A Lake Royale woman was recovering from gunshot wounds by week’s end.
Her boyfriend, Gary E. Robinson Jr., 21, has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
He was placed in the Franklin County Jail without bond.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
After a radio tower finally went up, county commissioners expect to drop their bid to change how it approves such construction.
In the summer, county staff drafted a text amendment that would have made emergency communication towers a use by right.
The Franklin County Animal Shelter is hosting an Adopt-A-Thon on Saturday, giving residents a financial break and an opportunity to take a pet home.
The animal shelter is waiving its adoption fee of $25 during the event, which runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The $50 spay and neuter deposit does apply.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — The battle for Bunn pits three candidates competing for two seats.
Incumbents Robert Hartsfield and Don Mitchell are joined by Linda Pippin on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Hartsfield, who’s served the town for about two decades, said he felt like it was his duty to file and run again.
His key issue, he said, would be to continue pulling the town’s administration into the future.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Commission candidates will have a race on their hands.
Mayor Elic Senter, though, is unchallenged.
Incumbents Joe Cutchins Jr. and Anita Fuller are both seeking re-election and will be joined in their fight for the two available seats by former Police Chief Ray Gilliam.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LOUISBURG — Three incumbent town council members will battle with a former town department head for three available governing board seats.
Mary Green Johnson, Emma Ruth Stewart and Bill Williamson are all seeking re-election, while Brent Cardwell is taking his first shot at the board.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Incumbents and a newcomer will hash it out in Youngsville, trying to fill two of the available seats on the town’s board.
Incumbents Graham Stallings and Joe Johnson have filed for re-election and they are joined on the ballot by Deborah Palmer.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
It’s not often that we hear news from our nation’s “left coast” that makes us think they have an idea that is worth exploring right here in North Carolina.
But such was the case recently when California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed sweeping rollbacks to public employee pension benefits in California, including raising the retirement age to 67 for new employees who are not public safety workers and requiring state and local employees to pay more toward their retirement and health care.
GOOD MORNING: A much brighter outlook weather-wise today (Saturday) compared to Friday. The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperatures climbing into the mid 50’s while the outlook for Sunday and the early part of next week looks to be partly cloudy and relatively mild, and I hope that’s the way it turns out.
Okay, what Franklin County needs right now is for someone with great writing skills and a sharp sense of the absurd to step up and write a grant — state or federal, doesn’t matter — to provide drama classes locally.
You read that correctly. Drama classes. For our local political leaders of both political persuasions who really need to add an element of entertainment to their performances of late.
To the Editor,
Would you pass up the opportunity to save a life? I hope not, which is why I want to encourage anyone who is considering adopting a pet to come to Franklin County Animal Control’s first-ever Adopt-a-thon on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the shelter at 351 T. Kemp Road in Louisburg.
Dear Editor:
What would you do if you knew something you were thinking about may be one of the best decisions you have ever made? If you could do something simple that would bring joy to your life, what would that be worth to you?
There is a huge price for education failure, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush told the Innovation through Education forum this week. Bush is credited with reforming and transforming public education in Florida and spoke of his state’s efforts at the event, sponsored by Jim and Ann Goodnight and SAS Institute.
By:
Charles Mitchell, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Director
Since 1955, the National Farm-City Week Council has supported educational programming to build interdependence between rural and urban citizens, and the President of the United States has annually proclaimed the week leading to and including Thanksgiving Day as National Farm- City Week. Farm-City activities are grassroots in nature. Communities hold Farm-City events ranging from banquets to tours.
By:
Martha Mobley, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Agent
During the upcoming holidays, let’s all try to visit our area farmers markets and buy fresh, LOCAL foods. If you would like to visit a Franklin County farm and purchase directly from the farmer, visit our website, www.FranklinCountyFarmFresh.com.
Here are some reasons for buying LOCAL Foods:
By:
Rachel Monteverdi, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Agent
It’s that time of year again! Farm City Week is the time to celebrate and strengthen the understanding of the connection between the farm and the city.
This understanding increases interdependence among rural and urban areas. It’s important to recognize the hard work that goes into farming and to rejoice in the fact we do not totally rely on other countries for our food.
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Special to The Times Courtesy The Henderson Dispatch
Rick Seekins has never been one to slow down, with a host of hobbies, such as volunteering for the Vance County Fire Department, that show his compassion for his fellow man.
The 66-year-old is the community and economic development director for the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments and has been involved in city, county and regional government since he graduated from Syracuse University.
On Thursday, Oct. 27, Ron Penney of the Pocomoke community received an award for the District Three Volunteer Hunter Education Instructor of the Year. He has been teaching Hunter Education classes in Franklin County for more than 20 years. Presenting the award to Penney (shown at left) is NC Wildlife Enforcement District Three Officer Sgt. Phillip Lucas.
By:
Todd and Monica Warner, The Carolina Bee Company The Franklin County Beekeepers
Beekeeping is fun, rewarding, educational, relatively easy to get started, and a great way to become more in tune with agriculture and our natural world.
The Franklin County Beekeepers Association was founded in 2007 by Franklin County beekeepers with the intention to both educate beekeepers and the public about the importance and management of honey bees.
Currently Franklin County has approximately 193,000 acres of forestland with 128,000 acres under forest management plans.
This large industry in Franklin County needs time and proper planning for a successful forest stand. Forestland owners know that a lot of time and effort is needed to have a well-established forest stand.
With the holiday season approaching, Southern States Cooperative is joining with local food banks to promote the first annual Southern States Holiday Food Drive.
“Farmers in the United States lead the world in producing quality meats, grains, fruits and vegetables,” said Southern States President and CEO Tom Scribner.
Kerr-Vance Academy has announced the names of the students from Franklin County who were named to the Headmaster’s List or A/B Honor Roll for the first quarter as follows:
LOUISBURG - Leaner Lee Jones Wright, 89, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, Nov. 5, at Gethsemane Baptist Church, Bunn. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
ROCKY MOUNT— Funeral services for Carlene Perry Shaw, 52, who died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, were held Friday, Nov. 4, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial followed in the M. H. Jones cemetery.
