Dear Editor:
As Ronald Reagan would say, “Here we go again.” This letter is in reference to the hospital (FRMC) and Asher’s recent comments and more.
I do not know why it has taken so long for people to see that Novant is any different from HMA or any of the other parties interested in moving our hospital to a far corner of the county.
RAELIGH, NC – ZOE Ministry will host a fundraising event with noted author Kay Warren, wife of pastor Rick Warren, on Friday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Duke Chapel in Durham.
All are invited to attend.
All of the proceeds from the fundraising event will benefit ZOE’s orphan empowerment work in Africa. Ticket information is available at www.zoeministry.org.
LOUISBURG – Tammy Denise Phelps, 44, died Monday night, Feb. 22, 2010.
FRANKLINTON —Mildred L. Brodie died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
ZEBULON - Maryland Ray Carlyle, 81, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Social Plains Baptist Church, with burial following in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Joseph Carlton Hocutt, 69, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 at Rex Hospital. A memorial service was conducted Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Massey Funeral Home.
FRANKLINTON—Robert A. Person, 54, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Funeral services for Calvin Albert Spivey, 82, who died Friday, Feb. 18, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Spivey family cemetery.
Mary Louise Hill of Louisburg Nursing Center was recently honored on her 99th birthday by her nieces and nephews. The honoree was presented with a corsage and received several cards and gifts. Church members, former students, friends and nursing center residents were in attendance and were served ice cream and cake. Pictured with the honoree, left to right, are four generations: great-great-great-niece, Sequoia Clemons, and great-great-niece, Takita Dunston of Garner; great-niece, Princess Clemons of Raleigh; and nephew, Joseph Hill of New York.
T.J. and Treva Todd of The Rivers Golf Course, Louisburg, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 13, 2010 at the Fargo Steakhouse in Zebulon. The celebration was given by their children, Terry and Vickie Todd of Spring Hope and Gayla and Keith Game of West Columbia, SC. In attendance were their grandchildren, Melissa Mitchell and Mark Boswell, and their spouses. Also in attendance were family members from Grand Prairie, Tex., and numerous friends and neighbors from North Carolina.
Travis Wilson and Lynette Perry of Louisburg are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Traniya La’Nasya Wilson, on Feb. 14, 2010 (Valentine’s Day) at 9:41 a.m. at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long.
The 4th Annual Lee Fowler Scholar-Athlete Awards presentation was held Tuesday, Feb. 9, following the Louisburg College women’s basketball victory over Brunswick Community College, 99-48.
The Lee Fowler Scholar-Athlete Awards Program was established at Louisburg College in 2005, both in honor of Lee Fowler, the director of athletics at North Carolina State University, and to encourage student-athletes at Louisburg to be scholar-athletes. They are awarded to all varsity student-athletes who earn a semester average of 3.0 or higher.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
KENLY -- After splitting their regular-season series at one game apiece, it was almost considered a toss-up to see which club between Bunn and Louisburg would take home the title following last Friday’s championship game at the Northern Carolina Conference Boys Basketball Tournament.
As if on cue, the squads dueled to the wire before the Wildcats came away with a 51-48 decision in a thriller at the North Johnston High School Gymnasium.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- It took only one pitch for Louisburg College to display its offensive intentions during Sunday’s home baseball doubleheader against Wilkes Community College.
On Wilkes’ first offering of the opening game, Louisburg leadoff master Ashton Paige laced a monstrous home run to deep center field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
KENLY -- Going through the Northern Carolina Conference regular season and tournament with an undefeated mark wasn’t exactly a preseason point of emphasis for the Bunn Ladycats.
After all, this was going to be a young Ladycats’ squad competing in what was expected to be a balanced NCC.
But once the season started, BHS head coach Chuck Mann knew his club was capable of special things.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s final -- and maybe best -- chance to defeat season-long nemesis Patrick Henry Community College could come Sunday in the finals of the Region X Women’s Basketball Tournament.
But the Lady Hurricanes have one pertinent order of business to take care of first -- a semifinal showdown Saturday versus Catawba Valley.
NEWPORT -- Franklin County continues to mark dramatic progress in its quest to be regarded statewide as a top-notch wrestling area.
And this time, everyone is getting in on the fun.
Following last weekend’s action at the Class 2-A East Regionals, the county will have an unprecedented eight performers who will participate in the Class 2-A State Championships.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Five Franklin County teams qualified for the Class 2-A State Basketball Playoffs, but only two were remaining following Monday’s opening night of postseason competition.
Both Bunn’s boys and girls, playing at home as part of a doubleheader, were able to come away with victories.
BHS’ girls defeated Cedar Ridge (see story on page 10), while the boys claimed a 60-53 decision against Durham School of the Arts.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- With such a young team, it was almost expected that the Bunn Ladycats would have a bit of the opening-game jitters during the Class 2-A Girls Basketball State Playoffs.
That’s exactly what happened as favored Bunn struggled at times to put away Cedar Ridge in Monday’s postseason opner at the Bunn Dome.
GREENVILLE -- Second-ranked Virginia (2-1) held off a late rally by No. 11 East Carolina University (1-2) Sunday afternoon and took the rubber-match of the three game series 14-11 at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Cavaliers held a commanding 13-4 lead before the Pirates came roaring back by putting a seven spot on the board in front of 4,774 fans cutting the lead to two, 13-11.
Bunn swept the championships last Friday night at the Northern Carolina Conference Basketball Tournament, which was held at North Johnston High School. After the victories, members of the BHS boys and girls teams posed with their trophies.
Louisburg College’s Ashton Paige smacks a leadoff home run on Wilkes’ first pitch of the opening game.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Tiana Monae “Pork Chop” Crews, 12, who died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at Terrell Lane Middle School, with the Rev. Sylvester White officiating. Burial will follow in the Cedar Rock Church cemetery.
The list of honor students at Laurel Mill Elementary School for the second nine-week grading period has been announced and includes:
Mattie Reddick carefully measures soup servings for to-go orders on Thursday as the Youngsville Woman’s Club hosted its annual Soup and Sandwich fundraiser at the town’s Community House. The club uses the recipe that Reddick’s mother, Helen Green, conjured up more than 70 years ago.
