Entries by WIZS Staff

HPD Thanks Community for Outpouring of Support

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Message from the HPD: The Henderson Police Department is tremendously grateful for the outpouring of support shown to our agency from near and far. Our officer is doing well and is in good spirits. He appreciates the compassion that has been shown. […]

Upcoming July Events at Perry Memorial Library

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy the Perry Memorial Library website In addition to kid’s summer programming, Perry Memorial Library has plenty of upcoming events for the whole family, including: Sunday, July 14 – showing of “Monkey Kingdom” narrated by Tina Fey. Part of the library’s […]

GCPS Traveling Book Bus to Bring Summer Reading Opportunities

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools As a way to keep students reading during these weeks before traditional calendar schools begin, the Book Bus, our GCPS version of a bookmobile, will travel to neighborhoods and read with our students. Students will have […]

VGCC Small Business Center to Offer Free QuickBooks, Financial Classes

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Sheri Jones, Director, VGCC Small Business Center The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center is offering two free, three hour classes entitled “Quick Start Bookkeeping with QuickBooks.” The classes will be offered on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at the times […]

Thornton Library to Welcome Author Wiley Cash

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government The Richard H. Thornton Library will host a book discussion and book signing by award-winning author Wiley Cash at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Cash is a New York Times bestselling novelist who has penned […]

HPD Update: 16-Year-Old Shooting Victim Dead, Officer ‘Alert’

Updated HPD Press Release- July 11, 2019 Officers of the Henderson Police Department, in conjunction with the State Bureau of Investigations and other area law enforcement, are aggressively seeking information and witnesses to the shooting of 16-year-old Adonious Hawkins Jr. Adonious Hawkins Jr. succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of the morning at […]

Rep. Terry Garrison: Still a Chance for DHHS Relocation

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Terry Garrison, local businessman and Democratic NC House representative for District 32, discussed budget negotiations and the proposed Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) relocation with WIZS News. Garrison said all hope is not lost on the primarily Republican-backed proposal of […]

Electronic Recycling Available at Oxford and Butner Convenience Sites

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Granville County Government Residents with old televisions, outdated computers and/or obsolete electronics can take these items to either the Oxford Convenience Site, located at 6584 Landfill Road in Oxford or the Butner Convenience Site, located at 2796 Old Route 75 […]

Warrenton to Offer Free Showing of ‘Incredibles 2’ in Courthouse Square

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy the Warrenton Festivals Facebook page The Town of Warrenton will hold a family movie night on Saturday, July 13, 2019, starting at 8:45 p.m. in the Historic Courthouse Square, 109 S. Main St., Warrenton. Disney/Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” (rated PG) will […]

NC Dept. of Agriculture Asks Travelers to Watch for Spotted Lanternfly

100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, NCDA&CS The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Plant Industry Division is asking travelers to several northeastern states to take precautions against the spread of the highly destructive Spotted Lanternfly this summer. “If your summer travel plans have […]