Entries by WIZS Staff

Take the ‘Polar Plunge’ For Vance Co. Special Olympics

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information and flyer courtesy Crystal Allen, Henderson-Vance Recreation Program Supervisor The Vance County Special Olympics 2020 Polar Plunge will be held at the Satterwhite Point Glasshouse on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m. that morning; jump begins at […]

Mark Your 2020 Calendars for the New Horizons Baptist Stew Sale!

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Pastor Cam Ford, New Horizons Baptist Church New Horizons Baptist Church in Oxford will be having a Brunswick Stew Sale on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Quarts are $8 apiece, and you’ll be able to pick these up from the Granville […]

Vance Co. Sheriff’s Office Seeking Info. on I-85 Shooting

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office  On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 11:20 p.m., the Vance County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maria Parham Health located at 566 Ruin Creek Road in Henderson, NC in reference to an Assault with a Deadly Weapon […]

Vance Co. Board of Commissioners Select New Chair, Vice Chair

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm News Brief: Gordon Wilder was voted in as the Chairman of the Vance County Board of Commissioners at the Board’s December 9, 2019, meeting. Dan Brummitt was voted in as Vice Chairman of the Board. WIZS congratulates these two gentlemen on their […]

Baskerville Funeral Home Invites Community to ‘Service of Remembrance’

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Baskerville Funeral Home, LLC Baskerville Funeral Home, LLC invites you to a Service of Remembrance on Sunday, December 29, 2019, for relatives, loved ones and friends who died by overdose, suicide, violence or accidental. The service will be held at […]

Two Arrested, 484 Grams of Cocaine Seized in Multi-Agency Drug Investigation

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release and photos, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Over the past three months, members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, The Lake Royale Company Police, Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, State Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Administration, conducted an undercover investigation into […]

GCPS’ Holiday Message Focuses on Academic Highlights

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools Happy Holidays from GCPS to the Granville community!  It certainly is an exciting time of year, and not just for the holiday cheer and goodwill, but also for the amazing things going on in our public […]

H-V Chamber Accepting Applications for 2020 Leadership Vance Program

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce It’s time to apply for Leadership Vance! If you haven’t been through the Chamber’s Leadership Vance program, you don’t want to miss the 2020 session. Leadership Vance is a proven, structured program, designed to create […]

Operation Impact Phase III Results in 19 Arrests, 134 Drug Charges (Pics)

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit has concluded Phase III of Operation Impact. Operation Impact is an ongoing, six-month investigation, involving illegal drug activity in Franklin County. As a result of Phase III of the […]

New VGCC Scholarship Honors Maria Parham Guild Gift Gallery Volunteer

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Volunteers from the Guild Gift Gallery at Maria Parham Health recently presented $25,000 to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to create a new scholarship. This scholarship — the 14th established by the Guild Gift Gallery in […]