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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for November 30, 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 November 30, 2021
Name of the Company: Vance Granville Community College
Jobs Available: Small Engie Mechanic Instructor (part-time) – Located at the Creedmoor location campus. Salary $27.70 – $29.75 hourly. Minimum of five years experience as a small engine technician. Preference will be provided to applicants with Briggs & Stratton certification
Method of Contact: for more information visit website at https:www.vgcc.edu
Name of the Company: Vance Granville Community College
Jobs Available: Evening Custodian (full time) – Located at the Creedmoor location campus. This position is also responsible for closing and securing the campus. Hours are Monday – Thursday 1PM – 10PM and Friday 7AM – 4PM.
Method of Contact: for more information visit website at https:www.vgcc.edu
Name of the Company: Kittrell Job Corps Center
Jobs Available: Recreation Specialists, Advanced Human Services CTT, TEAP P/t, OA Counselors, Drivers ED Instructor, CSIO Supervisor, Certified Academic Instructors and Administrative Assistant
Method of Contact: Interested candidates please contact Angela Williams HR Manager at 252-438-9108 or Williams.angela@jobcorps.org
Name of the Company: Variety Wholesalers, Inc.
Jobs Available: Merchandise Buyers, Buyer’s Assistant, Associate Buyer, Merchandise Analyst, Help Desk IT, Truck Driver, Warehouse Associates and Stand-Up Fork Lift Driver
Method of Contact: If interested please contact Patricia Overton at 252-430-2042/poverton@vwstores.com or Devin Stevenson 252-430-2039/dstevenson@vwstores.com
Name of the Company: Express Employment Professionals
Jobs Available: Wood Assemblers, Concrete Finishers and Early Morning Shippers
Method of Contact: Interested candidates please contact Andrew at 919-693-1730
Name of the Company: Express Employment Professionals
Jobs Available: Facility Maintenance, Welders, Industrial Mechanics and Administrative positions of all sorts
Method of Contact: Interested candidates please contact Robin at 919-693-1730
Name of the Company: Vescom Textiles, Inc.
Jobs Available: Machine Operators – 1st shift positions. Normal Hours are Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm with occasional Saturdays 7:00 am – 1:00 pm. Starting pay is $15.00 per hr with an increase to $16.00 an hr after completion of 90 days. Must be able to lift 75 pounds, be detail oriented with the ability to analyze operational parameters and resolve machine issues, have effective written and oral communication skills and the ability to multi-task and maintain a positive attitude under deadlines.
Method of Contact: Please visit website www,vescom.com on how to apply
Name of the Company: Servpro of Franklin, Vance and Granville Counties
Jobs Available: Currently hiring for full time technicians. On-the-job training is provided
Method of Contact: Call 252-433-0005 today to set up a time to interview
Name of the Company: Ameristaff, Inc.
Jobs Available: Hiring positions in the Roxboro area for Molding/ Machine operators, Registration Clerk, Boxer and Carpenter Helper
Method of Contact: For more information and to apply online please go to website www.ameristaff.net
Name of the Company: Hollander Sleep Products
Jobs Available: Multiple Warehouse, Production and Supervisory positions. Also HR Manager
Method of Contact: For more information please go to www.hollander.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.
The Local Skinny! Covid 19 And The Omicron Variant
Granville-Vance Public Health is open each weekday to provide COVID-19 vaccines from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at both the Henderson and Oxford locations. First doses, second doses, booster doses, and even pediatric doses all are available. Only Pfizer is authorized for children, but all three vaccine types are available – Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, according to information from the health department.
With the identification of the new Omicron variant, President Joe Biden said today in a White House briefing about next steps. “(T)his variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic,” Biden told members of the press. Health professionals, including White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, continue to promote vaccination against the disease as the prime factor for reducing transmission.
In the seven days ending Saturday, Nov 27, there were 67 new cases in Vance County. The percent positivity rate in Vance County is 5.2%.
In the seven days ending Saturday, Nov. 27, there were 94 new cases in Granville County. The percent positivity rate in Granville County is 4.6%.
These numbers put both counties in the category of “high” community transmission, according to information from GVPH.
In Vance County, 61% of those over the age of 5 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 56% are fully vaccinated.
