Entries by WIZS Staff

Maria Parham Health Releases 2023 Community Benefit Report

–information courtesy of Donna Young, MPH Health Market Coordinator, Communications & Marketing Maria Parham Health has published its annual community benefit report for 2023, outlining the indirect impact it has on the community as well as the obvious impact to provide a variety of medical services and treatment available to patients. The report outlines the […]

Vance County Schools’ March Student Spotlight Honorees

    – Information courtesy of Aarika Sandlin, VCS Chief Officer of Communication & Innovative Support Two students share the March Student Spotlight in Vance County Schools as young people whose exceptional qualities and contributions make a difference in their school communities. Rawan Almuntsr, a kindergartner at L. B. Yancey Elementary and Isabella Jaimes Hernandez, […]

2024 Alive After Five! Kicks Off April 25 In Oxford

The 2024 Alive After Five! concert season kicks off Thursday, Apr. 25 with Brake Tyme Band in the Littlejohn parking lot from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Granville County Chamber of Commerce, along with other local sponsors including Duke Energy, brings the annual free entertainment event to towns across Granville County for all to […]

Henderson’s CommUnity Clean Up Day Friday, Apr. 26

The city of Henderson will sponsor a CommUnity Clean Up Day Friday, April 26 – churches, businesses and other groups are invited to take part and spruce up different areas of the city where litter may collect and create an eyesore. The day’s event is held in conjunction with the NC DOT’s Spring Litter Sweep, […]

Haley Rawles New Director At Vance County Board Of Elections

The Vance County Board of Elections has selected Haley Rawles to become its new director. Rawles, former deputy director in Granville County, started her new job today, Thursday, Apr. 4. “I’m super excited to be here in Vance,” Rawles told WIZS News earlier today in a telephone interview. In a recent interview, Board Chair James […]

The Local Skinny! Pop The Hood: Catalytic Converters

For our sponsor, Advance Auto Parts, as part of a paid radio sponsorship on WIZS. Ask a mechanic about your vehicle’s catalytic converter and you’re likely to hear about how it reduces pollution and toxic gases that come from the engine. An environmentalist may tell you how essential this little piece of metal is to […]

Gas Leak Near M.R. Williams

FINAL UPDATE 12:57 PM Thursday, Apr. 4 According to Dominion Energy NC and its media relations department, the gas leak is no longer an issue of public safety, and the matter is now complete. ********************************** UPDATE 11:45 AM Thursday, Apr. 4 From Dominion Energy NC: “Dominion Energy responded to a gas leak this morning at […]

New Granville Finance Director Begins April 15

Granville County has announced that Jennifer Baird will become the county’s finance director and she will begin her new job on April 15. Baird joins Granville County after three years as senior fiscal analyst and accounting operations supervisor for the city of Durham. With 19 years of state and local government finance experience, Baird will […]

Franklin Property Owners Have Extra Week To File Appeal Revaluations

— Information courtesy of Franklin County Public Information Officer James F. Hicks III Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners extended the deadline to file an informal appeal in the 2024 Tax Revaluation process by one week – from Apr. 6 to Apr. 13. Informal appeal forms were attached to the Change of Value notices that were […]