Entries by WIZS Staff

N.C. Residents Urged to Return 2020 Census Forms or Risk Loss of Federal Funds

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Office of NC State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, is encouraging North Carolinians to complete their 2020 Census Bureau forms to ensure the state receives its proper share of hundreds of billions of federal dollars. […]

Vance Co. Board of Commissioners to Hold Monthly Meeting Tues., Sept. 8

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. Agenda items: 1. ABC Composite Board to Appoint Member to Fill […]

H-V Rec. & Parks Offers Virtual Entertainment, Opportunities to Win Prizes

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department Social Media Trivia Contest The Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department will hold a Social Media Trivia Contest now through Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Two trivia questions will be posted Monday – Friday between […]

Join N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Weekly Online Garden Chat

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension The local offices of N.C. Cooperative Extension will host a weekly online Garden Chat beginning Thursday, September 10, 2020. The public is invited to join Master Gardener℠ volunteers from the surrounding […]

Suspect At Large After Man Shot Dead on Neathery Street

Press Release – September 3, 2020 At approximately 4:15PM Officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to 409 Neathery Street in reference to a shooting. When Officers arrived they found Rashod Murphy (Age 21) unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene and the immediate family was informed. The […]

VGCC Advances the Virtual Classroom through Proven Faculty Development

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) have partnered to advance the success and equitable outcomes for students in VGCC’s four-county service area. The college is the first community college […]

GVPH Offers Pre-Diabetes Screening, New Diabetes Prevention Class

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health Granville Vance Public Health will kick off its Diabetes Prevention Program with a pre-diabetes screener and Diabetes Prevention class on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. The new Diabetes Prevention class will be held […]

Downtown Oxford Candy Stroll Canceled; City Recommends No Neighborhood Trick-or-Treat

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Oxford In light of current COVID-19 conditions, the anticipated Halloween Spooktacular Candy Stroll, hosted by the Downtown Oxford Economic Development Commission, has been canceled for 2020. Additionally, the City of Oxford is recommending the “community-wide/neighborhood” Halloween […]

Funeral Service for Retired Lieutenant Jimmy Cordell – Friday, Sept. 4

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Obituary courtesy Sossamon Funeral Home James Martin “Jimmy” Cordell, 77, of Henderson, NC died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Maria Parham Health. Born in Durham County, he was the son of the late George Franklin Cordell and Gertrude Hunt Cordell Breland. Jimmy retired as […]