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H-V Rec. & Parks: Jackson St. Park Reopens, Aycock Rec. Center’s New Hours
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department Park Reopening Jackson Street Park (325 Breckenridge Street, Henderson) is now open. Please follow Henderson Vance on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter for updates on the future reopening of Fox Pond Park (467 Vicksboro...
Granville County Public Schools – Return to “Plan C”
— courtesy Granville County Public Schools GCPS Makes Winter Shift to Full Remote Instruction – Return to “Plan C” At their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 7, 2020, the Granville County Board of Education voted unanimously to shift all students back to remote learning effective Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Superintendent McLean, working closely with...
Community Partners of Hope Men’s Homeless Shelter Meals
From Community Partners of Hope here locally, the homeless men’s shelter and Hope House: “Thanks so much to all of you who have prepared meals or have already signed up! We have three days left in December that need volunteers – Monday 12/14, Tuesday 12/15, and New Year’s Eve 12/31. There are also lots of...
S-Line Rail Corridor Meeting to Address Future Opportunities for Local Area
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Please join the S-Line (rail corridor) Stakeholder Committee for a virtual meeting on Thursday, December 10, 2020, from 1 – 2 p.m. to hear from transit-oriented development and land-use planning experts. You will learn how the local area can plan for...
Town Talk 12/7/20: Rescue Ranch, Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society to Partner
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Krissie Newman, co-founder of the Rescue Ranch in Statesville, NC, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m. The 87-acre ranch promotes humane education by focusing on animal rescue through hands-on learning and care. Newman discussed her passion for animals...
Noon News 12-7-20 Shauna Guthrie NCAFP appointment; George B. Rush Jr. passing
Noon News stories include: – Shauna Guthrie is appointed as Secretary Treasurer of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians – Death of George B. Rush Jr., former manager of WIZS Radio For full details and audio click play WIZS Radio · Noon News 12-7-20 Shauna Guthrie NCAFP appointment; George B. Rush Jr. passing ...
VGCC Forms New Partnership With Elizabeth City State University
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Faculty, staff, and leaders from Vance-Granville Community College and Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) recently attended a virtual signing ceremony to formalize an agreement that creates new opportunities for students from the community college to complete bachelor’s degrees. The co-admission agreement, which...
SHPHC Presents ‘Christmas Time’s A-Comin’: A Bluegrass Christmas’
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church (SHPHC) presents “Christmas Time’s A-Comin’: A Bluegrass Christmas” on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public (social distancing in the sanctuary)...
Drewry Volunteer Fire Dept. Holding Drawing for Handmade Quilt
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Judy E. Stainback, Drewry Volunteer Fire Department The Auxiliary of the Drewry Volunteer Fire Department will hold a drawing for a handmade queen-sized quilt on December 18, 2020. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5 and can be...
Dr. Shauna Guthrie of Henderson NCAFP Secretary/Treasurer
The North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP) installed Dr. Shauna Guthrie of Henderson as the organization’s secretary/treasurer. According to information sent to WIZS News by NCAFP Executive Vice President Greg Griggs, who is also from Henderson, Guthrie’s term is one year, and the installation took place during the NCAFP’s virtual annual meeting. Guthrie, MD...
