Less than three months after the former Louisburg McDonald’s restaurant was demolished, its replacement is taking shape. The tear-down began July 4 and the new facility is scheduled to reopen on Oct. 13, according to Steve Fordham, owner/operator. Grand opening events are being planned for early November, he said.
Volunteers will be out helping their neighbors Saturday in 34 identified United Way Day of Caring projects in Franklin County.
It will be the culmination of months of preparation by givers and receivers.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Despite competing without five suspended players -- and having no chance to make the postseason -- the Northwest Halifax Vikings still competed like a football team on a mission last Friday against host Louisburg.
After LHS had taken an early advantage, the Vikings reeled off 22 unanswered points and went on to defeat the Warriors 28-16 in the Northern Carolina Conference opener for each club at historic Patterson Field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College was supposed to enjoy an off day from practice last Saturday -- a treat that Coach Andy Stokes dangled in front of his players following a subpar first half during a home matchup one day earlier against Region X foe University of South Carolina-Lancaster.
Through 45 minutes, LC had tallied the only goal of the match, but Stokes thought the Lady Hurricanes should have clutched a larger lead at intermission.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton began the Northern Carolina Conference portion of its 2011 football schedule in much the same fashion as previous non-league outings -- with a victory.
Corinth Holders, a first-year varsity program, would prove to be a tougher-than-expected foe, but the Red Rams would break away in the second half en route to a 47-19 home decision last Friday night at the FHS Football Field.
It’s three up and three down for the Louisburg College football team, but the biggest tests lie ahead for the Hurricanes.
And they will begin this Saturday.
That’s when Louisburg, with a 3-0 mark, hosts new Northeast Conference foe Lackawanna College from Pennsylvania.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are last weekend’s results from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association football season:
KENLY -- A victory at North Johnston helped vault Bunn to a wealth of success during the second half of the 2010 football season -- and deep into the playoffs.
BHS head coach Chris Miller hopes his Wildcats will experience a similar fate this fall -- and the NJHS Football Field might once again have been a starting point.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- It’s still early in the season, but Friday’s showdowns will go a long way toward eventually determining the final pecking order in the Northern Carolina Conference football standings.
Franklin County will play host to a pair of huge matchups as Franklinton will travel to Louisburg and Bunn will host Roanoke Rapids.
LOUISBURG -- Poor weather forced the postponement of the Miracle League of Franklin County’s Opening Night Baseball Ceremonies at Louisburg High School.
The event was slated for last Saturday, but will instead be rescheduled for this Saturday at 11 a.m. at the LHS Softball Field.
Louisburg College’s Zoe Hunt (with ball) tries to create space.
ZEBULON - Margaret Tharrington Sawyer, 91, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. Visitation for family and friends will be held at Zebulon Baptist Church on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.
WAKE FOREST - Dorothy Hopkins Harris, 85, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Phelps Chapel Baptist Church in Youngsville, with the Rev. Elvis Harris officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
GOLDSBORO - William Enos Edwards, Sr., 76, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home in Goldsboro, with Pastor Eugene Hartley officiating. Interment will follow in Princeton Cemetery.
ZEBULON - Ethel Morris Williams, 87, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 at Zebulon House. Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 15, at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service Chapel, Knightdale, with the Rev. Kevin Bragg officiating. Burial was in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh.
FRANKLINTON —James Luther Sutton, 66, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 in Louisburg. Friends may call Jaimie at 801-831-4987 for information on a memorial to be held in Durham on Saturday evening, Sept. 17.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
In less than a year, there will be a shuffle at the top of the sheriff’s office.
Interim Sheriff Elliott Pinnell tendered his letter of resignation on Thursday — effective on Oct. 9.
Commissioners tabbed Pinnell as the interim sheriff after former sheriff Pat Green resigned at the end of January.
Green resigned amid allegations that he stole money from an undercover drug fund, as well as a fund designated for a children’s Christmas program.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Depending on how you parse the numbers, there was both good news and bad news in the Scholastic Aptitude Test results for Franklin County schools released this week.
Overall, the composite SAT score in reading and math for Franklin County high schools dropped just one point to 958.
In an unusual variation of the old dunk tank, the Epsom Volunteer Fire Department featured this contest as one of the games at the annual Fireman’s Day event last weekend. The game is fairly simple. A fireman from each team stands in a kiddie pool several feet away from the hoses. The idea is for the team to spray their lone fireman while he tries to block as much of the water stream as possible so that it falls into the pool. The team with the most water in the pool wins.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County sent Franklinton its share of a bill for an appraisal that was done on the town’s water and sewer system.
Unlike the stack of unpaid sewer bills, town officials expect to pay the $7,500.
“It is what we discussed,” said Franklinton Mayor Elic Senter, noting that the town agreed during a spring joint session to share in the cost of appraising the system up to $7,500.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A superior court judge named a mediator, giving attorneys a chance to settle out of court a case that claims animal control negligence led to a family pet’s death.
Attorneys for Jessica Ruiz filed a lawsuit on March 21, claiming that Animal Control Director Graham Stallings, officers and staff failed to follow procedures and protocols that led to the death of the family’s five-month-old labrador-pit bull mix named Rocky.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The war of words has already started. Fortunately for the men behind those words, they will only have to eat them, they won’t have to spell them.
That pleasure will go to the 16 teams that have signed up for United Way’s annual Spelling Bee — which helps kick off the organization’s campaign season.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Pilots and aviation entrepreneurs showed up in force Tuesday evening to defend the county’s airport director.
The airport commission, though, would not divulge the reason for such a display.
The Triangle North Executive Airport committee met in closed session during a special-called meeting on Sept. 7.
Centerville resident Dedrick Williams
As yet another chapter in the sad saga of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department closes and a new one is about to open, there are some lessons to be learned — and conclusions to be drawn.
Thursday morning, Interim Sheriff Elliott Pinnell submitted his resignation to accept a position at Duke University.
