Tom Arch Denton passed to eternity on Monday, December 26th, 2011. He was born the youngest of 7 children in January 1929 to Florence Ann Burnette and Callie Denton in Wood, North Carolina. He graduated Gold Sand School in 1947 and served his country in the United States Air Force from 1948 to 1950. Upon returning from service, he soon met the love of his life, Donnie Ray Qualls, and married February 18th, 1951.
AURELIAN SPRINGS -- Proving that the victory one week earlier wasn’t a fluke, the Louisburg Lady Warriors defeated host Northwest Halifax once again during last Friday’s action at the Lady Viking Girls Basketball Christmas Classic.
In their tournament finale, the Lady Warriors defeated Northwest Halifax by a 44-36 margin.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- The Spartan Christmas Challenge at Southern Durham High School promises to be just that -- a stern test -- for the Bunn boys basketball squad.
And that suits BHS veteran head coach Gerald Melton just fine as his team prepares to go up against seven potential foes during during three day event -- and all of them are in higher classifications.
BUNN -- Franklinton and Bunn met in a crucial Northern Carolina Conference wrestling matchup on Dec. 20 -- and the homestanding Wildcats were able to claim a hard-fought 42-36 decision at the Bunn Dome.
Clifton White (132) and William Hall (152) continued to wrestle well for the Wildcats.
CARY -- Bunn found offense to be at a premium during its first-round matchup against defending champion -- and state powerhouse -- Millbrook on Monday at the Mix 101.5 portion of the Highschool OT.com Invitational Girls Basketball Tournament at Cary Academy.
BHS, not a team known for struggling offensively, was unable to dent Millbrook’s strong defense, and the result was a 44-20 decision in favor of the North Raleigh titan.
Here are a few sporting thoughts as we get ready to say goodbye to 2011:
• Are we all just residents in Tim Tebow’s world?
That’s the feeling I get every time I make the mistake of tuning into ESPN, whether it be the radio or television version.
WILSON -- The Wilson Hot Stove Banquet will hold its 37th annual event on Monday, Jan. 23.
The banquet, which will be held at Recreation Park Community Center, will feature four college baseball head coaches as speakers.
Set to speak will be North Carolina’s Mike Fox, East Carolina’s Billy Godwin, Mount Olive’s Carl Lancaster and Barton’s Joshua Simmons.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WILSON -- The Brittany For The Girls VIII Soccer Showcase will feature an appearance by the Franklinton Lady Rams.
The annual event will be held March 23-24, with proceeds going to The Brittany Willis Memorial Scholarship Fund.
These Franklin County youngsters participated in the North Carolina Kickoff Wrestling Tournament, which was held Dec. 3 at the J.D. Lewis Center in Raleigh.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Franklinton man on gun charges after apparent shots were fired at a party.
According to investigators, Sgt. J. Davis and Dep. Troy Wheless were providing security for a party at the American Legion Post during the early morning hours of Dec. 24.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Louisburg Rescue squad is used to aiding those in need.
For the first time, though, they were able to deliver in time for Christmas.
The association used money it raised from raffles and other drawings to take a family on a shopping spree for Christmas.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Courts are often noted for decisions rendered by a jury of someone’s peers.
In Teen Court, though, peers often make up the prosecution, defense counsel, the jury and court staff.
The practice serves as a learning experience in jurisprudence, public speaking and fact gathering —but it’s more than a class study.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LAKE ROYALE — Community leaders head into the new year wrangling with a proposal that could save the long-term fortunes of the lake.
In the short term, though, a proposal to limit development around the lake is a muddied topic, pitting the interest of current residents against the interests of those who don’t yet call the private community home.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LAKE ROYALE — Exhibiting “Kuumba” and “Nia,” a community group at Lake Royale hosted its first Kwanzaa celebration on Monday — celebrating the first day of African-American-born holiday.
The idea for the event was sparked in the spring when a group of black residents at Lake Royale recognized its community was growing, but they hardly knew each other.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A doctor and his attorneys will have to wait until after the new year to find out if a medical malpractice lawsuit will go forward.
Attorneys on behalf of Tommy Watson filed a lawsuit in November 2010, alleging that Dr. David James King was responsible for killing her husband, Christopher Watson.
Louisburg resident Etta Alston-Burgess
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a suspect in a domestic violence stabbing.
According to a report by Dep. D.B. Wester, he responded to a disturbance call on PG Pearce Road the afternoon of Dec. 26.
Britt Wright told authorities that he and his wife had gone to the house and were met by his sister, Barbara Earp.
The Franklin County Cooperative Extension held a Family Safety Night (shown here) that provided attendees with information related to fire safety, food safety and injury prevention just prior to the Christmas holiday. The Franklin County Health Department, Senior Center, EMS, Home Health, and Franklin County Community Foundation participated.
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Contributed By The United Way of Franklin County
Henry Hamlet in Centerville sees the need at his grocery store and meat market every day.
Touran Bagheri, as a restaurant owner in Bunn at Subway, knows the need is real.
Betty Wrenn of Piney Grove United Methodist Church food pantry in Louisburg realizes that the need is not going away any time soon and it is growing.
FRANKLINTON- Robert E. “Ned” Hudson, 79, died Tuesday evening Dec. 20, 2011 at the Franklin Oaks Nursing Center in Louisburg. A funeral service was held Friday afternoon, Dec. 23, at the Living Springs Church of God in Franklinton, with the Rev. Robert Collier and the Rev. Robert Piper Sr. officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Larry “Bird” Hazelwood, 58, who died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, at South Main Street Baptist Church, with Evangelist Joseph Henry Leonard officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Companies in Youngsville and Wake Forest were cited for violating state occupational safety standards that resulted in a workplace death this past summer.
Eric Eugene Black, an electrician’s helper with Act Electric in Wake Forest, was working on a scissor lift when the apparatus got knocked over by a bridge crane.
Thousands of Franklin County youngsters are watching and waiting carefully as the expected Christmas Eve arrival of Santa grows ever closer. Their wish lists written and delivered, the youngsters are left to wonder if they’ve been good or bad (in Santa’s eyes) and whether the jolly old fellow from the North Pole will deliver just what they wanted.
A Louisburg man who was arrested earlier this week for his role in a murder/suicide is slated to appear in court next month.
Police arrested and charged Ryan Reynolds, 21, with accessory before the fact to a felony and aiding and abetting a felonious breaking and entering on Dec. 20.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Forrest Plyler and Teresa Hendrix could very well have begun a new Christmas tradition.
The mother and son went to the Senior Center in Louisburg with the intent this holiday season to give the gift of life.
And while Hendrix was not able to give blood during the visit on Wednesday, she was there to see her second oldest child, Plyler, give blood for the first time.
