Corps to Host Virtual Public Meetings for Tar Pamlico River Basin Feasibility Study

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Kerr Tar COG Staff

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is conducting a feasibility study on the Tar Pamlico River Basin and will host a series of virtual public involvement meetings to gather community input on the feasibility study. The meetings are organized by geographic region and held from March 22-31.

The district is collaborating with the study’s non-federal sponsor, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a feasibility study of the Tar Pamlico River Basin to develop flood risk-management alternatives for the river basin. The corps is hosting a series of virtual public meetings to share information about the feasibility study, review the study’s progress and gather community feedback on the study. Each meeting focuses on a separate geographic area within the basin. The meetings consist of a 30-minute presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session.

More information about the study and how to access the meetings can be found on the district’s website HERE. The virtual meetings, organized by geographic area are to be held from March 22-31. Each meeting is 1.5 hours from 6:00-7:30 pm, and can be accessed via WebEx conference HERE. To join by phone, attendees can call 1-844-800-2712 and use the access code 199-053-6905.

The virtual meeting for the Town of Louisburg and Franklin County will be held on March 22 from 6:00-7:30 pm. There is no in-person option for this meeting.

Resurfacing Projects Awarded for Granville, Franklin, Person, Vance and Warren Counties

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Kerr Tar COG Staff

Thanks to four new contracts awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation, totaling nearly $4.5 million, more than 70 miles of area roadway will be resurfaced.

Under a $2.76 million contract, ST Wooten Corporation of Wilson will mill and resurface pavement and improve shoulders along 27.9 miles of state-maintained roads throughout Granville and Vance counties.
Under a $700,414 contract, Fred Smith Company of Raleigh will mill and resurface pavement and improve shoulders along 16.3 miles of state-maintained roads throughout Granville, Vance and Warren counties.
Under a $663,670 contract, Whitehurst Paving of Richmond, Va. will mill and resurface pavement and improve shoulders along 17.9 miles of state-maintained roads throughout Franklin County.
Under a $338,714 contract, Carolina Road Solutions of Center Valley, Pa. will mill and resurface pavement and improve shoulders along 8.1 miles of state-maintained roads throughout Person County.

This work will start by this summer and must be complete by August 2022.

Prevent Medicare Fraud

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Kerr Tar COG Staff

As COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available, it’s important to keep your guard up to prevent fraudulent activity relating to Medicare. Medicare covers the COVID-19 vaccine at no cost to you, so if anyone asks you to share your Medicare Number or pay for access to the vaccine, you can bet it’s a scam.

Here are some important things to know:

You can’t pay to put your name on a list to get the vaccine
You can’t pay to get early access to the vaccine
Don’t share your personal or financial information if someone calls, texts, or emails you promising access to the vaccine for a fee.

Con artists may try to get your Medicare Number or personal information so they can steal your identity and commit Medicare fraud. Medicare fraud results in higher healthcare costs and taxes for everyone. Share this information with anyone you know who has Medicare.

Granville County Celebrates 275 Years in 2021!

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Kerr Tar COG Staff

Granville County will soon be marking a milestone as the 275th anniversary will be observed in 2021. Formed in 1746, Granville County was established thirty years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence and was named in honor of the second Earl of Granville, Lord John Carteret. King George II had given most of the land that is present-day Granville County to Carteret as part of the Granville Grant in the 1660s.

A planning committee has been established by the Granville County Board of Commissioners to schedule activities, events and keepsakes to help celebrate this special occasion. Representatives of all five municipalities along with county officials, staff members, and volunteers comprise the Committee:

Chairing the Committee is Commissioner Sue Hinman, with Commissioner David Smith serving as Vice-Chair.

Other Committee members include: Helen Amis (Oxford), Janet Parrott (Stovall), Dave Pavlus (Stem), Emily Champion (Butner), Toni Ann Wheeler (Creedmoor), Commissioner Zelodis Jay (Oak Hill Community), Stephanie May (Granville County Historical Society Museum), Angela Allen (Granville County Tourism), Mark Pace (Granville County Library System), and Patrice Wilkerson and Lynn Allred (Granville County Administration).

Granville County’s 275^th Anniversary Planning Committee announces that reservations are now being accepted for a commemorative book chronicling the county’s history, and that distinctive collector coins will soon be available to the public. These keepsake items are being introduced in observance of the County’s milestone anniversary in 2021.

Local author Lewis Bowling has been commissioned to produce the coffee-table style book , which is now in the publishing stages. Bowling has written several books featuring the history of his home county, including celebratory works for the City of Oxford’s bicentennial and for Camp Butner’s 75^th anniversary. Written in Bowling’s familiar conversational style, the County’s 275^th anniversary book will follow the development of the area from its early history to present day, and will include photos not yet seen by the public.

Pre-orders for the book are now being taken, with a $5.00 discount for those who reserve their copy by Dec. 31. Orders and payments may be made online through the Granville County Government website at www.granvillecounty.org. (Information about the 275^th Anniversary can be located under the “Community” heading at the top of the page.) Those preferring to order and send payment by mail can complete an order form, which can be downloaded and/or printed from the website, to ensure early reservation. After Dec. 31, the book will be sold at the $49.95 price.

The collector-style coins will be available to the public in time for the holiday season. Measuring less than two inches in diameter, these heavyweight souvenirs will depict the full-color 275^th Anniversary logo on the front and an engraved image of Granville County’s iconic courthouse on the flip side.

Coins will be available for purchase in mid-December for $5.00 each. Books are scheduled to arrive by July of 2021.

For more information on the book or the coin, or for a book reservation form, please see one of the above committee members or contact Patrice Wilkerson of the County Manager’s Office at 919-603-1308.