By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Most observers thought that Hunter Ackerman wouldn’t have to wait too long before hearing his name called at the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.
That assessment proved to be true as Ackerman, the talented left-hander from Louisburg College, was selected Tuesday by the Chicago Cubs in the fourth round, 130th overall.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. -- The Chattanooga Lookouts scored a pair of unearned runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 3-0 victory over the Carolina Mudcats at AT&T Field on Monday night in a Class AA Southern League diamond showdown.
Tim Sexton (W, 3-5) fanned 10 over six innings, but benefited from two breaks in the fourth to earn the victory.
In his first year as head coach, Bunn’s Greg Bunn (center) helped lead the Ladycats to a third-place finish in the Northern Carolina Conference and a trip to the state playoffs.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Commission Chair Penny McGhee appointed a group expected to come up with a plan for the Early College High School program.
Commissioners, the school system and Vance-Granville Community College have held an ongoing discussion for months about how to best address space issues at the Louisburg campus — which is being exacerbated by the influx of students through the Early College Program.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Police arrested a Lake Royale man who apparently tried to turn a convenience store into a drive-thru.
Anthony Warren Holden, 37, was charged Saturday afternoon with driving while impaired and reckless driving after crashing his car through the back of the Star Mart on Sledge Road.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Three Lake Royale residents were charged in an armed robbery that proved there is no honor among those with criminal intent.
According to Lake Royale investigators, a 15-year-old resident told authorities that he went to 106 Mohave Drive the afternoon of June 1 to visit friends and smoke marijuana.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton police arrested a Louisburg man charged with taking indecent liberties with a child.
According to a police report and Det. Reginald Norflett, a girl under the age of 16 recently accused William Michael Langley, 25, of committing a lewd and lascivious act back in September.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Bunn town commissioners have joined the Internet gaming fray, placing a 90-day moratorium on any such proposals while they study the issue.
During the board’s meeting on Monday night, a majority of the board agreed to hold off on reviewing any petitions to allow Internet Sweepstakes Cafe type operations in town.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Not much has gone on in town the last 32 years that Raymond Bragg didn’t know about.
Well, not until last weekend, when friends, residents and officials held a Community Celebration event with Bragg as the guest of honor.
Nearly 200 people filled the American Legion Hut on Saturday, expressing their appreciation for Bragg’s decades-long service to the town.
Louisburg resident Chase Ragland
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) has announced that 179 high school seniors from 44 counties have been named UNCG iSchool Scholars for their outstanding performance in online early college classes.
Among those honored is Crystal Burkett of Franklinton High School. She will receive a special silver and gold honor cord to wear at graduation and a certificate of merit from the University.
Franklin Regional Medical Center’s volunteer auxiliary recently named its 2010 scholarship winners.
Three of the five scholarships were presented to hospital employees in an effort to help them further their education. This year’s recipients include: Tiffany Alston, Matthew Glenn, Tayla Ricks, Deidre Taborn and Gerri Taylor.
A transfer agreement between the ROTC programs at North Carolina State University and Louisburg College was recently signed.
The purpose of the agreement is to provide a basis for cross-enrollment of students from LC into the N.C. State Army Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps (SROTC) Program for four-year degree completion at one of the colleges at N.C. State.
Times are tough these days for many who call Franklin County home — but for some, even finding enough to eat is becoming increasingly difficult.
While it’s difficult for many of us to imagine, food shortages exist even in 21st Century America and, yes, even here in Franklin County.
GOOD MORNING: Well, here we are, midway into the second week of June already and before you know it, Father’s Day and the first day of summer will be upon us.
I got a bang out of some of the online replies to my Saturday comments regarding the blown call that robbed Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga of a perfect game, as well as our snake visit.
I don’t know how old you have to be to begin saying: “what will they think of next?” But it must be 36.
Because, after reading a story out of Mooresville, that was my first thought.
It seems that a grocery store chain has erected a billboard in that town that smells.
Last Week’s Poll
Straight-TIcket Voting
Should North Carolina do away with Straight-Ticket Voting?
This isn’t a good time to be the Governor or a legislator in North Carolina. But politicians don’t have the luxury of choosing the times; they must face the realities in which they find themselves and make the most of them.
The following votes were taken in the General Assembly, week ended June 4, by state Rep. John May and state Sen. Doug Berger.
DECATUR, IL—Clara Harmon, 89, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Fair Havens Christian Home in Decatur, IL. A private burial was held Monday at Bunn Memorial Gardens.
HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Geneva L. Richardson, 85, who died Saturday, June 5, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Linda Taybron officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON – Timothy Bernard Lewis, a native of Franklin County, died Thursday, June 3, 2010. Funeral service was Sunday, June 6, at Pilot Baptist Church. Burial was in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.
CHARLOTTE - Carolyn Timberlake Bullard, 80, died at Carolina’s Specialty Hospital, Charlotte, on Friday, June 4, 2010. A private, graveside service was held Monday, June 7, at Youngsville Cemetery in Youngsville, with the Rev. Dr. Layne Smith, her pastor, officiating.
ZEBULON - Brunetta Ray Taylor, 64, died Sunday, June 6, 2010 at her home. Graveside services were Tuesday, June 8, at Pine Ridge Baptist Church.
