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Vance County Sheriff's Office

Vance Co. Sheriff’s Office Presenting Domestic Violence Awareness Event

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Think Community, the Third Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Event, hosted by Sheriff Curtis R. Brame, the Vance Co. Sheriff’s Office and Dr. Abidan Shah, pastor of Clearview Church, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 23rd at 3pm at Clearview Church, 3485 US Highway 158 in Henderson. Keynote speaker will be Chief Estella Patterson of the Raleigh Police Department. Special guest community choir will be Roy Burroughs & Work in Progress. Refreshments will be provided by Clearview Church. For more information contact Debbie K. Scott, Gang Resource Officer/Domestic Violence, with the Vance Co. Sheriff’s Office at 252-738-2235 or by email at dscott@vancecounty.org.

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Pfizer Booster Covid 19 Clinic Planned

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Granville-Vance Public Health is sponsoring a Pfizer Booster Vaccine Clinic on Friday October 15th from 10am to 3pm at the Vance Granville Community College Civic Center, 200 Community College Road in Henderson. No appointment is required. Covid 19 vaccine boosters are now authorized and available for eligible who had the Pfizer vaccine initially.  You can get a booster if it has been at least 6 months since your second Pfizer shot, and one of the following is true:

You are 65 or older

You are 18 and older and:

  • You live or work in a nursing home or other long term care residential facility
  • You have a medical condition that puts you at high risk for severe illness such as obesity, asthma, heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
  • You work in a high risk profession, meaning you are coming into contact with a lot of people and you don’t know their vaccination status, for example, health care workers, first responders, teachers, food processing workers, retail and restaurant workers and public transportation workers
  • You live or work in a place where many people live together, for example, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, migrant farm housing, dormitories or other group living settings in colleges or universities.

 

If you plan on getting your booster shot, you will need to bring your Covid 19 vaccination card and an insurance card, if you have it but the insurance card is not required.

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: House Ants

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

 

Most Offices To Stay In Dennis Building; Youth Services Heading To Renovated Eaton Johnson Complex

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County residents who have business with the local board of elections or veterans’ services will continue to visit the Henry A. Dennis building on Garnett Street. But one agency is scheduled to relocate to the former Eaton Johnson campus when that county complex is completed, which will allow for some shifting of office space at the Dennis building, built in 1911.

County Manger Jordan McMillen said the offices of Youth Services are scheduled to move out of the Dennis building to the renovated space on Beckford Drive.

“We have had discussions in the past as to whether the county would be willing to sell the building, but the consensus currently is to continue utilizing the building for office space,” McMillen told WIZS News Tuesday.  Youth Services will move from the Dennis Building to the space adjacent to the gymnasium at Eaton Johnson, he said.

At present, that is the only planned move from the Dennis Building, he noted.

However, Juvenile Justice will expand into the space vacated by Youth Services.

Although elections board officials had expressed interest in moving from the building, that has changed and McMillen said that office will stay put. And he said the county also is working to remedy issues brought to its attention by juvenile justice staff which, upon completion, would allow them to remain housed in the Dennis Building.

Nobody can predict the future, but no other moves are planned at this time, he said.

According to information in the agenda packet for the Oct. 4 meeting, juvenile justice officials had mentioned health and safety issues, as well as a need for better and easier accessibility.

The building has no elevator and a steep staircase, but a follow-up inspection of the building completed on July 27 determined the staircase and building meet the intent of the life safety code and that an elevator is not required due to applicable codes when the building was constructed and last renovated. In addition, staff is working with an HVAC company to correct inadequate ductwork that adversely affects some office spaces in the building and following up on a quote from a lead abatement contractor to address painting needs. Also cited is a lack of confidentiality because of the way some offices and doors are configured. County staff is evaluating ways to improve confidentiality.

In other action, McMillen said the request for proposal was released today (Tuesday), following the board’s approval to bring in an engineer to design a speculative shell building as part of Phase III of the industrial park.

