Entries by WIZS Staff

Town Talk 06/09/20: No Tax, Service Fee Increases in Approved Henderson Budget

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington and Henderson City Council members provided WIZS News with a briefing on the FY 2020-2021 Budget Adoption at the Monday, June 8, 2020, Henderson City Council meeting. The budget was passed unanimously with six of the eight […]

NC Public Schools’ Reopening Plan to be Announced by July 1

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Office of NC Governor Roy Cooper To hear further discussion on this press release, please go to WIZS.com and click on today’s Town Talk. New health guidelines released Monday represent a first step to help North Carolina K-12 public schools find a safe way to […]

Vance County Schools Receives National Beta Recognition 

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools has been named a 2020 District of Distinction by the National Beta Club. This honor was granted to only two districts in the state of North Carolina and awarded for offering the academic […]

Dr. Alisa McLean Completes Year-Long Superintendent Program

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools GCPS Superintendent Alisa McLean was among 45 superintendents from across the state to graduate from the NCSSA Next Generation Superintendent Development Program Cohort VII. The program is designed to support the growth, expansion and enhancement […]

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 […]