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Each Wednesday WIZS Radio features the Home and Garden Show during The Local Skinny! time slot from 11:30 a.m. until 11:55 a.m.
Vance County Cooperative Extension agents Wayne Rowland and Paul McKenzie regularly announce the Home and Garden Show.
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for July 13th, 2021. 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 christa@hendersonvance.org to be included.
Medical Careers Readiness of North Carolina
Jobs Available: Pharmacy Technician Instructors – Associate’s Degree and some experience is required
Contact Person: NaOnnie Lee
Method of Contact: for inquires call 252-598-2020
Henderson YMCA
Jobs Available: Nursery Staff and Bus Drivers – Benefits include free YMCA membership
Method of Contact: Apply online at www.hendersonymca.org
Pizza Inn of Henderson
Contact Person: Manager Randy Poythress
Method of Contact: Stop by 1250 Coble Blvd. to apply
Bojangles is hiring for both locations in Henderson
Jobs Available: Management Trainees and crew members. Must be 18 years or older to apply
Method of Contact: apply online at bojanglesrdu.com or stop by locations on Dabney Drive and East Andrews Ave.
State Employees Credit Union
Jobs Available: Financial Services Representatives
Method of Contact: Apply online at henderson@ncsecu.org or stop by their location at 1795 Graham Ave. in Henderson
Vance County Public Schools
Jobs Available: Licensure Specialist, Electrician and Human Resources Generalist
Method of Contact: You can apply at Administrative Office on 1724 Graham Ave. in Henderson or go to www.vcs.k12.nc.us to apply online
Hollander Sleep Products
Jobs Available: Logistics Coordinator
Method of Contact: You can apply through NC Works at 857 S. Beckford Drive in Henderson
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.
The 25th annual Franklin County Horse Farm Tour is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. This event has something for everyone interested in the local horse industry, whether you are looking for ideas to construct your own facility or you want to see what other types of equine operations are in the area.
The tour is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes stops at three barns in the area as well as a catered lunch, according to information from organizer Martha Mobley, Franklin County agriculture extension agent. Mobley and the local horse advisory committee work hard each year to showcase all types of horse facilities, from large show barns to backyard horseowners.
This year’s stops include Hidden Pond Farm in Youngsville, Two Grey Farm in Franklinton and LT Stables near Zebulon.
In addition to touring the facilities, each stop will have a featured speaker who will discuss topics ranging from hoof care to county zoning, pasture maintenance to fire ant control.
The tour will begin with check-in at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Center, 103 S. Bickett Blvd. in Louisburg and will end with lunch at Old Mule Hay & Feed Facility in Zebulon. The tour is free, but registration is required.
To register online, visit https://franklin.ces.ncsu.edu/ or phone the extension office at 919.496.3344.
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Matt Duboise has taken the idea of raising chickens to a whole new level. Those boring ol’ coops made of wood and wire just don’t cut it in today’s backyards. Think custom-made, people-friendly structures that are predator-proof and beautiful. Don’t forget beautiful.
Matt Duboise is fulfilling a dream with his Carolina Coops, just about ready to start cranking out coop kits and hire employees in its new location in Creedmoor.
“It’s one of the things that’s made us extremely popular,” Duboise said on Thursday’s The Local Skinny! segment. The coops are “extremely well built, but also beautiful.”
Back in 2008, when Duboise and family moved to Durham from New York, he scrounged free wood from his workplace to build his own backyard coop. And then he said he went a step further: “I thought, Why not trim it out? Why not make the chicken coops beautiful?”
Fast-forward a few years. The 2008 Great Recession forced Duboise to return to New York, where he continued to grow his business. But he said he knew he always wanted to come back to North Carolina.
Today, Duboise sends coop kits across the nation, and many Carolina Coops are shipped to the West Coast. He considered re-locating to Las Vegas for that reason, but thanks to Granville County’s economic development director, Harry Mills, Duboise’s return to North Carolina landed him in Granville County. “That man, I fell in love with him,” Duboise said of Mills. “He understands it from an entrepreneur’s point-of-view – (what it means) to invest time and money here.”
