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NCUC's Approval of Second Big Gas Plant Is Based on Speculative Load Forecasts but Will Have Real Rate Impacts - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

On October 16, the North Carolina Utilities Commission approved a second mammoth Duke combined cycle (CC) gas plant based on Duke’s speculative load forecasts. This gas plant, which will be located across the street from Woodland Elementary School in Person County, will expose Duke customers to significant rate increases and expensive fossil gas costs for decades and drive significant pollution, including greenhouse emissions. That the approval …Person County · Person County Read Article

Man shares harrowing story after being forced to kill coyote with bare hands: 'I felt something watching me'

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A man in North Carolina strangled a coyote to death after it attacked him near his home in May, reported People. What happened? James Pulliam was having a cigarette near his Roxboro apartment building on May 17 when he felt eyes on him. "I felt something watching me … I just felt like he was hunting me or something," Pulliam told People. A coyote appeared from the tree line. Pulliam hurled stones at the animal but lost his footing. It lunged at …Roxboro · Roxboro Read Article

Wallace G. Fee II

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Wallace G. Fee II, 80, passed away October 8, 2025 in Timberlake, NC after a lengthy illness. Until recently, he was a lifelong resident of Frederick, MD. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Son of the…Timberlake · Timberlake Read Article

Person County mother of 3 killed in domestic violence altercation

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Shauna Richie, a 38-year-old mother of three from Person County, tragically lost her life in a domestic violence incident at her Roxboro home. Her boyfriend, Derrick Washington, faces charges of second-degree murder and domestic violence.Roxboro · Roxboro Read Article

Is Duke Energy Becoming a Gas Empire? - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

This article is part of a series called North Carolina’s Gas Blow Out. See the rest of this series as well as other resources on SACE’s Fossil Gas Hub. Is Duke Energy setting itself up to become a gas empire by overestimating pipeline capacity needs for its power plants and setting the stage to build its own LNG facility? If so, what are the implications of that, in addition to higher electric bills for us? This one will get a bit wonky, but bea…Person County · Person County Read Article

Porter packs a punch for E&H defense

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Relying on quickness and intensity, the 5-foot-7, 175-pound hitting machine ranks second on the team behind senior linebacker A.J. Burgess (Roxboro, N.C.) with 29 tackles.Roxboro · Roxboro Read Article

Person County confirms eighth rabies case this year

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Person County leaders have confirmed the eighth rabies exposure of the year after an incident involving a raccoon in Roxboro.Rabies · Roxboro Read Article

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Manager Defends Worker Who Refused Cop Service, Corporate Punishes Them Both

Hundreds gather at Person County property for NC Central homecoming festivities

NCUC's Approval of Second Big Gas Plant Is Based on Speculative Load Forecasts but Will Have Real Rate Impacts - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Man shares harrowing story after being forced to kill coyote with bare hands: 'I felt something watching me'

Wallace G. Fee II

Person County mother of 3 killed in domestic violence altercation

Is Duke Energy Becoming a Gas Empire? - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Porter packs a punch for E&H defense

Person County confirms eighth rabies case this year

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Data Center In Person County: Microsofts Make Major Move

Manager Defends Worker Who Refused Cop Service, Corporate Punishes Them Both

Hundreds gather at Person County property for NC Central homecoming festivities

NCUC's Approval of Second Big Gas Plant Is Based on Speculative Load Forecasts but Will Have Real Rate Impacts - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Man shares harrowing story after being forced to kill coyote with bare hands: 'I felt something watching me'

Wallace G. Fee II

Person County mother of 3 killed in domestic violence altercation

Is Duke Energy Becoming a Gas Empire? - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Porter packs a punch for E&H defense

Person County confirms eighth rabies case this year

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