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Notice of Possible Quorum

PUBLIC NOTICE

A quorum of the Granville County Board of Commissioners may be present during a visit by North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt on Friday, January 19, 2024.  The visit will begin at 10:00 a.m. at G.C. Hawley Middle School, 305 E. Wilton Avenue and continue to South Granville High School, 701 N. Crescent Drive, Creedmoor, NC. 

For more information, please contact the County Manager’s Office at 919-693-5240.

Debra A. Weary
Clerk to the Board

Notice of Special Joint Meeting

All interested persons please take notice that the Granville County Board of Commissioners and the Granville County Board of Education will hold a Special Joint Meeting on Monday, January 29, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Mary Potter Center for Education, 200 Taylor Street, Oxford, NC.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss long-term budgeting and facility planning. 

Members of the public are invited to view the meeting via livestream. To join the livestream meeting, please use the following link: https://live.myvrspot.com/st?cid=MDhkZj    

Metal Detectors will be in use upon entry to the building.  No bags will be permitted in the building.

Please take notice that the Boards will gather immediately before the meeting to share a light meal.  No business will be discussed.

Board of Commissioners Meeting Notice – August 7, 2023

Posted August 4, 2023

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Granville Convention and Expo Center, 4185 Highway 15, Oxford NC on Monday, August 7, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting.

Questions should be directed to Clerk to the Board Debra Weary at (919) 603-1307 or emailed to debra.weary@granvillecounty.org.

August 7, 2023 Agenda

Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Notice

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Granville Convention & Expo Center, 4185 Highway 15, Oxford, NC on Monday, October 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting.

Any questions should be directed to Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board, at 919-603-1307 or emailed to debra.weary@granvillecounty.org. 

View the meeting agenda at this link.

July 11 and July 19 Special Meetings Notice

Notice of Special Meetings

All interested persons please take notice that the Granville County Board of Commissioners will hold Special Meetings via Zoom on Monday, July 11, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. and will immediately go into executive session pursuant to General Statute 143-318.11(a) (6) to review County Manager applications. 

Amended Notice

Due to internet connectivity issues, some may attend at the Granville County Finance Office conference room located at 141 Williamsboro Street, Oxford, North Carolina. 

Granville County book recognized by N.C. Genealogical Society

Granville County Library Clerk Chotsey Winborne of the Berea Branch Library has been recognized by the N.C. Genealogical Society with the Award for Excellence in a Publication Relevant to North Carolina Genealogy. Her book, “Berea Notebook: Tracing the Early History of Berea, North Carolina through Property Deeds,” was singled out at the organization’s annual conference, held on Nov. 2 in Raleigh.

The N.C. Genealogical Society’s website lists all winners awarded at the conference, calling Winborne’s work “painstaking,” as well as “an interesting take on researching the history of an area.” The book details the early history of the Berea vicinity by tracing land ownership through property deeds. Many of the deeds are platted and the book includes colorful illustrations with clear links to ownership of the properties. 

“Berea Notebook” is available at all four branches of the Granville County Library System in Oxford (Richard H. Thornton branch), Creedmoor (South Branch), Berea and Stovall. Learn more about the statewide awards at https://www.ncgenealogy.org/latest/2019-ncgs-awards/.

(Winborne is pictured on the far right, back row, along with winners from all over the state.)

Summer Civic Leadership Program begins

The Granville County Board of Commissioners’ Summer Civic Leadership Program for rising Granville County seniors began on June 13. The program is in its twentieth year. Interns will work for five weeks, rotating through Granville County departments and learning about how their local county government operates. The program has a competitive application and interview process. Fifteen applicants were interviewed this year. Interns are Brooklyn Pridgeon, Sarah Elliott, Anthony Goreman, Tanaura Harrison, and Akoya Penny-Campbell.

Pictured (left to right, front) are Brooklyn Pridgeon, Sarah Elliott; and (back)) Anthony Goreman, Tanaura Harrison, Akoya Penny-Campbell.

