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Granville County Public Schools

Granville Co. Board of Education to Meet This Evening

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-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools

The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular Board meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020, at the Mary Potter Center for Education, 200 Taylor Street in Oxford. Members of the public are invited to view livestream.

To join the livestream meeting, please use the following link: https://live.myvrspot.com/st?cid=MDhkZj.

The Board will also meet in Closed Session in accordance with N.C. General Statute 143.318.11 (a)(6), 143-318.11 (a)(3), 143.318.11 (a)(5) and Section 115C-321 for Personnel, and Attorney/Client Privilege.

Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting will be required to wear face coverings, undergo health screenings before entering the building, and cooperate with social distancing requirements. There will be limited seating available.

Individuals wishing to participate in public comment may do so in person. Those wishing to speak must provide their name and topic on a sign-up sheet to be posted in front of the Mary Potter Center for Education from 5-6 p.m. on October 5. Comments will be received by the board in the order of sign up and will be limited to no more than five minutes per person. Board Policy 2310 allows for 30 minutes of public comment.

To view the agenda for this meeting, please click here.

Granville County Animal Shelter

New Animal Shelter to Open This Month; Tours Available to Public

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-Press Release, Granville County Government

The Granville County Animal Shelter will move to its new location at 515 New Commerce Drive in Oxford the week of October 19 through October 23, 2020. The newly-constructed facility has now passed all inspections and is ready for move-in.

Granville County Animal Management Director Matt Katz has announced that all operations, except for emergency calls regarding animal concerns and welfare, will be suspended for several days during the transition.

Granville County Animal Shelter

The Granville County Animal Shelter will move to its new location at 515 New Commerce Drive in Oxford during the week of October 19 to October 23, 2020. (Photo courtesy Granville Co. Govt)

The Animal Shelter will be moving from the site of a former state prison, located at 5650 Cornwall Road in Oxford, where it operates from several separate buildings. The new facility will allow operations for the Animal Shelter and Animal Control to be located under one roof and doubles its current size from 3,800 to 8,500 square feet.

Additional kennel space will provide housing for 40 to 60 dogs and 40 to 60 cats. The goal is to increase adoptions and to decrease the number of animals euthanized due to space limitations.

“We are pleased to finally have this project completed,” said Granville County Board of Commissioners Chair David T. Smith. “It has been needed for a long time and will serve Granville County residents for many years to come.”

The public is invited for Open House tours the week prior to the move. Dates and times, which will be limited to ten participants per group, will be as follows:

* Saturday, October 10: 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

* Monday, October 12: 3 until 7 p.m.

* Tuesday, October 13: 3 until 7 p.m.

To tour the new facility, please contact the Shelter at (919) 693-6749 to schedule one of the above dates and times, or come by any time during these time slots to be fit into the rotation.

An aerial view of the new Granville County Animal Shelter. (Photo courtesy Bordeaux Construction)

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Granville Board of Commissioners to Hold Monthly Meeting Mon., Oct. 5

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-Information courtesy the County of Granville

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by Zoom conference call on Monday, October 5, 2020, at 7 p.m. for the regularly scheduled meeting.

In order to adhere to COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting may be accessed by utilizing the link and/or phone number included below.

Public comments will be accepted in written format and must be received by Monday, October 5 at 12 p.m. by mail to P.O. Box 906, Oxford, NC 27565 or email to grancomrs@granvillecounty.org

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Agenda Items Include:

Moment of Silence

1. In Memory of Commissioner Edgar Smoak

Consent Agenda

2. Contingency Summary
3. Budget Amendment #2
4. Grant Project Ordinance

– Coronavirus Relief Fund Project

– Amendment #1

5. Minutes
6. Resolution for the 2024 County-Wide Revaluation
7. Request to Retain Service Badge
8. Dysautonomia Awareness Month Proclamation

Introductions, Recognitions and Presentations
9. ISO Rate Reductions

Public Comments
10. Public Comments

Public Hearings
11. Public Hearing – Project Oona

Surplus Property
12. Detention Center Surplus Items

Purchasing
13. Dakota 414 Topdresser Purchase for GAP
14. Detention Center Staff Radio Purchase

15. Social Services Computer Refresh Purchase
16. 275th Anniversary Committee Souvenir Book Production

Appointments
17. Agricultural Advisory Board

County Manager’s Report

18. Dominion Energy Memorandum of Understanding
19. School Request for School Capital Contingency

County Attorney’s Report
20. Update on N.C.G.S. 153A-27 Vacancies on the Board of Commissioners

Presentations by County Board Members

21. Presentations by County Board Members

Any Other Matters

22. Any Other Matters

To view meeting agendas and minutes for the Granville Co. Board of Commissioners, click here.

