By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
In more than a year, a Franklin County program to remove unsightly manufactured homes has got the wrecking ball swinging.
Now, the administrator of the program wants to see that ball continue rolling — downhill.
In May of 2010, the county received a $40,000 grant to help with the removal of abandoned manufactured homes.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
If computer issues can be worked out, the first tenant at Franklin County’s industrial site could begin operations this coming week.
U.S. Growers Direct, a commodities marketing and distribution company, was planning to begin work at its Triangle North Franklin site south of Louisburg on Monday.
• Wilson Fike at Bunn ppd. until Monday at 7 p.m.
• Ravenscroft at Louisburg ppd. until Monday at 7 p.m.
• Northern Vance at Franklinton still on Friday at press time.
Bunn resident Jevon Wright, 3 years
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Next month, it will have been a decade since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
In the 10 years since that attack, the country has waged a war on terror, both abroad and at home.
Also, in those 10 years, the sacrifice made by first responders and others who died during the attacks slowly fades into the background.
Franklin Regional Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s national Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation.
The Gold Seal acknowledges when a hospital demonstrates The Joint Commission’s standards for health care quality and safety. The accreditation award recognizes Franklin Regional’s dedication to meeting The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.
Given recent diagnoses of mosquito-borne diseases in a child and a horse in North Carolina – coupled with possible heavy rains from Hurricane Irene – a North Carolina Cooperative Extension specialist advises people to take precautions when outdoors.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
We’ve written about this issue before, but it never ceases to send a cold chill down the backs of caring people when statistics indicate that at least 18.3 percent of Franklin County residents are “food insecure.”
Food insecure is the polite, politically correct way of saying people either don’t always have enough to eat — or they may not know where their next meal is coming from.
Here’s hoping you’re reading this while safe, sound, dry -- and getting ready to go play a round of golf or catch up on a little yard work!
At the time this was being written, Hurricane Irene was threatening to become a very uninvited guest -- and was gaining strength fairly rapidly over warm water.
GOOD MORNING: Unless things have changed considerably since mid-afternoon Friday, it looks like we’re in for some more windy and wet weather today (Saturday), all depending on what course Hurricane Irene decided to take as she approached the North Carolina Coast.
Maybe we can’t solve the problems of world peace, curing cancer or global warming, but one problem we can and should overcome is hunger. How big is the problem? North Carolina is ranked 11th among states in children with food insecurity. One out of four children often is not sure where their next meal is coming from.
Dear Editor,
Do you know what the face of homelessness looks like in Franklin County? For most of us, when we hear the word homeless, the image that pops into our heads is one of a man who is dirty, smelly, unshaven, jobless and with no home to call his own.
It turned out to be a beautiful, cool morning when more than 300 students, faculty, volunteers and others showed up at the parking lot behind Louisburg College for the second annual Litter Sweep event.
As part of their orientation exercises, incoming freshmen are asked to volunteer for this annual activity.
Sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects in a house break-in.
James Forsythe reported on the afternoon of Aug. 22 that someone broke into a property in the 6700 block of N.C. 56 West.
The 2nd annual Local Food Roast plate sale will be Friday, Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. (or until sold out). The plate sale – as part of the United Way of Franklin County Campaign Kick-Off – will be at the Farmers Market Shelter in Louisburg. Plates are $8 each and will feature many locally raised foods. You may eat in or drive through.
HENDERSON — Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments is announcing available assistance to family caregivers living in Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, and Warren counties. Eligible persons include caregivers of any age providing care for an adult age 60 or older or providing care for a person with Alzheimer’s Disease or related progressive brain disorder.
Twelve classmates of the G. C. Hawley High School (Creedmoor) Class of 1952, along with guests, met for dinner on Saturday, July 30, at the Golden Corral in Henderson. It marked the 59th anniversary of graduation day for the class.
LOUISBURG - June Doreen Moore, 35, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2011 at Duke Medical Center. A memorial service honoring her life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 27, at the White Dove Chapel in Wendell, with the Rev. Dr. Mike Jones officiating.
ZEBULON - Sprite Clifton Ferrell, 86, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at WakeMed. Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 25, at Wakefield Central Baptist Church, Zebulon. Entombment was at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Sara LeAnn Hedgepeth Oceola, 32, who died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, will be held on Sunday, Aug. 28, at White Rock Baptist Church, Hollister. Burial will follow in the Tillman-Lynch cemetery.
Francine Davis of Butner, a nursing instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, recently retired after a distinguished career in health care and education.
Her colleagues held a retirement reception for her on Aug. 19 at the college’s main campus.
Davis joined VGCC in 2000, after many years of working at Duke University Medical Center.
Teachers represent a group of professionals who are remembered the most, and the longest, by people of all ages. Children, teenagers, and adults have, for the most part, fond memories of their teachers. These memories last a long time, and, many times, they last a lifetime.
HENDERSON -- Louisburg High School’s 2011 volleyball season got off to a slow start Tuesday as the Lady Warriors were defeated in three games by host and backyard rival Southern Vance.
Scores were 25-11, 25-17 and 25-23 in favor of the Lady Runnin’ Raiders.
Southern Vance improved to 3-0 on the season.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Another week, another trio of victories for the Bunn High School volleyball squad.
The Ladycats remained undefeated early in the campaign thanks to three impressive conquests this week -- including a home decision Thursday at home against Class 4-A backyard rival East Wake.
