UPDATE – Freedom Life Church of God, located at 1001 Martin Creek Rd. in Henderson – The Community Event Vaccination Celebration by Alternative Learning Center and Granville Vance Public Health HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED due to the threat of storms/rain. The NEW DATE IS July 17, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a mobile vaccination, free food, praise dancers, PPE distribution, COVID education, raffles and prizes, grill/cookout, music and lots of fun!
A local church is partnering with the Granville-Vance Health Department and Wake Forest-based Alternative Learning Center and Community Engagement, Inc. to host a free “Calling All The Shots” wellness event, which includes a mobile vaccination clinic, free food and giveaways.
Crishna Murray, of the Wake Forest organization, said a co-worker attends Freedom Life Church of God in Henderson and they worked together to get the event organized for Saturday. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, located at 1001 Martin Creek Road in Henderson.
Murray told John C. Rose on Thursday’s The Local Skinny! program that her organization strives to connect people to resources in the community.
The mobile vaccination station will be open to anyone wishing to get a COVID-19 shot, she said. It’s just one of the resources available at the event, which is designed to “celebrate wellness and (help) get people more involved and honor the community,” Murray said.
“It’s going to be lots of fun,” she said. In addition to meeting people’s needs, there will be raffles, prizes, hot food off the grill… and we will be happy to get you the resources you need in the community.”
Alternative Learning Center is a North Carolina non-profit corporation that focuses on personal and professional development for community members, according to information on its webpage.
Murray, who is also the author of children’s books, said she is passionate about the work ALC does. “This is my life’s work. I am humbled to offer support,” she said. “I want to see everybody win, I want to see everybody happy and I’m going to do my part while I’m here on earth to make sure that happens to the best of my ability.”
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The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for June 22, 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.
Legacy Human Services
Jobs Available:Full Time or Part-time Direct Support Professionals (DSP) for our group homes which are 24-hour residential facilities serving adults with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren Counties. These positions are for every other weekend and require sleepover. The DPS provides the “front line” services to individuals in the home including training in self-care skills ,community/ public skills activities of daily living, behavior management and other programs/guidelines devised by the treatment team.
Contact Person: Laura Newton
Method of Contact: If you are interested, please come by our office at 626 S. Garnett Street in Henderson for an application or call 252-438-6700 ext. 204 for more information.
Sadie’s Coffee Corner
Jobs Available: full time and part time baristas. Schedule must be flexible to work mornings, nights and weekends. Experience in the food industry preferred but not required.
Jobs Available: Assistant Manager – Must have Management experience
Maria Parham Health is hosting a NURSING job fair Thursday June 24th from 2:00 – 9:00 pm.
Jobs Available: RN, LPN and CNA
Contact Person: Stephanie Fox
Method of Contact: Please call 919-482-3479 to RSVP
***FIVE COUNTY JOB FAIR – Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Counties will be hosting a JOB FAIR on Friday June 25th from 10:00 am to 2:00pm at RALEIGH RD OUTDOOR THEATRE, 3336 Raleigh Rd. It will have over 20 employers! For more information call NCWORKS at 919-693-2686 or 252-438-6129 or email Linda Fletcher at fletcher@vgcc.edu
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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Rebuilding Hope’s Servants On Site summer youth mission program is conducting a “Special Edition” to celebrate 10 years of providing a helping hand in the community. Although the traditional format has been modified, the end result is the same – completing projects to help others and sharing the love of Jesus.
According to a press statement from Rebuilding Hope’s Director, Randolph Wilson, the projects will be spread out over a 10-week period. Participation will be limited to two churches per week, beginning this week and continuing through the week of Aug. 23-27.
In years past, the Servants on Site program was completed in one week, with hundreds of volunteers working, living and worshipping closely together to complete repair projects. This year, because of COVID-19 precautions, the one-week program has been stretched out over 10 weeks.
“We have had to re-invent ourselves in order to press on with this good work,” said volunteer Robert Parham. “Help us get back on track with helping our neighbors recover some normalcy out of these last difficult months,” he said.
Each church group will be teamed together for a project and also be housed, fed, and ministered to separately. Each work group will partner with a local church for corporate worship and also minister to the homeowner and surrounding neighborhood, Wilson said.
