WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-06-22 Noon
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TownTalk: Exciting Times For Vance Charter Cheerleading
Members of the Vance Charter School cheer team weren’t able to get a lot of practice time in before last weekend’s state championship competition – it was that weeklong trip to New York City to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade that kept them off the practice mat.
But just like their months-long fundraising efforts to get all 20 of the VCS high school cheerleaders to make the trip, things turned out OK.
Actually, better than OK.
They brought home another state championship, winning in the the large varsity, no-tumble division.
“The girls put in the work and made it happen,” said Coach Stacey Long, clearly satisfied with the outcome of all the events that have transpired in the last few weeks.
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But Long isn’t just talking about the most recent competition. She’s talking about the way the girls went out into the community, seeking the $70,000 in donations to help get the whole team to New York, all expenses paid.
That was their goal, she said, and that’s exactly what happened. Thanks to the generosity of more than 50 sponsors across Vance and Granville counties – and beyond – the entire cheer team spent a whole week in the Big Apple, for what surely is a trip of a lifetime.
They visited the Empire State Building, took a harbor cruise to see the Statue of Liberty, visited the 911 Memorial and took in a Rockettes show and a Broadway performance, Long said, all thanks to generous sponsors.
“But the actual Thanksgiving Day parade was very magical,” Long told John C. Rose on Tuesday’s TownTalk. “The girls were just so excited to be a part of that.”
The parade organizers had many activities planned for the participants, but Long and Assistant Coach Shelley Whitehead planned additional outings. But the girls and their chaperones also had some free afternoon time over the course of the trip, too. Some went shopping, visited Central Park and did a little ice skating, among other activities.
“They really got a lot of New York in,” Long said.
And although the iconic tree at Rockefeller Center wasn’t ready for viewing, they did get to see the Saks Fifth Avenue light show display.
“Every day we got up, there was a little more Christmas,” Long said. “The girls really enjoyed seeing that part of New York.”
But no sooner had they returned home than they set their sights on last weekend’s state championship, held in Raleigh on Dec. 3. Add to that cheering for their Knights’ basketball games and next week’s exam schedule, the girls have maintained a tight schedule.
With practices at 6 a.m. and then again in the afternoon, they put the finishing touches on their 2:30-minute routine.
“These girls have put in at least 12-14 hours (of practice) since May,” Long estimated. Logging all those practice hours has paid off, she added.
With another trophy added to the school’s awards case, Long said she wants the young women to take a little time off from practice and focus their attention to next week’s exams.
Then she hopes they’ll take some time to enjoy the holidays with their families. “We’ll let them reset and recharge,” Long added.
Because as soon as the New Year kicks in, they’ll be back on the practice mats. They have another state competition on Jan. 28 in Raleigh. And they’ll be looking to defend their title, which they won last year.
Here’s a list of cheer team members:
Abby Cole
Brianna Dickerson
Helena Florez
Kelcey Hardee
Catherine Hedgepeth
Emma Hicks
Emma Long
Olivia Long
Maya Lloyd
Shakera Macon
Ziya Perry
Mia Satterwhite
Pearla Tabor
Kelsey Waddle
Cheyanne Burroughs
Kate Carrington
Summer Francis
Alina Gonzalez
Ashley Hennessey
Lauren Taylor
Stacey Long- Coach
Shelley Whitehead- Assistant Coach
Following is a list of Sponsors, provided by the VCS cheer coaches:
Platinum Sponsors:
Oxford Cheer Elite
Spectrum Medical Solutions
Stainback & Satterwhite Law Office
Better Beach Rentals & Sales
Silver Sponsors:
Parkview Office Plaza
2000/5 Partners, Inc.
Sprinkle Properties
Drake & Seymour Dentistry
Bronze Sponsors:
Currin Dental Lab, Inc.
Shadowing Oaks
Carrington’s Clearing & Grading
Floyd Management & Realty, Inc.
Goddard & Peterson, PLLC
Wilson’s Carpet
Coffeys Bail Bonds
Dr. Hal & Betty Westerholm
Cloninger Law Office, PLLC
Kim Hedgepeth
Joe Rebo & Associates, Inc.
Larry’s Service Company
Kilian Engineering, Inc.
Granville Haunt Farm/Granville Christmas Farm
The Church of the Holy Innocents
Carolina Sunrock
Margier White State Farm Insurance
EFP Capital, Inc.
Henderson Optimist Club
Roberson Family Dentistry
Individual Sponsors:
Medical Arts Pharmacy
The Pegram Agency
River Wind Farm
C&P Body Shop
Jean Burwell
Milano’s in Oxford
Shalag
Jonathan Care, Attorney at Law, PA
C Squared
Wesco, Inc.