Granville County JCPC Issues RFP for FY 2019-2020

Granville County Library System offers full March calendar

The four branches of the Granville County Library System will offer several new and innovative events and programs during the month of March.

On Saturday, March 2 and Saturday, March 9, Women’s History Month is celebrated as two female authors are featured. Children’s author Amber Parker of New Bern, NC will be on hand at the South Branch Library on March 2 to discuss her books at 3 p.m. Young readers are especially invited to experience the world of nature she describes. Following up on that presentation will be a book signing at the Berea Branch on March 9 at 11 a.m. as author Faye Little presents her work, “Snapshots of a Country Diary.” Originally from Berea, Little (formerly Faye Adcock) now lives in Virginia and will share memories of growing up and living on the family farm. For more details about these presentations, contact the South Branch Library at (919) 528-1752 or the Berea branch at (919) 693-1231.

Other events to be presented for Women’s History Month, in conjunction with Friends of the Library, include a program by  Dr. Christine Darden, a “Hidden Figure” of NASA fame, on March 3 at 2 p.m.;  “The Status of Women in North Carolina” at 7 p.m. on March 6, with featured speaker Mary Williams Stover of the N.C. Council on Women; The Poetry of Mary Oliver on March 11 at noon; “Three Questions to Ask Yourself” discussion by Stacy Abrams, March 13 at 7 p.m.; “The Rise and Fall of the Rocket Girls” book discussion on March 15 at 11 a.m.; “African American Women and the Suffrage Movement” presentation on March 20 at 7 p.m.; and “The Political Progress Women Have Made,” facilitated by Cecile Richards at 7 p.m. on March 27. All of these events will be held at the Thornton Library.

Brightstar Touring Theatre will also present “American Women in History” at 5 p.m. on March 9. This production puts the spotlight on some of the world’s most remarkable female pioneers such as Sacajawea, Susan B. Anthony and many more. This program is also open to the public and will be held at the South Branch Library in Creedmoor.

Women aren’t the only focus for the month of March, however, as registered participants can follow mysterious clues from the “wizard world” to escape a “locked” room inside the Thornton Library. Reading all seven Harry Potter books before participating in the Escape Room is helpful but not required, according to Children’s Librarian Amy Carlson. While the registration list is full, a waiting list is now available for those who have not yet signed up to participate. The Harry Potter Escape Room will be open to registered participants of all ages on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23. Learn more at Granville.lib.nc.us.

“Game Night” will continue the wizardry theme as “Dungeons and Dragons” is featured at the Thornton Library from 6 until 8 p.m. on March 7. Call 919-693-1121 for more details and “heed the call!”

Children’s programming for March includes story time at the Stovall branch (Mondays) and at the Thornton branch (Wednesdays), with topics of “Opposites,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Spring” and “My Emotions.” The Lego Club will also meet every Tuesday in March at the Thornton branch from 3:30 until 4:45 p.m.

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) programming continues on Thursday afternoons for students in grades K through 5. Held each week at 4 p.m., March topics include robot play, a presentation on the importance of clean water, building flashlights and building bridges. To participate or for more details, contact Amy Carlson at 919-693-1121, ext. 212.

Other hands-on activities include a crotchet class at the South Branch, scheduled for 2 p.m. on March 18. This workshop is open to the public and all materials will be provided. A “makerspace” is also a new feature of the Thornton Library and consists of yarn, knitting needles, fabric scraps, etc. which have been donated for use by library patrons. Ask about it at the library checkout counter!

In addition, a “Seed Library” is being established at the Thornton branch. By the end of March, library patrons will be able to “check out” vegetable seeds with their library card to take home and plant in their gardens. It is hoped that residents who utilize this service will cultivate these plants and share their seeds with the library after harvest for “checkout” the following season by other interested gardeners.

Your local library is not just for books anymore! Find out “what’s new” at one of the four branches of the Granville County Library System in Oxford, Creedmoor, Stovall or Berea today, or visit https://granville.lib.nc.us/ for a full listing of events at the library closest to you.