Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Landscape Design
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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Check local nurseries and garden centers when purchasing holiday decorations and gifts
- If you think any shade trees need work, make arrangements now. But DO NOT TOP.
- If you have put up a natural christmas tree check water reservoir each day for water and keep it full with water that will keep your tree fresh and keep it from trying out and becoming a fire hazard
- If you are installing a row of shrubs as a screen, consider using multiple species. This is less risky than putting all your eggs in one basket.
- You can make holiday decorations from cuttings from your landscape plants. Ex hollies, magnolia, Pine cuttings, pine cones
- Take an inventory of leftover seeds and make sure they are stored in a suitable location (cool and dry).
- Soil Sample Peak season fee starts Dec 1 $4 per sample 7 week analysis time.
- Christmas gift idea: PPE for your loved one! Chem resistant gloves, eye protection, hearing protection.
- Make a compost bin if you don’t have one already
- Add some berry producing native shrubs to your landscape to help birds through the winter.
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Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 11-29-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for November 29th, 2022. 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 Michele@hendersonvance.org to be included.
Company Benchmark Community Bank
Job Title Teller. Full-time position. The scheduled hours are Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. and Fridays 8:30-5:30 p.m. Applicants should be outgoing, service-oriented, with excellent communications skills. The job involves processing routine financial transactions for customers such as deposits, withdrawals, checks, and loan payments. During your workday, a cash drawer with all the proper controls, vouchers, receipts, security, proofs, ensuring it balances at the end of each day. Being detail oriented and accurate is an extremely important skill since Teller will spend the majority of day counting cash, entering information into a computer, complying with check-cashing guidelines and looking for fraudulent activity.
How To Apply Apply online at https://www.applicantpro.com/openings/bcbonline/jobs.
Company Select Products
Job Title Quality Lead position is open. Successful applicant will administer programs to ensure production operations, from raw materials to finished products, to meet the company’s high standard for quality, integrity, and efficiency standards. Responsibilities include: conducting daily inspections and quality control checks; assessing test results and approving recommended changes; collaborating with management to develop, prepare, and implement safety policies and procedures; ensure compliance with federal, state, and local safety laws, codes, and rules; and other related duties as assigned.
How To Apply Apply in person at Select Products, located at 1133 Poplar Creek Road in Henderson (across from the VGCC main campus). Contact Zollie Perry, Human Resource Director. Email resume to zollie.perry@selectph.com.
Company City of Henderson
Job Title Utility Billing Specialist. Full-time. Salary level $30,814 – $38,518. Preferred applicants will be high school Graduates, supplemented by courses in business or accounting, and experience in a billing operation involving multiple step tasks and use of billing software; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. This position is responsible for activities which involve the generation and mailing of the city utility bills; handling customer inquiries relating to utility billings and general fiscal support and reporting activities; preparing and verifying a variety of reports and records; collecting utility bills and other revenues, and coordinating with meter readers and the field services functions. Employees also perform business license billing. Work is characterized by the multiple detailed procedural steps involved in the work, and the required independent knowledge of the utility billing process and computer application. Work involves public contact functions and coordination with other departments within the City’s organizational structure. Considerable tact and courtesy are required in the public contact functions.
How To Apply Apply online at www.henderson.nc.gov or email your resume to the Human Resources Department at elginlane@henderson.nc.gov.
Company Chick-fil-A of Henderson
Job Title Hiring now for Team Member positions. Looking for friendly, enthusiastic people who enjoy serving customers – will teach you everything else you need to know. Flexible hours are available. Opportunities for advancement available to qualified individuals. Applicants must be hard working, team-oriented, friendly, honest and have great customer skills. Age 16+ and Bilingual (English and Spanish) applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.
How To Apply Text “CHICKEN” to 252-359-3232. Or stop by Chick-fil-A Restaurant, located at 200 Trade Street, off Dabney Drive, in Henderson NC
Company Auto Parts (200 Dabney Drive, Henderson NC)
Job Title Multiple Positions Open. Delivery Drivers. Full-time and Part-time. Manager In Training. Full-time. Responsible for supporting the Store Manager in the overall operation of the store to include: Overall store retail/commercial management, supervision, and policy implementation; Financial management – manage, analyze and reconcile monthly P&L statements; Employee staffing, training, and development; Inventory management; Customer service leadership. MITs are also responsible for completing operations and management skills training, and learning about key aspects of the business and AutoZone culture.
How To Apply Apply online at https://careers.autozone.com/jobs. Or stop by store location to inquire about job details.
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Christmas Tree Selection
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The Local Skinny! Animal Services Gets $13K For Spay/Neuter Program
Thanks to a donation of $13,000 from a nonprofit dog rescue group, the Vance County Animal Services is able to offer free spay and neuter services for dogs and cats in the area.
Frankie Nobles, chief of Vance County Animal Services, said the gift came from the Mona Pants Foundation, a 501c3 organization that is based in Zebulon.
According to information from animal services, residents who turn in a litter of puppies or kittens to the shelter can have their intact dog or cat spayed or neutered at no charge.
