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Henderson Optimist Club Accepting Applications for $6K in College Scholarships
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Henderson Optimist Club The Henderson Optimist Club is offering two $3,000 college scholarships for high school seniors who live in Vance County. Scholarships are given annually in memory of deceased club members. Interested? Please contact your school guidance...
Get Ready for Another Virtual ‘Body Blast’ Workout!
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Program Superintendent Don’t let the gyms being closed stop you from working out and staying healthy! Join Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks staff on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at 10 a.m. for a Facebook...
VGCC Assists Local Health Facilities in the Fight Against Coronavirus
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College recently donated a variety of personal protective equipment to assist area healthcare facilities in reducing the spread of the Coronavirus. Donated items included 3,500 medical gloves, 60 medical gowns, 120 medical masks and...
Town Talk 03/31/20: VGCC Small Business Director Discusses SBA Loans, Webinars
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Sheri Jones, director of the Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) Small Business Center, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. U.S. Small Business Administration Loans In discussing the various ways the VGCC Small Business Center is working with local businesses...
Warrenton PD: No Curfew, Travel Questioning or Issuing of ‘Essential’ Letters
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Warrenton Police Department On Friday, March 27, Governor Roy Cooper ordered people in the state of North Carolina to stay at home for thirty days, until April 29, 2020, in another step to slow the spread of the...
Governor Signs Executive Order to Get Equipment to Healthcare Workers, Schools
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 122 to help schools and local governments access state surplus property to help bridge gaps during the response to COVID-19. The Order also provides transfer...
Donations, Volunteers Needed to Keep Granville Children’s Meal Service Going
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools Granville County Public Schools is reaching out to update you on our meal service for children in our community. First, please allow us to celebrate that we have served almost 3,300 lunches and 3,300 breakfasts...
Reported COVID-19 Cases Hold Steady in Vance; Stay at Home Order Goes Into Effect
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Brian Short, Director of H-V Emergency Operations Today, there are no local changes from the previous situation report. However, as we move further into the Coronavirus worldwide pandemic, please keep in mind this continues to be a very fluid situation and the information provided and...
McKoon, E.O. Young Principal, Completes Distinguished Leadership Program
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NCPAPA Marylaura McKoon, principal of E. O. Young Elementary School, recently completed the Distinguished Leadership Program (DLP), a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals designed and provided by the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principal’s Association and...
Three Arrested After Drugs Thrown Over Fence at Franklin Correctional Center
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office On March 27, 2020, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested three individuals for multiple drug offenses related to possessing and attempting to distribute controlled substances to inmates at Franklin Correctional Center in Bunn...
