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RUBY L. DAVIS
WAKE FOREST - Ruby L. Davis, 62, died Jan. 15, 2010 at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh.

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BARBARA D. LAYTON
LOUISBURG - Barbara Dorsey Layton, 73, died at home Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Funeral services will be today (Wednesday, Jan. 20) at 2 p.m. at Duke Memorial Baptist Church, with the burial to follow in the church cemetery.

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MARGARET S. GROOM
LOUISBURG - Margaret Streett Grafton Groom, 98, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Funeral service was Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Grace Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wes Bailey officiating.

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HUBERT RAY PARRISH
ROANOKE RAPIDS- Hubert Ray Parrish, 92, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.  A memorial service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 20) in the Askew Funeral & Cremation Services chapel in Roanoke Rapids, with the Rev. Henry Stephens officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private family burial will be held at a later date.

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ENGAGED
ENGAGED
Sonya L. Shearin and Jon R. Shearin of Louisburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Jody Nicole Shearin, to Corell Johnnie Pittman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Corell G. Pittman of Spring Hope. A May wedding is planned.


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ENGAGED
ENGAGED
Bob and Laura Wagner of Wake Forest announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Lynn Wagner, to Brandon Moran, the son of Mark and Deborah Moran of Louisburg. The wedding will take place Jan. 1, 2011 at Faith Baptist Church, Youngsville.

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25th Wedding Anniversary
25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Silous Wilkins celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary by having a vow renewal ceremony on Dec. 19, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Gospel Unlimited Church, with Bishop Johnny Alston performing the ceremony. The couple’s daughters were their bridesmaids, maid of honor, and matron of honor. Their son was the best man, with the groom’s brother, son-in-law and nephew serving as groomsmen. Their grandson and granddaughter were ring bearer and flower girl. The reception was held at the senior citizens building.

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Schools receive grants from Lowe’s Home Improvement
Schools receive grants from Lowe’s Home Improvement
Two Franklinton schools received grants from the Lowe’s Toolbox for Education program. Above photo, Franklinton High School teacher Tommy Kemp received $5,000 to move forward with a landscaping project at FHS that will include plants and materials for items such as steel decorations and benches. In addition, roots from the plants grown will be used at the new FHS. There also will be an herb garden planted in a combined effort with the FHS Foods II class.

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Jones receives honor
Dr. Elva Johnson Jones, formerly of Franklin County, was selected to the 50 most Important African-Americans in Technology List.
She is the chair of the Department of Computer Science at her alma mater, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), and is known for her work in education, outreach, and research. On Sept. 16, 2005, the new computer sciences building on the campus was named in her honor.

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Ragland To Play For Canes
Ragland To Play For Canes
LOUISBURG -- Most signs pointed to it only being natural that Chase Ragland would sign a letter-of-intent to play baseball at Louisburg College.
After all, the LC campus is just a few miles from Ragland’s home, and he grew up following the Hurricanes at picturesque Frazier Field.

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FHS still unbeaten in league
FHS still unbeaten in league
FRANKLINTON -- Zach Beale found the ball -- and the outcome of the game -- in his hands last Friday night.
And Beale delivered, canning a free throw with one second left to give the Franklinton Red Rams a key 62-61 victory in a crucial Northern Carolina Conference showdowon in front of a sellout audience at the FHS Gymnasium.
The Red Rams are now 8-6 overall and 5-0 in the NCC, and FHS is the lone undefeated club remaining in league play. Bunn dropped to 4-7 and 1-3.

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A glitch in photos this week
A glitch in photos this week
This was a busy weekend for the sports department, as there were plenty of important things going on.
You can read all about them in this section. But unfortunately, you won’t have any pictures to go with it.
Either my memory card or camera went on the fritz Saturday afternoon, and every picture I had taken to that point was lost.
That includes the following events that I had attended:

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TLMS claims mat medals
TLMS claims mat medals
BUTNER -- Five Terrell Lane Middle School mat standouts earned medals last Saturday at the annual Middle Athletic Conference Wrestling Tournament, which was held at Butner-Stem Middle School.
First-place finishers for Terrell Lane were Paulo Sanchez (214) and Cooper Bolton (135).
Austin Mitchell was the runner-up in the 105-pound weight class, and Travius Foster also claimed a second-place finish for the Tornadoes.

