Entries by WIZS Staff

Join VGCC for Ice House Entrepreneurship Training

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Tanya Weary, VGCC Dean of Business & Industry Solutions Join VGCC beginning Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. on the Main Campus in Henderson for Ice House Entrepreneurship Training. Sessions will run Tuesdays through November 17. You will […]

Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., Oct. 19

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the County of Granville The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by Zoom conference call on Monday, October 19, 2020, at 7 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting. In order to adhere to the COVID-19 restrictions, the […]

Pictures Wanted for Oxford’s Annual Greeting Card

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Oxford The City of Oxford would like to feature local scenes on the front of its annual greeting card. Photographers of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels are invited to enter their best photos for a chance […]

WIZS Local Noon News 10/15/20

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Today (Oct. 15) is the First Day of Early Voting Medicare Open Enrollment Begins Today (Oct. 15) and Ends December 7, 2020 Dequante Jabree Terry Arrested in Shooting Incident on David St. Click Play for Full Details and Local News Audio… […]

Granville County Early Voting Dates, Times, Locations

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Granville County Government Early voting begins Thursday, October 15 and ends Saturday, October 31, 2020. Granville County Early Voting sites include: Oxford Public Works Meeting Room (in lieu of Board of Elections) – 127 Penn Ave., Oxford South Branch Library Multipurpose Room – 1550 South […]

Henderson’s Loose Leaf Collection Season Begins Oct. 26

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, City of Henderson The City of Henderson’s Loose Leaf Collection Season will begin the week of October 26, 2020, and will end on January 15, 2021. During this period of time, it is permitted to place rows or piles […]

VGCC Awarded Funds for Continuing Education Scholarships

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College recently received just over $188,000 from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund to help local residents obtain job training.  The GEER Fund, created as part of the federal CARES Act, will provide […]

Suspect Arrested in Shooting of 18-Year-Old Alveante Holden

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Henderson Police Department As previously released, on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at approximately 8:43 p.m., officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to the 600 block of E. Andrews Avenue to investigate gunfire. When they arrived, they located […]

Drive-Thru Christmas Parade Planned for Downtown Henderson

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the H-V Downtown Development Commission The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission and the Vance County Arts Council will sponsor a Drive-Thru Christmas Parade in downtown Henderson on Saturday, December 5, 2020. The parade begins at 5 p.m. and ends at […]

GVPH COVID-19 Update as of 10/13/20

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of October 13, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data. The county case numbers reported on the NC […]