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FRANKLINTON - Elizabeth Williams Senter, 87, died Saturday morning, April 2, at Rex Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 5, at Franklinton Baptist Church. Entombment followed in Fairview Cemetery.
ZEBULON - James Wilton “J.W.” Boykin, 75, died Thursday, March 31, 2011. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 3, at Social Plains Baptist Church, with burial following in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Michael Lee Hopkins “Big Mike,” 59, died unexpectedly at his residence. A celebration of his life was held Sunday, April 3, at Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
RALEIGH - Larry Paul Ritchie, 68, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Raleigh, died Thursday, March 31, 2011. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Montlawn Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Montlawn Memorial Park with military honors.
ALEXANDRIA, VA— Bess Poole Hart, 89, died Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Alexandria, Va. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Pilot Baptist Church, 8103 NC 39 Highway S, Zebulon.
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Queen “Gray” Lynch Taylor, 58, who died Saturday, April 2, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Anna M. Davis, 95, who died Monday, April 4, 2011, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 8, at Shady Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. John Hopkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Mann family cemetery.
FRANKLINTON—Magalene Ray Mitchell, 89, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Hillside Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Mt. Carmel Christian Church, with the Rev. Don Owen officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON – Tony Ray Upchurch, 61, of Zebulon, passed away Sunday morning.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Heavy winds brought in a change in the Region X baseball standings last weekend at Frazier Field on the Louisburg College campus.
After dropping its first six league games, Louisburg has been slowly clawing back up the league’s standings -- and toward a more favorable seed in the Region X Tournament, which will be held in May at the Burlington Athletic Park in Alamance County.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- The hopes and dreams of the Franklinton High School boys tennis team are intact as the Red Rams get ready for postseason action.
FHS, under the direction of first-year skipper Nathan Moreschi, currently boasts an 8-3 overall record following last Friday’s home decision against Northern Carolina Conference foe Corinth Holders.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- With the exception of one inning, the Bunn Ladycats weren’t able to dent the scoreboard during their Northern Carolina Conference fast-pitch softball matchup on Monday at home against Corinth Holders.
But that uprising would prove to be enough as the Ladycats posted a 5-1 victory over upstart Corinth Holders at the BHS Softball Complex.
It’s all over but the shouting in the annual The Franklin Times NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Pool.
And there is plenty of shouting coming from the River Road offices of the Franklin County Parks and Recreation Department.
That’s because FCPR Director -- and long-time contest sad sack -- Oliver ‘June’ Greene has claimed the top prize in what can only be described as a stunning upset.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Head Coach Leonard Allen didn’t realize it until after the game, but a pair of Bunn High School pitchers combined for a no-hitter during the Wildcats’ home baseball meeting Monday against Northern Carolina Conference foe Corinth Holders.
Southpaw Taylor Longson worked the first five innings and Christian Sledge finished things off with a hitless top of the sixth as the Wildcats roared past the Pirates by a convincing 10-0 margin at the BHS Baseball Field.
HENDERSON -- The Fourth Annual Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina Fishing Tournament will be held April 23 at the Satterwhite Point portion of Kerr Lake in Vance County.
A two-person team format will be utilized. Entry fee is $180, and pre-registration is preferred. There will be a $20 late fee for registrations received after April 15. Late registration will be available one hour before safe light at Satterwhite Point.
ROANOKE RAPIDS -- Franklinton had rolled through the early portion of its girls soccer schedule, but the Lady Rams were destined to face their toughest test of the spring to date on Monday night.
That’s when Franklinton traveled to rival Roanoke Rapids for a renewal of the clubs’ always-feisty series.
The Coach-Pitch Cubs and Reds squared off in the first game of the season as part of Louisburg Recreation Department’s Opening Day Ceremonies last Saturday. Above, Jaheim Brown of the Cubs tries to tag Reds’ player Landon Mize.
Jeremy Milton is safe at second base between Reds’ defenders Landon Seal and Landon Mize.
V.I.P.ERS 12-OVER. (Back, l to r) Nancy Padvchowski, Johanna Taylor, Elizabeth Battle and Coach Sherri Vernelson; (front, l to r) Trinity Battle, Kimmee Vernelson and Erin Collier. Not pictured: Haley Effingham. (Photo Submitted)
SERVE.IVORS 12-OVER. (Back, l to r) Jordan Edwards, Morgan Morris, Dylan Hill, Heidi Best and Coach Nicki Marshall; (front, l to r) Haley Marshall, Sarah Gupton, Summer Phillips and Mackenzie Wood. (Photo Submitted)
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- Zach Wright’s second home run of the day, a three-run shot in the top of the ninth inning, gave East Carolina University (20-7, 3-3 C-USA) a come -from-behind win in game three of the Conference USA baseball series against UAB (16-11, 4-2 C-USA).
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s softball regular season destiny in Region X will be paved on the road this spring -- and that quest began last weekend with a four-game series at Florence-Darlington Tech in South Carolina.
The Lady Hurricanes, jousting for seeding for the postseason tournament, won two of the four contests against the upstart Stingers.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Last Saturday, the North Carolina Wesleyan College Bishops baseball squad allowed 16 runs to Methodist University en route to a 16-4 loss in seven innings.
Sunday afternoon, when the two teams met again, the Blue and Gold’s defense allowed less than one-half of that total.
Unfortunately for NCWC, its offense provided just a pair of scores in a 7-2 defeat.
Bunn High School freshman Jazmaine Mayo (left) slides safely back into first base for the Ladycats during their home fast-pitch contest Monday against Corinth Holders.
By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
If there is one thing certain about Rachel Harris Monteverdi it’s that she’s a people person — and may have the perfect job to showcase that talent as the new Cooperative Extension agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Franklin County.
A self-described “military brat” who is the daughter of a 38-year veteran of the Marine Corps, Monteverdi’s job involves dealing with people from before a baby is born all the way through elderly care. And she’s thrilled with the challenge.
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