Entries by WIZS Staff

Read and Send In Public Service and Event Announcements

CLICK HERE To Send Your Public Service and Event Announcements to WIZS RADIO 1450AM / 100.1FM Or email johncharles@wizs.com ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Who: Middle Baptist Association Church Union What: 4th Quarter Session of the Ministers, Deacons and Church Union When: Saturday, December 28 & Sunday, December 29, 2024. Saturday’s Session will begin at 9:30 am with the Woman’s […]

The Local Skinny! City Council To Hear Train Station Recommendations

The city’s Land Planning Committee is set to recommend to the full City Council that the former First National Bank building on Garnett Street be used as the S-Line train station. Council Member Garry Daeke is a member of the land planning committee, and he attended a meeting of the committee held Thursday, Dec. 19. […]

Wallace Vaughan Receives Order Of The Long Leaf Pine

Wallace T. Vaughan recently was presented The Order of the Long Leaf Pine for 45 years of exemplary service to Granville Vance Public Health. GVPH Health Director Lisa Macon Harrison made the presentation on Nov. 26. “We are so proud of Wallace’s 45 years of service to public health as an Environmental Health Specialist. When he […]

Keep Safety In Mind When Decorating This Holiday Season

Some folks have had their homes – inside and out – decorated for weeks, and others have taken a slower approach to decking the halls to create a festive Christmas look. No matter how far along you are in your holiday decorating, however, the American Red Cross has some timely reminders about safety this time […]

Brame, Drewry FD Team Up To Help Family In Need At Christmas

Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame extends a big thank you to everyone who attended the Drewry Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Christmas gathering. Brame was among those who enjoyed the fellowship and a meal. Before the event concluded, “I received a telephone call from our neighboring county seeking assistance with a family in distress,” Brame told […]

Warren County Gets $950,000 In CDBG Funding To Help Rehab, Repair Homes

— information courtesy of Warren County Community and Economic Development Warren County has received a $950,000 award from the N.C. Dept. of Commerce Rural Economic Development Division for the Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Revitalization program. Funding does not require a local match. “We are excited to bring CDBG funds back into the county organization, […]

Henderson Police Department CALEA Assessment

The Henderson Police Department’s site-based assessment has concluded and Chief Marcus Barrow said if all goes well, the department will receive its formal accreditation in spring 2025. Barrow said an assessor from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies arrived last Sunday, Dec. 8 and completed the assessment tasks before leaving on Dec. 12. […]