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Meet the Person County Board of Commissioners candidates
The seven candidates for the four available Person County Board of Commissioner seats were gracious enough to answer a variety of questions about their public service and ways they would help improve …
Commissioners approve solar ordinance
The Person County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a new solar energy system ordinance at its meeting Monday night. The new ordinance separates solar energy systems into three …
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Last week was highest in county COVID-19 growth
With 47 new COVID-19 cases, last week saw the largest growth in new cases since the disease arrived in Person County.
Those new cases took the county's total caseload since March 24 to …
Early voting to begin Thursday
One-stop early voting will begin across North Carolina Thursday and will run until Oct. 31.
In Person County, the two early voting sites are the Person County Office Building Auditorium and the …
Council discusses Halloween, COVID-19 cases
In an almost four-hour meeting, the Roxboro City Council touched on Halloween and multiple COVID-19 cases in the city Public Services Department
Roxboro Police Chief David Hess said his department …
Bradsher named to fill open EDC seat
After an interview period Monday night, the Person Board of County Commissioners selected Elizabeth Bradsher to fill an open seat on the county’s Economic Development Commission.
With a 3-2 …
Court of Appeals vacates two charges in Bradsher case
The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated two convictions on charges against former Person County District Attorney Wallace Bradsher Tuesday.
Bradsher initially appeared in trial court in June …
Sports
Person High School junior Jasiel Bumphus called his shot.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, Bumphus, the starting shooting guard on the PHS …
Person High School rising senior Maggie Holeman did not always run cross-country.
In middle school, Holeman played soccer. It was …
Local basketball fans might know Jasiel Bumphus and Tymaureon Outlaw from the Person High School basketball team.
In addition to …
Initially, Delaney Glover had no interest in playing softball.
Now in her eighth year with the sport, Glover has her …
Person High School varsity baseball head coach Kyle Boyette is making sure that his guys are staying in top shape this …
Special Sections
Common Sense Leadership During COVID
To the editor:
As the United States exceeds 160,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic in just under five months, Donald …
A well-informed electorate
There is nothing more important in a democracy than a well-informed electorate.
I wish I could say that that this …
COVID response creates policy options
Although working from home provides a great deal of flexibility and potential benefits, professional and personal, most of us don’t …
Saltbox Seafood Joint, surviving the coronavirus
Can any of North Carolina’s great roadside eateries and local joints survive the coronavirus?
I have my doubts. So does …
NAACP statement on the shooting death of David Brooks Jr.
At the request of the family of Mr. David Brooks, Jr. the leadership of the Person County NAACP recently met with the district …