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Oxford Board of Commissioners to Meet Via Zoom Tues., May 12
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The City of Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold their regular monthly meeting online via Zoom on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 7 p.m. If you would like to participate in the...
GVPH COVID-19 Update: 17 Deaths in District, Three Congregate Living Outbreaks
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health As of May 7, 2020, there are 145 known COVID-19 cases in Granville County, 140 cases in Vance County, and 13,397 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There are currently three outbreaks at congregate living facilities in the district...
Young Girl Hides From Juvenile Assailants in E. Montgomery St. Break-In
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Henderson Police Department On Thursday, May 7, 2020, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Henderson Police were dispatched to 621 E. Montgomery Street in reference to a residential Breaking and Entering. The caller advised she was not at home, but her...
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...
