LOUISBURG--Funeral services for Vanessa "Poochie" Solomon Durham, 48, who died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, August 22 at the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Louisburg with Rev. John Hopkins, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Church Cemetery.
FRANKLINTON -- History was made on both sidelines Friday when Vance County traveled to Franklinton to open the 2018 high school football campaign. It was the first-ever regular season contest for Vance County, which is a new school formed by the consolidation of Northern Vance and Southern Vance. Franklinton also had a history lesson on display as this was the initial game in the tenure of new coach Jimmy Williams, whose storied career includes successful stops at East Wake and West Johnston.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High School celebrated the one-year anniversary of its last football victory -- against the same opponent, no less. Last year, the Warriors opened their campaign with an impressive decision at KIPP Pride, but were unable to collect another conquest the rest of the way. Almost one year to the day, homestanding LHS kick off its 2018 schedule by stopping KIPP by a 36-20 margin Friday at Patterson Field.
LAGRANGE -- Dale Murphy's career as Bunn High School's football coach got off to a quality start Friday in a faraway land. Murphy traveled all the way to North Lenoir near Kinston to help his Wildcats deliver a convincing 34-7 decision over the host Hawks in the regular season opener for both squads.