Home And Garden Show

/by

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

  • When buying container plants make sure plants are not root bound. Ex Mums
  • Plant tall fescue NOW. If your tall fescue lawn does NOT need overseeding, then it should be fertilized.
  • Control cabbage loopers, cabbage worms, in cole crops with Dipel or Sevin
  • Save some herbs for winter use by drying them. Use an oven on low heat, microwave, dehydrator, or hang in a warm and dry location.
  • Control weeds, do not let them seed out or you will have a worser weed problem next year.
  • Avoid pruning. Wait until late November at the earliest.
  • Now is a great time to take your soil test. Analysis time 1 week, No charge!
  • Save seed to reduce seed cost for next year and/or to share.
  • When buying grass seed check the germination percentage on the tag,you want 90% or higher.
  • For tall fescue, look for a blend of three or more cultivars.

Click Play!

 

The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 09-13-22

/by

The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for September 13, 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.

····························

Business Name  Walmart Distribution Center

Job Title  Multiple Open Positions.  Order Fillers, Lift Drivers, Receivers, and EHS (Environmental Health Safety) Associates.  Order Fillers are hired to work shifts Sun-Thurs, 4 am to 12 pm – Sat-Mon 3:30 am to 3 pm –  and possibly Monday – Friday 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm.  Lift Drivers are hired to work shifts Sat – Mon starting 1 pm for 11 hour shifts.  Receivers are hired to work shifts Tuesday – Friday 1 pm to 11:30 pm and Sat-Mon 1 pm for 11 hour shifts.

How To Apply   Apply online at https://walmart.com/careers.  Or email resume to areshia.roberts@walmart.com.

····························

Business Name  Henderson Family YMCA

Job Title  Multiple Open Positions.  Human Resources Director, Bus Driver, Camp Counselor, Lifeguard, Members Services,  Nursery/Kid Zone Attendants, and Wellness Center Attendant.  Full-time and part-time positions are available.

How To Apply – www.hendersonymca.org/get-involved/employment-opportunities  For questions, 252-438-2144.

····························

Business Name  ServPro of Franklin, Vance, and Granville County

Job Title  Multiple Open Positions.

Administrative Assistant – This person would assist the Office Manager with day-to-day operations for the company.  Scheduling, Customer Service, Telephones, Filing, Basic Accounting.  Must have attention to details, friendly, and a team player.

Marketing Manager – This position would assist with on-site customer service needs for homes and businesses, reaching out to new and potential customers, working with office staff on social media management, as well as, community involvement.  Outgoing personality, creative, team player, helpful.

Production Technicians – Provide services to homes and businesses for all restoration needs. Water Damage, Fire Clean-Up, Mold Remediation. Must be hard working, physical labor required, ready to be a part of team.  On the job training provided.

How To Apply   Email your resume to Nicole Conley Office Manager at nconley@servpro11717.com.  Or bring your resume to the ServPro office at 260 Industry Drive in Henderson NC.

····························

Business Name   Spectrum Medical Solutions

Job Title  Multiple Open Positions.

Healthcare Billing Representative – provides full-service Audiology billing services to our clients throughout the US from our office in Oxford, NC.  We are expanding and looking for qualified candidates to join our billing and verifications team.

Verifications Representative – Looking for candidates with experience in the medical billing industry as well as experience with Microsoft Excel.

How To Apply  Apply online at www.spectrummedsolutions.net or email resume to april@spectrummedsolutions.net

····························

Business Name   Eckerd Connects – Kerr Lake Camp

Job Title  Multiple Open Positions.  Hiring for a licensed professional Counselor with Master’s Degree in a relevant field, Classroom Teacher with NC Education Credentials, and Youth Counselors (experience with youth).

How To Apply  Send your resume to Lorena Marquez, Recruiter, at lmarquez@eckerd.org.  Or apply online at www.eckerd.org/about-us/careers.

····························

Business Name   Select Products Holdings, LLC, (located on 1133 Poplar Creek Road in Henderson, NC.)

Job Title   Multiple Open Positions.  Quality Control Technician; CDL Licensed Driver; Machine Operator; Forklift Operator; Order Packer.  Ability to work 12 hour shifts (some weekends, holidays, and overtime).  Pass a pre-employment drug screening and pass a criminal background check.  Ability to communicate professionally and work in a team environment.  Some positions required to wear safety glasses, hearing protection, hat or hair net in production areas.  Basic math skills, ability to read, write and speak English, and some jobs will require additional training and successful completion of forklift training and maintain certifications.  Attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to use logic and reasoning, minimum of high school diploma or equivalent.  Experience in warehouse operations preferred.

