WIZS Radio Local News Audio 10-25-22 Noon
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Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 10-25-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for October 25, 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 Name: Sadie’s Coffee Corner
Job Title: Hiring for all positions. Applicants to work Monday-Friday Shift from 6 am – 10 am, 4 pm – 8 pm. Saturday shifts open for 7:30 am – 2 pm, or afternoon 2 pm – 7 pm. Part-time positions are 20 hours per week. Looking for applicants with a flexible schedule.
How To Apply: Apply online at www.sadiescoffeecorner.com and fill out application and submit. You can also come by the store on the corner of Orange and Garnett Street and pick up an application.
Company Name: Mako Medical Labs
Job Title: Patient Services Rep/ Phlebotomist- Part Time. Phlebotomy Certification. Ability to provide quality, error free work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work independently with minimal on-site supervision. Excellent phlebotomy skills to include pediatric and geriatric. Flexible and available based on staffing needs, which includes weekends, holidays, on-call and overtime. Must demonstrate superior customer focus; ability to communicate openly and transparently with peers, supervisors and patients; ability to accelerate and embrace change throughout MAKO; and knowledge of the MAKO Way.
How To Apply: Apply online at https://makomedical.com/careers/.
Company Name: Brewer Cycles
Job Title: Parts Associate. Full-time. Brewer Cycles is a multi-line dealership that has been in business for 41 years. The position includes but not limited to: Greeting customers in a professional and friendly manner. Working directly with walk-in and telephone customers to help them with their parts needs. Accept cash and credit card payments for purchases and keeping cash register accurate. Make sure merchandise displays are stocked and clean. Recommending related parts. Outstanding customer service skills. Knowledge of power sports vehicles and parts… motorcycles, ATV/UTV, dirt bikes, watercraft, go-karts, pressure washers, and generators. Ability to work Tuesday – Saturday. Tuesday – Friday hours are 8.30 am – 5.30 pm and on Sat. 8.30 am – 3.00 pm.
How To Apply: Apply in person at Brewer Cycles located on 420 Warrenton Road in Henderson or apply online at www.indeed.com.
Company Name: Belk Department Store
Job Title: Multiple Open Positions at the Henderson NC store. Sales Team Manager. Looking for the right full-time applicant that will drive results. Requires a 4-year college degree and retail and leadership experience. Help drive great service and sales. Provide training and coaching to sales associates, ensure associates exhibit the key service behaviors needed in delivering relentless customer care and motivate and coach sales associates to meet or exceed credit goals. Sales Associate. Part-time. Experience in retail preferred. Excellent communication skills required with the ability to use and learn industry technology preferred. Beauty Advisor. Full-time. Drive sales through customer clienteling to meet and exceed sales goals. Maintain unpacking and display of products, provide excellent customer service, and expert in product knowledge.
How To Apply: Stop by the Belk Store, 350 North Cooper Drive in Henderson to pick up an application. Or apply online at https://www.belkcareers.com/.
Company Name: Quality Equipment Company
Job Title: I/S Field Pro. Full-time. Provides agronomic solutions and support for the sale and use of John Deere Agriculture Management Solutions (AMS) equipment. Works with all dealership departments to sell and support precision farming products to producers in their trade area. 1+ years of experience in an agricultural-related role with activities such as sales, service, training, or other related work. Prior experience with JD technology and support is preferred or similar customer support role. Certified Crop Advisor accreditation or ability to achieve within 18 months of hire date. Extremely organized, sensitive to deadlines and goals within dealership. Must be driven to achieve results, highly attentive to detail and accuracy. Solid communication skills. Can deal with and effectively resolve challenging customer issues.
How To Apply: Inquire about position at Henderson store location at 70 John Deere Road 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.
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Local Firefighters Awarded For Rescue In January House Fire
Firefighters with the Henderson Fire Department were honored Monday afternoon for their role in saving a woman’s life in a January house fire.
NC Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey called each man up to receive the SAVE Award for their efforts, during which Capt. Joshua Bolton received second- and third-degree burns when he entered the house to look for a woman believed to be trapped inside.
“It’s an honor for me to be here today,” Causey told the group of more than 25 family, friends, city staff and firefighters assembled at Fire Station 2 in downtown Henderson.
