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Cubs Parker, Kaia, Hobbes By Elise Gammon Photos by Dustin Hair, Randy Piland, Mindy Stinner and Elise Gammon This past Christmas, Parker tiger cub got his wish…his brother and sister came to live with him at the Animal Park at the Conservators Center. The two new cubs were named by sponsors, and we’re thrilled to introduce Hobbes and Kaia (pronounced Kai-ah). Hobbes is a ...

Caroline Cates gets up on the wakeboard during her session with Carro Djupsjö, a professional wakeboarder from Sweden who gave lessons at NC Marina at Hyco Lake last spring. By Caroline Cates, RCS Eighth Grader NC Marine held its exciting grand opening on Saturday, May 22. NC Marine is a boat shop close to Hyco Lake. I, among many others, ...

Avalon Tiger Story by Jessica Ramsey Photographs by Donald Komondy Photography As the trees turn green and the flowers start to bloom across the area, here at the Animal Park, we are all taking a deep breath and preparing for an exciting summer. A year of COVID-19 restrictions has left us looking forward to a summer filled with laughing children ...

Distinguished Young Women – Chapter 3 By Norwood Walker (Click here to read first story in this series: Junior Miss to Distinguished Young Women) When the 25 participants in this year’s Roxboro’s Distinguished Young Women’s Program take the stage at the Kirby on Saturday, September 21, 2019, they will have much in common with previous participants. For the young women ...

By Norwood Walker When you enter The Old Country Club Steakhouse you immediately notice many portraits of young women lining the walls, in the main left dining room there are more of the same. All of these young women share the title of Roxboro’s Junior Miss, Young Woman of the Year, or Distinguished Young Women, which are really all the ...

Distinguished Young Women The Story Continues By Norwood Walker (Click here to read first story in this series: Junior Miss to Distinguished Young Women) Thomas Wolfe is credited with the quote “You can’t go home again.” Many young people, male and female’ have taken that quote to heart over the years and never fully returned to the area of their ...

Story and photos by Taylor Sharp Wic - Tiger Every morning, when I pull into the driveway of the Conservators Center, tucked away in rural Caswell County, I am greeted by a symphony. The dewy air hangs heavy with the songs of howling wolves, oofing lions, chuffling tigers, “waowing” jungle cats, chittering lemurs, and the melodic voices of New Guinea ...

Distinguished Young Women The Story Continues By Norwood Walker (Click here to read first story in this series: Junior Miss to Distinguished Young Women) Thomas Wolfe is credited with the quote “You can’t go home again.” Many young people, male and female’ have taken that quote to heart over the years and never fully returned to the area of their ...

By Phillip Gillis I love walking into the Roxboro National Guard Armory because it looks the same as it did when I came to these wrestling shows as a child. It is a massive, open room with white walls-a light blue border at the bottom and a line of windows at the top that can best be described as what ...

By Meredith Bernard If you grew up on a farm, live on a farm or have ever visited a farm, it’s easy to understand the nostalgia, pride and joy that comes from seeing the cycle of life through crops and/or animals raised first hand. If you haven’t, it can be harder to understand, but there are farms in our area ...