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Vance Co. Schools Announces Pre-K, Kindergarten Registration Dates
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools Pre-K and Kindergarten registration is open and “The Wow Starts Now!” Stop by any of our elementary schools or district office (1724 Graham Avenue) to begin the registration process. Pre-K is open to children...
Vance Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., Feb. 3
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, February 3, 2020, at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 122 Young Street, Henderson. The Invocation will be given by...
Ey’Mania Alston Receives Full Academic Scholarship for UNC Honors College
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Oxford Preparatory School Ey’Mania Alston, a senior at Oxford Preparatory School, has been accepted into the Honors College at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a full scholarship. Ey’Mania is the daughter of Shareena Alston and is...
Granville Board of Education to Meet Feb. 3
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting on Monday, February 3, 2020, at 6 p.m. at the Central Services Building, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina. The...
News 01/31/20
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A Chamber That Binds
It’s not easy to bring people together. To bind them together is still more difficult. It takes energy, and sometimes it takes a “new generation of business leadership.” That’s the phrase used to describe Tyler Brewer at Thursday night’s Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Banquet. Brewer is the incoming, 2020 Chamber Board Chair. The...
Witness Detains Suspect Driver in Hit and Run at Gunpoint Until Authorities Arrive
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Monday afternoon, January 27, 2020, an automobile accident occurred on Norlina Road, just north of the intersection with Warrenton Road in Henderson. According to the Atlanta truck accident lawyer surveying the scene, the suspect, the driver, proceeded about 3/10 of a mile...
Town Talk 01/30/20: First Aid & CPR Save Lives When Minutes Matter
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY Jim Gunderson, First Aid and CPR trainer with Durham-based Divers Alert Network (DAN), appeared on WIZS Town Talk Thursday at 11 a.m. While Gunderson reported that a perhaps surprising 20 percent of Americans have received First Aid and CPR training, he stressed the importance of the remainder...
Vance County BOE Releases Notice of Primary Election
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Information courtesy the Vance County Board of Elections NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION – VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA A primary election will be held on March 3, 2020, in Vance County to vote on the candidates for the offices of: DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Presidential...
VGCC Set Stage for Graduate to Succeed in Nursing Career
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm -Press Release, Vance-Granville Community College Brittni Griffin had a career goal in mind from a young age. “In the fifth grade, I decided what my purpose in life was,” Griffin said. “I was determined to become a registered nurse.” She eventually learned...
