GRANVILLE COUNTY VETEARNS SERVICES: Granville County recently welcomed Donique LaMar as the new  Veterans Services Technician (VST). LaMar will work under the direction of Veterans Services Officer (VS0) Albert  “A.J.” Spiess to assist local Veterans and their families with navigating the complex processes to access Veterans  resources at the state and federal level. 

Originally from Columbus, Georgia, LaMar comes to Granville County with five years of service in the United  States Marine Corps along with sixteen years of experience in various public sector fields including electrical  system maintenance, logistics, and customer service. He joined the Marine Corps in September 2001, just days  before September 11th and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom One and Operation Iraqi Freedom Two as Aviation  Technician in Electronic Countermeasures. LaMar was deployed consecutively for more than twelve months during this time. LaMar spent most of his military career stationed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Onslow County, NC. He achieved the rank of Lance Corporal (LCPL) before leaving military service in 2006. 

Since entering civilian life, LaMar has earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and master’s  degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He currently resides in Butner and has a five year old son. 

“I am honored and privileged to serve the Veterans of Granville County as their new Veterans Services  Technician,” said LaMar. “Serving and working with Veterans and their families has become my passion. I’m  excited to work with VSO A.J. Spiess to continue to improve the critical services offered by the Veterans Services  Office and make Granville County a top destination for Veterans to live. I know that my life experience, both  successes and failures, has led me to this position where my life experience will enable me to help Veterans who  have experienced similar moments in their life.” 

The Granville County Veterans Services Office is located at 141 Williamsboro Street, Oxford with a satellite office  at Creedmoor City Hall (111 Masonic Street, Creedmoor). The office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30  a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the Oxford location and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Creedmoor. To learn  more about the services and programs offered, visit the Granville County website  (https://www.granvillecounty.org/residents/veterans-services/) or call 919-693-1484.