By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
MEBANE -- Want champions?
Franklin County had plenty of them during last Saturday’s action at the Class 2-A Mideast Regional Track and Field Championships, which were held at Eastern Alamance High School.
No county performer stood taller than Bunn junior Marisa Bellamy, who put together a dominant sprint sweep by winning the Girls 100, 200 and 400.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- With one key starter already sidelined and another soon to be on the way, Louisburg College’s chances for ultimate success looked slim at the annual Region X Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament.
Still, the Lady Hurricanes, coached by Monica Gordy, were able to win their first two games in the double-elimination format in Spartanburg, S.C.
For 23 years, Mike Holloman’s name has been synonymous with the women’s basketball program at Louisburg College.
Holloman’s accomplishments at LC include 576 victories, just 114 losses, one national championship and one national runner-up finish.
He has coached 15 All-Americans, earned 17 Region X Coach of the Year honors and led the Lady Hurricanes to 14 national tournaments.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are the pairings for the Class 2-A State Softball Playoffs, which began Tuesday:
ST. PAUL’S -- A huge six-run sixth inning was the key as Bunn scored a key victory at St. Paul’s last Thursday in the opening round of the Class 2-A State Baseball Playoffs.
St. Paul’s helped out with four errors, which lead to five unearned runs during the Wildcats’ 7-2 conquest.
With the win, Bunn moved into a second-round showdown Tuesday night in Creedmoor against the South Granville Vikings.
MEBANE -- Here are last Saturday’s winners and team standings from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Class 2-A Mideast Regional Track and Field Meet at Eastern Alamance High School:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s recent trend of top-notch pitchers continued this season with right-handed ace Ethan Carter, a transfer from the University of South Carolina.
Carter has been selected as the Region X Pitcher of the Year for the 2011 campaign -- marking the third time an LC player has won the prestigious award over the past five years.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- The Golf Fore! Miracles Charity Golf Scramble will be held Sept. 27 at The River Golf and Country Club at Lake Royale.
Cost is $400 per team, which includes cart, greens fee, meal, door prizes and a goodie bag.
There will also be prizes for long drive, closest-to-the-pin and holes-in-one.
MOBILE, ALA. -- A four-run seventh inning sprung the Carolina Mudcats to a 7-3 victory over the Mobile BayBears on Sunday afternoon at Hank Aaron Stadium, giving Daryl Thompson his first win as a Mudcat in the Class AA Southern League baseball event.
The win snapped a five-game losing skid for the Mudcats, who improved to 2-5 on their current 10-game road trip.
Bunn’s Austin Avery (left) outlasts a Durham School of Arts runner at the finish line of the Boys 400 during last Saturday’s Class 2-A Mideast Regional Track and Field Meet.
A strong performance from Franklinton’s Kadesia Crudup (front) helped the Lady Rams qualify for the state meet in the 3200 Relay.
Bunn’s Hana Metzinger rolled to an impressive victory in the Girls Discus at the Class 2-A Mideast Regional Track and Field event last Saturday.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A proposal for a new county park will have to wait.
Members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory meeting anticipated presenting commissioners on Monday with its proposal to use the Girl Scout camp on N.C. 39 to meet the dying request of a Louisburg man.
One of the criteria for the park that Edgar Owens left in his will is that the site have a fishing pond, which he wanted named after his father, V.E. Owens.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A long-time member of the community, a town leader and community stalwart passed away this week.
Harold Reddick was 87.
“He was a very good man,” said Mayor Sam Hardwick. “What we have in this town today, we can thank him for.”
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Residents and visitors will get a good an up close and personal look at thriving beef producers in Franklin County.
Three farms will be the highlight of the 5-County Beef Tour this coming Tuesday.
One of those is run by Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association President Traci Nachtrab and her husband, Calvin.
A long-time school administrator was suspended with pay on Friday.
School system attorney Boyd Sturges confirmed that Eddie Ingram suspended Cedar Creek Middle School Principal Brooke Wheeler.
He would not disclose the reason for the decision.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Commissioners adopted new standing committees, following through on plans to revamp town government that were brought up last month.
In April, Commissioner Cat Redd suggested a host of town actions, including plans to create, update or adopt a number of items, from a comprehensive development plan to a capital improvement plan.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The county’s airport commission gave its staff approval to apply for a grant that could aid in airport expansion.
Members of the Triangle North Executive Airport commission identified acquiring 31 acres just northeast of the terminal as a priority when it finalized its Transportation Improvement Plan requests.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Town commissioners are hoping to curtail its reliance on the general fund while also avoiding a tax increase to balance its $423,000 proposed budget for 2011-12.
Those cuts could come at the expense of the police department, which eats up the lion’s share of town funding at $236,884 — more than 55.8 percent of town expenditures.
Bunn resident Clayton Adams
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A population increase will require Franklin County to redraw districts for its board of commissioners and board of education.
When the board meets on Monday night, staff will ask the governing board to use Mel Black and Associates to assist with redistricting.
The Raleigh firm has proposed doing the work for $9,500 — a discounted rate, they say, because the commission and school board districts are the same.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a northern Franklin County man on larceny charges following a vehicle chase.
According to a report by Dep. D.B. Wester, he was on patrol in the 1100 block of Tollie Weldon Road when he came upon small vehicle on the side of the road that he thought might be disabled during the early morning hours of May 10.
With a snip of a ribbon, the Louisburg Veterinary Clinic officially opened for business Thursday morning at 115 N. Church Street near downtown Louisburg. The clinic is owned by Dr. David Fontenot who said that the clinic is for any animal “without scales or feathers!”
There was a hint of optimism when the Franklin County Economic Development Commission met Thursday morning in Franklinton.
“Very positive” was the way Mike Brown of the Employment Security Commission described recent trends at his office.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
