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Two Arrested in ‘Large Sum’ Heroin Bust in Vance County
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance County Sheriff’s Office On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, Patrol Division and Criminal Investigative Division conducted an undercover operation. A buy bust was conducted in the Vance County area for a large...
Golden Corral in Henderson to Close Permanently
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Statement from the Golden Corral Corporation A company-operated restaurant in Henderson, NC, and one on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh, NC, will remain permanently closed due to the business impact of COVID-19. We appreciate the support of these communities and the guests...
Golden LEAF Receives $125M to Support COVID-19 Rapid Recovery Loan Program
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Golden LEAF Foundation The Golden LEAF Board of Directors took action this week in response to House Bill 1043. The bill includes $125 million to provide grants to entities for the purpose of making loans to assist small businesses...
Reminder: VGCC Students to Present ’26 Pebbles’ Play Online Today, Tomorrow
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Going out to see a play may be impossible due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but the Drama program at Vance-Granville Community College is trying an innovative approach to bring the theatre to the community. VGCC...
National Drinking Water Week: Franklin Co. Assures Residents Water is Safe
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Franklin County Government Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has assured consumers that drinking water was safe to use as normal. The consistent and reliable...
Butner Federal Inmates Indicted for Inciting Riot, Assault on Federal Officers
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Wednesday charging two inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina (“FCI Butner I”) with assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers, as well as inciting...
GVPH COVID-19 Update: Outbreak Reported at Kerr Lake Nursing Home
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health As of May 6, 2020, there are 149 known COVID-19 cases in Granville County, 135 cases in Vance County, and 12,758 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There are three outbreaks at congregate living facilities in the district...
N.C. Air National Guard Flyover ‘Operation American Resolve’ to Include Butner, NC
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, North Carolina Air National Guard The 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard will be conducting a one aircraft C-17 flyover of various North Carolina cities, hospitals, and food banks on Thursday, May 7, 2020, as part of...
Perry Memorial Library Announces Account Updates, Skills Building Resources
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL There have been some recent account updates at Perry Memorial Library that should make your life easier! NC Cardinal The library has been working with the administrator of NC Cardinal to temporarily implement the following: Accounts that expired between January 1...
Noon News 05/06/20
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Special Presentation of WIZS News with Frank Sossamon of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church wizsradio · Noon News 05/06/20...
