By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Attorneys involved in an ongoing legal dispute may ask a judge for a bit more time to resolve their differences.
Franklinton and Franklin County have been on opposite sides since September when Franklinton shut off water service to the county because of the drought.
The county felt the decision violated and voided a contract signed in 1982.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
The sight of two buddies riding down the road -- maybe going fishing or running errands -- is not the kind of thing that normally causes bystanders to get whiplash.
But around Bunn, it sometimes does just that.
In fact, once a police officer stopped the car just to check things out.
JUDGEMENTAL. County Manager Angela Harris and Louisburg College President Mark La Branche put their palates to the test as judges in the annual Franklin County Cooperative Extension Strawberry Festival.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton officials and staff are slated to continue chomping away at next year’s budget, but a proposal to cut employees nearly to the bone wasn’t appetizing to commissioners.
During a budget work session on April 21, Interim Town Manager Tammy Ray presented the board with a proposal to cut all full-time employees back to 35 hours a week — a 12.5 percent cut.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A long-time Bunn business is getting a second wind.
The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center announced this week that it was awarding Bunn and the proprietors of Winstead’s Grocery with a $32,000 grant to renovate and re-open the business.
Rose Loyd operated the grocery and general store since 1982.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
State Department of Transportation Engineers are scheduled to come back for Round 2.
State planners presented their Comprehensive Transportation Plan to county commissioners at an April 18 meeting, but commissioners refused to endorse the plan until the county’s municipalities endorsed the 20-year blueprint.
As of last week, Youngsville, Louisburg, Franklinton and Bunn had endorsed the plan by unanimous decision.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin joined 98 other counties that saw their unemployment rates drop last month.
Franklin County was also one of 98 other counties that saw its rate drop from last year.
Greene and Swain counties were the only ones that saw their unemployment rates tick up over last month and last year, respectively.
Elaine Simpson at Bunn Fun Run
Victims of the past storms are still in need of food, clothing, personal hygiene items, and so much more. Some have no power and no way of making ends meet.
We, the Cub Scouts of Pack 510, are asking for your help to make things a bit better for these people until they can regain a steady life. We are asking all local stores, businesses, community groups, families, and whoever wants to help, to come out on May 7 to Louisburg United Methodist Church from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and help make care packages for the victims of the Forestville Road and Harris Creek Elementary area.
AT YOUR SERVICE. Cooperative Extension Agent Kim Jackson, foreground, serves folks waiting in line for strawberry goodies during the annual Strawberry Festival at the Franklin County Farmers Market on Friday.
Police arrested a Louisburg pair on drug charges.
According to the arrest report, Officer T.W. Lincoln stopped a 1999 Ford Taurus at the intersection of West River and Westover roads on April 26 for outstanding warrants out of Wake Forest.
WFPD was seeking Bobby Dean Lynch Jr., 26, and Muktir Terode Alston, 26, on charges of possession of cocaine.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
The proverbial good news, bad news story isn’t all that unusual but the one we had this week was a doozy!
First, the good news.
Louisburg and Franklin County — more precisely volunteers representing both — won the third annual Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Challenge.
Greetings at the beginning of what promises to be a fantastic weekend weatherwise, a far cry from the deadly storms that rolled across the South earlier this week.
We in Franklin County have been pretty fortunate this year — at least so far.
Two huge, devastating weather systems have brushed our county yet we have had no significant damage, unlike our neighbors elsewhere.
GOOD MORNING: Although it might be a bit early to start crowing, it appears that Franklin County has again been spared from the tornados, flooding, etc. that brought death and destruction to central and eastern parts of our state, as well as other parts of our nation, and I sincerely hope and pray that our good fortune will continue.
Those storms did, however, bring some significant rain to most of the area nearly erasing our rainfall deficit for the year-to-date.
Sometimes you don’t understand what you know about a situation. That has been the case in Washington but now is true in Raleigh.
There was optimism in North Carolina as Republicans took legislative control. A new team, new leaders and new approaches to unresolved problems greeted the start of the legislative session.
Dear Editor:
I had the privilege of attending a mini service workshop for the visually impaired, sponsored by the N. C. Division of Services for the Blind. It was held at Louisburg Baptist Church every Friday for nine weeks.
YOUNGSVILLE - Donald Vandemergel, 91, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Rex Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, April 30) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard Myers officiating.
CASTALIA - Funeral services for Daisy Rosser Wright, 93, who died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wilson Battle officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Norman “Gus” Lynch, 78, who died Tuesday, April 26, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, April 30) at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. James Rudd officiating. Burial will follow in the Lynch family cemetery.
ENFIELD - Funeral services for Ronald M. Coley, 37, who died Tuesday, April 25, 2011, will be held at 2 p.. Sunday, May 1, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
HENDERSON - Margaret Lucille (Lucy) Mayberry (Vaughan) of Henderson, passed away April 26, 2011. Lucy was the daughter of Peggy Vaughan and the late Troy Wilbert Vaughan of Louisburg. She was a graduate of Louisburg High School and retired after 34 years of service with Columbus Consolidated Government as an Administrative Assistant to the Director of Building Maintenance.
Hunger happens every day.
To help keep local food pantries stocked throughout the year, the second United Way of Franklin County spring food drive will be from May 2 to May 20.
The UWFC also has a fall food drive, and the spring drive particularly recognizes that hunger doesn’t pick a certain time of year, UWFC Chairman Dale Byrns said.
The “Singing Grannies” and other volunteers were graciously invited to participate at a special luncheon and appreciation program hosted by the residents of Louisburg Nursing Center (LNC).
On Friday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m., the residents and staff of LNC were ready to present a very meaningful program of music, singing, readings, and poems which portrayed their feelings of appreciation toward all the people in this area who volunteer in one way or another.
Second Cup Writers Group will celebrate its third year anniversary in June. The all-ladies group first met at the Coffee Hound in Louisburg, and then The Philling Station in Franklinton until the café closed last summer.
Since that time the group has met in the home of one of its members. Beginning May 4, they will meet at the Franklin County Arts Council building at 106 Justice Street in Louisburg.
