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Sober Driving ‘Essential’ for Safe Roadways During Labor Day
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, North Carolina Department of Transportation This Labor Day, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program is joining forces with the North Carolina Trucking Association, the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety also known as (NETS), the North Carolina Highway Patrol and members of more than 500 law...
VGCC Vice President Appointed to Black Entrepreneurship Council
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Dr. Jerry Edmonds, III, a vice president at Vance-Granville Community College, is among 25 individuals recently appointed to serve on the inaugural North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council (NC BEC). NC IDEA, a Durham-based private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic...
N.C. Residents Urged to Return 2020 Census Forms or Risk Loss of Federal Funds
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Office of NC State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, is encouraging North Carolinians to complete their 2020 Census Bureau forms to ensure the state receives its proper share of hundreds of billions of federal dollars...
Vance Co. Board of Commissioners to Hold Monthly Meeting Tues., Sept. 8
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. Agenda items: 1. ABC Composite Board to Appoint Member to Fill...
Local News Audio 9-4-20 Noon
-Suspect At Large After Man Shot Dead on Neathery Street- -Vance County Schools Surpasses State Graduation Rate- -VGCC Advances the Virtual Classroom through Proven Faculty Development- Click Play for Full Details and Local News Audio wizsradio · Noon News 9-4-20, Murder Results In Warrant, Vance Co. Schools Graduation Rate, VGCC Partnership ...
H-V Rec. & Parks Offers Virtual Entertainment, Opportunities to Win Prizes
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department Social Media Trivia Contest The Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department will hold a Social Media Trivia Contest now through Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Two trivia questions will be posted Monday – Friday between...
Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Hold Regular Monthly Meeting Tues., Sept. 8
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the County of Granville The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by Zoom conference call on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 7 p.m. for the regularly scheduled meeting. In order to adhere to the COVID-19 restrictions, the...
Join N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Weekly Online Garden Chat
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension The local offices of N.C. Cooperative Extension will host a weekly online Garden Chat beginning Thursday, September 10, 2020. The public is invited to join Master Gardener℠ volunteers from the surrounding...
Suspect At Large After Man Shot Dead on Neathery Street
Press Release – September 3, 2020 At approximately 4:15PM Officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to 409 Neathery Street in reference to a shooting. When Officers arrived they found Rashod Murphy (Age 21) unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene and the immediate family was informed. The...
VGCC Advances the Virtual Classroom through Proven Faculty Development
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) have partnered to advance the success and equitable outcomes for students in VGCC’s four-county service area. The college is the first community college...
