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The Local Skinny: Five County Job Fair Coming To Oxford Saturday
The next Kerr-Tar Community Job Fair is here, this Saturday, August 21. Twenty or more employers and other community resource providers will gather from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Hix Field in Oxford. As Desiree Brooks, business service manager for the Workforce Development Board of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments explains, as of...
The Local Skinny! Barrow Seeks Grants; K9 Officer For HPD
Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow will welcome a new officer to the department soon. It’s a Labrador retriever, trained and ready for service. Barrow said the police department first started using K-9 units in the early ‘90s, and there were two dogs in service until last year. “We went from two to none there pretty...
Home And Garden Show With Paul McKenzie
WIZS, Your Community Voice. Thank you for listening! The Local Skinny! each Wednesday on WIZS is the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service Home and Garden Show. WIZS Radio · Home And Garden Show With Paul McKenzie ...
The Local Skinny: Jobs In Vance
Local Skinny Jobs in Vance The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for August 10th, 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...
The Local Skinny: Covid Data for Vance and Granville Counties
— Info Courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health — Covid Local Data Update previous 7 days ending Saturday, August 7th In the past 7 days, there have been 42 new cases in Vance County, a 16.67% increase from the week before. The percent positivity rate in Vance County is 6.03%. According to the CDC COVID...
Safe Routes Program Encourages Biking And Walking To School
There may be a couple of bike racks outside some school buildings in the area, but gone are the days that students’ bicycles fill those racks during the day while children are in class. The familiar crosswalks still function, but they are more for students getting out of cars than for those who have walked...
The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show 8-4-21
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!! Each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., Paul McKenzie and Wayne Rowland of the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service join us on air. Click play below for the latest episode including information on: You can start planting fall garden vegetables if you can irrigate when needed. Avoid...
The Local Skinny: Jobs in Vance
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...
HOPE Program now accepting tenant referrals from landlords, increasing assistance
— press release courtesy North Carolina Department of Public Safety The Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has announced program changes to accept referrals of tenants from landlords and increase financial awards to North Carolina households that apply for pandemic-related rent and utility assistance. The new guidelines aim to help even more renters get back...
The Local Skinny! A Graduation Journey
Journey Coleman is a young woman on a mission. The easy part’s done – she is the first official graduate of Vance County High School’s Class of 2022. Vance County Schools held a graduation ceremony – just for her – on Thursday, July 29 at 3 p.m. The hard part is yet to come, but...
