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Roxboro, North Carolina is located in Person County. Zip codes in Roxboro, NC include 27573, and 27574. More Roxboro information.

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17 hrs ago | ABC11

Injured Fort Hood soldier NC native

One of the soldiers shot and wounded during the Fort Hood rampage was born in Roxboro.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Perkins-Galarde

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 2:13 p.m. Mary Yates Perkins and John Edward Galarde, both of Wrightsville Beach, N.C., are engaged to be married.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Independent Weekly

Durham weighs converting Downtown Loop from one-way to two-way

Call her Supermom. On her walk home from work in downtown Durham, Natalie Spring manages to hold a conversation, her purse and a grocery bag, all while breastfeeding her 8-month-old daughter, whose whimpers say she's too hungry to wait until they get home.

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Enquirer-Journal

Deaths for October 21

Ray B. Cutler PEACHLAND -- Ray B. Cutler, 57, of Peachland died Monday, October 19, 2009, at Hunterwood Nursing and Rehabilitation.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Enquirer-Journal

Wingate sweeps Tusculum 3-0 for 40th straight SAC volleyball victory

Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs swept the Pioneers of Tusculum College 3-0 in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Friday night in Cuddy Arena.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

ABC11

Man charged with shooting, killing woman

A woman was shot in Roxboro Wednesday morning during an altercation. The incident happened around 3 a.m. on Shady Hill Road off of Nora Poole Road.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

Enquirer-Journal

Bulldogs sweep Catawba 3-0 to remain perfect in SAC play

The Wingate University Bulldogs swept the Catawba Indians 3-0 Tuesday evening in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

Charlotte Business Journal

N.C. energy group gives green awards

Construction earlier this year at Carolina Solar Energy's 650-kilowatt array near Roxboro.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

The Gazette Virginian

Mama's Pearls: A Journey Of The Soul

Powerful!A That was the one word that kept resounding in my mind as I interviewed an incredible lineup of talented and passionate women from the cast and crew of a oeMamaa s Pearls,a a play written by Halifax native Joan Whitlock and directed by Howard G. Brenda E. Harris plays a dual role as Mae Emma and her twin sister, Lillie Mae.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

Bizjournals

Golden parachutes: Triangle lands 375 jobs

A national parachute manufacturer will expand its operations in Person County, adding 375 jobs after securing a military contract and a $300,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

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Thu Sep 24, 2009

WBT-AM Charlotte

Two N.C. Sites Added To Hazardous List

Two North Carolina waste sites have been added to a federal list of hazardous sites now eligible for cleanup funding.

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Tue Sep 15, 2009

Daily Dispatch

Granville Sheriff's Officed Log

Arrests Sherry Peace Towler, 45, of 3514 Chewning Road, Oxford, was booked Aug. 13. Possession of a stolen firearm.

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Sun Sep 13, 2009

Time

The Ripple Effect: What One Layoff Means For A Whole Town

The Eaton Manufacturing plant in Roxboro, N.C., makes a 3-in. gadget called a lash adjuster that keeps pressure constant on engine valves, increasing fuel efficiency.

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Fri Sep 11, 2009

Time

The Ripple Effect: What One Layoff Means For A Whole Town

The Eaton Manufacturing plant in Roxboro, N.C., makes a 3-in. gadget called a lash adjuster that keeps pressure constant on engine valves, increasing fuel efficiency.

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Tue Sep 01, 2009

NBC 17

Downtown Durham Water Main Break Closes Streets

1 10:16 am Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/41047/ Water and sewer crews are repairing a water main break at the intersection of Main Street and Roxboro Road Tuesday morning.

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Sat Aug 29, 2009

Explore Howard

Bridget E. Holcomb and W. Thomas Walker

Jane and Robert Holcomb, of Columbia, announce the marriage of their daughter, Bridget Elaine Holcomb, to W. Thomas Walker, son of Merlette and Norwood Walker, of Roxboro, N.C., on July 11, 2009.

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Thu Aug 27, 2009

Local Tech Wire

Solar power farm goes online in Person County, feeds Progress Energy

ROXBORO, N.C. A five-acre solar farm built by Durham-based Carolina Solar Energy in Person County is now online and feeding power to the grid of Progress Energy.

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Local Tech Wire

Solar power farm goes online in Person County, feeds Progress Energy

ROXBORO, N.C. A five-acre solar farm built by Durham-based Carolina Solar Energy in Person County is now online and feeding power to the grid of Progress Energy.

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Wed Aug 26, 2009

Local Tech Wire

Solar power farm goes online in Person County, feeds Progress Energy

ROXBORO, N.C. A five-acre solar farm built by Durham-based Carolina Solar Energy in Person County is now online and feeding power to the grid of Progress Energy.

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Mon Aug 24, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Dinosaurs roam North Carolina

Brandon Yocum, 10, of Roxboro, N.C., digs for fossils on the dinosaur trail. DURHAM, N.C. – The 18-foot-long parasaurolophus is friendly and patient, allowing children to climb its back, sit on its tail and pat its bumpy, coral-colored skin.

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