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SportsTalk Coach’s Corner 02-12-21 Hunter Jenks And Player Of The Week
Trey Snide and Ron Noel spoke with Vance Co. High School head football coach Hunter Jenks on SportsTalk about the upcoming football season which starts February 26th. With Covid 19 having delayed the start of football from late August to February and still an ongoing concern, Coach Jenks said the school and the team is...
WIZS Local News 02-12-21 Noon
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Click Play for today’s Local News Audio. PRESENTED IN PART BY OUR SPONSOR DRAKE DENTISTRY Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at...
Granville County Animal Shelter Has Historic Low 6 Percent Euthanasia Rate in 2020
It takes a good amount of human collaboration to successfully reduce an animal shelter’s euthanasia rate – just ask Granville Animal Services Manager Matt Katz. But that hard work paid off in 2020, and resulted in 1,927 animals’ lives being saved. Last year, 2,050 animals came through the animal shelter, Katz said in his January...
Warren County Memorial Library Celebrates Black History Month
— press release Warren County Memorial Library (WCML) will host a variety of programs, feature informative displays, and connect patrons with illuminating information as they celebrate Black History Month. The national theme for Black History Month 2021 is The Black Family: Representation, Identity, Diversity. WCML is excited to have the opportunity to virtually host historian...
VGCC celebrates Entrepreneurship Week
— courtesy of Vance Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College is celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week (Feb. 13-20, 2021) with a variety of virtual events for the community. National Entrepreneurship Week (NEW), established by the United States Congress in 2006, is a celebration of small businesses, innovators, and creators who launch startups that bring ideas to...
TownTalk 2-11-21 Kevin Otis, Masonic Home For Children
The Masonic Home for Children in Oxford has a long history of providing for children who, for reasons beyond their control, need a place to live. And although things have evolved over the years, Administrator Kevin Otis said the MHCO mission remains the same, some 150 years after the orphanage was established. Otis was on...
WIZS Local News 2-11-21 Noon
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Click Play for today’s Local News Audio. PRESENTED IN PART BY OUR SPONSOR DRAKE DENTISTRY Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at...
Free Covid Tests; Free Groceries; Free PPE in Oxford, Henderson, Warrenton
UPDATE 12 NOON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 2021 THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF A SECOND ICE STORM FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE EVENTS WILL BE RESCHEDULED, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEY WILL BE ANNOUNED ON WIZS RADIO AND POSTED ONLINE. UPDATE 7:45 P.M. FRIDAY — The COVID-19 testing event scheduled for Saturday, 02/13 at...
ATTENTION! RABID RACCOON FOUND NEAR REGIONAL WATER LANE
— from Vance County Animal Services...
In Honor of Black History Month, FLVF Recognizes Shamecka McNeil of Slice 325
— submitted by Families Living Violence Free In honor of Black History Month, Families Living Violence Free would like to recognize Shamecka McNeil, CEO and Executive Director of Slice 325. (https://slice325.org/ and facebook.com/Slice325) Shamecka founded Slice 325 to educate low-income people on the many creative ways to serve healthy meals using affordable ingredients. Shamecka believes that...
