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New Granville Co. Law Enforcement Center Readies to Open
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Granville County Government With the completion of construction work at Granville County’s new Law Enforcement Center, finishing details are now being addressed for the move-in of the Granville County Sheriff’s Office and for the 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center, which will soon follow. The project has...
Childcare for Back to School
Community partners in the form of the local YMCA and Chamber of Commerce seek to help with childcare for back to school. The note below emailed out to Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce members from Michele Burgess contains a survey you can fill out as requested by Paul Ross and the Y for back to school...
Video Footage, Seized Shotgun to be Analyzed in Officer-Involved Shooting of David Brooks, Jr.
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Michael D. Waters, District Attorney for the Eleventh Prosecutorial District On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, District Attorney Michael D. Waters and Assistant District Attorney Hollie Y. McAdams appeared in chambers before the Honorable Cynthia K. Sturges, Resident...
Perry Memorial Library Launches Pop-Up Library, Continues Curbside Pick-Up
-Information courtesy Perry Memorial Library Perry Memorial Library recently launched its Pop-Up Library! This initiative was started to expand services to Vance County patrons and is funded by a grant from the John William Pope Foundation. At the Pop-Up Library, you can get a library card, access Wi-Fi, return books and place holds. You can...
Local News Audio 7-29-20 Noon
WIZS, Your Community Voice Local News Audio 7-29-20 Noon Covid; Granville Outbreak; Vance Community Spread George Hoyle Retires at KVA Volleyball Coach Franklin County Schools Starting with Plan C Rising 12th Graders in NC Need Vaccine Booster wizsradio · Local News Audio 7-29-20...
COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Event in Warrenton – August 6
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Warren County Government A COVID-19 drive-thru testing event will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2020, from 4 until 7 p.m. at Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church (224 Parktown Rd. in Warrenton, NC). No appointments are needed. Testing is...
City of Oxford to Resume Normal Disconnection Procedures July 30
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY IMPORTANT NOTICE: City of Oxford Utility Customers The City of Oxford will resume normal disconnection procedures Thursday, July 30, 2020, for unpaid accounts from March 31-July 29, 2020. Bills due after July 29 will also be under normal City Utility Policy procedures. Any utility customer with an...
Boys and Girls Clubs Announces Planned Reopening Date for Local Units
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the BGCNCNC newsletter and President/CEO DJ Jones In a recent newsletter, Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina (BGCNCNC) President/CEO Donyell “DJ” Jones announced that the Boys & Girls Clubs is working to finalize its reopening strategy. ...
Granville County Sheriff Warns Against COVID-19 Scams
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government Granville County Sheriff Charles Noblin, Jr. advises that scammers have been “pulling out all the stops” to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, using illegal robocalls, phony websites, bogus emails and other forms of communication. In the...
Franklin County Schools to Begin Academic Year Fully Remote
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Schools The Franklin County Board of Education voted on July 27 to reopen the 2020-2021 school year under Plan C, therefore, all students will begin the year fully remote. Students who have signed up for the Virtual...
