Entries by WIZS Staff

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 […]

Granville Commissioners To Hold Regular Meeting Via Zoom Dec. 7

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by Zoom conference call on Monday, December 7, 2020, at 7 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting. Please contact the County […]

Town of Youngsville, Mayor Release Video Addressing Christmas Parade

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL The Town of Youngsville and Mayor Fonzie Flowers have released a video update regarding the town’s decision to move forward with its annual Christmas parade during the COVID-19 pandemic. The parade is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December […]

Vance Co. Commissioners to Hold Regular Board Meeting Dec. 7

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, December 7, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson, NC. Agenda Items Include: 1. Reorganization of Board  Swearing in […]

Granville Co. Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting Dec. 7

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular Board meeting on Monday, December 7, 2020, at 6 p.m. at the Mary Potter Center of Education, 200 Taylor Street, Oxford, NC. Members of […]