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DOUBLE TEAMED
DOUBLE TEAMED
Louisburg College’s Marcellous Perez (with ball) grabs a rebound between a pair of Catawba Valley players during Monday afternoon’s Region X men’s basketball showdown at Holton Gymnasium.

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Editorial Cartoon: Seekin Money Anyway We Can
Editorial Cartoon: Seekin Money Anyway We Can


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Manning warns FCS he’s watching them
Was it a shot over the “bow” of the Franklin County Board of Education, a kind of judicial wake-up call?
Perhaps. At least that’s what it seemed like to us.
Superior Court Judge Howard Manning, Jr., was holding court in Warren County on a case that involved Franklin County schools when he said, and not in jest it appeared, that he was keeping an eye on Franklin County schools.

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Missing woman found dead
Missing woman found dead
Rocky Mount investigators continue to look for a man they allege killed a woman last seen working at a Franklin County massage lounge before she was found dead in a Rocky Mount hotel room.
Rocky Mount Police obtained a warrant to arrest Ronald Carlton Ricks Jr., 41, of Wendell. No arrest has been made.
Wise was reported missing on Jan. 12 after she did not return home from work at Magic Touch Massage.

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Arresting Developments
Arresting Developments
Two Franklin County law enforcement agencies looked within for leadership.
On Thursday, new Youngsville Police Chief Daren Kirts attended his first board meeting and come Tuesday, Franklinton will swear in John Green Jr. as its new police chief.
Both replace long-time law enforcement leaders in Larry Pritchett and Ray Gilliam, respectively.

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Judge rules BOE can fire Mueller
Judge rules BOE can fire Mueller
After a little more than an hour of legal wrangling, Superior Court Judge Howard Manning, Jr., ruled Wednesday afternoon that the Franklin County Board of Education is under no legal obligation to accept the resignation of Phillip Mueller and can, if it decides, terminate his employment.

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Commissioners to decide on Winters’ seat
Franklin County commissioners are expected to consider and appoint a new member to the board on Tuesday night and David Bunn said if it’s him, he’ll be ready to go.
The Franklin County Republican Party presented Bunn as a replacement for Bob Winters during the board’s Jan. 4 meeting.
Winters represented District 4, an area in the southeastern portion of the county covering part of Lake Royale.

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Airport director hire near
The Franklin County Airport Committee agreed to offer the director’s position to its top candidate.
Now, they’re just waiting to see if their top candidate will take the job.
A subcommittee of the airport authority has been looking for new leadership since October when former director Rob Southerland resigned his post to return to the Air Force.

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EDC reports positive news
It was yet another chapter of the good news, bad news story as the Franklin County Economic Development Commission met Thursday morning, although this time the news seemed to tip just a little in favor of the good news side.
The county’s economic development director, Ronnie Goswick, provided that extra positive note when he declared “the recession is over.”

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Energy Conservation Committee holds first meeting
Energy Conservation Committee holds first meeting
Franklin County’s Energy Conservation Committee held its first meeting on Thursday, figuring out ways to make the county more environmentally friendly and fiscally efficient.
The committee — made up of county staffers, electric utilities representatives and coordinated by Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Government staff — held its first meeting, working to develop an Energy Conservation Program that would save the county money and promote energy efficiency.

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Youngsville says helping Haiti is personal choice
YOUNGSVILLE — Town commissioners said helping Haitian residents was a personal choice, not one to be supported by taxpayer funds.
During the board’s Thursday night meeting, Commissioner Graham Stallings asked his fellow board members if they would be willing to scour its budget, to see if there was money available to help with relief efforts in Haiti.

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Franklin Faces
Franklin Faces
Louisburg’s Xavier Bullock and Bunn’s Samantha Puryear

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