By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
U.S. Growers Direct, a commodities marketing and distribution company, plans to locate a new global distribution center at Triangle North Franklin business park in Louisburg.
County commissioners applauded the move during a meeting on Monday night.
The $3.75 million, 100,000-square-foot facility will be built by Golden Leaf Properties, a Franklin County development company, on 17 acres at Triangle North Franklin.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The case of woman reported missing in Franklin County has turned into a kidnapping investigation.
Erik Sherman reported his 31-year-old wife, Samantha, missing on Saturday morning.
Later that day, Samantha Sherman turned up at Duke’s Raleigh hospital, claiming to have been kidnapped, among other claims.
Former Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy James Williamson threw out the first pitch last Saturday as part of the Opening Day Celebration for the Louisburg Recreation Department’s Spring Sports Season.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The State Bureau of Investigation’s probe into allegations that money was stolen from the sheriff’s office continues.
So does the debate about what commissioners should do about it.
Pat Green resigned as sheriff on Jan. 30, citing personal and health issues.
Louisburg utility employees found themselves doing a little spring cleaning Tuesday morning after a fast-moving storm took down this tree near Tucker Drive. Crews worked from about 5:30 a.m. until about 11:30 a.m. cleaning up the tree, replacing a damaged transformer and getting the power back on. In this photo, Colt Dickerson, a lineman with the electric department, trims tree limbs and branches.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners agreed to support a resolution to improve U.S. 401.
The decision came two weeks after residents, officials and others stated their case that U.S. 401 needs to be improved all the way through Franklin County.
As it’s proposed, a preliminary state Department of Transportation improvement plan calls for the highway to be widened from the Rolesville Bypass to Royal — Section C.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — A wreck involving a tractor trailer sent two people to the hospital, tied up traffic for hours and spilled about 150 gallons of diesel fuel.
The state Highway Patrol said Berhane Weldemichael was responsible for the rush-hour wreck at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
In their fourth year, organizers of Franklin County’s Special Olympics are hitting their stride.
The event, slated for Friday at Bunn High School’s football field, promises to be bigger and better — both in terms of the number of athletes and community involvement.
Anthem singer Ashley Duncan
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Louisburg-area man on charges of drunken driving and drug possession.
According to an incident report, Dep. Frederick Heisler stopped a vehicle on Ferrell’s Bridge Road that he said was traveling at a high rate of speed.
The vehicle, according to the report, also matched a vehicle involved in a nearby larceny.
It’s deadline time for parents to get youngsters signed up for kindergarten in the fall.
Franklin County Schools are holding registration and evaluation for children entering public kindergarten in the 2011-2012 school year from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates:
Strong winds knocked out power to more than 700 residents during a storm that swept through Tuesday morning and continued to send wind and rain ripples through the day.
“It’s a still-evolving storm,” Progress Energy spokesperson Jeff Brooks said Tuesday morning, as crews worked to restore power in pockets all around the county.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Bunn town Board of Commissioners agreed to move forward with plans to update its personnel policy.
The decision came months after commissioners began wrestling with the idea, which was prompted by a personnel decision in the police department.
Back in October, Chief Kent Winstead created and filled a night-time supervisor position without advertising the job.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
It sounds like Franklin County’s new plan for a communication system was conceived by a marketing company trying to sell something!
And that’s not comforting.
The county says it is looking for a communication system for police and fire fighters that works “in 95 percent of the county 95 percent of the time.”
GOOD MORNING: Although April is noted as the month of showers, that was definitely a March-like wind we had to contend with on Saturday.
On the other hand, Sunday and Monday were two of the prettiest days we’ve had in a long while, with temperatures Monday nearing the 90-degree mark.
It might be important to divert the eyes of impressionable youngsters, right now.
That’s because I was crushed when I found out there was no real Santa Claus.
It still stings to know that there is no Easter Bunny ... or Tooth Fairy for that matter.
As you get older, it really hurts when you start losing faith in real people.
The families of Jayme Lyle Palumbo and Adam Wayne Owen announce their engagement. They will marry on May 21, 2011.
Patrick Alexander Lewis would like to announce the birth of his baby brother, Mason Thomas Lewis, born on April 2, 2011 to Patrick and Sarah Brame Lewis. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.
Grandparents are Glenn and Debbie Brame of Henderson and Robin Davis Lewis of Youngsville and the late Thomas Lewis.
KVA’s Five Forks cookbook recipes received national recognition through the FRP recipe contest.
Cookbook publishers with the company were asked to submit their favorite recipes from their recently published books for a chance to be included in FRP’s new “More Recipes Worth Sharing” cookbook. KVA had five recipe submissions chosen to be included in the book.
Franklin County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director Sheila Allen reminds landowners and producers that the general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) ends Friday, April 15. All interested farmers, landowners and producers should contact the Franklin County FSA office to discuss their eligible land.
The April concert at Warren County’s Cherry Hill will feature soprano Julia Rolwing, accompanied by Lloyd Arriola, a highly acclaimed pianist and conductor. The concert is to begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17.
They have planned a program with selections from Franz Liszt, Erich Korngold, Oskar Merikanto, Ralf Gothoni and others.
Religion and Health: Pitfalls and Possibilities will be the topic of the featured speaker at an upcoming program at Louisburg College. Dr. Keith Meador will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the auditorium of the Performing Arts Center on the college campus.
His presentation is free and open to the public.
Get out your dancing shoes and mark the date for Easter weekend. Inez Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., has booked The Castaways Band for an evening of live music at The Warren County Armory on Saturday, April 23.
Featured will be live music, dancing, a barbecue beef dinner with all the trimmings and fun door prizes. Event hours are 6 to 10 p.m., and tickets are $50 per person. All proceeds will benefit the Inez Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
The Louisburg Lions Club recently enjoyed a very informative program presented by John Vollmer with Vollmer Farms in Bunn. He updated the club on growing organic vegetables and how to become a member of the Community Supported Agriculture program in Franklin County. Pictured (left to right) are Vollmer and Lions Club President Victor Bethea.
