Cellphones nothing but a distraction in classrooms
September 2, 2021Even if you don’t have children, you have to be dismayed with the plight our schools are facing. Not...
Firefighters applauded for all they do
September 1, 2021On July 31, firemen with SBA were checking the gym for gas leaks. They went around until the source ...
We the People celebrate America
September 7, 2021July Fourth, we as a nation celebrated our 245th anniversary. The countless generations before us ha...
Creedmoor citizens, please donate to fire department
August 25, 2021At the Creedmoor Board of Commissioners meeting, I read the message below, but would like to share i...
SGWASA’s lack of effort suggests subterfuge
August 12, 2021If you are a South Granville Water and Sewer Authority customer, you have received a bright orange s...
Old-school politicians need to get the boot
July 21, 2021Unless you happen to like expensive water bills, poor water quality and low-performing schools, you ...
School board doesn’t know what it’s doing
July 21, 2021The Granville County Board of Education wants you to know “Your Voice Counts.” So, the BOE conducte...
School board stuck in a box
July 7, 2021We received several inquiries asking the purpose of the four questions posed to the Granville County...
Sheriff’s switch an attempt to curry favor
July 7, 2021A very popular song was produced in 1935 with lyrics by Andy Razaf and music by Thomas “Fats” Waller...
Are Granville public schools a sinking ship?
June 30, 2021The Granville County Board of Education is confronted with no easy choices as it seeks to restructur...
Leaders need an outsider’s perspective
June 30, 2021Are more outsiders needed in local government? For me, the answer is unreservedly “Yes!”. Since retu...
Vote out SGWASA board members
June 30, 2021John Mayo of Butner noted in a letter here on June 18 (“Karan doesn’t have his priorities straight”)...
Pandemic housing crisis not yet over
June 17, 2021It may feel like the pandemic is ending and everything is returning to normal, but we need to rememb...
Karan doesn’t have his priorities straight
June 17, 2021Is Tim Karan deluded, confused, or just overly ambitious? I am compelled to ask this question public...
Elections revolve around promises
June 9, 2021In any election, candidates lose because they cannot give the people what they want. When jobs were ...
Commissioner Kicinski is a loose cannon
June 18, 2021Various leaders of Granville County community organizations met with Creedmoor Mayor Bobby Wheeler, ...
Democracy shines in the light
May 27, 2021Long before the pandemic, I had been lobbying local town officials to update the manner in which the...
Scammer nearly took my money
May 24, 2021Beware! Monday, May 10, at 1:35 it started. My friend’s voice on the phone said she had been in a ca...
Appreciate correctional officers who worked through virus
May 6, 2021This is National Correctional Employees Week and National Nurses Week. Each year we take time out to...
Congress must pass voting reform
May 6, 2021As a concerned member of the Creedmoor community, I’m urging Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis to s...
local news
Granville County to update fire districts, spend $1M on new radios
OXFORD — Granville County is expected to take a hard look at the jurisdictions of its 14 fire depart...
Del Mims readies for new adventure after leaving Creedmoor board
CREEDMOOR — Under clear blue skies on Thursday afternoon, the Creedmoor Community Center provided th...
NC nutrition benefits going up by 25%
RALEIGH — Households enrolled in the federally funded, state-administered Food and Nutrition Service...