“The design is only the first step, and ultimately we would like to get to a construction phase, but realize construction pricing is challenging at the current moment,” McMillen said.

“I would anticipate having a design within six to eight months of authorizing the work, then receiving RFPs by the end of October,” he noted. At that point, staff will work with the commissioners about whether to proceed with the design.

The agenda information included that the design cost would be somewhere around $100,000 and could be covered with funds within the county’s economic development fund.

“Having a building design would assist in determining construction pricing and takes the next
step towards eventual construction,” the agenda packet read, and would put the county in a favorable position to entertain economic development projects.

The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance

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The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for October 5th 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 October 5, 2021

 

Name of the Company:  Express Employment Professionals

Jobs Available:   Excellent part time position for the active retiree. Hours are Friday and Saturday 12:00 noon to 9pm.

Method of Contact: If interested please call 919-693-1730 and ask for Spencer

 

 Name of the Company: Express Employment Professionals

Jobs Available: Several Administrative Positions, Accounting Assistants, Buyer Assistants and Clerical Help. Pay rates from $13.00 – $20.00 per hour.

Method of Contact:  If interested please call 919-693-1730 or send resume to OxfordNC@Expresspros.com

 

Name of the Company:  Express Employment Professionals  

Jobs Available: 1st shift Warehouse pick pack positions. You to have experience. $1000.00 sign on bonus. $15.00 an hour.

Method of Contact:  Call 919-693-1730 to be considered

 

Name of the Company:  HUB Zone Technology

Jobs Available: is currently hiring for a part-time work-from-home Photographer with flexible hours. Paid bi-weekly with 20 hours per pay period. Salary is $8.50 – $9.00 per hour

Method of Contact:  please send resume to dboyd@hubzonetech.org and they will follow with you on the next steps in the interview process

 

Name of the Company: Granville Vance Public Health

Jobs Available: Front Office Manager for Clinical Services – A minimum of five (5) years of administrative experience in personnel budgeting, research or administrative management is preferred. The candidate must also possess knowledge and a strong command of principles and practices of effective communications both orally and in writing. Graduation from a 4 year college or university and one year experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Method of Contact:  Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, sample of written work (one page), completed State application, college transcripts and three work related reference contacts via email to humanresources@gvdhd.org or mail to Human Resources Manager, Granville Vance District Health Department, Post Office Box 367, Oxford, NC 27565

 

Name of the Company: Jerry’s Artarama

Jobs Available: Facility Supervisor – Responsible for the daily appearance, upkeep and sanitation of the facility as well as the inventory of items necessary to fulfill that responsibility. Experience with general repair and handyman skills required. 

Method of Contact:  If interested pick up application at 101 Peter Gill Rd. Henderson or contact Ed at 252-492-7604

 

Name of the Company: Walmart Distribution Center – Henderson

Jobs Available: HR Clerk Part-time, Asset Protection Associate, Area Managers, Operations Manager, Order Filler/Freight Handler and Forklift Drivers, Loader Wrapper, Unloading/ Receiving

Method of Contact: For full listings and more information go to https://careers.walmart.com/us/jobs 

 

 

Name of the Company: Vance County

Jobs Available: Multiple job opportunities including: Processing Assistant, IMC III (Family and Children’s Mediciad), Human Services Coordinator III (Child Care), Part-time Custodian, SW Supervisor III (Children Services), Income Maintenance Caseworker II (FNS), SW Investigations and Assessments, SW Supervisor III (Adult Services),

Method of Contact:  All applicants can apply on Vance County Government website under job postings

 

 

Name of the Company: KARTS

Jobs Available: Part time drivers – 30 hours a week, covering routes from 3am to 6pm Monday thru Saturday covering Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren Counties. Duties include transporting patients to and from medical appts, grocery trips, hair appts and any other trip they may need

Method of Contact:  Applications can be printed online and mailed into the office at 1575 Ross Mill Rd, Henderson, NC 27537 or filled out in the lobby Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 5pm

 

 

Name of the Company:  Legacy Human Services, Inc.

