BUNN -- Bunn High School will host a Football Midnight Madness Ceremony on Friday night/Saturday morning at the BHS Football Field.
All fans are welcome to attend the event.
Before then, a mini-camp is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. Players interested in joining the squad are encouraged to attend. A valid and updated physical form is necessary in order to participate.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Roanoke Rapids has been tabbed to repeat as the Northern Carolina Conference football champion in a preseason poll by the North Carolina Prep Football News.
RR rolled through regular season action in the league last year under veteran skipper Russell Weinstein.
ZEBULON -- For the second time in four weeks, the Southern League Hitter of the Week has been awarded to Mudcats outfielder Denis Phipps.
Phipps was honored for the week of July 11-17.
QUALITY AND QUANTITY FOR THE BASS KING. Larry Crudup, also known as ‘The Bass King’ showed off his wares following a recent fishing expedition to a private pond in Franklin County.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- After slicing and dicing through prep foes for the past three seasons, Franklinton’s Kevin ‘Rock’ Williams is ready to accept an even bigger challenge -- albeit one that will still keep him close to home.
Williams, who starred at guard at FHS under head coach Clarence Walker, has committed to continue his career at Louisburg College.
After years of prayer, planning, communicating and fasting, the Rocky Chapel Missionary Baptist Church groundbreaking for a new sanctuary was held on July 10. Excited members, builders and visitors looked on as the first dirt was turned. The ground was broken the old-fashioned way, with shovels and hard hats.
LOUISBURG - Elsie Gray Hunt Pernell, 84, died Thursday, July 21, 2011. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Marion D. Lark at 11 a.m. Monday, July 25, at New Hope Christian Church, 2973 NC Highway 98 (between US Highway 401 and NC Highway 39), Louisburg.
WAKE FOREST - Sherrie Deniece Holland, 44, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 23, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Franklinton.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — A Durham man who got the worst in an exchange of gunfire remained in the hospital by week’s end.
Police continue to investigate an altercation that sent Byron Howard, 43, to the hospital after he and Franklinton’s Brian Hawkins exchanged words and then gunplay in a July 15 incident on Sterling Street.
A new traffic light designed to make the commute to a Youngsville elementary school safer went online this week.
Contractors with the state Department of Transportation began installing signal lights at the intersection of Bert Winston Road and U.S. 1 in the spring.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Following a closed session on Tuesday, the board agreed to remove interim from Town Administrator Tammy Ray’s title.
Ray, a native of Franklinton, said being the town manager is more than just a job.
“I’m proud to be the administrator for the town,” Ray said. “I’ve worked hard for the citizens here and I’ve worked hard for the town.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Florida man who was hungry apparently got greedy.
Louisburg police allege that Manuel Arturo Queiros’ appetite for passing counterfeit money the morning of July 14 landed him in jail on charges of passing bogus money and drug possession.
First, proprietors at Advance Auto Parts on S. Bickett Boulevard reported that someone, later identified as Queiros, paid for items using three $20 bills that were proven to be counterfeit.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Commissioners approved a Capital Improvement Plan they expect to use as a reference for the next 20 years.
The town’s engineers, Davis, Martin & Powell, presented the board with the resource tool on Tuesday.
Specifically, it outlines the kinds of maintenance, repairs and improvements the town might favor in areas of water, sewer and streets.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Town officials approved a fee schedule on Tuesday night, allowing Internet gaming in town while also giving the town a chance at winning.
A story in the midweek edition of The Franklin Times incorrectly said that commissioners would not approve fees for sweepstakes cafes until next month.
An investigation into allegations of larceny at an ABC store was prompted by Bunn Commissioners. A story in last weekend’s edition of The Franklin Times incorrectly stated that the probe was prompted by an official complaint from the store’s manager, Mary Ann Masterman. Also, Masterman said the biggest reason for the difference in the town’s revenue projections for the store were related to the economy.
It’s here! The 2011-12 Guide to Franklin County publication is included in this edition of The Franklin Times and offers a comprehensive look at many aspects of life in Franklin County and all that makes the county unique.
The cover features a background of a tobacco field being irrigated in the hot days of summer.
Louisburg resident Laine Barefoot
Carol Davis, principal of Franklinton Elementary School, announces the Honor Roll for the fourth nine weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A/B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than an 85.
Jewel Eason, principal of Bunn Elementary School, announces the Honor Roll for the 2010-2011 school year.
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The United Way of Franklin County
The United Way of Franklin County has awarded the 2011 Community Impact Grants.
In all, 23 programs were approved for funding after they were reviewed, considered by six community panels and further reviewed by the UWFC Allocations Committee. The volunteer UWFC board of directors – made up of 23 members - concluded final approval on July 19.
By:
Stephen Kelly, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Intern
It’s that time of the year again, sky high temperatures, and energy bills to match. There’s been a shamefully kept secret though ... you can save some green by going green. To those wary readers, living a more environmentally friendly life doesn’t mean you have to go out and buy a new hybrid car, it can be as simple as changing a light bulb.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who broke into a barn.
William Harris reported on July 19 that someone broke into the property in the 800 block of Duke Memorial Road.
According to the report by Dep. Bill Garrett, suspects broke a window and door to gain access.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
We suppose it was inevitable, but why it’s happening right now is a difficult question to answer.
According to Associated Press reports recently, investors are flocking to a new investment opportunity — and driving up prices in the process.
The new investment opportunity is American farmland — and this is certainly not the first time such escalation in prices has happened.
GOOD MORNING: Didja see where a Durham semiconductor startup without a commercially-proven technology, stands to receive upwards of $18.3 million from state and local governments to build a solar cell manufacturing facility, just up the road from us near Henderson? And that ain’t the half of it. The start-up plans to eventually employ up to 256 people at an average salary of $45,565.
