The Vance-Granville Community Band is gearing up for another year of entertaining local music lovers. The ensemble will hold its first rehearsal for the 2011-2012 year on Monday, Aug. 22, from 7 until 9 p.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County. Anyone with an interest in participating in the band is welcome to attend.
For this week’s article, I have invited a dear friend of mine to share with us an inspiring mission trip experience. This is a well-known lady of our community, whom most of you know, Martha Riggan, as she has distinguished herself in the community, in the Louisburg United Methodist Church, in the Franklin County Schools, and in many other areas where she has made a difference.
Summers in Franklin County can be stifling, but that doesn’t mean that people have to shun outdoor activities. Franklin Regional Medical Center’s chief nursing officer, Lynn Chapman, says that the proper precautions can still make outdoor activities fun and safe.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Here’s a funny story -- about 10 years ago, Louisburg College Athletic Director Mike Holloman brought a contractor on campus to discuss replacing the ancient bleachers at Holton Gymnasium.
“The guy looked at the bleachers and said he had never seen anything like them,’’ Holloman said. “The gym was built around 1950, and this guy seemed to think the bleachers had been around longer than that -- maybe they were moved in from somewhere else.’’
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- During their search for a new men’s soccer coach at Louisburg College, members of the search committee were determined to find a candidate who wasn’t intimidated by the program’s tradition-rich past.
Enter Stuart Brown.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- The brand-new Franklinton High School Gymnasium served as a flashy backdrop for the FHS Volleyball Camp, which was hosted this week for the first time by second-year head coach Emily Regan.
Twelve campers showed up to break in the new gym, which will serve as FHS’ home court this year -- and many seasons to come.
Bunn’s Kerry Neal signed a free-agent contract earlier this week to join the camp of the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts.
Neal wrapped up his four-year career at Notre Dame last fall, and he started every game of his senior year at outside linebacker -- making 42 tackles.
WAKE FOREST -- The schedule has been finalized for the upcoming Pigskin Classic Football Jamboree at historic Trentini Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.
The full-field scrimmage will feature eight teams and will be held on Aug. 12.
Tickets will be available at the gate.
ZEBULON -- Jacksonville’s Kevin Mattison homered and drove in two, but threw out the tying run at the plate in the last of the ninth inning to preserve Jacksonville’s 5-4 victory over the Carolina Mudcats at Five County Stadium on Wednesday night in a Class AA Southern League baseball showdown.
Members of the Franklinton High School volleyball team -- who served as camp instructors -- encourage the youngsters during a drill at the FHS Volleyball Camp.
Franklinton High School second-year head coach Emily Regan was encouraged by the play of the youngsters at the FHS Volleyball Camp this week.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Veteran Cedar Creek Middle School Principal Brooke Wheeler submitted her resignation on Monday, ending a nearly three-month investigation. At the time of her resignation she had been on suspension since early May because of what school officials then called a personnel matter.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Residents and motorists who passed along the town’s main road beginning late last week were bracketed by symbols of freedom.
A group of residents and a local business, Sportsman Clippers, raised money to install American flags along Main Street, recognizing the sacrifice made by Military Police Spc. Lucas Elliott and others like him who continue to wage the war on terror.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton police continue to investigate a shooting that police believe could be the third angle in a triangle of incidents.
First, police said a trio of suspects broke into Doris Hawkins’ 15 Mill Street home on June 28, breaking her arm during the assault.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The county’s health board and animal advisory board have been reviewing methods to encourage better rabies compliance.
Their best tool, apparently, is already on the books.
The railroad crossing on Mason Street was closed in Franklinton as CSX workers replaced railroad ties along the track in town. Town Public Works Director Raymond Bragg said traffic would be disrupted for one day.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Legislators convened this week with a Republican-dominated General Assembly expecting to push through newly drawn maps for state and federal elections.
Opponents, though, figure this is just the beginning of the battle that will determine how residents choose their leaders over the next 10 years.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
While partisan politics continues to garner headlines, Rep. Glen Bradley continues to champion a bill that would open the political process to more people.
And the measure has gotten bipartisan support so far.
Last month, the House approved a bill that would make it easier for a new political party to get on the ballot, as well as lessen the burden for unaffiliated candidates to be put on the ballot.
Franklinton resident Taliq Alston
Franklinton police served warrants on a local nursing administrator.
It was not immediately clear what charges Sharon Rogers, 39, was facing, but she is scheduled to appear in Franklin County Superior Court on Aug. 15, facing charges of felony embezzlement and four counts of probation violation.
HENDERSON — Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture of Duke University Health System, Inc. and LifePoint Hospitals®, and the board of directors of Maria Parham Medical Center (MPMC) announced this week that they have signed a definitive agreement to jointly own and operate MPMC.
By:
Bill Lord, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Agent
Did you realize that one inch of rainfall on a 1,000-square-foot roof produces 650 gallons of water?
Where does that water go? If you live in a city or town and your gutters and downspouts are connected to a pipe that leads to the street, the 650 gallons goes straight to a local creek and then to the nearest river.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
It appears we will be having a professional football season this fall — but the nation’s credit rating is still in jeopardy as the Washington wrangling continues.
Football fans breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday as news began to filter out that the owners and the players had agreed on a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar contract that will ensure the gridiron clashes will begin in September.
GOOD MORNING: I hope you enjoyed the brief cool-down, that is if you can call the mid 90’s a cool down, ‘cause temperatures appear to be headed back up again beginning Thursday. Incidentally, the mercury hit the 100-degree mark at RDU Sunday, setting a record for the number of consecutive triple-digit temperature days, according to the National Weather Service.
