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Sixty Dosage Units of Heroin Found in Vehicle Stop; Chavis Arrested
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release and photo, Vance County Sheriff’s Office On Monday, August 10, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotic Division stopped a vehicle traveling on East Andrews Avenue, Henderson, NC. As a result of the vehicle stop, the passenger inside the...
Warren Co. Parks and Recreation Department Seeks Contract Instructors
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Warren County Government The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department is currently looking for contract instructors to teach recreation classes. If you or someone you know have a way with people and a flair for arts, crafts, sports clinics...
Butner-Stem Middle School Teacher Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NC State Bureau of Investigation On Friday, August 7, 2020, special agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Computer Crimes Unit (CCU) arrested a teacher from Butner-Stem Middle School. Bobby Scott Nealey, 50, of Wake Forest...
Vance Co. Schools Meal Distribution Postponed to August 25
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Schools Due to nationwide delays in the delivery of supplies, Vance County Schools must postpone its Monday, August 24 meal box distribution to Tuesday, August 25, 2020. The pick-up time, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., and location...
GVPH COVID-19 Update: Six Recent Deaths Reported at Universal Health Care
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of August 20, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data. The...
JF Webb Names New Head Basketball Coach
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools J.F. Webb High School recently announced the hiring of its new high school basketball coach, Alex Tharp. A native of Orange, Virginia, Coach Tharp played high school basketball at Orange County High School. After graduation...
Vacant Building, Industrial Development Grants to Bring Jobs, Infrastructure to Vance Co.
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 18 grant requests to local governments totaling $4,847,243, Governor Roy Cooper announced this week. The requests include commitments to create a total of 590 jobs...
Vance County Retail Sales Up for 2019-2020
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Vance County Economic Development Commission According to the most recent reports of county retail sales by the North Carolina Department of Revenue, Vance County had just over $468 million in retail sales for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Retail sales were up four percent over 2018-2019...
Warren County EDC Lists Local Commercial, Industrial Properties
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Warren County Government Warren County Economic Development is now listing commercial and industrial buildings, as well as land that is zoned for commercial and industrial development, on its website at warrencountync.org. Property owners that have eligible property and are...
Murder Suspect Antavian C. Yancey Still at Large, Considered Armed & Dangerous
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information and photos courtesy Vance County Sheriff’s Office Update on 8/21/20: Murder suspect Antavian Cornelius Yancey is still at large. The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is seeking any and all assistance in locating Yancey. He is considered armed and dangerous. If...
