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Mercedez Cooke and Ruby Rodriguez
The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), the largest tile contractors association in the world, has elected Nyle Wadford of Neuse Tile Service as its new president for a two-year term.
Wadford has been in the tile industry from an early age and now is the president, commercial estimator and technical expert for Neuse Tile Service in Youngsville.
By: Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
A new law that went into effect in North Carolina on Feb. 1 will have at least two effects:
1) It’s likely that law enforcement will be able to solve more crimes, especially serious crimes, and;
2) The change raises some far-reaching Constitutional questions, including possible erosion of the right not to incriminate yourself.
GOOD MORNING: Up, Down, Up Down, Doing push-ups? Nope, not complaining either, simply noting the way Mother Nature’s been playing yo-yo with local temperatures recently.
For example, it was mostly sunny and mild out my way Sunday afternoon with highs in the 69/70 - degree range. The high dropped back into the 40’s on Monday, but gusty winds made it feel much cooler.
This was the true definition of morbid curiosity.
I came across a story I had to read about.
It appears that funeral homes across the country are looking at alternative ways to make a profit.
Last Week’s Poll
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RALEIGH – I had an admittedly unorthodox reaction to Gov. Beverly Perdue’s announcement last week that she would not propose privatizing North Carolina’s government-run liquor stores.
The governor sided with a large, diverse array of interest groups opposing the idea: local politicians who want to keep the revenue and patronage, beer and wine wholesalers who don’t want increased competition for consumer dollars, and cultural conservatives worried about the possibility of increased alcohol abuse and addiction.
Dear Editor,
In this session of the North Carolina General Assembly, it is time the freedoms, protections, and rights of the citizenry of North Carolina are again honored. It is time the General Assembly freed the citizens of North Carolina and returned the control of their lives back to them.
On Sunday, Jan. 30, family and friends gathered at the International Ushers Association building in Franklinton to celebrate the 85th birthday of family matriarch Dorothy H. Burwell. The service included retrospective commentary about Burwell’s life and closed with remarks from Burwell. Pictured are Burwell, center, with her oldest grandson, Mike Kearney and his wife, Myra.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who stole two vehicles from a storage barn.
Nancy Rector reported on Jan. 25 that someone had entered her house and a storage barn at 471 Hickory Rock Road.
According to the report by Sgt. Andy Ayscue, someone stole an older model yellow Ford pickup truck and a 1938 Ford car.
Suspects also stole a blue cattle gate.
Thanks to the Allstate Foundation, Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE), Inc. presented a grant to Bunn High School to increase youth safety and promote teen safe driving. Teen safe driving awareness campaigns will be conducted during key times of the year including holidays, Teen Safe Driving Month (May), prom, graduation, and back to school.
SPRING HOPE - Margaret B. Earp died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 at Smithfield Manor. Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Spring Hope Funeral Home, with visitation following the service. Interment followed visitation at Duke Memorial Baptist Church cemetery.
RALEIGH - Florence Dribelbis died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 at her home. A private graveside service was held Friday, Jan. 28, at Spring Hope Memorial Gardens, with Robert Lynch officiating.
FRANKLINTON- Bathsheba Ann Nicholson Jones, 59, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 at Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 29, at Franklinton Elementary School, Franklinton, with the Rev. Dr. L. Maxwell officiating. Interment was in the Jones family cemetery.
RALEIGH - Funeral services for Deacon Jimmie Lee “The Rock” Eaton Sr., who died Saturday, Jan. 29 2011, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Old Liberty Baptist Church, with Dr. Charles A. Murrill Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Jacob Williams, 63, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Rocky Chapel Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
MIDDLESEX - Lisa Ann Carroll Aycock, 50, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Strickland Funeral Home in Wendell, with burial in the Union Chapel Baptist Church cemetery, Zebulon.
WAKE FOREST - Mary Joyce Pryor Skinner, 58, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 at her home. A memorial service was held Monday, Jan. 31, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home.
LOUISBURG - James Henry Gupton, Jr., 74, of Louisburg died Friday, January 28, 2011, at Franklin Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services with the Rev. Philip Kissinger and Joseph Luke Gupton officiating. Burial will follow in Lancaster Memorial Park.
LOUISBURG - Ronald Fred Murphy, 87, of Louisburg died Monday, January 31, 2011, at his granddaughter’s home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ava Holmes Murphy; his daughter, Betty Murphy Bunn; his sisters, Louise Burnette, Ilene Wheeler; his brothers, Linwood and Garvis Murphy. He retired from Burlington Industries with over 42 years of service. He was an avid hunter and a member of the White Level Lions Club. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Carpenter officiating.
LOUISBURG - Joseph Benjamin “Ben” Beasley, Jr., of Franklin County passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Franklin Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Jo Ann Edwards Beasley and the son of the late Joseph Benjamin Beasley and Elizabeth Wagstaff Beasley of Franklin County. His life personified love, kindness and a gentle nature.
Each year, at least 500,000 middle-age women suffer hip and spine fractures because of the lost bone mass and bone strength caused by osteoporosis.
“At Franklin Regional, we are able to help detect bone loss at an early stage through a simple test called a bone density screening,” said Diane Gibbs, manager of the radiology department.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Harris wish to announce the Oct. 30, 2010 marriage of their son, Sylvester Jr., to Yazkin G. Lopez. The wedding was held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Norcross, Ga., with family and friends in attendance. The groom is a corporate contracts administrator for Optimi Corporation, wireless telecommunications software licensing research and development corporation, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ericsson, Inc., a German corporation and supplier and manufacturer of industrial sewing machines and maintenance parts.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burnette of Henderson announce the engagement of their daughter, Christy Diane Burnette, to David Lee Bennett of Henderson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennett of Louisburg. The wedding will take place on Nov. 12, 2011 at 6 p.m. in the Jones Chapel at Meredith College in Raleigh.
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