How To Apply  Apply online at  www.selectproducts-usa.com or email zollie.perry@selectph.com.  Questions, call human resource department at 252-572-0702.

····························

Business Name   Michael’s Florist (new 340 Dabney Drive location)

Job Title   Part Time position is available.  Applicant must be dependable with a clean driving record.  Needed 3-4 days a week.  Salary is negotiable and will discussed during interview.

How To Apply  Apply in person with your resume at Michael’s Florist.

····························

Business Name   Belk Department Store (Henderson, NC)

Job Title   Multiple Open Positions.  Full-Time Sales Team Manager, Full Time Asset Protection, Full Time Beauty Advisor and Full Time Omni Associate.

How To Apply  Apply online at www.belkcareers.com and put Henderson, NC as the location.  Or deliver your resume to Belk store, located at 350 North Cooper Drive in Henderson, NC.

····························

Business Name   Carolina Cooling and Heating

Job Title  Multiple Open Positions.   HVAC Technician – Experienced required.  Should know how to check out heating and cooling units and know how to repair. Must have driver’ license and be able to work Monday – Friday 8 am to 4 pm.  Installer.  No experience required, we will train the right applicant.

How To Apply  Apply in person at Carolina Cooling and Heating Office, located at 465 Industry Drive, Henderson NC  Between the hours of 12 – 3 pm.

····························

Business Name   Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Job Title  Multiple Open Positions. RN/LPN Nurses – looking to hire one part-time first shift; one every other week-end first shift; one part-time second shift; and one part-time third shift.  CNA’s – need two full time on first shift; two every other weekend on first shift; and one full-time on third shift.  Also hiring for one full-time RN Staff Development Coordinator.

How To Apply  Call 252-492-7021 to schedule an interview.  Or send resume to Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 1245 Park Avenue in Henderson, NC 27536.

····························

Business Name   Ameristaff

Job Title  Recruiting for a Utility Worker in the Henderson area.  Job involves cleaning machines and equipment, outdoor lawn care.  Must be able to lift 50 pounds or more.  Ability to work in a non-climate controlled environment as these positions are outside.  Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm.  Staring pay rate is $12 hour.

How To Apply  Contact Joni Temple, Regional Vice President with Ameristaff Staffing Company.  276-632-7088.  Email your resume to jtemple@ameristaff.net

····························

Business Name   Kittrell Job Corps Center

Multiple Open Positions. Hiring now for Culinary Arts Instructor (starting salary $45,000 annually.  Responsible to providing students with industry recognized instruction and training that will lead students to full-time jobs, higher education or advanced training.  A minimum of one-year teaching experience.  Certified, licensed or accredited in NC or by a professional trade organization.  Must possess a valid driver’s license and meet company insurability requirement.   Residential Advisor (salary $17.50 hour); and Substance Abuse Counselor (starting salary is $42,000)

How To Apply  Send resume to April Taylor by email to Taylor.April@jobcorps.org.  Or apply online at www.adamsaai.jobs.net

····························

Business Name   Henderson Collegiate Charter School

Job Title  Elementary and Middle School Teachers.  A bachelor’s degree is required but a teaching license is NOT required to start with HC.  The Charter School opens a competitive salary and benefits for full-time employees and are also currently offering a $2000 teacher signing bonus.

How To Apply  Apply online at www.hendersoncollegiate.org/careers or by emailing a copy of your resume to recruitment@hendersoncollegiate.org.

····························

Business Name   Granville Vance Public Health Department

Job Title  Multiple Open Positions.  Environmental Health Specialist.  Full-Time.  Primary purpose to provide professional services for environmental health, through education, surveillance, evaluations, consultation and enforcement of health laws and regulations.  Bachelor’s Degree is required from a 4 yr college or university with 30 semester hours of course work in the physical or biological sciences, or other degrees that are accepted.

Public Health Educator III  Full-Time.  Primary duties will serve as the Health Promotion and Wellness Department Supervisor.  A key leadership team member.  Responsible for supervising all aspects of multiple health promotion programs, all health promotion team staff members for 2 county area, and all grant-funded programs including budget, deliverables, reporting, and strategic partnerships.  Masters Degree in Public Health and 2-years experience required.  Must have strong oral and written communications skills.

How To Apply  Complete state applications (PD 107), college transcript, and three work-related reference contacts.  Submit email to humanresources@gvdhd.org. Or mail resume to Personnel Director, Granville Vance Public Health, PO Box 367, Oxford, NC 27565

····························

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.

Click Play!

 

The Local Skinny! United Way Yard Sale

/by

Whether you’re de-cluttering with a purpose, or whether you are finally taking a moment to clean out the garage or closet, Desiree Brooks says the items you are parting with be a big help to the community.

