The C-T Recap

This week:Board of commissioners to hear public comments on solar ordinanceSchedule set in first-degree murder trialThe magic of kindness featurePCS school calendar adjusted RCS softball picks up big win over RockinghamPerson baseball beats RCSLee Pulliam's big day in Martinsville

This week: Meet Milan Richard, the new franchisee of Roxboro's new Chick-Fil-APerson County Economic Development Director Brandy Lynch dismissed.Dr. Kevin Lee formally installed as president of Piedmont Community College.Timberlake Community Center Food Pantry Person County Democratic ConventionRCS softball rolling despite Obie intentional walksPerson softball dominates at WilliamsRCS baseball earns first win of season versus Bartlett Yancey

This week:Duke Energy, NC Wildlife expected to address board’s concernsMeyer to resign from NC senateConfusion over PCGOP leadership following outdoor conventionPociask joins C-T teamParenting with eyes wide openPHS Athletics Hall of Fame welcomes class of 2025RCS softball off to hot start, Obie chasing her own recordSpring sports get underway with PHS baseball/softball and RCS softball/baseball

This week:Early voting ends Saturday, primary election is TuesdayMicrosoft will develop a data center on the Person County Mega Park propertyThe Roxboro Police Department reported the 2025 rate was the city’s lowest in more than two decadesThe Roxboro Woman’s Club’s Red Stocking Revue on the Kirby Theater stage tonight and tomorrowJulian Combs takes fourth in the 5A 150-pound weight class at the state championshipsBasketball playoffs update – Roxboro Community School girls onto the third round SaturdayBaseball and softball starting up

This weekSettlement reached in federal lawsuit against sheriff and former detention officersDemocratic Party nominates Lauren Wilkerson Horak to be Register of DeedsPerson County Board of Commissioners to hold its annual budget retreat TuesdayPerson High School and Roxboro Community School basketball are back in action after a weather-induced breakYouth football signups extended into the spring

This week:Winter storm coming this weekendBoard of Commissioners holds off on EDC changesSmithsonian exhibit coming to the Person County Museum of HistoryDunn, Brooks take on GOP forumHS basketball updatesPerson wrestling finishes second in conference, looking to postseason

This week:Candidate filing to end FridayEllixson takes plea dealFederal lawsuit against sheriff, detention officers to continueArrest made in May death of childPerson boys’ basketball hands Easter Alamance first loss, beats HalifaxPerson girls split against Halifax, Eastern AlamanceRCS boys’ basketball picks up first win, girls win over Raleigh CharterPerson wrestling goes 3-2 at Alleghany

This week:Roxboro Christmas Parade SaturdayPetty, city council sworn in TuesdayA candidate filing updateFeatures on Police Management Assistant Lori Davis’ retirement from the Roxboro police department and the Person High School marching bandPerson boys’ basketball with wins over Orange and HalifaxPerson girls’ drop games against Orange and Halifax

This week:Person County Board of Commissioners make Sherry Wilborn first-ever woman elevated to board leadershipRoxboro’s first Black mayor, Cynthia Petty, and the new city council will be sworn in TuesdayCandidate filing has begun for the 2026 electionWinter sports are starting upPerson boys’ basketball with wins over Orange and WebbPerson girls’ basketball with wins over Webb and RiversideRoxboro Community School’s girls’ basketball with a 4-1 start

This week: Attorneys representing Roger Wilkerson have filed a motion seeking a change of venue in the first-degree murder trial over the 2022 death of Nancy HortonA trial date has been set for former-commissioner Tracy Ellixson's felony chargesThe Person County Board of Commissioners is seeking prevention measures against large-scale partiesPerson football end the regular season with a loss to Williams, heads to J.F. Webb for the first round of the state playoffs FridayPeyton Hogan has been named All-Region 3 by the North Carolina Volleyball Coaches Association

This week: North Carolina Utilities Commission issues certificate for second gas facility at Hyco LakeJoint County Commissioners, City Council, Economic Development Commission meeting next ThursdayDispute between the state and local Republican PartyTwo people have been charged in relation to the postgame fight after the Person-Cummings football gameRockets fall to Southern Alamance on homecomingPerson volleyball moves on to the third round of the state playoffs with a win over CB AycockRCS drops in the second round of the playoffs to Gates CountyPlayoff updates from RCS golf, XC

This week:Dr. Rodney Peterson named state Superintendent of the YearPerson County Board of Elections finalizes city election results, Cynthia Petty becomes first elected Black mayorCourtney Jordan's legal woes continuePerson football wins at Cummings, postgame altercation results in law enforcement actionPerson volleyball wins Mid-Carolina conferenceRCS wins Diamond 9 conferenceCounty Recreation, Arts and Parks is trying to bring youth football back

This week:The City of Roxboro's municipal election is TuesdayAlexis Vander Poppen is Roxboro's 2026 Distinguished Young WomanCommissioners to hear solar ordinance text amendment MondayPersonality Festival is this weekendRoxboro woman killed FridayPerson wins the second Battle of Volleytown Friday, loses to Cedar Ridge in a potential playoff matchup previewRCS wins the JV Battle of VolleytownPerson football heads to Graham FridayRCS tennis picks up a win over Person, looks to the playoffs

This week:Board of Adjustment denies land use appealDivision of Water Resources issues gas line water quality certificationSchool report cardsCity early voting has startedRoxboro's Distinguished Young Woman scholarship programPress Association awards, C-T takes first in General ExcellencePerson football loses at Western Alamance, heads into the bye weekBattle of Volleytown part two Friday nightSouthern Middle School soccer beats NorthernNorthern Middle School football beats Stanback

