Racquel Simoné McMullins graduated from North Carolina A&T State University on May 7. Racquel graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Media Design and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Arts and Design. She also received the Global Studies Certificate.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Forget about keeping up with the Joneses -- it was the Davises who dominated the athletic proceedings this season at Bunn High School.
And at last week’s BHS Athletic Awards Ceremony, seniors Melanie Davis and Andre Davis collected a truckload of honors -- including the Female and Male Athlete of the Year, respectively.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Two Bunn junior guards with a penchant for both dishing and scoring have secured the top basketball honors this past season in the Northern Carolina Conference.
BHS’s Chepirah Neal, who helped the Ladycats to a 24-1 overall record, has been selected as the Girls Player of the Year.
A coaching search is rarely a first-choice endeavor, but Louisburg College got its man when Mike McGuire was announced as LC’s new baseball skipper on Tuesday.
Over 200 applications flooded the desk of LC Athletic Director Mike Holloman, but McGuire’s resume’ stood out from the beginning.
RALEIGH -- Listed are last weekend’s final results from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Softball Championships:
(L to R) Bunn’s Chepirah Neal and Montrel Cooke dominated Northern Carolina Conference hardwood opponents during the 2010-11 basketball campaign.
The Angels in the Outfield Baseball Clinic for special-needs children was held last Friday night at the Louisburg High School Softball Field and featured instruction from softball and baseball players and coaches from Franklin County’s high schools. The children enjoyed a fun evening at the ball park and even received T-shirts and hot dogs. Pictured (above), Laci Wade reacts after throwing a ball.
Aidan Medlin, shown wearing a Carolina Mudcats’ hat, is enjoying his time on the diamond.
Here’s a group photo featuring all of the event participants from last Friday evening’s clinic. (Photos submitted by Autumn Frazee)
The Cubs won the Louisburg Parks and Recreation Coach-Pitch Baseball Tournament Championship last weekend at the Louisburg High School Softball Field. The team also claimed the regular season title with a 10-3 mark to go with a pair of tourney victories.
The 11-12 Zebulon Select Team, featuring seven players from the Bunn Area, recently won firstplace in the Silver Division of the Triangle Select Showcase, which was held May 21-22 in Smithfield.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. -- Elian Herrera drove in four runs to lift the Chattanooga Lookouts past the Carolina Mudcats 10-4 at AT&T Field on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League baseball showdown.
Herrera went 2-3 with a two-run double in the sixth inning to extend the Lookouts’ lead to 10-3 in the sixth.
RALEIGH -- Here are the final results from the 95th Annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s State Baseball Championships:
BUNN -- Geoufrey Anderson and Leonard Allen will host a Baseball Camp from June 20-23 at the Bunn Elementary School Fields.
Boys in grades 1-6 are welcome to participate. Cost is $60 per person, and times will be from 9 a.m.-noon each day.
The Bunn All-Star Coach-Pitch Team won its division at the 8-Under Top Gun Super NIT Tournament, which was held last weekend in Rocky Mount. Each player won a ring and a paid berth to the summer and winter world tournaments, which will also be held in Rocky Mount.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The state Highway Patrol continues to investigate a fatal hit and run that claimed the life of a Henderson man.
Authorities were called out at about 5 a.m. Tuesday to find the body of Richard McClain Jones lying in the roadway of U.S. 401 near the Warren County line.
According to what investigators have been able to determine, the 66-year-old man appeared to have turned the van he was driving off to the side of the two-lane highway, getting stuck in a brush line.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A judge ruled this past week that a man accused of murdering his sister is competent to stand trial. Joseph Mendez was civilly committed to Central Hospital last year to determine if he could actively play a role in his own defense on charges of first-degree murder.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Town officials rejected a county offer to purchase water for six months because they said the price was too steep.
County Manager Angela Harris sent Franklinton commissioners a letter this week, outlining a plan for a temporary contract to purchase water in a move that county officials said would postpone the impact of a $15.75 per 1,000 gallons water rate hike this coming fiscal year.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
An area booster club inducted its first-ever class into the Bunn High Hall of Fame, recognizing stalwarts in the civic, business and educational community. The Hall of Fame was the brain child of the Bunn High School Athletic Boosters Club, but the Hall of Fame recognition is not limited to those making athletic contributions.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a succession of work sessions, hoping to better understand the budget and the cuts that have been proposed. During a nearly two-hour budget presentation on Wednesday night, commissioners listened to staff tick off a list of cuts, including effectively eliminating 19 positions, furloughing all employees for five days, chopping department budgets across the board and slashing overtimeand slashing overtime in public safety.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
No tax increase, no dipping into the fund balance and only a small increase in sanitation rates due largely to fuel increases are to be expected if the tentative Louisburg town budget is approved later this month.
The tentative version of the budget was reviewed by the Louisburg Town Council in a special budget session Wednesday night and final approval is expected at the council’s regular June 20 meeting.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Although he emphasized that the increases were not necessary to balance the town’s current budget, Louisburg Manager Mark Warren recommended that the council consider raising several fees.
Even with the proposed increases, Warren told the board that Louisburg would still offer “among the lowest fees in the area.”
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Town officials and staff shaved off nearly $100,000 in requests to propose a 2011-12 budget without a tax increase or reliance on fund balance.
Commissioners have been working on the spending plan for a month, making it clear that cuts in spending — not a tax increase — would be their approach.
Bunn resident Joshua Crudup
The Edward Best High School Class of 1949 held its annual reunion in Raleigh on April 30, with 11 in attendance. After the meal, plans were made to hold the reunion again next year in Raleigh. Photos were displayed and candles were lit in honor of those members of the class who are deceased.
