Roxboro

One Up on the Triad and the Triangle Story by Norwood Walker Christmas time arrives at the mall even before Halloween can make an appearance and don’t even think about finding any trace of Thanksgiving.  Christmas music begins to appear earlier and earlier and even the Hallmark Channel pushes Christmas movies as early as July.  It is enough to make ...

The main building of the Person County Museum of History was built by W.W. Kitchin, former North Carolina governor. The Colonial style home was built in 1901. By Phyliss Boatwright All photos by Olivia Townsend, Roxboro Community School Freshman  A visit to the Person County Museum of History is an architectural, as well as historical, delight. The campus includes eight ...

By Phyliss Boatwright Dr. Tori Bradsher grew up on Roxboro’s Main Street in a 1920s-era “Four Square style” George W. Kane-built home. After moving away for college and career, she returned to her hometown four years ago to serve as a cardiologist at Person Memorial Hospital – and moved back into her childhood home. “The house needed some updating,” Bradsher ...

Story by Norwood Walker Whether you call her Dolley, Dolly, Dorothea, or Dorothy, whether you believe she was born at Paine’s Tavern, Payne’s Tavern, or New Garden, Dolley Payne Todd Madison has been part of the lore of Person County for many years.  In the past there was a Dolly Madison Theater on Main Street, Dolly Street (in two locations), ...

Story and photos by Sara Coates - Roxboro Community School Seventeen-year-old Marie-Claire Evers transformed her life last fall as she traded her home in Almere, a city in the Netherlands, for a 10-month experience in Person County, where she is completing her senior year at Roxboro Community School (RCS). Evers has ties to Roxboro, through her mother, who lived here ...

Hall's Way is a neat indoor shopping experience in Uptown Roxboro. Hall's Block offers even more shopping, dining, and services on the four streets surrounding Hall's Way. The Shops of Hall's Way The Businesses of South Main, Abbitt & Lamar Streets We Are Vested and Invested in Historic Uptown Roxboro   Story and photographs by Meredith Bernard Sometimes vision is much ...

Story by Norwood Walker That one lonely mural on the Reams Avenue side of the outside brick wall of the Kirby in downtown Roxboro is about to find a new home.  As part of the Outdoor Art Project of Roxboro, 4 new murals are being prepared to hang on the brick façade of the Kirby facing Reams Avenue.  The Public ...