By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Town officials got the road map they will use to hire the next town administrator, a person they expect will guide the town into the future.
Commissioners fired long-time administrator Brenda Robbins in June after an investigation revealed that she was aware her son, streets and maintenance director Joey Patterson, among other things, used town employees, equipment and resources for personal use on town time.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Financing and taxes were the bywords for the Monday night meeting of the Louisburg Town Council.
The council finalized the long-planned purchase of a new fire truck and put in place long-term financing for the nearly completed water and sewer line project that has been ongoing for nearly two years.
The fire truck will be a Pearce model and will replace a 1984-vintage tanker.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Town officials who took measures to ban sweepstakes cafes prior to a General Assembly ban said they are amenable to allowing the apparent legal version of the enterprises back in town — for a fee.
When sweepstakes cafes were all the buzz, Franklinton officials decided in March 2010 to institute a six-month moratorium on the establishments, refusing to consider any application until they had time to consider their impacts on the community.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — After busting a former town employee for allegedly using town equipment for personal uses, Police Chief Daren Kirts told commissioners that he’s having to use personal equipment for town use.
It was part of a message he delivered last week, reiterating a need for more money and resources at the police department.
Louisburg resident Abigail Fagan
Katie Elizabeth Ayscue of Henderson and Tuyen Xuan Tran of Raleigh were united in marriage on May 14, 2011 at 4 p.m. on the beach in the city of Ocean Isle Beach. The Rev. Thomas F. Kendall officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Yvonne and Donald F. Ayscue Jr. of Henderson. She is the granddaughter of the late Janet and Donald Williams of Henderson, and Joyce Ayscue and the late Donald F. Ayscue, both of Henderson.
Kristina Marie Wilder of Clayton and Patrick Alex Will of Sanford were married at 5 p.m. on July 16, 2011 at the Wagner House in Clayton, with the Rev. Hunter H. Preston officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ziba L. Smith of Raleigh. She is currently enrolled in the surgical tech program at Wake Technical Community College.
Donna and Andy Spencer of Louisburg and Wayne and Sheila Britt of Franklinton announce the engagement of their daughter, Holley Jean Britt of Louisburg to Timothy Duane Smith Jr., also of Louisburg. The groom-elect is the son of Timothy and Pamela Smith of Louisburg. The wedding will take place on Sept. 24, 2011 at 5 p.m. at Louisburg Baptist Church in Louisburg.
Cary Academy student Jimmy A. Joyner Jr. is the recipient of the 2011 $500 Vinson Orthodontics Scholarship. He was selected from a group of candidates based on his grades, SAT scores, and an essay that he wrote, among other things. The essay was about the challenges facing his generation and ideas for dealing with those challenges.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federally funded, supplemental food program which provides nutritional foods to help babies and young children improve their developmental growth.
Young children need essential vitamins and minerals in their diet. If a child does not receive the proper nutrients, he can become more susceptible to illnesses.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
There was an old recruiting poster that featured bold type and Uncle Sam proclaiming: I Want You!
Maybe it’s time to revamp that poster just a little and aim it squarely at the nation’s kindergarten and first grade teachers who may have a unique set of skills that could help this nation right itself.
What are those skills?
GOOD MORNING: Well, it was nice while it lasted, but our short respite from the oppressive heat is apparently over, for the foreseeable future at any rate. Daytime highs locally returned to the 90’s again Monday with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 90’s Tuesday and possibly higher as the week progresses, possibly reaching the 100–degree mark or more Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
A few weeks ago, I saw a movie called Bad Teacher.
In it, the protagonist is a liquor drinking, pot smoking, movie playing, sleeping in class type of teacher.
And, a spoiler alert — she cheats for her students on a standardized test so that she can earn the money she needs for a surgical procedure.
Would the political and leadership shakeup the newly proposed legislative and congressional redistricting maps could bring to Franklin County be a step forward or backward for economic growth.
Are you fed up with the partisan, polarizing and stagnant incivility and childish gamesmanship of today’s politics that forces the shutdown of governments, brings this nation to the brink of financial chaos and focuses more on being right than doing right? Political-speak labels this condition “hyper partisanship,” but most of us plainspoken folks call it garbage that smells so bad we want to toss it out and start over.
Dear Editor:
The world and I lost a very special lady and friend this week, when the Lord called her home to be with her mate of 66 years.
By:
Tracy Perry, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Agricultural Technician
While going through your day-to-day routine you might have heard of one, you might have even seen one, or maybe you have even worked in one.
One what you ask? A community garden of course. Well enough with the suspense. Community gardens are as varied as the neighborhoods in which they thrive.
RALEIGH - The artwork of 14 elementary and middle school students was selected for the first North Carolina Farm to School calendar. The calendar features daily agricultural facts and is intended to highlight the Farm to School program and agriculture’s role in food production.
A celebration in honor of the Rev. Dazale Vines Kearney for her 25 years of preaching service will be held on July 23 at 5 p.m. at Old Liberty Missionary Baptist Church.
The guest preacher will be Dr. Coolidge McCoy. Music will be by the Old Liberty Gospel Choir, Elder Nathaniel Cooke (original Brooklyn All Star), Freddy Greene (jazzy sax), and the Rev. David Rosby.
ANGIER - Gladys Conyers Frazier Greene died Sunday morning, July 17, 2011 at Rex Hospital. A graveside service was held Tuesday, July 19, at Montlawn Memorial Park, with Elder Joe Helms of Rehobeth Primitive Baptist Church officiating.
FRANKLINTON - Fred T. Williams died Sunday, July 17, 2011. At his request, no funeral service will be held. His family will have a private memorial service at a later date.
HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Florine Manley Harvey, 83, who died Monday, July 18, 2011, will be held at noon Friday, July 22, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Harvey family cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Betty Jean Whitaker Outlaw died Monday night, July 18, 2011 at Wake Med in Raleigh. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 21, in the Hall Wynne Franklinton Chapel, with the Rev. Clyde Waiden officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.
CASTALIA - Willie Bruce Pearce better known as “W.B.”, passed away at his home on July 19th, 2011.
He was born in Franklin County on January 2. 1924. His parents were the late Willie P. Pearce and Lizzie Lancaster Pearce.
