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Maria Parham Tweaks Visitor Guidelines In Response To COVID-19 Spike
Maria Parham Health has announced updated guidelines for visitors to the hospital, effective today, Wednesday, Jan. 5. A hospital patient who is COVID-19 negative may have one visitor per day during the 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. visiting hours window. The visitor may change each day, but no visitor may stay overnight. Visitors are required...
Community Partners Of Hope Has New Community Network Specialist
The newest staff member at Community Partners of Hope, Inc. of Henderson, may be new to the job, but she certainly is not new to the community. Delthine Watson has lived and worked in Vance County for the past 25 years, and she brings a passion for the local outreach ministry to the newly created...
One Life Flighted After Shooting — Update: Suspect in Custody
Update 01-05-22 at 4 p.m. — Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow informed WIZS News that “Quintez Alston is in the custody of the Vance County Jail under a $290,000 secured bond.” The chief indicated that Alston surrendered today and turned himself in. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Update 12-30-21 including suspect picture — According to Henderson Police Chief Marcus...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 1-5-22 Noon
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TownTalk: The Jail and more Things To Know
The jail; Closed railroad crossings; Thieves; Hope House; Maria Parham visitation — all “Things to Know” in this latest edition of WIZS TownTalk. Click Play Below WIZS Radio · TownTalk: Things To Know...
Sheriff, jail staff working to fix problems noted in state inspection
The Vance County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hear a report about the recent state inspection of the county jail at their meeting Monday, Jan. 10. Although the biannual inspection contained numerous findings regarding the state of the facility, the director’s report indicates that all deficiencies have either been corrected or are close to...
NCDHHS Expands Program Helping Families Pay Water Bills
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program will expand to include all low-income households needing assistance in paying their water bill. LIHWAP was created in December 2021 after the State of North Carolina was awarded more than $38 million in federal funds to establish a...
Franklin County Commissioners Change Location of Meeting
Franklin County, January 4, 2022: Franklin County Commissioners will meet at a new location beginning Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Later this month the Board will begin conducting meetings at the new Franklin Plaza location at 279 South Bickett Boulevard in Louisburg in Training Room 102 beginning at 7pm. The Board currently conducts its meetings at...
The Local Skinny! Vance Eats: Yikky Wingz
It’s no secret around WIZS that our Trey Snide likes to eat. So when we decided that a new segment of the Local Skinny was to be called “Vance Eats” the natural choice for a host was Trey Snide. Vance Eats had it’s inaugural segment with chicken wings from Yikky Wingz. Owner William Flye supplied...
NCDOT Bike Helmet Program Puts Free Helmets On Kids’ Heads
The goal of the state Department of Transportation’s annual bicycle helmet initiative is to reduce bicycle injuries and deaths. Applications are available now for agencies to get up to 100 free bike helmets for young cyclists. As part of the initiative, applicants are encouraged to partner with government and non-government agencies to host bike safety...
