WIZS Radio Local News Audio 11-02-22 Noon
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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Keep leaves off grass seedlings
- Plant pansies
- Clean up your orchards ex. Fallen fruit A good cleanup will help prevent diseases for next year.
- Avoid pruning
- Improve your garden soil by adding compost, or shredded leaves to increase organic matter 3 to 4 inches is sufficient.
- clean up orchards
- Now is the time to collect soil samples. 3 week analysis Dec 1 fee goes to $4 per sample
- Plant a tree! Serviceberry, crepe myrtle, kousa dogwood, etc.
- Kudzu bugs and Asian Lady bugs are on the move to your house.
- Assess indoor plants, repot as needed.
- Build a compost bin if you don’t already have one.
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SportsTalk: Remembering Eddie Hicks
Doc Ayscue, George Hoyle and John Rose remember Eddie Hicks, Vance County sports legend and community advocate who died on Monday.
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Fall Bazaar, Country Breakfast Saturday At First United Methodist Church
The United Women in Faith will host their Fabulous Fall Bazaar, Country Sausage Breakfast and Tag Sale this Saturday, Nov. 5 at First United Methodist Church, 114 Church St.
Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., but that’s just the tip of the iceberg for the event. The bazaar and tag sale runs from 7 a.m. to 12 noon in the fellowship hall and fellowship building of the church.
Breakfast is $8 and includes a full country breakfast – sausage, scrambled eggs, grits, biscuits, coffee and juice. Tickets available now from church members and at the door.
The breakfast and bazaar will be in the fellowship hall.
The bazaar will have cakes, pies, homemade frozen foods, crafts and a silent auction. The Country Store will be stocked with home-preserved food items.
The UWF Tag Sale Shop will display vintage/antique furniture, rugs, framed prints, glassware, china, silver, gift-quality accessories and holiday décor. The shop is located on the first and second floors of the education building.
Proceeds support local and global mission ministries.
Come to enjoy the food and fellowship and to kick off a fun holiday season!
TownTalk: Local Heroes To Be Honored Through Food And Fellowship
This Saturday, Amanda Riggan and a team of helpers and volunteers is hosting a Hungry Heroes event to celebrate first responders and military veterans.
Hungry Heroes is Riggan’s brainchild that she started a few years ago as a way to show support after the tragic death of a law enforcement officer in her community.
But all her family is from right here in Henderson, so Riggan told John C. Rose Tuesday that hosting an event here at the Vance County Rescue Squad was an easy decision to make.
The goal is 500 plates of Hungry Heroes BBQ and all the fixin’s. First responders and veterans enjoy a free meal, and the public is invited to come in and eat for a donation of $10.
Members of the rescue squad have done a lot of the legwork for Saturday’s event, which will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the rescue squad, 1735 Maynard Rd.
Riggan said that the local community has really stepped up to the plate. “People want to give back and help,” she said.
In addition to the food, there will be two bouncy houses for children to enjoy, a Kona Ice truck, as well as numerous items that will be raffled, including a Traeger Pro 34 grill, a Yeti cooler and a BBQ gift basket.
She’s also bringing new Hungry Heroes-branded clothing, from hats to hooded sweatshirts.
It will be a fun event for the whole family, but Riggan said she hopes that folks just take a moment “to sit down and see the men and women behind the badge” and to let them know that “we relate to them and appreciate them.”
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TownTalk: Webb Boosters Raise Funds, Brick By Brick
A pile of bricks has sat outside the J.F. Webb High School gym for the last couple of years, but they’ll soon serve their purpose, according to Webb Booster Club member Caroline Burnette.
That pile of bricks is becoming the foundation for a fundraiser that had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Burnette spoke with John C. Rose on Tuesday’s TownTalk to explain the project, which involves the purchase of engraved bricks.
The booster club is raising money for the school’s athletic teams and Burnette encourages Webb alumni, businesses and others in the community to be a part of the project.
Visit polarengraving.com/jfwebb to learn more or contact the booster club at jfwebbboosterclub@gmail.com.
Webb’s masonry students are going to install the donated red bricks outside the gymnasium. As the gray-colored bricks are purchased and engraved, a red brick will be taken up and replaced with the engraved brick, Burnette said.
“We can sell as many as we want,” she said, adding that once the first space is full, the plan is to move to areas near the football field and the baseball field on campus.
“This is a lasting opportunity – it’s going to be there for a really long time,” she said.
There are three price levels, depending on the size of brick purchased, she explained.
A 4 x 8 brick is $100, an 8 x 8 brick is $150 and the largest size brick is $225. In addition to having names engraved, there are hundreds of different images to choose from as well.
Burnette said some of the school’s sports teams are in dire need of new equipment and uniforms and this fundraiser will help to address some of those needs.
“It’s time to really support our kids,” Burnette said. “Please support our students at J.F. Webb.”
