Entries by WIZS Staff

It’s Winter Weather Preparedness Week: Are You Ready?

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government  In North Carolina, Dec. 6 through Dec. 12 is Winter Weather Preparedness Week. Granville County Emergency Services urges all residents to plan now before potentially dangerous winter weather arrives: Be ready for winter weather by: Keeping […]

VGCC Solidifies Partnership With North Carolina A&T State University

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College continues to build new partnerships that support transfer student success with senior institutions in North Carolina. Earlier this semester, VGCC solidified a partnership with North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC. The […]

GVPH COVID-19 Update: Vance Nears 2,000 Confirmed Cases

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health GVPH provided the following update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of December 7, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data. The county case numbers reported on the NC […]

Oxford Board of Commissioners to Hold Regular Meeting This Evening

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Oxford The Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 7 p.m. online via Zoom. Please click here to register in advance. Advance registration is required to attend […]

H-V Rec. & Parks: Jackson St. Park Reopens, Aycock Rec. Center’s New Hours

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department Park Reopening Jackson Street Park (325 Breckenridge Street, Henderson) is now open. Please follow Henderson Vance on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter for updates on the future reopening of Fox Pond Park (467 Vicksboro […]

S-Line Rail Corridor Meeting to Address Future Opportunities for Local Area

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Please join the S-Line (rail corridor) Stakeholder Committee for a virtual meeting on Thursday, December 10, 2020, from 1 – 2 p.m. to hear from transit-oriented development and land-use planning experts. You will learn how the local area can plan for […]

VGCC Forms New Partnership With Elizabeth City State University

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Faculty, staff, and leaders from Vance-Granville Community College and Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) recently attended a virtual signing ceremony to formalize an agreement that creates new opportunities for students from the community college to complete bachelor’s degrees. The co-admission agreement, which […]

SHPHC Presents ‘Christmas Time’s A-Comin’: A Bluegrass Christmas’

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church (SHPHC) presents “Christmas Time’s A-Comin’: A Bluegrass Christmas” on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public (social distancing in the sanctuary). […]

Drewry Volunteer Fire Dept. Holding Drawing for Handmade Quilt

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Judy E. Stainback, Drewry Volunteer Fire Department The Auxiliary of the Drewry Volunteer Fire Department will hold a drawing for a handmade queen-sized quilt on December 18, 2020. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5 and can be […]

City of Henderson’s Response to COVID, Homicides Topics of Public Safety Meeting

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Henderson City Council’s Public Safety Committee met Thursday, December 3, 2020, to discuss the City’s handling of COVID-19 and recent homicides. Henderson City Councilman Jason Spriggs provided the following statement to WIZS News: “Overall, there was agreement among all attendees that the City and its leaders have […]