Last Wednesday afternoon, Roxboro police were dispatched to James Street where Person County Commissioner Charlie Palmer shot and killed a dog.
Captain Chris Dickerson said officers found the dog, …
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By George Willoughby | gwilloughby@roxboro-courier.com
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7/28/22
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The following reports were released this week.
Roxboro Police Department
Wednesday, July 13
11:52 a.m. – Elbert Nickalous Oakley III, 22, of Old Durham Road, Roxboro, was charged with …
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7/28/22
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The Person County Board of Commissioners will face a light agenda at its regularly-scheduled meeting Monday night with only one action item prepared for the board.
The commissioners will convene …
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By George Willoughby | gwilloughby@roxboro-courier.com
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7/28/22
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The City of Roxboro has been named in a wrongful death civil lawsuit regarding the 2020 killing of David Brooks Jr. by a city police officer. The suit was filed in the Person County …
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By George Willoughby | gwilloughby@roxboro-courier.com
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7/28/22
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In an update on the construction of the corporate hangar at the Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County Thursday, Board of County Commissioners chair Gordon Powell said there has been an inquiry to …
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By George Willoughby | gwilloughby@roxboro-courier.com
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7/21/22
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By Kelly Snow
kellysnow@roxboro-courier.com
County attorney Ellis Hankins gave the public an update on the work outside counsel has been doing in regards to Duke Energy’s Carbon …
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By Kelly Snow | kellysnow@roxboro-courier.com
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7/21/22
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A multi-year investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has led to felony charges to a local woman and a former district attorney.
Bettie Yarboro-Jackson was indicted Monday …
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By Kelly Snow | kellysnow@roxboro-courier.com
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7/21/22
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Local law enforcement officers spent much of Monday and Tuesday involved in training that the thousands of parents, students and school personnel hope they never have to use.
Deputies from the …
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By Kelly Snow | kellysnow@roxboro-courier.com
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7/21/22
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By George Willoughby
gwilloughby@roxboro-courier.com
The Roxboro Police Department has made an arrest following two shootings in the Mt. Bethel Church Street area last weekend.
According to …
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7/14/22
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In a called meeting Tuesday, the Person County Economic Development Commission made a recommendation for the Person County Board of Commissioners to perform a survey of the Person County Mega …
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By George Willoughby | gwilloughby@roxboro-courier.com
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7/14/22
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Centennial Park expected open soon
By George Willoughby
gwilloughby@roxboro-courier.com
Five years after the City of Roxboro took the project on, the Uptown park project is nearing …
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By George Willoughby | gwilloughby@roxboro-courier.com
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7/14/22
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Person County Schools will have its leader for several more years to come.
The Person County Schools Board of Education voted to extend the contract of superintendent Rodney Peterson for two years …
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By Kelly Snow | kellysnow@roxboro-courier.com
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7/7/22
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