Following its district victory, the next stop for the Bunn All-Stars will be an appearance this weekend at the annual Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch State Tournament.
The event will kick off with an opening ceremony on Friday night, with games starting Saturday at a pair of sites in Dunn.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- The Call of Duty has interrupted Thomas McArn’s motocross career -- and maybe permanently.
But McArn, 17, went out on top last weekend as he took first place in the latest round of the 11-stop AMA ATV Motocross Championship in Millfield, Ohio.
STATE TIME. The Bunn Coach-Pitch All-Stars, including (l to r) Aidan McKeithan and T.C. Davis, will be in action this weekend as part of the annual Dixie Youth C-P State Tournament. The event is being held this season in Dunn, and Bunn will play Saturday afternoon. The opening ceremonies will be Friday night.
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton High School coach Emily Regan will host a Volleyball Camp on July 25-29 at the FHS Gymnasium.
The event will run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. each day and is open to girls who are rising sixth-through-ninth graders.
Cost for the camp is $100, which includes a T-shirt.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Bunn’s Leonard Allen stepped onto one of the state’s highest diamond stages last month when he participated in the annual North Carolina Powerade State Games.
Allen was an assistant coach for the Region 3 squad, which consists of baseball players from the Triangle Area -- and slightly beyond. Allen coached first base for the four region contests.
WARRENTON -- Christian Buffaloe, the 11- year-old son/student of local Kyokushin Karate instructor Kenny Buffaloe of Warren County, recently received a rare and unique opportunity.
Buffaloe trained under Shihan T. Sugimura, former coach of the Japanese National Mens Kyokushin Karate Team from Tokyo, Japan.
ZEBULON -- Neither the Jacksonville Suns nor the Carolina Mudcats could declare their independence in the series opener at Five County Stadium on July 4th, as the game spilled over into July 5th and was played to a 10-inning suspended draw before a crowd of over 7,000.
Louisburg All-Star players celebrate after their team wrapped up a victory over Warren County on Sunday at the Dixie Youth Minor League District Baseball Tournament.
Bunn third baseman C.J. Alaffita (left) records a force play for the All-Stars during the matchup on Sunday night against the host Oxford All-Stars at the Dixie Youth Minor League District Baseball Tournament at picturesque Webb High School.
The American Legion’s Stand up for America celebration in Franklinton was rescheduled for (tonight) Tuesday after thunderstorms wiped out the event on Monday night. Gates will open at the Franklinton High School football field at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks will begin at about 8:30 p.m. or dusk.
LOUISBURG - Sarah J. Alston, 93, died Wednesday, June 28, 2011 in Greensboro.
WARRENTON - Elaine Elizabeth High, 73, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Maria Parham Hospital. A funeral service was held Thursday, June 30, in he chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Police charged former town supervisor Joey Patterson with theft by an employee following an investigation they say revealed brazen patterns of wrongdoing.
According to an investigation, Patterson’s mother, former Town Administrator Brenda Robbins, also knew about the illegal actions, but she won’t face any charges because state prosecutors and agents won’t take up the case.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Still largely unnoticed behind the low brick wall that encloses the front of the Louisburg College Robbins Library, an intricate creation of brick and concrete is slowly, relentlessly taking shape.
The Labyrinth project is being guided by Will Hinton, a professor of visual art at the college, who explains that the labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Police are looking for suspects who broke into a 55-year-old woman’s home, breaking her arm during a forceful home invasion.
Investigators responded to 15 Mill Street at about 10:30 p.m. on June 28 to find Doris Hawkins suffering from abrasions and a broken arm.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Louisburg woman received a prayer for judgement, meaning she won’t be charged with a crime and townspeople will be rid of a nuisance as long as more than 40 chickens are gone in two weeks.
This spring, Louisburg officials took out charges against Patricia Walker, accusing of her of the prohibited raising of chickens.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County’s municipal elections opened on Friday and during a two-week window, all of the town’s incumbents were expecting to file for re-election.
Depending on the town, two or three seats will be up for grabs this November.
It’s not a presidential election year, though, so elections staff said the buzz will be tempered unless an issue spikes in a town.
There’s a new face at Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg and it’s Mehgan McMillan who has been named to head the facility’s public relations and advertising efforts here.
This has been McMillan’s first full week in Franklin County, although she began working for Novant Health, FRMC’s owner, on June 15.
Youngsville resident Adam Champion
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin was one of 13 counties that saw its crime rate drop, according to information recently released by the state Attorney General’s Office.
Across the state, reports of crime fell to its lowest rate since 1977.
The murder rate was the lowest, according to statistics, that it has been since the figures were first kept in 1973.
The Louisburg Moose Lodge recently joined forces with the local Happy Camper organization to send needy children to camp this summer.
The Moose donated $2,500 raised from one of their local events to Happy Camper — and the check was accepted by Charles Davis, president of Happy Camper.
Franklin Regional Medical Center’s emergency room director, Dr. Haresh Kathard, warns that while fireworks can be a fun part of any July 4 celebration, if used unsafely, they can result in injuries such as burns, severe cuts, blindness and even death.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Four dead, many injured and the holiday weekend had hardly begun.
Our highways are always dangerous places but for some reason, holiday weekends are the very worst.
You might think that traveling on a summer weekend, with fantastic weather and great visibility, would be about as safe as it gets.
Apparently, it’s not.
Not long ago I was tooling up North Main Street through the Louisburg College campus and noticed someone working on the brick pavers in front of Robbins Library.
Gee, I remember thinking, I just walked through there a few days ago and the brick looked fine. Wonder what they are doing?
