Blessings, Inc., which offers free, nutritious lunches twice a week in Louisburg, all prepared by volunteers, has reached a milestone. On July 4, the group served its 10,000th lunch in Louisburg — and that tally does not include the lunches provided in Bunn and Franklinton, where Blessings also offers free lunches.
Rashaun Pace-Evans, a 2011 graduate of Louisburg High School, will be leaving July 19 for Army Basic Training at Ft. Jackson, S. C.
He received a $127,000 four-year college fund scholarship from the Army, and also received a certificate of appreciation from Gov. Beverly Perdue.
Markita Harris, a 2010 Louisburg High School graduate, was named to the Spring semester Dean’s List at Elizabeth City State University.
She is the daughter of Hudie Harris of Louisburg and John Harris of Durham. Her stepfather is Kerry Brown of Louisburg. She is the granddaughter of James and Earnestine Gill of Louisburg.
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Times photos by Carey Johnson
FULL FIELD. Residents and visitors packed the Franklinton High School football field on Tuesday night, taking part in the American Legion Post 52’s Stand up for America celebration.
GRILLING. Reggie Williams, right, throws some hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill at the Stand up for America celebration on Monday night.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Youngsville Board of Commissioners has scheduled a work session to talk about how they’ll fill their top administrative post.
The board fired long-time administrator Brenda Robbins in late June after Police Chief Daren Kirts concluded an investigation that suggested Robbins knew that her son, streets and maintenance department director Joey Patterson, was using town employees, equipment and supplies for his personal use on town time.
LOUISBURG – Holly Jenee Allen, 36, of Louisburg, died Monday morning.
INDIANOLA, IA - Doris L. Dop, 84, passed into eternity on July 6, 2011 at Good Samaritan Care Center in Indianola, IA. Services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at the First Baptist Church of Indianola with Rev. Homer Ford officiating.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- All along, Louisburg coach Robert Fagan thought the two best teams may have been matched up in the first round of the Tar Heel 8-Under District Softball Tournament.
Fagan may have been correct, as his high-powered, slick-fielding Louisburg squad needed to rally late to get past Bunn by an 11-8 score in opening-round action on Tuesday at the Louisburg High School Softball Field.
OXFORD -- Officially, the Dixie Youth Minor League Baseball District Tournament championship game was staged -- after a one-day delay -- on Thursday at the Oxford Webb High School Softball Field.
But for the Louisburg All-Stars, a game just as important was played Tuesday in the semifinals of the event.
That’s when Louisburg avenged an earlier loss in the tourney by defeating Bunn by a tight 3-2 margin.
One of the wackiest off-seasons in Louisburg College sports history took another unexpected turn last Friday with the resignation of legendary men’s soccer coach David Sexton.
Sexton, who has been at LC since 1998, is stepping down because his wife has accepted a job in the Greater Atlanta Area. He has been in charge of LC’s men’s soccer program for all but the initial two years of its existence.
HENDERSON -- Louisburg High School graduate Dante Walker is among several Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball players from last year who have officially returned to the Vanguards for the 2011-2012 season.
Three returning Vanguards, including Walker, recently signed letters-of-intent confirming their desire to continue as sophomores.
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg High School volleyball squad will start its 2011 varsity campaign Aug. 23 with a road match at Southern Vance.
Before then, LHS will scrimmage Northern Vance on Aug. 9 and take part in the Heritage Preseason Tournament on Aug. 19-20 in Wake County.
ZEBULON -- One way to beat the Monday blues is to watch a ballgame, and Carolina fans got quite a show on June 27 as first baseman Neftali Soto went 3-for-4 against Huntsville -- crossing home plate after every hit.
After a second-inning single, Soto’s hit of the night cracked off the bat: a two-run homer to right field, earning his first two of 10 RBI of the week.
Dylan Musselman was exceptional for the Louisburg All-Stars as a catcher during the Dixie Youth Minor League Baseball Tournament, which wrapped up Thursday in Oxford.
Louisburg’s Brenda Hernandez (left) prepares to tag Bunn’s Caroline White at second base.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Edward Tharrington, 57, who died Sunday, July 3, 2011, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at the Louisburg High School Auditorium, with the Rev. Rory Snead officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
On a sweltering July 4, Clifford Gilliam’s wheelchair was posted near a tent pole.
While the covering provided the World War II veteran with a much needed respite, the structure also provided him with the support needed rise and be saluted for his service to this country.
“... They asked all the veterans that were there to stand up,” said Gilliam’s daughter, Carol Bumpass, part of a caravan of family members who made the trip to Fayetteville to watch their father and other veterans across the state be recognized for their service through the dedication of a new park honoring military vets on Independence Day.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Franklinton was the only public place for Franklin County residents to see fireworks on July 4th, but the only display Monday night was provided by Mother Nature.
American Legion Post 52 and the town called off Monday night’s festivities as a thunderstorm put a bulls-eye on the area, bringing thunder, lightning, rain and threats of flooding in some surrounding areas.
Brian McDowell, sixth grade science and social studies teacher at Bunn Middle School, was recently designated the 2011-2012 Franklin County Schools Teacher of the Year during Honors Day at Louisburg High School.
Vernice Harris, teacher assistant at Louisburg Elementary School, was named the 2010-2011 Franklin County Schools Teacher Assistant of the Year.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LAKE ROYALE — Emergency and law enforcement officials were investigating a possible drowning over the weekend.
However, a lack of evidence has caused police to halt the investigation.
Witnesses told Lake Royale police that they saw a boy throwing a ball around in the lake just before 7 p.m.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
An investigation into allegations of employee wrongdoing has resulted in two people being fired and one being charged with theft.
It also has led to a change in practice within the town.
Former streets and maintenance department supervisor Joseph Allen Patterson II was fired from his position on June 27 after commissioners reviewed investigative findings provided by Police Chief Daren Kirts.
Workmen and heavy equipment, including this crane, converged on the McDonald’s Restaurant on Louisburg’s Bickett Boulevard Tuesday morning and began to disassemble the 30-year-old restaurant. Store manager Steve Fordham said demolition and reconstruction should take about 110 days.
Addison Hardy, 2, celebrates Fourth of July
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Authorities arrested a Franklinton man who led them on an early-morning chase at speeds reaching 100 mph.
According to a report by Franklinton Police Officer A.J. Bishop, he and Franklin County sheriff’s deputies and members of the state Highway Patrol were conducting a driver’s license checkpoint at the intersection of N.C. 56 and Lane Store Road at about 2:15 a.m. on July 2 when a burgundy 1994 Honda Accord approached.
