Entries by WIZS Staff

Local Noon News 10/9/20

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Alveante (Al) Markeith Holden Shot, Killed in Apparent Drug Deal Gone Awry John Williams, Jr. Arrested for Recent Shooting Incidents Vance Co. Animal Shelter Reports a Rabid Skunk on Glebe Road Click Play for Full Details and Local News Audio… wizsradio […]

H-V Rec. & Parks Announces Upcoming Events; Online Registration Now Available

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department announces upcoming events, online registration: Fortnite Tournament-Extended Registration: Want to win some V-Bucks? Play in the first Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks online single-elimination Fortnite tournament. Youth ages […]

Oxford Board of Commissioners to Hold Regular Monthly Meeting Oct. 13

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy City of Oxford The Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at 7 p.m. online via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82953701747?pwd=TzQybk9WdXY3dU9SOEVPVTFubVdDZz09 Meeting ID: 829 5370 1747 Passcode: 924872 Dial by your […]

Town Talk 10/8/20: Vance County – Origins and First Families

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Mark Pace, local historian and director of the NC Room at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. Pace and WIZS’ own Bill Harris discussed the beginnings of Vance County and the […]

Rabid Skunk Found on Glebe Rd

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Animal Services Vance County Animal Services responded to a call on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, in reference to a possibly rabid skunk in the 3600 block of Glebe Road. The skunk was sent off for testing and […]

Pumpkin Pool Splash Offers Unique Way to Celebrate Fall

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department Join Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department for the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Splash on Monday, October 26, 2020, from 4 – 8 p.m. at the Aycock Rec. Center. Participants ages 17 and under will […]

HPD: 18-Year-Old Shot, Killed in Apparent Drug Deal Gone Awry

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Henderson Police Department 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 Alveante (Al) Markeith […]

Local Noon News 10/8/20

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Reminders From Marcia Allen, Acting Chairperson of the Vance County Democratic Party Regular Voter Registration Deadline is Friday, October 9, 2020 Domestic Violence Statistics Click Play for Full Details and Local News Audio… wizsradio · NoonNews 10-8-20 Democratic Party; Voter Registration; […]

No Bond for Henderson Man Arrested While on Pretrial Release

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release and photo, Vance County Sheriff’s Office On October 6, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff‘s Office Criminal Investigation Division, Vance County Sheriff‘s Office Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Criminal Apprehension Team arrested John Williams […]

Franklin County Library Update

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Franklin County Government Franklin County Libraries are currently and indefinitely closed inside to the public in order to ensure materials are properly quarantined before release. Staff is making every effort to ensure materials are disinfected, quarantined and handled appropriately […]