Entries by John C. Rose

Granville County Public Schools – Return to “Plan C”

— courtesy Granville County Public Schools GCPS Makes Winter Shift to Full Remote Instruction – Return to “Plan C” At their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 7, 2020, the Granville County Board of Education voted unanimously to shift all students back to remote learning effective Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Superintendent McLean, working closely with […]

Community Partners of Hope Men’s Homeless Shelter Meals

From Community Partners of Hope here locally, the homeless men’s shelter and Hope House: “Thanks so much to all of you who have prepared meals or have already signed up! We have three days left in December that need volunteers – Monday 12/14, Tuesday 12/15, and New Year’s Eve 12/31. There are also lots of […]

Dr. Shauna Guthrie of Henderson NCAFP Secretary/Treasurer

The North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP) installed Dr. Shauna Guthrie of Henderson as the organization’s secretary/treasurer. According to information sent to WIZS News by NCAFP Executive Vice President Greg Griggs, who is also from Henderson, Guthrie’s term is one year, and the installation took place during the NCAFP’s virtual annual meeting. Guthrie, MD, […]

VGCC Graduates Second Class from Truck Driver Training Program, Prepares for a Third

Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of the second class in the short history of its Truck Driver Training, or CDL, program. The program includes a combination of classroom instruction, range driving and road driving. With the end of training, students have successfully completed their DOT exams, making them eligible for their “Class A” […]

TownTalk, Tradio, WIZS Local News for Dec 2, 2020

A different sort of day for WIZS TownTalk and Local News today with some last minute changes and a sportscast that preempts the 5 o’clock local news. To adjust quickly, the news of the day was broadcast during TownTalk, followed by Tradio and then our shorter WIZS Noon News segment. Hear it all from our […]

COVID Outbreak Closes Vance Co. Courthouse for Two Days

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Due to a small outbreak of COVID-19, the Vance County Courthouse is closed and will be closed Thursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20, 2020. The Vance County Clerk of Court, the Hon. Henry Gupton, told WIZS News that two or […]

Noon News 11-18-20; Free Food, Covid Tests, PPE; Food Drive; Job Fair

– GRRO Free Covid Testing; Free Food Boxes; Free PPE – Covid in Vance County – Henderson Wellness Center, ACTS, Thanksgiving Food Drive – VGCC Job Fairs For Full Details and WIZS Noon News Audio Click Play… WIZS Radio · Noon News 11-18-20; Free Food, Covid Tests, PPE; Food Drive; Job Fair