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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...
Noon Local News Audio July 28
Noon Local News Audio on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM – Your Community Voice Suspect Sought for Murder Two Arrested and Accused of Drug Crimes Franklin Co Man Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Vance County Regional Farmers Market Twilight Market 3:30 to 7:30 Today wizsradio · Noon Local News Audio July 28...
Local COVID-19 Update as of 07/27/20: New Outbreak at Granville House in Oxford
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of July 27, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data. The...
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Booster Now Required for All Rising NC 12th Graders
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NCDHHS Effective August 1, 2020, a booster dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) is required for students entering the 12th grade in public, private or religious schools in North Carolina. Students who do not meet this requirement may not...
Oxford Water & Sewer Projects Underway; City Provides Emergency Contacts
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, City of Oxford The City of Oxford has several water and sewer projects underway throughout the City, and as a result, some issues with water or sewer may occur. The City is here to help, including for after-hour emergencies. ...
DA’s Office, SBI Investigating Officer-Involved Roxboro Shooting Death
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 Friday, July 24, 2020, the District Attorney‘s Office was contacted by Chief David Hess of the Roxboro Police Department regarding an officer-involved shooting that had occurred minutes...
Franklin Co. Man Arrested on Six Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division issued warrants for the arrest of Daniel Kasanje Arthur, a Franklin County resident. Daniel Kasanje Arthur was charged with six (6)...
