Brenda Mata-Hernandez, daughter of Yuridiana Hernandez of Louisburg, has been selected as a finalist in the Pre-Teen North Carolina Scholarship and Recognition Program to be held Aug. 12-14 at the Sheraton Imperial in Durham.
Barton College in Wilson named 48 students to the President’s List and 219 students to the Dean’s List for spring semester 2011. President’s List students compiled a perfect 4.0 grade point average; Dean’s List students achieved a grade point average of 3.3 or better on a four-point scale.
Authorities arrested the second suspect in an assault that resulted in head injuries.
Mark Antione Smith, 31, of Kittrell, was arrested by Vance County authorities on Friday, charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and felony conspiracy — the result of a March 25 assault involving a skateboard and a stick in Louisburg.
The Kid’s Corner in Louisburg held its graduation in May at the center. Daycare director is Amy Merritt. The instructor of the class of 2011 is Tina Holden and assistant instructor is Barbara Coons.
SOUTHPORT -- Louisburg’s All-Stars went two-and-out at the Dixie Youth Minor League State Baseball Tournament, but a good time was still had by all.
Included among the heroics were medal-winning performances from a trio of Louisburg players at the annual Skills Competition that opened the tournament last Friday evening.
MORGANTON -- Each of Franklin County’s four participants wrapped up play last weekend at the annual Tar Heel Softball State Tournaments in Burke County.
The host Burke County contingent lived up to its lofty billing at the event by winning in all but one age group.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The world has been Brett Vana’s oyster during his coaching career.
So why should things be different now?
Vana, an Ohio native, has spent time at several stops in the United States -- in addition to Europe.
He’s taking the same worldwide approach to his new duties in charge of the powerful Louisburg College women’s basketball program.
Gone but not forgotten.
That’s the story of Carey Johnson after his decision to permanently retire from our College Football Bowl Picks and NFL Fantasy Leagues.
But while Carey is no longer participating, his legacy of near-misses, screw-ups and ill-fated draft selections will live in infamy.
LOUISBURG -- Brett Vana’s first season as the Louisburg College women’s basketball coach will begin Nov. 1 with a home matchup against the University of South Carolina-Sumter at historic Holton Gymnasium on the LC campus.
Also, LC will host the Region X Tournament from March 9-11.
READY OR NOT. Riggan Faulkner delivers a pitch for the Louisburg All-Stars during their appearance last weekend at the annual Dixie Youth Minor League Baseball State Tournament in Brunswick County.
RALEIGH -- Jon Chase, Director of Community Relations and Promotions for the Carolina Hurricanes, has announced specifics regarding the team’s fourth annual Summer Fun Fest presented by 99.9 FM The Fan.
The event will take place on Friday, July 22, on the south lawn of the RBC Center, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Parking and admission are free to the general public.
Louisburg resident Michael Anderson recently hauled in this huge, 11-pound catfish at Kerr Lake.
Franklin County resident Derrick Wade, 7, calls this impressive bass his ‘trophy fish’. It was his first big catch.
ZEBULON -- Eric Campbell homered twice and drove in four to lead a quartet of home runs as Carolina split its six-game series with the Jackson Generals 12-3 at Five County Stadium on Monday night in a Class AA Southern League baseball game.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Another roster opening, another look south toward North Johnston High School.
That’s become a trend during Monica Gordy’s tenure as the fast-pitch softball coach at Louisburg College.
Gordy has learned to favor North Johnston players, and why not?
This summer, Farm Service Agency is participating in the 3rd annual government-wide Feds Feed Families Food Drive and has established a state goal of 14,000 pounds. This effort started on June 1 and will continue through Aug. 31.
July 29 is the deadline to apply for 2009 crop loss assistance under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program. SURE provides crop disaster assistance payments to eligible producers on farms that incurred crop production or quality losses.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
For a change, state leaders responsible for redrawing legislative districts have kept Franklin County whole in the Senate.
However, Granville, Vance and Warren counties have been swapped out for portions of Wake County, including part of northern Wake County, Wake Forest, Zebulon, Wendell and Garner.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — The town’s Board of Commissioners selected an interim town administrator on Thursday night, moving a step beyond a Town Hall embarrassment that claimed two former leaders.
In June, commissioners fired streets and maintenance department director Joey Patterson after police alleged he used town employees, equipment and resources for personal use on company time.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
If Franklin County is serious about purchasing Franklinton’s water system, they would have to pony up more than $4 million.
Consultants hired to appraise the town’s water and sewer system released their findings on Wednesday.
After evaluating the replacement cost less depreciation, income, and comparable sales, Gerald Hartman, an appraiser with GAI Consultants, estimated the market value of the infrastructure at $4.23 million.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Law enforcement is investigating allegations of larceny at the town’s liquor store.
During a budget session in June, ABC store manager Ann Masterman informed the board that a former employee was suspected of stealing from the store.
On Tuesday, Masterman filed an official report with the Bunn Police Department alleging that someone had stolen from the store.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County’s airport staff has engaged the services of another appraiser, hoping a second review of property adjacent to the airport leads to a purchase.
Expanding the 220-acre airport has been a long-time goal and earlier this year, members of the Triangle North Executive Airport Commission decided to push the project to the top of its Transportation Improvement Plan requests.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — The town’s board of commissioners have devised a plan to try and do more with less.
The result will be more automation at Town Hall.
Also, there will be some changes in office hours that will shut off employee interaction a bit during the week, but add hours on the weekend for residents who find it tough to get to Town Hall during regular business hours.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Candidates in four of the county’s municipalities will have a race on their hands this fall, including challenges from former town employees in Louisburg and Franklinton.
The filing period closed on Friday, providing competition for seats in Bunn Louisburg, Franklinton and Youngsville.
Just what are green jobs and what skills and training are needed to get them?
That will be the focus of three workshops that will be held Thursday, July 21, at the Warren County Armory Civic Center for those interested in the growing GreenTech industry.
The workshops are being sponsored by the GREEN (Green Regional Emerging Employment Now) Partnership which was recently formed by a number of groups in this region.