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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 11-01-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 11-01-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for November 1, 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 Name – Whitco Exterminating
Job Title – Hiring for Pest Control Technicians. $20 per hour.
How To Apply – Stop by Whitco Termite and Pest Control, located on 123 East Belle Street in Henderson, across from the Henderson Post Office to apply.
Company Name – Rosemyr Corporation, located at 231 South Garnett Street in Henderson.
Job Title – Immediate openings for Accounting Technician and Office Administrator. For Accounting Technician position, must have a keen eye for detail and the ability to learn quickly, work independently, and complete tasks on time with a high level of accuracy. This position involves making sure timely payments are made and received and posted correctly to vendor and tenant ledgers, monitoring bank activity, reconciling various bank and G/L accounts, and performing general admin duties. Initial responsibilities can be tailored around the individual’s current level of accounting experience, allowing for future growth in the position. Proficiency in MS Excel and basic computer operations is a requirement. A 2-year college degree or higher is preferred but not required. For Office Administrator position, must have proven administrative experience with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be proficient in MS Office applications and ability to operate general office equipment (copier, scanner, multi-line phone, etc.) High school diploma or equivalent (Required).
How To Apply – Visit this website address to learn more www.rosemyr.com/contact/jobs/ or apply at www.indeed.com.
Company Name – Chick-fil-A of Henderson.
Job Title – Hiring for all positions. Anyone 16 and older is welcome to apply, they must be legal to work as we do E-Verify.
How To Apply – Holding Open Interviews this week, Wednesday & Thursday (November 2nd and November 3rd). The times for interviews are as follows: Wednesday (11/2): 9:00 am – 11:00 am or Thursday (11/3) 9:00 am – 11:00 am and again at 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the Chick-fil-A Restaurant, located at 200 Trade Street, off Dabney Drive in Henderson.
Applicants can also apply anytime by texting “CHICKEN” to (252) 359-3232.
Company Name – Boys and Girls Club of North Central NC
Job Title – Part-time Counselors needed immediately at the Vance County Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club, located at 212 North Clark Street in Henderson. Hours of employment are 2:30 pm – 7:00 pm Monday-Friday. Must have a passion for youth and a love of working with young adults elementary, middle and high school.
How To Apply – Contact Evelyn Taylor, Vance County Center Director at 252-438-5830, ext 105 or email resume to etaylor@bhcncnc.com.
Company Name – Pino’s Italian Restaurant
Job Title – Hiring immediately for all job positions. Part-time and Full-time. Restaurant is located at 987 South Beckford Drive, Henderson (Market Place Shopping Center).
How To Apply – Stop by the restaurant to pick up an application or drop off your resume.
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.
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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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Remembering Eddie Hicks
Henderson native Eddie Hicks died Monday, Oct. 31.
Hicks gave back to his hometown in many ways, and he was a long-time employee with the Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department. He also partnered with local programs, including Gang Free, Inc., to help young people in the community.
Hicks had said his own life had been influenced by coaches and teachers, as well as his parents. “I couldn’t have been successful (without them). I wouldn’t be who I am right now if it were for (those) folks,” he said in a December 2021 interview with WIZS to talk about having a shelter named in his honor at Fox Pond Park.
The Edward James Hicks Shelter was dedicated in a ceremony on July 29 of this year. “It really means everything to me – it really does,” Hicks said in that 2021 interview. “It brought tears to my eyes,” he said, when he learned that Shelter #1 would be renamed in his honor.
Kendrick Vann, director of the recreation and parks department, spoke with WIZS News Monday and said Hicks was so much more than a parks and rec employee – he was Vann’s godfather.
“He touched so many lives,” Vann said. “He took me on as a godson – that’s how I became a New York Giants fan,” he added, referring to Hicks’s stint with the NFL team.
Hicks was successful, by all accounts. His prowess on the football field as a Vance Senior High Viking got him noticed by college scouts and he earned a scholarship to play at East Carolina University.
He still holds the ECU record for longest rushing yard play – 95 yards. Hicks went on to play professional ball with the New York Giants and he was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 2014.
When his pro career ended, Hicks returned home and picked up at parks and rec, where he had worked as a teenager and as a college student during the summer. His love of community and the desire to give back continued throughout the rest of his life, fueled by the memories of the mentors who had helped him as a youngster.
“Eddie loved the entire community,” said Gang Free, Inc. founder Melissa Elliott. She told WIZS News Monday that Hicks worked “tirelessly to make sure everyone was OK. Eddie was a true hero, leader and the epitome of a servant. Eddie loved God and it showed through his actions,” she said.
Mary Davis Royster Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, Vann noted. Hicks is survived by his wife, Jackie, daughters Jennifer and Karen, and five grandchildren.
“There were so many people who loved Eddie Hicks back then, Hicks said in that December 2021 interview as he reflected on his early years growing up in Henderson. “And I appreciate it.”
The community will feel the loss and remember the compassion Hicks showed to everyone he interacted with.