By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The news was both great and not-so-good last Friday for the Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets.
On the field, the Jackets pitched a shutout for the second week in a row by defeating the homestanding Louisburg Warriors by a 47-0 margin in a key Northern Carolina Conference football showdown at Patterson Field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Even after a loss at Roanoke Rapids two weeks ago, the Franklinton Red Rams were still in excellent position to earn at least a share of the Northern Carolina Conference football championship.
The same can’t be said for the Red Rams following their stunning home setback last Friday against the North Johnston Panthers.
AURELIAN SPRINGS -- A wild season in the Northern Carolina Conference football standings has come down to this:
With one week remaining, the Bunn Wildcats control their own destiny in their quest to win the NCC regular season championship.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Here are last weekend’s high school football results from across North Carolina:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Homecoming. Sophomore Day. The final chance to make a good impression. A meeting with a long-time powerhouse out of the Northeast Conference. National respect. And a possible bowl bid.
All of those intangibles will be in the mix this Saturday when Louisburg College has its regular season home football finale at Patterson Field on the Louisburg High School campus.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- The Battling Bishop football team of North Carolina Wesleyan College fell to Christopher Newport by a 51-33 score in front of more than 6,100 fans at CNU’s Pomoco Stadium last Saturday night.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- A duel of Green and Gold Wildcats was targeted Tuesday night in the second round of the Class 2-A State Volleyball Playoffs.
That’s when the Bunn Wildcats were scheduled to host Eastern Randolph in the second round of the postseason at the Bunn Dome.
Bunn’s Kevin Strassburger (left) prepares to score another goal for the Wildcats during their home win Monday vs. North Johnston.
Louisburg’s Steven Burnette (78) grabs a jersey and a teammate holds on to the shoe of Roanoke Rapids fullback Matt Wood during a rushing attempt as part of a Northern Carolina Conference football contest last Friday night at Patterson Field.
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October 24, 2011
A Franklin County grand jury returned two true bills of indictment against former sheriff Pat Green on Monday after investigators allege he stole more than $220,000.
AURELIAN SPRINGS -- A wild season in the Northern Carolina Conference football standings has come down to this:
With one week remaining, the Bunn Wildcats control their own destiny in their quest to win the NCC regular season championship.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The news was both great and not-so-good Friday for the Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets.
On the field, the Jackets pitched a shutout for the second week in a row by defeating the homestanding Louisburg Warriors by a 47-0 margin in a key Northern Carolina Conference football showdown at Patterson Field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Even after last week’s loss at Roanoke Rapids, the Franklinton Red Rams were still in excellent position to earn at least a share of the Northern Carolina Conference football championship.
The same can’t be said for the Red Rams following their stunning home setback this Friday against the North Johnston Panthers.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Perry Lee Williams Sr., 82, who died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Mitchell Baptist Church, with the Rev. Daniel Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Monday represents the next time that state prosecutors could seek an indictment against former Sheriff Pat Green.
But it also could not.
That was the continued bit of insight that county Attorney Darnell Batton could provide when Commissioner Harry Foy again asked for his latest report on the status of the investigation.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The chance to cast an early ballot for municipal leaders began this week.
The first two hours in, one ballot had been cast — by a member of the elections staff.
Elections Director Amy Southerland said municipal elections may lack the overall buzz generated by an even-year or presidential election, but they can often be more intimate — which brings out voters.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
For those trying to stamp out domestic violence, it was particularly cruel that during Domestic Violence Awareness month, the Supreme Court ruled that a man convicted of killing his estranged wife would go free.
Rather than dwell on Robert Lee Pastuer’s freedom, those who gathered for Safe Space’s annual candlelight vigil remembered Narskelsky Pastuer and others like her who have been battered and bruised, and in the case of Mrs. Pastuer, killed by someone that at one time or another they trusted and loved.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects responsible for shooting a 15-year-old.
At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Youngsville police responded to a call of shots fired at Cureton Mobile Home Park which is off N. White Street heading into Wake County.
Could picking up an old house and moving it to a new location spark a reconciliation of a family and perhaps lead to a better understanding of the South and its often-tenuous relationship between races?
That’s the underlying theme behind the film “Moving Midway,” that will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at Louisburg College -- and be introduced by Godfrey Cheshire, the man who made the film. Admission is free.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
If Franklinton and Franklin County officials want to resolve a long-standing water dispute outside of court, time is running out.
Realizing that, both sides had pooled together possible dates for mediation and on Tuesday night, following a closed session, Franklinton officials forwarded Franklin County two dates to choose from — Nov. 3 or Dec. 1.
Remember when you were required to separate every little item before recycling?
Well, times are changing, and recycling is being simplified to make it easier for our citizens.
You can now mix certain items together, called “co-mingling,” which means that you can now put several different items into the same recycling container, explained Ed Shearin of the Franklin County Solid Waste Department.
Sherry Bell, daughter Jessica Rosales and granddaughter, Belen
By:
PETER ANDREWS, Special to The Times
The Franklin County Breast Care Team is sponsoring a benefit Bluegrass concert Oct. 29 to raise money to keep stereotactic breast biopsy service in Franklin County.
The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC) at Louisburg College.
Gladys Brown celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends on Sept. 27. She received a Certificate of Acknowledgement and Congratulations from Governor Bev Perdue.
A Franklin County man is scheduled to appear in court next month on domestic violence charges.
According to investigators and an arrest warrant, Jonathan Scott Ball, 31, removed a window air-conditioning unit to break into a woman’s home during the early morning hours of Oct. 2.
According to authorities, Ball and the woman had a past relationship.
