By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Bunn’s boys and girls track and field teams remained perfect for the season during Northern Carolina Conference victories this week against Corinth Holders.
The Wildcats were 95.5-41.5 winners, while the Ladycats picked up a 91-46 decision.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- With the threat of adverse weather looming this weekend, Louisburg College has postponed its home softball series against the University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie.
Doubleheaders were supposed to be played Friday and today at Sheilah R. Cotten Field on the LC campus.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. -- A five-run first inning staked the Huntsville Stars to a lead, and then they held off the Carolina Mudcats 6-5 to claim their home opener on Wednesday night at Joe Davis Stadium in a Class AA Southern League baseball contest.
The Mudcats (1-5) committed three errors in the opening inning, including a grounder through the legs of first baseman Neftali Soto to launch the Stars’ opening salvo.
LOUISBURG -- The First Annul Louisburg Fire Department Four-Person Superball Tournament is slated for May 13 at Green Hill Country Club.
Lunch will be held at 11:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.
Cost is $240 per team, or $340 per team with hole sponsorship. Mulligans will be available for $5.
Louisburg High School’s Sport Williams fouls off a pitch during Wednesday evening’s Northern Carolina Conference baseball contest on the road against North Johnston.
Roy and Brenda Patton of Louisburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Nichole Patton to Robert Calvin Shannon Jr., the son of Robert Shannon Sr. of Louisburg and Kimberly Rogers of Thomasville. An outdoor wedding ceremony will be held at Forest Lakes in Louisburg on May 14, 2011 at 3 p.m.
Seth and Casey McIntyre are proud to announce the birth of their son, Hampton Thorne McIntyre, born Jan. 31, 2011 at 1:22 a.m. at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Milton and Debby Tingen of Franklinton and Robert Greason of Chapel Hill.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
It was appropriate that Mark La Branche provided his State of the College address in the spring.
“We are in a period of renewal,” La Branche said during a breakfast attended by community leaders on Tuesday.
“We are renovating our buildings ...,” he said. “We’re in a rewarding time as our enrollment continues to grow.
“We just wanted to take this time to show you where the college stands, what our plans are, and just give you a chance to have a better appreciation of what this college does.”
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
For decades, there wasn’t anything about the International Whistlers Convention that Allen de Hart didn’t know about.
That changed on Saturday when long-time friend Dewey Botts presented de Hart with the Convention’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
“He has had his fingerprints and footprints on many things,” Botts said moments before presenting de Hart, who danced across the stage, with the honor.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Although one parent’s complaint about a school policy elicited not a single comment from the Franklin County Board of Education Monday night, the parent’s complaints were later called somewhat justified by a school administrator speaking in a different portion of the meeting.
Dean White of Timberlake Road, Franklinton, told the school board that there is a lack of graded school work coming home to parents.
When you’re just 2 years old, awaiting the Easter Bunny can get a little boring, so little Paige Lundy of Youngsville decided to turn her basket into an Easter hat! Holding her is her mother, Julie Lundy. They were at the annual countywide Easter Egg Hunt held Saturday in Franklinton.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. last Friday, organizers of the Franklin County Special Olympics fretted about fitting in all the competitors and all the events.
One of the organizers, Wendy Vavrousek, said it’s a good problem to have.
“It definitely is good news,” Vavrousek said of the interest in the event, which this year featured nearly 50 athletes — more than double the number of athletes that competed in the event that organizers brought back to the county four years ago.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Residents intent on bringing fun and family events to the southern end of Franklin County will kick off some outdoor events this weekend.
A group of Pilot residents got together in 2009 to develop the Norris Creek Outdoor Entertainment Complex, hosting its first antique tractor show.
Genevieve, Annabelle and Jared Harris
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who hindered a man’s business interest.
Geanie Perry reported on April 7 that someone stole a red, dual axle trailer that he had parked at 1910 N.C. 561.
According to the report by Dep. Bill Garrett, Perry had parked the 1974 trailer at the location because he was using it to open a fish market.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Democratic Party hosted its annual convention on Saturday and the message was simple — regaining control.
During the most recent election, Republicans scooped up key victories, riding a wave of Tea Party support to gain control of the state legislature.
Every year the Easter Bunny visits Franklin County thanks to a special arrangement he has with the county’s Parks and Recreation Department. This year he dropped off hundreds of eggs and other goodies in the Franklinton Park on Saturday morning — all of which were quickly found.
The Franklinton Elementary School PTA hosted a carnival at the school on Saturday, raising funds and kicking off the spring season with fun, food, games and activities for children and adults.
The carnival on the school’s playground featured train rides, pony rides and a car and bike show, while community organizations provided some culinary delights.
Members of Franklin County’s Arts Council (FCAC) exhibited more than 300 works of art at the recent International Whistlers Convention.
The two-day show held Friday and Saturday in the Louisburg College Auditorium lobby included paintings, photography, quilts, felt art, handcrafted jewelry, collage, and woodcrafts.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Does anyone know a good victory song that can be whistled?
And, is there a polished whistler out there who can whistle that song in tribute to the folks who managed to turn the 38th International Whistlers Convention into a rousing success this year?
When all is said and done this spring, one thing will be certain.
GOOD MORNING: Two more hummingbird sightings in addition to the two we reported earlier. The latest sightings come from Wilbur Southall on Friday and Betty Jo Redmond Saturday.
Gasoline prices jumped another 8-cents per gallon Monday to an average price of $3.69 a gallon and are expected to continue rising. And, as a result thereof, drivers are apparently pulling back at gas pumps as at the pump buying fell by 2.4 million gallons during the first week of April.
It’s always been tough being the father of girls.
From the beginning of time, cavemen have had to protect their little girls from dinosaurs, teach them how to be a lady and keep the next-door little cave boy away.
Times have changed, but those parental instincts to guard and protect little girls has remained.
Last Week’s Poll
ID required?
Should voters be required to show photo ids at the polls?
RALEIGH – Repeat after me: Federal money is no gift.
Virtually every dollar arriving from “Washington” to state and local governments in North Carolina has either been collected in taxes from North Carolinians or borrowed with principal and interest to be paid by taxes from North Carolinians.
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