US and European stocks reversed Monday as oil prices surged over fears hostilities could resume in the weeks-long Middle East war after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz following its brief reopening.

Tyler Garrett White, 21, of Timberlake, passed away Saturday, April 18th, 2026. Tyler was brought into this world on September 17th, 2004, in Durham County, but spent his life in Roxboro alongside his ...

With the unofficial results of Tuesday’s municipal election, Cynthia Petty has become the first elected Black mayor of Roxboro. Longtime Roxboro City Council member Sam Spencer holds the title of ...

Like the four-year candidates last week, the Republican candidates seeking the nomination for the available two-year unexpired term on the Person County Board of Commissioners took on The ...

Swiss banking giant UBS on Wednesday reported that net profit rose a better-than-expected 80 percent to $3 billion in the ...

A complaint has been filed in federal court alleging three detention officers violated an inmate’s rights during an alleged assault in the Person County Jail in August 2023. Person County Sheriff ...

Tuesday night, candidate for a four-year term on the Person County Board of Commissioners Earl Brooks answered questions on his view for the county’s future. Brooks was the lone county commission ...

The Person County Board of Commissioners denied a request from Hyco Solar, LLC for a text amendment to the county’s current solar ordinance at its April 6 meeting. The vote was 3-2, with chair Kyle ...

The Person County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to deny a proposed text amendment to the county Planning Ordinance that would rename the county’s Rural Conservation zoning district to Rural ...

Dr. Kevin Gift, who serves as pastor of Ca-Vel Baptist church, is a self-proclaimed introvert, video game collector, and church mutt. While the former terms are self-explanatory, the less-common ...

Former Person High School basketball star and social studies teacher Tyrone Khalil Outlaw Jr. was taken into custody Tuesday morning on warrants for assaulting his pregnant wife and communicating ...