Corbitt Museum and Meeting
The first Corbitt Preservation Association meeting of 2016 will take place Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 P.M. Kenneth Stegall, association treasurer, informed WIZS News that folks interested in the group are invited to attend the meeting at the Bennett H. Perry, Jr. Museum (the Corbitt Museum) located at 180 Church St., Henderson, NC. There will be good fellowship, and it will be a great opportunity to see in the museum if you have not done so already.
In the following written statement, Stegall says the museum is in need of volunteers.
“The Corbitt Preservation Association would like to thank all the citizens of Henderson, NC and the surrounding area for their support. We opened the Bennett H. Perry Jr. Museum back in October of 2015 which is the home of the Corbitt Museum as well as a museum of the City of Henderson. We are having trouble finding citizens willing to volunteer to help us keep it open on the weekends. We are in need of volunteers for 3-hr shifts on Saturdays and Sundays. The hours for Saturday are from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. We are in need of volunteers to work 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. on Saturdays and 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. on Sundays. We will assist in the training of the volunteers as to what needs to be done. We are also open by appointment for groups and individual showings. We encourage other groups to have meetings at the Museum. Please feel free to contact any Corbitt Preservation member or Ken Stegall, Charles Powell or Curtis Paul. The Corbitt Preservation Association is on facebook and our website is www.corbitttrucks.com ; we can be emailed at info@corbitttrucks.com. We look forward to hearing from anyone willing to help. We have a nice Museum, but we need our community’s help in keeping it open.”
WIZS Marketing Press Release
Kevin Bullock, Senior Marketing Consultant for WIZS, has been awarded the Social Media Marketing certification from Hootsuite Media. Hootsuite is a social media management system for brand management created by Ryan Holmes in 2008. Hootsuite is widely regarded as the world’s most widely used platform for managing social media.
WIZS works with local business owners in Henderson, Kittrell, Middleburg, Oxford, Warrenton, and Louisburg to help create effective multimedia marketing campaigns, and WIZS Radio’s Kevin Bullock is constantly working to reeducate himself to better help the marketing partners that he represents. Bullock said, “It’s fun to learn about different types of marketing, and it is really challenging to put it all together with the assistance of local business owners into one effective and integrated strategy.”
If you or someone you know needs assistance with local marketing efforts, please do not hesitate to call WIZS at 252-492-3001.
78th Annual H-V Chamber Banquet
2016 Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce 78th Annual Membership Banquet
The Chamber recently emailed the following information to member businesses:
“The 78th Henderson -Vance Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership banquet will be held on Thursday, February 4th at the Vance Granville Community College Civic Center in Henderson.
“A keynote address will delivered by the Mr. Chris Chung, Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina who will provide an informative analysis about economic development in Vance County and North Carolina.
“Seating for dinner will be promptly at 6:30 pm.
“Tickets are available for $35 each or a table of 10 for $320.
“Please contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce office at 252-438-8414 for ticket purchases or details on how your business can give-back to your community while also receiving exceptional brand recognition through our outstanding sponsorship investment opportunities.
“If you have purchased tickets and have not let us know who will be attending, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you!”
The Chamber also wished to thank its banquet sponsors.
“Thank you to our sponsors!
“Duke Energy will again serve as the Presenting Sponsor.
“Carolina Country Snacks, CenturyLink, Maria Parham Medical Center and MARS Petcare are Gold sponsors.
“Silver sponsors include BB&T, Envirolink, Wake Electric Membership Corporation, and Walmart DC #6091.
“Express Employment Professionals and J.M. White Funeral Service are our Bronze sponsors.”
Carver Multipurpose Room Groundbreaking
Update:
Vance County Schools has rescheduled the groundbreaking ceremony for the new multipurpose room at Carver Elementary School for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3. The public is invited to attend.
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The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 27, has been postponed to a later date.
Terri Hedrick, Public Information Officer, with Vance County Schools said, “We hope to announce the rescheduled date soon.”
Carver Elementary School is going to have a new multipurpose room.
In a previous press release, Hedrick said, “Construction on the facility, which will be used in a variety of ways by the school including for physical education activities and school assemblies, is expected to begin within the next few weeks. H.G. Reynolds Company Inc. of Henderson is the contractor for the construction project.
“The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on the grounds of the school. The ceremony will feature comments made by local officials and will involve students and staff members at the school.
“The public is invited to attend.”
Henderson Civitan Stew Sale
The Henderson Civitan Club spring stew sale will be Saturday, February 27th. Stew will be available for sale at Henderson Wellness Center on Dabney Drive from 10 A.M. until 1 P.M. for $8.00 per quart. You can reserve stew now by contacting a Henderson Civitan Club member or by calling 432-0774. You may also go to Facebook.com/civitanofhendersonnc and message us your name and the number of quarts you would like.
Any area civic club can have a PSA on WIZS 1450AM by emailing johncharles@wizs.com or by going to WIZS.com/PSAs and filling out the electronic form.
(John C. Rose of WIZS is a member of the Henderson Civitan Club.)
Vance County Schools Make-up Days
Vance County Schools has announced make-up days for the three full instruction days missed due to recent snow in our area.
The days missed for all 16 traditional schools will be made up on Friday, March 4, originally scheduled as a teacher workday; Wednesday, April 20, originally scheduled as an early release day and now designated as a full day; and Friday, June 3, originally scheduled as a teacher workday.
The Vance County Early College High School will make up the three days missed on Friday, May 20, Monday, May 23, and Tuesday, May 24, all originally scheduled as teacher workdays.
(Terri Hedrick, VCS Public Information Officer, wrote the above press release.)