A Spring Hope man was killed following a head-on collision on Friday morning.
According to a report by Trooper T.L. Hunt, Glenn Sanders was traveling east on N.C. 97 when he crossed over into the westbound lane just after 9:30 a.m.
The 2000 Mercedes he was driving collided with a flatbed truck driven by Richard Earl Langston of Wilson.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Members of Cub Scout Troop 510 and Boy Scout Troop 555 packed plenty of bags of necessities for those who were devastated by tornadoes last month.
The most important thing they delivered, though, hope, didn’t get stuffed into a trunk.
“We just wanted to make sure they had the basic necessities,” said Scout Master Stephanie Templeman. “We just wanted to let them know that someone was out there thinking about them.”
Robert J. White plays the bagpipe and leads a group of Louisburg College officials, staff and students into the Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center during the college’s commencement ceremony on Saturday.
Franklinton resident Ann Goswick
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — To get the full benefits of any exercise routine, repetition is important.
Those who organized the town’s first Get Fit Franklinton community event realize that, already working on a follow-up to the first-time event held Saturday.
Only four personnel items came before the Franklin County Board of Education Monday night.
The board accepted the resignation of Lori Paz, a first grade teacher at Long Mill Elementary School.
On May 14 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., there will be a mob grazing workshop/pasture walk, sponsored by Pasture Management Systems, Inc.
The workshop will provide information on the tools you need to start mob grazing immediately and the pasture walk on Greg Wheeler’s farm will give participants a chance to see this system in action.
Louisburg High Principal Freda Clifton announced the Honor Roll for the fourth six-weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the AB Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 85.
Bunn Animal Hospital held a ribbon cutting at its new location at 76 Crossing Place (behind Family Dollar), Bunn on Monday. There will be an open house Saturday, May 14, from noon until 4 p.m. You may reach them at 919-496-7401.
We’ll take the President at his word that the 40 minutes of the raid to kill or capture Osama bin Laden was the longest 40 minutes of his life — with the possible exception of a time when he waited for a formal diagnosis of his infant daughter’s ailment.
But if 40 minutes was a long time to President Obama and his top aides, the Franklin County Board of Education and other public officials across the state are bracing for a wait of probably 40 days or more in current budget battles.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
GOOD MORNING: It’s been well over a week now since SEAL Team Six took down al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, but the action continues to make headlines throughout the world and the danger of future terrorist attacks on U.S. interests at home as well as abroad remains high.
Every time I go to the gas pump, I have to make sure I take certain precautions.
It would be helpful to use the buddy system, but that’s not always an option.
So, I go to a well lit station.
I make certain that I look around ... more than once.
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RALEIGH – As the North Carolina General Assembly pursues action on annexation, the state budget, charter schools, and other topics, it may look like lawmakers are all over the map.
In reality, these issues are linked together, much like communities separated by hundreds of miles can nevertheless be connected together by geographical features such as river basins or water tables.
In 1998, North Carolina and 45 other states entered into a Master Settlement Agreement with four major tobacco companies. Our state was projected to receive about $ 246 billion over 25 years to recover tobacco-related health care costs and to restore communities economically affected by the decline of tobacco. North Carolina decided to direct these funds to The Golden Leaf Foundation, The Health and Wellness Trust Fund and The Tobacco Trust Fund.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who took a charge out of Louisburg area business.
Jack Strickland reported on May 3 that someone stole 20 batteries from vehicles at his Strickland Auto Sales store during a week’s time.
Sheila Allen, acting county executive director, reminds crop producers that May 16 is the final date for filing crop reports with the Farm Service Agency for fall and spring-seeded crops. Reports filed for these crops after this date will be assessed a late file fee.
Parents, it is that time of year again. Our children are taking exams called the EOGs (End-of-Grade tests). In order for them to do their best, please consider the following:
1, If you haven’t done so already, set aside a quiet place and time for your child to complete and review their homework on a daily basis.
Franklin County Schools will be holding a District Parent Information Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 2, at the Riverside Campus on West River Road in Louisburg.
This fair enables parents and the Franklin County community to learn more about local schools, programs available, and much more.
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Arnold of Louisburg celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with family. T. K. and Sarah were married March 15, 1946.
Jessica Williams and Lashon Durham of Raleigh announce their approaching marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Philip Luto of Knightdale and the late Kathy Luto. The groom-elect’s parents are Gloria Durham of Louisburg and Daniel Collins of Atlanta.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Lisa Jones and her husband try to make sure their son, Tyrin, is ready to be a man of the house.
Two weekends ago, he was just that, pitted against a snake that threatened his family’s peace.
His actions, his mother said, showed, in dramatic fashion, that he gets the message.
wo performers will be featured at the May 22 concert at historic Cherry Hill in Warren County.
The concert will begin at 3 p.m. and will feature pianists Dr. Thomas Otten and Derison Duarte.
They have prepared a program that includes works by Claude Debussy, Sergei Rachmaninoff, William Bolcom and Joe Utterback.
Members of the Louisburg College faculty applaud nearly 80 graduates, including Ariel Phelps, as they earned their degrees at the two-year school on Saturday.
