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Henderson JCPenney Among 154 Locations Closing Nationwide
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information and featured image courtesy JCPenney JCPenney has announced that 154 stores, including the Henderson Square location at 380 N. Cooper Dr. in Henderson, NC, will close permanently. Other North Carolina JCPenney store closings include the locations at Biggs Park Shopping...
Gang Free, Inc. in Need of Volunteers to Deliver Food Boxes ASAP
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Melissa Elliott, the founder of Gang Free, Inc. and Henderson City Council member, reached out to WIZS this afternoon to help spread the word of Gang Free Inc.’s free food delivery to those affected by COVID-19. Stating she was currently “a...
Noon News 06/04/20
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm WIZS, Henderson – Your Community Voice Gang Free is delivering boxes of food to people Filing for Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor begins Monday, June 8 Advance Academy announces graduation details Vance Granville Community College announce enrollment gains wizsradio · Noon...
Expected Above-Normal 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Begun
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations With June 1 came the official beginning of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which lasts until November 30. Already, we have had an active season with three (3) named storms, and with the forecast projections...
Tax Assistance Offered at Granville County Senior Center
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers are back at the Granville County Senior Center in Oxford to assist Granville County seniors age 60+ with their tax returns. This free service will be available from 5...
Text-to-911 Now Available in Warren Co.; Residents Urged to Prioritize Calling 911
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Warren County Government Warren County E-911 is pleased to announce that Text-to-911 capabilities are now in place. However, residents should choose to call 911 over texting whenever possible. Text-to-911 should only be used in extreme emergencies. When using Text-to-911...
Jenna Holloway Named GCPS 2020 Teacher of the Year
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools Each year, GCPS celebrates excellence in teaching through our Teacher of the Year recognitions. Staff at each school selects a Teacher of the Year who then competes to become the District Teacher of the Year, who then goes on to possibly...
Noon News 06/03/20
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm WIZS, Henderson – Your Community Voice Upcoming Job Fair for Harbor Freight South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church to offer utility relief for impactees of COVID 19 pandemic Sheriff Curtis Brame and Kendrick Vann discuss Sunday’s protest walk wizsradio · Noon News 06/03/20...
Enrollment Numbers Up for VGCC’s Summer Term
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Vance-Granville Community College has been working diligently to educate more students this summer. The hard work is paying off. As of the beginning of the summer semester in late May, VGCC had...
Local COVID-19 Update: Vance, Granville & Warren County Report
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health and Warren County Health Department As of June 2, 2020, there are 324 known COVID-19 cases in Granville County, 332 cases in Vance County, 66 cases in Warren County and 29,889 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There...
