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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...
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...
