Pitt County’s deputy county manager/chief financial officer has accepted the top administrative position in Davie County.
Brian Barnett, who joined Pitt County government nearly 4½ years ago, announced Thursday he has accepted the county manager’s position in Davie County, about 30 miles west of Winston-Salem. He’ll start his new job in August.
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