Time certainly changes things.
And it may be about to change my mind.
Several years ago, the first time we all realized the federal budget was in a huge mess, there was a move afoot to pass a Constitutional amendment requiring that the budget be balanced every year.
I thought at the time that idea was about as dumb as putting a screen door on a submarine.
RALEIGH – While there are many unanswered questions about the 2012 election cycle – about the economy, the Republican presidential nomination, and the contours of North Carolina’s electoral map, for example – no mystery remains about the state’s gubernatorial election. It will be a rematch between Democrat Beverly Perdue and Republican Pat McCrory.
If you ever wanted proof that North Carolina must have an independent redistricting commission drawing boundaries for Congressional and Legislative districts, this year’s redistricting comedy provides all the evidence needed.
Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus will host an open house on Thursday, July 28 from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. This interactive information session will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room on the campus, which is located on N.C. 56 about one mile west of Louisburg. The open house will occur during the registration period for the upcoming fall semester.
FRANKLINTON – Pearl Johnson Ellington, 93, died Thursday morning, July 21, 2011. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at Franklinton Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. David Averette and the Rev. Don Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - James Woodrow King, 82, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 25, at Franklinton Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Averette officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.
WARRENTON - Funeral services for Lewis Rudd, 63, who died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at St. Gideon Baptist Church, with the Rev. John Lee officiating. Burial will follow in he church cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE - Spc. Daniel Lucas Elliott, 21, died Friday, July 15, 2011 while serving his country in Iraq. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at Faith Baptist Church. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
RALEIGH - Jesse Willard Satterwhite, 87, died at his home in Raleigh on Monday, July 18, 2011. Funeral service was held Friday, July 22, at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service Chapel, Knightdale, with the Rev. Bryan Siefert officiating. Entombment followed at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon, with military honors and Masonic Rites.
Robin Faulkner, principal of Bunn High School, announces the Honor Roll for the 2010/2011 Sixth six-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 85.
Debbie Ayscue, principal of Edward Best 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.
Christine “Teen” Lewis Hazelwood celebrated her 90th birthday Saturday, July 2, with a cookout at her home in Louisburg, given by her children, Francine, George Darnell, Curtis Lee, Larry Defoster, and other family and friends. Allen K. Davis provided the birthday prayer and blessing of the food.
Melissa Hodges of Louisburg has earned Dean’s List honors for the Spring 2011 semester at Vance-Granville Community College.
It is always rewarding to know about former students who are successful in what they are doing. When June (Underhill) Havens told me about the mission trip she was preparing with her church and other churches of the area, I could not help but be very happy that there are people in this world who would make sacrifices in order to help others.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s off-season winds of change swept through the men’s basketball program earlier this week as assistant coach Tim Sparks announced his resignation.
Sparks, who was instrumental in LC’s best-ever season last winter, has stepped down from his part-time duties after one year to become a health and physical education teacher at Renaissance Academy in his hometown of Virginia Beach.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
YOUNGSVILLE -- It’s not just lip service when former Youngsville High School basketball players talk about how they have remained close through the years.
Several of the ex-Phantoms live near one another, and a few of them still get together to shoot hoops -- and trade stories from their championship-winning days at Youngsville.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
That’s been the sporting theme in Franklin County the past several weeks as a handful of personalities have said goodbye -- while others endure the test of time.
Let’s go with the good news first.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Only a strong team from Wendell kept the Bunn All-Stars from having an opportunity to win the Tar Heel League District 12-Under Softball Tournament two weekends ago.
Bunn, coached by James Goodwin, went 2-2 overall at the event -- with both losses coming against Wendell.
Still, Bunn finished regular season and tournament action with an impressive 11-3-2 overall mark.
SEVIERVILLE, TENN. -- Behind a season-high 17 hits, the Carolina Mudcats won their fourth straight game, defeating Tennessee 11-6 at Smokies Park on Thursday night in a Class AA Southern League baseball contest.
LOUISBURG -- Coming off its best campaign in school history, Louisburg College will begin its 2011-12 men’s basketball schedule on Nov. 1 with a home game against the University of South Carolina-Sumter.
Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. at the historic, refurbished Holton Gymnasium on the LC campus.
The complete worksheet for LC is as follows, with home games listed in CAPS:
Members of the Youngsville 56ers were on hand this week to host the annual 56ers Basketball Camp at the Long Mill Elementary School Gym. Among the week’s highlights were (above) E.J. Wilder sends youngsters through a drill during Thursday’s action.
Legendary coach Larry Lindsey oversees a shooting drill.
Candace Curtis received her associate of arts degree from Nash Community College. She also has earned her early educator’s certification. Curtis will transfer to East Carolina University this fall, majoring in elementary education. Her parents are Scott and Joan Curtis.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The family of a Franklin County soldier killed in Iraq in remembering a son and husband who answered the call to serve his country.
According to reports, Military Police Spc. Lucas Elliott was was returning from a mission in southern Iraq when the vehicle he was riding in ran over an improvised explosive device on July 15.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — A late night altercation erupted in gunfire, sending two people to the hospital, but not before one of them crashed into a Louisburg eatery.
According to Franklinton police, Officer A.J. Bishop responded to a call of shots being fired in the area of Sterling Street at about 11:40 p.m. Friday.
