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The current issue of the Roxboro Courier-Times is online at the newspaper's webpage.

The following information summarizes the names and dates of newspapers that have been published in Person County. This information was copied from    http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ncnp/perso.htm

1. The Courier
   Began in 1896
   Earliest known issue: May 20, 1896
   Ceased in 1910
   Last known issue: May 11, 1910
   OCLC #26888709
   Continues: Person County Courier
   Continued by: Roxboro Courier
   

2. Courier-Times
   Began in 1943
   Earliest known issue: Oct. 18, 1943
   Currently published
   OCLC #25618541
   Formed by the union of: Roxboro Courier, and: Person County Times
   

3. News Leader
   Began in 1979
   Earliest known issue: Aug. 15, 1979
   Last known issue: Jan. 2, 1980
   OCLC #39266806
   

4. Person County Courier
   Began in 1885
   Earliest known issue: Sept. 23, 1885
   Ceased in 1896
   Last known issue: May 13, 1896
   OCLC #26888699
   Continues: Person County News
   Continued by: Courier
   

5. The Person County News
   Began in 1882
   Earliest known issue: July 5, 1882
   Ceased in 1885
   Last known issue: May 30, 1883
   OCLC #26888564
   Continues: Roxboro Herald
   Continued by: Person County Courier
   

6. Person County Times
   Began in 1929
   Earliest known issue: Oct. 8, 1929
   Ceased in 1943
   Last known issue: Oct. 14, 1943
   OCLC #35170862
   Merged with: Roxboro Courier, to form: Courier-Times
   

7. The Roxboro Courier
   Began in 1910
   Earliest known issue: May 18, 1910
   Ceased in 1943
   Last known issue: Dec. 29, 1942
   OCLC #26888720
   Continues: Courier
   Merged with: Person County Times, to form: Courier-Times
   

8. The Roxboro Herald
   Began in 1881
   Earliest known issue: May 5, 1881
   Ceased in 1882
   Last known issue: July 21, 1881
   OCLC #26888598
   Continued by: Person County News
   

• Roxboro Courier: 9/1885 - 12/1942

• Roxboro Courier Times: 10/1943 - 12/2003 (first nine months of 1943 are missing)

• Courier, weekly, 1896-1910. RoxRC 4-17, 13 reels. A continuation of the Person County Courier. Continued by the Roxboro Courier.

• Courier-Times, semi-weekly, 1945-1972. RoxCT, 29 reels.

• Person County Courier, weekly, [1885], 1887-1896. RoxRC 1-4, 4 reel. Continued by the Courier.

• Person County News, weekly, [1882, 1883]. RoxMISC-1, partial reel.

• Person County Times, semi-weekly, 1936-1941, 1943. RoxPCT, 4 reels. (Weekly -March 1937).

• Roxboro Courier, weekly, 1910-1917, [1923]. RoxC 17- 24, 8 reels. A continuation of the Courier. Merged with the Person County Times to form the Courier-Times.

• Roxboro Herald, weekly, [1881]. RoxMISC-1, partial reel.

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