GRANVILLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Duke Energy Foundation has awarded Granville County Emergency Management a $25,000 grant to support its preparations for this year's storm season. The grant will help Emergency Management fund radios for use during natural disaster emergency shelter activations. Radios will also be used to coordinate Point of Distribution (POD) and County Receiving and Distribution Point (CRDP) operations.

"With natural and manmade disasters causing significant challenges across the state in recent years, effective communication remains one of the most critical factors in ensuring a successful response,” said Emergency Management Director Jason Reavis. “We are deeply grateful to the Duke Energy Foundation for providing grants that help communities like ours overcome these obstacles. This grant will enhance our ability to maintain clear and reliable communication with our shelters during activations, ultimately improving safety and coordination when it matters most."

This grant is part of Duke Energy’s ongoing commitment to helping communities build strong emergency response networks and equip themselves with the resources they need to be prepared for storm season.

“Last storm season underscored the resilience of our North Carolina communities. Proactive collaboration with local emergency response organizations is necessary to ensure that communities are prepared to maintain that resilience," said Kendal Bowman, Duke Energy's North Carolina president. "We are committed to helping equip our growing state with the tools necessary to stay safe during the upcoming storm season.”

Duke Energy Foundation has supported more than 100 local emergency response organizations during the past five years with more than $1.8 million in grant funding to advance storm preparedness in North Carolina.

For more information on Duke Energy Foundation and its initiatives, visit www.duke-energy.com/foundation. Sign up for emergency alerts and learn more about Granville County Emergency Management by visiting
www.granvillecounty.org/208/Emergency-Management.

GRANVILLE COUNTY ANIMAL MANAGEMENT: Five wayward goslings recently led Animal Control Officer David Perez on a low-speed wild goose chase on Interstate 85. Animal Management had received reports from multiple drivers reporting a frantic family of Canada geese attempting to cross Interstate Highway 85 near Exit 204 in Oxford. By the time Officer Perez arrived on the scene, the adult geese had flown away but the five goslings had been left stranded in the highway median. Perez was able to safely retrieve each gosling and carry them to safety, but the adult geese could not be located. Knowing that it was not safe to leave the geese by the side of the highway, Perez contacted the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission who referred the goslings to a local rehabber. The goslings will eventually be released back into the wild once it is safe to do so.

Granville County Animal Management thanks Officer Perez for his quick response and diligence in getting these goslings to safety and thanks the motorists who reported seeing these animals in distress and potentially
creating a dangerous traffic hazard.

The Granville County Animal Shelter is located at 515 New Commerce Drive, Oxford. The public hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition to capturing wayward goslings, Animal Management facilitates the adoption of pets in their custody.

View the list of adoptable pets on the shelter’s Petfinder site: https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/nc/oxford/granville-county-animal-shelter-nc135/

For more information about Granville County Animal Management, visit the Granville County website:
https://www.granvillecounty.org/180/Animal-Management.