Workshop set at library Thurs.

DURHAM -- The Durham County Library will host a genealogy workshop featuring Rob and Cathy Elias from the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society of North Carolina at its main branch, 300 N. Roboro St., from noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday.

It will be held in the library's third floor conference room and is free and open to the public.

Pre-registration is required. RSVP to (919) 560-0268.

The workshop will concentrate on finding vital documents including birth, marriage and death records, as well as census records.

Conservatives meet for lunch

DURHAM -- State Court of Appeals Judge Barbara Jackson will be the featured speaker at Wednesday's meeting of "AIR"-- All Interested Republicans and like-minded conservatives.

The event will be held at Hope Valley Country Club, 3802 Dover Road. The lunch buffet begins at 11:30 a.m. and the program starts promptly at noon. Cost of lunch is $18.

Reservations are required. RSVP to aoheiser@mygait.com or (919) 384-2868.

Person filings are reported

ROXBORO -- The following candidates registered Monday for the May 4 primaries in Person County.

Democrat Deborah Barker of Roxboro filed for Clerk of Superior Court and Democrats Dewey Jones of Timberlake and Keith Daye of Roxboro filed for sheriff.

Panel to meet to discuss plans

OXFORD -- The Public Works Committee for the City of Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Engineering Conference Room on the second floor of City Hall, 300 Williamsboro St.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 30-year water and waste water systems plan. The meeting is open to the public.

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