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By: Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
It’s a classic good news, bad news scenario but with a little twist.
There is a piece of legislation winding its way through the state legislature — but your tax dollars are being used to fight it, even though we believe it’s in all our best interests.
The issue is a proposed amendment to the state constitution that makes access to government records and meetings a constitutional right.
Pattie Mae Richardson, the widow of Bob Richardson of Wood, has been blessed to see five generations in her family during her lifetime. The five generations are represented in the above photo.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Head Coach Eric Schuette spent some time Tuesday morning talking to long-time observers of the Bunn High School girls soccer program, wondering if his team’s victory over Northern Nash one day earlier was the first in BHS history against the tradition-rich Lady Knights.
“Nobody is really sure, but some people thought it might be,’’ Schuette said following the Ladycats’ 3-2 home decision versus Northern.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners decided against calling for a special election to choose the next sheriff, but that hasn’t stopped interested parties from politcking.
Pat Green abruptly resigned as sheriff at the end of January, citing health and personal reasons.
A day later, the State Bureau of Investigations was called in to probe allegations that Green was responsible for missing money at the sheriff’s office.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The county’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board agreed to recommend that commissioners use the old Girl Scout campsite for a new county park.
Louisburg resident Edgar Owens died last January and, in his estate, he left $800,000 for a county park.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
No one was drunk inside the Franklinton High School auditorium on Monday morning.
And for that matter, no one had imbibed by the afternoon in front of the gymnasium, either.
However, there were sobering moments, for sure.
First was when a coffin was rolled onto the auditorium stage.
By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
The Franklin County Board of Education adopted its proposed budget for the 2011-12 school year and sent it to the county commissioners for consideration even as school officials cautioned that it is far from final.
“Due to the uncertainty of the state budget, this is not what we’ll have when it’s all over,” said Doug Moore, assistant superintendent for business and finance.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
It’s not a Standard and Poors report or a Wall Street Journal survey, but the Youngsville Area Business Association’s signup sheet may be just as good an indicator of an economic recovery.
According to their president, businesses and other vendors snatched up available booths for Thursday’s annual YABA Business Expo — a showcase at the National Guard Armory for area businesses, nonprofits and organizations.
One young Japanese boy may not make it to the 38th International Whistlers Convention here next month — but at least 150 other whistlers and visitors are expected when the event opens with a week of classes, concerts, contests, lectures, art shows, banquets and exhibits. The event runs April 6 to 10.
Louisburg resident Smiley Mueller
HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Wilson Hedgepeth, 93, who died Saturday, March 12, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 16) at Pine Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Robert Hedgepeth officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
RALEIGH - Funeral services for Anthony Smith, 48, who died Friday, March 11, 2011, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church, with Elder David Wise officiating.
YOUNGSVILLE - Fred Eason, 91, died Friday, March 11, 2011 at Parkview Retirement Village in Sanford. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, March 16) at Bright Funeral Home, 405 S. Main Street, Wake Forest.
FRANKLINTON - Mary Vivian Perry Harris, 94, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 13, at First United Church of Christ, Franklinton, with the Rev. Ronald P. Waldon Jr., officiating. Interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery, Franklinton.
WAKE FOREST - Hazel Lee Vines Jeffreys, 66, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at the Oliver House in Wendell. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Feggins & Feggins Funeral Chapel in Wake Forest. Burial will follow in the Riley Hill Cemetery in Wendell. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
RALEIGH - Ruth Stainback Tharrington, 86, died Saturday, March 12, 2011. Funeral service was held Tuesday, March 15, at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Millbrook Road, Raleigh. Interment followed at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh.
YOUNGSVILLE —James Earl Robinson, 52, died Thursday, March 10, 2011. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 16) at Christian Faith Center, 101 S. Peachtree Street, Creedmoor. Interment will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park.
BUNN, NC - Madeline Bennett White Moody, 89, of Bunn NC, passed away suddenly at her home on March 13, 2011, while battling lung cancer. She was born on November 26, 1921, the daughter of Victoria Gay White and James Richardson White. She was the beloved mother of Donna Moody Spose (Alan Spose), and grandmother of Christopher Alan Spose, Ashley Bennett Spose and Eric Thomas Spose, all of North Haven, CT.
GOLDSBORO – Jessica Joann Futrell, 43, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Chapel Hill surrounded by her family.
LOUISBURG – Doris Horton Hunt, 75, of Louisburg, died Monday morning after a brief illness. Doris was the daughter of the late Marshall and Katie Bell Horton. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Gwendolyn Hunt, and her brother, Philip Horton. She was a life-long member of Ransdell Chapel Baptist Church.
GOOD MORNING: A real nice day weather wise Sunday with a high just .3 of a degree shy of 80 before dropping back almost 35 degrees Sunday night. But, cheer up, high temperatures are expected to be back up into the mid to upper 60’s by Wednesday, when we have a 70 percent chance of some rain, and into the 70’s Thursday to near 80 again by Friday.
Imagine that, there are some politicians in Wisconsin who can’t be taken at their word.
In an effort to avoid voting on a union-busting bill, Wisconsin Democrats fled the state like a load of bad cheese, many of them holing up in Illinois as part of their protest.
The mass exodus, as you can imagine, drew tons of media coverage and was the talk of the political world for quite some time.
Last Week’s Poll
Separate attorney?
Should Franklin County’s Sheriff’s Office have a separate attorney from the county?
How can we ensure every child receives the “sound basic education” our state Constitution mandates if we don’t have any uniform way to measure results? That’s the question Superior Court Judge Howard Manning essentially put to legislative leaders when objecting to their bill to eliminate end-of-course testing.
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