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Chavis Arrested for String of Convenient Store Break-Ins
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office On November 25, 2019, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Unit arrested Mack Comell Chavis, (B/M, age 47), for 6 counts of Breaking and/or Entering into Convenient Stores; 1 Attempted Breaking and Entering, Larceny; 3...
Deadline for Medicare, Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fast Approaching
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Bradley Edwards, an insurance broker for CMI Insurance in Henderson, appeared on WIZS’ Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. In a replay from the original segment that aired October 3, Edwards discussed open enrollment for Medicare and Affordable Care Act insurance plans. Changes made during open enrollment...
State Highway Patrol Promotes Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Safety
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, NC Department of Public Safety The State Highway Patrol will be on the roadways this holiday season looking to stop dangerous driving before potentially life-changing collisions take place. The SHP joins roadway users across North Carolina in hopes of a...
Sheriff Brame Offers Tips for Safe Shopping During the Holiday Season
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office “The holiday season is right around the corner and shoppers are crowding malls and discount stores to buy the latest gadgets and find the best deals,” said Sheriff Brame of Vance County. But what shoppers are...
Public Economic Development Hearings Scheduled for Commissioners’ Meeting
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, December 2, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Agenda items include:...
Granville Co. Board of Education to Meet Dec. 2
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting on Monday, December 2, 2019, at 6 p.m. at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford...
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...
News 11-27-19
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame’s Shopping Safety Tips Open Enrollment Medicare / Affordable Care Act Deadlines Travel Safety...
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...
