Entries by WIZS Staff

West End Community Watch to Meet Nov. 19

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Claire Catherwood, West End Community Watch West End Community Watch will meet on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of West End Baptist Church on Dabney Drive. The speaker will be Shauna Gentry, Director of […]

GCPS Aims to Increase Number of Students Receiving School Breakfast

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Dr. Stan Winborne, Public Information Officer, Granville County Public Schools Did You Know? 1 in 5 kids in North Carolina grows up in a family that struggles with hunger. Here’s what that means: In some families, the pantry is completely […]

United Way of Vance Co. to Hold Quarter Auction, Dinner Event – Nov. 9

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Terri Hedrick, United Way of Vance County Board Member The United Way of Vance County will host a “Quarter Auction” event this Saturday, November 9, 2019, to raise funds for nonprofits and public service agencies serving disadvantaged families in our […]

KVA’s ‘Spartan Seafood Festival’ to be Held Sat.; Ticket Deadline is Wed.

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Anne Marie White, KVA Kerr Vance Academy will hold a “Spartan Seafood Festival” at Hillside Farms, located on Stagecoach Road in Vance County, on Saturday, November 9, 2019, beginning at 6 p.m. Come out and enjoy all-you-can-eat steamed oysters, steamed […]

Greater Ransom Way of the Cross to Serve Free Pre-Thanksgiving Meal

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Laura Thomas, Harvest of Love Food Pantry Greater Ransom Way of the Cross Temple will serve a Pre-Thanksgiving Meal again this year on Saturday, November 16, 2019, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The meal will consist of turkey and […]

Local Input Needed on Future of Food Availability in Kerr-Tar Region

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Information courtesy Michael Kelly, Regional Planning Director, Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments A Kerr-Tar Regional Food Policy Community Input Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, from 1 until 3 p.m. in Perry Memorial Library’s Farm Bureau Room in Henderson. […]

Crime Stoppers: Catalytic Converters Stolen From Vehicles at Oxford Express Mart

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Government Do you have any information about these crimes? Sometime between the early morning and late afternoon hours of Friday, October 18, 2019, an unknown person(s) unlawfully went upon the private property of Oxford Express Mart, located off […]

Two Oxford Prep Fifth Graders Selected for NC Elementary Honors Chorus

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Oxford Preparatory School Congratulations to Oxford Preparatory Lower School fifth-graders Abagail Williamson and Lilly Hicks, for being selected as members of the 2019 NC Elementary Honors Chorus. Over 600 fourth – sixth-grade students from across the state auditioned; only 200 were chosen […]

Rise Against Hunger Community Planning Meeting to be Held Thurs.

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Calling all area churches, civic organizations, school clubs and other community businesses to the 2020 Vance County Community Day of Service event, benefiting Rise Against Hunger and ACTS. This is a collaborative meal packing event and canned food drive which is planned […]

Jernigan Named Superintendent of Oxford Tobacco Research Station

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, NCDA&CS Chris Jernigan has been named as the new superintendent of the Oxford Tobacco Research Station. The director of the NCDA&CS Research Stations Division, Kaleb Rathbone, made the announcement on Friday. Rathbone also thanked Sam Brake for his leadership while […]