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Vance Co. Proposed FY 2020-21 Budget Includes Cost of Living Adjustment
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL In a followup to his discussion on WIZS Town Talk last week, Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen reported that the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Vance County proposed budget does include a three percent cost of living adjustment. The $49,268,824 proposed budget was...
VGCC Nursing Chair Erica Jastrow Earns Doctorate
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Erica Jastrow, Vance-Granville Community College’s department chair of Nursing, received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in Higher Education Leadership from Arizona-based Grand Canyon University. Jastrow is a resident of...
Measures Expanded to Prevent, Respond to COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NCDHHS The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is taking further action to prevent and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities. All long-term care facilities in the state will receive personal protective equipment (PPE) packs...
Free Lunch for Area Youth at Spring Street Missionary Baptist This Sat.
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Information courtesy Katrina Tunstall, Vance County Chapter of FSU National Alumni Association The Vance County Chapter of the Fayetteville State University National Alumni Association will provide a free lunch to area youth on Saturday, May 23, 2020. Lunch will be provided...
NCDA&CS Soils Lab Now Accepting Predictive Samples
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NC Cooperative Extension, Granville County Center The soil testing lab at the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has announced that the lab is again accepting predictive soil samples on a limited basis. Farmers, gardeners and homeowners are now...
Vance Co. Schools: Final Remote Learning Packet, Meal Distribution, Laptop Requests
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Schools The final remote learning packet for all of Vance County elementary school students and Vance County Middle School students will be available for pick up on Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20 from 9 a.m...
Granville Co. Public Schools Expands Free WiFi Coverage
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools Granville County Public Schools is excited to announce the expansion of free WiFi coverage in its communities. In addition to all public school campuses providing free WiFi in the parking lot, six school buses with...
Granville Chamber of Commerce Warns of Gift Card Scam
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce The Granville County Chamber of Commerce has been made aware that scam emails that appear to be from Chamber representatives are being sent to community members. These emails request that the recipient purchase gift...
Local WIZS Noon News Audio 05/18/20
WIZS – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE Local News at 8a, 12 Noon and 5p; M-F Noon Local News for May 18, 2020 VGCC to E-books Free Youth Meals on May 23 VCS Continues Food Distribution until June 9 Covid-19 Updated Figures in Vance-Granville...
NCDHHS Updates Guidance on Who Should be Tested for COVID-19
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NCDHHS The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued updated guidance on who should be tested for COVID-19. The new guidance recommends that clinicians test any patient in whom COVID-19 is suspected. The new guidance recommends clinicians ensure...
