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Granville Visitors Spend More Than $54 Million in 2019
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government In data shared from a recent statewide study, the economic impact of visitor spending in 2019 has been reported, with Granville County expenditures showing an increase of 4.5 percent over the previous year. According to the...
West End Baptist Men to Hold 220 Seafood Take-Out Fundraiser
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Jerry Parrish, West End Baptist Church The Baptist Men of West End Baptist Church will hold a Fish Fry Fundraiser at 220 Seafood Restaurant in Henderson on Monday, October 5, 2020, from 4 until 7 p.m. Dinner will include...
Granville Co. Public Schools Votes to Return to Classroom This Fall
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools At its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 14, 2020, the Granville County Board of Education voted 5-2 to return to school this fall with a staggered, gradual entry under Plan B. The Board received...
Local News Audio 9-15-20 Noon
– Ola Thorpe-Cooper’s appointment to City Council – Parks & Rec Operations Schedule – $50k to McGregor Hall Click Play for Local News Audio and for Full Details… wizsradio · Noon News 9-15-20, Ola Thorpe Cooper Appt. To City Council, Parks & Rec, Intergovernmental Meeting ...
Ola Thorpe-Cooper Appointed to Henderson City Council’s Vacant Ward 4 Seat
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL At Monday evening’s Henderson City Council meeting, Council members voted to appoint Ms. Ola Thorpe-Cooper to fill the unexpired term of Fearldine Simmons. Simmons passed away at the age of 73 on August 9, 2020. Her term was active through 2021...
Granville Commissioners to Conduct Hearing for Proposed Wireless Tower
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, County of Granville Please take notice that the Granville County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2020, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Granville County Expo and Convention Center located at 4185 US...
McGregor Hall: ‘The Drifters in Concert’ Rescheduled for Next Fall
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information and featured image courtesy McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center In light of the coronavirus pandemic, McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center has rescheduled “The Drifters in Concert” to Sunday, October 3, 2021, at 3 p.m. The Drifters linked Fifties rhythm and...
Vance County Allocates $50,000 to McGregor Hall; City Considers Funding Request
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL The Vance County Intergovernmental Committee (Taylor, Feimster & Kelly) met on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, to review a request from McGregor Hall for funding assistance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the County’s write-up of the meeting, the...
Flags Lowered in Honor of Granville Commissioner Edgar Smoak
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government Granville County Government will lower flags to half-staff until September 15 at all facilities in honor of Commissioner Edgar Smoak, who passed away on September 11, 2020. Smoak, who represented Granville County’s District 7, was sworn...
Most Parks & Playgrounds Open; Aycock Rec. Center to Reopen Next Week
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department With North Carolina moving into Safer at Home Phase 2.5, the Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department’s parks and playgrounds opened on Friday, September 11, 2020, with the exception of Fox Pond Park (may still access trails through Aycock Recreation Center)...
