FRANKLIN COUNTY -- It won’t take long for the prep basketball scene to heat up in 2012 in Franklin County.
After Christmas Break, one of the key matchups of the season in the Northern Carolina Conference will take place Tuesday night at the Bunn Dome.
That’s when host Bunn will entertain backyard rival Franklinton with first place on the line in the girls standings.
Bunn’s Patika Venable (right) gets her hand on a pass attempt from Cary Christian’s Shelby Ballard during Wednesday’s girls holiday hoops tournament action at Cary Academy.
Chepirah Neal scores on a runner in the paint for the Bunn Ladycats during their victory Wednesday over Cary Christian School.
High School Wrestling
TUESDAY
Bunn at Corinth Holders 6 p.m.
Louisburg at Franklinton 6 p.m.
Bunn’s Brandon Batchelor heads to the basket during the Wildcats’ victory over Durham Jordan on Wednesday evening in the opening round of the Spartan Christmas Challenge Boys Basketball Tournament at Southern Durham High School.
Charles Murray of the Justice Community shows off a coyote that was killed as part of a hunt Dec. 26 by the Justice Gun Club. A total of five coyotes were killed.
Bunn’s Tainasha Vines claims a loose ball during the Ladycats’ victory Wednesday over Cary Christian School in the seventh-place game of the Mix 101.5 Girls Basketball Holiday Invitational Tourney.
Daniel and Crystal Morgan of Louisburg are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Katelyn Adelle Morgan, born Nov. 14, 2011 at 2:29 p.m. at Duke Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Noah Bailey of Raleigh made the Dean’s list at UNC Wilmington for the fall semester. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or better with no grade less than B. Noah received A’s in each subject.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Granted, no one likes taxes.
But, let’s face it, some are necessary — expensive, burdensome and yet, necessary.
Such is the case with the North Carolina fuel tax which is scheduled to increase by four cents a gallon next month.
GOOD MORNING: Welcome back to the real world. I had a very nice Christmas, thank you, and I hope that you did too.
The holiday ended rather abruptly, however, for some unfortunate motorist who failed to make that curve in front of our house on Terrell Lane sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning. That curve has claimed goodness knows how many motorists over the past 30 years or so. I noticed the vehicle shortly after light.
I’ve been having an ongoing conversation with a lot of different people lately.
The topic: What will it take to put a stop to domestic violence?
More to the point, what will it take for victims of such abuse to, once and for all, get from under the grip of such abuse, which affects families and communities?
I’ve seen and heard about all kinds of approaches.
With the demise of U.S. Growers Direct at the Triangle North Franklin hubsite, do you think the industrial park will ever flourish and bring jobs, economic growth to Franklin County or is it just a pet project of a few local, influential businessmen and elected officials?
Most people judge the economy by the job market, and certainly the job news in North Carolina during the last few years has been challenging. For 34 straight months beginning in January 2009, our state has had an unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) above 9 percent, and in 23 of those months the rate was over 10 percent.
Dear Editor:
As a concerned citizen of Franklin County and cancer survivor, I think it is unconscionable that Franklin Regional Medical Center would discontinue the Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Service.
Twelve cadets graduated on Dec. 13 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus.
After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina.
By:
Charles Mitchell, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Director
Indoor plants always provide a more pleasant and attractive indoor environment and workplace. Offices, banks, and other commercial buildings rely on interior plants to “humanize” the work environment and increase productivity.
Real enjoyment and consistent success with indoor plants depend on selecting the right plant for a given environmental situation.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Clarence Vernon “Cody” Moles, 70, who died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, were held Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial followed in the Cemetery on the Hill.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Jimmie Perry, 61, who died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Allen Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Stanley Dunston officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON —Donald Hight Evans Sr., 82, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 at home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, in the chapel of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Franklinton Chapel, with the Rev. Anita James officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.
WARRENTON - Joyce Spencer Pernell, 75, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 at Maria Parham Health Center. The Rev. Rob Evans will conduct graveside services at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Fairview Cemetery.
KNIGHTDALE - Carolyn Moore Broadwell, 85, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 at SunnyBrook Healthcare in Raleigh. A graveside service was held Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Bethlehem Baptist Church cemetery, Poole Road, with Pastor George Fox and Pastor George Pullium officiating.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Vivian “Mammy” Toney, 44, who died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, will be held at noon on Saturday, Dec. 31, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg, with the Rev. Carl Wardrett officiating. Burial will follow in the M. H. Jones cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Mary Rivers May Pearce passed away quietly in Louisburg on December 26. There will be a memorial celebration 11 am on Thursday, December 29 at Louisburg United Methodist Church, 402 N. Main Street, Louisburg.
