Entries by WIZS Staff

H-V Rec. & Parks Offering DIY Crafty Kids Kits for Summer Entertainment

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Program Superintendent The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department presents DIY (Do it Yourself) Crafty Kids. Participants will have the opportunity to purchase craft bags that will include crafts, coloring pages and stickers. Drive-through […]

Downtown Oxford Announces Cancellation of Annual Hot Sauce Contest & Festival

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Downtown Oxford Economic Development Corporation Due to growing concerns of COVID–19 and guidelines surrounding physical distancing and enhanced precautions issued by the State of North Carolina, the Downtown Oxford Economic Development Corporation (DOEDC) Board, along with input from the Hot Sauce Committee and the City […]

Local Health Departments to Receive Combined $1+ Million in COVID-19 Funding

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is allocating $35 million in federal funding to local health departments to support the COVID-19 response. Per federal guidelines, counties will be able to use […]

Completion of 2020 Census Encouraged Through Local Mailing Campaign

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government A local appeal from Granville County Government has been mailed out to encourage county-wide participation in the 2020 Census. As of June 9, roughly 60 percent of Granville’s population has responded.  Mandated by the U.S. Constitution, […]

Maria Parham Health CEO Thanks Community, Encourages Continued Support

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Op-Ed: Thank You Vance and Franklin Counties – Bert Beard CEO, Maria Parham Health For the past several months, Maria Parham Health (MPH) has been facing the impact of COVID-19 with our community. We have built upon our robust emergency operations […]

JF Webb, School of Health & Life Sciences to Merge Into Single High School

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools This past week, the final graduating class of JF Webb School of Health and Life Sciences walked across the stage. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, the school will merge into a single high school […]

Warren County EDC Seeks Farmers for Free Analysis Program

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Warren County Government Warren County Economic Development Commission (EDC) is seeking Warren County farmers interested in increasing crop yield and profits through analysis of plant sap by Advancing Eco Agriculture, or AEA.  EDC is providing funding for three Warren […]

Vance Commissioners Approve County, Water District Budget

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen provided WIZS with the following summary of the Vance County Board of Commissioners’ special called meeting held Monday, June 15, 2020: County Budget – The total general fund budget is $49,498,430, with $1,310,356 used from fund […]