This week:City Council candidates take on C-T questionnaire, mayoral candidates next weekPerson County Board of Commissioners deny Rural Conservation district name changeCommissioners endorse Piedmont Community College, Person Family Medical Center projects for grant fundingNatalia Wesley, Lia Roberts book featurePerson football picks up a rivalry win at HalifaxPerson volleyball with a statement 3-0 win at Western AlamanceRCS volleyball swept by Falls Lake but remains unbeaten in conference

This week:The Person County Economic Development Commission's first meeting under its new bylawsMary Jane Bowman named PCS Teacher of the YearPerson County Board of Commissioners to meet TuesdayPerson football opens the season against Franklinton, on to Halifax this weekPerson volleyball falls by thin margins to OrangeFour straight RCS volleyball winsThe start of tennis for RCS

This week:The Person County Board of Commissioners' changes to the Economic Development Commission bylawsRoxboro City Council to assess Lake Roxboro spillway damagesCourtney Jordan named a defendant in a Durham County lawsuitFall Sports Preview Person wins the Battle of Volleytown, beats Carrboro in five setsPerson JV volleyball wins 20th straightRCS volleyball with wins over NCSSM, Neuse CharterPerson football opens the season Friday against Franklinton

This week:A federal lawsuit has been filed against Person County Sheriff Jason Wilborn and three former detention officers alleging an August 2023 assault in the Person County JailNew cell phone policies for Person County Schools and Roxboro Community SchoolNo changes expected at Hyco Lake following the override of Gov. Josh Stein's veto of Senate Bill 266Person volleyball starts off the season in exciting fashion at Cedar RidgeBattle of VolleytownPerson football starts the season next Friday against Franklinton

This week:Gov. Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency in the wake of Tropical Storm ChantalThe Piedmont Community College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Kevin Lee to be the college's sixth presidentThe Person County Board of Commissioners decision on expanding the Economic Development Commission's powers has been delayedThe fields are set for Roxboro's municipal election this yearRocket Stadium renovations are nearing completionPerson football's summer workouts have begunThe Rocket Club will be hosting a reverse raffle at the Homestead Steakhouse Sept. 8

This week:Tropical Depression Chantal's impact on Person CountyCity election filing underwayBreaking down Person football's 2025 schedule Karrie Obie, Kaylyn Pope and Ava Talley were named to both the NCSCA 1A All-District 3 and All-State teams Obie named 1A East Player of the Year, Pope named District 3 Pitcher of the Year

This week:The county Economic Development commission discusses possible department takeoverThe Roxboro City Council's $24.6 million budget4th of July plansCasey Nichols named PHS baseball coachMatthew Heflin named PHS assistant athletic directorPlus, the All-Bulldog and All-Rocket teams

This week: George and Ben recap the last month of the news in Person County.A child fatality in foster careLocal utility public hearingsThe next county budgetThe search for Piedmont Community College's next presidentSports:RCS softball's trip to the regional finalsSpring All-Conference selectionsCollege commitsPerson baseball head coach Kyle Boyette steps downThe first-ever Roxboro Pickleball TournamentAll-Bulldog and All-Rocket teams next week

This week:Tracy Ellixson resigns from the Person County Board of CommissionersThe Board of Commissioners postponed a public hearing on a proposed synthetic gypsum storage siteWendy Palmer has been inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of FameKarrie Obie ties the state single-season HR recordRCS softball wins the TNAC championship, rolls in first round of the playoffsRCS baseball with a first-round upset over Warren CountyPerson baseball falls in the first roundGrant Phillips, Walker Cole, Ty Davis and Braxton Allen qualify for golf statesTrevquan Gary named Central 3A Male Field Athlete of the Year, breaks discus record throw

This week:The Wall That Heals is open at the Rock Athletic ComplexTracy Ellixson's future on the Board of Commissioners to be discussed MondayWoodsdale storage site special-use permit up for decision Monday nightUtilities Commission public hearing on second Duke Energy gas turbine Monday night at the Person County CourthousePerson Baseball is closing in on a co-conference title Friday nightRCS softball with a win over Oxford Prep Monday AND Karrie Obie tied the state single-season homerun record RCS middle school softball wins the TNAC regular season crownRCS golf wins the TNAC tournamentPerson golfers Grant Phillips and Dalton Oakley on to regionalsBig wins for NMS softball and baseball

This week: Person County Board of Commissioners to vote on Capital Improvement Plan MondayCommissioner Tracy Ellixson is eligible to return to the board following his leave of absence Bethel Hill Charter School's two-year charter renewalChanges to some elementary schools' attendance boundariesLocal elected officials took on a town hall MondayBig wins for RCS softballRCS middle school softball remains undefeatedA mixed week for RCS baseballNMS softball with a big win over CulbrethSMS baseball and softball with wins over Phillips

This week: the results of the investigation into the 2024 shooting of Kelvin Moseley, the county Capital improvement Plan, the new Timberlake VFD insurance rating, RCS-Person softball, Person baseball vs. Southern Alamance, Northern-Southern matchups in multiple sports and more!

This week: the Roxboro City Council's budget talks continued, the county's second case of rabies was confirmed, home run record watch for Karrie Obie has started, an update on spring sports and more!

This week: The North Carolina Utilities Commission has set the public hearing date for the second planned gas turbine at Hyco Lake, the return of the Leadership Person County program, Karrie Obie chasing the state home run record, a spring sports update and more!

This week: Merilyn Newell will not seek re-election as Roxboro's mayor, Tracy Ellixson found not guilty, Person basketball's playoff run comes to an end, TNAC All-Conference teams released, spring sports starting up and more!