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Henderson City Council to Hold Special Meeting on Personnel Matter – Sept. 9
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the City of Henderson Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington has requested a Special Called Meeting of the Henderson City Council for Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at 6 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to hold a Closed Session Pursuant...
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– Warrants for Se’Quayveon Batchelor for 1st Degree Murder Remain Unserved – – Vance County Schools and the Vance County Public School Foundation Both Recipients of Walmart Grants – – Vance Co. Board of Commissioners to Hold Monthly Meeting Tues., Sept. 8 – – Click Play for Local News Audio and Full Details… wizsradio ·...
FCSO: Sanchez Charged With Sexual Offense, Indecent Liberties With a Child
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release and photo, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division issued warrants for the arrest of Luis Alonso Sanchez, a Franklin County resident, on August 28, 2020. Charges consisted of the following: Statutory Sexual Offense...
Granville Board of Education Accepting Applications for Vacant District 3 Seat
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools The Granville County Board of Education will continue with six members until a replacement for District 3 is appointed. Per Policy 2115 – Unexpired Term Fulfillment, the Granville County Board of Education will proceed with...
Double Voting is a Violation of NC Law, Class I Felony
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL The following is a message to North Carolina voters from Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections: It is illegal to vote twice in an election. N.C.G.S. § 163-275(7) makes it a Class I felony for a...
Walmart Provides $5,000 Grants to Vance County Schools, Public School Foundation
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Information and photo courtesy Vance County Schools Walmart recently awarded a $5,000 grant to Vance County Schools (VCS) and a $5,000 grant to the Vance County Public School Foundation (VCPSF). The grants were provided upon the recommendation of the local Walmart Distribution Center/Transportation Office after its review...
Oxford Board of Commissioners to Hold Regular Monthly Meeting This Evening
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy City of Oxford The Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 7 p.m. online via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84686619805?pwd=U0pnVUpDODcwdDdlR1NrTmdWVy 9MZz09 Meeting ID: 846 8661 9805 Passcode: 981612 Dial by...
Sober Driving ‘Essential’ for Safe Roadways During Labor Day
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, North Carolina Department of Transportation This Labor Day, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program is joining forces with the North Carolina Trucking Association, the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety also known as (NETS), the North Carolina Highway Patrol and members of more than 500 law...
VGCC Vice President Appointed to Black Entrepreneurship Council
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Dr. Jerry Edmonds, III, a vice president at Vance-Granville Community College, is among 25 individuals recently appointed to serve on the inaugural North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council (NC BEC). NC IDEA, a Durham-based private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic...
N.C. Residents Urged to Return 2020 Census Forms or Risk Loss of Federal Funds
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Office of NC State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, is encouraging North Carolinians to complete their 2020 Census Bureau forms to ensure the state receives its proper share of hundreds of billions of federal dollars...
