GOOD MORNING: As expected, the call by County Commissioner Harry Foy for the commissioners to go ahead and appoint someone to fill the unexpired portion of former Sheriff Pat Green’s term in office set off what could best be described as a free-for-all amongst all but one of the 17 posted comments regarding the matter.
Can you ever really regulate civility?
That’s an issue being discussed on the Yale campus after a group of women complained that a group of fraternity pledges marched across campus, shouting a sexually offensive slogan.
The battle, in my opinion, is about free speech and just what kinds of assaults are we allowed to defend ourselves against.
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Dear Editor:
The Franklin County Library, along with its branches in Bunn, Franklinton and Youngsville, celebrated National Library Week, April 10-16. We all had Tuesday of that week set aside for an open house with a special invitation to our county commissioners, library board members, county manager and library patrons.
Alexander S. Currin has been awarded a $500 educational award in a national competition with other students who are members of Modern Woodmen of America. Modern Woodmen, a fraternal benefit society offering financial services, has local representatives and is based in Rock Island, Ill.
Melissa Collette Hodges was inducted into the Alpha Sigma Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Vance-Granville Community College.
Hodges, majoring in Information Technology, is the daughter of Dan and Martha Collette of Louisburg, and is married to Marty Hodges of Louisburg.
Shanique Gupton of Louisburg has been inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, where she is a first-year student.
She is the granddaughter of Lizzie Ann Alston of Louisburg.
From left to right, Steve Chromy, Shannon Frye, and her dog Gabby, and Francis Thompson take part in the Bunn Fun Run that began at the Bunn High School track on Saturday morning.
SAFARI OF FUN. Students in Kim Leonard’s fifth-grade class at Louisburg Elementary School painted this mural in the lobby of the dental clinic at the Franklin County Health Department. Parent Lisa Bolton, back row, drew the mural and the fifth-grade students painted the mural on afternoons as part of a community outreach program.
Warren County officials have approved plans to create an agricultural biotechnology cluster of companies and support services on a 100-acre GREENTECH business campus.
The campus itself will be “green,” the first agricultural biotechnology park in the nation powered completely by alternative energy sources – solar and biodiesel.
LOUISBURG - Kenneth Holmes Davis, 95, died Thursday, April 21, 2011. A service of remembrance will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 27) at First United Methodist Church in Rocky Mount, with the Rev. Bob Bergland officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem United Methodist Church cemetery in Arcola.
WAKE FOREST - Phillip David “Phil” Lloyd, 77, died Thursday afternoon, April 21, 2011. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 24, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial followed in Wake Forest Cemetery.
WAKE FOREST - Norris D. “Monty” Montjoy, 76, died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Rex Hospital. Funeral service was held Monday afternoon, April 25, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Perry family cemetery with military honors.
YOUNGSVILLE - Wallace Mack DeMent, Sr., 82, died Saturday afternoon April 16, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at Youngsville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charles Stratton officiating. Burial will follow in the Youngsville Town Cemetery.
RALEIGH - Aubrey “Buddy” Pearce, 84, died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Peak Resources in Durham. The family received friends Monday, April 25, at Bright Funeral Home. A private burial was held at Brian Creek Memorial Gardens.
NAPLES, FL - Swannie J. Mc Divit, who battled lung cancer for over 4 years, died on April 24, 2011. She was born in Louisburg, N.C. on April 23, 1936 and resided in Nalpes, FL the past 7 years.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a series of home break-ins around the county.
• Joanne Hoyle reported the morning of April 20 that someone broke into a rental property on Darius Pearce Road. According to the report by Dep. Jonathan Wells, Hoyle hadn’t been to the property in a month when a friend told her a door was partially open.
The Louisburg Lions Club enjoyed a very interesting program about the Secret Life of Bees recently. Bill Lord, Franklin County Environmental Agent, shared stories and pictures about the modern beehive and reviewed with the club the great demand for honey production in the United States.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Andy Stokes promises that the best is yet to come as he prepares to enter his third season in charge of the Louisburg College women’s soccer program.
Over the past two years, Stokes has been building the roster to his desired specifications -- and with admirable results.
LOUISBURG -- Hoping for a full weekend in order to make up some ground in the Region X standings, the Louisburg College Hurricanes instead battled weather issues last Friday in the first day of a two-day series against the University of South Carolina-Sumter.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Louisburg High School head baseball coach Al Bolton knew the competition would be tough this week at the annual Warren-Edwards Invitational Baseball Tournament.
Bolton figured his assessment would be especially true during last Saturday’s opening round, when the Warriors were slated to take on Class 4-A powerhouse Fayetteville Terry Sanford on the campus of Douglas Byrd High School.
Only two people in the stands at Beaver Stadium were more surprised than Ty Howle when his name was called at halftime of the annual Penn State Spring Football Game two weeks ago.
That would be his parents, David and Jane Howle, who were sitting under an awning to avoid the heavy rainfall.
During the Spring Football Game intermission, Penn State announces several annual awards for gridiron standouts.
ZEBULON -- Felix Perez homered over the wall in right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Carolina Mudcats a 4-3 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Sunday afternoon in front of 1,798 fans at Five County Stadium in a Class AA Southern League baseball event.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- A Men’s Class E Benefit Softball Tournament will be held June 10-11.
The event will be staged on June 10 at the Louisburg Moose Lodge and June 11 at the New Hope Softball Field in Franklin County.
Proceeds will benefit the Miracle League of Franklin County.
LUCAS, KY. -- Weather stole the headlines on the third and final day of the Southern Divisional Fishing Tournament, which was held two weeks ago in the Bluegrass State.
But on a day when competition was shortened by two hours because of predictions for severe weather in the afternoon, North Carolina charged out of fourth place to edge Alabama for the team title by just 7 ounces.
