Some places are known for their healing powers, whether it be mental, physical, or spiritual healing a...
Community
December 21, 2023
647
“So how old are you, Deda?” I asked. “Yeah, Daddy,” my uncle said. “I would’ve sworn...
December 19, 2023
627
Phillip Holeman has spent a lifetime creating a sense of happiness with his talents. He is a...
December 17, 2023
1440
In 1988, my family and I had relocated to Durham from Texas and a friend of ours...
December 15, 2023
617
Some of the most unique small businesses in the region originated in the most interesting ways. One...
December 13, 2023
498
For the 10th year, during the month of December, Danville area residents and visitors will be able...
December 11, 2023
610
How a few hobbies and hidden talents helped a local crafter create a successful business. Accidental Artist...
December 9, 2023
495
Three Generations of Know-How The Talbert family’s experience in the lumber business dates back to the 1930s,...
December 7, 2023
539
For the past couple of years, music lovers in the Danville area and in Person, Caswell, and...
December 5, 2023
521
First, it was a booth at a flea market, then came Southern Treasures, followed by Wine a...
December 3, 2023
538
Psychologists have said that one of the most common dreams people have is about flying. There is...
Making History Personal – The R.P. Brooks General Store at the Person County Museum of History

6 min read
December 1, 2023
534
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a general store as “a retail store located usually in a small or...
November 29, 2023
553
Let me start off by saying I am a coffee lover. A coffee snob is probably a...
November 24, 2023
550
It all started with Marconi, who invented the radio and the wireless telegraph in the 1890s. By...
November 22, 2023
659
Anyone passing through South Boston over the past year will likely have noticed several new banners suspended...
October 4, 2023
532
Many people know Gerald Roxbury as the vice president of the South Boston-Halifax Museum of Fine Arts...
October 2, 2023
558
“Tom is just an amazing person and hard to sum up briefly! He loves people, pretty much...
September 30, 2023
553
Something Vintage and Something New From the greening of the causeway just over the Watkins Memorial Bridge...
September 28, 2023
588
The Family Person County, 1909: two young cousins, W.C. Watkins and W.C. Bullock arrived to embark on...