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Bring Your Mask: GCPS Students, Staff Must Wear Face Coverings To Begin School Year

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All Granville County Public Schools students and staff will be required to wear face coverings on all school property when school starts later this month, following a board of education decision made during its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 2.

The decision came following a presentation from Granville-Vance Public Health Director Lisa Harrison and GVHD Medical Director Dr. Shauna Guthrie about the COVID-19 Delta variant.

The new variant is more contagious and has caused a spike in hospitalizations – 97 percent of those hospitalized are unvaccinated. Citing guidance from the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics, the health department officials recommended that GCPS follow the mask requirement while students, staff and visitors are indoors.

Masks must be worn except when students or staff are eating or drinking.

Masks will be provided free of charge to all students and staff as needed. The district has an ample supply of additional PPE, including gloves, gowns and face shields for staff which also are available upon request.

Individuals may apply for a mask exemption based on a medical condition or physical disability, according to Dr. Stan Winborne, GCPS associate superintendent and public information officer. Applications are available at each school and Winborne added that documentation verifying the condition must accompany the application.

Adults should remain six feet apart from others when possible, and students should maintain three feet of physical distancing and school staffs will continue regular and thorough cleaning and disinfection of high-touch surfaces and common areas will continue, Winborne said.

The board will revisit the topic at future meetings to determine if adjustments are needed, and the board will consider at its September meeting policies for visitors, volunteers and indoor facility rentals and indoor events or performances. Right now, none of these are allowed. The board is set to review each topic and adjust policies as needed, Winborne said.

Vance County High School

SportsTalk: Pender Announced As New Vance County High Football Coach

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Henderson, N.C. – The Vance County Board of Education has approved Wilbur Pender as the new Head
Football Coach at Vance County High School.

Coach Pender is a Franklin County native who graduated from Franklinton High School before continuing his football and academic career at Catawba College. Following his collegiate playing career as a defensive lineman, Pender pursued a career in education and coaching where his experience includes positions as a Math teacher and assistant football coach at East Montgomery High School, Northern Vance High School, Olympic High School, and Clover High School (South Carolina).

He will be joining Vance County High School after most recently serving as the Head Football Coach at
Granville Central High School this past school year. “Coach Pender is a great leader and role model who takes his responsibilities as both a teacher and a coach very seriously” said Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Joe Sharrow of Pender. “He is extremely intelligent, has a passion for teaching, and has demonstrated the ability to establish positive relationships with students, staff, parents, and community members. Having grown up in the area and having previously taught and coached at Northern Vance High School, he is familiar with our schools and community and we are very excited to welcome him back. I have no doubt he will be a strong addition to the Viper family.” Pender will replace Hunter Jenks, who coached the Vipers for just one season.

“I am beyond excited to get started at Vance County and really dive in and invest in the future of the program.” Pender said in a statement. “I’m grateful for the opportunity from Principal Horner, Athletic Director Sharrow, and Vance County Schools for trusting me to lead the Vipers. I loved my time at Northern Vance working with the kids then and now with both schools as one I feel this place is set up for sustainable success on and off the field. There are not many one high school counties left in the state and it’s truly the best situation to have. I can’t wait to get the youth program and middle school program involved with us because we are one family. Go Vipers!”

The Vipers are set to begin the 2021 season at home on August 20th in the County Line Clash rivalry game with Warren County High School

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Donations Of School Supplies Part of Oxford’s Back To School Bash Aug. 6

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Teachers get as excited as schoolchildren when it’s time to get back-to-school supplies. There’s just something about opening a new box of…black dry erase markers?

It doesn’t evoke the same feeling as when opening a new box of crayons, but dry erase markers, loose-leaf paper and index cards are a few of the items that folks in and near Oxford are encouraged to donate to a “Stuff the Bus” event scheduled for Friday, Aug. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

It’s part of a Back to School Bash in the Littlejohn parking lot from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be food trucks on site and a Cruz-In. The movie Inside Out will be shown beginning at 8 p.m.

The Granville Ed Foundation and the Downtown Oxford Economic Development Corporation (DOEDC) are joining forces to collect the school supplies for teachers.

The complete list of items to donate for teachers is:

looseleaf paper
graph paper
single-subject spiral notebooks
pencils
pens
glue sticks
staples
construction paper
student scissors
dry erase markers (black)
white board cleaner
highlighters
crayons
paper clips
plastic spoons/forks
index cards
boxes of facial tissue
disinfectant wipes
tape
colored copy paper
laminating sheets
multi-colored card stock

The Local Skinny: Jobs in Vance

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The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for August 3, 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 August 3, 2021

 

Name of the Company:  McDonald’s Restaurant

Jobs Available:  Looking to fill MANY positions within four locations – Butner, Oxford, Dabney Drive and Andrews Ave. Hiring everything from Maintenance, Openers, Closers, Overnight and Mid- day Crews and Managers. Our rates start at $9.25 up to $12.00 at some locations. Pay depends on experience and Managers MUST have food retail experience. Some of the benefits include FREE Uniforms, Health benefits, Paid vacation, 30% discount and MUCH, MUCH more.

