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Enrollment Numbers Up for VGCC’s Summer Term
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Vance-Granville Community College has been working diligently to educate more students this summer. The hard work is paying off. As of the beginning of the summer semester in late May, VGCC had...
Local COVID-19 Update: Vance, Granville & Warren County Report
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health and Warren County Health Department As of June 2, 2020, there are 324 known COVID-19 cases in Granville County, 332 cases in Vance County, 66 cases in Warren County and 29,889 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There...
McMillen Provides Overview of Recommended Vance Co. Budget Changes
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen provided WIZS with the following summary of the Vance County Board of Commissioners’ meeting held Monday, June 1, 2020: We held three public hearings last evening in regard to the overall FY 2020-2021 budget, the water...
North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association Releases Statement on George Floyd Incident
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association stands for the protection of the rights of all citizens. The sheriffs of North Carolina expect all law enforcement officers to conduct themselves professionally and lawfully at all times. These...
Details, Announcements for AdVance Academy’s June 11 Graduation Ceremony
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Schools AdVance Academy’s graduation event is set for Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. at Vance-Granville Community College. Vance County Schools released the following information for those participating in the drive-thru style event: Program of Events...
SHPHC, Cardinal Innovations Partner to Pay In-Need Residents’ Utility Bills
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY In partnership with Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church will be paying utility bills (water/sewer/electricity) for those families that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in our community. The payment is limited to one bill per household and requires the presentation of an...
‘Veteran’ Granville Speller Wins District Bee Again
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools Granville County Schools held and sponsored the annual District Spelling Bee for Granville County on the evening of March 14, 2020, at Tar River Elementary School. Ten elementary schools from around the county, both public...
Downtown Oxford March to Honor George Floyd Scheduled for June 2
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Oxford There will be a march in Downtown Oxford to honor George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, beginning at 3 p.m. The March will begin on Hunt Street, turn onto Broad Street, then onto Hillsboro...
Noon News 06/01/20
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm WIZS, Henderson – Your Community Voice Protest/ Walk in downtown Henderson on Sunday, May 31 COVID 19 relief funds are now available for Vance County Vance County courthouse reopens with social distancing guidelines Fundraiser for Community Partners in Hope cancelled Protective Gown...
Kerr Lake Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration Moved to Labor Day Weekend
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Tourism Development Authority Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the Independence Day fireworks event was postponed from July 4 and has tentatively been rescheduled for Sunday, September 6, 2020. The ability to hold the event will depend entirely...
