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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 09-06-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for September 6, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here nd on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email Michele@hendersonvance.org to be included.
Spectrum is Hiring Field Technicians!
Henderson, NC 27537
Full-time
Weekend availability
Hiring multiple candidates
Travel Ability: Daily travel; valid state driver’s license and safe driving record.
Maintenance Professional
The Pendergraph Companies
Henderson, NC 27536
$16 an hour
Part-time
Day shift
Must have a valid drivers license, reliable transportation and some tools and be able to pass a credit and criminal background check as well as a drug test.
Seasonal Retail Associate
Bath & Body Works
Henderson, NC 27536
Seasonal
Weekend availability
Build a highly satisfied and loyal customer base through engagement, uncovering needs, making product recommendations, and capturing customer information.
Pizza Hut Delivery Driver – Henderson
Henderson, NC
$14 – $18 an hour
Full-time
Have you had your driver’s license for at least one year?
Our drivers earn a competitive hourly rate PLUS tips and driver expense reimbursement
Hiring ongoing
Arby’s Team Member
Henderson, NC 27536
Team Members must listen to guests, coworkers, and supervisors, in person and over loudspeakers and/or a headset.
We hire 15-, 16- and 17-year-old workers!
Front Desk Associate
AAA Gas & Appliance Co.
Henderson, NC 27536
$10 – $12 an hour
Part-time
Keying payments on the computer.
Assisting customers (both in person and over the phone).
TEACHER ASSISTANT (Virtual)
Vance County Schools
Henderson, NC 27537
Estimated $23.3K – $29.5K a year
Full-time
Performs various clerical duties as needed, maintains records of student progress; develops and files incident reports; grades student papers and scores tests;…
Orderfiller
new
Walmart
Henderson, NC 27537
Acknowledge and greet customers with a smile.
Online orderfillers and delivery associates get to do just that every day.
Warehouse Worker
Wise Snacks
Henderson, NC 27536
Estimated $28.8K – $36.4K a year
Full-time
Under direct supervision, maintains the integrity of the organizations warehouses, receives, stores, picks, loads and distributes products and POS materials…
Crew Member
Biscuitville
Henderson, NC 27536
$11 – $13 an hour
Part-time
Evening shift
Flexible hours – enjoy life after 2 pm.
School Nutrition Cafeteria Assistant
Vance County Schools
Henderson, NC 27537
Estimated $21.3K – $26.9K a year
Full-time
Use cash register to process financial transactions.
Be accountable for accurate reimbursable meals, financial transactions and cash collection procedures.
Assistant Principal
Vance County Schools
Henderson, NC 27536
$50,000 – $65,000 a year
Full-time
Apply at: https://vcsnc.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=178 Job Type: Full-time Pay: $50,000.00 – $65,000.00 per year.
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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Arrest Made In 2018 Murder Of Henderson Man
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame said one person has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a 2018 incident that resulted in the death of a 21-year-old Henderson man.
On or about Aug 31, 2022, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office arrested Oakoya Monae Turner, 25, of Henderson on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Robert Archie, III, which occurred on Nov. 18, 2018.
The Vance County Grand Jury handed down a true bill of indictment against Turner on Aug. 22, according to the press statement from Brame received Friday.
Turner is in custody at the Vance County Detention Center.
Although an initial arrest has been made, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate this incident. Anyone with information regarding this matter is urged to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office.
Booze It & Lose It Campaign Aimed At Reducing Alcohol-Related Car Crashes
State and local officials have a simple message – never drink and drive.
Doing so over the long holiday weekend could mean a trip to jail rather than to the beach or pool.
Through Sept. 11, law enforcement statewide will be stepping up patrols to stop impaired drivers during the annual Labor Day Booze It & Lose It campaign.
Driving while impaired is against the law and could be deadly, not to mention expensive. People charged with DWI can lose their license and pay thousands of dollars in court fees.
“By finding a sober ride home, you can prevent a fun summer night from turning tragic,” said Mark Ezzell, director of the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program. “More than 400 North Carolina families lost loved ones last year in alcohol-related crashes, and if we can stop even one family from experiencing this kind of loss, it will have been worth it.”
In 2021, 423 people died on North Carolina roads due to alcohol-related crashes, including 15 during the Labor Day Booze It & Lose It enforcement campaign period.
Increased enforcement during specific campaign periods year-round is a key part of making North Carolina roads safer. That’s especially important this year, as officials seek to reduce the number of traffic fatalities, which in 2021 marked the most traffic deaths in North Carolina since 1973.