Johnny & Callie Yount
Sammie McCraw
Danny & Jane Williams
Union Bank
Oxford Lions Club
Jerry & Dorcel Edmonds
Skippers Forsyth’s BBQ Inc.
John Young
Bojangles
Ray’s Window Cleaning Services
Newcap Inc.
Ed & Angela Reeves
Sparkly Strands Fairy Hair
Susan Crews
John Wyche
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 12-06-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for December 6, 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.
Company Wal-Mart Distribution
Job Title Orderfiller – Multiple positions open. Competitive Pay – Starting salary at $18.65, increasing to $29.15.
How To Apply Apply online at www.storejobs.wal-mart.com/HiringCenter. Note: An in-person Job Fair at the Wal-Mart Distribution in Mebane NC will take place on Thursday, Dec 8 from 11 am – 2 pm, at 2837 Senator Ralph Scott Parkway.
Company Next Level Kennels
Job Title Kennel Tech. Looking to hire a long-term, dependable, responsible worker. Shifts consist of days, evenings, week days, and weekends. Responsible for daily training, boarders and personal animals (feeding, watering, cleaning, walking, bathing, etc.). Must be willing and eager to learn. Responsible for keeping kennels, office, lobby, and grooming room neat, clean, tidy and organized.
How To Apply Apply in-person at Next Level Kennels, located at 1776 Walter Bowen Road, Henderson, NC or call 252-438-4459. Or email resume to petresort@nextlevelkennels.com
Company Brewer Cycles
Job Title Service Technician. Full-time. A qualified candidate must have automotive or power sports mechanical experience; be able to follow directions; how own tools; and be able to lift and/or move 50 lbs.
How To Apply Fill out an application on Brewer Cycles website https://www.brewercycles.com. Print out application, fill out and email to brewer@brewercycles.com. For more information, contact Chris Brewer at 252-430-9723.
Company Henderson Collegiate Charter School
Job Title Teacher Positions Open. $1000 teacher signing bonus. No license required.
How To Apply Attend in-person Teacher Career Fair at Henderson Collegiate High School on Wednesday, December 14, 9 am – 10:30 am. Location: 1071 Old Epsom Road in Henderson. Bring yout resume. Breakfast served.
Company Mako Medical Labs
Job Title 1. IT Service Help Desk Analyst – 3rd Shift. Responsible for providing technical assistance and support related to desktop computer systems, hardware, or software as well as mobile devices. Monitor and runs diagnostic programs, isolates problem, and determine and implement solution within prescribed standards and procedures. 2. Medical Technologist Full-Time. This team member will be responsible for preparing patient specimens as required for laboratory testing, performing compliantly ordered laboratory tests, monitoring test results to assure test quality and validity, and communicate results in a timely manner, especially those that may be life threatening to the patient.
How To Apply Apply online at https://makomedical.com/careers/.
Company Vance-Granville Community College (main campus)
Job Title Evening Custodian. Salary range $31,200 – $34,986 a year. Full-time. Responsible for the overall cleanliness an proper upkeep of assigned areas of the facility. This position will serve as the lead for maintaining floors including stripping, buffing and waxing. This position is also responsible for closing and securing the campus. Monday – Thursday 3 pm – 12 am, and Friday 2 pm – 8 pm. Qualifications: high school diploma, experience in industrial cleaning and good customer service. Floor Tech experience strongly preferred but not required. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, climb and work from ladders, work in extreme weather conditions, and move tables/chairs.
How To Apply Online at https://www.vgcc.edu/vgcc-employment-opportunities/.
Company Spectrum Medical Solutions
Job Title CNA/Home Care. This position will have the autonomy to work with patients in the field while having the support of a dedicated and experienced nursing and operations team. Spectrum strives to provide person-centered care with optimal outcomes for every patient. CNA/Home Care Aides will assist clients with daily activities.
How To Apply Send your resume with your credentials and experience to April Wright – april@spectrummedsolutions.net. For questions, call 919-892-7086
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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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 12-05-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Vance Granville Community Band Plans Christmas Concert
Press “pause” on your holiday decorating and shopping for about an hour on Monday, Dec. 12 and head over to McGregor Hall – Brian Miller says you won’t be disappointed.
Miller conducts the Vance Granville Community band, which will be performing a free community concert beginning at 7:30 p.m.
