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VCHS Viper Graduation Moved Inside, Will Air Live on WIZS

May 24, 2022/by John C. Rose

We have an important message for the Class of 2022 graduates at Vance County High School. The large amount of rain over the last 24-hours has greatly impacted the field conditions of the high school stadium field. After careful consideration, the decision has been made to move the Vance County High School graduation indoors into the VCHS gymnasium. Each graduate received 4 tickets for the rain location. We also want to let you know that the VCHS graduation will be livestreamed on the VCS website tomorrow, May 25, at 9am and aired live on WIZS.

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Aarika Sandlin

Director of Communication and Marketing

Vance County Schools | www.vcs.k12.nc.us

Spring Ahead Saturday Night – Daylight Savings Begins Sunday!

March 11, 2022/by WIZS Staff

Smartphones, computers and other electronic devices don’t need to remember “Spring Ahead, Fall Back” – our devices magically adjust to time changes. Like Saturday night, when Daylight Savings Time officially begins. We’ll “lose” an hour of sleep overnight, but those who enjoy more daylight in their day are entering their favorite time of year.

Sunrise on Sunday Mar. 13 is 7:27 a.m. and sunset is 7:19 p.m. – that’s almost 12 hours of daylight to get more done – from gardening to detailing your car, shooting hoops in the driveway or riding bikes and enjoying a walk in the park – going back outside after dinner for chores or playtime is back on the table, beginning Sunday.

Not everyone loves daylight savings time, but they’ll have to put up with it through the summer and fall.

DST fans have until November to enjoy it – it will be time to “fall back” on Nov. 6.

SportsTalk: Coach’s Corner: WIZS Players Of The Week – Championship Recap

February 18, 2022/by Bill Harris

Conference championships are hard to come by but Thursday night Vance County had two schools do just that. Vance Charter’s women’s team took the Triangle North Athletic Conference Tournament Championship with a 58-47 win over Oxford Prep and Henderson Collegiate took the men’s championship with a 59-46 victory over Durham’s Voyager Academy. Vance Charter relied on Allie Bliss’ 15 points to propel the team to victory and Henderson Collegiate’s T.J. Ragland scored 2o points in their win. Their performances earned them WIZS Player of the Week honors.

Ragland topped his tournament average of 18 points per game in Henderson Collegiate’s win. He did have help however as Markel Lloyd contributed 18 points and Ellis Williams poured in another 8 points including two back-to-back three pointers at the beginning of the second half. (Listen to the Audio Recap Below.) Henderson Collegiate now waits until Saturday to find out just where they will be seeded and who they will play as they pursue another state championship.

Vance Charter’s Bliss didn’t begin her basketball career as a starter but she worked hard to move up from a reserve spot and as a senior is one of the team’s leaders. She averaged 17 points per game in the conference tournament. With their conference championship win they also wait until Saturday to find out where their seeding is and who the next opponent will be as the state playoffs begin.

Congratulations to Henderson Collegiate’s T. J. Ragland and Vance Charter’s Allie Bliss. WIZS Players of the Week. The Players of the Week can be heard every Friday at 1pm on the Coach’s Corner segment of SportsTalk on WIZS 1450am, 100.1fm and online at wizs.com.

WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Coach’s Corner: WIZS Players Of The Week

VCS 2-Hour Delay Due to Widespread Power Outages

January 11, 2022/by John C. Rose

From Vance County Schools:

• Today, January 11, 2022, Vance County Schools will operate on a 2-hr delay due to widespread power outages.

Court, School, Government and More Affected by Weather

January 3, 2022/by John C. Rose

WIZS LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

COURT –

The Vance County Clerk of Superior Court, Henry Gupton, says “the courthouse and clerk’s office will open Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. Magistrate court will start at 10:30 a.m. and superior court will resume at 11 a.m.”

SCHOOL –

Vance County Schools – asynchronous remote learning day January 4 for all students and school-based instructional staff. All other staff will operate with an optional workday with buildings opening at 10 a.m.
Crossroads Christian School – 2 hour delay January 4

GOVERNMENT –

Vance County Board of Commissioners’ meeting – rescheduled for Monday, January 10th at 6:00 p.m.

MORE –

Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks basketball practices scheduled for Monday, January 3rd – cancelled

‘Alive After Five’ Season Finale This Evening In Butner’s Gazebo Park

October 6, 2021/by Laura Gabel

There’s still time to grab your shaggin’ shoes and head down to the Butner Gazebo Park for the season finale of Alive After Five, presented by the Granville County Chamber of Commerce. The Band of Oz will perform today from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and admission is free.

Gazebo Park is located at 410 Central Ave. in Butner, NC 27509.

There will be food vendors on site, as well as a contingent of cyclists from Cycle North Carolina who are in the middle of their annual ride from the mountains to the coast. The group is stopping over in Granville County before continuing their ride eastward.

BLET Cadets Provide Backup For Highway Litter Sweep

September 15, 2021/by Laura Gabel

Students in the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College had the opportunity recently to apply what they are learning about service by answering a call for help from fellow students.

VGCC’s Criminal Justice Technology curriculum program participates in the Adopt-a-Highway program and tend to a stretch of Poplar Creek Road near the college’s main campus. But this year, program head Andrea Hyson, asked Brandon Bishop, BLET director/instructor, for a little backup.

“I was quick to volunteer the BLET Academy class in order to help out,” Bishop said. It was a perfect opportunity to give the 17 cadets a tangible teaching and mentoring activity to help the community. The cadets are on the path to becoming well-trained and well-rounded law enforcement officers, Bishop said. But there’s more to being a law enforcement officer than just enforcing the law.

“We also share the responsibility of being leaders and caretakers within the communities we serve,” he said. “We, as a profession, need to be grounded in service to our communities and their specific needs, whether those needs are large or small. When these cadets graduate and become sworn officers in our communities, our intention is for them to have obtained a sense of responsibility. We want them to have a sense of ownership for creating change, growth and positivity.”

Hyson said she is very grateful for the help from instructor Tony Clark, Bishop and all the BLET cadets.

Contact Bishop at 252.492.2061, ext. 3263 or bishopb@vgcc.edu to learn more.

Booze It and Lose It Campaign In Full Force Over Labor Day Weekend

September 3, 2021/by Bill Harris

As motorists hit the road this busy Labor Day weekend, law enforcement officers from Murphy to Manteo will be stepping up enforcement through patrols and checkpoints to keep impaired drivers off the roads.

The statewide “Booze It & Lose It” Labor Day campaign, sponsored by the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, runs through Sept. 12 and involves all law enforcement agencies, including local police, sheriff’s offices and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Last year, participating agencies cited nearly 1,400 DWI offenders in North Carolina. Motorists caught driving while impaired face the possibility of jail time, lost driving privileges and hefty fines.

NCDOT encourages people to celebrate responsibly and safely. Never drink and drive. If you drink, find another ride using a rideshare app, such as Uber or Lyft, or call a taxi, ride with a friend, or take the bus.