Feral or otherwise unowned cats can be spayed or neutered as well as part of a trap-neuter-release effort. And any animals that are brought to the shelter can be spayed or neutered at no charge to the owner in lieu of having to pay fees for reclaiming or redeeming them.
In addition to providing a free service for individuals with pets living in the community, the additional spay and neutering program likely will reduce the number of unwanted animals being dropped off at the shelter.
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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Take photos of your garden to know how to rotate planting of vegetables next spring
- Conduct your annual shade tree inspection. Use a pair of binoculars to inspect the trunk and limbs for defects, injuries, rot, broken limbs, etc. and contact a professional if you see anything questionable.
- If you have stored sweet potatoes make sure they are located where they will not freeze
- Consider building a small greenhouse this winter that can be used to start seed and raise transplants for next year’s garden. Simple kits are available from various sources.
- Purchase a NC Christmas tree this year
- Continue planting – bulbs, pansies, perennials, trees, shrubs
- Now is the time to collect soil samples. Get samples to us by 5 pm Wed, 11/23 for delivery before fee season. 6 week analysis. Dec 1 fee goes to $4 per sample
- Keep leaves off of seedling grass
- Make a compost bin if you don’t have one already
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 11-22-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for November 22, 2022. 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 Michele@hendersonvance.org to be included.
Company Autobrite Car Washes, Inc
Title of Position Hiring for several positions in multiple locations. Individuals must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a drug test. Some knowledge of plumbing and electronics a plus. Company is willing to train the right person that is motivated and willing to learn.
How To Apply Contact Melanie Howell Hutson at Autobrite Car Wash
Company Golden Skillet Restaurant
Title of Position Hiring now for both full-time and part-time positions for front of house and back of house. 8 hour shifts, day time and night time. High School Graduates preferred. At least 1 year restaurant serving or cooking experience preferred. Having a ServSafe certificate a plus.
How To Apply Apply in person at Golden Skillet Restaurant, located at 444 Dabney Drive in Henderson or online at www.indeed.com.
Company Ribeye’s Steakhouse of Henderson
Title of Position Hiring for multiple positions at their restaurant location at 2002 Graham Avenue. Cook, Host, and Servers. Night shift, Day shift, Weekend availability, and Holidays for full-time and part-time shifts. Applicants should be able to communicate and understand the predominant language(s) of our guests. Must have a basic knowledge of restaurant dining room and service procedures and functions. Possess basic math skills and have the ability to handle money and operate a point-of-sale system.
How To Apply Apply in person at Ribeye’s Steakhouse or apply online at www.indeed.com.
Company Lowe’s Home Improvement Center
Title of Position Sales Specialist Pro Services. Full-time. Deliver excellent service to Lowe’s Pro customers. Answer Pro customer questions. Execute Pro orders and projects. Demo Lowe’s product and service offerings. Meet store sales goals. Requirements: Hold a high school diploma or equivalent. Have 1 year of sales or customer service experience.
How To Apply Apply in person at Lowe’s Home Improvement store, located at 166 Dabney Road in Henderson. Can also apply at https://talent.lowes.com/us/en.
Company Belk Department Store
Title of Position Hiring for Seasonal Associates – Position may be Full-time, Part-time or Flex in areas such as Sales; Beauty; Ship to Home – (which includes pick, pack and curbside pickup); and other support areas. High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred. Experience in retail preferred. Excellent communication skills needed. Ability to use computer keyboard, touchscreen monitor, handheld devices, standard telephone, and other related business equipment.
How To Apply Apply in person at Belk Store in Henderson, NC, located at Henderson Square Shopping Center.
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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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The Local Skinny! City Council Making City Employment More Attractive
Good news for current and future employees of the city of Henderson: The Henderson City Council adopted a city-wide minimum hourly rate of $15 per hour for all employees at its Nov. 14 meeting,
City Manager Terrell Blackmon made the request, which is in line with the most recent strategic plan strategies to attract and retain city workers.
According to information from the meeting agenda, 19 out of the city’s 200 employees currently earn less than $15 an hour, but the council’s adoption of the $15/hour rate changes that. It will cost an extra $1,173.47 per pay period – $30,510.18 a year – to make this change.
In his recommendation to the council, Blackmon stated that it was necessary “due to increasing wages and the competitive hiring environment in Vance County and the surrounding area.”
New employees will receive an hourly rate of not less than $15 per hour, and existing employees’ pay will be adjusted to reflect the pay raise. Employees hired before July 1, 2022 will have their salaries adjusted upon completion of their probationary period, he explained.
In other action from the council, city employees will get a bump in their pay if they are called back in to work. This changes will cost the city about $48,300 annually.
This “call-back” pay is for employees who are scheduled to be on call throughout the year. Blackmon proposed, and the council adopted, that the number of hours change to ten hours, up from two hours’ guaranteed pay for being called back to work outside of normal working hours.
Employees would receive 10 hours for being on-call plus time worked as already outlined in the existing policy. The city currently has three employees, usually one primary (Crew Leader) and two secondaries, on-call at all times. Each employee will be on-call five or six times a year.
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