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'Get Patriotic in Person' The Courier Times Weather Outlook TODAY; Hi 67 Lo 54 SUNDAY; Hi 81 Lo 62 See page A8 for info SATURDAY, April 9,2011 Serving All of Person County Since 1881 Copyright The Courier-Times inc. 2011 All Rights Reserved MONDAY; Hi 84 Lo 58 TUESDAY; Hi 73 Lo 50 75c Our 129th Year — No. 29 Roxboro, North Carolina Three Sections — 22 Pages www.personcountylife.com Young county man charged with seriously injuring 20-day-old son \\ Child suffered multiple skull fractures, severe retinal hemorrhaging By TIM CHANDLER Courier-Times Editor tchandler@roxboro-courier.com Rockie Dennis Wilborn A Person County man remains jailed on a felony child abuse charge stemming from an inci dent that took place early last month. Rockie Dennis Wilborn, 23, of 181 Robert Reed Lane is charged with a felony count of child abuse, inflicting serious bodily injury Wilborn, who was 20-days-old at the time. Wilborn was jailed on the in connection with injuries sus- felony charge on March 30 and son County District Court this week. The incident that led to the charge against Wilborn report- tained by his son, Cameron L. he made an appearance in Per- See YOUNG back page Public hearing set Thursday for BOE's budget ■ Citizens can address 2011-12 funding issues By GREY PENTECOST C-T Staff Writer greypentecost@roxboro-courier.com The Person County Board of Educa tion will start its meeting Thursday with a public hearing concerning the 2011-12 budget. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Person County Office Building, and move to the boardroom after the first portion of the meeting. The 2011-12 local budget request is scheduled for approval during the meeting. In other business, the 2011-12 coop erative program agreement between Person County Schools (PCS) and Piedmont Community College will be presented for approval, along with a few new policies and policy updates. Policies to be revised include those concerning “professional personnel reduction in force” and “ethics and the purchasing function.” A new policy recommended by the North Carolina School Boards As sociation will offer guidance on the “processes and procedures to be utilized when considering a reduction in force of classified personnel,” according to Hu man Resources Director Dan Holloman, who wifi be presenting the policy A proposal to require that all students successfully complete at least one online course prior to graduation from high school wifi be presented for discussion by Program Specialist Harriett Tillett. Implementation of the requirement would begin with the incoming fresh man class (fall 2011). Tillett said PCS believes the require ment will benefit students by helping them to be competitive both career-wise and in post-secondary studies. No action wifi be taken on the proposed require- See BOE back page INSIDE Saturday Agenda A2 Boatwright A2 Churches/Religion B2-3 Classified C section Commentary AS Court B4 Do You Know A3 Editorial A4 Education A10 Legal Notices C3 Lifestyle A9 Looking Back A3 Obituaries Alt Person County Reads...C1 Publisher s Ink A4 Realty Transfers B4 Sports A6-8 TV Listings B5 4 8 7 9 0 8 6 9 6 SPRING IS BLOOMING IN ROXBORO Photo submitted by Susan Bowen MASTERFUL COLORS — The colors of spring in Uptown Roxboro are evident nearly every where you look. Susan Bowen submitted some pic tures of the scenes of spring this week. In the photo above, an azalea blooms on Main Street. At right, wiste ria hangs from a branch over Main Street, just south of Barrister's Bed And Breakfast. More scenes of spring from Bowen will be published in the Wednesday, April 13 edi tion. Person's jobless rate decreases to 10.5% in February By TIM CHANDLER Courier-Times Editor tchandler@roxboro-courier.com After experiencing unemployment rate increases for three consecutive months, Person County saw its jobless rate decrease in February, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Employment Security Commission (ESC) of North Carolina. Person County’s unemployment rate dropped 0.7 percent in February, accord ing to Wednesday’s numbers, falling from 11.2 percent to 10.5 percent. The j obless rate decrease in February See PERSON’S backpage Privilege licenses to be discussed by council Tuesday By PHYLISS BOATWRIGHT C-T Staff Writer pboatwright@roxboro-courier.com Roxboro City Council and Mayor Samuel Spencer will recognize the contributions the late Bobby Hall made to the city during next week’s regular council meeting. Hall served on the planning board for 17 years. Planning Director Julie May- bee will present a plaque honoring Hall to his family members at the beginning of the Tuesday night meeting. Police Chief Todd Boycher will also recognize Police Chaplain Keith Kimball. Other matters on the agenda include discussion of privilege licenses in the city Under the current structure, busi nesses in the city pay a flat fee to operate here. Last fall, council members heard a presentation on a sliding scale under which some businesses would pay a minimum fee of $50 for gross receipts up to $500,000 and 50 cents for every $1,000 over $500,000. The matter was tabled after a con- See STREETLIGHT back page Alisa Mitchell Black becomes newest ADA for District 9-A Alisa Mitchell Black, the new est assistant district attorney (ADA) for District 9A, which serves Person and Caswell counties graduated from new prosecutor’s school Friday. Black, who is currently em ployed as an assistant superior court ADA, completed the one- week course at the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill. After being sworn in as a prosecutor for District 9-A, Black said, “I feel humbled and blessed to work in the DA’s office here in this district.” During her 11 years of private practice, Black was an advocate in juvenile DSS cases. “My mother was a social worker and supervisor in child protective services, and retired after 32 years in that job,” Black said. “She instilled in me the need to protect the children of Person County.” Black was raised in Person County and grew up in the Woods- dale Community. Her parents, Fred and Alice Mitchell, still live in that community. Black also has ties to Caswell County Her grandfather, Phillip Fergus, lived on Highway 119 in Caswell County. Black graduated from Person High School in 1986 and then attended Johnson C. Smith Uni versity, her mother’s alma mater, where she graduated fourth in her class. After graduating, Black worked in Raleigh for the In stitute of Government in the legislature. There she recorded the passing of house bills and assisted with the publication. The Legislative Bulletin. Black comes to the DA’s of fice with a variety of legal ex periences. She worked for the Washington law firm of Howery & Simon in asbestos litigation. She also worked for Moore & Van Allen in the corporate, civil and real estate departments. Black attended the University of North Carolina School of Law. She also attended summer law school at Duke University and then applied to Duke’s Interna tional Law School in Brussels, Belgium. She received a scholar ship to study international bank ing. She went to the International Court of Justice in Luxembourg to observe the various nations arguing their cases. See ALISA back page Alisa Smith Black
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