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Cooperative Extension With Jamon Glover Open Conversation on Parenting

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TownTalk: Local Author Michael Elliott Has Faith In The Music Of John Hiatt

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His name may not be a household name, but John Hiatt is the force behind many popular singers and bands – and Mike Elliott has written a book of the singer-songwriter’s life.

For longtime WIZS listeners, the answer is yes, OUR Mike Elliott. The Oxford native and former program director and operations manager of the radio station, who spent more than a decade on the local airwaves, got caught up in a different medium – writing stories, reviews and now a book which chronicles the life of someone he has admired for many years.

The biography, Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story, is set for release on Sept. 14, but pre-orders can be made now, Elliott told Bill Harris on Wednesday’s Town Talk.

“It’s great to be back on the radio,” Elliott said. He left in June 2001 to continue his career, which ultimately took a turn to print media on sort of a whim.

“I’ve always written for fun,” Elliott said. Then one night while writing, he decided to submit a story to Bitter Southerner, a nationally known online publication. A few months later, he got word that the story he’d written about growing up around music and loving music would be published as part of its folk life collection. That was a few years ago, and Elliott said he branched out from there to include album reviews, among other things.

The research for this biography was done by phone and Skype, Elliott said, thanks to COVID-19. Which turned out to be sort of a blessing in disguise – everyone he wanted to interview would normally have been on the road and hard to catch up with. But not during COVID-19.

“It made people slow down, take stock and reassess,” Elliott said of the pandemic. “And they were home – not touring.  So they said, yes, they’d talk to me.”

Elliott was a teenager when he first learned of Hiatt. He said he was probably watching the music video channel VH1 when he took note of Hiatt’s voice – it was an “amazing raspy, soulful voice,” Elliott recalled.

The more he listened and learned, the more he was enamored of this man called John Hiatt who was writing songs for the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Suzy Boggus and many others.

“The man is a powerhouse – he’s writing all this stuff,” Elliott said, adding that the song “Have a Little Faith in Me” has been recorded by many singers and is considered a current standard.

And it’s that song that Elliott said encapsulates Hiatt’s story of resilience, hitting rock bottom and coming back better and stronger.

His first two records weren’t great, Elliott said, and his record label dropped him. From there, he got gigs playing at colleges – even standing atop a table in a cafeteria singing for students eating all around him.

There were some other twists and turns that brought him to seek treatment for substance abuse and addiction – read the book to find out details – and that’s when he wrote “Have a Little Faith in Me.”

Hiatt, sober since 1984, was writing it about himself, Elliott said. “(That song) gave him the strength he needed to go forward.”
Big-time names like Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy all have recorded Hiatt’s songs. And although his name may not be a household name, Hiatt’s songs are probably familiar to many.

Hiatt’s story isn’t the typical rags-to-riches type story of a musician who hit it big, lost it all, then climbed back up the ladder of success. No, Elliott said, Hiatt’s story is about someone who was “kind of fair to middlin’, cleaned up and became artistically huge.”

Elliott said he was very pleased when Hiatt’s management team helped clear the way to talk to the artist himself. “I was planning to write the book without him…but I did want his personal take.” He said he was indebted to the 69-year-old for his contributions to the book

“When he started opening up about his life, he gave me stuff that he’d never given anyone before. He felt like it was time to just tell it,” Elliott recalled, for which he is grateful.

You can place pre-orders for Elliott’s book from online retailers or visit michael-elliott.com to find a link to purchase. The book also will be available on Audible. Listeners to the audio format may recognize a familiar voice  – Elliott will be reading the introduction.

 

 

The Local Skinny: Home And Garden Show 9-1-21

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WIZS, Your Community Voice.  Thank you for listening! 

The Local Skinny! each Wednesday on WIZS is the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service Home and Garden Show.

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UPCOMING EVENTS: GAP Workshop September 9, 2021 9am – 4pm Vance County Regional Farmers Market; 210 Southpark Drive; Contact Cooperative Extension 252-438-8188 for more info and to register.

TODAY’S TOPICS:

  • Get your soil samples taken early for 2022 garden.
  • Be on the lookout for fall armyworms.
  • Check crops for harlequin bugs, aphids, cabbage worms, loopers.
  • Do research for fall planting of trees and shrubs.
  • Remember get vegetables under refrigeration as soon as possible.
  • Avoid pruning from now until mid November at the earliest.
  • Sow your tall fescue seed now though mid-September. Get soil seed contact and water frequently.
  • Cooperative Extension has fall gardening publications. Call Cooperative Extension 438-8188

 

Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden

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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 August 31, 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.

Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehab Center  

Jobs Available:  Openings for: CNA’s for all shifts, LPN/RN – these are 8 hr shifts and every other weekend positions.  Dietary positions are also available. Offering sign on bonuses for full time employees.

