Entries by WIZS Staff

Granville Co. Activities: Feb. 22 – Feb. 29

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Government Mark your calendars for the following Granville County activities: FOREST MANAGEMENT WEBINARS continue as the Granville County Center for NC Cooperative Extension hosts their informational series for landowners. The next webinar date is Feb. 27 at the […]

Granville Chamber’s ‘Cluck ‘N Shuck’ Seafood Event Rescheduled for April

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce The Granville County Chamber of Commerce announces that its ninth annual fall seafood event – “CLUCK ‘N SHUCK,” which was postponed in October 2019 due to a shortage of oysters, has been rescheduled for Friday, […]

Plank Chapel UMC Hosting Resources Brunch, Caregiving Discussion

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Dr. Carolyn N. Roy, Plant Chapel UMC Plank Chapel United Methodist Church is hosting a Resources and Refreshments “brunch” on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Representatives from the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging and Dementia […]

Henderson City Council to Hold Annual Strategic Planning Retreat

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Esther J. McCrackin, City Clerk, City of Henderson, NC The Henderson City Council will meet for its annual Strategic Planning Retreat on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the Satterwhite Point Community House from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A quorum […]

Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church to Hold 220 Seafood Fundraiser

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Dorothy Wimbush, Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church UPDATED 03/27/20 Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church fundraiser date has changed to May 11, 2020 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at 220 Seafood Restaurant in Henderson. Eat in or take out. Tickets are still the same […]

Closings and Weather 02/20 – 02/21

  Closings and Weather 02/20 – 02/21 Crossroads Christian — closed Friday, Feb 21 Vance County Schools — closed 2/21/2020 with an optional teacher workday. March 18 now a full day of school. Vance-Granville Community College — Closed Feb 21 Victory Christian School — closed Friday, February 21   Chick-fil-A Henderson — open at 8 […]

George R. Watkins Receives United Way’s Sam Watkins Visionary Award

THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information courtesy Citizens Aligned To Take Back Henderson, NC Mr. George Rose Watkins received the United Way of Vance County’s Sam Watkins Visionary Award on February 18, 2020. This award was named after and is given in memory of Mr. Watkins’ twin brother, Samuel Merriweather Watkins, Jr. […]

Iannuzzi, Oxford Prep Senior, Selected as National Merit Scholarship Finalist

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Oxford Preparatory School Emily Iannuzzi, a senior at Oxford Preparatory School, has been selected as a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. She is the daughter of Chris and Marisol Iannuzzi from Franklinton, NC. Emily plans to major in Materials […]

Oxford Commissioners to Meet With Parks & Recreation Master Plan Committee

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Parks and Recreation Master Plan Committee will hold a special session for the Oxford Board of Commissioners on Monday, March 2, 2020, from 3 until 5 p.m. The meeting will be held […]

Coop Extension’s Annual Symposium to Focus on ‘Conservation Through Gardening’

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension Join the Vance/Warren Extension Master Gardener volunteers on Saturday, March 28, 2020, for the annual Garden Symposium entitled “Petals, Pollinators & Passerines” at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. The market is […]