Owl House Cafe

Owl House Café Named Granville Chamber’s 2019 Small Business of the Year

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-Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce

The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to recognize the 2019 Small Business of the Year, Owl House Café.

The coffee, deli and dessert shop, located at 209 North Main Street in Creedmoor, is owned by Hamza Tebib and Betty Tebib. The business opened in 2017 with three employees and has grown to include five full-time employees.

Owl House Café in Creedmoor was recognized by the Granville County Chamber of Commerce as the 2019 Small Business of the Year. (Photo courtesy Granville Co. Chamber of Commerce)

At a Tri-County recognition luncheon, sponsored by Duke Energy, Owl House Café/the Tebibs, were presented with a plaque by Toni Anne Wheeler, Chamber Membership Coordinator, and recognized by the Granville, Franklin and Vance County Chambers of Commerce, as well as Duke Energy and Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center.

Creedmoor Mayor Bobby Wheeler’s nomination included Owl House Café’s participation in “Coffee with a Cop” each month; being an excellent community partner; making bread donations; participating in the Creedmoor Music Festival and Shop with a Cop; as well as providing jobs for the community, supporting the Police Department and the community as a whole.

According to Mayor Wheeler, “This is a small, family-owned business that has survived the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The Granville Chamber is appreciative of Owl House Café’s membership, participation and support and is proud to recognize them as the 2019 Small Business of the Year.

Granville County Chamber of Commerce

Granville Chamber’s 7th Annual Golf Tournament Rescheduled for Oct. 6

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-Press Release, Granville County Chamber of Commerce

Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s  7th Annual Golf Tournament, originally scheduled for September 29, 2020, was postponed due to severe weather. The tournament will now be held at Chamber member Henderson Country Club, 300 Country Club Drive in Henderson, on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.

If you have not yet registered and would like to play, there is still room for a few teams.

Both the Chamber and the Henderson Country Club are committed to offering a safe and enjoyable play environment. Thus, there will be a morning and an afternoon round so that a one golfer per golf cart policy may be adhered to during the tournament. There will be eight teams playing in the morning and eight teams playing in the afternoon. Masks and social distancing will be practiced.

Registration for the morning round will begin at 8 a.m. with a boxed lunch provided (at the conclusion of the round completion). Tee time for the morning round will be at 8:30 a.m. Two teams of four players will begin on the first and tenth holes. Twelve (12) minutes later, at 8:42 a.m., a second group will begin on the first and tenth holes, continuing every 12 minutes until all morning teams have begun.

A boxed lunch will be provided for those playing in the afternoon round upon their arrival. The afternoon round will begin at 1:30 p.m., following the same start instructions as the morning round – two teams of four players will begin on the first and tenth holes, four players will begin off the front, and four players will begin off the back. Twelve (12) minutes later, the second group will begin with other groups following the same procedure.

Corporate sponsorships of $450 offer a hole sponsorship and a four-man team. Hole sponsors are $100, and individual players pay $100 to play. All players receive 18 holes of golf w/cart, boxed lunch and concessions. Mulligans and tee busters will be $10 per player.

There will be contests for a 50/50 raffle, closest to the pin challenge, longest drive and hole-in-one shootout. Prizes and participant goodie bags are being provided by local Chamber members.

Volunteers are needed throughout the morning and afternoon of October 6, beginning at 8 a.m., to assist with registration and driving snack/beverage carts. Anyone who is available to volunteer from 8 a.m. until noon and/or 1 until 4:30 p.m. for an hour or two will be appreciated.

Come enjoy the afternoon with golfers and other volunteers for this, the Chamber’ seventh annual golf event.

Please contact the Chamber to play in the tournament or to volunteer – Toni Anne at (919) 528-4994, tawheeler@granville-chamber.com or Wanda at (919) 693-6125, wanda@granville-chamber.com.

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GVPH COVID-19 Update: Vance Reaches 1,000+ Total Known Case Mark

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-Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health

The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of September 28, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data.