Jobs Available: Part-time Direct Support Professionals –  for 24 hour residential group homes serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren Counties. These positions are for every other weekend and require sleepover. They provide services to these 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.

Method of Contact:  Please stop by the office at 626 S. Garnett Street Henderson to pick up an application or call 252-438-6700 ext. 4 for more information

 

 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.

Henderson Fire Dept

TownTalk: Fire Prevention Week

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If you’ve ever been awakened in the middle of the night by that annoying little chirp of the smoke detector signaling the need for a new battery, consider this: that annoying little chirp could be a life-saving sound that could avert tragedy in a real emergency.

October 3-9 is Fire Safety Week, and Henderson Fire Captain Lee Edmonds wants everyone to learn the different sounds of fire safety. For example, a smoke alarm signal is three loud beeps; a carbon monoxide alarm is four continuous rapid beeps.

“Learning the sounds of fire safety is very important,” he said.

In a conversation with John C. Rose on Monday’s Town Talk, Edmonds suggested that every household have two escape plans, and from different locations in the home. “Every second counts,” he said.

Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are valuable tools to help homeowners – as long as they are in good working order. A good rule of thumb is to change the batteries when the time changes twice a year.

A new type of smoke alarm has a 10-year life span and there’s no battery to replace, he said. So when it begins to chirp, it’s time to toss and replace.

Residents in the community have the chance to learn more about smoke alarms and more during an event from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7. There will be fire trucks and a “smoke trailer” on hand for children and others to view at the former Golden Corral parking lot on North Cooper Drive.

Smoke alarms should be located inside and outside of sleeping and living spaces, Edmonds said. But, he said, smoke alarms should not be located near kitchens or bathrooms, where steam from cooking or showering could cause them to be activated.

Another important tool to have on hand is a fire extinguisher, and Edmonds said the most common type is one that can handle the three main types of fires in households – regular combustible fires, fires caused by flammable liquids and electrical fires.

This “ABC” fire extinguisher will take care of most any type of fire that occurs in a residence, he noted.

By the end of September, there have been 100 fire-related deaths. “That’s a lot and we’re just nine months into the year,” he said. Last year’s total was 120, and Edmonds said the main way to keep that number down is to make sure there are working smoke detectors in the home.

Any Henderson resident who hears that annoying little chirp can call the fire station at 252.4301877 to get help. “Someone will come out and replace the battery or the smoke detector,” Edmonds said.

Visit the National Fire Protection Association website at nfpa.org to learn more about fire safety.

 

Mark Pace

The Local Skinny! The History Of Old Granville Co. To Be Presented At Oxford Senior Center

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If you’ve ever been curious about the history of our area then an upcoming four part series will be a great opportunity to learn. Local historian Mark Pace of the North Carolina Room, Thornton Library in Oxford will be going in depth on the area’s history from pre-historic times to the present. The series will be held on Thursday’s from 10 until 11:30 on the mornings of Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at the Senior Center in Oxford. The cost is only $15 for the entire series.

Old Granville County, as historians refer to the area, encompasses present day Granville, Vance, Warren and Franklin Counties. Franklin and Warren were split off in 1764 as Bute County which was divided in 1779 into Warren and Franklin Counties. In 1881 parts of Warren, Franklin and Granville were used to make Vance County.

The Four Part series will detail these changes. Part 1 will focus on the pre-historic era through the American Revolution. Part 2 will cover from the end of the Revolution through the Civil War. Part 3 will pick up at the end of the Civil War and continue through the Great Depression and part 4 will cover from the end of the Depression until today.

Pace said the 90 minute length will allow him to go deeper into the history of Old Granville County than most programs do.

The programs are open to the public and are part of the Senior Center’s Lifelong Learning Program. For more information and to sign up for this and other offerings contact the Senior Center at 919-693-1930.