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Oxford Water & Sewer Projects Underway; City Provides Emergency Contacts
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, City of Oxford The City of Oxford has several water and sewer projects underway throughout the City, and as a result, some issues with water or sewer may occur. The City is here to help, including for after-hour emergencies. ...
DA’s Office, SBI Investigating Officer-Involved Roxboro Shooting Death
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Michael D. Waters, District Attorney for the Eleventh Prosecutorial District On Friday, July 24, 2020, the District Attorney‘s Office was contacted by Chief David Hess of the Roxboro Police Department regarding an officer-involved shooting that had occurred minutes...
Franklin Co. Man Arrested on Six Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division issued warrants for the arrest of Daniel Kasanje Arthur, a Franklin County resident. Daniel Kasanje Arthur was charged with six (6)...
NC Residents Warned Not to Plant Unsolicited Foreign Seed Sent to Them
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NCDA&CS North Carolina residents who have received seed shipments that they did not order from China or other foreign sources are advised not to plant these seeds because they could be a pathway for the introduction of invasive species...
Local News Audio 7-27-20 Noon
Local News Audio 7-27-20 at Noon on WIZS; Your Community Voice Suspect At Large Considered Armed and Dangerous Local Sports Covid wizsradio · Local News Audio 7-27-20 Noon...
Funding Available to Help NC Residents With Energy Bills During Hot Summer Months
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NCDHHS Funding is now available to help North Carolinians in crisis pay cooling or heating bills or secure cooling or heating resources. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Crisis Intervention Program provides assistance to qualified, low-income...
Oxford Public Works Committee to Discuss Road Resurfacing, Utility Infrastructure
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, City of Oxford The Public Works Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the...
Vance Co. Regional Farmers Market to Hold ‘Twilight Market’ Tues., July 28
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Regional Farmers Market Vance County Regional Farmers Market (VCRFM) will hold its second “Twilight Market” this Tuesday, July 28, 2020, from 3:30 until 7:30 p.m. This will be in lieu of an open market on Wednesday, July...
VCSO: Two Arrested on Cocaine, Drug Charges During Traffic Stop
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office On July 11, 2020, at 1:41 p.m., the Vance County Sheriff‘s Office Narcotics Division was on routine patrol and conducted a traffic stop at 28 Gholson Place in Henderson, NC. Arrested at the scene were...
Yancey Believed to be Armed and Dangerous
— press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame Subject: Antavian Cornelius Yancey Aliases: Cornelius Yancey and Antavian Yancey On Thursday, July 16, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division received a call reference smoke in a wooded area. Upon the arrival of Deputies and the Vance County Fire Department on the scene, a...