The Granville County Board of Commissioners lobbies the N.C. Department of Transportation to implement traffic safety improvements. One area of particular concern is the intersection of N.C. Highway 56 and Grove Hill Road/Suitts Store Road.

The 29th annual Butner Summer Festival kicked off last weekend with a Friday night dance in front of Soldiers Memorial Sports Arena on June 2.

Adopt-a-Highway sponsors hold cleanup in Stem

RT @flaathletics: Falls Lake’s very own Karen Teague!!!.

The city of Creedmoor will host a family-friendly Juneteenth Celebration at the Creedmoor Community Center from 6-8 p.m. Monday, June 19.

South Granville’s incredible season came to a close Saturday in a 9-5 loss to Burns High School of Lawndale in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2-A baseball championship.

Butner man charged in shooting, 9-hour standoff

Auction Direct USA, which operates a network of used-car superstores, will expand with a high-volume vehicle reconditioning facility in Oxford that will bring 173 jobs and a $2.9M investment to Granville County, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday.

RT @coreywrites: While North Carolina goes all-in on sports betting & horse racing, the #ncga continues to ignore video sweepstakes parlors….

Residents packed Creedmoor commissioners’ boardroom on Tuesday for a public hearing on developers’ request to rezone land for the proposed 460-home Yorkshire subdivision.

OXFORD — The Granville County Planning Board on Jan. 19 honored John Currin, who announced his retirement after more than nine years of service as a board member. Currin was presented a Certificate of #bcnlocalnews #bcntopnews #butnercreedmoornews.

OXFORD — Jonathan Eley, a seventh-grade honor student at G.C. Hawley Middle School, spoke during the inaugural MLK Unity Breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Creedmoor Community Center on #bcnlocalnews #butnercreedmoornews #bcntopnews.

OXFORD — The Granville County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify a body found on Cornwall Road by a crew collecting litter. The Sheriff’s Office was notified #thewakeweekly #butnercreedmoornews #bcnlocalnews #wwlocalnews #bcntopnews #wwtopnews.

CREEDMOOR — Creedmoor police are looking for several men suspected of breaking into cars, a news release says. Police responded Jan. 16 to the Davenport, Whitehall and Pine Valley subdivisions regarding the #bcntopnews #butnercreedmoornews #bcnlocalnews.

There’s no nice way to put this, so I’ll cut right to the chase: Last night, my brother Mike collapsed #theenterprise #wwcolumns #jhncolumns #butnercreedmoornews #thewakeweekly #thewilsontimes #wtcolumns #thejohnstoniannews #entcolumnsent #bcncolumns.

OXFORD — Looking for something fun to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Granville County Senior Services will host a “Dine with your Valentine” program on Tuesday, Feb. 14 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the #butnercreedmoornews #bcntopnews #bcnlocalnews.

OXFORD — The Granville Gardeners will hold its monthly meeting at the Granville County Expo Center on Monday, Jan. 23. The program begins at 7 p.m., and guests are welcome. This month’s program will be #bcnlocalnews #bcntopnews #butnercreedmoornews.

RALEIGH — Reps. Matthew Winslow, R-Franklin, and Frank Sossamon, R-Granville, have announced their committee assignments in the N.C. General Assembly. Winslow has been #bcnlocalnews #bcntopnews #butnercreedmoornews #wwtopnews #wwlocalnews #thewakeweekly.

LOUISBURG — Livestock producers, including poultry, can mark their calendars for Friday Feb. 10, for an all-day meat symposium for beginner and experienced meat producers, a news #wwtopnews #butnercreedmoornews #bcnlocalnews #wwlocalnews #bcntopnews.

When I moved to Elizabeth City to take over management of our family-owned radio station, one of my first #wtcolumns #jhncolumns #thewakeweekly #thewilsontimes #wwcolumns #theenterprise #butnercreedmoornews #entcolumnsent #thejohnstoniannews #bcncolumns.