Granville Tourism Dollars Up 26.9%, Topping $50M For 2021
Visitors to Granville County spent $50 million in 2021, an increase of 26.9 percent from 2020 of more than $13 million. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. “Visitors are truly finding that Granville County is uniquely Carolina,” said Angela Allen, director of the Granville County Tourism Development Authority. “From big events like the NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival, to the first female, veteran-owned brewery at Tobacco Wood Brewery, or an art gallery that features more than 250 artists at Cedar Creek Gallery, Granville has so much to offer. Visitors are finding that Granville County is a great place for a day trip or a quick getaway weekend that is so close and convenient to the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area but feels like a world away.”
Tourism impact highlights in 2021 for Granville County:
- The travel and tourism industry directly employees more than 275 people.
- Total payroll generated by the tourism industry was $11.6 million.
- State tax revenue generated totaled $2.3 million through state sales and excise taxes, and taxes on personal and corporate income. About $1.8 million in local taxes were generated from sales and property tax revenue from travel-generated and travel-supported businesses.
These statistics come from the “Economic Impact of Travel on North Carolina Counties 2021,” which can be accessed at partners.visitnc.com/economic-impact-studies. The study was prepared for Visit North Carolina by Tourism Economics in collaboration with the U.S. Travel Association. Statewide, visitor spending in 2021 rebounded by 44.9 percent to reach $28.9 billion. Following the devastating pandemic-related losses of 2020, the total fell just short of the record $29.22 spent in 2019. Direct tourism employment increased 10.5 percent to 197,500. “These findings are something that everyone in North Carolina can celebrate,” said Visit NC Director Wit Tuttell. “They’re a testament to the resilience of our businesses and our residents, and to the enduring appeal of destinations that include everything a traveler might want. The economic well-being of the state and all its communities rises with the pleasures travelers find in the natural beauty of our public spaces, our culinary traditions and innovation, our remarkable towns, and our spirited cities. North Carolina can claim it all.”
Schools Still Looking For Teachers To Fill Vacancies
As students return to classrooms for a new school year, many are finding understaffed schools. Schools across Vance, Granville and Warren counties also are experiencing vacancies.
There simply are not enough teachers to fill openings, and Rep. Terry Garrison cited recently released statistics that underscore the challenge that schools face.
Garrison said in an email dated Aug. 31 that Vance County Schools have 26 vacancies, Warren County Schools have five vacancies and Granville County Public Schools has 56 vacancies.
Zooming out to school districts across the state, Garrison’s office cited a recent survey from the North Carolina School Superintendents Association which counted at least 11,297 teacher and staff vacancies in North Carolina, including:
- 3,619 K-12 teachers
- 1,342 bus drivers
- 850 special education teachers
- 354 counselors, social workers and psychologists
- 70 assistant principals
- 698 central office employees
- And more than 4,362 other support staff
Those numbers are low estimates, since only 98 of 115 school districts responded, according to Garrison’s press statement.
“The General Assembly needs to act quickly to ensure that students have teachers in their classrooms,” Garrison said. “There are solutions available to us. We could revisit the policy used during the pandemic of allowing retired teachers to come back, for example. Our state also has billions of dollars in reserves that could help recruit more teachers in districts that are understaffed.”
Contact Garrison by phone at 919.733.5824 or by email at terry.garrison@ncleg.gov.
Area Unemployment Rates Fall Slightly In July 2022, Follow State Trends
Vance County’s unemployment rate stands at 6.4 percent for July 2022, slightly lower than the rate so far for 2022, which is 6.8 percent. However, these rates remain well below the state averages of 3.7 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively.
According to data released yesterday by the N.C. Department of Commerce, Vance joins the other 99 counties in the state which experienced a decrease in the unemployment rate.
In Granville County for July, the rate is 3.2 percent. In Warren County, the number is 6.6 percent and in Franklin County the rate is 3.6 percent.
August figures are scheduled to be released in mid-September.
Henderson and Oxford are categorized as “micropolitan statistical areas,” a term coined in the 1990’s to describe growing population centers that are not near larger cities, and that draw workers and shoppers from a wide local area.
Henderson’s unemployment rates dropped 2 full percentage points from July 2021 to July 22 – from 8.4 percent to 6.4 percent, according to the data. Oxford also saw its unemployment rate drop over the same period, from 4.3 percent to 3.2 percent.
The number of workers employed statewide (not seasonally adjusted) increased in July to 4,966,822 – up by 31,277 – according to the data and unemployed individuals decreased by 18,851 to 190,340. Since July 2021, the number of workers employed statewide increased by 214,946, while those unemployed decreased by 65,092.