He called the team of firefighters “daily heroes” who put their own safety at risk each time they respond to a fire call.
The only people who receive this award are those who have helped to save a life.
After the ceremony, Fire Chief Steve Cordell said it is “an honor and a privilege to see these men…be rewarded” for their efforts back in January. “I can’t think of a better group to be associated with,” Cordell added.
Mike Causey (L) gives Steve Cordell (R) a pat on the back and thumbs up
Before Causey called the men up to receive their awards, Assistant Chief Curtis Tyndall recounted the events that occurred on that January evening. Upon hearing that there was one person still in the home, Bolton went into the fully engulfed structure but was unable to locate the victim. Departments 1 and 2 responded to the call, and it was a team effort that resulted in location of the victim, who lay unconscious in front of a recliner in the living room of the single-family home.
Firefighters were able to rescue the woman, who was taken to hospital.
“Capt. Bolton attempted to rescue a trapped victim inside of a burning structure despite the threat of personal injury and attempted to find the trapped victim inside the home,” Tyndall said in his account…(his) split-second decision to sear the rear of the structure without regard to his own personal safety allowed his crew to continue the search and locate the victim where he left off. His decision to enter the structure before the application of water was made for the purpose of protecting the victim from deadly steam that would have been created by the application of water,” Tyndall continued.
In addition to Bolton, Causey presented SAVE awards to:
- Master firefighter Zack Short
- Firefighter Devin Sherrod
- Firefighter William Ramos
- Firefighter William Breedlove
- Kyle Holtzman
- Battallion Chief Tim Twisdale
- Master firefighter Ren Watkins Hale
- Captain William Boyd
- Engineer Dylan Dickerson
- Master firefighter Trenton Clark
- Firefighter Jeffrey Pane Watson
Henderson City Clerk Retiring After 12 Years
Henderson City Clerk Esther McCrackin is retiring effective Monday, Oct. 31 after 12 years of service to the city in that role.
Mayor Eddie Ellington called her a “mother figure” to all who work at City Hall who, with “grit and grace” showed her passion for the city. She kept everyone on the right track, “sometimes being tough but always from the heart, never losing sight of the ‘mission at hand,’” he said.
Ellington reflected on the first day he met McCrackin. “I knew right away her devotion and the expectations of me,” he said in a statement to WIZS News Monday. “Back in 2015, coming in as a new mayor of the city and still to this day being no different, she has always been a voice of reason, offering encouragement and guidance, while keeping the wheels turning. She was the calm in many storms and in times of much needed support. She believed in me and reminded me not to govern on emotion but by policy and procedure,” he said.
Now, seven years later, Ellington said McCrackin is “a remarkable lady and I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to her.”
City Manager Terrell Blackmon said Monday that McCrackin was a valuable staff member. “I was honored to work with her my first three years here as manager,” Blackmon said in an email.
Blackmon said since the clerk is appointed by the City Council, he has been directed by the mayor and council to advertise the position for 30 days to both internal and external candidates. “After the job closing date, the HR director and I will vet those applications and make recommendations of two to three finalists that the council will interview and then ultimately make an appointment,” Blackmon explained.
TownTalk: Huggins To Appear As Ariel At McGregor Hall
As opening night approaches for McGregor Hall’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” Victoria Huggins may be the first to say she’s leading a charmed life.
After all, she’s been preparing for the lead role of Ariel in the upcoming stage performance, but that’s not an unfamiliar place for her to be in – she also portrayed Belle in “Beauty and the Beast,” which ran at McGregor Hall in 2018. And she wore a crown in real life just a few years ago, when she was Miss North Carolina.
Huggins spoke with John C. Rose on Monday’s TownTalk and said she is thrilled to be back at McGregor Hall performing in another Disney classic.
Tickets are available at https://www.mcgregorhall.org/ for the six performances Oct. 28-30 and Nov. 4-6. Tickets for a special event for young people, “Under the Sea,” also are available. That event will be held Saturday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at McGregor Hall. Tickets are limited, so make your purchase soon!
Schoolchildren from across the state will get first peek at the show with two performances on Thursday – both of which are sold out, Huggins said.
