4 hrs ago | The tobacco farmer's magazine
Tobacco Farm Quarterly Magazine
The 2008 Southern Farm Show was an event I waited for with great anticipation. It is usually a very fine show in its own right, with farmers from all over the region coming down to Raleigh to see what was new ... via The tobacco farmer's magazine
Thursday | News Observer
Architects take business overseas
“There's almost unlimited opportunity.”
As domestic development slows in the face of tighter construction lending, more architects are looking abroad to keep busy. via News Observer
Monday May 12 | Chicago Tribune
Bill Clinton connects on 'Bubba tour'
“This is the kind of campaigning he's accustomed to. 'She has made a distinct appeal to working-class voters, and there are a lot of them here”
SANFORD, N.C. - This little town hadn't seen a president since Harry Truman stopped here - that is, until the other day, 10 administrations, three wars and more than 14,000 days later, when Bill Clinton stood ... via Chicago Tribune
Saturday May 10 | HeraldSun.com
Presidential road show is coming back
Presidential road show is coming back By Matt Goad : The Herald-Sun May 5, 2008 Barack Obama will make a stop in Durham today, with Bill Clinton on his heels in Roxboro this evening as the campaigns for the ... via HeraldSun.com
Thursday May 8 | Roxboro Courier Times
Clayton, Jeffers, Winstead advance
“I appreciate all the people who helped me, and I appreciate all the people turning out to vote.”
Incumbent Jimmy Clayton led a slate of five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to three seats on the Person Board of County Commissioners in the fall general election during Tuesday's primary ... via Roxboro Courier Times
Tuesday May 6 | Roxboro Courier Times
Walter Finnigan is choice at RCS to succeed retiring Kennington as principal
“I feel we've got the right person. Walter will continue the philosophy that has been set and the school will move forward under his direction.”
Walter Finnigan on Friday signed on as Roxboro Community School's new principal, and the school's board also announced it has begun a search for Finnigan's replacement as assistant principal. via Roxboro Courier Times
Sunday May 4 | Roxboro Courier Times
Commission hopefuls square off
“I'll be here for you and not for me.”
Candidates for the Person Board of County Commissioners took center stage Tuesday night in the Person County Office Building auditorium in a debate hosted by the Roxboro Jaycees. via Roxboro Courier Times
Friday May 2 | The Carrboro Citizen
Kinnaird, Carey, working for votes
“It's a lot different when you've run a business. There were 100 people [at Piedmont] when I started and 200 when I left”
Six months ago, the race for North Carolina Senate District 23, which is comprised of Orange and Person counties, was shaping up as a much different kind of contest than the one on the ballot today. via The Carrboro Citizen
Wednesday Apr 30 | Roxboro Courier Times
City pleased with initial public participation in pedestrian plan
“We have not compiled everything yet”
Opportunity knocked Saturday morning in Uptown Roxboro and the City of Roxboro's newly formed Pedestrian Plan Steering Committee took advantage. via Roxboro Courier Times
Monday Apr 28 | Roxboro Courier Times
County OKs upgrade to pump station for project that saved rest home
A joint government-private industry project that started two years ago to prevent state health officials from shutting down a Person County rest home appears to be on the way to its final stage of completion. via Roxboro Courier Times








