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Vance Co.: COVID-19 Hurts Sales Tax Revenue, Will Impact New Budget Year
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen provided WIZS with the following statement concerning the County’s current state of affairs and the 2020-2021 budget process: On the Vance County business front, we have trying to operate as close to normal as we can...
How School Grades Will be Assigned for 2019-20
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NC DPI Responding to continuing challenges caused by the COVID-19 school closure, the State Board of Education recently approved measures addressing student grading for the remainder of the school year, incomplete teacher evaluations and $380 million in additional emergency...
Warren County Announces Fourth Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Case
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Warren County Government The Warren County Health Department received confirmation of a positive COVID-19 test result on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Currently, there are a total of four (4) positive cases of COVID-19 in Warren County. Two of the...
Two Franklin Co. Health Dept. Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Government On Friday, 4/24/2020, the Franklin County Health Department (FCHD) received positive coronavirus test-result notifications on two (2) employees. The two (2) employees do not serve as healthcare providers within the department. The first employee was last...
COVID-19: 68 Cases, 3 Deaths in Vance; 130 Cases, 5 Deaths in Granville
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Update from Lisa Harrison, director of Granville Vance Public Health Vance County has 68 known cases of COVID-19 as of April 26, 2020. 10 of those 68 have been released from isolation; 7 of those 68 are inpatient (in the hospital);...
NC Public School Students Not Returning to Classroom This School Year
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina K-12 public schools will continue remote learning through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Cooper was joined by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark...
NCHSAA Cancels Winter Championships, Spring Sports
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy NCHSAA North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner (NCHSAA) Que Tucker offered the following statement on the NCHSAA website: In keeping with Governor Roy Cooper’s announcement today that the public schools of North Carolina will be closed to in-person...
GCPS to Shift to Once a Week Meal Distribution Beginning May 5
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools Granville County Public Schools is reaching out to provide updates about our drive-thru meal service program for children. First, we’d like to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone in the community who stepped up...
Granville Board of Education to Hold Financial Work Session April 27
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 (electronically) for a Financial Work Session on Monday, April 27, 2020, at 6 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the Board to receive a presentation...
WIZS Noon News Audio 04/24/20
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click on Listen Live at wizs.com — Listen to WIZS Local News live M-F at 8 a.m., Noon and 5 p.m. wizsradio · Noon News 04/24/20 ...
