Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville Board of Education to Meet March 2

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting on Monday, March 2, 2020, at 6 p.m. at the Central Services Building, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North […]

Deported Alien, Found in Warren Co., Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Wilmington has returned indictments charging OMAR LABRA-TREJO, age 50, of Mexico, and JOSE GUILLERMO LEIVA-GALVAN, age 34, […]

Local Granville-Vance Health Director Attends White House Coronavirus Briefing

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Government and Lisa Harrison The local, Granville-Vance Public Health Director, Lisa Harrison, attended a White House Briefing this week about the Coronavirus. On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, Harrison joined representatives from more than 30 states and territories for […]

VGCC Succeeds By Going ‘All-In’ for CDL

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College The new Truck Driver Training class that began at Vance-Granville Community College in early February 2020 is full to capacity, with demand even greater than the college could accommodate. That is due not only to the growing […]

Tax Assistance Available for Veterans, Elderly/Disabled Warren Residents

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Warren County Government The Warren County Tax Administrator encourages all eligible Warren County residents to apply for appropriate tax assistance programs. Disabled Veterans Homestead Exclusion Program The Disabled Veterans Homestead Exclusion program excludes the first $45,000 of assessed value for […]

Rebuilding Hope’s Servants on Site Summer Youth Program Already Filling Up

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.  While the deadline for registering for Rebuilding Hope Inc.’s 2020 Servants on Site (SOS) is not until May 1, well over half of the 200 openings for participants have already been filled. RHI coordinator Randolph Wilson reports […]

D.R.E.A.M. Fashion & Talent Showcase for Local Youth

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Program Superintendent, Aycock Recreation Center Come out and support D.R.E.A.M. 2020 (Diverse Roles in Entertainment Arts and Music) Fashion and Talent Showcase being held on Saturday, March 21, 2020, from 6 – 9 p.m. […]

VCS to Hold District-Wide Family Engagement Night at Vance Co. Middle School

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Vance County Schools The Vance County Schools Family Resource Center will host a District-Wide Family Engagement Night at Vance County Middle School on Thursday, February 27, 2020, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided and childcare will be […]

Potential Warren County Grocery Store Seeks Community Input

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Warren County Government  A grocery store considering opening in the former Just Save location, East Macon Street, Warrenton, wants to know what Warren County citizens consider most important in a grocery store. Citizens are invited to attend a meeting at […]

Reminder: Granville Co. Animal Control to Offer Free Rabies Vaccines

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government Granville County Animal Control will be offering free rabies vaccines for dogs and cats on Saturday, February 29, 2020. From 9 until 10:30 a.m., residents can bring their pets to Gazebo Park in Butner for one and […]