Vance and Warren counties are among 14 counties with unemployment rates between 5 percent and 10 percent; Granville joins 85 other counties with rates 5 percent or lower. None of the state’s 100 counties has a rate that exceeds 10 percent.
According to data from the Commerce Department, Franklin County has the largest labor force – or number of employed individuals – with 33,966. There are 1,218 who are unemployed for a rate of 3.6 percent.
Granville County follows with 30,571 people in the labor force. There are 991 unemployed for a rate of 3.2 percent. Vance has a labor force of 16,770, with 1,069 unemployed, which makes a 6.4 percent unemployment rate. And Warren County has the smallest labor force – 6,558 – with 436 unemployed for a rate of 6.6 percent.
SportsTalk: Vance County Looks To Move To 3-0 Friday Night
The first two weeks of the high school football season have been good for the Vance Co. Vipers as they sit at 2-0. This week they take on Riverside, which is coming off a 42-0 blowout of Southeast Raleigh after an opening season 18-14 loss to #15 ranked Cape Fear. Both Riverside Head Coach Cory Lea and Vance County Head Coach Aaron Elliott were guests on Thursday’s SportsTalk and discussed this week’s matchup.
Both teams are strong defensively. “Vance County’s defensive ends scare me to death,” Lea said of the Viper’s strong defense. “It’s one of the best defensive lines I’ve seen during my time coaching,” Elliott said of the Vance County Defensive Unit.
With all this talk of how strong the Viper’s defense is one would think defense is the key to this game, but not so according to Elliott. He said, “The key to the game will be scoring. I’d like to score on every possession. We need to improve the most on offense.” Elliott has a few new offensive wrinkles up his sleeve for Friday night that will hopefully get the Vipers in the end zone a few more times.
Coach Lea lost only three seniors from last year’s team. “Our babies have grown up,” Lea said referring to his team which features many juniors. “We hang our hats on defense,” Lea continued summarizing his team’s strength.
The Vipers have cut down on mistakes and Coach Elliott has encouraged his team to stay hungry and stay focused. Elliott said the team didn’t have a great practice on Monday, but they have settled down the rest of this week and are playing together.
Friday looks like another defensive battle as the Vipers host Riverside. Airtime on WIZS is 6:50 p.m. and kickoff is at 7 p.m. Join Bill Harris and Doc Ayscue for all of the action of Vance County Friday Night Football.
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The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: History Of Cedar Walk
Think about it for a minute: Is is easier to remember what you ate for breakfast this morning or to visualize in your mind the house where you grew up? Many historians rely on people’s long-term memories to piece together the past, and that is exactly what Mark Pace did to try to learn more about Cedar Walk, a home in Williamsboro that was torn down in 1967.
He and WIZS’s Bill Harris talked about the origins of the home, which was called Blooming Hope when it was a school for girls during its early days. During the Depression era, it was the oldest house standing in Vance County, Pace said during the Around Old Granville segment of Thursday’s The Local Skinny!
Pace, North Carolina Room Specialist at the Richard Thornton Library in Oxford, said he was able to talk to some folks who’d lived in the house in the 1940’s and ‘50s who were able to describe the interior floor plan. The Library of Congress has photographs of the home taken in the 1930’s that show a fairly plain, two-story frame home with a covered front porch.
“It’s a shame it’s not here – it’s associated with so many important people,” Pace said. Revolutionary War leaders, a former governor and the minister who helped establish the Presbyterian Church in the state have ties to Cedar Walk, so named because of the lane of cedar trees that lined the walk up to the home.
By most accounts, the home probably was built around 1780, Pace said, based on the style and size of the structure. If the structure were still standing, the wood could be aged using tree-ring dating, he added, but most likely it would have been a contemporary of St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was built in 1773.
It was later purchased by Col. Robert Burton, who had fought in the Revolutionary War.
Burton was a businessman and UNC has a ledger in which he recorded some of his business dealings, Pace said. One notable entry is the sale of a horse to a fellow named Daniel Boone.
One of Burton’s nephews came to live at Cedar Walk. His parents died and Hutchins Burton came to live at Cedar Walk. He became North Carolina’s 22nd governor, serving from 1824-1827.
When the Bullock family bought the home in 1828, they made an addition to the home, which Pace described as “one of the great old plantation houses in Vance County.” Although the house no longer stands, the land remains in the Bullock family.
The house fell into disrepair, probably for a couple of reasons, Pace noted. One reason was the lack of electricity, which would have been a costly endeavor. But the second reason, he said, is because people said the house was haunted.
Visit the Library of Congress website and search “Cedar Walk” to see photographs.
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