Lynn Allred has been named Public Information Officer/Grants Coordinator, effective June 1. In her new role, Allred will serve as Granville County Government’s contact for the media, preparing news releases and public service announcements in print and through broadcast outlets, as well as online information sources. She will also develop informational brochures and other materials for the public.
Allred has more than 25 years’ experience in the media/communications industry, having most recently served as editor of the Oxford Public Ledger. Additional experience includes work with the Daily Reflector in Greenville and the Carteret County News-Times in Morehead City, as well as advertising/promotions work for a simulcast FM radio station covering most of eastern North Carolina.
A native of Granville County and a resident of Oxford, she holds a degree in Business Administration/Marketing from East Carolina University.