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National Drinking Water Week: Franklin Co. Assures Residents Water is Safe
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Franklin County Government Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has assured consumers that drinking water was safe to use as normal. The consistent and reliable...
Butner Federal Inmates Indicted for Inciting Riot, Assault on Federal Officers
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Wednesday charging two inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina (“FCI Butner I”) with assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers, as well as inciting...
GVPH COVID-19 Update: Outbreak Reported at Kerr Lake Nursing Home
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health As of May 6, 2020, there are 149 known COVID-19 cases in Granville County, 135 cases in Vance County, and 12,758 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There are three outbreaks at congregate living facilities in the district...
N.C. Air National Guard Flyover ‘Operation American Resolve’ to Include Butner, NC
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, North Carolina Air National Guard The 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard will be conducting a one aircraft C-17 flyover of various North Carolina cities, hospitals, and food banks on Thursday, May 7, 2020, as part of...
Perry Memorial Library Announces Account Updates, Skills Building Resources
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL There have been some recent account updates at Perry Memorial Library that should make your life easier! NC Cardinal The library has been working with the administrator of NC Cardinal to temporarily implement the following: Accounts that expired between January 1...
Noon News 05/06/20
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Special Presentation of WIZS News with Frank Sossamon of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church wizsradio · Noon News 05/06/20...
Are You Ready? May 3-9 Hurricane Preparedness Week 2020
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Government This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week! Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, but most storms hit from mid-August to mid-October. All residents are encouraged to take this time to update emergency supply kits...
Vance County Schools Announces Plans for Graduation Celebrations
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Letter to the Class of 2020 from Vance County Schools: To the Class of 2020, We hope that you are all were able to view “Be the Light: A Tribute to the Class of 2020,” a message of hope for our...
NC to Move Into Phase I of Easing COVID-19 Restrictions Friday
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 138 to modify North Carolina’s Stay At Home order and transition to Phase 1 of slowly easing certain COVID-19 restrictions effective Friday, May 8 at 5 p.m. Certain...
GVPH: COVID-19 Update: May 5, 2020
WIZS – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE – 1450 AM / 100.1 FM / CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE — courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health online at GVPH.org The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of May 5, 2020. Our numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance...
