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Kerr Lake Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration Moved to Labor Day Weekend
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Vance County Tourism Development Authority Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the Independence Day fireworks event was postponed from July 4 and has tentatively been rescheduled for Sunday, September 6, 2020. The ability to hold the event will depend entirely...
McGregor Hall, Brian Westbrook to Present Virtual Presentation of ‘Buyer & Cellar’
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center Brian Westbrook (“Into the Woods,” “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”) will perform in an online, one-man presentation of Jonathan Tolins’ comedy classic “Buyer & Cellar,” the first virtual performance in McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center’s...
Cooper Extends Utility Cut Off Moratorium, Implements Evictions Moratorium
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 142 to extend the prohibition of utility shut-offs and implement a moratorium on evictions. The Order went into effect Saturday with the Governor’s signature. “North Carolinians need relief...
McDonald’s of NC, Granville Owners Donate 83,000 Pounds of Food to Community
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, McDonald’s USA, LLC McDonald’s of North Carolina and local area owner/operators Jeff & Ana Endrusick announced they will be donating 83,000 pounds of food to support the local Oxford community during the COVID-19 pandemic. McDonald’s is partnering across its...
Special Audio Report: Warrenton Milano’s Family Restaurant and Building Destroyed by Fire
Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Chief and Mayor of Warrenton Walter Gardner spoke with WIZS News about 6 p.m. Friday. In the special audio report, he provided the following facts about the Milano’s Family Restaurant building fire. wizsradio · Warren Fire Chief Mayor Walter Gardner 05/29/20 No one was injured. Just before 5 a.m. the first...
Vance Co. to Discuss Allocation of Approx. $1 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funding
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Jordan McMillen, Vance County Manager As recently posted on WIZS.com, Vance County has received Coronavirus Relief Funds from the State totaling $974,599. According to Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen, discussion on ways to allocate those funds will be held...
Community Partners of Hope Updates: 220 Fundraiser Canceled, Gown Project Moved
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Jane King, Community Partners of Hope, Inc. Updates from Community Partners of Hope: Hope House Six men are living in Hope House now, and all are doing well. Some have lost jobs during the COVID-19 shutdown, some are just...
Granville County Commissioners to Hold Remote Budget Public Hearing
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by Zoom conference call on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 7 p.m. for the regularly scheduled meeting. In order to adhere...
Franklin Co. Health Department to Offer Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Government Drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be available at the Franklin County Health Department beginning Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Testing will be available on Tuesdays from 1 – 2 p.m. by appointment only. No walk-ins will be accepted...
Granville Board of Education to Hold June Meeting Online
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 6 pm. However, in observance of the Governor’s “Stay-at-Home” Orders, this meeting will be conducted electronically...