“For some, it will be their first theatrical performance,” she said of the audiences that will be entertained on Thursday.
Ariel will be at Chick-fil-A in Henderson on Tuesday, Nov. 1 for a meet-and-greet of sorts, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. No purchase is necessary, and children will have a chance to have their pictures taken with the beloved Disney mermaid.
For Huggins, the chance to play a second Disney protagonist has been nothing short of magical.
“I have admired these characters my entire life,” she said. Like so many other young boys and girls, Huggins said she learned wonderful life lessons from watching Ariel and Belle – “they continue to teach us as we become adults,” she said.
Everybody loves Ariel for so many reasons, Huggins explained. “She was courageous to follow her dreams…we all relate to her,” she said.
Huggins was Miss North Carolina in 2017-18 and she said that she recently completed her master’s degree from UNC-Pembroke debt-free because of the scholarships she received.
She now works for the NC Chapter of the Alzheimers Association, her own dream being realized because she is turning a passion into a career. Huggins is keenly interested in the influence of music and the therapeutic effect it has on Alzheimers patients.
Call the McGregor Hall box office at 252.598.0662 to learn more.
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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 10-24-22 Noon
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Burgess Stepping Down From Chamber In December
What candidate would be able to satisfy – exceed, even – the qualifications for a job description that could read something like this:
Enthusiastic, motivated individual needed for full-time position. Work includes night meetings, weekend catchup and early morning events. Constant desire to make improvements in the community. People-person skills a must.
That wouldn’t be the easiest job to fill, but that’s just what Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce leaders are faced with, following the announcement that President Michele Burgess is retiring at year’s end.
Burgess possesses all those qualifications, and then some. And though she said she will miss the people she’s had the pleasure to work alongside since July 2019, she said she looks forward to having more family time – especially with two young grandchildren.
She spoke with WIZS News Friday about her previous Chamber experience – all with the local office. You see, this is her third time back. She previously held the job in the mid-1980’s and then again in the mid-1990’s.
“When it’s your hometown, you’re so passionate about it,” Burgess said. She returned in 2019 with the idea that it would be a short-term role. She said the Chamber underwent a bit of a restructure “to try to make it work a little bit better. And we were on this big roll,” she continued. Until COVID-19.
Members sought advice from Chamber officials about how to follow pandemic protocols, she said. “I feel like we did a really good job” of answering questions and keeping businesses and employees safe.
The pandemic has changed the way many organizations operate, and the Chamber is no exception. Burgess said today’s businesses may need different things from their Chamber membership, such as virtual meetings and networking events that target particular professions.
“It’s just a different world,” Burgess said.
When she leaves the office at the end of December, she said she leaves on a good note – the Chamber is functioning at a high level, and Burgess said she feels comfortable stepping down at this time.
Current Chamber Board Chair Ronald Bennett was on the board when Burgess was selected to lead the chamber most recently.
“She’s one that has her job at heart and the people at heart,” Bennett said by phone Thursday. “I can’t say enough good about what all she’s done,” he added.
A search committee is already formed to look for her successor, Bennett noted, adding that the board would be looking for additional volunteers to serve on this committee as well.
Burgess praised the Chamber board for all the support it has given her over the last few years and said she would miss those relationships. “When you have real strong leaders, you’re real thankful,” she said.
Burgess said she will continue to participate in different ways to help her community after she retires.
“I’m still going to be in the Chamber, still going to volunteer and participate,” Burgess said.
Just maybe between visits to see the grandchildren.
MPH Trunk or Treat Friday, Oct. 28
Maria Parham Health is holding a drive-through Trunk or Treat next Friday, Oct.28, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the main campus on Ruin Creek Road in Henderson.
This free, completely drive-thru event is open to the public – children will remain in vehicles and hospital team members will distribute candy and treats through open car windows to ensure a safe Halloween experience.
Vehicles should enter the hospital campus via the Ruin Creek Road entrance and follow the signs to the back parking lot. MPH organizers invite other community groups to join in the fun, too.
Any civic, local government or church group that wants to participate by decorating a vehicle trunk and pass out treats should contact Ashley Downing before Tuesday, Oct. 25 at ashley.downing@lpnt.net.