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The 2024 Alive After Five! concert season kicks off Thursday, Apr. 25 with Brake Tyme Band in the Littlejohn parking lot from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Granville County Chamber of Commerce, along with other local sponsors including Duke Energy, brings the annual free entertainment event to towns across Granville County for all to […]
The city of Henderson will sponsor a CommUnity Clean Up Day Friday, April 26 – churches, businesses and other groups are invited to take part and spruce up different areas of the city where litter may collect and create an eyesore. The day’s event is held in conjunction with the NC DOT’s Spring Litter Sweep, […]
The Vance County Board of Elections has selected Haley Rawles to become its new director. Rawles, former deputy director in Granville County, started her new job today, Thursday, Apr. 4. “I’m super excited to be here in Vance,” Rawles told WIZS News earlier today in a telephone interview. In a recent interview, Board Chair James […]
For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. Ask a mechanic about your vehicle’s catalytic converter and you’re likely to hear about how it reduces pollution and toxic gases that come from the engine. An environmentalist may tell you how essential this little piece of metal is to […]
FINAL UPDATE 12:57 PM Thursday, Apr. 4 According to Dominion Energy NC and its media relations department, the gas leak is no longer an issue of public safety, and the matter is now complete. ********************************** UPDATE 11:45 AM Thursday, Apr. 4 From Dominion Energy NC: “Dominion Energy responded to a gas leak this morning at […]
Granville County has announced that Jennifer Baird will become the county’s finance director and she will begin her new job on April 15. Baird joins Granville County after three years as senior fiscal analyst and accounting operations supervisor for the city of Durham. With 19 years of state and local government finance experience, Baird will […]
UPDATE: 4:24 PM Wednesday, April 3 — Press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame A Vance County man was arrested Wednesday a shot was fired from inside a home on St. Matthew’s Street. There was no exchange of gunfire and no injuries were reported, according to information from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. Vance […]
— Information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks III Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners extended the deadline to file an informal appeal in the 2024 Tax Revaluation process by one week – from Apr. 6 to Apr. 13. Informal appeal forms were attached to the Change of Value notices that were […]
The Warren County Health Department will hold its annual Health Fair on Friday, Apr. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 at the Lion’s Den (fairgrounds) in Warrenton. In case of rain or other inclement weather, the event will be held at the Warren County Armory Civic Center. This year’s health fair will feature several exhibitors […]
– Information courtesy of NCDMV To combat folks not showing up for their scheduled appointments at driver license offices, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is now requiring new appointments to be confirmed. In the month of February, 33.5 percent of appointments were no-shows, according to NCDMV officials. “This confirmation process is necessary to address […]
