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Maria Parham Health CEO Thanks Community, Encourages Continued Support
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Op-Ed: Thank You Vance and Franklin Counties – Bert Beard CEO, Maria Parham Health For the past several months, Maria Parham Health (MPH) has been facing the impact of COVID-19 with our community. We have built upon our robust emergency operations...
JF Webb, School of Health & Life Sciences to Merge Into Single High School
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools This past week, the final graduating class of JF Webb School of Health and Life Sciences walked across the stage. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, the school will merge into a single high school...
Warren County EDC Seeks Farmers for Free Analysis Program
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Warren County Government Warren County Economic Development Commission (EDC) is seeking Warren County farmers interested in increasing crop yield and profits through analysis of plant sap by Advancing Eco Agriculture, or AEA. EDC is providing funding for three Warren...
Vance Commissioners Approve County, Water District Budget
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen provided WIZS with the following summary of the Vance County Board of Commissioners’ special called meeting held Monday, June 15, 2020: County Budget – The total general fund budget is $49,498,430, with $1,310,356 used from fund...
WIZS Local News – Jobs/Work/Who to call
WIZS – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE Local News – 8am; 12 Noon; 5pm; M-F Noon News for June 16, 2020 Where to find a job. Who to call. wizsradio · Noon News 06/16/20 ...
Vance County Schools Recognizes VGCC With Partnership Award
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Vance County Schools recently recognized Vance-Granville Community College with the 2019-2020 “Partnership of the Year” award for collaborating with Vance County Early College High School (VCECHS). “We are pleased to be able to partner with Vance...
COVID-19 Update: 1,116 Known Cases in GVPH District to Date
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health As of June 15, 2020, there are 698 known COVID-19 cases in Granville County, 418 cases in Vance County, and 45,102 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There are two outbreaks at congregate living facilities in Granville County at...
JF Webb High School Hires Lamont Robinson as Head Football Coach
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Public Schools JF Webb High School recently announced the hiring of its new high school football coach, Mr. Lamont Robinson. A Washington D.C. native, Lamont Robinson played high school football at H.D. Woodson High School, before he...
Warren Co. Memorial Library Announces Start of Book Pickup, Summer Reading Program
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Warren County Government No Contact Pickup: Warren County Memorial Library will resume limited public operations beginning Wednesday, June 17, 2020, with the introduction of “No Contact Pickup.” Library patrons will be able to place books and audiovisual materials on hold...
Cokesbury Fire Dept. Postpones July 4 Fireworks Extravaganza
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL The Cokesbury Fire Department has released the following statement: Cokesbury Fire Department has been patiently waiting to make a decision on our 2020 Fireworks Extravaganza. The Board of Directors, after weighing the potential of restrictions still being in place on July...
