Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville County Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., August 5

-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, August 5, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford. Agenda items include: Consent Agenda 1. Contingency Summary 2. Budget Amendment #1 for the Fiscal Year […]

Granville Co. Board of Education to Hold Regular Monthly Meeting Aug. 5

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting on Monday, August 5, 2019, 6 p.m. at the Granville County Public Schools Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina. The Board will […]

Sadies Coffee Corner Holding Contest for Downtown Henderson Mural

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Sadies Coffee Corner (SCC) is looking to the community to provide a mural that represents Henderson and its future! SCC is looking to engage young people in this creative opportunity to tell the story of […]

Perry Memorial Library to Wrap Up Summer Reading With Big Bang BOOM!

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Perry Memorial Library The Perry Memorial Library will hold their 2019 Summer Reading Program finale on Friday, August 2, 2019, at 2 p.m. With a live performance by the “high-energy” band Big Bang BOOM, both parents and children will find […]

2019-20 ‘Granville Today’ Publication Ready for Distribution

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm — Information courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com The 2019-2020 issue of the Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s “Granville Today” publication has just been received for distribution. The Chamber is grateful to the advertisers for making this annual […]

Steve Cannon Named Rebuilding Hope’s August Spotlight Volunteer

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.  In his 10 years as a Rebuilding Hope volunteer, Steve Cannon has seen a lot of wheelchair ramps and rooftops, but the “divine appointments” stand out. “I was a fulltime volunteer for six years, serving as the construction […]

State Sees First Mosquito-Borne EEE Case of the Year

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, NCDA&CS A four-year-old, unvaccinated mare in Cumberland County was euthanized after contracting the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis in North Carolina this year. EEE is a mosquito-borne disease that is preventable in equine by vaccination. EEE causes inflammation or […]

Granville Co. Library System to End Summer Reading Program With Truck Rally

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Government The last weekly event of Granville County Library System’s Summer Reading program is scheduled for Thursday, August  1, 2019. Come to the Thornton Library in Oxford at 10 a.m. or the South Branch Library in Creedmoor at […]

VGCC to Offer FREE Six-Part Series on Creating Digital Business Marketing

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Sheri Jones, Director, VGCC Small Business Center Small Business Six-Part Series on Creating a Digital Marketing Blueprint for Business In a world where digital marketing reigns, the rules seem to constantly fluctuate. Small business owners need resources they can rely […]

Medicaid Debate Goes Beyond the Coverage Gap

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Leslie Rudd, Office of the North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus RALEIGH – Current Medicaid recipients in 27 counties received letters this month explaining the Medicaid transformation process. As part of a Republican plan created in 2015, up to 772,000 people […]