Entries by WIZS Staff

Painting Honors Granville’s First African-American Librarian

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Granville County Government The Granville County Library System has announced the completed commission for an oil portrait of Maude Lassiter, the first African-American librarian in Granville County. Painted by artist Stephen Cefalo of Raleigh, NC, the portrait will soon be on permanent display at the […]

GRRO Announces Free COVID-19 Testing, Food Box Distribution This Week

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Green Rural Redevelopment, Inc. Green Rural Redevelopment, Inc. (GRRO), along with partners Cardinal Innovations and Groundwater Solutions, is hosting a series of COVID-19 testing events this week. Testing times and locations are as follows: Franklinton Wednesday, November 18 ~ […]

Vance Co. BOE Part of Statewide Recount for NC Supreme Court Justice

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NC State Board of Elections with additional information provided by Vance Co. Board of Elections Director Faye Gill A statewide recount of more than five million ballots cast in North Carolina’s Supreme Court chief justice contest will begin later […]

Town Talk 11/17/20: Should President Trump Concede?

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL John Charles Rose and Bill Harris appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. to discuss the 2020 presidential election and whether or not President Trump should concede. Click play to hear the audio… WIZS Radio · TownTalk 11 – […]

Louisburg Man Arrested on Second Degree Kidnapping, Weapons Charges

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office On November 12, 2020, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Domestic Violence Unit responded to 888 Fuller Road in Louisburg in reference to a domestic with weapons call. […]

Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Releases County Action Plan

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Cardinal Innovations County Action Plan Cardinal Innovations Healthcare is wholeheartedly committed to helping the people we serve and are invested in supporting the counties and communities where our members live. In the spirit of transparency, ongoing […]

VCRFM’s ‘Handcrafted Holiday Market’ to Offer Unique Gifts & More

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY The Vance County Regional Farmers Market (VCRFM) will hold a “Handcrafted Holiday Market” on Saturday, November 21, 2020, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Come browse the large selection of unique gifts, soaps, candles, hand-sewn and crocheted items, glassware, wood crafts, wreaths, ornaments, baked goods, local honey, […]

Duke Energy Warns Customers to Beware of Utility Scams

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Duke Energy The phone rings. It’s Duke Energy. We’re on the way to disconnect your electric service unless you pay us over the phone right now. You follow the instructions and – just like that – you’ve been scammed. […]