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Parton’s Imagination Library Presents ‘Goodnight With Dolly’ Book Readings
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy the Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start March 2020 Newsletter Dolly Parton is doing her part in entertaining children amid the novel coronavirus. The country singer recently launched a weekly series in which she reads a children’s book to an online audience...
Granville Tourism Authority to Hold Budget Meeting in Response to Pandemic
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Granville County Government The Granville Tourism Development Authority will have a special meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 4 p.m. to discuss the remaining budget for fiscal year 2019-2020. This discussion will be held in response to the...
Maria Parham CEO Asks Community to ‘Thank a Healthcare Hero’
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -By Bert Beard, Chief Executive Officer of Maria Parham Health As we continue to fight COVID-19, it has been so encouraging to see the outpouring of support from our community for Maria Parham Health. We have always striven to be a place where...
NC MedAssist Crisis Fund Provides Medication to Low-Income, Uninsured Residents
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, NC MedAssist NC MedAssist, a statewide free pharmacy, has launched a Crisis Fund in response to the overwhelming need to provide life-saving medication to low-income and uninsured residents across North Carolina. Through this fund, NC MedAssist will provide support...
Town Talk 04/07/20: Edmonds, VGCC Focus on ‘Hire Education’
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Jerry E. Edmonds, III, vice president of Workforce Development and Community Engagement at Vance-Granville Community College, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m. Serving in this new position since the fall, Edmonds supports economic development for the region and oversees training programs that respond to...
Granville Vance Public Health Hosts COVID-19 ‘Virtual Town Hall’
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Granville Vance Public Health hosted a “Virtual Town Hall” session live via its Facebook page today at 11 a.m. Public Health Director Lisa Harrison, Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington, Maria Parham Health (MPH) CEO Bert Beard, and Major Stephen Staton with the...
Second Thursday No Charge Food Distribution Not Possible In April
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL The Second Thursday No Charge Food Distribution will not be possible this week. It is normally held at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, off Beckford Drive in Henderson, on the second Thursday of the month, but the facility is not...
Warren County Commissioners Enact a Curfew Beginning Thurs., April 9
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Press Release, Warren County Government At the April 6, 2020, Warren County Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously voted to amend the March 15 State of Emergency declaration to include a curfew for Warren County residents, as well as the towns...
First Baptist Church to Hold Maundy Thursday Vespers & Home Communion
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy First Baptist Church First Baptist Church of Henderson will hold a Maundy Thursday Vespers and Home Communion on Thursday, April 9, 2020, beginning at 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday commemorates the events of the evening of Jesus’s life, including his...
Oxford Board of Commissioners’ April 14 Meeting Canceled
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL -Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford Notice is hereby given that the monthly regular meeting for the Oxford Board of Commissioners that was scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2020, has been canceled. If you have any questions, please...