He understands the importance of timing – he’s been a high school band instructor for 30 years – and he said he always remembers advice his Mom gave him: “Keep it short. Make the audience want more, not wish the thing were over,” he told John C. Rose on Monday’s segment of The Local Skinny!
“We’re not going to keep you long,” Miller said, adding that the performance would be “an evening of nostalgic enjoyment.”
Selections include holiday music, but there are sure to be some toe-tappin’ favorites, including some good ol’ fashioned band marches and an overture based on folk songs from Mexico as well. And who knows? Miller said there just may be a special visitor at the end of the concert.
“We’re a very traditional band playing very traditional music,” Miller said, adding that “bands should play marches and traditional things – things that sound good!”
The band consists of about 30 members, and Miller said they’re always looking for more.
“We’d love to have you join us,” he said. Ages range from students all the way up to “folks in very much their adult years.”
Practice takes place on Monday evenings, from 7 p.m. to about 8:30 p.m. and will resume after the holidays at VGCC’s Main Campus in Henderson.
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TownTalk: Aycock School Festival of Lights is This Week
Aycock Elementary’s 3rd annual Festival of Lights is almost here! The campus transforms into a glittery, shining drive-through experience sure to put folks in the holiday spirit.
Whether you prefer Who-ville or Polar Express, Aycock Principal Kristen H. Boyd said there’s something magical about the lights display. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s a really fun time,” Boyd said in a recent interview. The two-night event kicks off on Wednesday, Dec. 7 and continues on Thursday, Dec. 8, with vehicles driving through from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
This event is free and open to the community; donations will be accepted, with proceeds going to the festival of lights fund, as well as supporting various school clubs for the students.
Boyd said some of the school’s clubs include a garden club, an Imagineering club, as well as clubs for art and engineering.
Some display favorites are back – like Who-ville and Polar Express, but a new display called Santa’s Workshop will make its debut in this year’s event.
Vehicles will enter via the Aycock Rec Center, Sandlin noted, adding that there’s a specific traffic pattern to follow that will weave onlookers through the various light displays.
Boyd said turnout was great the past two years, and she hopes this year’s festival of lights will be bigger and better attended than ever.
The festival of lights is a way to give back to families in the community, and it’s also a time to give folks a chance to experience the result of teachers’ collaboration.
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TownTalk: Sheriff Curtis Brame Sworn In; Begins Second Term
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame officially began his second term of office today, after a swearing-in ceremony that took place at the Vance County Courthouse at 11 a.m. Monday.
The oath of office was administered in the presence of retired judge Randolph Baskerville.
Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow was one of the speakers during today’s swearing-in ceremony. He said he is proud of their close working relationship when it comes to protecting Vance County and Henderson and keeping residents safe.
In his remarks, Barrow said he picked up on a theme that Baskerville had mentioned in his remarks at the beginning of the ceremony: Character, the judge said, is doing the right thing when nobody is looking.
“I wanted to build off of what the judge had said,” Barrow told WIZS News by telephone Monday. So he added, “Character is doing the right thing when everybody is looking.”
He said that is what Brame does – he makes decisions that the public may not understand, but it’s “still…the right choice, even though it might not be the popular choice.”
“Sometimes we can’t tell the public why we make the decisions we make,” Barrow said.
In previous interviews with WIZS News, Brame has said his office needs more funding to try to fill job openings, and he has been vocal about the need for a new jail. He also has strongly stated to the community that parents need to play a role in the lives of youth in the area, and helping to keep them out of trouble and off the radar of law enforcement.
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Learn About TROSA’s Recovery Program At Dec. 13 Event
Jesse Battle is senior director of community partnerships for TROSA, a multi-year recovery program for individuals with substance use disorders.
Battle will be in Henderson on Dec. 13 at Baskerville’s Funeral Home Chapel to speak about TROSA, which stands for Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers.
The program begins at 6 p.m. and will be held at the funeral home, located at 104 S. Chestnut St., according to information from Charlie Baskerville, Jr.
TROSA, a cost-free option for all North Carolinians, serves as a national model for recovery programs. Founded in 1994, TROSA is an award-winning and licensed multi-year residential program providing care for men and women with substance use disorders for more than 25 years.
TROSA is a free treatment program and participants do not need insurance.
Designed to take two years to complete, the TROSA program gives residents the time, tools and services to learn and practice living in recovery, according to written information provided by TROSA.
Participants receive housing, meals, clothing and essential daily-care items during the program, and also get vocational and life skills training opportunities, medical care – including dental and vision care – as well as counseling and daily therapeutic activities and mentorship opportunities.
To learn more about TROSA, call 833.408.7672 or visit www.trosa.org.