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Home and Garden Show

September 22, 2021/by WIZS Staff

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

Prevent weeds from going to seed. Easier to control now than controlling weed seedlings in the spring.
We are past the preferred planting window for tall fescue.
Put netting over your goldfish pond before leaves start actively falling.
Check NC State Extension resources before planting fruit crops of any kind to find out recommended cultivars for this area.
Start assembling your leaf gathering equipment. Have a plan on what to do with your leaves this year.
Strategic limb removal from large shade trees can allow more sunlight into your yard. Take note now of key limbs, but wait until December at the earliest to do the work.
Monkey Grass / Liriope maintenance – February.
Soil samples need to be taken now to make soil amendments!
Don’t waste time trying to pull bermudagrass or wiregrass out of flower beds. It’s a futile effort. Call us for more effective strategies. 438-8188.

WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 9-22-21

The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance

September 21, 2021/by Bill Harris

The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for September 21, 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 September 21, 2021

Name of the Company: Henderson Belk

Jobs Available: Immediately hiring for full and part time employees.

Method of Contact: Visit belkcareers.com for more information or text JOBS to belk4u 235-548

Name of the Company: Henderson Collegiate

Jobs Available: Middle and High School Apprentice Teachers and a Middle School Teacher.

Method of Contact: Contact NC Works Career Center, located at 857 South Beckford Drive, Suite G in Henderson or call 252-438-6129

Name of the Company: Granville-Vance Public Health Department

Jobs Available: Nutritionist

Method of Contact: For more information you can call NC Works at 252-438-6129 or apply in person at 857 South Beckford Drive, Suite G or visit the Health Department website at https://gvph.org and click Job Opportunities under the About Tab

Name of the Company: Vance County Government

Jobs Available: They currently have numerous open positions

Method of Contact: For a complete listing and more information go to the county website at www.vancecounty.org and click the tab marked JOB POSTINGS

Name of the Company: Penn Pallett

Jobs Available: Looking for a hardworking, reliable 1^st shift employee. Starting rate is $14.00 an hr with weekly production incentive pay. Must have a valid driver’s license, experience in wood industry is helpful bur not needed and forklift experience is helpful

Method of Contact: If interested please call or email Meloney Francis at 814-512-6109 or meloney.francisco@pennpallet.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.

WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance

Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie

September 21, 2021/by Bill Harris

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

WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Cicada Killer Wasp

September 20, 2021/by Bill Harris

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

WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Cicada Killer Wasp

The Local Skinny: National Opioid Settlement to Have Impacts Locally

September 20, 2021/by Laura Gabel

The proposed $26 billion settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma for its involvement in the national opioid crisis could have a ripple effect that would help fund future opioid crisis intervention programs locally.

In 2020, it is estimated that 70 percent of drug overdoses involved opioids. Twenty-eight states in the U.S. saw at least a 30 percent increase last year, with North Carolina coming in higher at 40.5 percent.

Some state leaders have estimated that North Carolina’s share of the settlement could be as much as $750 million over a 17-year period. Counties and municipalities, including Vance County, are adding their names to the list to receive a share of that money.

The Vance County Board of Commissioners approved a Memorandum of Agreement at their Sept. 7 meeting, and County Manager Jordan McMillen told John C. Rose today that this positions Vance County to be a recipient of this funding stream. To date, nearly 60 of the state’s 100 counties have signed the memorandum of agreement.

“The NC MOA provides us guidance as to how funds will be distributed in North Carolina, how they can be spent, as well as audit and reporting requirements, McMillen said in a statement to WIZS News Monday. “The NC MOA is important as it provides local governments with 80-85% of the funds that come into North Carolina versus a lower standard percentage within the national settlement,” he added.

Not only does the MOA govern distribution of funds, but it gives some assurance of the local governments that would participate in the settlement, McMillen noted. It’s not final yet, but if the settlement process continues smoothly, money could start flowing in the next year or so, he estimated.

If Vance County’s share were $3 million over the next 17 years, that means more than $176,000 could be available each year. The memorandum of agreement spells out how each county and municipality must account for, report and audit the funds it receives.

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WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny: National Opiod Settlement to Have Impacts Locally

Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Balancing Work & Family Pt. 2

September 16, 2021/by Bill Harris

In this broadcast: Routine, Stability; Avoid Unnecessary Conflict Before Work; Make Sure You And Your Partner Are On The Same Page; Choose Your Childcare Provider Wisely.

