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Franklinton police arrested a Wake Forest teenager on charges of drunken driving.
They also arrested a store clerk for selling alcohol to someone underage.
Officers had set up a driver’s license checkpoint on N.C. 56 and Lane Store Road on July 2 and at about 1:30 a.m., according to the report, a car approached in a suspicious manner.
Stuart D. Coward IV, president and CEO of North State Medical Transport, holds the award his company received for being named among the Top 300 Small Businesses of the South. The company was ranked Number 4 out of 59 in the Triangle and Number 38 of 300 businesses in the Southeastern U.S.
STARTING LINE. Police lead the Lake Royale Independence Day Parade down the private community’s main drag toward the lake pavilion, where later that night fireworks were on display. (Submitted photo)
FREEDOM RIDERS. From left to right, Joshua, Isaac and Sydney Schramm show their patriotic colors. (Submitted photo by John Edwards)
By: Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Accountability.
How many times have you heard that word used with regard to education, government, handling debt, and a host of other topics.
It’s safe to assume that most of us have believed that accountability meant that those in charge were being held accountable for what went on, for proper documentation and for satisfactory attention to detail.
GOOD MORNING: Literally thousands turned out Monday for the dedication of North Carolina’s spanking new Veterans Park in Fayetteville, according to the Associated Press’s brief 4 and 3/8 inch account of the event in Tuesday’s N&O.
The fact is, the huge turnout apparently far surpassed that expected by planners of the event.
Franklinton police continue to search for suspects in a home invasion that left a woman with a broken arm.
That’s the bad news.
The worst news?
It seems like police are running into a recurring problem — people in the community with tight lips.
Should the county have fired six employees due to budget issues and then make a new $60,000-a-year position at the tax office?
By: CHRIS FITZSIMONS, NC Policywatch
One of most commonly repeated claims by Republican legislative leaders before, during and after this General Assembly session was that taxes on businesses were too high and regulations were too onerous and the combination was costing the state jobs and making it hard for North Carolina to compete with other states in economic development battles.
Youngsters grabbed candy tossed by the handsful from parade entries.
First, a Fourth of July parade and then a trip to the lake!
The Franklin County Schools Technology Department has been busy this summer offering various technology camps for interested students from across the district. The camps, held at the Riverside Campus on West River Road in Louisburg, introduce students to various fun, technology-oriented activities in a lab setting. Students participated in a digital animation camp and in an easy website creation camp. Instructional technology facilitators from the department led the camps for the students.
By: Meg Wyatt, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Agent
Speaking in front of crowds is not at the top of most people’s to do list, however it is a very important skill to learn and become proficient in.
Some people do not believe public speaking is important, but like math, we use some type of communication every day of our lives.
WAKE FOREST - Bobby Lee “Bob” Perry, 74 died Friday, July 1, 2011 at Louisburg Nursing Center. Funeral service was held Sunday, July 3, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. Joe Ferguson officiating. Burial followed Monday, July 4, in the Perry family cemetery.
ZEBULON - Blanzie A. High Jr., 80, died Friday, July 1, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at noon today (Wednesday, July 6) at Wakefield Baptist Church, Zebulon.
YOUNGSVILLE - Brenda Kay Godley Davenport, 59, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, July 6) at North Raleigh Church of Christ, 8701 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC 27615.
RALEIGH - Cecil C. Alford died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Rex Hospital. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, July 6) at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service Chapel, 944 Old Knight Road, Knightdale, NC 27545, with the Rev. John White officiating. Burial will follow in the Zebulon Town Cemetery with Full Military Honors.
MIDDLESEX - Gloria Straw Ellis, 63, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
YOUNGSVILLE - Theresa DePaula-Joyner, 86, of Youngsville, died Tuesday afternoon at her home.
HENDERSONVILLE, TN - Agnes Danize Bartholomew Jones, age 81, a native of Franklin County, passed away June 30, 2011. She is preceded in death by sister, Mavis Bartholomew Conn; Brother, James Howell Bartholomew.
William B. (Bob) Swanson, 73 of Louisburg, NC and Wilmington, NC crossed over the river on 3/23/2011.
YOUNGSVILLE - Ronnie Lee Jurgeson, 69, of Youngsville went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, after fighting a short, courageous battle with lung cancer. Ronnie was the son of the late Stanley and Mildred Jurgeson of Kansas City, MO. He was retired from General Motors in Kansas City and moved to the Raleigh area in 1999. He was recently employed with Welsh McNamara in Youngsville. He was a member of Harris Chapel Baptist Church as well as husband, father, PaPa, Pa, friend and neighbor.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
OXFORD -- Holiday fireworks exploded one day early for the Louisburg All-Stars at the Dixie Youth Minor League Baseball Tournament.
Facing the prospect of being knocked out of the double-elimination event, Louisburg stayed alive with an offensive uprising that led to a 10-0 decision over Warren County at the Oxford Webb High School Softball Field.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
OXFORD -- Through two scoreless innings Sunday, it looked like Bunn’s showdown against Oxford would be a to-the-wire nail-bitter in the winner’s bracket of the Dixie Youth Minor League District Baseball Tournament.
Host Oxford, however, would parlay several Bunn errors and walks into 10 runs down the stretch, and the result was a 10-0 victory in a game played at the Oxford Webb Softball Field.
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