White Level Fire Department Chief Billy J. Brewer Sr. (left) congratulates J.T. Southerland for being named White Level 2011 Firefighter of the Year. Southerland is a freshman at N. C. State this year, but has remained devoted to the department.
Deborah Ashton has joined Franklin Regional Medical Center and Novant Health as the organization’s first chief diversity officer.
Her efforts will include the development of an inclusive and comprehensive diversity strategy that impacts all aspects of the health care system, including patients, employees, suppliers, communities and services offered.
First Class Private Thomas McArn has graduated from U.S. Marine Corps basic training at Parris Island, S.C. He trained with 87 other recruits in Platoon 1080, Delta Company in the 1st Battalion.
McArn is now three weeks away from graduating from the School of Infantry.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
KENLY -- Rewards rarely come without a struggle, and that was a truism last Friday night for the Louisburg Lady Warriors.
In what was one of the biggest victories of Coach Brett Kiger’s two-year stint at LHS, the Lady Warriors appeared to be down and out early in their Northern Carolina Conference girls basketball showdown at North Johnston High School.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
KENLY -- Louisburg almost came up with a rare double comeback during its Northern Carolina Conference basketball meeting at North Johnston last Friday.
The LHS girls encountered an early 16-point deficit, only to rally for a clutch victory.
And in the boys finale, the Warriors trailed by 15 points heading into the second half before embarking on a furious surge.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WARRENTON -- Franklinton had a strong start, but the Red Rams couldn’t maintain it during a Northern Carolina Conference boys basketball setback Monday night against homestanding Warren County.
Leading by five points after one frame, the Red Rams could only muster 24 points the rest of the way, and the result was a 50-37 decision in Warren County’s favor in NCC action at the WCHS Gymnasium.
Only a subpar effort from the injury-riddled Pittsburgh Steelers kept me from perfection during my Wild Card Round picks for the National Football League Playoffs.
Motivated from that success, I’m back for more this week as four more games are on the NFL Playoff Schedule.
Here are my selections:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WARRENTON -- There is no question that, when healthy, the Franklinton Lady Rams are one of the teams to beat in the Northern Carolina Conference girls basketball standings.
But FHS has been bitten by the injury bug in the last week, though Coach Lester Wilder’s club continues to rack up the victories.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s men’s basketball team said hello and then goodbye as part of last Saturday’s home matchup against Tidewater Community College at Holton Gymnasium.
LC, coached by Mark Vanderslice, was a convincing 97-68 winner, marking the Hurricanes’ fifth victory in a row.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Junior guard Whitney Bunn delivered 26 points last Friday as her homestanding Bunn Ladycats cruised to a 59-34 decision over Roanoke Rapids in a Northern Carolina Conference girls basketball matchup.
In the process, Bunn, though she still has one year of eligibility remaining, broke the prestigious 1,000-point mark for her prep career.
CATCHING UP. Basketball coaching legends James Howell (left) and Lester Wilder (right) talk shop during Monday’s boys hoops game between Warren County and Franklinton in Warrenton. Howell is the retired former coach at Warren County, and he led the Eagles to a state championship in the early 1980s. Wilder is currently in his fifth decade as a coach, and he is leading the Franklinton girls basketball squad.
Franklinton’s Charity Snelling (left) gains possession of the ball near the basket during the Lady Rams’ road girls basketball conquest Monday night against Warren County.
Louisburg’s Alkia Johnson (left) forces a held ball situation against North Johnston’s Caroline Turner last Friday.
FRANKLINTON - Lucy Mae Kearney Bussey, 88, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 at her home. Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 5, at First United Church of Christ, Franklinton, where she was a member, with the Rev. Priscilla Massenburg officiating and Dr. Donald D. Davis Sr., eulogist. Interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery.
ZEBULON - Nora Perry Buffaloe, 79, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at her home. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Beulah Christian Baptist Church, 8225 Mitchell Mill Road, Zebulon. Burial will be in the Rolesville Baptist Church cemetery, W. Young St., Rolesville.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has agreed to look at fashioning an ordinance that regulates panhandling.
Save for a glancing reference in Louisburg’s ordinance, any action by the county would be one of the first governmental attempts to police the activity in Franklin County.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners agreed to spend a relatively small amount now to address a problem that may or may not exist in the future.
The alternative, consultants said, could be costly.
On Tuesday night, the board approved change orders to its planned $10.7 million emergency radio system overhaul.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
After meeting with three county attorney candidates for about two hours, Franklin County commissioners have yet to name a permanent legal counselor.
Darnell Batton, who served as the county’s attorney for nearly 20 years, resigned effective at the end of 2011.
Louisburg Streets Department worker Larry Perry takes down one of the town’s Christmas banners that was hanging at the intersection of Bickett Boulevard and Nash Street.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners decided that it would buy property adjacent to the airport for expansion.
In the spring of 2011, the county’s Airport Commission gave staff authority to pursue a state Division of Aviation grant it could use to buy just more than 64 acres northeast of the terminal.
A Louisburg man hit the lottery recently.
And the winners are his family.
Retired construction worker Willie Tabron won half of the $425,108 Cash 5 jackpot just before the turn of the New Year.
County resident Kim Holden
Franklin County deputies seized more than 10 pounds of marijuana plants and 37 grams of the processed drug after searching a southern Louisburg home.
According to a report by Dep. Justin Hastings, Capt. Mitchell went to 206 Fox Ridge Road to serve an arrest warrant when he noticed the smell of marijuana coming from inside the house.
The staff at Louisburg Veterinary Clinic recently made a donation of supplies to the Franklin County Animal Shelter. The items were donated by their clients. Pictured (left to right) are Mark Kemmerzell, Deena Shehadeh, Maylon Edwards, Amy Melton, Morgan Hamscher, Dr. David Fontenot and Megan Burnette. Edwards accepted the supplies on behalf of the animal shelter.
People may find it a bit difficult this weekend to stick to their New Year’s resolution.
Beginning this Saturday, Jan. 7, Girl Scouts will begin selling cookies.
Girl Scout Cookies provide a familiar snack for those who love the cookies, but they money funds leadership programs for girls.