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

WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Balancing Work & Family Pt. 2

Upcoming Listening Sessions Give Residents A Chance To Give Input On Redrawing District Boundaries

September 16, 2021/by Laura Gabel

Vance County residents have the opportunity to attend several public listening sessions in the next month as the county begins the business of redrawing district boundaries for commissioner and school board seats.

The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Vance County Administration building. The second meeting will take place at the Townsville Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, Oct. 11 and the third meeting will be Monday, Oct. 18 at Kittrell Volunteer Fire Department. All meetings begin at 6 p.m., according to information from Kelly Grissom, clerk to the board of commissioners.

Every 10 years, counties use updated Census data to ensure that voting districts have essentially the same number of constituents. Changes are required after every Census to ensure the “one person, one vote” standard. To do so, an ideal population is established for each district by dividing the population by the number of elected officials to be elected from those districts.

Information on the county’s website notes the population by district, based on 2020 Census data. The ideal population for each district has been calculated at 6,083. Districts 1, 2 and 7 stand to lose some constituents and districts 3,4,5 and 6 could gain some constituents as the boundaries are redrawn.

Although there is some room for flexibility, districts must still meet federal and state guidelines. The state’s guidelines are stricter, allowing for a 5 percent deviation.

For Vance County to meet that 5 percent or better threshold, lines must be drawn so that there are no more than 304 people in any one district versus another. District 7 will get the most attention as it is 13.1% over at the present time in population. No other district is more than 2.7% worse than ideal. Since three of the four districts that surround district 7 are in pretty good shape, minor adjustments should correct all issues related to population and district lines.

District 7 is largely what could be described as north and west Henderson, extending west between the I-85 and U.S. 158 Business corridors and including areas like the Dabney community and west as well as south of Oxford Road to Old County Home Road.

As a result of the Census data, Henderson’s fall election was rescheduled for spring 2022; municipal elections in Kittrell and Middleburg are not affected.

WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Vance County Prepares To Redraw District Boundaries

TownTalk: BBQ Cook Off Promises Great Food and Fun

September 14, 2021/by Laura Gabel

– Update Sept 15

The second annual Tri-County BBQ competition is Sunday, Sept. 19 at Kerr Lake Country Club. Organizer Tracy Mosley said the competition is a fundraiser of Helping All People Excel, Inc., a local nonprofit that, among other things, helps college-bound students from Vance County with some necessary school expenses. The cookoff will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at KLCC, 600 Hedrick Drive, Henderson.

The inaugural event provided help to a dozen college students, she said. This year, she hopes to be able to provide assistance to 15 students.

“We don’t want them to have any barriers when they’re in college,” Mosley, H.A.P.E.’s executive director told John C. Rose on Monday’s Town Talk. Mosley said there are lots of programs that provide backpacks and school supplies, to those in high school and below, but those young people who have graduated high school and who are headed off to college sometimes get left out.

Mosley calls them “lost in the sauce” costs – things like a printer, or copy paper, or even household items like plates, silverware and washing powder.

Some of those items are costly, she said, adding that and her organization deals with many first-generation college students whose parents may not be aware of all the things a college student may need.

“We work to eliminate obstacles and barriers that youth in our area face …as they work to reach their potential,” Mosley said. “There are real expenses associated with going off to college.”

The BBQ cookoff is a fun way to raise money for this effort. Tickets are $5. Get there early and enjoy samples off the contestants’ grills, she said. In addition to the competition, the Sept. 19 event will have numerous community resources on site to share opportunities for young people. There will be food trucks and a deejay, too, until 3 p.m. when Jim Quick and Coastline take the stage. The band will perform from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

If Mosley has her way, the Tri-County BBQ competition will become Henderson’s “signature event,” much like Oxford’s Hot Sauce Contest and Clarksville’s Lakefest. She would love to outgrow the Kerr Lake Country Club and have next year’s contest in downtown Henderson.

Learn more at kerrlakebbq.eventbrite.com and helpingallpeopleexcel.com.

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WIZS Radio · TownTalk: BBQ Cook Off Promises Great Food and Fun

– Update Sept 13

Time is ticking for cook teams to register for the second annual Tri-County BBQ competition – the cookoff is Sunday, Sept. 19 at Kerr Lake Country Club and organizer Tracy Mosley said tonight (Monday) is the deadline to register. The fee to register is $100. Call Mosley today at 252.432.1131 to register a team.

The competition is a fundraiser of Helping All People Excel, Inc., a local nonprofit that, among other things, helps college-bound students from Vance County with some necessary school expenses. The cookoff will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at KLCC, 600 Hedrick Drive, Henderson.