Phyliss Boatwright

Story by Phyliss Boatwright Photos by Mackenzie Clayton, RCS Senior “You want to go where everybody knows your name” -- that’s how customers and friends sum up the experience of visiting Cole’s Pharmacy on Main Street in uptown Roxboro. And if you want to get a true taste of Roxboro and Person County, just step inside the building on the ...

A Journey of Faith, Perseverance and Triumph by Sonja B. Vaughan Book review by Phyliss Boatwright Reading this Book is Like Sitting on the Porch, Chatting with the Author. Every now and then, I find a book that touches my heart in a way that is hard to describe. That’s exactly what happened when I read Person County native Sonja ...

by Karla Mitchell Diggs Book review by Phyliss Boatwright Person Native Tells Powerful Story of 1920s Harlem in her Cotton Club Princess, Person County native Karla Mitchell Diggs, who grew up in Woodsdale, tells a heartbreaking, heartwarming, ultimately uplifting and inspiring historical tale set in New York during the Harlem Renaissance. The book won the 2017 Indie Human Relations Book ...

By Phyliss Boatwright For 12 years, I drove a white 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. I loved that car. Of all the cars I’ve had in the nearly five decades I’ve been driving, that Trailblazer was my favorite. And it was also the only vehicle I’ve ever owned that had to be repaired three times -- in the exact same spot. The ...

Story by Phyliss Boatwright Photos by Ken Martin The Person County Senior Center staff believes “you’re never too old to play,” and works hard to make sure Personians over age 50 have fun things to do year-round. Throughout the year, Director Maynell Harper and her staff offer opportunities for seniors and others to get involved, have fun, get fit, continue ...

Story by Phyliss Boatwright Photos by Juli Leonard, at the News & Observer and Lyndon Smith An unassuming blueberry farm, located immediately off NC Highway 86 in the Cedar Grove community, just north of Hillsborough, is home to a unique business. Botanist & Barrel. A cidery/winery, is owned and operated by the brother and sister team of Lyndon and Kether ...

Former Busboy Returns Iconic Roxboro Restaurant to Glory Story by Phyliss Boatwright Photos by Olivia Townsend, RCS Sophomore Bryan Day, who now owns and operates Clarksville Station Restaurant in Roxboro, essentially grew up in the historic establishment, working as a busboy, dishwasher and server while in high school and college. After college, Day moved away from his hometown for several ...

Story and photos by Phyliss Boatwright Semora Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bobby Dodson, right, and Assistant Chief Landell Cunningham say all residents in their, and all fire districts, should have reflective address signs that make response time to emergencies shorter. “When seconds count, if we can't find you, we can't help you,” is the advice Semora Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) ...

The 2019 Volume 3 issue of Hyco Lake Magazine was due to arrive any day and it just so happened that I noticed Russell's Ltd was closed for more than a week. This was concerning because I had heard NOTHING! So, big deal, another business when under... But we had just written a story about this business that had been ...

A Blend of Old, New, Southern, Midwestern, and Everything in Between Story by Phyliss Boatwright Photos by Mackenzie Clayton, RCS Sophomore Minnesota native Victoria O’Duffy had never been to North Carolina until 2016, when she stepped off a plane at Raleigh-Durham International Airport to move into what is now the Manor on Main Bed and Breakfast on Roxboro’s Main Street. ...