Method of Contact: If interested please come by the facility located at 1245 Park Ave. in Henderson, Monday thru Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm to fill out an application

Vance County Sheriff’s Office

Jobs Available: 4 Deputy Sheriff positions, 1 School Resource Officer Position, 1 Office Administrative Assistant position, 5 Detention Officers and 1 Maintenance Person

Method of Contact:  If interested contact the Sheriff’s Department

Community Workforce Solutions

Jobs Available:  School Based Transition Instructor – this position is responsible for providing direct services to students (ages 14-22) with disabilities and will be under the supervision of the Transition Services Manager. Requirements are: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or closely related field preferred. Experience may substitute for degree. Must have a valid NC Driver’s License with a driving record that adheres to Agency standards. Must be able to work in various schools in multiple counties. Salary is based on experience.

Method of Contact: If interested please email a copy of your resume to hr@nc-cws.org

Maria Parham Health

Jobs Available:  Now hiring registrars, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, medical technologists, medical laboratory technicians and sitters

Method of Contact: for more information visit www.mariaparham.com and click on careers

Kilian Engineering, Inc.

Structural Engineer/ CAD Designer – this position requires site visits to the Lake Gaston area, also requires experience with AutoCAD and structural design. This is a subcontractor position and the ideal candidate would be retired or soon to be retired

Method of Contact: email resumes to jeff.iannicelli@gmail.com – no phone calls please

Pinnell Insurance, A Division of Watkins Insurance Agency

Jobs Available: Administrative Assistant  – Looking for someone to be the first point of contact with clients, be part of a team and direct the front office, If you are interested please send in a 3 minute or less video of yourself answering these questions: What has been your life’s greatest achievement? What frustrated you the most about your last position or job? What most attracted you to respond to our ad?

Method of Contact:  Please send all video’s to info@watkinsinsurance.com and be sure to include your name and phone number

Carolina Sunrock

Jobs Available:  Industrial Electrician, Mechanic and Plant Utility Person

Method of Contact:  To apply go online to ncworks.gov to register or come in person to one of the NC Works locations in Henderson, Oxford or Warrenton

Franklin Vance Warren Opportunity

Jobs Available: Accounting Clerk and Business Outreach Coordinator

Method of Contact: To apply go online to ncworks.gov to register or come in person to one of the NC Works locations in Henderson, Oxford or Warrenton

Mako Medical Laboratories

Jobs Available: COVID Accessioning Associate, COVID Accessioning Auditor and COVID Accessioning QC Auditor

Method of Contact: To apply go online to ncworks.gov to register or come in person to one of the NC Works locations in Henderson, Oxford or Warrenton

Vance Granville Community College

Jobs Available: Store Manager I

Method of Contact: : To apply go online to ncworks.gov to register or come in person to one of the NC Works locations in Henderson, Oxford or Warrenton

Hollander Sleep Products

Jobs Available: Mechanic I

Method of Contact: To apply go online to ncworks.gov to register or come in person to one of the NC Works locations in Henderson, Oxford or Warrenton

Henderson Collegiate

Jobs Available:  School Nutrition Assistants

Method of Contact:  email resume to jhetrick@hendersoncollegiante.org

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.

 

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Harvesting Herbs

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The Local Skinny! Lock Your Car

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Lock your car. Push the button. Use the lever. Click the remote. Whatever it takes, remember to lock your car.

Whether it should be called a rash is up for interpretation, but at least one prowler and thief continues to strike in Vance County at night. And this thief and any existing similar thieves are taking things from unlocked cars.

Local law enforcement is well aware, but you need to report any property crimes that you encounter as soon as possible. It is another chance to gather evidence, show a pattern and find the suspect or suspects.

Without being privileged to many details, some enforcement action has already taken place here locally.

The suspect or suspects continue to be brazen however, pulling up in a vehicle, getting out, and stealing from unlocked cars. Video surveillance is available now more than ever as homeowners and property owners have cameras around, recording and uploading the video and audio to cloud storage 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Lock your car. Secure your belongings. What’s being taken so far is what’s easily accessible and is found in an unlocked car. It’s a pain easily avoided if your car is locked.

In one Vance County location several years ago, a thief took change and loose items from unlocked vehicles, leaving behind cell phones, purses and electronics.

In another instance, a thief broke out a small rear window to gain entry to a front seat storage of loose change. The thief re-locked the vehicle after exiting, leaving behind several more valuable items.

There have been times when it was kids and teenagers committing the crimes, and the process was a game of sorts, or even just straight up theft of money to then go make less than straight up purchases. Drugs. Or even just drinks and gasoline from the store.

But the recent spree, which spans several Northern Vance County areas among others, involves obvious adults arriving and departing the crime scenes in a vehicle. And who truly knows exactly what was taken other than the victims?

Trespassing and other larger dangers and consequences could arise as well. It’s not safe.

Fortunately so far in this latest outbreak of thefts, that click or push of the lock mechanism on your continues to be a great deterrent.