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Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Start planting your fall garden. Ex Collards, yellow squash, turnips, broccoli, squash Freezing is a great way to preserve many summer fruits and vegetables that requires no special equipment. For many vegetables, it’s simply a matter of blanching them in boiling water and then...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 08-02-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for August 2, 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. Business Name – Henderson Collegiate School Job Opening – ...
The Local Skinny! Turning Point CDC Sponsors Community Day
The 12th annual Community Day, sponsored by Oasis of Hope Ministries and Turning Point CDC, is shaping up to provide fun, food and free stuff for families across the four-county area. The free, outdoor event will take place Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their location on Old Norlina Road, just...
City Council Reviews Proposed Minimum Housing Code; Could Approve At Aug. 8 Meeting
The stage is set for the Henderson City Council to possibly approve a revised minimum housing code at their August meeting. Updates to the code were reviewed during a called meeting of the City Council at noon on Wednesday, and Mayor Eddie Ellington told WIZS Thursday the changes in code are needed and called current...
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. When your garden receives heavy rainfall open rows to let excess water drain out. Be cautious using herbicides with long-term control. Keep hydrated when working in the garden. Drink water and take rest breaks! Begin making plans for fall landscape projects, especially tree and...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 07-26-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for July 26, 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. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Business Name – PNC Bank Job Opening – ...
The Local Skinny! Duck Derby Is Just Around The Corner
The 13th annual Ducky Derby is set for Garnett Street in mid-September and Garry Daeke said that after a couple of years of making adjustments because of COVID, the Derby is returning with a full complement of associated festivities. “This year, we are back to doing a full street fair and festival,” Daeke told John...
The Local Skinny! Around Old Granville: Place Names In Warren And Franklin Counties
In a continuing discussion of local communities with odd names or curious origins, Bill Harris and Mark Pace Thursday again shone the spotlight on Franklin and Warren counties in the Around Old Granville segment of The Local Skinny! Harris had been studying a 1911 map that Rand McNally had published and tested Pace’s knowledge about...
Home And Garden Show
— On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. Keep your garden journal up to date If you plan to renovate your lawn, start making preparations for this now! Ex Soil test, seed. Keep hydrated when working in the garden. Drink water and take rest breaks! Check your garden twice a week...
The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 07-18-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance forJuly 19, 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. Jobs Openings for Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Business Name –...
