CHAPEL HILL -- Here are the results for last week’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Basketball East and West Regional Tournaments:
Bunn’s Patika Venable (right) attempts to chase down a loose ball during last Friday night’s region meeting with Kinston at the Crown Arena in Fayetteville.
Whitney Bunn (with ball) delivered 21 points to top the Bunn Ladycats during the meeting last Friday with Kinston in the semifinals of the Class 3-A East Regional Tournament.
Bunn’s Marisa Bellamy (right) plays tight defense on Kinston’s Tisha Dixon during last Friday’s game.
Franklin County’s Democratic Party and county commissioners will be tasked with filling a vacancy after Penny McGhee resigned her commission seat on Saturday.
County staff released a copy of McGhee’s resignation letter, citing business reasons for her immediate departure from public service.
Two young tobacco farmers from Franklin County, and their county cooperative extension director, were among 37 participants who took part in a “Skills for Tobacco Growers: SUCCEED IV” short course held recently at NC State University.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- On the scoresheet, they registered simply as two points apiece for Louisburg College.
But LC’s flurry of first-half dunks ultimately meant much more during Tuesday’s key Region X home showdown against Wake Tech Community College at the Taylor Center.
Following a slow start, and needing a victory to maintain a tie for first place in the region standings, the Hurricanes used some high-wire acrobatics to get motivated -- and thrill the capacity crowd in attendance.
On Feb. 12, a Valentine’s Party was held at Carebridge Assisted Living in Louisburg. Mike Joyner and Joan Griffin, pictured above, were crowned King and Queen for the year. The Willis Gupton Band provided live music for the event.
Owners of Needful Things took a few minutes Thursday morning to officially cut a ribbon and open for business. Shown here (from the left) at the ribbon cutting were owners Deborah and Johnny Dew and daughter, Ciara, 10, who cut the ribbon while Bunn town clerk Judy Jeffreys and Mayor Marsha Strawbridge helped. The store offers a variety of new and gently used items at 326 Main Street in Bunn.
The United Way of Franklin County Community Impact Grant application cycle has opened through April 13. Non-profit agencies in Franklin County can apply for human services program funding. The 2012 grants are up to $6,000 each.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners will host a special-called meeting this Monday, hoping that a revaluation company can explain values that property owners say area all over the place.
The county contracted Assessment Solutions Inc. to perform revaluation services and after waiting two years to let the housing market settle, company President Tim Cain told commissioners that countywide values went up an average of 14.8 percent.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — The old Franklinton High School will be the site of a public meeting that will help determine the future of a major county thoroughfare.
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) has been tasked with developing a comprehensive management plan for U.S. 1 — a significant north-south corridor that runs along the western end of Franklin County through Youngsville and Franklinton.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation are probing allegations that a former animal control officer embezzled funds.
Kathy Johnson was fired on December 28 and accusations that as much as $8,600 was missing from the office falls at her feet, said Finance Director Chuck Murray.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Louisburg staff said a woman found guilty of violating the town’s beekeeping ordinance has removed the nuisance.
A district court judge last month gave Patricia Walker two weeks to remove a honey beehive from her Noble Street residence, or face further court action.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Bunn commissioners and residents asked for more information about a solar farm proposed on the outskirts of town.
On Monday, that’s what they will receive.
O2 Energies, a company outside of Charlotte, is proposing to build a $15 million solar farm adjacent to the state Department of Corrections prison in Bunn and will need several approvals to make the project a reality.
The filing period ended Feb. 29, promising some primary battles before the fall election.
At the county level, there will be primary battles for Democrats for commissioner in District 1 and District 3.
And there will also be a primary battle for the Republican party for the Commission District 7 (at-large) seat.
A story in the Midweek edition of The Franklin Times incorrectly listed Jeremy May as a candidate for the Commission District 3 seat. Jeremy May is not a candidate for office. Jeremy Neal should have been listed as the Republican candidate in that district. The Franklin Times regrets the error.
Louisburg College student Kristen Shuford
Every Tuesday at Benson Chapel, the Louisburg College faculty, staff, students, and friends from the community gather to hear sermons on various topics of interest.
These sermons are usually presented by our Chaplain, Shane Benjamin. The topics have been most valuable in coping with the complicated world we live in nowadays.
Louisburg Opera House. This pre-1940 photograph of downtown Louisburg shows the Opera House, a large building located on the corner of Market and East Nash streets, behind the Franklin County Courthouse. The opera house offered talent shows, movies, vaudeville, concerts, old-fashioned minstrels and slapstick comedy.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nine of 10 patients do not receive health information in a way they can use or understand it. And according to many medical and nursing professionals, that can harm a person’s health and lead to errors in hospitals and clinics.
“Only about 50 percent of patients take medications as directed,” explains Betsy Hunt, inpatient nurse manager at Franklin Regional.
Louisburg police were looking for a woman missing from a domestic violence abuse shelter.
According to a report by Det. G.C. Stephens, representatives with Safe Space told officers on Feb. 29 that a 50-year-old Raleigh woman checked out of the shelter the morning before and had not been seen since.
The woman, according to the report, was driving a red 1997 Saturn.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
One more suspect in a March 2010 shooting death was sentenced this past week.
Antavious Green pled guilty to robbery with a dangerous weapon as part of a plea arrangement on Tuesday.
Prosecutors agreed to drop charges of second-degree murder.
Green is one of several suspects that investigators said played a role breaking into Anthony Perry’s Kittrell home and killing him.
A Franklin County Superior Court Judge decided to remove Durham’s top prosecutor on Friday.
According to reports, Hobgood said he found “clear, cogent and convincing” evidence that District Attorney Tracey Cline brought the prosecutor’s office into disrepute.
Friday’s ruling came after a four-day hearing to determine whether Cline was fit for office.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
