Entries by WIZS Staff

Single Gunshot Wound to Chest Kills Victim

UPDATE: 09-07-21 Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame issued the following press release September 3 to update this matter. On August 27, 2021, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Crowder Lane regarding gunshots fired. Once at the scene, Vance County Patrol Deputy identified the victim as Trevon Wynn who was pronounced dead at the […]

Latest Local Virus Data as of Friday, Aug 27

— courtesy of Granville-Vance Public Health In the past 7 days, there have been 127 new cases in Vance County, a 51% increase from the previous 7 days. The percent positivity rate in Vance County is 5.2%. According to the CDC Data Tracker, there is high community transmission in Vance County. In the past 7 […]

Siplen Arrested, Charged with First Degree Murder

— Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame Press Release The Vance County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of Suzette Siplen for the First Degree Murder of Xavier “Peter” Vann. Vann was located in the front yard of his residence located at 1609 Nicholas Street, Henderson N.C., on the morning of the 5th day of August […]

Volunteer Fire Depts in Warren/Franklin Counties Receive Funds

Volunteer fire departments in Warren County received $213,576.50 and Franklin County departments were awarded $73,454.55, according to the complete listing from N.C. Department of Insurance. The Volunteer Fire Department Fund was created to assist North Carolina’s volunteer fire departments with purchasing equipment and making capital expenditures. It is administered through the N.C. Department of Insurance/Office […]

Deon Patrick Bobbitt Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

— press release from District Attorney Mike Waters In Granville County Criminal Superior Trial Court during the week of August 9, 2021, Deon Patrick Bobbitt was found guilty of Second-Degree Murder, Aggravated Felony Death by Motor Vehicle, Driving While Impaired, Driving While Licensed Revoked and Careless and Reckless Driving. Mr. Bobbitt received an active sentence […]

TownTalk: Parolees and those on Probation Can Register to Vote in NC

DEVELOPING… State and local boards of elections are bound to comply with a court order issued Monday that restores voting privileges to convicted felons who are no longer incarcerated but are still on parole or probation. Patrick Gannon, public information director for the N.C. Board of Elections told WIZS News Wednesday, “We are required to […]

The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show 8-25-21

WIZS Home and Garden Show – Vance Co. Cooperative Extension On the show today – Click Play Below UPCOMING EVENTS: Fall Vegetable Gardening Monday August 30,2021 6:30pm VCRFM 210 Southpark Drive Contact Cooperative Extension 252-438-8188 for more info and to register. Check vegetables growing now and in the fall for insects more closely. Loopers , […]

Vance County Vipers over Warren County Eagles Recap

A GAME ONE VICTORY FOR THE VIPERS OF VANCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 34 TO 26 OVER THE WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL EAGLES FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 20, 2021 REMEMBER YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE VIPERS’ GAMES LIVE AND FREE ON WIZS EACH FRIDAY NIGHT HERE’S YOUR GAME 1 AUDIO RECAP WIZS Radio · SportsTalk 08-23-21 VCFNF Recap

Use of Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for COVID-19 Up 18-Fold in NC

— North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Press Release As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge across North Carolina, the use of monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19 increased by 18-fold since late June from 100 administrations for the week of June 23 to 1,874 for the week of Aug. 11. Statewide, there are more than 130 […]