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The Local Skinny! today features a number of news items and events coming up. These items may be seen daily by clicking on PSA’s in the top navigation bar here on WIZS.com. Today’s post is audio only. Click Play. WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Things To Know ...
The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: Canadian Immigrants
We’ve learned from history lessons in school about immigrants who traveled from faraway places, their worldy possessions often fitting in a small suitcase, passing by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor to begin their new lives in America. But did you know that there was a contingent of immigrants who came here after...
Home And Garden Show 03-16-22
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Check moisture level of garden soil before tilling that soil Finish up your pruning chores, fruit trees, grape vines, broadleaf evergreens. Vegetables you can now plant: Arugula, asparagus, snap beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, kale, leeks, bulb onions, Irish potatoes, turnips. Treat lawns for broadleaf...
The Local Skinny! Gang Free Inc. To Host Sip And Paint Vaccination Clinic
Gang Free, Inc. is sponsoring a COVID-19 clínica de vacunación on Saturday, Mar. 19 at Satterwhite Point’s Glass House. The clinic is sponsored through a partnership with Raleigh-based Healthier Together and Spanish speakers are especially invited to come out and enjoy being outdoors for a “Sip and Paint” event. Anyone interested in getting a COVID-19...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 3-15-22
Jobs in Vance this week focuses on openings with Vance County. To apply for any of these jobs visit https://www.vancecounty.org/departments/human-resources/. The following positions are currently available: Deputy Tax Assessor Tax Office Rate of Pay: $48,504 – $50,916 Details: Open Until Filled SW I A/T (FLOATER) Social Services Rate of Pay: $42,504 – $44,616 Details:...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Thursday in Downtown Henderson
Shamrocks on Breckenridge is just a few days away – come to downtown Henderson on Thursday, Mar. 17 to enjoy food vendors and entertainment to observe St. Patrick’s Day! Amanda Ellis, chair of the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission, reminds everyone to wear green to add to the festive atmosphere on Breckenridge Street from 5 p.m...
The Local Skinny! Nothing Bugs Mark Harrison
It wasn’t a lifelong fascination with bugs or a high school biology insect collection project that catapulted Mark Harrison into the pest control business, but here it is, more than four decades later, and Harrison remains the chief Whitco “Bug Warrior.” Harrison visited with Bill Harris as part of the Business Spotlight of The Local...
Home And Garden Show 03-09-22
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Repot houseplants, dust them with soft moist cloth When growing seeds indoors check the media before watering. If the media has moisture check the next day before watering. Finish up your pruning chores, fruit trees, grape vines, broadleaf evergreens. Bring indoors any plants that...
The Local Skinny! Business Spotlight: Wedding Bells And More At Hudson Manor
Spring is in the air and many plan weddings this time of year. However, according to Melissa Cogliati, owner and operator of Hudson Manor in the Moulton Community in Franklin County, anytime of the year seems to be good for the sound of wedding bells. Hudson Manor is a rather imposing house built around 1911...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for March 8, 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 christa@hendersonvance.org to be included. Name of the Company: First Citizens Bank Jobs Available:...