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Franklin Co. Health Dept. Temporarily Closed; Six Employees Test COVID-19 Positive
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Franklin County Government As noted previously in prior communication, on Friday, 4/24/2020, the Franklin County Health Department (FCHD) received positive coronavirus test–results for two (2) employees. Those two (2) employees do not serve as healthcare providers within the department. Also...
Warren Co. Commissioners Extend Curfew Through May 8
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Warren County Government The Warren County Board of Commissioners enacted a curfew earlier this month that was meant to last the duration of Governor Roy Cooper’s stay at home order. The curfew is in effect from the hours of 9...
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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...
