Pairings have been finalized for both the upcoming Dixie Youth Baseball Minor League and Major League District Tournaments.
The Minor League event will be staged at the Oxford Webb High School Softball Field, while the Major League showdown is scheduled to be play at the Bunn Elementary School Field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Following their sweep through the regular season, the Roanoke Rapids Lady Jackets were once again without equal when the Northern Carolina Conference released its 2011 Girls All-League Team.
Roanoke Rapids, which went 10-0 in the NCC this spring (and 18-2 overall), featured seven all-league performers, including Player of the Year Jessie Scales.
Princeton High School pitcher Traci Bridgers (front, second from right) signs a letter-of-intent to join the softball program at Louisburg College.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The Town of Louisburg will host the upcoming Tar Heel 8-Under and 10-Under District Softball Tournaments in July.
The 8-Under event will be held July 5-9 at the Louisburg High School Softball Field.
The 10-Under tourney is slated for July 7-10 at Sheilah R. Cotten Field on the campus of Louisburg College.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Ten years had passed since the Bunn Wildcats had last won a Northern Carolina Conference Golf Championship -- but that changed in resounding fashion this spring.
Bunn, coached by Michael Grover, controlled the links proceedings in the NCC in 2011, and the Wildcats went on to win the league title over long-time powerhouse Roanoke Rapids.
RALEIGH -- The National Hockey League has announced the 2011-12 regular-season schedules for its 30 member clubs.
The Carolina Hurricanes will open the season at the RBC Center on Oct. 7, with a 7 p.m. game against Southeast Division rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s 2011 volleyball season will begin Aug. 17 with a pair of matches at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst.
LC will meet host Sandhills at p.m., followed by a contest against Johnson & Wales at 7 p.m.
LC’s first home event will be Aug. 26 against area rival Vance-Granville Community College. First serve is slated for 6 p.m.
FRANKLINTON RECREATION DEPARTMENT T-BALL TEDDY WRIGHT BAIL BONDS. Roster members are (in no particular order) Coaches Sam Jordan, Walter Shannon and R.J. Horne; players Braxton Bowers, Noah Wilder, Roland Brogden, Trent Horne, Mitchell Sutton, Lauyren Brummell, Natalie Greene, Nicholas Duke, Mackenzie Jordan, Emory Sutton, Matthew Terry, Zyquez Crudup and Ward Brogden.
FRANKLINTON RECREATION DEPARTMENT COACH-PITCH PRIVETTE’S BARBER SHOP AND BEAUTY SALON. Roster members are (back, l to r) Coaches Aaron Douherty, Hillary Andrews, Leah Privette, Jay Strother and David Taylor; (middle, l to r) Bryce Andrews, Gavin Boz, Luke Dunham, Rebecca Ayscue, Camden Santos and Dylan Strother; (front, l to r) MacKenzie Crawford, Jenna Andrews, Baylee Smith, Cody O’Neal, Jacob Taylor, Anthony Privette and Matthew Green.
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats extended their late first-half momentum, defeating the Huntsville Stars 3-2 at Five County Stadium before 3,629 fans in the opener of the second half.
The Mudcats (1-0), who finished the season’s first 70 games with the worst record in the minor leagues (23-47), claimed four of five games to end the first half over the contending Jackson Generals.
Kendra Wood, a member of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church of the Inez community, was presented the Spotlight on People Award of Excellence in black history and Christian education, and in honor of her continued commitment to her community. The award was presented on Sunday, June 12, during the annual Children’s/Education Day service at St. Stephen.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Talk in the Northern Carolina Conference track and field circles centered around Franklin County this spring -- and for good reason.
Bunn went undefeated in both boys and girls regular season action, while BHS standout sprinter Marisa Bellamy dominated league competition -- and beyond -- en route to winning Class 2-A State Championships in the Girls 100, 200 and 400 races.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners went on record Monday night opposing a newly drawn House district map that opponents say splits the county in half and removes any political sway its residents could muster.
The House and Senate’s respective redistricting committees released new maps last weekend that include 10 majority-black districts in the Senate and 24 in the House — including the reconfiguration of Franklin County’s district, splitting it with Nash County.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a budget work session on Wednesday, perhaps putting the final touches on a spending plan that doesn’t raise taxes, but cuts spending, could shut down county government for five days, and could limit the delivery of public safety.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — For two weeks, parents looking for a summer camp have gotten a helping hand.
And their children have gotten plenty of pals.
That’s because Helping Hands PAL Inc., with Bridges of Hope have hosted a free youth summer camp, giving youngsters some guidance and something to do. It wraps up this Friday.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Law enforcement officers issued more than 480 citations in a two-week campaign to keep Franklin County’s roads safe.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chose Franklin County as a seat belt survey county, meaning area officers were on active patrols beginning in late May in an effort to make sure residents and children were properly restrained.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton High School seniors weren’t the only ones saying goodbye at graduation.
It also marked the end of an era, as the Franklinton Police Department will no longer provide the school resource officer for the venerable high school.
Its new location at the corner of Lane Store and Cedar Creek roads puts it within the jurisdiction of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
The Louisburg town budget for 2011-12 sailed through the council with a unanimous vote of support Monday night after no one from the public made any comments about it during a public hearing.
In a nutshell, the budget contains no tax increase, no dipping into the fund balance and only a small increase in sanitation rates due largely to fuel increases. The property tax rate will remain at .535 cents per $100 valuation.
Three at-large seats on the Louisburg Town Council will be up for election this fall and the filing period for candidates is next month.
According to Franklin County Elections Department officials, the filing period will be from noon July 1 until noon July 15 for each of the three seats.
Louisburg resident Brenda Smith
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
That adage has never been more appropriate than with the current situation the county commissioners are facing.
In one of those “only the government could think of this” moments, commissioners plan to hire consultants to determine whether to change the way emergency medical services are delivered in Franklin County.
GOOD MORNING: Dollars or lives? It’s a simple choice and yet our county leaders have to go out and hire a team of “experts” to assist them in making a decision?
I’m talking specifically about the recent decision by our county commissioners to “solicit vendors” to perform a study of the county’s EMS system, which reportedly costs more per capita to provide than 25 other counties with populations ranging from 50,000 to 90,000.
Did you hear the one about the man who robbed a bank for $1. Well I did.
And to be honest, it would be funny if it wasn’t such a reflection on the state of health care despair that so many face.
According to the report by WCNC-TV in Charlotte, 59-year-old James Verone told a reporter that he robbed a bank, hoping to get arrested.
Is the Town of Louisburg business friendly?
