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By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Defense, rebounding and spirited halftime speeches have been important intangibles of Lester Wilder’s successful tenure as the long-time girls basketball coach at Franklinton.
Each of those aspects was on display Thursday as the Lady Rams, thanks to a strong second half, roared to a 51-28 decision at rival Louisburg in a key NCC showdown at the LHS Gymnasium.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- In the teams’ meeting earlier in the season, Franklinton needed a late rally to get past homestanding Warren County in boys basketball action.
This time, however, the Red Rams took control early and went on to stop the Eagles by a convincing 69-44 margin Tuesday night at the FHS Gymansium.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- The adage that one phone call can change your life held true this week for Bunn High School senior football standout Andre Davis.
After weighing his scholarship options from several colleges, Davis had all but decided to attend Winston-Salem State University.
YOUNGSVILLE -- Cedar Creek Middle School’s Dream Team (faculty and staff) will meet the undefeated Harlem Superstars in a benefit basketball game on Feb. 11 at the CCMS Gymnasium.
The Superstars feature the likes of Kevin ‘Showboat’ Jackson, Chris ‘Chicken’ Turnquest and Ricky ‘7-Footer’ Lopes.
Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Whitney Bunn’s sharpshooting -- and Chepirah Neal’s free-throw savvy -- helped Bunn withstand a late Southern Nash rally to secure a 58-42 victory over the Ladybirds in a non-conference girls basketball game Wednesday at the Bunn Dome.
High School Wrestling
TUESDAY
CLASS 2-A STATE DUAL PLAYOFFS
First, Second Rounds at Home Sites TBA
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Playing close games isn’t necessarily to Mike Holloman’s liking, but it certainly is getting his Louisburg College women’s basketball squad prepared for what should be a competitive Region X Tournament.
That event won’t be held until March in Kinston, meaning Holloman and Company will have to endure another heart-stopping month before playing for the right to qualify for the nationals.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- After a season of near-misses, Louisburg first-year boys basketball coach Dontae Lassiter finally got to enjoy the view from the other side Thursday night.
LHS, which has lost a slew of close games in 2010-11, broke through in a big way against Franklinton in a crucial Northern Carolina Conference showdown.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Whatever Gerald Melton’s strategic plans were Tuesday, they changed dramatically at halftime.
After watching Louisburg guard Ashton Mayers score with effectiveness in the opening half, Melton, who is Bunn’s veteran coach, opted to make stopping Mayers more of a priority in the second half of action.
Posted on: February 2, 2011
ZEBULON - Bernice Dwain Carroll, 63, of the Pilot Community, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 at Wake Med.
Posted on: February 2, 2011
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Wynella Clifton Moore, 85, who died Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at Faith Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Greg Hall officiating.
YOUNGSVILLE- Sherman Gorrell Thompson, 87, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 after a short illness.
LOUISBURG – Cheryll-Anne Binkley died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Services will be held Friday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m. at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Rolesville, 800 Louisburg Road.
The Vance-Granville-Franklin-Warren Chapter of the Fayetteville State University Alumni Association will meet Saturday, Feb. 5, at Spiritual Connections in Henderson at 11 a.m. All Broncos are welcome to attend.
WINSTON-SALEM-Milton Edward Rogers, 78, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County Commissioners elected to keep a steady hand at the sheriff’s office now, while committing to make a more permanent decision later.
On Tuesday, state Rep. Glen Bradley said he would ask the board to let voters make that long-term decision instead.
First, though, following the closed session of a special-called meeting on Monday night, the board decided to keep Elliott Pinnell as the interim sheriff until the State Bureau of Investigation completes a probe into missing money at the sheriff’s office.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County Commissioners will be tasked with finding a new sheriff — a role no governing board has had for quite some time, if ever.
And at least one former law enforcement officer has stepped up to express interest.
Sheriff Pat Green abruptly resigned from his top law enforcement post over the weekend, citing health and personal reasons.
By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Veteran school finance officer Doug Moore told an audience of about 100 people Monday night that he has “always heard of shortfalls in the state budget being in the millions, never billions.”
Yet, this year North Carolina is facing a $3.7 billion shortfall in its state budget, he said, and then spent the next several minutes explaining the situation to those who had gathered in the new Bunn High auditorium to learn how state budget woes may affect local schools.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A former Louisburg insurance agent is slated to appear in Franklin County Superior Court soon on charges of embezzlement.
William Mangum, a criminal investigator with the state Department of Insurance (DOI), arrested Judy W. Allen, 54, in October, charging her with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
What started out as a civics lesson turned into a meteorology lesson for a bunch of Louisburg youngsters.
Last week, Michael Hendricks had taken his children to a field near the intersection of N.C. 39 and Pearces Road to ride four-wheelers.
But, before they did, they spent some time picking up trash and debris that clutters the landscape.
Republican Party Chairman Jeremy Neal, center, expressed dissatisfaction with how recently vacated elected positions are being filled by selection, rather than election. Neal was present during the county Board of Commissioners special-called meeting on Monday night, which drew television media.
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.
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