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VCSO: Two Arrested in Illegal Trash Dumping Incidents
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release and photos, Vance County Sheriff’s Office Vance County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to 240 Spring Valley Road, Henderson, North Carolina in reference to illegal dumping of trash. During the investigation, the Criminal Investigative Division responded to the scene...
New VGCC Scholarship Endowed in Memory of Anne Tanner Berry
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY -Press Release and photo, Vance-Granville Community College Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund board member Marshall Tanner and his wife, Martha, recently established a new scholarship at the college in memory of their daughter. VGCC will award the Anne Tanner Berry Memorial Academic Achievement Scholarship to a student...
Franklin Co. Sheriff’s Office Arrests Youngsville Man on Multiple Drug Charges
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Sheriff’s Office The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group arrested Franklin County resident William Ryan Brown on June 22, 2020, on a variety of drug charges. The investigation began when the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drug...
Local COVID-19 Update: Increase in Total Cases, Related Deaths
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health and the Warren County Health Department As of June 24, 2020, there are 773 known COVID-19 cases in Granville County, 483 cases in Vance County, 155 cases in Warren County and 56,174 confirmed cases in North Carolina. Granville...
NC Extends Safer at Home Phase 2, Adds Statewide Requirement for Face Coverings
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen today announced that North Carolina will remain in Safer at Home Phase 2 for three more weeks. Cooper...
Granville Co. Libraries Offering Curbside Kids Book Bags
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Government Even though Granville County libraries are currently closed to the public, kids can still receive library books! With just a bit of information about your child’s interests, a librarian can select a bag of books for...
Vance County Water Committee to Discuss Capacity Fee Revision
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Executive Assistant/Clerk to Board, Vance County Board of Commissioners Vance County’s Water Committee (Brummitt, Taylor, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Monday, June 29, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. to discuss a capacity fee revision. The meeting will be...
WIZS Local News 06/24/20 Noon
WIZS – Your Community Voice Local News on 1450 AM / 100.1 FM; Weekdays 8am, 12 Noon, 5pm Covid-19 Numbers Free Covid Testing at Shiloh Baptist Church Smart Start Reach Out and Read Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library wizsradio · Noon News 06/24/20 ...
Free Community Food Distribution at Mt. Zion United Church of Christ
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, 911 Morgan Road in Henderson, will be the site of a FREE food distribution drive-thru on Friday, June 26, 2020, at 11 a.m. Food is available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. For...
Franklin County Offers New Fraud Detection Alert System
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Franklin County Government Franklin County’s Register of Deeds Office now offers a new system to help citizens better combat fraudulent activity. Register of Deeds Brandi S. Brinson recently introduced the Fraud Detection Notification service to alert citizens when documents...
