By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Town commissioners hired Bill Tatum as their interim town administrator because of his expertise in finance.
Less than a month on the job, the Creedmoor accountant apparently earned his paycheck.
Tatum presented the board late last week with his first financial statement, revealing that if factors remain as predicted, by the end of the fiscal year, the town’s cash flow will be in the negative.
A man who “has been an eyewitness to the times when all the streets in Louisburg were dirt, horses were tied to hitching posts in downtown, there was one grocery store, the hospital was located on Kenmore Avenue and an acre of land cost $6” was honored by the Louisburg Town Council Monday night.
Franklinton High School student Shannon Barclay
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Commissioners said they want more information before making a decision to manage their water and sewer system.
Matt Cyrus presented the board with a preliminary plan for assuming that responsibility themselves.
The change, he said, would save the town money, provide it with autonomy and allow the town to invest taxpayer money directly back into town.
The Louisburg Minor League All-Stars who won second place in the Dixie Youth District Tournament at Oxford this summer were honored at the Louisburg town council meeting Monday night. The team also made an appearance in the Dixie Youth State Tournament in Southport.
The Louisburg town council saluted the Louisburg Coach-Pitch Softball All-Stars Monday night for their second place finish in the Tar Heel District Tournament in Louisburg. The team also made an appearance in the state tournament in Morganton.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Tomorrow (Thursday) is a big, big day in Franklin County.
School officials, politicians, the curious and those interested in the future of this county’s young people will gather at the new Franklinton High School to watch a ribbon snipped and a new era in educational opportunities begin in Franklin County.
GOOD MORNING: While I wouldn’t be hauling out my long-johns just yet folks, it appears that we may be in for more moderate temperatures, with daytime highs averaging in the upper 80’s to low 90’s or so for the next several days.
For me, that’s a big improvement over the 100 degree plus daytime highs just over a week or so ago. Let’s hope so at any rate.
If I ran into my 16-year-old self, he would think I was living the dream.
As a teen working in a pizza joint, my nights were filled with making pies, washing dishes, answering phones and standing for hours on end.
What did I get in return?
I got access to a kitchen, where I could come up with all sorts of new pizza concoctions.
Which scandal leaves a more damaging stain on the reputation of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office?
RALEIGH – If you want to understand why the fiscal politics of Raleigh and Washington got so heated this summer, you have two choices.
One is to delve deeply into the details of each Democratic and Republican proposal to balance government budgets.
Dear Editor:
Just recently our town without any consultation from any experts passed a law banning beekeeping from almost every homeowner in Louisburg. For those of us that love beekeeping: This law infringes on our life, liberty and our pursuit of Happiness as stated by our forefathers in the declarations.
Heading back to school can be an exciting time for children in Franklin County. After a long summer break, most kids are ready to get back to the routine of a classroom, as well as the friends they left behind last spring.
However, Andrea Williams, social worker at Franklin Regional Medical Center, recognizes this can be an anxious and stressful time for some kids.
A month after arresting three men for attempted theft, sheriff’s deputies are looking for more suspects who stole more than $42,000 in equipment from a Louisburg area company.
James Bumpass, proprietor of Louisburg Tractor & Truck Company, reported on Aug. 10 that someone stole seven tractors.
Franklin County Early College High School held an orientation session for new students and their parents on Aug. 4 at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus.
The group of 51 new students is the third freshman class in the history of the school, which opened in January 2010.
By:
Rachel Monteverdi, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Agent
Do you remember your 2011 New Year’s resolutions? It feels like just yesterday we were reflecting on the many things we wanted to do in 2011.
Ideally, we decided upon at least one thing we could do that would make a positive difference in our lives and made a commitment to make it happen.
RALEIGH - Norman Smith Blevins, 83, died Saturday evening, Aug. 13, 2011 at his home. Graveside funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Blackwell Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery in Meadowview, Va.
FRANKLINTON —Kathleen Wright Peoples, 85, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Franklinton Chapel, with the Rev. David Averette and Danny Leonard officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery.
KITTRELL - Funeral services for Gerald “Chevy” Hedgepeth, 42, who died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at Mitchell Baptist Church, with Dr. Daniel Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
HENDERSON - Funeral services for Henry “Roosevelt” Williams Jr., 83, who died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, in the Richardson Funeral Home chapel in Louisburg, with Rev. Langley officiating. Burial will follow in the Mitchell Church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Grace Harrison Wrape, 87, died Sunday, Aug. 14, at her home. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Hephzibah Baptist Church, 1794 Wendell Blvd., Wendell, with the Rev. Bill Sanderson and the Rev. Aaron Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in Montlawn Memorial Park, 2911 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh.
ZEBULON - Thomas Burl Carlyle, 68, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Spring Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church. Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial, Gethsemane.
YOUNGSVILLE - Annie Ruth Underwood McLean, 77, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest. Burial will follow in Briercreek Memorial Gardens in Raleigh.
LOUISBURG – Jocelyn Paige Lee, 4, of Louisburg, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011.
