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Oakley assumes top post in Person County Animal Services
Kelli Oakley is kind of like that guy in the Farmer’s Insurance commercial: She knows a thing or two, because she’s seen a thing or two. After 16 years on the staff with Person County Animal …
Personality Festival celebrates 40th year
Person County’s annual street festival is about to kick off. The Personality Festival will take place in Uptown Roxboro Friday and Saturday, bringing music, food, crafts and even some …
Latest news
Good stretching habits increase flexibility
No matter your age, stretching is an extremely important part of physical activity, helping you become more flexible, and increasing your range of motion. This will help with many daily activities. …
Crime Reports
The following reports were released Monday.
Roxboro Police Department
Thursday, Aug. 15
1:12 a.m. - Officers responded to a report of possession of marijuana paraphernalia on Yarborough …
Volunteer fire department faces decertification
The Woodsdale Fire Department is facing decertification from the Office of the State Fire Marshal effective Oct. 8.
Notice of the decertification was delivered to the department Aug. 9 and will go …
THE LATEST AGENDA
Events
The Person County Museum of History, will host a seminar from 5:30 - 7 p.m., Aug. 22 upstairs at the Kirby Theater. The seminar by Dr. Norman Pendergraft, Professor Emeritus at North …
Sports
Person High School volleyball coach Amanda Ramirez returned to the court after a one-year hiatus and brought a deep, experienced, …
The Person High School football team will open up a new season with a familiar opponent.
The Rockets will welcome former PAC-6 …
The Roxboro Community School tennis team opened up the season in a huge way by blanking cross-town rival Person, 9-0 Monday.
It was …
Adult men’s basketball league registration continues
The Person County Recreation, Arts and Parks Department will hold team registration for its adult men’s basketball league through …
SOUTH BOSTON, Va — When Brian Pembelton retired from racing a few years back, his wife April probably sighed a sigh of relief with …
Make exceptions for school traffic
Children attending the county’s two charter schools, and PCS’ early college, have already started classes.
On Monday, the rest …
Cleaning up N.C.’s hodgepodge of laws
Because Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly have remained deadlocked for weeks over …
Discover a taste of our Personality
Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce director Lisa Busjahn gave me a good belly laugh Monday when we were talking about the upcoming …
Looking forward to Petty’s service
Roxboro City Councilman Reggie Horton hit the nail on the head Tuesday night when he told the crowd in the audience at the city …
Trade wars hurt Carolina workers
The political temptation to protect “domestic” industries from “foreign” competition is strong, persistent and understandable. …