Entries by WIZS Staff

Warren Health Dept. Seeks Community Input To Community Health Assessment

The Warren County Health Department is in the process of completing its four-year community health assessment and asks county residents to contribute to the assessment by taking a short survey to identify key health needs and concerns. The survey is a list of questions related to personal behaviors, risks, health goals and priorities, as well […]

“Career Rodeo” Showcases VCS Career And Technical Education Opportunities

– information courtesy of Vance County Schools February is Career and Technical Education Month and Vance County Schools is shining a spotlight on a variety of careers from health care to hospitality that students can learn more about during the monthlong series of programs with the theme of “Career Rodeo.” CTE classes in Vance County […]

Oxford’s Vision Behavioral Health Services Walk-In Clinic Now Open

Vision Behavioral Health Services is a new walk-in center in Oxford offers support and services to individuals in crisis. Local officials, health care providers and community partners gathered earlier this week for a ribbon-cutting to officially open the clinic, located at 111 Hilltop Village. The center will primarily serve residents of Granville County, offering support […]

One Dead In Apparent Shooting Jan. 28

One man is dead following an apparent shooting over the weekend, according to Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. Deputies responded to the 1600 block of Stewart Avenue in the early-morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 28, where they located a male victim. There also was evidence that a shooting had taken place, Brame said in a […]

Cordell Motorcade To Pass By Fire Departments, City Hall Friday

The funeral service for Henderson Fire Chief Steve Cordell will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3. Beginning at 12 noon, however, a motorcade will accompany Fire Engine 5, which will transport Cordell’s coffin from Sossamon Funeral Home to South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church. According to Downtown Development Director Tracy Madigan, the motorcade […]

March on Washington Remembered

Martin Luther King Jr.’s now-iconic “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered at The March on Washington. As we celebrate Black History Month, please enjoy by clicking play below the first in a weekly series here on WIZS as produced by our Steve Lewis of the WIZS Weekday Wake Up! CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · […]

Horseowners: Annual Coggins Test Key To Reduce Threat Of Disease

-information courtesy of N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences A total of 17 horses in nine counties across the state have had to be euthanized in the past few months to help prevent spread of equine infectious anemia. Wake County is the closest county to Vance and Granville where an infected horse has been […]

Mills Appointed To State Economic Development Advisory Council

Granville County Economic Development Director Harry Mills has been appointed to the North Carolina Economic Development Advisory Council, a statewide group that provides advisory direction and support to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. Mills was selected to represent the “North Central Prosperity Zone” along with Michael Haley, executive director of the Wake County Economic Development […]