of Vance County High School.
Whitt takes the reins from Rey Horner, who was selected to fill the role of executive director of student services for the school district. He becomes the school’s second principal and is scheduled to begin his new job on Nov. 28.
“As I enter into this new journey, I am excited to be a part of Vance County High School,” Whitt said. “As principal, it is my duty to continue to build a supportive and collaborative school community while maintaining the spirit of our district of Vance County. As a school community, we will build on the traditions of the past and meet the challenges of the future in innovative and exciting ways.”
Whitt has 12 years of teaching experience. He began as a physical education teacher and was a finalist for the Wells Fargo Principal of the Year in 2022 for the state of North Carolina, as well as a Top 10 North Carolina Principal of the Year finalist in 2021. He has served in leadership roles in public and charter schools.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health, with an emphasis in secondary education from N.C. Central University. He holds a master’s degree and currently is enrolled in a doctoral program of education in educational administration.
Superintendent Dr. Cindy Bennett welcomed Whitt to Vance County. “Vance County Schools is excited to welcome our new Viper principal,” Bennett said, adding that he brings leadership experience and knowledge of the county to his new role.
“He expresses a great desire to build strong students and support staff in a manner that will ensure our graduates are prepared. I am grateful for the work of Mr. Horner and look forward to the next chapter,” Bennett said.
Vance County’s Car Show
Ten blocks in downtown Henderson transformed – A gigantic combination parking lot and entertainment zone for car enthusiasts – The Show, Shine, Shag & Dine!
20th annual event – Vance County Tourism Director Pam Hester and a team of volunteers making it happen.
Race cars – Volunteer Danny Stanton said he is very pleased to be able to help with this aspect of the car show. “I’ve been a drag racer, a car guy, pretty much my whole life,” Stanton said. “We want to get the drag cars back involved,” he said.
No matter what type of car you prefer – Something for everyone at this year’s even – Free admission to the public – Folks strolling along Garnett Street and beyond to see everything from classic cars to drag racers to Corbitt trucks.
Corbitt Preservation Association – Vehicles on display located near the Corbitt Museum, which will be open on Saturday for visitors. The winner of the raffle prizes also will be announced during the car show awards.
Jeep Jam – Downtown retailer Gear & Beer – For all Jeep enthusiasts who want to drive their Jeeps in to the parking lot at the United Way office on South Garnett Street – Jeeps of any type welcome.
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 10-14-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Edmonds Discusses Fire Prevention Week
As part of the observance of the 100th annual Fire Prevention Week, Henderson Fire Department Battalion Chief Lee Edmonds stressed the importance of families having an escape plan that everyone in the household is aware of, in the event that of fire.
The theme for this year’s FPW is “Fire Won’t Wait – Plan Your Escape,” and Edmonds told John C. Rose on Thursday’s TownTalk that, on average, occupants have about two minutes to get out of a burning house.
That’s 120 seconds, folks. It’s not long.
“Have a drawn-out plan – write it out,” Edmonds said, “so that everybody in the house knows which ways are the best ways to get out of each room.”
Fire officials have traditionally responded to residents’ requests to replace their home’s smoke detectors, but the COVID-19 pandemic hindered their ability somewhat, Edmonds said. “We’re still doing our home inspection program,” he said, and now they are installing devices with a 20-year life span – no batteries to replace. When they reach the end of their life span, residents simply toss and replace.
Edmonds said it’s important to keep doors unblocked from the inside. “People think ‘I don’t need this door because I’ve got this other door,’” he said. But there should be multiple ways to escape in case of a fire.
“Always make sure that every exit in your home is accessible to get to,” he added.
Fire trucks respond to calls that often don’t involve a burning structure, whether it’s a car accident or a health emergency.
“When a citizen calls, we’re going to be there,” Edmonds said. “No matter what they call for, we’re going to be there.”
City of Henderson Fire Department wants to share these key home fire escape planning tips:
- Make sure your plan meets the needs of all your family members, including those with sensory or physical disabilities.
- Smoke alarms should be installed inside every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every levelof your home. Smoke alarms should be interconnected so when one sounds, they all sound.
- Know at least two ways out of every room, if possible. Make sure all doors and windows open easily.
- Have an outside meeting place a safe distance from your home where everyone should meet.
- Practice your home fire drill at least twice a year with everyone in the household, including guests. Practice at least once during the day and at night.
To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs and activities in Henderson, contact the City of Henderson Fire Department at 252-430-1877 or thomasedmonds@henderson.nc.gov.
For more general information about Fire Prevention Week and fire prevention in general, visit fpw.org and sparky.org.
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