Entries by WIZS Staff

Corbitt Preservation Association: Spring Fling Canceled, Tee-Shirts Available

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Kenneth Stegall, Corbitt Preservation Association The Corbitt Preservation Association canceled its Spring Fling event this past weekend due to COVID-19 concerns, but you can still purchase a Corbitt tee-shirt! Tee-shirts are an ash color and are available in a […]

Vance County’s Recent Committee Reports & Recommendations

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen provided WIZS with the following reports and recommendations from recent committee meetings: Properties Committee Lease Extension – Alliance Rehabilitation Center.  The committee (Brummitt[C], Taylor & Wilder) met on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, to discuss a request […]

VGCC Drama Students to Present ’26 Pebbles’ Play Via Video Conference

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Going out to see a play may be impossible due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but the Drama program at Vance-Granville Community College is trying an innovative approach to bring the theatre to the community. […]

Warren Co. Schools Accepting Pre-K & Kindergarten Applications

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Warren County Schools Warren County Schools is now accepting applications for Pre-K and Kindergarten for the 2020- 2021 school year. To register, parents may pick up an application packet from the school in the attendance zone of their residence. […]

Confirmed Vance COVID-19 Cases Increase to 79, Granville Remains Steady at 130

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health As of April 27, 2020, Granville Vance Public Health reports 130 known cases of COVID-19 in Granville County, 79 cases in Vance County and 9,142 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There are two outbreaks at congregate living […]

VGCC Offering New ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ Summer Course Offerings

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College has a new Buy One, Get One Free summer enrollment initiative for in-state credit and non-credit students who want to take summer online classes online. Current students will need to register now to […]

Franklin Co. Health Dept. Temporarily Closed; Six Employees Test COVID-19 Positive

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Government As noted previously in prior communication, on Friday, 4/24/2020, the Franklin County Health Department (FCHD) received positive coronavirus test–results for two (2) employees. Those two (2) employees do not serve as healthcare providers within the department. Also […]

Warren Co. Commissioners Extend Curfew Through May 8

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Warren County Government The Warren County Board of Commissioners enacted a curfew earlier this month that was meant to last the duration of Governor Roy Cooper’s stay at home order. The curfew is in effect from the hours of 9 […]

Vance Co.: COVID-19 Hurts Sales Tax Revenue, Will Impact New Budget Year

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen provided WIZS with the following statement concerning the County’s current state of affairs and the 2020-2021 budget process: On the Vance County business front, we have trying to operate as close to normal as we can. […]

How School Grades Will be Assigned for 2019-20

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NC DPI Responding to continuing challenges caused by the COVID-19 school closure, the State Board of Education recently approved measures addressing student grading for the remainder of the school year, incomplete teacher evaluations and $380 million in additional emergency […]