Entries by WIZS Staff

Warren County Announces Fourth Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Case

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Warren County Government The Warren County Health Department received confirmation of a positive COVID-19 test result on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Currently, there are a total of four (4) positive cases of COVID-19 in Warren County. Two of the […]

Two Franklin Co. Health Dept. Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Government On Friday, 4/24/2020, the Franklin County Health Department (FCHD) received positive coronavirus test-result notifications on two (2) employees. The two (2) employees do not serve as healthcare providers within the department. The first employee was last […]

COVID-19: 68 Cases, 3 Deaths in Vance; 130 Cases, 5 Deaths in Granville

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Update from Lisa Harrison, director of Granville Vance Public Health Vance County has 68 known cases of COVID-19 as of April 26, 2020. 10 of those 68 have been released from isolation; 7 of those 68 are inpatient (in the hospital); […]

NC Public School Students Not Returning to Classroom This School Year

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina K-12 public schools will continue remote learning through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Cooper was joined by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark […]

NCHSAA Cancels Winter Championships, Spring Sports

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy NCHSAA North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner (NCHSAA) Que Tucker offered the following statement on the NCHSAA website: In keeping with Governor Roy Cooper’s announcement today that the public schools of North Carolina will be closed to in-person […]

GCPS to Shift to Once a Week Meal Distribution Beginning May 5

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools Granville County Public Schools is reaching out to provide updates about our drive-thru meal service program for children. First, we’d like to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone in the community who stepped up […]

Granville Board of Education to Hold Financial Work Session April 27

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools The Granville County Board of Education will meet (electronically) for a Financial Work Session on Monday, April 27, 2020, at 6 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the Board to receive a presentation […]

Oxford Commissioners to Hold April 28 Meeting on Capital Improvement Plan

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 4 p.m. in the 3rd-floor Commissioners’ Board Room of City Hall. The purpose of this meeting […]

Boys & Girls Club to Resume Dinner Meal Program

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy BGCNCNC Beginning on Monday, April 27, 2020, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina will restart its dinner meal program. BGCNCNC understands the needs and struggles for some of our families and hopes that this meal […]

VGCC Small Business Center to Offer Free ‘Business Resiliency’ Webinar Series

100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the VGCC Small Business Center The Small Business Center of Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled another webinar series entitled “Business Resiliency in 2020” where participants will learn various ways to move small businesses forward during and after COVID-19. There will […]