Bring your gently used furniture, home décor items, electronics, baby and kid items and more to the United Way office this Friday in advance of a yard sale to raise money for nonprofit agencies.

Brooks is president of the local United Way, which supports nonprofits in Vance and Warren counties. This group is 100 percent volunteer organization, and though COVID-19 derailed yard sales for the past couple of years, Brooks told John C. Rose on Monday’s The Local Skinny! that the agency is getting back into the swing of things.

Volunteers will happily accept donations between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 at the United Way office, located at 715 S. Garnett St.

“All the money stays local,” Brooks said, and encourages the community to make their donations – either with goods for the yard sale or by visiting https://unitedwayvance.org/united and clicking on the Give button. The yard sale itself will be held Saturday, Sept. 24 at the United Way office on Garnett Street.

Previous yard sales have netted a couple of thousand dollars for United Way, which in turn allocates money to area agencies. “We want to be able to allocate more,” Brooks said. “We realize the organizations depend on grants…we want these fundraisers to be as successful as possible.”

 

CLICK PLAY!

 

The Local Skinny! When Trains Rumbled Along Corbitt Road

/by

Sometimes it’s fun to just listen.

Listen and remember times gone by, through the eyes – and voices – of those who are no longer here.

Thursday’s The Local Skinny! segment is a remembrance of two much-loved subjects around here at the radio station: Trains. And John D. Rose, III.

John C. Rose played a clip for TownTalk guest Tom Burleson about Burleson’s father, Gilliam, as told by John C. Rose’s dad, who was recalling covering a Henderson City Council meeting.

Here’s the gist of the story, but treat yourself and go listen to the audio at wizs.com:

Although the trains were no longer crossing Garnett Street at Corbitt Road, across from the corner lot where the Burleson family lived, “they did have lights, bells and crossing gates across Garnett Street,” Rose recounted in the clip. “Gilliam comes to the city council meeting one night (to say that) due to malfunction, about 3 o’clock one morning, the lights and bells go off at the crossing, which of course wakes Mr. Burleson up,” Rose said, his chuckles escalating to laughter.

“I got to laughing so hard I had to go out of the room for awhile…and Mr. Burleson was up there describing the outrages that he was having to put up with at his residence,” Rose continued. When the police called the railroad’s home office to find out how to disable the offending equipment, came back a written reply that the railroad didn’t know it even had such equipment in Henderson. Long story short, the senior Rose said, “nothing was ever done about it until the railroad company finally took up the railroad tracks and when they did, they took the lights and bells with them.”

CLICK PLAY!

Home And Garden Show

/by

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.

 

Click Play!

 

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

/by

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

new

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.

Click Play!

 

The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: History Of Cedar Walk

/by

Think about it for a minute: Is is easier to remember what you ate for breakfast this morning or to visualize in your mind the house where you grew up? Many historians rely on people’s long-term memories to piece together the past, and that is exactly what Mark Pace did to try to learn more about Cedar Walk, a home in Williamsboro that was torn down in 1967.

He and WIZS’s Bill Harris talked about the origins of the home, which was called Blooming Hope when it was a school for girls during its early days. During the Depression era, it was the oldest house standing in Vance County, Pace said during the Around Old Granville segment of Thursday’s The Local Skinny!

Pace, North Carolina Room Specialist at the Richard Thornton Library in Oxford, said he was able to talk to some folks who’d lived in the house in the 1940’s and ‘50s who were able to describe the interior floor plan. The Library of Congress has photographs of the home taken in the 1930’s that show a fairly plain, two-story frame home with a covered front porch.

“It’s a shame it’s not here – it’s associated with so many important people,” Pace said. Revolutionary War leaders, a former governor and the minister who helped establish the Presbyterian Church in the state have ties to Cedar Walk, so named because of the lane of cedar trees that lined the walk up to the home.

By most accounts, the home probably was built around 1780, Pace said, based on the style and size of the structure. If the structure were still standing, the wood could be aged using tree-ring dating, he added, but most likely it would have been a contemporary of St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was built in 1773.

It was later purchased by Col. Robert Burton, who had fought in the Revolutionary War.

Burton was a businessman and UNC has a ledger in which he recorded some of his business dealings, Pace said. One notable entry is the sale of a horse to a fellow named Daniel Boone.

One of Burton’s nephews came to live at Cedar Walk. His parents died and Hutchins Burton came to live at Cedar Walk. He became North Carolina’s 22nd governor, serving from 1824-1827.

When the Bullock family bought the home in 1828, they made an addition to the home, which Pace described as “one of the great old plantation houses in Vance County.” Although the house no longer stands, the land remains in the Bullock family.

