Entries by WIZS Staff

The Local Skinny! Vance County Schools Preps For Opening

(This script features a correction from its first version specically about the open house event. The Viper Nation Fall Open House will be held for all high school students on August 3rd at 5 p.m.) That day that everyone knew was coming, but hoped it wouldn’t be here quite so fast, is suddenly knocking on […]

Upcoming Blood Drives Help Fill A Huge Need

The American Red Cross is concerned about the drop in blood donations. If you can help by signing up at a local blood drive, you can help provide a life-saving donation that is desperately needed. The Red Cross has collected about 50,000 fewer blood donations than needed over the last two months. Donors are asked […]

‘Way To GROW!’ Festival Set For Downtown Henderson Aug. 12

-information courtesy of Gateway Community Development Corporation Entrepreneurs, get ready! Downtown Henderson is the place to be on Aug. 12 for a street festival that will be the culminating event of “Way to GROW! Entrepreneurship Week, hosted by Gateway Community Development Corporation. The week leading up to the street festival will bring inspiring and educational […]

“Pop The Hood” Change Your Oil, Keep Your Engine Hummin’

— For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. Today’s cars and trucks let their owners know when it’s time to change the oil, but drivers who are used to keeping up with it themselves may still have the “every 3,000 miles” ingrained into their thoughts. However you […]

VGCC Franklin Campus Site Of Training Hub Designed To Bridge ‘Digital Divide’

-Information courtesy of VGCC Public Information Officer Courtney Cissel Residents of Franklin County and other surrounding communities will soon have a new resource to help them succeed in an increasingly digital world. DigitalBridge, a digital workforce development initiative of Wake Forest-based Wireless Research Center, has partnered with Vance-Granville Community College to launch a new training […]

Franklin County On Track For $98M From NCDOT Over Next Decade

-Information courtesy of James Hicks, Franklin County Public Information Officer   Franklin County is set to receive $98 million from the NC DOT’s  Transportation Improvement Program over the next decade, which translates into numerous transportation and bridge improvement projects, as well as at least one rails to trails project for pedestrians and bicyclists. The NC […]

Granville School Board Approves Leadership Changes

Granville County Public School’s new superintendent Dr. Stan Winborne has announced leadership changes approved by the board of education. The board held a special meeting on Monday, July 10. Jamar Perry has been named assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and Student Services. Courtney Currin is the new executive director of Human Resources and Public […]

TownTalk: FSU Alumni Bronco Round Up And Send Off Happens July 22

The local chapter of Fayetteville State Bronco alumni is having its annual Roundup and Sendoff later this month which serves as a way to reconnect with fellow graduates and to wish current students luck as they continue – or begin – their studies at the Fayetteville school. Alumnae Tannis Jenkins and Katrina Tunstall were guests […]

TownTalk: Changes Coming To FNS And WIC Programs

Recipients of WIC and SNAP benefits can expect to see some changes to the programs, now that exceptions brought about by the federal public health emergency have ended. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services administers both programs – WIC stands for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and SNAP […]