In Granville County, 66% of those over the age of 5 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 62% are fully vaccinated.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told ABC’s “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos Sunday, “We all know when you have a virus that has already gone to multiple countries, inevitably it will be here. The question is, will we be prepared for it?”
President Biden met in person Sunday with Fauci and members of his White House COVID Response Team. Fauci and members of the COVID Response Team updated the president on the latest developments related to the Omicron variant. Fauci informed the president that while it will take approximately two more weeks to have more definitive information on the transmissibility, severity and other characteristics of the variant, and he continues to believe that existing vaccines are likely to provide a degree of protection against severe cases of COVID. Fauci also reiterated that boosters for fully vaccinated individuals provide the strongest available protection from COVID. The COVID Response Team’s immediate recommendation to all vaccinated adults is to get a booster shot as soon as possible; all adults are eligible for a booster if they were vaccinated six months ago or more with Pfizer or Moderna, or two months ago or more with Johnson & Johnson. Importantly, those adults and children who are not yet fully vaccinated should get vaccinated now.
Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Reuse Before Recycling
Recycle…it’s something we hear a lot about but is it the smartest idea? Wayne Rowland of the Vance Co. Extension Service explained on Monday’s Local Skinny that there are actually better ways than recycling to manage waste. Rowland says that recycling is important but it is third of the three R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle. “Before you recycle, choose to reuse,” Rowland said. Reusing an item might mean to repair it or perhaps repurpose an item for another use. Reusing an item has the advantages of minimizing waste and maximizing resources. Additionally, reuse saves or delays purchasing a similar item, eliminates disposal costs, reduces the waste stream, lessens pollution and items that are to be reused can be more affordable than the same item purchased new.
Rowland also explained that reducing is also important when it comes to waste management. Reducing involves eliminating and decreasing the amount of waste and reducing toxicity of materials. Redesigning products to use less packaging, making items more durable and avoiding disposable products are all ways reducing waste helps the environment.
Recycling involves the collection of used materials and these materials are used to manufacture new products. Rowland pointed out that recycling consumes energy, water and other resources and recyling itself can also cause pollution but less than manufacturing products with virgin materials.
For more information contact Wayne Rowland at the Vance County Extension Service at 252-438-8188. The Cooperative Extension Report can be heard as part of the Local Skinny on WIZS Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 11:50 AM.
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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for November 23, 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 November 23, 2021
Name of the Company: NCOL
Jobs Available: Front Desk/ Office Assistant – Receives payment, answer telephones, check in customer equipment, invoice customers. Hours Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Method of Contact: email resumes at hostmaster@ncol.net or drop off at office at 410 Dabney Drive, Henderson
Name of the Company: Henderson Collegiate
Jobs Available: Middle and High School Teachers. A bachelor’s degree is required, a teaching license is NOT required to start. Offering competitive salary and benefits to full time employees
Method of Contact: Apply online at www.hendersoncollegiate.org/careers or email a copy of their resume to recruitment@hendersoncollegate.org
Name of the Company: Vance County Social Services
Jobs Available: Multiple positions open
Method of Contact: Please go to county website at www.vancecounty.org for more information
Name of the Company: Vance County Sheriff’s Department is urgently hiring
Jobs Available: Deputies, Investigator, School Resource Officers, Office Administrative Assistant and Detention Officers
Method of Contact: For more information please contact the Sheriff’s office at 252-738-2200 or go by the office in person at 156 Church Street Suite 004, Henderson
Name of the Company: Kerr-Tarr Regional Council of Government
Jobs Available: Aging Specialist
Method of Contact: For Interested applicants call or go by one of your area NC Works Centers
Name of the Company: Hollander Sleep Products
Jobs Available: Packer 1 and Truck Lift Operator
Method of Contact: If interested please contact NC Works Job Center
Name of the Company: Select Products Holdings
Jobs Available: Mechanic
Method of Contact: If interested please contact NC Works Job Center
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.
Christmas Tree Selection and Care
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Choosing a Christmas tree can be a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy, whether perusing a lot full of cut firs and pines or whether venturing out to a tree farm where the perfect seasonal addition to your home décor awaits.
Wayne Rowland, Vance County Cooperative Extension’s natural resources technician, has some suggestions to make sure consumers get the best bang for the buck. Tree prices, like so many other items, are higher this year.
