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Oxford Prep to Host Winter Wonderland Event
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Oxford Preparatory School Oxford Preparatory School, 6041 Landis Rd, Oxford, will host a Winter Wonderland event in the gymnasium on Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Come learn about the Lower School program (K – 6th-grade)...
Peak-Season Soil Testing Period Opens Nov. 27
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, NCDA&CS Harvest of crops across North Carolina has been ongoing for months and weather has generally been favorable for growers, unlike the wet months of the fall of 2018 after Hurricane Florence. The soil lab has already analyzed over 123,000...
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Help Needed Identifying Armed Subject in Bandag Parking Lot
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Government The Granville County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about the identity of a subject who entered the parking lot of Bridgestone/Bandag in Oxford on Saturday, November 23, 2019, around 9:38 p.m. The subject, who was driving a...
Reminder: Individuals, Businesses Teaming Up to Offer Free Thanksgiving Meal
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Fred Robertson Individuals and local businesses have teamed up for the Fourth Annual Henderson-Vance Community Day Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 28, 2019. Meals are available free of charge to the public from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event...
Grace Ministries Feeds 5,000 During Annual ‘Meal and a Prayer’ Event
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Grace Ministries in Henderson served approximately 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to local residents at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 23. The “Meal and a Prayer” event was the third annual for founder Jamie Elliott, who began the ministry as a way to reach...
NC Medicaid Data Shows Progress in State’s Opioid Epidemic
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Duke University Communications A new analysis of North Carolina Medicaid data finds that, while important progress is being made in combatting the state’s opioid epidemic, more work is needed to increase the rate at which Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with Opioid...
Oxford Preparatory School’s Open Enrollment Begins Dec. 2
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Oxford Preparatory School Open Enrollment for Oxford Preparatory School’s (OPS) 2020 – 2021 school year begins on Monday, December 2, 2019. Applications for new Kindergarten – 12th-grade students will be available at oxfordprep.org at that time. OPS is an independent...
Thornton Library Showcases Artifacts for Native American Indian Heritage Month
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government The month of November marks an observance of Native American Indian Heritage Month, and the Richard H. Thornton Library is helping showcase this observance with a display of arrowheads and other artifacts from the private collection of...
Nits Nats Music to Close After 50 Years in Business
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Bill Harris, co-owner of Nits Nats Music in Henderson, has announced that the business that celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year will be closing its doors at the end of December. Originally opened in downtown Oxford in 1969 by Phillip and Cheryl Hawkins, the business has...
