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PECIL celebrates its permanent home
What started out four years ago as this odd new school model – high schoolers on the community college campus, taking a mix of high school and college classes and graduating in five years instead …
Addiction center idea under study
Person County’s much-talked about opioid crisis is more evident at Person Memorial Hospital than perhaps anywhere else. The doctors and nurses who work in the emergency department there see …
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Crime Reports
The following reports were released Thursday:
Roxboro Police Department
Monday. Sept. 16
- Officers received a report of a larceny from a motor vehicle on Walker Street that occurred between …
Distinguished Young Women take center stage
The Roxboro Jaycees will host the annual Distinguished Young Woman program tonight at 7 p.m. at the Kirby Theater.
There are 25 students taking part in the scholarship program. They are Anniston …
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Events
Person County Board of Health, will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23 in the Health Department classroom, at 355 Madison Blvd., Roxboro. Public comments are welcomed. The Leasburg Ruritan …
County contract with Republic up for amendment
The Person County Board of Commissioners will meet in a regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Sept. 23 at 9 a.m.
In the meeting, the commissioners will hear a proposed amendment to the county’s …
Sports
Optimist golf tournament supports club’s youth initiatives
The Roxboro Optimist Club hosts its 27th annual Optimist Golf Classic Oct. 5 with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. at Quaker Creek Golf …
Bowman playing a key role for Meredith volleyball
Roxboro Community School alumni Avery Bowman helped the Meredith College volleyball team to a 1-2 weekend in round-robin play at St. …
Person passed a difficult conference test with a three-set victory at McMichael Tuesday night (25-16, 25-22, 26-24).
The Rockets …
Donnie Carver Memorial set for Sept. 28
Orange County Speedway will be roaring Saturday, Sept. 28 with the feature event being the Furniture Mart Donnie Carver Memorial …
Roxboro Community School rode the strength of two first half goals from Michael Clayton and stellar goalkeeping from Bryson Pleasant …
Special Sections
Housing Authority setting high expectations
Over the last couple years, the Roxboro Housing Authority has made great strides to improve the quality of life for residents of its …
Building a movement for civil discourse
The state of the political discourse was lousy. “Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion,” wrote one …
Losing something special
“You shouldn’t be so worried about the transition in the barbecue world.”
Jim Auchmutey was trying to reassure John Shelton …
Show up and support Relay for Life
Few things in this world can truly inspire us. After all, it’s a work-a-day world and we all have our minds focused on one thing or …
Sunday morning came crashing down
On Sunday morning, Becky and I had just settled into our pews at Antioch Baptist Church for Sunday services when my phone started …