TO BE WED. Frances Clayton Williams of Louisburg and Preston Earl Rogers III of Tarboro announce their plans to be married on Saturday, April 7, 2012. The 2 p.m. ceremony will be held at Wolfpit Bed & Breakfast in Louisburg.
ENGAGEMENT. Kay Johnson of Louisburg announces the engagement of her twin sister, Fay Allen of Louisburg, to Bobby Morris of Gibsonville, the son of Shirley Morris of Eden. The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Annie and Joe Bowers of Louisburg. A 2013 wedding is planned.
45th Wedding Anniversary. Norberto and Virginia Seda of Louisburg celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on March 6. They were married on March 6, 1967.
Elliott Thomas, a junior at Louisburg High School, was selected to participate in the Honor Band Festival held on Dec. 10, 2011 at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. He was chosen as first chair in the Teal Band for bass clarinet.
Zoe Hinton recently attended the North Carolina Catalyst Conference which was held Feb. 24- 26 at UNC Chapel Hill. The annual Catalyst Conference brings a group of 80 high school students selected from a pool of 350 applicants from across North Carolina to UNC-CH for a weekend-long exploration of social issues affecting American youth.
The Board of Directors of the Franklin County Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for community projects funded from its community fund, according to Bob Powell, grants committee chairman.
Funds are available for nonprofit organizations that serve Franklin County. Priority will be given to programs that target the needs brought on by the ongoing economic downturn, organizers said.
First, the International Culinary Arts School comes to the Triangle area … now the Culinary Arts comes to Franklin County!
The Franklin County Arts Council is proud to announce it now has a Culinary Arts Guild!
Recently founded and lead by Culinarion Barry Barker of Youngsville, its mission is to promote the advancement of culinary art in Franklin County.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FAYETTEVILLE -- Forgive members of the Bunn High School Athletic Department if they never have to see the Kinston Vikings again in the postseason -- regardless of the sport.
Bunn’s misery quotient against Kinston is almost unexplainable, beginning with a loss last November in the Elite Eight of the Class 2-AA State Football Playoffs.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- It was expected that, once she returned to the lineup, Whitney Bunn would make an immediate impact for the Bunn High School girls soccer squad.
That assessment proved to be true Monday when the Ladycats tangled with backyard rival Louisburg for a key early-campaign matchup in the Northern Carolina Conference.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Not even the brutal winds of Monday could derail Franklinton’s full-steam-ahead approach to the 2012 boys tennis campaign.
The red-hot Red Rams remained undefeated with a 9-0 decision over Northern Carolina Conference rival Louisburg under less-than-ideal conditions at the FHS Courts.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College saved one of its best men’s hoops performances of the season for when the Hurricanes needed it most.
LC and Patrick Henry entered last Saturday’s regular season finale tied for first place atop the Region X standings.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed is this Saturday’s schedule for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Basketball Championships:
CHAPEL HILL -- Here are the results for last week’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Basketball East and West Regional Tournaments:
Bunn’s Patika Venable (right) attempts to chase down a loose ball during last Friday night’s region meeting with Kinston at the Crown Arena in Fayetteville.
Whitney Bunn (with ball) delivered 21 points to top the Bunn Ladycats during the meeting last Friday with Kinston in the semifinals of the Class 3-A East Regional Tournament.
Bunn’s Marisa Bellamy (right) plays tight defense on Kinston’s Tisha Dixon during last Friday’s game.
Franklin County’s Democratic Party and county commissioners will be tasked with filling a vacancy after Penny McGhee resigned her commission seat on Saturday.
County staff released a copy of McGhee’s resignation letter, citing business reasons for her immediate departure from public service.
Two young tobacco farmers from Franklin County, and their county cooperative extension director, were among 37 participants who took part in a “Skills for Tobacco Growers: SUCCEED IV” short course held recently at NC State University.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- On the scoresheet, they registered simply as two points apiece for Louisburg College.
But LC’s flurry of first-half dunks ultimately meant much more during Tuesday’s key Region X home showdown against Wake Tech Community College at the Taylor Center.
Following a slow start, and needing a victory to maintain a tie for first place in the region standings, the Hurricanes used some high-wire acrobatics to get motivated -- and thrill the capacity crowd in attendance.
On Feb. 12, a Valentine’s Party was held at Carebridge Assisted Living in Louisburg. Mike Joyner and Joan Griffin, pictured above, were crowned King and Queen for the year. The Willis Gupton Band provided live music for the event.
Owners of Needful Things took a few minutes Thursday morning to officially cut a ribbon and open for business. Shown here (from the left) at the ribbon cutting were owners Deborah and Johnny Dew and daughter, Ciara, 10, who cut the ribbon while Bunn town clerk Judy Jeffreys and Mayor Marsha Strawbridge helped. The store offers a variety of new and gently used items at 326 Main Street in Bunn.
The United Way of Franklin County Community Impact Grant application cycle has opened through April 13. Non-profit agencies in Franklin County can apply for human services program funding. The 2012 grants are up to $6,000 each.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners will host a special-called meeting this Monday, hoping that a revaluation company can explain values that property owners say area all over the place.
The county contracted Assessment Solutions Inc. to perform revaluation services and after waiting two years to let the housing market settle, company President Tim Cain told commissioners that countywide values went up an average of 14.8 percent.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — The old Franklinton High School will be the site of a public meeting that will help determine the future of a major county thoroughfare.
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) has been tasked with developing a comprehensive management plan for U.S. 1 — a significant north-south corridor that runs along the western end of Franklin County through Youngsville and Franklinton.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation are probing allegations that a former animal control officer embezzled funds.
Kathy Johnson was fired on December 28 and accusations that as much as $8,600 was missing from the office falls at her feet, said Finance Director Chuck Murray.
