Entries by WIZS Staff

Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist to Host Choir Day 2019

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Angela Crawford, Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church  Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church will host Choir Day 2019 on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at 3 p.m. Performing choirs will be Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church Senior Choir, Male Chorus, Junior Choir […]

Is Your Small Business Prepared for a Disaster? Find Out at ‘Lunch Break to Educate’

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce The American Red Cross, the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce and Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center invite you to attend “Lunch Break to Educate: Disaster Preparedness and Your Small Business.” Sponsored by Joel T. Cheatham […]

City Council to Consider Contracting With Firm in Manager Hiring Process

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Mayor Eddie Ellington has requested a Special Called meeting of the Henderson City Council on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at 12 p.m. The meeting will be held at City Hall in the Multi-Purpose Room, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson. The purpose of […]

Granville Co. Senior Services Now Affiliated With ‘Rock Steady Boxing’

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government For the more than 60,000 diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, exercise can help reduce stiffness and improve mobility. To help local residents reduce and even delay symptoms of Parkinson’s, Granville County Senior Services is now an […]

Carolina Panthers’ Backup Quarterbacks Fail to Impress in Preseason Matchup

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Article and photos by Patrick Magoon Sluggish. Sloppy. Uncoordinated. Rushed. All four of those terms could be used to describe the performance from Carolina Panthers’ backup quarterbacks in Friday’s home preseason matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Despite star quarterback Cam Newton sitting […]

VGCC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration to Include Food Truck Rodeo, Live Music

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Vance-Granville Community College invites the public to join administrators, faculty, students and staff in a celebratory event, sponsored by Duke Energy, in honor of the college’s “50 Years of Excellence Since 1969.” This “golden” anniversary celebration will include a food truck rodeo […]

Henderson/Vance Annual Night Out Against Crime Scheduled for Oct. 1

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy the Henderson Police Department Henderson/Vance’s Annual Night Out Against Crime will be held Tuesday, October 1, 2019, from 5 until 8 p.m. in front of the Henderson Police Department on Breckenridge Street. The rain date will be Tuesday, October 8. […]

Concord Baptist Church in Kittrell to Hold Women’s Conference

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Shirley Hinton, Concord Missionary Baptist Church  Concord Baptist Church, 810 Walter Grissom Road in Kittrell, will hold a Women’s Conference on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at 10:15 a.m. The theme will be “Women on a Mission for Christ – From […]

Five Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges, Two Found in Granville Co.

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Greenville has returned indictments charging ALFONSO BRAVO-BANUELOS, age 56, of Mexico, JORGE LUIS RAMIREZ-HERNANDEZ, age 36, of Mexico, and […]

Animal Services to Waive Adoption Fees for National Clear the Shelter Event

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Friends of Vance County Animal Shelter The Vance County Animal Shelter is excited to announce that this year we will be participating in the National Clear the Shelter Event. This means for just one day, Saturday, August 17, 2019, from […]