GOOD MORNING: Well, it looks like we dodged that little snowfall the weather forecasters did their best to talk us into, but we got a blast of really cold north wind that cut right through your clothing clear to the bone, almost making me wish that we’d gotten a slight snow dusting instead – note that almost in italics.
I don’t wager much, but if you had bet me that Internet Sweepstakes businesses would find a way around a 2010 ban and then win an appeal in court, I would have taken that bet.
Those guys are crafty.
Of course, I’d also be willing to bet that before Tuesday’s ruling, nobody knew whether the businesses were still legal or not.
Should commissioners scrap new property revaluations and start over?
The May 8 primary elections promise contrasts, excitement and perhaps some revelations. Many races drew large fields of candidates, but far too many legislative matches had little or no opposition. What should we have expected when the filing deadline fell on Leap Day?
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Franklinton area man on charges of sexually assaulting a child
Phillip Jamal Manson, 24, of Pine Ridge Drive, was arrested on March 4 and charged with first-degree rape of a child and statutory rape/sex offense.
According to the arrest report by Dep. Nathan Rinker, Manson was arrested at his home.
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION can take many forms, but not everyone associates stirring huge pots of stew with helping save local historical landmarks. Yet, that’s exactly what the Person Place Preservation Society has been doing for years to raise funds to restore and preserve the historic Person Place on the campus of Louisburg College.
Libra Music Productions and the Franklin County Arts Council are presenting, “This Ain’t Your Mamma’s Bluegrass” on Saturday, March 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Louisburg College auditorium.
Volunteers are needed to help as ticket takers and ushers for the event.
Vance-Granville Community College named Kristin Sims of Louisburg to the Dean’s List for exhibiting outstanding academic achievement for the Fall 2011 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have a 3.5 grade point average while carrying a full load of 12 hours or more.
YOUNGSVILLE—Ernest Cordell Richards Jr., 47, died Sunday morning, March 4, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, at Bethlehem Baptist Church (Franklin County). Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
WENDELL - Josephine Powell “Jo” Mitchell, 93, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at The Oliver House in Wendell. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, at Wake Cross Roads Baptist Church cemetery, 3329 Forestville Road, Raleigh.
WAKE FOREST —Wheeler Seth “Buddy” Gower, 63, died Thursday, March 1, 2012. A memorial service will be held at Feggins Funeral Service in Wake Forest. For funeral service details, call (919) 556-1019.
BRONX, NY - Funeral services for Della O. Crudup, 72, who died Saturday, March 3, 2012, will be held Saturday, March 10, at 12 noon at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Franklinton.
LOUISBURG – Eleanor Alma Newton Averette, 73, of Louisburg, died Monday morning.
TO BE WED. Frances Clayton Williams of Louisburg and Preston Earl Rogers III of Tarboro announce their plans to be married on Saturday, April 7, 2012. The 2 p.m. ceremony will be held at Wolfpit Bed & Breakfast in Louisburg.
ENGAGEMENT. Kay Johnson of Louisburg announces the engagement of her twin sister, Fay Allen of Louisburg, to Bobby Morris of Gibsonville, the son of Shirley Morris of Eden. The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Annie and Joe Bowers of Louisburg. A 2013 wedding is planned.
45th Wedding Anniversary. Norberto and Virginia Seda of Louisburg celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on March 6. They were married on March 6, 1967.
Elliott Thomas, a junior at Louisburg High School, was selected to participate in the Honor Band Festival held on Dec. 10, 2011 at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. He was chosen as first chair in the Teal Band for bass clarinet.
Zoe Hinton recently attended the North Carolina Catalyst Conference which was held Feb. 24- 26 at UNC Chapel Hill. The annual Catalyst Conference brings a group of 80 high school students selected from a pool of 350 applicants from across North Carolina to UNC-CH for a weekend-long exploration of social issues affecting American youth.
The Board of Directors of the Franklin County Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for community projects funded from its community fund, according to Bob Powell, grants committee chairman.
Funds are available for nonprofit organizations that serve Franklin County. Priority will be given to programs that target the needs brought on by the ongoing economic downturn, organizers said.
First, the International Culinary Arts School comes to the Triangle area … now the Culinary Arts comes to Franklin County!
The Franklin County Arts Council is proud to announce it now has a Culinary Arts Guild!
Recently founded and lead by Culinarion Barry Barker of Youngsville, its mission is to promote the advancement of culinary art in Franklin County.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FAYETTEVILLE -- Forgive members of the Bunn High School Athletic Department if they never have to see the Kinston Vikings again in the postseason -- regardless of the sport.
Bunn’s misery quotient against Kinston is almost unexplainable, beginning with a loss last November in the Elite Eight of the Class 2-AA State Football Playoffs.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- It was expected that, once she returned to the lineup, Whitney Bunn would make an immediate impact for the Bunn High School girls soccer squad.
That assessment proved to be true Monday when the Ladycats tangled with backyard rival Louisburg for a key early-campaign matchup in the Northern Carolina Conference.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Not even the brutal winds of Monday could derail Franklinton’s full-steam-ahead approach to the 2012 boys tennis campaign.
The red-hot Red Rams remained undefeated with a 9-0 decision over Northern Carolina Conference rival Louisburg under less-than-ideal conditions at the FHS Courts.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College saved one of its best men’s hoops performances of the season for when the Hurricanes needed it most.
LC and Patrick Henry entered last Saturday’s regular season finale tied for first place atop the Region X standings.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed is this Saturday’s schedule for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Basketball Championships:
