Specialist John Clay of Bunn graduated from Basic Training August 4, 2011 at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Clay will attend Advanced Individual Training to become a Supply Specialist, then on to Airborne school. Clay is a 2002 graduate of Bunn High school and is the son of John and Charlene Clay of Bunn and husband of Rebecca Goss Clay of Greensboro.
FRANKLINTON — In NASCAR, the first race of the season is the Daytona 500 — the most popular race on the circuit.
Downtown Franklinton is never going to be mistaken for the location of the venerable race, but the location has become a destination for the Mid South USRA Division II slot car racing series.
The Triangle North Executive Airport of Louisburg, in conjunction with LHZ Pilot’s Association, will welcome the public to High Flight 2011, an open house at the Triangle North Executive Airport, formerly the Franklin County Airport, on Saturday Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On display will be a variety of aircraft, presenting the public an opportunity to see them up close and learn from the pilots that fly them.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- A lesson learned translated into a victory earned Monday for the Bunn Ladycats against Nash Central in the regular season volleyball opener for both teams.
But it wasn’t easy for BHS as veteran head coach Henry Jones decided to sit out two starters for the first game after they were late for the match.
For Indianapolis Colts football fans, there wasn’t much to cheer about when the club opened its preseason schedule last weekend with a 33-12 road loss against the St. Louis Rams.
One of the highlights was the performance of Bunn’s Kerry Neal, who is trying to make the squad as an undrafted free agent.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Erica Wammock is stressing defense this season as the Louisburg Lady Warriors get ready for the start of their 2011 volleyball campaign.
While Louisburg boasts some quality hitters, they don’t have a high-powered blaster in the mold of past greats -- including Sharika Evans, last season’s Northern Carolina Conference Player of the Year.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- When Emily Regan accepted the Franklinton High School volleyball coaching position late last July, she was confident in her abilities to get the Lady Rams’ program headed in the right direction.
Regan, however, had no idea about the roads the journey would take.
Literally.
CHARLOTTE -- A new season of Time Warner Cable’s Game of the Week kicks off Friday with more games and the best high school football matchups from across the state.
Along with great competitions in Charlotte, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Wilmington and Newport, Time Warner Cable is also featuring the best in North Carolina private school rivalries.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- It’s Football Time in Franklin County as each of the county’s three high schools will hit the gridiron this Friday -- including two at their respective home fields.
And the other team in action won’t be too far away, as Louisburg will hit the road for Henderson for a meeting with the Southern Vance Runnin’ Raiders.
LOUISBURG -- Terrell Lane Middle School has finalized its schedule for the 2011 football season.
The Tornadoes will open Sept. 7 on the road in Creedmoor against Hawley.
Home games will be played at Patterson Field on the campus of Louisburg High School, beginning with a Sept. 14 meeting with Butner-Stem.
ZEBULON -- Carolina’s Pedro Villarreal tossed his first complete game of his 50-start career, shackling the Montgomery Biscuits with a four-hitter as the Mudcats evened their series with the Biscuits thanks to a 6-2 victory at Five County Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League diamond event.
Two Franklin County residents will be part of the Big East Conference football coaching brethren this fall. The skippers recently convened for the league’s annual Media Day in Wilson. Youngsville resident Dickie Schock (Rocky Mount) is at far left, while Bunn graduate Kevin Crudup (Nash Central) is second from right. Crudup still lives in Franklin County.
Louisburg High School’s Chris Green (right) tackles Southern Nash’s Terron Huffman during action last Friday night at the Wilson Fike Football Jamboree. The Warriors will begin their 2011 regular season this Friday on the road versus Southern Vance.
Freshman Tainasha Vines (left) delivers the first kill of her career as a volleyball player at Bunn High School. Look for many more blasts over the next four campaigns.
Molly Boutwell, above left, did it. Thomas Clifton Jr., above right, did it. Payton Shearin did it. Angela Harris did it. Mary Jo Buffalo did it. Paige Sayles did it, and Joe Baisley did it too. They have all volunteered to help raise school supplies and monetary donations for those in need in Franklin County Schools through the “Build a Backpack” program with United Way of Franklin County and Walmart.
RALEIGH - Clyde Henry “Chuck” Benner, Jr., 56, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.
A Louisburg man has been charged in a head-on collision that killed a man on a motorcycle.
Philip Munson, 51, of South Creek Drive, Louisburg, was killed when Gorge Luis Labra, 20, crossed the center line on U.S. 401 and crashed into Munson’s motorcycle.
Munson died at the scene.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners will be asked to approve a text amendment that would limit residents’ ability to stop towers from popping up in their communities.
It could also provide a loophole for the county to streamline a multi-million dollar communications project that could be snagged by litigation.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Law enforcement agencies combined their efforts this week in an effort to get motorists to slow down.
The state Highway Patrol’s Motorcycle Unit, which generally operates out of Wake County, contacted Franklinton Police Chief John Green Jr. and advised that they were looking to expand their reach.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County staff will present commissioners with a schedule of values, a set of standards and rules it will use to derive the assessed value of all real property in the county.
It’s one of the first steps toward revaluation.
There is still plenty to be done, Tax Administrator Jimmy Tanner said, before residents get their new tax bill in January.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who shot into a house and endangered children.
No one was injured.
Investigators allege the shooting attempt was the result of an ongoing feud between residents on Mays Mountain Way and at least two other people on Phelps Road.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The county’s most recent airport commission meeting lasted about 45 minutes.
However, if the board continued to debate the issue of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding, they could still be in session.
As Airport Manager Steve Merritt updated the board on its budget, board members began discussing the current climate in federal government — particularly their willingness to provide funding for rural airport construction projects.
Louisburg resident Eddie Pablo
Franklinton police arrested a woman alleged to have taken shots at her husband.
According to a report by Sgt. K.J. Hornaday, officers were dispatched to a call of shots being fired in the area of Cheatham and Green streets on Aug. 8.
When he arrived, witnesses said a woman in a silver PT Cruiser had fired a gun toward a black man.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