Method of Contact:  Can apply online at www.mchire.com or go to NC Works at one of their locations for more information..

 

Name of the Company:  Legacy Human Services

Jobs Available: Full and Part time Direct Support Professionals – These positions are for the group homes which are 24- hour residential facilities serving adults with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren Counties. These positions are for every other weekend and require sleepover. Positions require high school/GED and valid NC driver’s license.

Contact Person: Laura Newton

Method of Contact:   come by the office at 626 S. Garnett St. for application or call 252-438-6700 Ext. 204 for more information

 

Name of the Company: Rural Health Group, Inc.

Jobs Available:  Bilingual Interpreter – Henderson Clinic, Clinical Assistants – CMA/LPN/RN for Henderson and Stovall Clinics, Community Health Worker – Henderson and Stovall Clinics, Behavioral Health Specialist- Henderson Clinic, Patient Accounts Specialist- Henderson Clinic, Patient Service Representative – Henderson Clinic

Method of Contact: Applications are available for each position on the Careers tab on  www.rhgnc.org. website ONLY ACCEPTING ONLINE APPLICATIONS – NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

 

Name of the Company: Community Partners of Hope, Inc. (Men’s Homeless Shelter)

Jobs Available: Community Network Specialist – this position will evolve into an executive director type position and will provide services provided to the homeless men shelter. This is a part-time position and this person will be highly collaborative with other agencies, businesses, health care agencies, law enforcement, governmental reps and congregations. This position will report to the Board of Directors. Experience in a supervisory or management role is required and working with a non-profit is preferred.

Method of Contact:  Email resume and references to: cpofhope@gmail.com

 

Name of the Company:  Belk’s in Henderson

Jobs Available: Having a job Fair on August 7th from 11:00 – 3:00 – Looking for Full and Part-time Sells Associates

Method of Contact: Come by the store at 350 North Cooper Dive, Henderson

 

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.

 

Granville Board of Education Set To Meet Aug. 2 At South Granville High

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The Granville County Board of Education will hear public comment at the beginning of its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 2. The meeting will be held in the South Granville High School auditorium and will begin at 6 p.m.

All persons who wish to address the board must sign up between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. A signup sheet will be posted outside the school and include their names and the topic they wish to speak about, according to Dr. Stan Winborne, GCPS associate superintendent and public information officer.

Speakers will comment in the order they signed up, and each speaker will be limited to no more than five minutes. Per board policy 2310, public comment is limited to 30 minutes.

The meeting is open to the public, but all in attendance must wear a mask and undergo a health screening before entering the building.

The meeting also will be livestreamed via the link https://live.myvrspot.com/st?cid=MDhkZj.

 

Forgotten Victims Event Remembers Lives Lost To Drugs

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Fifty-eight white crosses dotted the lawn outside the Vance County Courthouse on Sunday afternoon July 25, 2021. Each represented a life lost to drugs. Or, as Patricia Drewes has said, drug-induced homicide.”

Drewes lost her daughter, Heaven, to a drug overdose. Since her daughter’s death, Drewes has worked to raise awareness and help find resources for families struggling with addiction.

The July 25 event was one way to raise awareness of addiction and its effects on families.

Each cross bore the name, birthdate and date of death of loved ones.

The names and photos also appear on a banner that Drewes said she will carry to similar events across North Carolina, as well as a national event in Washington, D.C.

The heat kept some people away, Drewes said, but she estimated that 150 people turnout out for the afternoon event.

“The most memorable thing was not so much what was said, because we all have the same story,” Drewes told WIZS News Friday. “The most memorable (part) was at the end when the church bells tolled.” Although unplanned, she said hearing those bells was a blessing. “It was a message from God,” she said.

Drewes created a Facebook group called Forgotten Victims Vance, Granville, Franklin, and Warren Counties N.C. which has helped families work through their grief as well as providing support and awareness. “You don’t have to go this alone,” she said. “We’re here to help you as much as possible.”

The harsh reality of addiction is all around, Drewes said. “Don’t ever say ‘not my child’” she warned. (Addiction) doesn’t discriminate. It can happen to anyone’s child,” she said.

To learn more, contact Drewes at 252.204.9611 or via FB through the Forgotten Victims page.