Live, cut trees are completely recyclable. But they also are perishable. To make sure trees hold their needles through the Christmas season, they should get water regularly and stay in a cool spot.
Trees, of course, come in all heights, but they also receive a grade, depending on their shape and fullness. If your tree is going to be visible from all sides, you may want to purchase a #1, or premium grade tree; if you’re putting it in a corner with only a couple of sides visible, perhaps a #2 grade will suffice. Foliage density, color and fragrance are additional factors to consider.
A ball-and-burlap tree is another option for those in search of a Christmas tree – the tree’s roots are literally wrapped in burlap for planting in the landscape after being enjoyed over Christmas in your home. Rowland reminds consumers to make sure that the tree you select will survive in this climate.
The Local Skinny! Click It or Ticket Is Underway
The Click It or Ticket campaign is now underway for the extended Thanksgiving holiday period and will be in effect through Sunday, Nov. 28.
During Click It or Ticket enforcement and education campaigns, law enforcement agencies increase the number of patrols and officers in an area, set up checking stations, and use local media to reach out to drivers.
The campaign, which runs from Monday, Nov. 22-Sunday, Nov. 28, aims to encourage motorists to buckle up through innovative and extensive enforcement and education, including seatbelt checks in all North Carolina counties.
Lack of seatbelt use is a primary contributor to fatalities and injuries in vehicle crashes. In 2021 in North Carolina, 450 people have died and 926 have been seriously injured in unbuckled crashes, according to information from the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.
Of course, wearing seatbelts is the law. Violators of North Carolina’s seat belt law are fined $180 (or $266 if a passenger under age 16 is not properly restrained). That doesn’t include the potential cost of a lost life.
“The simple act of buckling your seatbelt in the front and back seats can drastically improve your chances of surviving a car crash without injury or death,” said Governor’s Highway Safety Program Director Mark Ezzell. “With many more motorists traveling for the holidays, it’s imperative that we all do our parts to keep ourselves, our passengers and others safe on the roads.”
North Carolina’s Click It or Ticket campaign was the first in the nation and is now used as the model by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Even with its success, more than 11,900 people have lost their lives since 1993 because they did not take a couple of seconds to buckle up.
Some other ways motorists can drive safely this holiday season include:
- Buckling up – every seat, every time.
- Obey all speed limits.
- Never drive impaired, tired or distracted.
For more safety tips, follow @NCGHSP on Facebook and @NC_GHSP on Twitter and Instagram. For more information, visit www.ncghsp.org.
Cooperative Extension With Jamon Glover: Holiday Rituals
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The Local Skinny! What’s Happening In Downtown Henderson
If the city of Henderson were to write a letter to Santa this year, you can bet that increased downtown economic development would be somewhere on the Christmas wish list.
City officials heard an update from Downtown Development Director Tracy Madigan recently about what’s going on downtown, and it sounds like some of those wishes could be coming true.
The Thursday edition of The Local Skinny! ran down a list of openings and re-openings that are happening now in downtown Henderson.
- For starters, holiday decorations are going up Friday evening, just in time for the Christmas parade that will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m.
- Did you know that a grocery store is planned for Horner Street? Madigan said she doesn’t have many details yet, but even a small retail grocery that neighbors can walk to would be welcome.
- The Gear and Beer shop has opened
- The former Screenmaster location is being converted to an all-inclusive office space.
- Madigan told the council that the city will have to invest in new banners, because the brackets in place now on newly installed Duke utility poles won’t accommodate the existing banners.
- The much-talked -about brewery in the former Falkner Coal and Oil building is making progress. Madigan said the owner is a “pay-as-you-go businessman,” so it could take a while to come to fruition.
- Bombshell Nail and Spa has opened; the business has applied for a façade grant.
- Citizens Pub, at the corner of Breckenridge and Garnett streets is set to reopen as an event center
In addition to the retail news, Madigan shared with council members several beautification projects in various stages of completion:
- There are plantings outside McGregor Hall, courtesy of Franklin Bros. Nursery
- Four more benches have been ordered for the downtown area and should arrive in the next month
- Plans to have crosswalk art have been submitted to NC Department of Transportation for approval
Visit https://hendersonncdowntown.org/ to learn more.