Entries by WIZS Staff

VCS Bus Drivers Wanted; Next Training Scheduled for Sept.

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Vance County Schools Want to be a child’s hero? Greet students every morning and see them home in the afternoon as a Vance County School’s bus driver. VCS is looking for folks who have a class B license with P […]

Vance Co. Planning Committee to Discuss Flood Ordinance, ‘Stump Dump’

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners Please be informed that Vance County’s Planning Committee (Faines, Kelly, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Thursday, September 5, 2019, at 3:45 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room, Vance […]

FGV Smart Start to Hold 10th Annual Ducky Derby

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy FGV Smart Start Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start will hold its annual Ducky Derby Festival and rubber duck race, a fundraiser for the local Smart Start program, on Saturday, September 21, 2019, in downtown Henderson, NC. At noon, the festival begins on […]

Granville’s Last ‘Alive After Five’ of Year Set for Sept. 12

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’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the date for the last Alive After Five event of 2019 – Thursday, September 12. This event will feature the music and […]

Smith, Louisburg Resident, Arrested on Multiple Drug, Firearm Charges

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 and Community Action Team, arrested Franklin County resident, David Sidney Smith, on August 21, 2019. Shortly after Mr. Smith’s arrest, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team executed […]

Property, Building & Real Estate Committee to Discuss Oxford Armory

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Property, Building & Real Estate Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Training […]

Wilton Elementary’s Sheila Atkins Named GCPS Principal of the Year

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools On Wednesday, August 21, Dr. Alisa McLean and district staff visited Wilton Elementary School for a surprise announcement naming Principal Sheila Atkins the 2019-2020 GCPS Principal of the Year. Mrs. Atkins, who was chosen by her […]

Search On for Man Charged With 70 Counts of Vehicle B&E, Larceny

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Franklin County Sheriff’s Office The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Youngsville Police Department, is seeking the public’s help in locating Kedrick Derrell Jones, age 29, of Wake County. Jones frequents the Rolesville, Wake Forest, Youngsville and Zebulon areas. […]

NC Coop. Extension to Offer Two-Part High Tunnel Produce Learning Opportunity

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension Raising produce in high tunnels (essentially a greenhouse heated only by the sun) offers many advantages over field production, such as extending the growing season and providing better control over growing conditions. However, […]

Movie Nights to Craft Projects: Lots to Do at Granville Co. Libraries!

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government From movie nights and game nights to craft projects and student enrichment, your local public library offers a full slate of activities during the last full week of August. This Saturday, Aug. 24, enjoy a homemade dessert […]