Entries by WIZS Staff

MPH Cancer Center to Hold Drive-Thru Survivor Dinner Nov. 5

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY The Maria Parham Cancer Center will hold a drive-thru cancer survivor dinner on Thursday, November 5, 2020, from 4 until 6 p.m. The event will take place at the Cancer Center – 566 Ruin Creek Road in Henderson (entrance under canopy). One dinner plate is available for […]

Social Services Observes Adoption Awareness Month

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government During the month of November, the Granville County Department of Social Services joins in the observance of Adoption Awareness Month, a time to celebrate adoption and to help children find permanent homes. The 2020 theme for […]

Town Talk 11/3/20: Stay Tuned to WIZS for Election Coverage!

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Listen Local tonight after 7:30 when the polls close – 1450 AM / 100.1 FM Listen Live online at anytime, anywhere with a computer, smartphone, tablet and connected devices and speakers – https://player.listenlive.co/53101 WIZS is also on Tunein – https://tunein.com/radio/WIZS-1450-s29736/ Tell […]

Henderson City Council to Hear Presentation on Urban Redevelopment

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Henderson On November 5, 2020, individuals from the North Carolina School of Government will make a presentation to members of the Henderson City Council and the Henderson Planning Board regarding Urban Redevelopment Areas. This meeting will […]

Guidelines for Assistance to Voters

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NC State Board of Elections Recently, questions have arisen about the law pertaining to assistance to voters at voting sites. The State Board of Elections will investigate credible allegations of improper assistance. The following are guidelines regarding assistance to […]

Warren County Donates Equipment for VIPER Tower Improvements

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Warren County Government Warren County completed the final task in its latest partnership with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) and the Warren County Firemen’s Association- the donation and handoff of approximately $174,000 of equipment to make public […]

Vance Co. Schools Begins Staggered Phase-In of High School Athletics

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Schools Vance County Schools will permit a staggered phase-in of high school athletics beginning the week of November 2, 2020, as outlined in the schedule included below. This phase-in is consistent with expectations outlined by the NC […]

Vast Majority of NC Votes to be Tallied and Reported Tonight

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, NC State Board of Elections The N.C. State Board of Elections anticipates that the results reported by the end of election night will include 97 percent or more of all ballots cast in North Carolina in the 2020 general election. As always, the remaining ballots, including […]

Jerry ‘Wayne’ Adcock, Former Vance County Schools Superintendent, Dies at 73

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Obituary and photo courtesy Sossamon Funeral Home Jerry “Wayne” Adcock  Former Superintendent of Vance County Schools, Jerry Wayne Adcock, age 73, of Henderson, passed away on November 1, 2020, at Granville House in Oxford. Born in Vance County on December 4, […]

Noon News 11/2/20: COVID Statistics, Election Day, Rescheduled Trick-or-Treat

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Local, updated COVID statistics Election Day (Nov. 3) Voting H-V Recreation & Parks Department’s “Trail of Terror” Rescheduled Downtown Henderson Trick-or-Treat Drive-Thru Rescheduled SHPHC to Hold Revival With Evangelist Mick Snider Vance County and Granville County Board of Commissioners to Meet […]