Entries by WIZS Staff

Protective Gown Volunteer Work Enters Week Two at First Presbyterian

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Jane King, Community Partners of Hope, Inc. If you want to help the community, please consider joining a group that has been making disposable protective gowns for hospital and nursing home workers. This project was started by First Baptist […]

Vance County Public Safety, Properties Committee Announce June Meetings

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Please be informed of the following scheduled Vance County committee meetings. All meetings will be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room of the Vance County Administration Building located at 122 Young Street in Henderson. Public Safety Committee (Wilder, Brummitt, Taylor) Monday, June […]

Filing Period Begins for Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Board of Elections Filing for Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor starts Monday, June 8, 2020, at 12 p.m. and ends on Monday, July 6, 2020, at 12 p.m. The filing fee is $5. The Vance County […]

Henderson Heroin Trafficker Sentenced

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice A Henderson man was sentenced to 78 months in prison for trafficking heroin in Vance County. According to court documents, Reginald Lamont Lewis, 31, was involved in the distribution of heroin from February 2017 until December 2018. […]

Approval of New FY Budget on Henderson City Council’s June 8 Agenda

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC The Henderson City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave. in Henderson, NC. Due to COVID-19 health mandates issued […]

Granville Spring Shred & Recycle Event Results Announced

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release and photos, Granville County Government Granville County’s Spring Shred and Recycle Event, held May 16, 2020, resulted in the collection and proper disposal of truckloads of scrap metal, electronics/televisions, shredded paper, hardback books, household batteries, outdated medications and other […]

Henderson JCPenney Among 154 Locations Closing Nationwide

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information and featured image courtesy JCPenney JCPenney has announced that 154 stores, including the Henderson Square location at 380 N. Cooper Dr. in Henderson, NC, will close permanently. Other North Carolina JCPenney store closings include the locations at Biggs Park Shopping […]

Expected Above-Normal 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Begun

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations With June 1 came the official beginning of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which lasts until November 30. Already, we have had an active season with three (3) named storms, and with the forecast projections […]

Tax Assistance Offered at Granville County Senior Center

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers are back at the Granville County Senior Center in Oxford to assist Granville County seniors age 60+ with their tax returns. This free service will be available from 5 […]