FRANKLINTON —Patricia Diane Joyner, 58, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Graveside services were held Friday, Nov. 4, at Fairview Cemetery in Franklinton, with the Rev. Clyde Waiden officiating.
FRANKLINTON —Mary Jane Kearney, 70, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 at Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church cemetery, Franklinton, with the Rev. Carl Hunter officiating.
HENDERSON- Charles Toleston Eaves, Sr., 88, a resident of 21 Joe Ayscue Road, died Thursday, November 3, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born on February 23, 1923, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Charlie O’Briant Eaves and Addie Lou Ayscue Eaves, and the widower of Garnetta Swinson Eaves.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Who says stinginess is always a negative attribute?
That’s certainly not how Franklinton High School veteran keeper Jared Miller feels.
Miller is known for his ability to deny opponents in big matches -- and Wednesday’s home event against Providence Grove would prove to be no different.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Due to the low-scoring nature of the sport, patience is always a key virtue for a soccer coach.
That was especially true Wednesday for Bunn coach Benj Daniels, who saw his team fail to live up to their skipper’s expectations in the first half -- before erupting with a goal-scoring fully after intermission.
And that was good enough for the Wildcats to open their run in the Class 2-A Boys Soccer State Playoffs with a 4-1 home victory over Elizabeth City Northeastern in the first round.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- When Clark Harrell accepted the head football coaching position at Franklinton High School four years ago, he immediately looked to the then-freshman class to find the future leaders of the program.
Reggie Williams was one of the first volunteers.
That season, Williams would serve an apprenticeship on the FHS junior varsity squad.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
There was a point, sometime in the early portion of the 2000s, when Deran Coe was unsure of the ultimate direction his Franklinton High School boys soccer program was going to take.
Coe had started the program in 2001 and had coached his share of talented players. But Franklinton had yet to reach the point where the fate of the overall program was more important than individual accomplishments.
High School Football
FRIDAY
CLASS 2-AA STATE PLAYOFFS
Sites, Pairings TBA 7:30
RALEIGH – The 36th edition of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state volleyball championships is slated for today at historic Reynolds Coliseum on the North Carolina State University campus.
The field of eight teams includes two unbeaten squads and several programs which have made multiple trips to the championships.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Even following a loss, all was not lost for the Louisburg College women’s soccer squad.
LC saw its 2011 campaign come to a heartbreaking end last Saturday as the Lady Hurricanes were edged 2-1 by Spartanburg Methodist College in the semifinals of the Region X Tournament at the CASL Fields in North Raleigh.
PITTSBORO -- A slew of competitors from Franklin County took part in the annual Class 2-A Mideast Regional Cross Country Meet, which was held last Saturday at Northwood High School.
In girls action, Louisburg took 12th place in the team standings with 318 points. Franklinton was right behind in the 13th position at 332 points.
WARRENTON -- Christian Buffaloe, the 11-year old son/student of Kyokushin Karate Instructor Kenny Buffaloe, is representing the U.S.A. at the “World Kyokushin Karate Youth Championships” this weekend in Tokyo, Japan.
Buffaloe won a special Japanese qualifying tournament in Little Tokyo (Los Angeles) earlier this year, making him one of the top contenders for the world title.
HENDERSON -- Tim James, a former NBA and University of Miami basketball player and a United States Army combat veteran, has been named head coach of the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- For the second time in three seasons, Franklinton is the football junior varsity king of the Northern Carolina Conference.
FHS, coached by Trent Sanders, shared the crown with Bunn in 2009 -- and won the title outright this time around with an impressive 7-0 league mark.
UPSTAGING THE BASS KING -- AT LEAST THIS TIME. Franklin County resident Mark Person went on a recent fishing expedition with the self-proclaimed ‘Bass King’, but it was Person who came up with this 5-pound, 13-ounce bass prize at a private pond in the county.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Just when things appeared to be the gloomiest, the Bunn Wildcats turned to a pair of season-long friends -- big plays and turnovers -- to seize control of Friday’s first-round home matchup against North Brunswick in the Class 2-AA State Football Playoffs.
The Wildcats have been an opportunistic bunch this fall en route to earning a share of the Northern Carolina Conference championship.
PITTSBORO -- Franklinton reached a milestone Friday -- and advanced in the Class 2-AA State Football Playoffs in the process.
FHS’ 29-7 road conquest at Northwood was indeed one for the ages as the Red Rams tied the school record with 10 victories -- a mark that dates back to 1978, when the Red Rams were guided by legendary coach B.W. Holt.
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November 3, 2011
Youngsville police are looking for a suspected bank robber.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Louisburg police continue to investigate a shooting.
The victim, Darrion L. Turner, has proved less than forthcoming, though, police said.
Just after 2 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to a shooting call at 302 W. Noble Street.
According to police, Turner, 42, had been shot a number of times in the lower back area when officers and emergency responders arrived.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Two Marine reservists were killed in a fiery car crash over the weekend.
According to a report by State Highway Patrol Trooper B.R. Simmons, Evan A. Tucker, 22, was driving a 1998 Subaru west along West River Road when he ran off the right side of the road at about 12:42 a.m. on Sunday.
The old Murphy House Restaurant and its storied barbecue are no more. Two large track loaders made short work of the frame structure this week, destroying a part of Franklin County’s heritage to make way for a Sheetz gasoline station. As one observer noted as he watched the restaurant, built in the early 1950s, destroyed, “It’s like losing a member of the family.”
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
While some changes in policy, procedure and protocol took shape during a transition in power at the sheriff’s office, there is one change that Sheriff Jerry Jones is putting his own stamp on — an internal affairs unit.
The office, Jones said, has always had an avenue for deputies for that matter — to file complaints against an officer, but now Jones and his staff are working on putting a two-man unit in place that’s a bit more structured.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
When the State Bureau of Investigation began probing allegations that former Sheriff Pat Green stole undercover drug money, they apparently found some holes in the system.
Since that time, the sheriff’s office, county finance and the SBI have worked to plug those gaps.
The result is a set of policies and and procedures that were put in place after Green left and before Sheriff Jerry Jones took office — and have since been put to great effect.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Calling the recently constructed Labyrinth “a symbol that will reflect the spirit and faith of this college for many years,” Louisburg College President Mark La Branche helped dedicate it on a chilly Saturday morning that was part of the school’s Homecoming Weekend.
The Labyrinth, built in the brick sidewalk in front of the Louisburg College library, “has a depth of meaning beyond what we can describe,” La Branche said.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners will host a public hearing, giving residents a chance to express their opinions about redistricting.
The most recent census created the need for the county to redraw political lines for its board of commissioners and school board.
