LAKE GASTON -- On a beautiful sunny day on Lake Gaston two weekends ago, anglers were bringing big bags of bass to the scales.
Twenty-five anglers brought over 303 pounds of bass to the scales.
When all the scales had settled, Louisburg’s Chuck Murray and Creedmoor’s Randy Groves took the tourney win with an impressive 5-fish limit weighing 21.54 pounds.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Here are the updated standings in The Franklin Times NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Pool through Week One:
LOUISBURG -- Since he didn’t take the job until November, first-year head coach Don Stopa figured there would be an adjustment period early in the spring for the Louisburg College fast-pitch softball squad.
That assessment proved to be true, as did Stopa’s inclination that the Lady Hurricanes would continue to develop as the campaign progressed.
EVERY SIP COUNTS. Donna Wade, the Executive Director for the Miracle League of Franklin County, accepts a $5,000 check from Scott Bradley, Long Beverage’s Non-Alcoholic Beverages Supervisor for Walmart.
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats, Advanced-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, have announced that single-game tickets are available.
Fans can purchase tickets beginning through the team’s website at carolinamudcats.com or by calling (919) 269-CATS.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
PINEHURST -- When he started the men’s basketball program at Sandhills Community College in June, 2008, Aaron Denton had no idea the Flyers would experience so much success -- and so quickly.
Denton, a Bunn native and former coach at Louisburg College, left LC to become the head coach and athletic director at Sandhills that summer.
The Franklin County Firecrackers U-13 won the gold medal in the Carolina Region Nickel Volleyball Tournament on March 10 in Asheboro. The Firecrackers went 6-0 in pool play and 4-1 in playoff matches.
SUGAR AND SPIKES VOLLEYBALL SQUAD. The Sugar and Spikes won the Franklin County Winter Volleyball 12-Over League Tournament and Regular Season Championships.
Bruce Willis and John Lawrence of the Council 13511 Knights of Columbus of Louisburg presented a donation of just over $1,600 to the Crosscreek Charter School’s Exceptional Children’s Department on Friday, March 9. The money is designated to acquiring learning materials for children whose disabilities fall under the autism spectrum.
A man looking to get his girlfriend in trouble found plenty of his own.
According to a report by Dep. Samuel Zuniga, officers responded to a domestic dispute in the 500 block of Carlyle Road/Clinton Carlyle Road the evening of March 12.
Upon his arrival, Zuniga said he heard a gunshot coming from the rear of the house and called for more backup.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners and residents will get another crack at discussing revaluation this coming Monday.
And they’ll also get a chance to talk about an incentive package designed to lure a Wake County business across county lines.
Emergency crews worked to free a motorist from a sport-utility vehicle following a three-vehicle wreck on U.S. 401 at about 1 p.m. on Friday. Emergency workers said none of the injuries appeared fatal, but emergency crews were expecting an emergency helicopter to be dispatched to the scene of the wreck just south of E.F. Cottrell Road.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The county’s airport commission has asked its attorney to review a liability issue — but it has nothing to do with taking to the skies.
Airport staff has proposed allowing Boy Scouts, as well as airport tenants, primarily Triangle Skydiving Center customers and clients, to camp at a spot on the extreme southern end of the airport.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
While the county looks for a place to put a park and watering hole, officials and staff are trying to figure out a way to keep excess water off another park.
During the Park and Recreation Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday night, Director Oliver Greene updated members on the Pilot Park project.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- While his girls basketball team was on the cusp of squeezing out a championship at the Region X Tournament on Sunday, Louisburg College President Mark La Branche had one eye on the action -- and the other on his laptop computer.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The county’s parks and recreation advisory board got back to square one this week in its search for a park location to fulfill a dying man’s wish.
Primarily, members decided that they would give property owners until the end of June to submit land they want to be considered for development.
Youngsville resident Jerry Vaughan fills out some paperwork set up in front of the booth shared by Sugar and Spice Pretties and Salon 111, represented by Lindsey Holmes, left. The activities were part of the Youngsville Area Business Association’s 15th annual expo on Thursday at the National Guard Armory.
Bunn resident Dale Honeycutt
Wayne Champion, Franklin County agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, was named among the Top 75 Agents for 2011, by Steven D. Carroll, CPCU, executive vice president and general manager. Champion was selected for this honor based on his outstanding sales and service record for multiple lines of insurance during 2011.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Two Louisburg College basketball players are scheduled to appear in court later this month on assault charges while school officials have found themselves defending disciplinary action.
Louisburg College Police Officer Anton Edwards arrested Kiara F. Cruse, 19, and Brittney Merriweather, 18, during the early morning hours of March 1 after another student alleged the two assaulted her inside Merritt Dormitory.
LONG BEFORE STAR WARS! We’re not sure what was showing at the old Louisburg movie theater on Court Street in downtown, but whatever it was, it must have been one popular movie! And that’s assuming that it was a movie that drew all these people into town, although that may be too much of an assumption. When this photo was taken, downtown Louisburg was a bustling place.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
On Monday, every Franklin Countian will have a chance to participate in our Constitutionally mandated right to be a part of government.
It’s one of those unusual times when the collective voice of the people can be heard and will make a difference if it is heard loudly and often enough.
At the risk of seeming like Chicken Little worried about whether the sky is falling, I think it is important we pay particular attention to a political situation and it is political brewing in the background.
No, not tax revaluations, not theft of county money, not redistricting for politics or schools, not even election-year grandstanding.
GOOD MORNING: I don’t know what it is about this recent property revaluation that our county commissioners don’t fully understand, so let me try to make it crystal clear. The mere suggestion that individual property owners should go through the costs and burden of an appeals process is absolutely unacceptable. What the taxpayers in Franklin County want and demand is a complete “Do Over” by another appraisal firm.