Lunches will be provided by the partnering church at the job site. Dinner locations will vary. Out-of-town groups will be provided housing from Sunday evening to Saturday morning, and Parham said there is the option to have guest speakers or musicians with advance notice.
Openings are available beginning July 5 for any youth group interested in doing a summer mission close to home. “This would be a wonderful opportunity to help youth bond during the week and gain an understanding of helping those in need without great expense and sleeping in their own beds,” Wilson said. Rebuilding Hope provides all tools, materials and experienced staff to oversee projects.
“We still have some openings and need to let churches know this is an ongoingproject this yearand we would welcome church groups throughout the summer,” Parham said.
Although the format has been modified this year, the mission remains the same. “Our goal has always been to meet the spiritual needs of our surrounding counties by assisting in their practical needs,” Wilson said. “The SOS Summer mission camp also allows us to show the next generation of missionaries, while reminding ourselves, how sharing the love of Christ can make a real impact in changing someone’s life.”
To learn more, contact Parham at 252.430.9334 or email at parhamw13@gmail.com.
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WOVEN is a Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce sponsored program to provide networking and professional development opportunities to women in the workplace throughout Vance County and the area.
Guest speaker Cherrelle Lawrence, the Dean of Corporate Learning & Professional Development at Vance Granville Community College and Dean for the Franklin Campus in Louisburg, will help sharpen your skills to advance in the workplace on July 14th at noon.
For $20 per attendee, which includes a box lunch, you can attend at Vance Granville Community College Civic Center.
Dean Lawrence earned her Master of Business Administration in 2020 from East Carolina University. Prior to returning to VGCC, Dean Lawrence was the Assistant Director of Employer Relations at Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill.
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The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for June 15, 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 15, 2021
Maria Parham Health is hosting a NURSING job fair Thursday June 24th from 2:00 – 9:00 pm.
Jobs Available: RN, LPN and CNA
Contact Person: Stephanie Fox
Method of Contact: Please call 919-482-3479 to RSVP
Pizza Inn of Henderson
Jobs Available: Pizza makers, short order cooks, dishwashers, pizza cutters, cashiers, salad barattendants and waitresses
Contact Person: Randy Poythress
Method of Contact: please come by and apply in person at 1250 Coble Blvd.
Select Products Holdings
Jobs Available: Delivery Truck Driver
Method of Contact: register and apply online at ncworks.gov or go by one of the local offices at 857 S. Beckford Drive, Ste. G, Henderson , 111 Hilltop Village, Oxford, or 210 W. Ridgeway St. VGCC Campus, Warrenton
Brewer Cycles
Jobs Available: Clean Up Detailer
Method of Contact: register and apply online at ncworks.gov or go by one of the local offices at 857 S. Beckford Drive, Ste. G, Henderson , 111 Hilltop Village, Oxford, or 210 W. Ridgeway St. VGCC Campus, Warrenton
Granville- Vance Health Department
Jobs Available: Processing Assistant
Method of Contact: register and apply online at ncworks.gov or go by one of the local offices at 857 S. Beckford Drive, Ste. G, Henderson , 111 Hilltop Village, Oxford, or 210 W. Ridgeway St. VGCC Campus, Warrenton
Sams Furniture and Mattress Center
Jobs Available: Full time delivery and warehouse positions. Must have a valid driver’s license with good driving record. Must be able to lift 50 to 100 pounds. Starting pay is $13.00 an hour.
Contact Person: Britt Sams
Method of Contact: Apply in person at 515 S, Garnett St. Downtown
FIVE COUNTY JOB FAIR – Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Counties will be represented at a JOB FAIR on Friday June 25th from 10:00 am to 2:00pm at RALEIGH RD OUTDOOR THEATRE, 3336 Raleigh Rd. It will have over 20 employers! For more information call NCWORKS at 919-693-2686 or 252-438-6129 or email Linda Fletcher at fletcher@vgcc.edu
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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A five county job fair is coming up Friday, June 25th. It will take place at Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. An information release from Kerr Tar Regional Council of Governments indicates 20+ employers will be on hand as well as food trucks and community resources. Vance, Granville, Warren, Franklin and Person Counties will be represented. For more information, contact NCWorks at 252-438-6129 or 919-693-2686 or email Linda Fletcher at fletcherl@vgcc.edu. See more at www.kerrtarworks.com or www.wvgcc.edu/career-fair. Put on by the Kerr Tar Workforce Development Board, Vance-Granville Community College and NC Works.
