George Willoughby

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Commissioners approve 2025-26 budget

1 week ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

The Person County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s 2025-26 budget Monday morning during its meeting. The budget totals $108.8 million and features a property tax rate of 63 cents and a fire and rescue district tax rate of 4 cents per $100 in valuation. kAmkDA2?m%96 eb\46?E C2E6 :D 2 564C62D6 @G6C E96 4FCC6?E C2E6 @7 fa]ad 46?ED A6C S`__ :? G2=F6[ 3FE 2?
DWR holds first of two gas line hearings

1 week ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) received feedback on Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s application for a water quality certification related to the proposed construction of a high-pressure steel natural gas transmission pipeline in Rockingham, Caswell and Person counties last Thursday.
NCDEQ to hold gas line hearing Thursday

2 weeks ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s application for a water quality certification related to the proposed construction of a high-pressure steel natural gas transmission pipeline in Rockingham, Caswell and Person counties Thursday. The hearing will be held in the auditorium at Piedmont Community College at 1715 College Drive, Roxboro.
Board discusses possible DSS, EDC changes

2 weeks ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

At its work session last Friday, the Person County Board of Commissioners began discussing potential changes to the county Economic Development Commission’s responsibilities and floated the idea of creating a new advisory board over the Department of Social Services. In discussing the EDC, the commissioners proposed giving the board power to have more oversight over the county’s economic development department, which could include hiring and firing power over the department director.
Commissioners eliminate one cent from tax rate

2 weeks ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

At a work session last Friday, the Person County Board of Commissioners eliminated a cent off the proposed tax rate for the 2025-26 budget. With the commissioners’ changes last week, the county’s property tax rate will be 63 cents per $100 in valuation, one cent lower than the 64-cent rate in County Manager Katherine Cathey’s proposed budget. kAmkDA2?m%96 4@>>:DD:@?6CD H:== >2<6 2 7:?2= 564:D:@? @?
Swearing in

2 weeks ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

Skip to main content You have permission to edit this image. Previous Person County native Grayson Brann has always been a go-gett… Next Up At its work session last Friday, the Person County Board of Commissioners began … Articles Images Videos Commented Sorry, there are no recent results for popular images. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos.
Commissioners plan to sit down with mother of deceased child

3 weeks ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

In his closing comments at Monday’s meeting of the Person County Board of Commissioners, chair Kyle Puryear requested county staff expedite a meeting with the mother of 1-year-old Kemari Morgan who died in a local foster home Saturday May 24. Puryear said he would like to expedite a meeting with Briauna Morgan, Kemari’s mother, and requested commissioner Antoinetta Royster participate.
Long appointed to Board of Commissioners

3 weeks ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

With a unanimous vote Monday night, The Person County Board of Commissioners selected Donald Long to fill the opening created by commissioner Tracy Ellixson’s May 5 resignation. Long will serve until December 2026. kAmkDA2?m%96 E:>:?8 @7 t==:ID@?’D C6D:8?2E:@? H:== C6BF:C6 2 DA64:2= 6=64E:@? E@ 7:== E96 D64@?5 92=7 @7 E96 7@FC\J62C E6C>] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mx? E96 }@G6>36C a_ae 6=64E:@?[ E96C6 H:== ?@H 36 2 C246 36EH66? s6>@4C2E:4 2?5 #6AF3=:42?
Commissioners to consider filling vacant seat Monday

1 month ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

The Person County Board of Commissioners will consider filling the seat left open following commissioner Tracy Ellixson’s May 5 resignation during next Monday’s meeting. The board will convene at 6 p.m. Monday in the auditorium of the County Office Building at 304 S. Morgan St.kAmkDA2?m%96 >66E:?8 H:== 36 @A6? E@ E96 AF3=:4 :? A6CD@? 2?5 H:== 36 =:G6 DEC62>65 @? E96 4@F?EJUCDBF@jD *@F%F36[ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^J@FEF36]4@>^QmJ@FEF36]4@>^k^2moA6CD@?4@F?EJ]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mr@?D:56C2E:@?
PCSO investigating foster care death

1 month ago | personcountylife.com | George Willoughby

The Person County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a one-year-old child in foster care’s weekend death. Sheriff Jason Wilborn told The Courier-Times Tuesday. kAmkDA2?m(:=3@C? D2:5 56AFE:6D H6C6 5:DA2E4965 E@ 2 42== 23@FE 2? F?C6DA@?D:G6 49:=5 2E 2 7@DE6C 9@>6 @? }@CE9D:56 ':6H 2C@F?5 `_iac 2]>] $2EFC52J]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?ms6DA:E6 C6DFD4:E2E:@? 677@CED[ E96 49:=5 H2D AC@?@F?465 56462D65 @? E96 D46?6]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m$A62<:?8 @? E96 49:=5’D AC6G:@FD >65:42= 9:DE@CJ[ (:=3@C? D2:5 96 92D 366?