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Person school board approves up to 31 job layoffs
Citing declining enrollment, a system reorganization and net reductions in state funding, the Person County Board of Education on Thursday approved the elimination of as many as 31 … more
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Nathan Matherly watches as the crowd grows in the courtyard at Piedmont Community College before Friday night's commencement ceremony.
PCC grads urged to be flexible
Nathan Matherly stood inside the lobby of the new student center at Piedmont Community College Friday night and watched the crowd outside filling the seats in the courtyard of the Person County … more
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Antioch Baptist Church pastor David Chambers credits the loving environment as the reason why members keep coming back each Sunday. The church's worship service is every Sunday at 11 a.m.
Readers choose best of Person County
Walking through the doors of Antioch Baptist Church, many would say the first thing you feel is love. “Anybody that walks in there, they just soak them up. In fact, one of the things we get so … more
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Person High School senior Katie Daniel is all smiles as she marches in with other graduating seniors in the county for the My Life Matters Baccalaureate service at Westwood Baptist Church.
Service offers up prayers for grads
High school eniors and their families, community members and leaders gathered for the third annual baccalaureate service at Westwood Baptist Church Friday evening, hosted by My Life … more
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The latest Agenda
Events The Person County Museum of History, will host a Memorial Day service at 11 a.m., May 25 in the museum courtyard. The ceremony will conclude with a formal dedication of tribute bricks … more
New inductees in Phi Theta Kappa at Piedmont Community College take part in their induction ceremony last month.
PCC inducts honor society students
An induction ceremony was held last month at Piedmont Community College for the Alpha Upsilon Theta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society, where 26 students became new members for the … more
Two men face shoplifting charges
A Durham man and a Bahama man were charged for stealing from Dollar General, 8530 Durham Road, Timberlake, Thursday evening. Jay Poole, 39, of 10077 Rougemont Road, Bahama, was charged with one … more
C-T offering new digital solutions
Local businesses can extend their advertising reach across the World Wide Web through Kingsdale Media, an eastern North Carolina digital marketing agency bridging the gap between community newspapers … more
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Person County manager recommends 2-cent property tax increase
The Person County Board of Commissioners got its first look Monday at County Manager Heidi York’s proposed $70 million budget, which calls for the first property tax hike in Person County in a … more
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Roxboro man convicted of second-degree murder
A Roxboro man was sentenced earlier this month in Person County Superior Court to between 250 and 310 months in state prison in connection with a July 2016 murder of a Roxboro man in … more
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Garrett
World-renowned physician ‘was just tops’
Person County has lost one of its native sons, and the world has lost a preeminent physician. William Elwood Garrett Jr. – Billy to those who knew him – died May 4 at the age of 70. Garrett … more
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As the baby boomer population continues to age, the proportion of the older adult population will increase in the coming decades says a county aging profile from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Person County is aging
Person County is getting older quick. In the next decade, 60-years-old and older will be the fastest growing part of the population in Person County, with 75- to 84-year-olds increasing by 75 … more
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