In the midst of a revolution, less than a year after declaring our independence, the Congress consecrated what would become an enduring emblem of American unity by adopting a national flag on June 14, 1777.
In the 244 years since, the United States has grown and changed across the generations — and our flag has changed in turn. The blue field of stars has been enlarged as our Union has gained in size and strength. The 13 stripes, symbolizing the 13 original States, have held as constant as the bedrock values upon which our Nation was first conceived — the very same values we still cherish, and still reach for, today.
Since adoption of the Stars and Stripes, Americans — and people around the world — have continuously looked to our flag as a symbol of unity and liberty. Our flag has sailed around the globe, and journeyed to the Moon and, now, to Mars. It has flown on fields of battle, and marks the resting places of those who have given what President Lincoln called “the last full measure of devotion” for our country. Its prominence at civic landmarks and seats of public authority communicates the promise of democracy — that under this flag, the rule of law is supreme and the people reign. As we continue the sacred work of building a more perfect Union together, let our flag serve as a reminder to us, and to the world, that America stands for and strives for the promise of freedom, justice, and equality for all.
To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as “Flag Day” and requested that the President issue an annual proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of the United States on all Federal Government buildings. The Congress also requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President issue annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as “National Flag Week” and calling upon all citizens of the United States to display the flag during that week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2021, as Flag Day, and the week starting June 13, 2021, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate officials to display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during this week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying the flag. I encourage the people of the United States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through Independence Day, set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to honor the American spirit, to celebrate our history and the foundational values we strive to uphold, and to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
– courtesy of the State of North Carolina –
The Office of the State Controller (OSC) today released the General Fund Cash Watch numbers for the week ending June 11, 2021. OSC provides a weekly update on the State’s General Fund cash position which can be found at www.osc.nc.gov.
About OSC
The State Controller is North Carolina’s chief fiscal officer. The Office of the State Controller serves as an independent resource to ensure the financial integrity of the State by providing accounting, disbursing, payroll, internal control, data management, eCommerce, and financial reporting systems that serve state agencies, employees and the public.
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Vance County Schools gave special thanks to the community partners of the schools in the district during end-of-year recognitions.
Each school in the district identified a particular partner – business, church or individual – that has made contributions to support the school.
A district committee reviews all the partnerships and awards one as the district partnership of the year. This year’s partnership award goes to TechTerra for its support of STEM Early High School.
TechTerra founder Susan Wells worked with STEM and donated a class set of 3D doodler pens, along with project kits. “This generous contribution allows for students to be afforded innovative opportunities and learning experiences,” VCS public information officer Aarika Sandlin said.
Students can extend their knowledge through use and application with the items from TechTerra.
STEM Principal Gradesa Lockhart expressed her gratitude to TechTerra for “the ongoing efforts in providing our students with innovative equipment and experiences.” The partnership makes an impact on the students and the school, Lockhart said.
District leaders expressed gratitude not only to the partners of the individual schools, but also the support that comes from civic organizations, churches, businesses and the Vance County Public School Foundation.
“We are grateful for each and every partnership, as they find ways to support our students and staff through impact, innovation and outreach,” according to a press release from Sandlin.
Below is a list of schools and the community partners that were recognized:
Advance Academy – Melissa Elliott
Aycock Elementary – Lowe’s of Henderson
Carver Elementary – Cokesbury United Methodist Church
Clarke Elementary – First Baptist Church of Henderson
Dabney Elementary – First United Methodist Church
Early College High – AIS Carolinas
E.M. Rollins Elementary – First Baptist Church
E.O. Young Elementary – Middleburg United Methodist Church
L.B. Yancey Elementary – Rowland Chapel Christian Church
New Hope Elementary – Rock Spring Baptist Church
Pinkston St. Elementary – First United Methodist Church
STEM Early High – TechTerra Education
Vance County High – Gill Clopton
Vance County Middle – Sean Alston
Vance Virtual Village – Poe Center for Health Education
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