▁County ▁government ▁website ; ▁NC ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁E lections ). ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁non - part isan ▁elected ▁school ▁board ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁count yw ide ▁school ▁district . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁school ▁board ▁chairman ▁is ▁John ▁Gre ene , ▁with ▁Kath y ▁Ald ridge ▁serving ▁as ▁vice ▁chair . ▁ ▁Other ▁school ▁board ▁members ▁are ▁retired ▁A very ▁High ▁School ▁Pat ric ia ▁Edwards , ▁former ▁A very ▁County ▁School s ▁book keeper ▁Jane ▁B um gar ner ▁and ▁former ▁C ran berry ▁Middle ▁School ▁Princi pal ▁Ruth ▁Sh ir ley . ▁The ▁county ' s ▁super int endent ▁of ▁schools ▁is ▁Dr . ▁Dan ▁Brig man . ▁The ▁School ▁Board ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁NC ▁ 1 9 4 ▁near ▁the ▁New land ▁city ▁limits . ▁It ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁school ▁bus ▁gar age , ▁support ▁staff ▁and ▁other ▁school ▁system ▁administrative ▁offices . ▁ ▁Over looking ▁A very ▁Square ▁is ▁the ▁historic ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁A very ▁County ▁Cour th ouse . ▁The ▁square , ▁which ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁County , ▁includes ▁monuments ▁to ▁fallen ▁peace ▁officers , ▁fallen ▁fire fig h ters ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁large ▁veter an ' s ▁mem orial . ▁The ▁cour th ouse ▁was ▁rem ode led ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁to ▁add ▁more ▁office ▁space ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁smaller ▁court room . ▁The ▁cour th ouse ▁over look s