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Oxford Board of Commissioners Meeting – Tues., July 10

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-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford

The City of Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room, City Hall.

Among the agenda items:

Recognition – July Yard of the Month – Powell Fox

Recognition – Gil Richardson – Retiring Volunteer Fireman

Recognition – Jimmy Watkins – Retiring Volunteer Fireman

Finance Award – Mayor Jackie Sergent to present The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Hak Ung for the City of Oxford.

Consider adopting a reimbursement resolution as required by the US Treasury Regulations Section 1.15-2 for the City to reimburse itself for capital asset purchases.

Consider resolution authorizing the City to engage in electronic payments as defined by G.S. 159-28 allowing the Finance Officer to create policies and procedures for electronic payments.

Consider adopting a Uniform Guidance Procurement Policy.

Consider adopting a Conflict of Interest and Gift Policy as required by the Federal Uniform Guidance Policy.

Approve the following two people to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission:

  • Kelly Collins-Schram – 2nd Term Expiring in June 2021
  • Derrick R. Brown – 1st Term Expiring in June 2021
Granville County Chamber of Commerce

Clarion Inn & Penn’s Bar & Grill to Host Business After Hours/Open House

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

Clarion Inn & Penn’s Bar & Grill, 913 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, Oxford, will host a Business After Hours/Open House event on Friday, July 13, 2018, from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m.

Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP to the Granville Co. Chamber – 919-693-6125/ wanda@granville-chamber.com or 919-528-4994/ tawheeler@granville-chamber.com.

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Masonic Home for Children at Oxford to Hold Annual Public Service Appreciation Day

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-Information courtesy Gene Purvis, Vocational Counselor, Masonic Home for Children at Oxford

The Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, 600 College St., Oxford, will hold its 6th Annual Public Service Appreciation Day on Friday, July 13, 2018. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Public service workers who received invitations to the event include those from the Oxford Police Department, Granville County Sheriff’s Office, EMS personnel, Oxford Fire Department, City Commissioners, City Manager, County Manager, Mayor and postal employees.

The luncheon will be held by the children and staff of the Masonic Home in appreciation of all that public service workers do to make the Oxford community a better place.

According to the invitation sent by the Masonic Home, “We recognize the dedication you demonstrate and the long hours and often difficult work that you do. For providing this valuable service to our community, we would like to say thank you and demonstrate our appreciation by treating you to lunch.”

While lunch is served, Masonic Home staff will provide free car washes to the guests of honor.

Please RSVP to (919) 603-3923 or email gpurvis@mhc-oxford.org by Friday, July 6, 2018, with the number from your department who plan to attend the luncheon.

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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., July 2

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, July 2, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

Consent Agenda – Contingency Summary

Introduction, Recognition and Presentations –

  1. Introduction of Civic Leadership Program Participants
  2. Recognition of the South Granville High School Softball Team
  3. Presentation of the 4-H Journey of Samuel Dickerson
  4. Presentation – Disc Golf Course at the GAP

Public Comment

Planning Matters –

  1. Determination of Cost for Falls Meadow Subdivision
  2. Determination of Cost for Montgomery Place Subdivision

Purchasing Matter –

  1. Courthouse Exterior Painting Services

Surplus Property –

  1. Disposition of Surplus Property

Appointments

County Manager’s Report

County Attorney’s Report

Presentations by County Board Members

Granville County offices will be closed Wednesday for the July 4th holiday. 

Granville County’s First Dog Park Opening Sat., June 30!

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

The City of Oxford and Oxford Parks & Recreation announce the grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration for Hix Dog Park, the first dog park in Granville County. The event will take place Saturday, June 30, 2018, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the park located at 313 E. Spring Street in Oxford.

Granville County Animal Control, the Humane Society of Granville County, Community Partnership for Pets, local vets, vendors and more will be in attendance.

A pet ID tag machine, microchip clinic, low-cost rabies vaccinations, low-cost spay-neuter information and dog adoptions will be available.

Hix Dog Park was made possible by a grant by the Granville County Recreation Advisory Committee.

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Animal Control Advisory Committee to Meet on Dangerous Dog Declaration

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE

Granville County Animal Control Advisory Committee

The Granville County Animal Advisory Committee will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at 7 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Granville Expo and Convention Center located at 4185 Highway 15 South, Oxford.

The purpose of the special meeting is to hold a hearing for a citizen contesting a Dangerous Dog Declaration.

Granville County Public Schools

Granville Co. Board of Education to Meet Thurs., June 28

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-Information courtesy Dr. Stan Winborne, Public Information Officer, Granville County Public Schools

The Granville County Board of Education will meet for a regular board meeting Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 6 p.m. at the Granville County Public Central Office, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina.

The board will also meet in a Closed Session for Personnel/Attorney-Client Privilege 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 on this evening.

