Entries by WIZS Staff

SHPHC, Cardinal Innovations Partner to Pay In-Need Residents’ Utility Bills

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY In partnership with Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church will be paying utility bills (water/sewer/electricity) for those families that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in our community. The payment is limited to one bill per household and requires the presentation of an […]

‘Veteran’ Granville Speller Wins District Bee Again

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools Granville County Schools held and sponsored the annual District Spelling Bee for Granville County on the evening of March 14, 2020, at Tar River Elementary School. Ten elementary schools from around the county, both public […]

Downtown Oxford March to Honor George Floyd Scheduled for June 2

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Oxford There will be a march in Downtown Oxford to honor George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, beginning at 3 p.m. The March will begin on Hunt Street, turn onto Broad Street, then onto Hillsboro […]

Kerr Lake Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration Moved to Labor Day Weekend

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Tourism Development Authority Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the Independence Day fireworks event was postponed from July 4 and has tentatively been rescheduled for Sunday, September 6, 2020. The ability to hold the event will depend entirely […]

McGregor Hall, Brian Westbrook to Present Virtual Presentation of ‘Buyer & Cellar’

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center Brian Westbrook (“Into the Woods,” “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”) will perform in an online, one-man presentation of Jonathan Tolins’ comedy classic “Buyer & Cellar,” the first virtual performance in McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center’s […]

Cooper Extends Utility Cut Off Moratorium, Implements Evictions Moratorium

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 142 to extend the prohibition of utility shut-offs and implement a moratorium on evictions. The Order went into effect Saturday with the Governor’s signature. “North Carolinians need relief […]

McDonald’s of NC, Granville Owners Donate 83,000 Pounds of Food to Community

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, McDonald’s USA, LLC McDonald’s of North Carolina and local area owner/operators Jeff & Ana Endrusick announced they will be donating 83,000 pounds of food to support the local Oxford community during the COVID-19 pandemic. McDonald’s is partnering across its […]

Vance Co. to Discuss Allocation of Approx. $1 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funding

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Jordan McMillen, Vance County Manager As recently posted on WIZS.com, Vance County has received Coronavirus Relief Funds from the State totaling $974,599. According to Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen, discussion on ways to allocate those funds will be held […]

Granville County Commissioners to Hold Remote Budget Public Hearing

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by Zoom conference call on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 7 p.m. for the regularly scheduled meeting. In order to adhere […]