Town needs more amenities, not real estate
April 25, 2022Greetings good people of Butner. The very foundation of the town comes from people with a caring he...
The teacher shortage is worse than you think
March 23, 2022My husband teaches middle school and last week a student asked whether or not he would be returning ...
Butner mayor sounds out of touch
January 19, 2022I read with interest the Butner-Creedmoor News interview with Butner Mayor Terry Turner, and what I ...
Growth is a choice that comes with consequences
January 19, 2022“On the coming Butner Boom” article in your Jan. 14 newspaper, you quote Mayor Turner of Butner sayi...
Ed Mims out, Robert Way in
December 30, 2021At December’s board of commissioner’s meeting, Commissioner Georgana Kicinski motioned, with no reas...
What’s past is prologue
December 30, 2021With next year’s elections less than a year away, surviving newspapers may want to point out all the...
Algae scrubber will create issues for Southern Granville
December 30, 2021The city of Durham intends to purchase 33 acres of land on Will Suitt Road in the Northside communit...
Letters to the Editor
December 27, 2021Questions of growth in Granville A person on the local social network wondered why people would want...
Reconsider closure of South Granville High School
November 30, 2021I am a mother to a sophomore at South Granville High. We relocated to Creedmoor from Holly Springs i...
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...