Phyliss Boatwright

Family Gathering Spot and Vacation Rental By Phyliss Boatwright For locals, Hyco Lake is many things. A place of memories, a place to live, to play, to take the boat or kayak out on a Saturday or Sunday, or a place to visit friends and family who live there. For some, it is a place of income. For everyone, it ...

So Much More than a Store By Phyliss Boatwright Photos by Olivia Townsend, RCS Freshman Southern Treasures Consignment and Antiques in Roxboro is a store, but owner Bettie Yarboro-Jackson offers much more than a mere retail environment. For instance, on the third Saturday of each month, from 2 to 6 p.m., visitors can taste wines from all over the world. ...

Expanding Online and via Social Media By Phyliss Boatwright Photos by Olivia Townsend, RCS Freshman Beth Capps, Selections owner, believes in service, and enjoys making sure her customers are happy.Photo by Olivia Townsend, RCS Freshman Selections in uptown Roxboro offers shoppers an experience that is a cut above the ordinary. From gourmet-to-go foods to mini corn hole boards, everyone’s fancy ...

Start Where You Are, Use What You’ve Got By Phyliss Boatwright The name “Elmwood” conjures images of charm and graciousness to visitors of Dr. Michael Rudder’s ancestral Leasburg home. Seeing this former plantation envelopes one in that charm and graciousness, and in a diverse history as well. While navigating the long, narrow, tree-lined driveway, a visitor’s heart rate slows, but ...

‘Building Relationships’ and Shopping Bargains By Phyliss Boatwright Photos by Mackenzie Clayton, RCS Sophomore Shopping at the Jumble Store on Roxboro’s Main Street offers several advantages. Customers can find great bargains on a new outfit, a good book, a car seat for the baby or grandchild, a new chair for the home, or pick up a piece of jewelry or ...

Couple Turns Historic Homeplace into South-Central Virginia Destination! By Phyliss Boatwright Enchanting is the best way to describe a trip to Springfield Distillery in Halifax, Virginia. Welcoming, warm and passionate are adjectives that best describe Springfield owners James and Kelly Gordon. The drive to Springfield from Roxboro offers miles of rolling, tree-covered hills and beautiful, peaceful views of tobacco fields ...

By Phyliss Boatwright In 2005, Kevin and Kimberly Moore followed their dreams and turned a former family tobacco farm into vineyards and a breathtakingly beautiful winery. Today it is one of the largest in North Carolina and it is right here in Person County. The building, a warm, welcoming blend of old English, Italian and western lodge styles, offers a ...

By Phyliss Boatwright Cities, towns, counties are typically thought of as locations, places, dots on a map. But those dots are made up of people who live, work and do business there, and people give a place its spirit. Roxboro and Person County embody a spirit of service and giving. When asked to define the spirit of Roxboro and Person ...

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 ...