The house fell into disrepair, probably for a couple of reasons, Pace noted. One reason was the lack of electricity, which would have been a costly endeavor. But the second reason, he said, is because people said the house was haunted.

Visit the Library of Congress website and search “Cedar Walk” to see photographs.

 

CLICK PLAY!

 

Home And Garden Show

/by

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

Paul McKenzie of the Vance Co. Extension Service is joined by Warren County Livestock Extension Agent Matthew Place.

Click Play!

 

The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 08-30-22

/by

The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for August 30, 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.

Business Name – Perry Memorial Library

Job Opening – Library Assistant Opening.  Seeking candidate to perform clerical and paraprofessional support duties at public library in downtown Henderson on Breckenridge Street. Requires good computer skills, part-time (19 hours/week), some nights and weekends, $12 an hour.

How To Apply – Apply online at www.vancecounty.org, use Job Postings tab at top of page.

•••••••••••••••••••••••

Business Name – Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start

Job Opening – Open position for a Program and Contracts Coordinator/Evaluator.  Applicants needed to monitor contract compliance and program efficiencies of all Smart Start funded programs. The successful candidate will also serve as the Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director.  A Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Human Service related field is required.  Requires experience in programs serving young children and families. With prior experience in program evaluation, statistics, data analysis, and training groups in self-evaluation.

How To Apply – Submit cover letter, resume, and FGV Smart Start, PO Box 142, Henderson NC 26536 or email whunt@fgvsmartstart.org.  Applications can be downloaded from website www.fgvpartnership.org.

•••••••••••••••••••••••

Business Name – Versatrim

Job Opening –  Customer Service Representative. To provide information in response to inquiries about products and services, and to handle and resolve complaints.  Must be an enthusiastic individual who can listen to customer service issues and thenoffier a uniques and innovative solution to each problem. Must be 18 years old+  Monday – Friday, 9 am to 6 pm.

How To Apply – Apply online at https://versatrim.com/customer-service-rep.html.

•••••••••••••••••••••••

Business Name – Carter Bank in Henderson

Job Opening –  Financial Services Representative.  Engages and connects with customers, gathering customer information to acquire new relationships and grow/retain existing relationships while providing exceptional customer service to help resolve any questions or issues related to customer accounts or bank products and services.  Full-time.

How To Apply – Apply online at https://www.cbtcares.com, under careers tab at top of home page.

•••••••••••••••••••••••

Business Name – ServPro (Franklin, Vance and Granville County)

Job Opening –   Administrative Assistant. Full-time.  Monday – Friday.  8 am – 5 pm. Perform all office administrative tasks related to customer calls, job management and tracking, scheduling of jobs and customer satisfaction activities. Perform basic accounting duties relating to accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and banking. Perform general office duties such as drafting correspondence, filing and creating reports.

How To Apply – Stop by the ServPro office in Henderson, at 260 Industry Drive to submit application or apply online at www.indeed.com.

•••••••••••••••••••••••

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.

Click Play!

 

City of Henderson Logo

The Local Skinny! Ellington, City Leaders Assess Needs During Ride-Around

/by

A contingent of city officials completed a ride-around through a couple of the city’s wards to view for themselves some of the concerns that residents have with the state of some properties in their neighborhoods.

Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington told John C. Rose on Monday’s segment of The Local Skinny! that he was among those who hopped in cars and cruised some of the city’s streets in Wards 3 and 4. Code enforcement, he said, must be “at the forefront of our mission.”

Ride-arounds are just one way for city officials to get firsthand accounts of how properties are being maintained – or not maintained, as the case may be.

“I’ve been through these wards myself,” Ellington said, “to see what people are faced with. Just to see it firsthand, we’ve got a lot of work to do,” he said.

The mayor recalled a recent chat he had with a resident, who invited him off her porch to take a short walk.

“We walked down the street and around the corner,” he said, and what he saw was not good.

“A lot of it was gut-wrenching and disappointing,” he said of pockets of neighborhoods that are not maintained properly.

Some folks have beautiful yards and porches, yet “two houses down, they’re falling in, cars in the yard, abandoned.” City residents don’t deserve that kind of inattention, he said.

Others who participated in the ride-around included City Manager Terrell Blackmon, Police Chief Marcus Barrow, Recreation and Parks Director Kendrick Vann and City Attorney Rix Edwards.

The next ride-around will cover Wards 1 and 2, he said. It’s a good way for the city’s residents to be assured that their concerns are being heard and addressed.

“I just want the residents to keep the faith. We’re moving and we’re looking forward to a bright future,” Ellington said.

 

 

CLICK PLAY!