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Perry Memorial Library Launches Pop-Up Library, Continues Curbside Pick-Up
-Information courtesy Perry Memorial Library Perry Memorial Library recently launched its Pop-Up Library! This initiative was started to expand services to Vance County patrons and is funded by a grant from the John William Pope Foundation. At the Pop-Up Library, you can get a library card, access Wi-Fi, return books and place holds. You can...
Local News Audio 7-29-20 Noon
WIZS, Your Community Voice Local News Audio 7-29-20 Noon Covid; Granville Outbreak; Vance Community Spread George Hoyle Retires at KVA Volleyball Coach Franklin County Schools Starting with Plan C Rising 12th Graders in NC Need Vaccine Booster wizsradio · Local News Audio 7-29-20...
COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Event in Warrenton – August 6
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Warren County Government A COVID-19 drive-thru testing event will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2020, from 4 until 7 p.m. at Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church (224 Parktown Rd. in Warrenton, NC). No appointments are needed. Testing is...
City of Oxford to Resume Normal Disconnection Procedures July 30
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY IMPORTANT NOTICE: City of Oxford Utility Customers The City of Oxford will resume normal disconnection procedures Thursday, July 30, 2020, for unpaid accounts from March 31-July 29, 2020. Bills due after July 29 will also be under normal City Utility Policy procedures. Any utility customer with an...
Boys and Girls Clubs Announces Planned Reopening Date for Local Units
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the BGCNCNC newsletter and President/CEO DJ Jones In a recent newsletter, Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina (BGCNCNC) President/CEO Donyell “DJ” Jones announced that the Boys & Girls Clubs is working to finalize its reopening strategy. ...
Granville County Sheriff Warns Against COVID-19 Scams
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government Granville County Sheriff Charles Noblin, Jr. advises that scammers have been “pulling out all the stops” to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, using illegal robocalls, phony websites, bogus emails and other forms of communication. In the...
Franklin County Schools to Begin Academic Year Fully Remote
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Schools The Franklin County Board of Education voted on July 27 to reopen the 2020-2021 school year under Plan C, therefore, all students will begin the year fully remote. Students who have signed up for the Virtual...
Noon Local News Audio July 28
Noon Local News Audio on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM – Your Community Voice Suspect Sought for Murder Two Arrested and Accused of Drug Crimes Franklin Co Man Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Vance County Regional Farmers Market Twilight Market 3:30 to 7:30 Today wizsradio · Noon Local News Audio July 28...
Local COVID-19 Update as of 07/27/20: New Outbreak at Granville House in Oxford
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 July 27, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data. The...
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Booster Now Required for All Rising NC 12th Graders
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NCDHHS Effective August 1, 2020, a booster dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) is required for students entering the 12th grade in public, private or religious schools in North Carolina. Students who do not meet this requirement may not...
