Dear Editor:
I can only thank Vice President Joe Biden (aka Foot in Mouth) for calling the Tea Party “terrorists.” That word alone will probably get more hard working taxpayers riled up and active in politics, and put a stop to higher taxes and wasteful spending. In fact — and you can’t make this up — Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) said about the Tea Party on Politico.com: “This small group of terrorists have made it impossible to spend any money.”
A Vance-Granville Community College faculty member has been promoted to lead the college’s nursing programs. Erica L. Jastrow recently became VGCC’s Director of Nursing after having been an instructor for the college’s Associate Degree Nursing program since August 2004. In addition to the ADN program, Jastrow will oversee the Practical Nursing program and the LPN to ADN Completion Program, a relatively new option which helps Licensed Practical Nurses return to school and prepare to become registered nurses.
Larry and Barbara Alston of Louisburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Christy M. Alston of Louisburg to James Morgan of Louisburg. The groom-elect is the son of Yvonne and Johnny Morgan of Franklinton.
ABC Adventures Preschool & Childcare in Louisburg recently held its “More at Four” graduation. Valerie Weston is owner/director of the five-star center.
Vance-Granville Community College continued to excel by a variety of measures during the 2009-2010 academic year, according to this year’s Critical Success Factors report, which was recently released by the N.C. Community College System office. VGCC’s scores equaled or surpassed seven out of the eight state standards. Dr. Randy Parker, the president of VGCC, informed the college’s Board of Trustees of the report’s findings at the July 18 board meeting.
Malliron Hodge, daughter of Mallie Sr. and Janette Hodge of Bunn, graduated on May 6 from Indiana University with a master’s degree in public affairs, with a concentration in non-profit management and a certificate in social entrepreneurship. She is currently serving as an Americorps VISTA member in New Orleans.
Kacie Marie Johnsen of Louisburg has recently become recognized as a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
The Hilliard/Strickland family reunion was held on July 2 at the Interdenominational Building in Franklinton. Family members came from near and far to celebrate and reminisce about the family history.
NASHVILLE - Ben Douglas Whitley, 66, died Friday, July 29, 2011. Funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 1, at Ridgecrest Worship Center, Rocky Mount, with entombment to follow at a later date.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - Pattie Selema Oxnevad, 86, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Hospice in Palm Beach County.
LOUISBURG - Frances Y. Williams, 88, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Louisburg Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at First Baptist Church in Louisburg. Burial will follow at Cedar Creek Cemetery, Louisburg.
YOUNGSVILLE - Lou Lewis, 69, of Youngsville died Saturday, July 30, 2011. Cremation Society NC, Raleigh.
CHAPEL HILL - Merla Johnson Cline, 91, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Cedars Club House on Aug. 8 at 2 p.m.
RAHWAY, N. J. - Funeral services for William “Pete” Perry, 68, formerly of Henderson, who died Thursday, July 28, 2011, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Concord Baptist Church, with the Rev. Samuel Blalock officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG – Hunter Allen Evans, Jr., 70, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 at his home.
WASHINGTON, DC — Ramella Wilkins Jones, 87, died Friday, July 29, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington DC. Burial will follow at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Md.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Few volleyball pre-seasons at Louisburg High School have started with as much roster uncertainty as the Lady Warriors are facing this August.
Because of the tradition of excellence within the program, LHS usually just reloads with talent after suffering graduation losses.
FLORENCE, S.C. -- Regardless of how Tuesday’s play turned out, the Bunn All-Stars had already made an impressive statement at the Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch Region 1 Baseball Tournament at McLeod Park.
Bunn, coached by Larry McKeithan, went 2-1 through three games at the 16-team, double-elimination event.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Not since the Crystal Barnes Era in the early portion of the 2000s have expectations been this high surrounding the Franklinton High School volleyball program.
Not only is FHS moving into a new campus -- complete with a sparkling gymnasium -- but the Lady Rams should be fielding their most competitive squad since then.
Daniel Finn was recently named the Athletic Director at Southeast Raleigh High School -- adding to the list of Wake County ADs with Franklin County connections.
Finn is a Franklinton High School graduate who served as a quarterback for some of the Red Rams’ top all-time gridiron squads.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON -- Mike Rotolo has earned one of the most prestigious honors that can be bestowed upon a North Carolina high school coach.
Rotolo, the long-time hoops skipper at Southern Vance, has been tabbed as the East Boys Basketball Head Coach for the annual East-West All-Star Game.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. -- Steffan Wilson hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to snap a scoreless game, leading the Huntsville Stars to a 1-0 victory over the Carolina Mudcats at Joe Davis Stadium on Sunday night in a Class AA Southern League diamond showdown.
YOUNGSVILLE -- The Triangle Tar Heels Middle School Girls Basketball Elite Team recently competed in the Southeast Regional High School Division Showcase.
The event was held July 30-31 in Aiken, S.C.
The Tar Heels went 1-1 playing a series of exhibition games.
RALEIGH -- The ‘Els for Autism Golf Challenge,’ the largest charity-driven national golf series in the United States, will stage one of its 30 Super Regional events August 22 at TPC Wakefield Plantation, which is located on Falls of the Neuse Road in North Raleigh.
Alex Jones keeps her eye on the ball as she works on a serving technique during a volleyball practice session on Tuesday morning at Louisburg High School.
