Entries by WIZS Staff

COVID-19: What Maria Parham Health is Doing and What You Can Do

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Maria Parham Health It probably feels as if coronavirus – or as it is officially known, COVID-19 – is all anyone is talking about these days. As COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses like the seasonal flu continue to spread […]

Granville School Board to Convert Today’s Work Session Into Emergency Meeting

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools UPDATED NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Granville County Board of Education will convert its Monday, March 16, 2020, Board Work Session to an Emergency Board Meeting under G.S. 143-318.12(3), in order to discuss matters related […]

GCPS Offering FREE Drive-Thru Breakfast/Lunch for Children

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools Starting Monday, March 16, we will open drive-thru lunch service sites at the following schools: Butner Stem Middle School Mt. Energy Elementary School CG Credle Elementary School    Families can visit any of these sites […]

Christopher Arendall Arrested for Attempted Murder in Dec. Shooting Incidents

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Christopher Arendall, age 28, was arrested in Fayetteville, North Carolina for the shootings that occurred on December 25, 2019, at 2840 US 158 Bypass in Henderson and on December 16, 2019, […]

G-V Public Health Recommends Canceling, Modifying Events of 100+ People

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Granville Vance Public Health To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Granville Vance Public Health recommends that organizers of events that draw more than 100 people cancel, postpone, or modify these events, or offer online streaming services beginning March 13, 2020, until further notice. These […]

GCPS Coronavirus Update: School Closure Not Recommended at This Time

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools This afternoon, GCPS Board Chairman David Richardson and Superintendent Alisa McLean both participated in a conference call with the NC Governor’s office. During this call today, it was shared that at this time, NC does NOT […]

Franklin County Government Makes Operational Adjustments

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Franklin County Government Franklin County Government is taking precautionary measures by making the following operational changes in light of Corona Virus concerns: Department of Aging Louisburg and Franklinton Senior Centers are closed to the public for all classes, events, activities […]

Raccoon Found on Currin Rd. Tests Positive for Rabies

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Vance Co. Animal Services Vance County Animal Services responded to a call on March 12, 2020, in reference to a possibly rabid raccoon in the 300 block of Currin Road in Henderson. The raccoon was sent off for testing and […]