Boy Scouts of America and American Heritage Girls troops 619 from Anchor Baptist Church prepare to present veterans with a token of appreciation at the Veterans Day program held at Louisburg High School.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
If what we heard this week was a movie script, we’d say the movie would be so unbelievable that it was doomed to box office failure.
And if it were a novel’s premise, certainly the novel would flop.
It’s no movie or novel but the nation’s security is at risk from a royally stupid practice that is only now being admitted by our U.S. Department of Defense even though it has been happening for many years.
GOOD MORNING: First off this morning, I want to thank Wilbert Weaver, who lives on the Flat Rock Church Road about a mile west of Royal, for the huge batch of collards he dropped off by the Times office Tuesday.
Talk about an early Thanksgiving, those collards Wilbert brought us has made a lot of folks happy at Times publisher Gary Cunard’s house as well as mine.
More deserving Franklin County children will be enjoying summer camping experiences next year thanks to an agreement reached recently between the all-volunteer Happy Camper program and the Wake Forest YMCA.
The Happy Camper board recently agreed to commit a total of $17,000 to Camp High Hopes (operated by the Y) next summer -- and the YMCA’s leadership added another $6,000 to that total, bringing the total amount to $23,000 that will be available for camp scholarships through this agreement.
The fastest growing criminal industry in the world has made its way into our state. Human trafficking is the illegal trade of humans for purposes of reproductive slavery, sexual exploitation, forced labor or other modern-day forms of slavery. An investigative report by WRAL television in Raleigh confirmed that this evil practice is alive and growing in North Carolina.
Vivian Floyd Rogers, known as “Miss Bea,” celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 25 at Louisburg Nursing Center with family and friends at a party hosted by nephew Charles Floyd. She was born to Minnie Ballentine Floyd and Charles Victor Floyd on Sept. 25, 1911.
LOUISBURG — Jack Davis Cash, 73, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. He was born Oct. 24, 1938. He was a son of the late Dock and Adell Cash.
LOUISBURG — Ella Coley Grissom, 86, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. She was born Aug. 7, 1925.She was a daughter of the late Jimmy and Josephine Coley.
CHARLOTTE - Tony Glenn Fuller, 65, of Charlotte died Tuesday, November 8, 2011 after a year long battle with cancer. Tony was the oldest son of the late William “W.O.” Oliver Fuller, Jr., and Dorothy “Dot” Idelia Phelps Fuller.
Franklinton police arrested a woman charged with interrupting court proceedings by proclaiming to be the president.
According to a report by Sgt. K.J. Hornaday, officers and deputies responded to the 400 block of S. Main Street where a 911 hang-up call was reported the evening of Nov. 5.
Pictured above are (front row, from left) Elaine Smith, great-great-grandmother, of Franklinton; Amber Nowlin, mother, of Kittrell with son, Dylan Nowlin; Nancy Satterwhite, great-grandmother, of Franklinton; and JoAnn Gallagher, grandmother, of Kittrell.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- One of the greatest matches in the history of Franklin County soccer had a bit of everything -- acrobatic goals, great saves, comebacks, near-misses and enough highlights to fill out an entire season.
For the host Bunn Wildcats, the only thing missing was a happy ending.
Instead, sudden death provided sudden victory for the Durham Arts Bulldogs, who edged Bunn by a 5-4 margin on Wednesday in overtime in the third round of the Class 2-A Boys Soccer State Playoffs at the BHS Football Field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The high-octane bus that was the 2011 Louisburg College football team finally ran out of gas last Saturday in New York.
LC closed out its campaign with a 27-3 loss at ASA Institute in Brooklyn. The Hurricanes trailed by only 6-3 at the break but gave up three unanswered touchdowns to wrap up the game -- and the season.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Scouts look at Dusty Ayscue’s 6-foot-3 frame and see plenty of room to grow -- and room to improve.
Ayscue, a senior pitcher at Louisburg High School, signed a letter-of-intent Wednesday to continue his career at Wingate University -- a Division II school located just east of Charlotte near Monroe.
Persistence paid off for Mars Hill College during its recent search for a head softball coach.
Earlier in the fall, Louisburg College’s Monica Gordy was contacted by administrators at MHC -- only to turn them down.
Gordy, however, would eventually accept the position, and she resigned earlier this week after three strong seasons in charge of the program at LC.
High School Football
FRIDAY
CLASS 2-AA STATE PLAYOFFS
Sites, Pairings TBA 7:30
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
YOUNGSVILLE -- Numbers tell a true tale when dissecting the 2011 boys soccer season for the Cedar Creek Middle School Jaguars.
Over 11 matches, the dominant Jaguars scored 91 goals compared to just nine for opponents.
Cedar Creek compiled an amazing seven shutouts and reached double digits in scoring on four occasions.
ELKIN -- Braving the wind, frost, and cold temperatures of the North Carolina mountains near Elkin, the Louisburg College Hurricane golfers won the 36-hole Fourth Annual Region X Fall Championship.
Surry Community College hosted the golf tournament on November 5-6 at Cedarbrook Country Club.
Bunn’s Matheus Mell (left) tries to defend Durham Arts’ Lucas Villanueva during Wednesday night’s Class 2-A State Playoff third-round matchup.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
After a clandestine meeting regarding redistricting maps drew criticism on Monday night, the county’s Board of Commissioners agreed to host a public meeting before approving a plan that will affect voting for the next decade.
Commission Chair Sidney Dunston arranged a by-invitation-only meeting between select members of the African American community and a Mel Black & Associates consultant charged with presenting the county with redrawn district maps.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners agreed to pursue legal means to retain its political sway in the General Assembly.
Legislators have proposed redistricting maps that have been criticized for marginalizing the African-American vote, among other things.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
The Franklin County Board of Education got its first official look at the various proposed school board districts Monday night -- and were flatly told that their input on creating the districts wasn’t sought in advance.
“We were retained by the county. Our client is the county,” said Chris Heagarty of Mel Black & Associates, the Raleigh law firm that developed the various possible districts.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Roosevelt Alston, principal of Bunn Middle School, has been selected as the 2012 Principal of the Year for Franklin County Schools.
Alston now moves on to compete with other local award recipients from the North Central Region of the state. After the state selection process is completed, one principal will be selected as the 2012 state Principal of the Year.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LAKE ROYALE — For World War II veteran Anne Capucille, the American flag is more than stitches and a pattern.
It represents a dignity, liberty and freedom that every American soldier has been willing to die for.
“It was given to you by somebody’s family, by their father, their brother, their uncle,” she told those gathered inside Lake Royale’s Club House to hear her cap off Saturday morning’s Salute to Veterans program.
