By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A state agency is investigating allegations that a Granville County company illegally dumped effluent from a nuclear power plant onto a Youngsville field.
Agents with the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources, though, said none of the materials were nuclear waste.
It’s not every day that you see a Louisburg fire truck parked in front of iconic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI, home of the Green Bay Packers. Fortunately, this was not a mutual aid call to help out a department in a crisis. Instead, the photo was taken as the completed truck was on its journey to Louisburg after leaving the Pierce manufacturing plant in Appleton.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Raleigh company filed a motion this month, arguing that a sexual harassment suit filed by a Franklinton woman is not a matter for state court.
Tracy Moody-Williams filed a complaint in Franklin County Civil Superior Court in February, alleging that two employees of LipoScience in Raleigh were responsible for sexual harassment and infliction of emotional distress.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Keeping a job in Franklin County is as important as bringing a new job to the county.
That was the gist of a decision made by the county’s Economic Development Commission Thursday morning when it passed a resolution supporting a change in county policy that will allow an existing business to collect economic incentives from the county if it agrees to keep jobs in the county instead of relocating elsewhere.
Robbery victims hoping that the seizure of more than $100,000 in suspected stolen merchandise could be theirs will have help claiming their goods.
The sheriff’s office was planning to update its website by week’s end with a link to hundreds of photographs of more than 500 items removed from a house on Perry Lane.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — With No. 2 pencils in hands, they sat in chairs at Franklinton High School, penciling in answers they expect will have a profound impact on their future.
They weren’t taking a scholastic aptitude or placement test, though.
Residents were taking part in a public workshop designed for two purposes:
Bunn’s D.L. Burroughs, Quinton Cannady, Andre Davis, Cameron McFadden
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — The town’s Board of Commissioners revised its delinquent bill policy, hoping to give stressed residents a bit of a break.
And later in the meeting, Police Chief Daren Kirts informed the board that his officers have been stressed by an uptick in work.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen one issue grab everyone’s attention so completely, but the county’s recently released tax re-valuation numbers have certainly taken over most conversations.
It seems that if two people are talking today, it’s certain that the issue of tax valuations will be one of their main topics.
And opinions aren’t very mixed either.
With spring knocking on our door — don’t forget to “spring” your clocks ahead an hour tonight! — it was only fitting that a lot of folks spent Monday evening learning about the power of the sun.
In case you missed it, a company named O2 Energies wants to build a solar farm near the Bunn Prison to generate electricity from the sun’s rays.
GOOD MORNING: Realtor Scott Lerew may be right in that the only way the commissioners can make changes in your property revaluation and help is if you appeal.
While that may be true, our county commissioners were elected to represent us. They are the ones that got us into this mess to begin with and as far as I’m concerned, it’s up to them to get us out of it.
Dear Editor:
Franklin County has received a tremendous gift from the Late Edgar H. Owens. Mr. Owens died in January 2010 and in his will he left the Franklin County Recreation Commission 80 percent of his estate (currently $979,000) so that the county could buy land on which to construct a park.
Dear Editor:
In a recent editorial, you noted that an alleged embezzlement was not found during the course of the last annual independent audit. While such audits may discover fraud, they are not designed for that purpose.
Franklin county’s Girl Scouts will host a community event this Saturday at the Franklin County courthouse steps to mark our 100th anniversary of girl scouting.
The community is invited to attend as scouts and their leaders will sing a few girl scout songs as part of the “Rock the Court House” event.
Louisburg College’s Benson Chapel is the traditional place of gathering for this Lenten Season. Thanks to the Inter-Church Council (ICC) of Louisburg, the community once again will have the opportunity to listen to speakers from various denominations.
These mid-week community services of prayer and devotion have spiritually inspired many worshipers who want to reflect on the wonderful stories of Jesus, previous to His crucifixion.
The Franklin Times has been an integral part of Franklin County for more than 140 years and local historian Joe Pearce has found at least four locations in Louisburg where the newspaper’s offices have been located. The newspaper was known to be in the Perry Neal Building on Main Street in 1890; then it was in a building on Nash Street near where the old movie theater building is now located; then, from 1909 to 1956, it was on Court Street in front of the building shown here.
Gina and Tommy Sheridan of Charlotte are proud to announce the birth of their son, Beckett Hight Sheridan, born Dec. 30, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches.
Maternal grandparents are Freddie and Lou Hight of Louisburg.
USDA Farm Service Agency Franklin County Executive Director Lindsay Driver announced a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup, beginning March 12 and ending April 6. CRP has a 25-year legacy of successfully protecting the nation’s natural resources through voluntary participation, while providing significant economic and environmental benefits to rural communities across the United States.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Fire fighting has come a long way since the days when volunteers lined up and passed along leather buckets filled with water in an attempt to douse flames — although a version of that exercise is still part of fire games.
These days, modern fire-fighting equipment is infinitely more sophisticated — and Louisburg’s department just received a new, custom-built truck that expands the department’s capability.
KITTRELL - Thaddeus J. Cheek, 63, died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at First Baptist Church in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Haywood Baptist Church cemetery, Louisburg.
LOUISBURG - Donnie Barlow Griffin, 85, died March 8, 2012 at Rex Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gary McNair officiating.
SARASOTA, Fla. —George R. Oliviere, 91, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 in Sarasota, Fla. There will be no services.
ZEBULON - Kenneth Eugene (Kenny) Wirick, 34, died Saturday, March 3, 2012. A graveside service was held Thursday, March 8, at the Wirick family cemetery, Cheves Road, Zebulon.
RALEIGH - Diann Markey Hinson, 69, died Friday, March 2, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 12, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 2718 Overbrook Dr., Raleigh.
