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Granville County Government Operational Changes – Updated March 26
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government Granville County Government continues to work closely with Granville-Vance Public Health and to take precautionary measures, following guidance from the local health department and from the CDC. With everyone’s safety in mind, these operational changes have...
VGCC Small Business Center Offering Free ‘Coronavirus Business Ready’ Webinars
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Sheri Jones, Director, VGCC Small Business Center In an effort to support our local businesses and offer encouragement and help where we can, the Small Business Center of Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a 7-part series of free, live...
Town Talk 03/25/20: Sheriff, Police Chief Discuss Procedures, Coronavirus Reaction
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame and Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow appeared on WIZS Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. Brame and Barrow explained that both the Vance County Sheriff’s Office and the Henderson Police Department have made adjustments in their operating procedures to help mitigate the...
United Way of Vance County Opens 2020 Grant Application Process
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, United Way of Vance County The United Way of Vance County grant application process for 2020 is now open. We are accepting grant applications now through May 15, 2020, from local nonprofit agencies that seek to provide assistance to...
Clerk of Superior Court Vance County Update 3-25-20
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL — from Henry L. Gupton, Vance County Clerk of Superior Court Due to the COVID-19 virus our operations have changed. Our office is still open Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, our doors are locked. Please know that...
North Carolina Reports First COVID-19 Associated Deaths
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19 associated deaths. A person from Cabarrus County died on March 24 from complications associated with the virus. The patient was...
EDC Encourages Businesses to Prepare Now for Potential ‘Shelter in Place’ Order
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Dennis Jarvis, Henderson-Vance County Economic Development Director The Vance County Government, the Henderson-Vance County Economic Development Commission and Chairman Tommy Hester are hopeful that the current situation facing Vance County, the State of North Carolina, and the United States...
First Baptist Church to Hold ‘Virtual Vespers’ Midweek Community Prayer
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy First Baptist Church On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at 7 p.m., Dr. Ron Cava, senior minister of First Baptist Church in Henderson, will be hosting Virtual Vespers – a Midweek Community Prayer. This will be held weekly via the...
Vance Co. Board of Elections; Please Call Ahead
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Faye M. Gill, CERA, Elections Director, Vance County Board of Elections UPDATED 03/27/20 Vance County Board of Elections — Public access to the Board of Elections office is controlled by the County Board of Elections. All members of the...
Town Talk 03/24/20: Mayor Ellington Provides Henderson COVID-19 Updates
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. With at least two cases of COVID-19 currently confirmed in Vance County, Ellington assured the community that steps have been taken to contain the spread and measures are in place to assist those in...
