RALEIGH – There aren’t many places in the United States where the unemployment rate is low. Most of America is hurting.
Still, the degree of pain varies. North Carolina’s unemployment rate of 10.4 percent is higher than the national average. California’s economy is even worse, posting a 12.1 percent jobless rate in August.
The following 2008 farm bill disaster programs will be ending at the end of the fiscal year, according to the local FSA office:
The Franklin County Community Foundation has announced the availability of small grants to teachers in Franklin County from its Education Fund.
The mini-grants program was established to encourage creativity in effective teaching throughout the Franklin County School System.
ZEBULON - Larry T. Liggins, 63, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 23, at Montlawn Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed at Montlawn Memorial Park.
RALEIGH - Julie Sykes Upchurch, 75, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. A graveside service was held Friday, Sept. 23, at Peachtree Baptist Church cemetery, Spring Hope.
LOUISBURG – Elna Davis Burnette, 81, of Louisburg, passed away Tuesday afternoon at her home surrounded by her family.
YOUNGSVILLE - Ann Jones Strother, 63, of Youngsville, died peacefully Wednesday September 21, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Franklin County, the daughter of the late Pattie Husketh Jones and Raymond Vanner Jones. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Youngsville area man on charges of going armed to the terror of the public.
Officers responded to Rebecca Lane off N.C. 98 the evening of Sept. 17 when residents reported that someone was firing shots in the area.
As part of a national focus on making sure college students succeed, Vance-Granville Community College is creating a new division, the Student Learning and Success Center, which will focus on helping students reach their educational, personal and career goals.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Bunn came up with two of the most important victories in the history of the school’s boys soccer program.
And within 48 hours of each other, no less.
The Wildcats moved into first place in the Northern Carolina Conference standings with a strong week, beginning with a 1-0 home overtime victory against the Franklinton Red Rams.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Role reversal was the order of the day on Tuesday when Louisburg College and Spartanburg Methodist college renewed their spirited Region X soccer rivalries.
Two weeks ago, the long-time foes met at LC’s Ronald May Field, and the host Lady Hurricanes came away with a victory against SMC -- while LC’s men were defeated by the Pioneers.
Two games have been postponed in Franklin County high school football action due to heavy storms that hit the area Friday afternoon.
The backyard rivalry matchup featuring undefeated Franklinton at Louisburg has been moved to Monday at 7 p.m. at LHS’ Patterson Field.
High School Football
FRIDAY
Bunn at Warren County 7:30 p.m.
Louisburg at Corinth Holders 7:30 p.m.
Franklinton at Northwest Halifax 7:30 p.m.
LOUISBURG -- For the second straight week, the Miracle League of Franklin County season opener has been pushed back due to poor weather.
Instead of being held today, the event has been rescheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Louisburg High School Softball Field.
FCPR 8-11 BULLDOGS. (Back, l to r) Ashley Bowers, Coach Jamie Whitley and Diana Potter; (front, l to r) Heather Ferguson, Taylor Whitley and Claire Wilkins. Not pictured are Chelsea Pegram, Hannah Martin and Coach Scottie Martin.
Franklinton’s Alexis Degrasse (left) goes up for a kill during the Lady Rams’ match Monday afternoon at Roanoke Rapids.
Bunn’s Tainasha Vines (center) and Jenny Shearon (right) try to stop a Warren County kill attempt during Thursday evening’s Northern Carolina Conference volleyball showdown, which was held at the Bunn Dome. BHS won the event in three games.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Franklin County man on charges of driving while impaired.
An off-hand comment later on led officers to also level a drug charge.
According to a report by Dep. D.B. Wester, he was conducting a traffic checkpoint on Alert Road the evening of Sept. 14 when an approaching vehicle stopped short of the checkpoint.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
What’s another week?
County commissioners met behind closed doors on Monday night to discuss a personnel matter, presumably how they will go about filling the about-to-be-vacant sheriff’s position.
Interim Sheriff Elliott Pinnell tendered his resignation last week, notifying the board that his last day would be Oct. 9.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A former Youngsville department head was indicted last week.
Joseph Allen Patterson II is slated to appear in Franklin County Superior Court next month on charges of larceny by an employee and embezzlement.
Patterson’s transgressions, which investigators allege had been going on for years, cost him and his mother, former town administrator Brenda Robbins, their jobs.
COLD WEATHER, HOT GRILL. Jim Lanore, left, and Glen Darch braved the cold and drizzle to fire up the grill, preparing chicken for plates that were sold at the Youngsville Fall Festival this past Saturday. The rain cancelled the car show, but it has been rescheduled for this Saturday, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the Youngsville Elementary School parking lot.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
When redistricting plans revealed an uphill battle for Glen Bradley to maintain his House seat, he said he would look at other options to serve his community.
Last week, the first-term representative announced that he would run for a Senate seat in 2012.
As it’s drawn, Senate District 18 would represent Franklin County, but, Granville, Vance and Warren counties have been swapped out for portions of Wake County, including part of northern Wake County, Wake Forest, Zebulon, Wendell and Garner.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A man who was the guiding force behind the county’s most populous political party died over the weekend.
Ralph Knott was 78.
“[He] possessed a keen sense of the importance of political involvement, both on the local and state levels and how that involvement affects the lives of ordinary people,” said Armenta Eaton, a long-time friend and current chair of the county’s Democratic Party.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A tourism advocacy group recommended the county spend some money on a concert series that brings in visitors.
Louisburg College’s Robert Poole, director of the school’s Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center, presented the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) with a request for $7,500 to help market and promote the school’s Allen de Hart Concert series.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
From a discussion about a quilt trail to bring visitors to Franklin County to decisions about ways to upgrade the town’s utilities, the Louisburg Town Council moved quickly through a diverse agenda Monday night.
Two local artists and board members of the Franklin County Arts Council explained developing plans for a quilt trail that’s taking shape around the county.
