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Special Meeting Called to Adopt Vance Co. Water District Budget Ordinance – June 15
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance Vance County Board of Commissioners Chairman Gordon Wilder has called a special meeting for Monday, June 15, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Vance County Administration...
Butner Federal Inmate Sentenced to 30 Months for Weapons Possession
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice An inmate housed at the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina (“FCC Butner”) was sentenced yesterday to 30 months of incarceration for possessing weapons inside the federal prison. According to court documents, Gerald Wayne...
Advocacy Group Sends Invalid Absentee Ballot Request Forms to 80,000 NC Voters
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NC State Board of Elections The State Board of Elections has learned that a voter advocacy group mailed about 80,000 absentee ballot request forms to North Carolina residents with voters’ information already filled out on the forms. A state law...
H-V Rec & Parks to Host Virtual Bingo, Second ‘Paint With DP’ Session w/ Prize
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Program Superintendent The Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department will have Virtual Bingo for Seniors, ages 55 or better, on Thursdays during the months of June and July. You will be able to join Virtual...
COVID-19 Update: 631 Granville, 391 Vance Cases; Related Deaths Climb to 45
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health As of June 10, 2020, there are 631 known COVID-19 cases in Granville County, 391 cases in Vance County, and 38,171 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There are four outbreaks at congregate living facilities in the district –...
Franklin County Public Utilities Addresses May/June Water Billing Cycle
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Franklin County Government Franklin County Public Utilities has received some questions regarding the May and June billing cycles. Due to COVID-19 safety procedures and Executive Order 124 issued by Governor Roy Cooper, Franklin County Public Utilities did not read...
Granville Co. Chamber: Participants Needed for 2020-21 Leadership Granville Program
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce As the Granville County Chamber of Commerce looks to the future and continues to address the uncertainties we may face in the coming months, it is a great moment to remind all citizens of the opportunities provided to inquiring minds...
WIZS Local News at Noon 6/10/20
WIZS – Your Community Voice Local News at 8am, 12pm, 5pm; M-F 1450 AM / 100.1 FM / wizs.com Local News for June 10, 2020 at noon Maria Parham Health open for visitors again Dr. Andrea L. Harris, proclamation by the City of Henderson wizsradio · Noon News 06/10/20 ...
Vance County Schools Approves 2020-21 Calendars, Applies for K-12 Fully Remote Option
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Schools 2020-2021 Vance County Schools Calendars Approved Vance County Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the 2020-2021 calendars, reflecting the current requirements, as passed by the general assembly, including five remote learning days. The early...
Maria Parham Health Eases Visitor Restrictions
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Maria Parham Health Maria Parham Health announced yesterday that it is transitioning from a zero-visitor protocol to limited visitor restrictions as the hospital gradually resumes elective and non-urgent cases and services at its facilities. The decision was made as current projections continue to indicate a...