Oxford Public Safety Committee Meeting, Thurs., June 28

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-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford

The Public Safety Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Training Room, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss stop signs on Spring Street, parking spaces, and speeding.

All those interested are invited to attend.

Oxford’s First Alive After Five of 2018 Rescheduled for Thurs., July 26

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 26, 2018, as the rescheduled (due to weather) Alive After Five event brings fun and entertainment to downtown Oxford.

The first Alive After Five event of 2018 will be held in downtown Oxford’s parking lot at Littlejohn, Main and Gilliam Streets, to celebrate the 15th anniversary.

Gary Lowder & SMOKIN’ HOT Band will be the performers for the evening.

This band is “known as a Soul, R & B party band,” based out of North Myrtle Beach, SC.  Their musical repertoire coves decades of hits from your favorite artists and genres of music including soul, rhythm and blues, funk, reggae, jazz standards, country, 50’s, 60’s and Carolina Beach Music.

In addition to performing some of the most current hits that are topping the charts today, the group has had many successful chart-topping hits on local radio and internet stations across North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Florida.  Gary Lowder & SMOKIN’ HOT are comprised of multi-talented musicians who have come together to produce incredible performances each and every time they take the stage.

Interested concession vendors are asked to contact the Granville County Chamber of Commerce by Monday, June 25.

Also, approximately 60 volunteers are needed at check-in tables and beverage stations. If you, or someone you know, is interested in volunteering from  5 – 7 p.m. or 7 – 9 p.m. on July 26, please contact Wanda Garrett; 919.693.6125, wanda@granville-chamber.com or Toni Anne Wheeler; 919.528.4994, tawheeler@granville-chamber.com.

Include your name, time available for volunteer work, email address, phone number and t-shirt size in your email.

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Schedule Released for Saturday’s Bee Jubilee in Oxford

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-Information courtesy Bee Jubilee Coordinator Christi Henthron

The Granville County Beekeepers Association (GCBA), will hold their 3rd Annual Bee Jubilee this Saturday, June 23, 2018, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Granville County Expo Center, 4605 US-15 in Oxford.

The Bee Jubilee is held in conjunction with National Pollinator Week, June 18-24, and is a day-long event filled with bee and pollinator-related speakers and demonstrations, local arts and handmade crafts, non-profits, children’s activities, a silent auction, honey, North Carolina-grown produce and more.

Kids activities will be available and over 65 vendors will offer information or selling homegrown, handmade, bee or agriculture items. A silent auction and a drawing for the winner of the Year of Honey Raffle will be held.

Schedule of Events:

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Vendors & Kids Area Open – Expo Center & Arena

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Year of Honey Raffle Tickets for Sale at $1 each or 6 for $5 – Expo Lobby

9 a.m. – Silent Auction Begins – Granville County Beekeepers Association – Expo Lobby

9 to 11 a.m. – Breakfast is Served – Gavin’s Grub Hub Food Truck – Front of Expo

10 a.m. – Herbalist & Beekeeper Maria Hristova-Kazmierski – “Pollinator, Garden Design & Plant Selection: Propolis 101”- Expo Auditorium

10:30 a.m. – Honey Extraction Demonstration – Granville County Beekeepers Association – Arena (North)

11 a.m. – Goat Milking Demonstration – New Dawn Homestead – Arena (Paddock)

11 a.m. – Chris Apple, Master Gardner, Journeyman Beekeeper – “Pollinators A Plenty” – Expo Auditorium

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Ricky Manning, Journeyman Beekeeper – “Starting a New Top Bar Hive” Workshop – Arena (Training Room)

12 p.m. – Keith Rogers, Certified Beekeeper – “So You Want to be a Beekeeper?” – Expo Auditorium

12:30 p.m. – Honey Extraction Demonstration – Granville County Beekeepers Association – Arena (North)

1 p.m. – Adolphus Leonard, NC Apiary Inspector – “NCSBA and the State Fair, Entering Honey Into Competitions” – Expo Auditorium

1:30 p.m. – Goat Milking Demonstration – New Dawn Homestead – Arena (Paddock)

2 p.m. – Year of Honey Raffle Winner Drawn – Expo Auditorium

2 p.m. – Greg Taylor, Certified Beekeeper – “Mead” – Expo Auditorium

2:15 p.m. – Silent Auction Ends – Granville County Beekeepers Association – Expo Lobby

3 p.m. – Volker Borneman, President & CEO of Avazyme, Inc. – “Honey, Bees and Science: The Good, the Bad and the Toxic” – Expo Auditorium

Please call Bee Jubilee Coordinator Christi Henthron at 907.738.9047 or email granvillebeejubilee@gmail.com with any questions, comments or ideas.

For more information, visit the Bee Jubilee Facebook page by clicking here.

Learn more about Pollinator Week at www.pollinator.org!

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