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SportsTalk: Pender Preparing Vipers For Rain And Vikings

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While the Vikings of South Granville High School may not come from the land of ice and snow, as the song says, weather may very well be a factor in tomorrow night’s homecoming game at Vance County High School.

South Granville brings a 1-5 record to Henderson to face the 4-1 Vipers but Vipers Coach Wilber Pender explained that the South Granville record is somewhat deceiving. Pender said the Vikings losses have been to some very strong competition such as Orange, Hillside, Heritage, Southern Nash and Lee County. “South Granville has challenged themselves,” Coach Pender said on Thursday. “They are battle tested,” he added.  South Granville will likely keep the ball on the ground which, considering the 70% chance of rain Friday night, might be smart. “They are not going to stop until you decide to stop it,” Pender said of the South Granville offense.  However, the Vipers have a ground attack of their own with Dave Vines-Holder, who racked up nearly 200 yard last week against Carrboro and Carl Stephens who added nearly one hundred yards in the 36-12 win over the Jaguars last Friday night.

Coach Pender felt that while the team played well against the Jaguars he is still not satisfied. “We are making progress and improving each week. We are putting in the work and it’s starting to show on the field,” the coach said.

Those are things Pender can control but the weather is not. He says that rain is just another element to the game. He has had the Vipers practicing with a wet ball in anticipation of a wet field and while the weather may have an impact, Pender says that the game “comes down to focus”.  For Vance County the rain will pose more challenges for the passing game than the ground game and the staff feels that receivers must focus on catching the ball. Those pass routes may be a bit shorter too.

As Pender prepares for the Vikings and the elements he says he has concerns about about inconsistencies with the Vipers. On some series, he says, the team looks great while others are not. As the team plays their second conference game Friday night Coach Pender says the team in the conference that gives him the most nightmares is Vance County because of those inconsistencies.

Tomorrow night will be the Vipers first home in several weeks and with homecoming taking place Pender expects to have a great home turnout, rain or not.

The Vipers kick off against the South Granville Vikings at 7:00 tomorrow night.  WIZS will have live coverage with Trey Snide and Doc Ayscue beginning immediately following the Joy Christian Center Broadcast around 6:45.

 

Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Disobedience, Pt. 1

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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.

 

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TownTalk: Improving News On Covid 19

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COVID-19 vaccinations are an important layer of defense that health officials recommend to help turn back the tide of coronavirus. Along with hand washing, social distancing and mask wearing, it’s shots in arms that has Granville-Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison optimistic about the state of things in her health district.

For the past three weeks, the health district has seen fewer COVID-19 cases, as opposed to the end of August and September when cases were on the uptick just about every single day. She told Town Talk host Bill Harris Wednesday that things seem to be looking up.

“The more people that get vaccinated, the less we’ll see that curve…grow,” Harrison said. And as vaccinations continue to go up, the more people will feel comfortable getting back to more normal activities.

Harrison reiterated what other health experts have stated for some time – the majority of those in hospital and ICU’s now with COVBID-19 are unvaccinated.  “The virus will grow a new case and live for a little while,” she said, “and unvaccinated people are where this Delta variant have found its host.”

Granville and Vance counties both are below the state level for percent positive rates – Granville has a 4 percent rate and Vance is at about 6 percent; the state rate is about 9 percent, Harrison said.

She gives credit to community members who have been good about following the public health recommendations and guidelines. “I’m very proud of our communities,” Harrison said. “And we’re getting better all the time.”

While the Delta variant has gotten a lot of attention, Harrison said there are other variants that scientists are watching. “The good news is, so far, they haven’t spread like Delta. If we can stop this virus in its tracks, it will stop mutating so quickly,” she said.

Vaccines bolsters our immune systems and make our bodies stronger to resist viruses, she said. But the effectiveness  of the COVID-19 vaccines, like so many other tried-and-true vaccines, wanes over time, which is why booster shots are recommended.

There will be a Phizer booster clinic on Oct. 15 at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center, Harrison said. Anyone who meets the criteria to get the booster shot may get that booster between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

 

 

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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.