HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Jessie “Buddy” Richardson, 88, who died Sunday, June 26, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 1, at Pine Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Tillman Lynch cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Rosa Bell Fogg, 77, died Friday, June 17, 2011 at her home. Funeral services were held Sunday, June 26, at Manasseh Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. S.T. Tunstall officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON —James Edward Williamson Jr., 79, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at his home. Funeral services were held Monday, June 27, at Manasseh Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. Claude Dunston officiating. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Franklinton.
RALEIGH - Eudean “Dean” Young Hagwood, 81, died Monday, June 27, 2011 at the William M. Dunlap Center for Caring. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, June 29) at Oak Level Christian Church, with the Rev. Gary Williams officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Victor Michael Misilewich, 69, died Monday, June 27, 2011. A private cremation ceremony will be held through Hall-Wynne Funeral Service. There are no other services scheduled at this time.
LOUISBURG – Thelma Gay, 86, of Louisburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday evening.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
YOUNGSVILLE -- Opponents have followed one portion of the game plan against Bunn at the Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch District Tournament at Luddy Park.
Foes have been able to get an early lead on the hot-hitting Bunn squad. But remaining ahead has been another issue.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
YOUNGSVILLE -- Bunn’s opening game would prove to be a definitive sign of things to come at the Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch District Tournament.
During the blind draw earlier in the week, Bunn drew long-time rival Louisburg to open the event last Friday at Luddy Park.
YOUNGSVILLE -- The annual 56ers Basketball Camp will be held July 18-21 at the Long Mill Elementary School Gymnasium.
The event is open to boys and girls in rising fifth through seventh grades. There is no charge to participate.
Serving as camp instructors will be a long list of area hoops legends, including recent North Carolina Hall of Fame inductee Larry Lindsay.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Youngsville has elected not to participate in one age group, and that has changed the brackets for the upcoming Tar Heel Softball 10-Under and 8-Under District Tournaments.
Youngsville will not play in the 8-Under portion, but will still field a squad in the 10-under group.
The original pairings were printed in last Saturday’s edition of The Franklin Times.
ZEBULON -- Sean Halton singled home the tying run in the ninth to tie the score and then hit a sacrifice fly as part of a four-run Huntsville 10th inning as the Stars defeated the Carolina Mudcats 10-6 at Five County Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League diamond event.
RALEIGH -- The Carolina Hurricanes have selected defenseman Ryan Murphy of the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers with the 12th pick in the first round of the 2011 National Hockey League Entry Draft, which began last Friday night at the picturesque Xcel Energy Center Center in St. Paul, Minn.
SAFE AT THIRD BASE. Bunn’s Wyatt Hayden (right) slides safely into third base for his club during last Friday evening’s comeback victory against Louisburg in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch District Tournament at beautiful Luddy Park in Youngsville.
TWIST AND TURN. Youngsville’s Kyle Graham tries his best to elude this tag attempt, but he was ruled to be out of the baseline during his club’s event against Warren County on Monday at the Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch District Tournament at Youngsville’s Luddy Park.
DOUBLE TROUBLE. A pair of Youngsville Americans’ players try to force Warren County’s Shane Edwards at second base during Monday’s game at the Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch District Tournament.
Louisburg’s Ja’Heim Brown makes a tremendous catch during his team’s contest against Bunn in the first round of the Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch District Tournament at picturesque Luddy Park.
Bunn first baseman Derek Daniel extends to reel in a throw to retire Louisburg’s Pierce Gardner during last Friday’s action at the Dixie Youth District Coach-Pitch Tournament at Youngsville’s Luddy Park. Bunn has advanced to the finals, and the team tangled with Warren County on Tuesday.
BOYDTON, Va. - Ernest Holt Weaver, Jr., 69, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 in Community Memorial Healthcenter. A memorial service will be conducted today (Saturday, June 25) at 11:00 a.m. at Bethesda Baptist Church in Palmer Springs, Va., with American Legion Military Honors.
By:
Charles Mitchell, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Director
Sharing the knowledge generated through research remains the goal of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.
The organization’s mission is to help individuals, families and communities put research-based knowledge to work for economic prosperity, environmental stewardship and an improved quality of life.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
An internal probe into allegations of wrongdoing by Youngsville employees could be concluded soon.
The town has scheduled an executive session on Monday night to discuss personnel matters.
The meeting comes three weeks after officials placed Town Administrator Brenda Robbins on leave with pay, pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners adopted a budget this week that adds back overtime for public safety, and adds a new position in the tax office — at a time when six people will be fired, employees are taking a pay cut and departments were cut by at least 5 percent.
That was tough for one commissioner to swallow as Penny McGhee cast the lone dissenting vote against the $66.6 million spending plan for 2011-12.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Legislators from Raleigh to Wilmington hosted a public hearing on redistricting Thursday and they all got the same message — the new maps need to be scrapped.
House and Senate Redistricting committees unveiled newly drawn maps that were designed to create 10 majority-black districts in the Senate and 24 in the House.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Authorities took out warrants this week on a Franklin County woman accused of animal abuse.
Franklin County Animal Control staff, with the aid of agents from The Humane Society of the United States, responded to 916 Carlyle Road on June 6 to investigate allegations of animal abuse and neglect.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Commissioners approved a $2.7 million budget in a split vote.
However, the board agreed that a disputed water contract with Franklin County that blistered revenues is at the heart of a budget that raises taxes, cuts employee hours and hikes utility fees.
The board voted 3-2 to approve the budget, with Commissioners Anita Fuller and Al Barbour opposing the financial plan.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Town officials adopted a utility disconnection policy they say should spur residents to pay their water bills and cut down on staff headaches.
During the year, Public Works Director Raymond Bragg routinely presents commissioners with a monthly report highlighting the increasing numbers of water customers on the cut-off list.
