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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County
The Granville County Board of Commissioners will hold a retreat on Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31, 2020, at the Granville Expo & Convention Center – 4185 Highway 15, Oxford.
The January 30 session will be a dinner meeting held from 4:30 – 9 p.m. The January 31 session will be an all-day meeting from 8:15 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Retreat Agenda includes:
Thursday, January 30, 2020
1. 4:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
2. 4:35 p.m. – Welcome and Comments from Board Members
3. 5:00 p.m. – Dinner and Presentation by Fred Johnson (during dinner starting @ 5:15 p.m.)
4. 6:25 p.m. – Break
5. 6:40 p.m. – Update from Municipalities
A. Mayor Bobby Wheeler & City Manager Korena Weichel
B. Mayor Casey Dover & Mayor Pro-Tem Susan Cope
C. Mayor Janet Parrott
D. Mayor Jackie Sergent & City Manager Alan Thornton
E. Mayor Terry Turner & Town Manager Tommy Marrow
6. 7:40 p.m. – School System Update on School Social Workers or Other Matters
7. 8:00 p.m. – Break
8. 8:15 p.m. – Legislative Issues & Update
A. Senator Mike Woodard
B. Representative Larry Yarborough
C. Representative Terry Garrison
9. 9:00 p.m. – Recess
Friday, January 31, 2020
1. 8:15 a.m. – Breakfast & Networking Opportunity
2. 8:45 a.m. – Call to Order
3. 8:50 a.m. – Presentation from Masonic Home for Children Oxford
4. 9:00 a.m. – Economic and Development Services
A. Economic Development (10 minutes)
B. Planning & Zoning (15 minutes)
C. Building Inspections (10 minutes)
D. Construction Administration (15 minutes)
5. 9:50 a.m. – Break
6. 10:00 a.m. – Law Enforcement Center Project Update
7. 10:35 a.m. – Animal Management Update
8. 11:00 a.m. – Social Services Update
9. 11:25 a.m. – Senior Services Update
10. 11:50 a.m. – Lunch, Discussion & Break
11. 12:45 p.m. – Board Comments from Lunch with Department Heads
12. 1:15 p.m. – County Administration Update
A. Budget Calendar Review & Review of Process
B. Review of Financial Condition & Debt
C. Local Economic Trends & Conditions
D. Review & Discussion of Open Projects
E. Strategic Plan Update
13. 2:35 p.m. – Break
14. 2:45 p.m. – Follow-Up Discussions from Retreat Items and Key Take Away Items
15. 3:15 p.m. – County Manager Recap
16. 4:00 p.m. – Adjourn
Early Voting for March Primary Begins Feb. 13
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-Press Release, Warren County Government
Early voting for the March primary will open on February 13, 2020, and close on February 29, 2020. Operational hours are 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays.
Warren County Board of Elections will be open on Saturday, February 15, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on the last Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
After the close of early voting, voters must report to their precinct on Election Day (March 3, 2020); the polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
The last day to make party changes is February 7, 2020.
The March primary is a party primary; voters will only be issued the ballot of the party for which they are registered. Contact the Warren County Board of Elections at 252-257-2114 or visit the NC State Board of Elections website to view your voter information.
ABEL Leashing Ceremony to be Held at Warren Correctional Thurs.
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-Press Release, NC Dept. of Public Safety
After 18 months of training dogs to become service dogs, a “leash” ceremony where the dogs will go to new owners will take place as part of an “At Both Ends of the Leash” (ABEL) Program at Warren Correctional Institution. The program will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 1 p.m. in Warren Correctional’s visitation area.
The program, a partnership with nonprofit Eyes Ears Nose & Paws (EENP) of Carrboro, allows offenders to train service dogs, working with EENP to develop the training regimen. The program’s end goal is to place the dog in the home of an EENP client with assistance needs.
The ceremony will celebrate the accomplishments and skills of not only these amazing animals but their offender trainers as well. Demonstrations will show the dogs’ skills in life activities geared to assisting their new owners. Speakers will include EENP Program Director Deb Cunningham, as well as officials and dog trainers from Warren Correctional Institution.
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Town Talk 01/28/20: Trey Snide Named CCS Colts’ Head Baseball Coach
/by Kelly BondurantTHIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY
WIZS’ own Trey Snide, the recently named varsity head baseball coach for the Crossroads Christian School Colts, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Snide said it was a conversation with the Colts’ athletic director Scottie Richardson on WIZS’ Sports Mayhem program that started the ball rolling. “They were looking for a baseball coach; it was vacant. About two weeks after that show, Scottie reached out to me and said he’d love to talk to me about the possibility of being the coach. We met at a restaurant here in town and he pitched the entire Crossroads culture to me.”
