Workers with GeoTechnologies Drilling Inc. of Raleigh were on-site at the Murphy House location on Bickett Boulevard collecting soil samples on Friday. The lot’s owner, Johnny Sledge, has been entertaining opportunities to develop the site since the restaurant closed last spring, but no firm plans have been made.
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Contributed by United Way of Franklin County
Three new members have joined the United Way of Franklin County board of directors as the 2010-11 campaign winds down.
A final total for the campaign is expected by month’s end, and the $120,000 goal was exceeded this year, Executive Director Kathy Harrelson said this week.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Officials and staff used a day-long retreat on Thursday to get a more intimate look at town departments, ordinances and finances.
They plan to use those findings to make decisions in the quickly approaching future.
“Retreats make life a lot easier,” said Mayor Elic Senter. “It gives us one day devoted to looking back and looking forward.”
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — A restaurant that doubled as a town gathering spot will again welcome customers.
After a September fire closed Gigi’s Bistro, Stephan Bezzina is ready to open the doors for business on Monday.
After clearing debris and ash from the restaurant floor four months ago, Bezzina said he never doubted that he’d be back open again.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A woman charged with stealing nearly $12,000 from an in-home patient paid her debt, nearly in full, this week.
Franklinton police arrested Sherree Kearney in April, charging her with 30 counts each of financial card fraud, financial card theft and identification theft.
Investigators also charged the Wake Forest woman with two counts of criminal receipt of goods and services fraud.
Louisburg resident Al Bolton
A snip of the ribbon by co-owner Patricia Person officially opened the Family Pharmacy of Louisburg Friday morning. The store is owned by Person and Jarrett Southall, shown holding the ribbon, both of whom are pharmacists.
Army Reserve Spec. Thomas L. Dew is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.
The soldiers return to Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., for debriefing, evaluations and out-processing procedures before returning to their regularly assigned Army Reserve or National Guard units.
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Contributed by the Ben Franklin Society Of Franklin County
Ben Franklin would have been proud.
During the Jan. 25 annual meeting of the Franklin County society bearing the innovator’s name, a half-dozen local projects were discussed along with a vitalization strategy for the start-up group that has been steadily organizing members and ideas for the past two years.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies arrested two Cary men moments after investigators allege they broke into a Youngsville area woman’s home.
Dep. Allen Batchelor, Capt. Tim Strickland and Det. Dean Woody were on their way to to Rhonda Bullock’s 528 Mitchell Store Road home at about noon on Jan. 19 when they were advised that the two suspects who broke into her home had just left.
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Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
It may be very late January, but winter “flowers” are visible around are region.
And they aren’t pretty!
This time of year, when most vegetation is dormant and has been beaten down by snow and ice, these “flowers” bloom most prolifically.
Several years ago I vividly remember coming out of a Franklin County School District facility needs committee meeting late one night and writing a story about $38 million in facilities the district needed.
Frankly, there were a lot of “deer-in-the-headlights” stares evident as school officials and members of the community took a realistic look at what the district needed and what those needs would cost.
GOOD MORNING: I want to begin by thanking State Senator Doug Berger for his letter of congratulations on being among those selected to become part of the display in the new North Carolina Veterans Park opening in Fayetteville on July 4th, and for the DVD video about the park included with his letter.
The following are votes from state Rep. Glen Bradley and state Sen. Doug Berger, week ended Jan. 29 of the N.C. General Assembly.
FGV Smart Start’s sponsored a luncheon for the Vance County Adolescent Parenting program(APP) participants and supporters on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at Maria Parham hospital auditorium. The Dream Continues program featured several participants in the APP program who talked about what Dr. King’s dream means to them.
CLAYTON - David Wayne Gore, 46, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the home of Shelia and Benny Powell, with the Rev. Mark Tondee officiating.
LOUISBURG - Daniel Christopher Johnson, age 5, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 at Duke Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 29) at Don Brown Funeral Home in Ayden. Interment will follow in the Ayden Cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE - Clarence Edward Clement Jr., 71, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in Raleigh. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 29) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, 405 S. Main Street, Wake Forest.
ZEBULON - Demetrius Reavis, 41, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 29) at Lea Funeral Home. Interment will be in Montlawn Memorial Park.
BENSON - Billy Lewis Price, 79, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Funeral service was Friday, Jan. 28, at McLaurin Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed at Pinecrest Memorial Park.
FRANKLINTON —Bathsheba N. Jones, 59, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
Last fall, a dear friend, great artist, and former student of mine passed to be with our Lord. I still remember her dedication and love for learning while a student in my Spanish class, even though she was much older than the rest of the students.
She used to walk to the high school to take Spanish. She wanted to learn it and practiced it every time she saw me. She did her homework, took notes, made A’s on the tests, and even helped students who had a little trouble comprehending the material.
RALEIGH - Aileen Pipkin Medlin, 94, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 in Chattanooga, Tenn. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 29) at Inwood Baptist Church, 3700 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The following personnel decisions were approved at the Franklin County School Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 24:
