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By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton needed to slide past a long-time friend Friday night in order to remain in the race for the Northern Carolina Conference boys basketball regular season crown.
Former Louisburg High School skipper Chris Davis brought his first-year Corinth Holders Pirates’ program to the FHS Gymnasium for a key league showdown.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Jason Crawford wasn’t interested in padding his team’s overall record when he formulated the field for the annual Louisburg Duals Wrestling Tournament.
Instead, Crawford, who is LHS’ second-year head coach, was more concerned about getting his club ready for the upcoming dual and individual portions of the 2010-11 wrestling campaign.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- With the interior of his lineup depleted, Franklinton High School veteran girls basketball coach Lester Wilder turned to an old friend to secure a victory last Friday against Northern Carolina Conference foe Corinth Holders.
Wilder is a long-time devotee of full-court pressure defense, but he hasn’t been able to do much of it lately, mainly because of the powerful post presence his clubs have enjoyed.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- It seems like the Northern Carolina Conference boys basketball standings change with each passing game, and that was indeed the case last Friday when Bunn traveled to Roanoke Rapids for a crucial league showdown.
Roanoke Rapids capped off its successful week -- and Franklin County three-peat -- with a 52-34 decision over the Wildcats.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The Region X women’s basketball race may be as hotly contested as ever before -- a fact that Louisburg College veteran head coach Mike Holloman is reminded of just about every game.
For the Lady Hurricanes, most league contests have been nail-biters in 2010-11, and other conference clubs have experienced the same scenario.
YOUNGSVILLE -- The Youngsville Parks and Recreation Department is currently conducting signups for its upcoming baseball and softball seasons.
Ages are 4-19 for baseball and 7-14 for softball. The registration deadline is Feb. 26.
Assessments will be held on that same day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Youngsville Coach-Pitch Field.
ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College’s men’s and women’s basketball squads welcomed children from the Rocky Mount community for Sunday’s “Take a Kid to the Game Day”.
Unfortunately for the home crowd, visiting Shenandoah allowed for just half of a perfect Sunday afternoon.
Franklinton’s Mecca Hicks (back) and Charity Snelling (right) force a jump ball during the Lady Rams’ home victory last Friday night against Northern Carolina Conference hoops rival Corinth Holders.
Louisburg’s Kendrick Gregory (left) tries to escape a hold during the Warriors’ team match against Northern Nash as part of last Saturday’s Louisburg Duals Wrestling Tournament.
WINSTON-SALEM-Milton Edward Rogers, 78, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
SPRING HOPE - Margaret B. Earp died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 at Smithfield Manor. Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Spring Hope Funeral Home, with visitation following the service. Interment followed visitation at Duke Memorial Baptist Church cemetery.
RALEIGH - Florence Dribelbis died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 at her home. A private graveside service was held Friday, Jan. 28, at Spring Hope Memorial Gardens, with Robert Lynch officiating.
RALEIGH - Funeral services for Deacon Jimmi Lee “The Rock” Eaton Sr., who died Saturday, Jan. 29 2011, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Old Liberty Baptist Church, with Dr. Charles A. Murrill Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Jacob Williams, 63, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Rocky Chapel Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON- Bathsheba Ann Nicholson Jones, 59, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 at Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 29, at Franklinton Elementary School, Franklinton, with the Rev. Dr. L. Maxwell officiating. Interment was in the Jones family cemetery.
Posted on: January 30, 2011
Prosecutors have asked the state Bureau of Investigation to probe allegations of missing money at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Little things -- and not the bigger overall picture -- often mean the most during a rebuilding process for a basketball team.
First-year head coach Brett Kiger must look at these intangibles when assessing the progress of his young club.
And Kiger saw a key, never-say-die intangible Tuesday from his Lady Warriors during their home contest against Northern Carolina Conference foe Roanoke Rapids.
DURHAM - Memorial services for Lula Bell McKnight, 62, who died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, will be held at noon today (Saturday, Jan. 29) at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg, with the Rev. Emma Solomon officiating.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Gladys P. Cooke, 93, who died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, at New Liberty Baptist Church, with Dr. Coolidge McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton officials filed a complaint on Wednesday, asking the courts to settle a water dispute with Franklin County.
The documents were filed a day after town officials reviewed Franklin County’s proposal to quash the matter — by taking over control of the town’s water plant and its infrastructure, and assuming the $1 million in debt on the system
“That was their proposal,” said Franklinton Town Manager Larry Carver.
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.
By: 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.
By: 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.”
By: 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.
By: 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.
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