This week: 

• North Carolina Utilities Commission issues certificate for second gas facility at Hyco Lake

• Joint County Commissioners, City Council, Economic Development Commission meeting next Thursday

• Dispute between the state and local Republican Party

• Two people have been charged in relation to the postgame fight after the Person-Cummings football game

• Rockets fall to Southern Alamance on homecoming

• Person volleyball moves on to the third round of the state playoffs with a win over CB Aycock

• RCS drops in the second round of the playoffs to Gates County

• Playoff updates from RCS golf, XC

This week:

• Dr. Rodney Peterson named state Superintendent of the Year
• Person County Board of Elections finalizes city election results, Cynthia Petty becomes first elected Black mayor
• Courtney Jordan's legal woes continue
• Person football wins at Cummings, postgame altercation results in law enforcement action
• Person volleyball wins Mid-Carolina conference
• RCS wins Diamond 9 conference
• County Recreation, Arts and Parks is trying to bring youth football back

This week:

• The City of Roxboro's municipal election is Tuesday
• Alexis Vander Poppen is Roxboro's 2026 Distinguished Young Woman
• Commissioners to hear solar ordinance text amendment Monday
• Personality Festival is this weekend
• Roxboro woman killed Friday
• Person wins the second Battle of Volleytown Friday, loses to Cedar Ridge in a potential playoff matchup preview
• RCS wins the JV Battle of Volleytown
• Person football heads to Graham Friday
• RCS tennis picks up a win over Person, looks to the playoffs

This week:

• Board of Adjustment denies land use appeal
• Division of Water Resources issues gas line water quality certification
• School report cards
• City early voting has started
• Roxboro's Distinguished Young Woman scholarship program
• Press Association awards, C-T takes first in General Excellence
• Person football loses at Western Alamance, heads into the bye week
• Battle of Volleytown part two Friday night
• Southern Middle School soccer beats Northern
• Northern Middle School football beats Stanback

This week:

• City Council candidates take on C-T questionnaire, mayoral candidates next week
• Person County Board of Commissioners deny Rural Conservation district name change
• Commissioners endorse Piedmont Community College, Person Family Medical Center projects for grant funding
• Natalia Wesley, Lia Roberts book feature
• Person football picks up a rivalry win at Halifax
• Person volleyball with a statement 3-0 win at Western Alamance
• RCS volleyball swept by Falls Lake but remains unbeaten in conference

This week:

• The Person County Economic Development Commission's first meeting under its new bylaws
• Mary Jane Bowman named PCS Teacher of the Year
• Person County Board of Commissioners to meet Tuesday
• Person football opens the season against Franklinton, on to Halifax this week
• Person volleyball falls by thin margins to Orange
• Four straight RCS volleyball wins
• The start of tennis for RCS

This week:

• The Person County Board of Commissioners' changes to the Economic Development Commission bylaws
• Roxboro City Council to assess Lake Roxboro spillway damages
• Courtney Jordan named a defendant in a Durham County lawsuit
• Fall Sports Preview
• Person wins the Battle of Volleytown, beats Carrboro in five sets
• Person JV volleyball wins 20th straight
• RCS volleyball with wins over NCSSM, Neuse Charter
• Person 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 Jail
• New cell phone policies for Person County Schools and Roxboro Community School
• No changes expected at Hyco Lake following the override of Gov. Josh Stein's veto of Senate Bill 266
• Person volleyball starts off the season in exciting fashion at Cedar Ridge
• Battle of Volleytown
• Person 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 Chantal
• The Piedmont Community College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Kevin Lee to be the college's sixth president
• The Person County Board of Commissioners decision on expanding the Economic Development Commission's powers has been delayed
• The fields are set for Roxboro's municipal election this year
• Rocket Stadium renovations are nearing completion
• Person football's summer workouts have begun
• The Rocket Club will be hosting a reverse raffle at the Homestead Steakhouse Sept. 8

This week:

• Tropical Depression Chantal's impact on Person County
• City election filing underway
• Breaking 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