While baseball and softball have been part of the Colts’ athletic offerings for years, Snide said the school is looking to build a larger culture of excellence in these programs. “I love what they have going on at Crossroads. I love the culture they are focused on building.”
The opportunity to grow the baseball program appeals to Snide who said he was excited to “take my ideas of how I believe a baseball team should be and how they should act and build it from the ground up.”
Snide’s past coaching experience includes serving as the football coach at Dillard Drive Middle School in Raleigh, the basketball coach for the former Johnston Christian Academy in Smithfield and heavy involvement in the various sports programs at his alma mater, Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC, a private college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.
With baseball season around the corner, meetings with interested players and training sessions began four months ago, including practices over Christmas break. “I told the guys that we are here to build something special. Myself and assistant coaches Wes Collier and Robin Capps are dedicated to making it work,” said Snide.
The Colts’ first official day of spring sports begins February 10. The first game will be played at home on March 3 at 4 p.m. against Crescent Christian Academy. The team schedule is available at www.ccscolts.org.
To hear the interview with Snide in its entirety, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.
Vance County Schools Partners with Perry Memorial Library
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-Press Release, Vance County Schools
Vance County Schools and Perry Memorial Library are partnering to support students’ ongoing education. We share the belief that a love of books and learning is a strong foundation for student success and we are working together to provide every Vance County Schools student access to books and resources found at their public library.
Beginning March 1, 2020, all Vance County Schools students will be able to use their Student ID number to access and borrow public library books and resources. We are calling this initiative StudentAccess. There is additional information available on our website at www.vcs.k12.nc.us, as well as the opt-out form if you wish for your child to not participate.
Next No Charge Food Distribution Scheduled for Thurs., Feb. 13
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-Information courtesy Betty Boyd, First Baptist Church
The Second Thursday No Charge Food Distribution will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2020, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, off Beckford Drive in Henderson.
Participants remain in their vehicles and volunteers place a box of fresh fruits and vegetables inside the car at no cost to the recipient. No identification is required, and no information is collected.
An area partnership of St. James Missionary Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, NC Cooperative Extension Office, Vance County Social Services and the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC, the monthly distribution supplements the food resources of the Vance County community.
Granville Commissioners’ Retreat Scheduled for Jan. 30-31
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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County
The Granville County Board of Commissioners will hold a retreat on Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31, 2020, at the Granville Expo & Convention Center – 4185 Highway 15, Oxford.
The January 30 session will be a dinner meeting held from 4:30 – 9 p.m. The January 31 session will be an all-day meeting from 8:15 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Retreat Agenda includes:
Thursday, January 30, 2020
1. 4:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
2. 4:35 p.m. – Welcome and Comments from Board Members
3. 5:00 p.m. – Dinner and Presentation by Fred Johnson (during dinner starting @ 5:15 p.m.)
4. 6:25 p.m. – Break
5. 6:40 p.m. – Update from Municipalities
A. Mayor Bobby Wheeler & City Manager Korena Weichel
B. Mayor Casey Dover & Mayor Pro-Tem Susan Cope
C. Mayor Janet Parrott
D. Mayor Jackie Sergent & City Manager Alan Thornton
E. Mayor Terry Turner & Town Manager Tommy Marrow
6. 7:40 p.m. – School System Update on School Social Workers or Other Matters
7. 8:00 p.m. – Break
8. 8:15 p.m. – Legislative Issues & Update
A. Senator Mike Woodard
B. Representative Larry Yarborough
C. Representative Terry Garrison
9. 9:00 p.m. – Recess
Friday, January 31, 2020
1. 8:15 a.m. – Breakfast & Networking Opportunity
2. 8:45 a.m. – Call to Order
3. 8:50 a.m. – Presentation from Masonic Home for Children Oxford
4. 9:00 a.m. – Economic and Development Services
A. Economic Development (10 minutes)
B. Planning & Zoning (15 minutes)
C. Building Inspections (10 minutes)
D. Construction Administration (15 minutes)
5. 9:50 a.m. – Break
6. 10:00 a.m. – Law Enforcement Center Project Update
7. 10:35 a.m. – Animal Management Update
8. 11:00 a.m. – Social Services Update
9. 11:25 a.m. – Senior Services Update
10. 11:50 a.m. – Lunch, Discussion & Break
11. 12:45 p.m. – Board Comments from Lunch with Department Heads
12. 1:15 p.m. – County Administration Update
A. Budget Calendar Review & Review of Process
B. Review of Financial Condition & Debt
C. Local Economic Trends & Conditions
D. Review & Discussion of Open Projects
E. Strategic Plan Update
13. 2:35 p.m. – Break
14. 2:45 p.m. – Follow-Up Discussions from Retreat Items and Key Take Away Items
15. 3:15 p.m. – County Manager Recap
16. 4:00 p.m. – Adjourn