Duboise hosts a live webcast on Fridays at noon called Video Chicken. “We have a huge fan base online,” he said. Topics include all-things-chicken, from basic chicken questions to advice about coop construction.
Whether they are production coops or custom coops, Duboise says he’s adamant that the coops must be beautiful. Don’t forget beautiful.
Learn more at www.carolinacoops.com
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The Local Skinny! each Wednesday on WIZS is the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service Home and Garden Show.
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for July 6th, 2021. 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 christa@hendersonvance.org to be included.
JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of July 6, 2021
Name of the Company: Vance County Schools
Jobs Available: Open positions for bus drivers, a plumber and an electrician
Method of Contact: to apply go to www.vcs.k12.nc.us and click on job opportunities
Name of the Company: Roses Distribution Center
Jobs Available: General Warehouse, lift drivers, maintenance, CDL truck drivers, leads, managers and security
Method of Contact: visit their hiring center to apply, located at 218 Garnett Street. Please bring a valid (not expired) photo ID
Name of the Company: Brewer Cycles
Jobs Available: Service Write/ Advisor- this position requires a person to be able to type fast, be computer smart and talk professionally about repairs and cost to customers regarding their power sort vehicles. Must be courteous and helpful to all customers. This position is full or part time. Pay is $13.00 – $18.00 per hour.
Method of Contact: Stop by Brewer Cycles at 420 Warrenton Road to apply
Name of the Company: Kittrell Job Corps Center
Jobs Available: Residential Advisors, Accounting Clerk, LPN’s (full and part time), Academic Instructor for Reading, CTT Instructor for Medical Administrative Assistant and CTT Instructor for Facilities Maintenance.
Contact Person: Angela Williams- HR Manager
Method of Contact: call 252-438-9108 or email williams.angelap@jobcorps.org
Name of the Company: Next Level Kennels
Jobs Available: Part time weekend Kennel Tech. – Will be responsible for the day-to-day care of boarders and personal animals. Must have sufficient physical strength, mobility and stamina to lift and or move heavy pets and objects. It is ESSENTIAL that they have the ability and willingness to learn and the desire to provide gentle, compassionate care for boarded pets.
Method of Contact: for more information call 252-438-4459
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.
Today is day one for Dr. Cindy Bennett as Vance County Schools superintendent. Bennett said Wednesday she would be sworn in this morning at the Vance County Schools Administration Building on Graham Avenue.
It begins her seventh year with Vance County Schools.
At the regular meeting of the Vance County Board of Education on June 14, the board voted unanimously to select Dr. Bennett.
Dr. Anthony Jackson is departing to become superintendent in Chatham County, NC. He was here for six years.
Immediately after the school board appointed Bennett, she said at the meeting, “Thank you so much. Madam chair, to all the board members, Dr. Jackson, I can’t thank you enough for this honor. I love this community. This community is my home, and I will do everything within my power to serve the children in this community and to give them all that they deserve. Thank you again. I am humbled.”
In a press release from Vance County Schools later the night of the meeting, Board Chair Linda Cobb said, “Dr. Bennett is dedicated to our community, our schools and most importantly our students. We have been impressed with her work in Vance County Schools over the last six years. Her qualifications and experience beyond Vance County will allow her to boldly lead our district. We look forward to supporting her, working together towards ongoing excellence.”
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!!
The Local Skinny! broadcast for June 30, 2021.
Each Wednesday, the Local Skinny! features Vance County Cooperative Extension Agents Wayne Rowland and Paul McKenzie for the Home and Garden Show.
Home and Garden Audio
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for June 29th, 2021. 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 christa@hendersonvance.org to be included.
JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of June 29, 2021
Name of the Company: Ribeye’s of Henderson
Jobs Available: All levels – Waiter, Waitresses, Servers and kitchen staff
Method of Contact: Stop by 2002 Graham Ave. to apply or go online to www.ribeyes.com
Name of the Company: Pino’s Restaurant is hiring!
Method of Contact: Stop by 987 South Beckford Drive to pick up an application
Name of the Company: Brewer Cycles
Jobs Available: Service Write/ Advisor- this position requires a person to be able to type fast, be computer smart and talk professionally about repairs and cost to customers regarding their power sort vehicles. Must be courteous and helpful to all customers. This position is full or part time. Pay is $13.00 – $18.00 per hour.
Method of Contact: Stop by Brewer Cycles at 420 Warrenton Road to apply
Name of the Company: Kittrell Job Corps Center
Jobs Available: Residential Advisors, Accounting Clerk, LPN’s (full and part time), Academic Instructor for Reading, CTT Instructor for Medical Administrative Assistant and CTT Instructor for Facilities Maintenance.
Contact Person: Angela Williams- HR Manager
Method of Contact: call 252-438-9108 or email williams.angelap@jobcorps.org
Name of the Company: Next Level Kennels
Jobs Available: Part time weekend Kennel Tech. – Will be responsible for the day-to-day care of boarders and personal animals. Must have sufficient physical strength, mobility and stamina to lift and or move heavy pets and objects. It is ESSENTIAL that they have the ability and willingness to learn and the desire to provide gentle, compassionate care for boarded pets.
Method of Contact: for more information call 252-438-4459
Name of the Company: Schewels Home Furniture
Jobs Available: 2- Warehouse/ delivery drivers
Method of Contact: for more information call 252-492-7066 or come by 940 South Beckford Drive
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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Randolph and Sarah Baskerville of Henderson have established a new scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College.
Sarah Baskerville retired after a 30-year career in education, the last 15 as a counselor at Southern Vance High School. She has served for many years on the board of directors for the VGCC Foundation. Randolph Baskerville served as the first African American Assistant District Attorney in the 9th judicial district before serving as a District Court Judge from 2006-2014. Today, Judge Baskerville practices law with his son, Nathan, in Henderson.
In awarding the Randolph and Sarah Baskerville Scholarship at the Academic Achievement Award level, preference will be given to students of color, Vance County residents, and students in either the Criminal Justice or Paralegal Technology programs.
“Our motivation for establishing this scholarship is two-fold,” the Baskervilles said. “First, we want to assist students from households of color who are first-generation college attendees. Often, the financial burdens are so overwhelming for some families that they cause an interruption in their education. We hope that by making this scholarship available through Vance-Granville Community College, the financial gap will be lessened, and the burden lightened.”
Their second motivation, they said, was to help students who need to gain the necessary skills to achieve a measure of success in the changing economy. “We hope that by making this scholarship available through VGCC, students can obtain additional training that will help them increase their salaries and achieve their goals in life,” the Baskervilles added. “We chose the area of Criminal Justice and related fields because of the enormous need today for dedicated, effective and honest individuals in law enforcement who care about justice for all.”
VGCC Endowment Executive Director Eddie Ferguson thanked the couple for their gift, saying, “We’re honored that Judge and Mrs. Baskerville have chosen to be involved in VGCC, and this special scholarship represents their love for students, education and their community.”
“Thanks to the generous support of Randolph and Sarah Baskerville, we can look forward to awarding a scholarship each year to a student who will have the opportunity to carry on their legacy of service and leadership,” said Dr. Rachel Desmarais, VGCC’s president. “This is yet another resource that we can use to create a community in which everyone can succeed.”
The VGCC Foundation (formerly known as the Endowment Fund) has enabled more than 9,700 scholarships to be awarded to students since 1982. Scholarships have been endowed by numerous individuals, industries, businesses, civic groups, churches and the college’s faculty and staff. Tax-deductible donations to the VGCC Foundation have often been used to honor or remember a person, group, business or industry with a lasting gift to education. For more information, call (252) 738-3409.
