Roxboro NewsLocal news for Roxboro, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Wreck kills two in Caswell County- June 28, 2008 A single-car accident claimed the lives of two people, and seriously injured three, on N.C. 57 near Semora on Thursday evening shortly after 5 p.m. Early reports indicated that three people had died, but Sgt.http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/wreck-kills-two-in-caswell-county?fromrss=1 Person OKs new 4-way Dan River water pact- June 26, 2008 The Person Board of County Commissioners, contingent upon its similar adoption by all other parties, has adopted a new four-party agreement for a regional water supply and distribution system.http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/person-oks-new-4-way-dan-river-water-pact?fro... Cross-country walkers expected in Person County- June 24, 2008 Some 80 people participating in a walk across the country to call attention to environmental issues and the preservation of sacred native American sites are scheduled to arrive this afternoon in Person County.http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/cross-country-walkers-expected-in-person-coun... City backs away from garbage collection fee- June 22, 2008 Roxboro City Council apparently will cut out some capital spending in order to leave the city property tax rate unchanged and also forego a proposed, and controversial, garbage collection fee.http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/city-backs-away-from-garbage-collection-fee?f... EMS, PATS to start charging higher rates July 1- June 20, 2008 Thanks in part to the skyrocketing rise in gasoline prices at the pump to nearly $4 per gallon, it will cost more to ride a PATS bus and also for a trip to a hospital in an EMS ambulance as of July 1. This was ...http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/ems-pats-to-start-charging-higher-rates-july-... Drumbeat louder for more school funds- June 18, 2008 The overall consensus of the many who spoke at Monday night's public hearing on the 2008-09 Person County budget seemed to be "cough up the money and fund education." The Person County Board of Education ...http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/drumbeat-louder-for-more-school-funds?fromrss... Durham woman dies in Tuesday evening wreck- June 15, 2008 A Durham woman died Tuesday evening as a result of injuries she sustained in a one-car crash on Surl-Mt. Tirzah Rd.http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/durham-woman-dies-in-tuesday-evening-wreck?fr... City residents trash proposed garbage pickup fee- June 12, 2008 A proposed garbage collection fee for City of Roxboro residents grew the greatest complaint from citizens who spoke during Roxboro City Council's Tuesday night public hearing on the city budget for fiscal 2009.http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/city-residents-trash-proposed-garbage-pickup-... Plant near Roxboro revives- June 10, 2008 One of the largest makers of blast-resistant vehicles for the U.S. Marines is rekindling plans for a Person County facility that went cold this year.http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/plant-near-roxboro-revives?fromrss=1 Caswell says yes to Dan River water pact- June 8, 2008 "This is some of the best news we've had in a long time." Roxboro City Manager Jon Barlow uttered those words Tuesday morning after learning that the Caswell Board of County Commissioners had agreed, by a 4-3 ...http://www.topix.net/city/roxboro-nc/2008/06/caswell-says-yes-to-dan-river-water-pact?from... |