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Planning board to hold solar rezoning hearing Thursday
The Person County Planning Board will hold a public hearing Thursday night on a proposed conditional rezoning for four parcels along Hurdle Mills and Satterfield roads for a proposed 798-acre solar … more
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Local COVID-19 spread worsening
This week’s spread of COVID-19 is Person County’s worst since February with 99 new cases being reported on the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Dashboard … more
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Crime Reports July 26 - Aug. 2
The following reports were released this week. Roxboro Police Department Monday, July 26 7:28 a.m. – Officers responded to a report of breaking and entering and injury to real … more
Commissioners postpone solar decision, pursue moratorium
The Person Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to postpone its decision on a proposed solar farm in the southeastern portion of the county and later to pursue a moratorium on solar systems … more
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Masks on at RCS for start of school
Roxboro Community School announced Tuesday that all students, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks inside the building when they return to campus for the start of the upcoming school … more
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Palace Pointe to be sold
Twenty years after first opening to the public, Palace Pointe will be sold. In a Facebook post last Wednesday afternoon, the local entertainment facility announced it would not reopen and is … more
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Department of Social Services Board Chairman Ray Jeffers addresses the Person County Board of Commissioners during the informal comment period in Monday’s meeting. Jeffers spoke out against a proposed consolidation of the DSS and Health Department by Commissioner P.J. Gentry.
DSS, Health Department consolidation hearing set
The Person Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of holding a public hearing on consolidating the county’s Social Services and Health departments into a single Human Services Department … more
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Weekly COVID-19 spread worst since March
Local spread of COVID-19 has reached levels unseen since early March. There were 46 new cases announced this week, taking the county’s total to 3,674, according to the North Carolina … more
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First local COVID-19 deaths since May
For the first time in months, COVID-19 deaths were reported in Person County this week, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dashboard. The deaths, reported … more
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Furniture manufacturer to expand local operations
Syracuse, Indiana-based outdoor furniture manufacturer POLYWOOD will expand its Roxboro operations, creating 300 new jobs and investing $61.6 million over five years, the Person County Economic … more
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EDC sends incentive policy to commissioners
The Person County Economic Development Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to send a written economic development incentives policy for county commissioners approval. The policy spells out what … more
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Drill Team remains intact
The Drill Team will be back. After two weeks of uncertainty about the future of the Person High School institution, coaches informed The Courier-Times late last week that the Drill Team, as well … more
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