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By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Tornados wreaked havoc in Central North Carolina, ripping through wood, steel and metal, taking lives, destroying homes, and battering businesses.
The economic forecast this past Monday was just as stark.
That’s when credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s said the country’s financial outlook was just as gloomy as the skyline of the plain states during tornado season.
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I was in a different state and on an unfamiliar road. Suddenly, and without warning, I heard a loud pop, about like a gunshot. Then I felt the vehicle sag, and I knew exactly what had happened, a flat tire.
A piece of wood had flown out of the pickup truck in front of me, and I couldn’t avoid it. My left front tire went over it and was shredded. I thought there was no way I would make it to my meeting.
Franklin Sharpshooters 4-H Club recently received a grant from the Friends of the NRA. This is the second year the shooting sports club has received the grant from the organization. The Friends of the NRA helps support 4-H clubs, Boy Scouts, FFA clubs, Hunter Education, law enforcement, and promotes gun safety throughout the state. The Franklin County Friends of the NRA is having its inaugural fund-raising banquet at the Pilot Lions Club Saturday, May 7 at 6 p.m.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County’s health care community gathered Monday morning to recognize the county’s uninsured and the efforts being made to reach that underserved population.
Unfortunately, the numbers of those in need continues to grow.
When the Franklin County Volunteers in Medicine set up shop in 2004, they faced a challenge in helping the roughly 8,000 Franklin County residents who were either uninsured or underinsured.
RALEIGH - Henry Warner Tucker, III, 69, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at his home. Graveside services were held Monday, April 18, at Lancaster Memorial Park, with the Rev. Roland Jones officiating.
YOUNGSVILLE - Larry Bass, 58, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 16, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Samuel T. Tunstall officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
FUQUAY-VARINA - Joseph Craig Adams Jr., 31, died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 20) at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Fuquay-Varina. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
ZEBULON - Ellis G. Halliburton, 58, died Sunday, April 17, 2011. Arrangements by Massey Funeral Home, Zebulon.
RALEIGH - Dane Roten, 79, died at Unihealth Post-Acute Care of Durham on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Services were held Saturday, April 16, at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home on Millbrook Road.
LOUISBURG - David Graham Johnson, 78, of Louisburg died Monday, April 18, 2011, in Maria Parham Hospital. He was preceded in death by his brother, John Johnson. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services Chapel.
FRANKLINTON - Furman Ray Peace, 68, died Monday, April 18, 2011 in the VA Medical Center in Durham. Born in Vance County, Furman was born to the late Willie and Nettie Faulkner Peace on March 4, 1943. Furman graduated from Louisburg College, attended N.C. State and later joined the U.S. Army where he proudly served in Vietnam and his country for twenty years until his retirement in 1988. Furman was an avid sports fan who enjoyed cooking and spending time with his family.
HENDERSON-Bennett Hester Perry, Jr., age 81, passed away on April 15, 2011 in Henderson, N.C. Born in Richmond, Virginia, April 16, 1929 he was the son of the late Bennett Hester Perry, Sr. and Katharine Drane Perry. Bennett was raised and lived in Henderson, NC. After graduating from Episcopal High School in 1947, he earned an undergraduate and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bennett proudly served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lieutenant and a Platoon Leader from 1951-1953. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in the Korean War.
A Louisburg pair that got arrested earlier this month with drugs in their car was arrested recently on charges that they had drugs in the house.
Investigators arrested Albert Lee Gupton, 60, and Melissa Mosley Joyner, 45, on April 15, charging them with possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Mr. and Mrs. Tarbor Pearce of Franklinton announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Lennette Pearce to Jason Todd Medlin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Medlin of Franklinton. A May 14, 2011 wedding is planned at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Franklinton.
Representatives from the Durham VA Medical Center and Franklin County government will host a Veterans Health Fair April 21 at the National Guard Armory in Louisburg, located at 514 S. Bickett Blvd, Louisburg. A multifunctional team will be on-site from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to meet with local veterans who have questions about Veterans Affairs (VA) health care.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- A pair of Louisburg College softball alums got a close-up look at a future Lady Hurricane during Monday’s Northern Carolina Conference showdown between host Franklinton and rival Louisburg.
FHS is led by senior Morgan Tharrington, who has verbally committed to continue her career at LC.
And Louisburg High is coached by ex-LC standouts Erica Wammock (head coach) and Jina Stamey (assistant).
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Tangling with a powerhouse Franklinton High School girls soccer squad is difficult enough at even strength.
But imagine trying to stop the Lady Rams with a one-player disadvantage -- for an entire contest.
Playing with something akin to a National Hockey League power play, Franklinton handled Louisburg by a 7-0 score in a Northern Carolina Conference pitch matchup on Monday afternoon at the FHS Football Field.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- In a scenario that was eerily similar to the clubs’ earlier-season meeting, the Louisburg Warriors were once again able to pull away late from the Franklinton Red Rams on Monday to secure a 15-3 decision in Northern Carolina Conference baseball action.
Along with rivals North Johnston and Roanoke Rapids, the Warriors remained in the mix for a possible NCC title with the victory at the Franklinton Recreation Park.
ALLENDALE, S.C. -- Needing a feel-good weekend, the Louisburg College Hurricanes got one last Saturday and Sunday during a visit to the University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie for a key Region X baseball series.
LC won last Saturday’s doubleheader by scores of 3-1 and 10-2 before polishing off the series Sunday with conquests of 2-0 and 3-1.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- It’s been almost one decade since the Bunn Wildcats were able to garner a Northern Carolina Conference Golf Championship, thanks in part to the recent dominance of the Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets.
But Bunn broke that streak this spring as the overall NCC champs. BHS, coached by Michael Grover, claimed four of the six conference events and won the total standings by 12 strokes.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. -- Chuckie Caufield hit his second home run of the series in the third inning to give homestanding Huntsville a four-run lead, then the Stars held off the Carolina Mudcats to complete a five-game series sweep, defeating the Mudcats 4-3 at Joe Davis Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League baseball showdown.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- With offensive standout Whitney Bunn unavailable due to a basketball showcase commitment, the Bunn High School Ladycats had little choice but to adopt a defensive posture during their home girls soccer meeting on Friday against the high-scoring Franklinton Lady Rams.
RALEIGH -- The National Hockey League has announced that Carolina Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2010-11 Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s Fookie of the Year.
The winner of the award will be announced at the 2011 NHL Awards, which will be held at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas on June 22.
Franklinton’s Canitria Cooke (18) slides safely into home plate as Louisburg’s Maia Quinn tries to come up with the ball during Monday’s Northern Carolina Conference softball game.
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