Posted October 27, 2022
Members of the Granville County Board of Commissioners were joined by county staff and members of the Town of Stovall Board of Commissioners to dedicate the future home of the North Granville Senior Center on October 26. The new center will be located at 301 Oxford Street in downtown Stovall adjacent to the Stovall Branch Library. Once constructed, the new North Granville Senior Center will replace the existing location on US Highway 15 with a greatly expanded center of 8,000 square feet to serve the citizens of northern Granville County.
Commissioners David Smith, Zelodis Jay, Sue Hinman, and Tony Cozart spoke about how critical this project was to serve the citizens of northern Granville County. “The existing site has served its purpose,” said Chairman Tony Cozart. “But the time has come for Granville County to expand services in Stovall to match what can be found at the Granville County Senior Center in Oxford and South Granville Senior Center in Creedmoor. We made it a critical part of our county’s strategic plan to improve and bring more services to all parts of Granville County. Building this new center will help us get one step closer to that goal.”
“We know this center will help so many people in northern Granville County,” added Commissioner David Smith. “This new site will be so much safer without our seniors having to make that dangerous turn off Highway 15 into a very tight parking lot. Being in the middle of downtown next to other public services like the Stovall Branch Library, Town Hall, the US Post Office, and the Stovall Medical Center will help make downtown Stovall a service hub for our northern Granville residents.”
“Commissioner Smith and I have worked on this for years,” said Commissioner Zelodis Jay. “Before the district lines changed, we both represented Stovall. Even though Stovall is no longer my district, I still consider it to part of District 1 at heart. I’m so excited to see this project begin construction the coming months.”
“Building a new Senior Center in northern Granville County has been a top priority of mine since I was first elected,” added Commissioner Sue Hinman. “Even though my district doesn’t include Stovall, I have always made a point of advocating that our Senior Services Department equally serve all parts of Granville County.”
The future North Granville Senior Center is scheduled to begin construction in 2023. The current location at 318 US Highway 15 South, Stovall will remain open until the new facility is ready for use. Phyllis Blackwell, the center’s manager, can be reached at 919-693-3383 or phyllis.blackwell@granvillecounty.org.