ZEBULON - Rufus E. Tant, 74, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, April 9) at Massey Funeral Home. Committal will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.
ROCKY MOUNT - Hugh Gaither Shearin, 86, died Monday, April 4, 2011. A celebration service was held Friday, April 8, at Lakeside Baptist Church. Burial followed at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
LOUISBURG - Virgie G. Eriksson, 82, died Monday, April 4, 2011. Arrangements by Cremation Society of NC.
RALEIGH - Tom, 77, of Raleigh, passed away April 6, 2011 at his home. Mr. Collins was born in Franklin County on August 1, 1933 and was preceded in death by James Frank Collins and Bonnie Gupton Collins and a sister, Elsie Collins Cooper.
LOUISBURG - Eva Mae “Pug” Williams Pace Cole, 85, of Louisburg, NC passed away Wednesday at Hillside Nursing Center in Wake Forest, NC.
YOUNGSVILLE - Wiley Gene Chalk, Jr., 52, of Youngsville, NC passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, April 6, after a courageous battle with cancer. Gene was a true craftsman, both as a builder and as a friend. He will be missed by many.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Twice this season, Louisburg High School has been on the cusp of scoring a potential girls soccer victory against first-year Northern Carolina Conference rival Corinth Holders.
But each time, the young Lady Pirates, with a roster consisting solely of freshmen and sophomores, have found a way to get past Louisburg.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- When it comes to recent outings, Monica Gordy can’t help but wonder if her Louisburg College softball squad is suffering from a split personality.
Louisburg has split seven doubleheaders on the season, including three in a row following Wednesday’s home twinbill against Stanly Community College at Sheilah R. Cotten Field on the LC campus.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg’s learning curve is always evident on the softball field this spring, as the Lady Warriors are fielding a young team filled with freshmen and sophomores -- and only one senior starter (Tiana Person).
Louisburg has shown flashes of excellence this year -- and signs of potential for the future. But there have also been difficult times as the Lady Warriors try to adjust to the varsity level against quality competition in the Northern Carolina Conference.
A clerical error has cost the Louisburg College baseball squad three victories in the Region X standings.
According to LC head coach John Thomas, the Hurricanes failed to report the ejection of assistant Mike Ellsworth during Game Two of a doubleheader against Guilford Tech on March 26 in Jamestown.
Under national and Region X rules, any ejection must be reported within one business day to Region Director Dean Myrick, who is the Athletic Director at Rockingham Community College.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The scheduling process has been a serious case of the mid-week blues this spring for the Louisburg College baseball squad.
Even though mid-week games aren’t of the region variety, they are still important to build in-game experience and keep players sharp between weekend series.
High School Baseball
TUESDAY
Warren County at Bunn (2) 4 p.m.
Roanoke Rapids at Louisburg 6 p.m.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College will host its annual Spring Football Game on April 16 at historic Patterson Field on the campus of Louisburg High School.
Admission will be free for the event. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
ZEBULON -- Mobile’s Paul Goldschmidt’s second home run on Opening Day, a three-run blast in the ninth inning culminated a five-run rally, propelling the Mobile BayBears past the Carolina Mudcats 7-4 at Five County Stadium on Thursday night in a Class AA Southern League baseball matchup
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton High School’s boys tennis team continued its successful campaign this week with a trio of victories -- including a doubleheader sweep Tuesday against Northern Carolina Conference foe Warren County at the FHS Courts.
STATE DIGGERS 8-11. (Back, l to r) Coach Carrie Finch, Peyton Pulley, Whitney Bolton and Coach Audra Gupton; (front, l to r) Abigale Gupton, Dana Potter, Makaela Finch and Diana Potter. Not pictured are Kameron Coats, Kaylee Saunders and Sara Brooks. (Photo Submitted)
TORNADOES 8-11. (Back, l to r) Coach Heather Ferguson, Makenna Huffman, Shelbie Taylor, Ava Berlacher and Coach Sharon Ferguson; (front, l to r) Elizabeth Winstead, Cameron Hayes, Taylor Ferguson and Chandler Parrish. Not pictured are Alex Cardwell and Nyquasia Smalls. (Photo Submitted)
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Following another impressive week, the Bunn Ladycats might be peaking at the right time in girls soccer action.
After defeating Northern Carolina Conference rival North Johnston by a 5-0 margin on Wednesday, the Ladycats returned home Thursday for a non-league meeting with Nash Central -- a club that Bunn had edged by one marker earlier in the campaign.
Louisburg College second baseman Jan Valentin (left) grabs a pop fly as teammate Danny Santiago looks on during Wednesday’s home baseball showdown against Rappahannock Community College.
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Dear Editor:
This past year, Franklin County started forcing all teachers to teach by a system called the “Pacing Guide.”
Teachers are told what to teach and when in weekly time frames. The pacing guide does not take into account a child who already knows the material; they learn nothing for the week.
Dear Editor:
April is an important month in that it is Volunteer Appreciation Month and Child Abuse Awareness Month.
As the district administrator for the Guardian ad Litem program, I’d like the citizens of our community to know that many fine individuals are involved in our program as volunteer court advocates.
Dear Editor:
The old man thought to himself, thank goodness morning has come. He laid awake another night trying to block loneliness from his mind. Months had turned to years, and the years were filled with emptiness. He had disappointed everyone, and he knew it.
ZEBULON - Lynn Weeks Halstead, 53, died Thursday, March 31, 2011 at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Milton, N.Y.
RALEIGH - Funeral services for Patrick Leigh Pendry, 24, who died Thursday, March 31, 2011, were held Sunday, April 3, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial followed in the Haywood Baptist Church cemetery.
