Entries by WIZS Staff

United Way of Vance Co. Awards $30,000 to Local Charitable Organizations

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, United Way of Vance County The United Way of Vance County has awarded a total of $30,000 to local charitable organizations for its annual grant allocations. The 2020 grant allocations have been presented to seven local charities to assist […]

Reminder: VGCC Small Business Center Offering Free Food & Beverage Industry Webinars

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center announces the newest FREE training series of webinars.  This 12-week series aims to help those in the food industry navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re […]

Henderson Police Department Addresses Public Face Covering Requirement

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL In response to the announcement earlier this week that NC’s Safer at Home Phase 2 will be extended for three more weeks, and face coverings are now required in public places, the Henderson Police Department addressed local enforcement of the order […]

Vance Co. Commissioners Call Special Meeting to Discuss Confederate Monument

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance Vance County Board of Commissioners Chairman Gordon Wilder has called a special meeting for Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at 5 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, Vance County Administration […]

Families Living Violence Free Presents Domestic Violence Lunch & Learn Series

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Families Living Violence Free Families Living Violence Free (FLVF) invites the public to join its six-week Domestic Violence 101 Lunch & Learn series online via Zoom. Sessions will be held from 12 until 1 p.m. each Wednesday beginning July […]

ACC Commissioner John Swofford Announces Plans for Retirement

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Atlantic Coast Conference John Swofford, the longest-tenured commissioner in the 67-year history of the Atlantic Coast Conference, announced today that the 2020-21 athletic year will be the last of his 24 years of service. Swofford will continue in the […]