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Serving all of Person County since 1881
Search is on for runaway teen
Law enforcement officers in two counties are searching for a missing Person County teenager who cut off an ankle bracelet alarm, stole $1,000 from her adopted parents and ran away on July …
Recycling effort brings kudos for new company
Person County’s newest employer is already making its mark. Polywood announced in November, 2018 its plans to operate a manufacturing facility in the former Collins & Aikman plant on Jim …
Latest news
Trump’s North Carolina rally fills coliseum
GREENVILLE — President Donald Trump continued his feud with four progressive congresswomen while drawing a stark contrast between himself and his Democratic detractors Wednesday evening.
Trump …
Beware of false teachers
Pythagoras of Samos is undoubtedly known by every geometry student on the face of the planet for his theorem. He may be less known for his philosophy, but the numbers Pythagoras’ Theorem help us …
Car break-ins continue to plague Roxboro
Roxboro police responded to another rash of car break-ins reported early Monday morning. Six residents of Hill Street reported finding their cars broken into early Monday morning. A seventh resident, …
The Latest Agenda
Events
The Person County Board of Health, will meet in special session Monday, July 22 at 6 p.m. in the FEMA room at the Health Department, 3255 S. Madison Blvd., Roxboro. The Board of Health will …
E-edition
Sports
For the second year in a row, a school in Person County has earned a grant from a nearby minor league baseball team.
Four …
LS Tractor USA to be official tractor of SoBo
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — A North Carolina tractor company has found a second home in South Boston.
Battleboro, North Carolina’s LS …
Some championship baseball and some football action highlight the final full week of the summer for local high school …
CONCORD — From Friday night’s “run-what-you-brung” Outlaw Drag Wars at zMax Dragway to the first-ever Cars & Coffee …
Racing resumes at OCS tonight
Orange County Speedway will be back in action today as it presents “The Summer Firecracker Frenzy 200” with six big races on the …
Welcome to Person County
Bethel Hill Charter School has enjoyed the luxury of stability in recent years under the leadership of Stephen Hester.
But change …
Tracking those three extra cents
With the new county tax increase just passed many property owners are asking, “What exactly are we going to get in return for our …
Parties need to seek budgetary middle ground
North Carolina’s state government entered its 2019-20 fiscal year on July 1 without a new state budget in place. Democratic Gov. Roy …
Staying on the positive side
To the editor:
I’ve been concerned for some time about the amount of trash and crime written about in the Courier-Times.
What …
An opportunity to serve in Roxboro
We talk often in this space about the value of community service. The work of Person County residents who give of their time and …