The county case numbers reported on the NC county map from the NC Department of Health and Human Services may differ from the ones reported locally as they are updated at different times and may change once residence is verified.

Granville County

1,751 positive test results for COVID-19.

Of those 1,751, 1,092 are community-spread cases located across Granville County. Of those 1,092, 971 have been released from isolation.

Of those 1,751, 523 cases are affiliated with the prison system in Granville County and 494 of those 523 have been released from isolation.

Of those 1,751, 136 are associated with outbreaks at long-term care facilities including 30 at Murdoch Development Center, two at Central Regional Hospital, one at Brantwood Nursing and Rehab Center and 95 at Universal Health Care.

The outbreak at Granville House is no longer active.

Of the 136 cases in long-term care facilities in Granville County, 114 have been released from isolation.

10 individuals in Granville County are hospitalized.

There have been a total of 50 deaths in Granville County: five in the community, one associated with Central Regional Hospital, one associated with Murdoch Development Center, 21 associated with Universal Health Care, and 22 associated with the Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex.

Vance County

1,010 positive test results for COVID-19.

Of those 1,010, 885 are community-spread cases located across Vance County. Of those 885, 725 have been released from isolation.

Of those 1,010, 125 are associated with outbreaks at congregate living facilities including 49 cases associated with Kerr Lake Nursing Home.

The outbreaks at Alliance Rehabilitative Care, Senior Citizens Home and Pelican Health nursing home are no longer active.

Of the 125 cases in congregate living facilities in Vance County, 96 have been released from isolation.

12 individuals in Vance County are hospitalized.

There have been a total of 44 deaths in Vance County: 14 associated with the Pelican Health nursing home outbreak, 12 associated with Kerr Lake Nursing Home, two associated with Senior Citizens Home, and 16 in the community.

WIZS Note: There are 160 total known active cases in the Vance County community and 121 in the Granville County community at large at this time (excluding congregate living numbers). One additional COVID-19 related Granville County death and no additional Vance County deaths have been reported in the last seven days,.

Additional Information

The number of those who have been ‘released from isolation’ is determined by the CDC Guidance for discontinuation of isolation for persons with COVID-19.

Please visit GVPH’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard (click here) for tables and graphs that are updated daily.

GCPS Return to Learn

GCPS Releases ‘Return to Learn’ Video to Help Ease Classroom Transition

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-Information and video courtesy Granville County Public Schools

Granville County Public Schools has released an online “Return to Learn” video to help ease the transition of returning to the classroom under Plan B.

Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and students who receive special education services in a separate setting returned to school on September 28. All other grade levels will return on October 12, 2020.

For the first step, students will report to school divided into FOUR groups, each group attending school one day a week. Then, in as soon as two weeks, these same students will transition and begin to report to school divided into TWO groups, with each group attending school two days a week.

For more details, please click here.

Click the play button below to view the video:

Granville County Public Schools

Academic Performance Topic of Upcoming Granville BOE Subcommittee Meeting

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-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools

NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS

The Granville County Board of Education Academic Subcommittee will meet virtually on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. to discuss information related to academic performance.

For more information or to receive a link to the virtual meeting, please contact Dr. Michael A. Myrick, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at myrickm@gcs.k12.nc.us or Mrs. Alston Shave at shavea@gcs.k12.nc.us.

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GCPS Operations Committee to Discuss Renovation of GC Hawley Middle School

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-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools

NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS

The Granville County Public Schools Operations Committee will meet on Monday, September 28, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, NC 27565.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss potential approaches regarding the renovation of GC Hawley Middle School.

For more information, please contact Dr. Stan Winborne, Assistant Superintendent of Operations and Human Resources at winbornes@gcs.k12.nc.us.

Granville County Public Schools

Granville Co. Public Schools Seeks Substitute Teachers

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-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools

Do you love children? Would you like some steady part-time work that pays well? Would you like to make a difference in our community?

Then consider becoming a SUBSTITUTE TEACHER today! 

Interested candidates must pass a criminal background check and be at least 18 years old. Candidates must also complete a comprehensive training session prior to starting work. Granville County Public Schools will work with individuals on preferences for grade levels and/or particular schools.

Please visit the GCPS website HERE for more information and then begin the process by emailing Kathy Bradley at bradleyk@gcs.k12.nc.us

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