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Join N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Weekly Online Garden Chat
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension The local offices of N.C. Cooperative Extension will host a weekly online Garden Chat beginning Thursday, September 10, 2020. The public is invited to join Master Gardener℠ volunteers from the surrounding...
Suspect At Large After Man Shot Dead on Neathery Street
Press Release – September 3, 2020 At approximately 4:15PM Officers of the Henderson Police Department were dispatched to 409 Neathery Street in reference to a shooting. When Officers arrived they found Rashod Murphy (Age 21) unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene and the immediate family was informed. The...
VGCC Advances the Virtual Classroom through Proven Faculty Development
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) have partnered to advance the success and equitable outcomes for students in VGCC’s four-county service area. The college is the first community college...
Local News Audio 9-3-20 Noon
Michael Fisher, Vance Co. Board of Commissioners (District 2) Candidate Henderson City Council’s Land Planning Committee to Meet Sept. 3 City of Henderson’s Sewer System Bypassed 786,000 Gallons of Untreated Water For Full Details and Local News Audio, Click Play Below… wizsradio · Noon News 9 – 3-20 Michael Fisher Candidacy, Land Planning Meeting, Sewage...
GVPH Offers Pre-Diabetes Screening, New Diabetes Prevention Class
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health Granville Vance Public Health will kick off its Diabetes Prevention Program with a pre-diabetes screener and Diabetes Prevention class on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. The new Diabetes Prevention class will be held...
Downtown Oxford Candy Stroll Canceled; City Recommends No Neighborhood Trick-or-Treat
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Oxford In light of current COVID-19 conditions, the anticipated Halloween Spooktacular Candy Stroll, hosted by the Downtown Oxford Economic Development Commission, has been canceled for 2020. Additionally, the City of Oxford is recommending the “community-wide/neighborhood” Halloween...
Funeral Service for Retired Lieutenant Jimmy Cordell – Friday, Sept. 4
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Obituary courtesy Sossamon Funeral Home James Martin “Jimmy” Cordell, 77, of Henderson, NC died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Maria Parham Health. Born in Durham County, he was the son of the late George Franklin Cordell and Gertrude Hunt Cordell Breland. Jimmy retired as...
Vance County Schools Surpasses State Graduation Rate
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools has surpassed the state graduation rate once again, while also posting the highest graduation rate in the history of the district. We are pleased to report that our 2019-2020 graduation rate is 90.3%, compared to the state graduation rate...
Vance Virtual Village Academy (V3) Unveils Mascot and Colors
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools recently added its sixteenth school to the district – Vance Virtual Village Academy, also known as V3. V3 is an entirely virtual school for students in grades K-12. As the school year kicked...
Local News Audio 9-2-20 Noon
Passing of Jimmy Cordell Voter Registration Info Coming in Mail Henderson Family YMCA Offers Daily Child Care, School Assistance Click Play Below for Full Details and WIZS Local News Audio wizsradio · Noon News 9-2-20, Passing Of Jimmy Cordell, Voter Registration, Ymca Back To School.MP3...
