Entries by WIZS Staff

Vance Co. DSS, Senior Center to Occupy Former EJMS by 2021

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE BANNER BELOW TO SIGN UP FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE 8×12 STORAGE BUILDING FROM BUILDER’S DISCOUNT CENTER! Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen provided WIZS with the following summary of the Vance County Properties Committee […]

Reminder: Maria Parham to Offer Free Clinical Breast Exams – Oct. 24

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Maria Parham Health To celebrate October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, FREE clinical breast exams will be offered at Maria Parham Health on Thursday, October 24, 2019, from 5 until 7 p.m. Join Maria Parham for: Free clinical breast exams Breast cancer […]

Calling All Thespians! McGregor Hall to Hold ‘Into the Woods’ Auditions

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy McGregor Hall Stephen Sondheim’s Masterpiece “Into the Woods” is coming to McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in early 2020 and will be directed by Mark Hopper. Here is your chance to be a part of every musical theatre thespian’s dream […]

Oxford Prep Readies for K-4 Expansion, 2020/2021 Open Enrollment

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Oxford Preparatory School Applications for new Kindergarten – 12th-grade student enrollments for Oxford Preparatory School’s (OPS) 2020 – 2021 school year will be available at oxfordprep.org when Open Enrollment begins on December 2, 2019. OPS is an independent and tuition-free […]

VGCC’s Dr. Levy Brown Selected to Attend Prestigious Thomas Lakin Institute

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Dr. Levy Brown, vice president of learning, student engagement & success at Vance-Granville Community College, has been selected to participate in the prestigious Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership presented by the Presidents’ Round Table. Dr. Levy […]

Pesticide Collection Day Scheduled for Warren, Surrounding Counties

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, Vance/Warren Counties NC Cooperative Extension will offer a Pesticide Collection Day for residents in Warren and surrounding counties on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at […]

FCSO: Citizen Complaints Lead to Drug Arrest of Two Bunn Residents

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit arrested Franklin County resident James Edward Bullock Jr. on October 18, 2019. Mr. Bullock was arrested at his residence located at 783 Dead Road Bunn, NC. In addition […]

Dept. of Justice Awards $5 Million to Address NC School Violence

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice The Department of Justice announced it has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security—including funding to educate and train students and faculty—and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting […]

Granville Chamber’s ‘Cluck ‘N Shuck’ Postponed Until Spring

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce Late last week, the Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Committee was notified by the event chairman of their annual Cluck ‘N Shuck event that the event caterer had contacted him regarding the very limited […]

Reminder: ‘Shrek the Musical’ Coming to McGregor Hall This Weekend!

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center Everyone’s favorite movie is coming to McGregor Hall’s stage! DreamWorks Classic’s SHREK THE MUSICAL is the story of dreams becoming reality for a group of misunderstood fairy tale creatures who learn that our differences are what make […]