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Commissioners deny solar rezoning
By a unanimous vote, the Person County Board of Commissioners denied the county’s second proposed solar farm in as many months during Tuesday night’s meeting. The commissioners denied … more
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Shooting victim dies, more details emerge from Thursday courthouse shooting
The shooting victim has died and more details on Thursday's shooting inside the Person County Courthouse have been disclosed by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. In a Friday … more
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DSS, Health departments survive commissioners’ vote
The Person County Social Services and Health departments will not be combined in to a single services department, surviving the decision by a 3-2 Board of Commissioners vote Tuesday night during a … more
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C-T City Council candidates’ forum to be held Thursday night
As municipal elections approach, The Courier-Times’ forum for the candidates vying for the five Roxboro City Council seats will be held this Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. The event will be … more
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Courthouse closed following shooting
A shooting during a trial at the Person County Courthouse has left one person in critical condition, according to a joint release this afternoon from the Person County Sheriff's Office and Roxboro … more
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Crime Reports — Aug. 22-30
The following reports were released this week. Roxboro Police Department Sunday, Aug. 22 7:23 a.m. – Officers responded to a report of larceny from a vehicle on North Madison … more
A school bus from Bethel Hill Charter School was hit by an oncoming car Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Bowmantown Road and U.S. 501.
Bethel Hill Charter bus involved in accident
There were more than a few anxious moments for local families in Person County late Tuesday afternoon. A bus carrying Bethel Hill Charter School students home for the day was involved in a wreck … more
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Half of county partially vaccinated
The county’s best week for initial vaccinations since April pushed Person County past the 50 percent partially vaccinated threshold this week, according to data released on the North Carolina … more
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DSS, solar rezoning public hearings to be held Tuesday night
Public hearings on a conditional rezoning for a solar use and for the potential combining of the county’s social services and health departments highlight the Person County Board of … more
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The Roxboro Police Department is fully restocked on naloxone, a drug used to counter drug overdoses, using funds from High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas grant program funded through the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition.
Grant fully equips Roxboro PD with overdose drug
The Roxboro Police Department is now fully equipped with naloxone, a drug used to counter drug overdoses. In a Thursday release, the department announced that it has received 60 doses through a … more
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Looking Back
What was in the news this week? Aug. 26 - Sept. 1 10 years ago – 2011 Saturday, Aug. 27 – Person County’s annual Personality Festival was rescheduled to October as Hurricane … more
Crime Reports — Aug. 16-23
The following reports were released this week. Roxboro Police Department Monday, Aug. 16 8:14 a.m. – Officers responded to a report of stalking on Longwood Terrace. 10:45 a.m. … more
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