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COVID-19 Update: March 4, 2021
— courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health There have been 5,263 cases of COVID-19 in Granville County and 4,391 cases of COVID-19 in Vance County for a total of 9,654 across the health district. Sadly, there have been 76 deaths as a result of COVID-19 in Granville County and 81 deaths in Vance County. As...
WIZS Local News 03-04-21 Noon
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Click Play for today’s Local News Audio. PRESENTED IN PART BY OUR SPONSOR DRAKE DENTISTRY Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at...
Pair Arrested by Vance County Sheriff’s Office and Charged with Drug-Related Offenses
Press Release courtesy Sheriff Curtis Brame — On February 10, 2021, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit and Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team executed a search warrant at 385 Julian Smith Road Lot 3, Henderson, North Carolina 27537. Arrested at the scene were Tevin Lee Daye, Age 28 and Janeika Shadia Speed, Age 24...
Shooting in Henderson Lands Convicted Felon in Federal Prison
Press Release – A Henderson man was sentenced yesterday to 96 months in prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. According to court documents and other evidence, Jerome Cozart, 31, engaged in a shootout with another individual at a convenience store on East Andrews Avenue in Henderson. Video surveillance shows the two men...
Former FCI Butner Correctional Officer Indicted on Bribery and Smuggling Contraband Charges
Press Release – A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week, charging a Cameron man with Bribery, Conspiracy to Introduce Contraband into a Prison, and Introducing Contraband. “Contraband in prisons is one of the greatest threats to both inmates and correctional officers,” stated Acting United States Attorney G. Norman Acker, III. “This indictment seeks...
“The Local Skinny!” March 3; Local Home and Garden Show
Each Wednesday “The Local Skinny!” is the Home and Garden Show, which features co-hosts Wayne Rowland and Paul McKenzie of the Vance County Cooperative Extension service. Vance County COOP agents and staff can be reached throughout the week locally at 438-8188. As you will hear in today’s podcast below, listener calls at 492-5594 with questions...
TownTalk 03-03-21; Tax Time and More
For today’s TownTalk Audio Click Play. WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at 11:30 a.m. Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 03-03-21; Tax Time...
WIZS Local News Audio 03-03-21 Noon
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Click Play for today’s Local News Audio. PRESENTED IN PART BY OUR SPONSOR DRAKE DENTISTRY Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at...
NC to Receive Authorized Johnson & Johnson’s One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Wednesday
— NCDHHS Press Release — North Carolina has another tested, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine to protect against virus-related hospitalization and death. The federal government authorized the distribution of Johnson & Johnson’s (Janssen) one-shot vaccine and more than 80,000 doses are expected to arrive in the state this week, beginning on Wednesday. “A third COVID-19...
Summer Completion for Vance County’s EJMS Project
Construction projects often face challenges to completion, and chief among those challenges are weather and money. The site of the former Eaton Johnson Middle School has experienced both lately, but County Manager Jordan McMillen said Tuesday he anticipates that by early summer, the renovations to convert the former school should be complete. The county commissioners...
