Update 1-28-25:
Vance County Manager Renee Perry said, “One more was received before the deadline. Charisse Fain.”
Perry confirmed that during the next regular commissioners meeting, this Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6 p.m., that next steps in this appointment process will be discussed.
Please review earlier updates below for further information.
Update 1-24-25:
The Vance County Board of Commissioners has the names of four people who are interested in filling the vacant District 3 seat on the board. Today was the deadline to submit names and the names that WIZS reported Thursday are the names that will be considered, according to information from County Manager C. Renee Perry.
Listed in alphabetical order, the four individuals are:
Joseph Doyle Carpunky
Jeanette B. Floyd
Charles Turrentine, Jr.
William Gordon Wilder
Former Commissioner Sean Alston vacated his seat on the board effective Jan. 1, when he took a job as a magistrate in Warren County. The commissioners have until Mar. 1 – 60 days from the time the seat was vacated – to appoint a replacement.
At a meeting in early January, County Attorney Jonathan Care advised commissioners that a meeting may need to be held in early February to discuss the appointment and those interested in filling Alston’s unexpired term.
The next regular meeting of the commissioners is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 3.
The district 3 seat is up for election in 2026, according to Vance County Elections Director Haley Rawles.
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Original Update 1-23-25:
With the deadline looming, Vance County Manager C. Renee Perry confirmed Thursday that four individuals have submitted their names to be considered to fill the vacant District 3 seat on the Vance County Board of Commissioners. Other interested individuals have until tomorrow – Friday, Jan. 24 – to submit information to the county.
Listed in alphabetical order, the four individuals are:
- Joseph Doyle Carpunky
- Jeanette B. Floyd
- Charles Turrentine, Jr.
- William Gordon Wilder
Former Commissioner Sean Alston vacated his seat on the board effective Jan. 1, when he took a job as a magistrate in Warren County. The commissioners have until Mar. 1 – 60 days from the time the seat was vacated – to appoint a replacement.
At a meeting in early January, County Attorney Jonathan Care advised commissioners that a meeting may need to be held in early February to discuss the appointment and those interested in filling Alston’s unexpired term.
The next regular meeting of the commissioners is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 3.
The district 3 seat is up for election in 2026, according to Vance County Elections Director Haley Rawles.
