Entries by WIZS Staff

Corbitt Preservation Association’s Annual Truck Show & Reunion Canceled

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information and flyer courtesy Kenneth Stegall, The Corbitt Preservation Association The Corbitt Preservation Association’s 19th Annual Corbitt Truck Show and Reunion scheduled for October 17, 2020, has been officially canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first time […]

Franklin Co. Finance Celebrates 21 Years of Excellence

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Government Franklin County’s Finance Department now holds a 21-year record of excellence in financial reporting. Once again, the team has achieved the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. The Finance […]

Vance Co. Regional Farmers Market to Hold Special Twilight Market Today!

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Regional Farmers Market Back by popular demand, the Vance County Regional Farmers Market (VCRFM) will hold a “Twilight Market” today, August 25, 2020, from 3:30 until 7:30 p.m. This will be in lieu of an open market […]

Vance County Schools Makes America’s Best-in-State Employers List

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools has been named to the annual list of America’s Best-in-State Employers. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista for its second annual ranking of America’s Best-in-State Employers. Selections were based on an independent survey of more than 80,000 U.S. […]

Vance Commissioners to Discuss McGregor Hall Funding Request

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the County of Vance Vance County’s Intergovernmental Committee (Taylor, Feimster, Kelly) is scheduled to meet Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 3 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Conference Room of the Vance County Administration Building located at 122 Young Street in […]

HPD: Three Arrested in Large Heroin Bust

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information and photos courtesy Henderson Police Department On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, officers of the Henderson Police Department recovered 2,725 dosage units of heroin during a traffic stop and subsequent search warrant on a residence located at 200 A Wester Ave. […]

City of Henderson Seeking Letters of Interest for Vacant Ward 4 Seat

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Henderson Notice is hereby given that the City of Henderson’s Ward 4 Ward Seat is vacant and the City is seeking Letters of Interest. Minimum qualifications: Must be a resident of Ward 4; Must be at […]

Sixty Dosage Units of Heroin Found in Vehicle Stop; Chavis Arrested

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release and photo, Vance County Sheriff’s Office On Monday, August 10, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotic Division stopped a vehicle traveling on East Andrews Avenue, Henderson, NC. As a result of the vehicle stop, the passenger inside the […]

Warren Co. Parks and Recreation Department Seeks Contract Instructors

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Warren County Government The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department is currently looking for contract instructors to teach recreation classes. If you or someone you know have a way with people and a flair for arts, crafts, sports clinics, […]