RALEIGH - Nannie Lue Evans Bullock died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 1, at Christian Faith Baptist Church. Interment followed at Haywood Baptist Church cemetery in Louisburg.
RALEIGH - William Henry Shelton, 66, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Oct. 30, at Greater Pentecostal Church, Raleigh, with Minister James Rogers officiating. Interment was in the Hillard family cemetery, Garner.
LOUISBURG - Clifton Perdue, 72, of Louisburg passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, October 30, 2010.
CENTERVILLE - Florence Tharrington Radford, 91, of Centerville, died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Wake Medical Center. She was a member of Centerville Baptist Church and loved to sew and cook for her family and friends, and when she was younger she loved to strip tobacco. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie G. Radford, and her grandson, Benjamin G. Radford, Jr.
LOUISBURG - Cindy LeAnne Walsh Johnson, 47, of Louisburg died Saturday, October 30, 2010, at her home. A private memorial service will be held.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
The mid-term election of 2010 is over — the ballots cast and mostly counted, the debris is being cleaned up and, thankfully, the phones will be free of those irritating and ineffective “robo calls” until the next election rolls around.
But as the victors savor the spoils and the defeated look for new careers, the average American is still looking for answers — and soon!
GOOD MORNING: Or we can hope that it is at any rate. The forecast for today – the day after the off-year elections – calls for a 50 percent chance of rain, and that goes for the weather, too. Thursday looks to be more of the same only moreso.
That said, today’s issue of the Times went to press a bit later than usual Tuesday night in order to bring you some of the early returns in this year’s elections.
I wrote this column before I knew what the official turnout was, so it could turn out that voters turned out at a record low.
However, as I walked through the Franklinton polling site, it was refreshing to see the place packed with voters, eager to cast their ballots.
I don’t expect that turnout for this mid-term election will rival the turnout for the presidential election in 2008, but it will be interesting to compare the numbers to the mid-term election in 2006.
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By:
Quinton Cooper, Resource Conservationist Franklin Soil and Water Conservation
What could be more pleasant than waking up in the morning and hearing all the songbirds singing in the trees? We are fortunate that many of these songbirds make Franklin County their year round home.
There are many who will only be passing through during their annual migrations north or south, but either way, native or migratory birds all need the same thing. That’s where we humans can help.
By:
Chris Fitzsimon, NC Policy Watch
You may not have heard much about it in this election season amid all the talk of witches and fishing piers and threats of death row inmates moving in next door, but public schools in North Carolina are headed off a cliff very soon and it’s not clear that state officials are planning to do much to stop it.
That’s true despite the state winning a $400 million Race to the Top grant from the federal government.
The second concert of the 2010 fall season at Warren County’s historic Cherry Hill will feature violinist Carol Chung and pianist Tyler Wottrich.
They will present a program of music from Roussel, Janacek and Faure beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7.
Sister Lucy Mae Alston Wright was recently recognized by the Order of the Eastern Star, Leading Light Chapter #507 in Centerville. She is the only remaining charter member in the chapter. The program was held on Sunday, Sept. 24, during the morning worship service at Perry’s Missionary Baptist Church. She joined the chapter in 1950.
Young students at the Child Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus recently celebrated October as Fire Prevention Month with a week of activities. The month has special meaning for the child care center’s manager, Michelle Patterson, because her father, Ray Patterson, is the assistant fire chief for the Louisburg Fire Department and has also been an instructor for VGCC firefighter training.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who stole guns, electronics and vehicle titles from a home.
Christy M. Alston reported on Oct. 30 that someone broke into her Rough Lane home while she was out at a Halloween party.
When she returned home, she found her front door and living room window open.
GETTING AHEAD. Vendor Bill Sorrells of Wake Forest displays some miniature Christmas trees during Frankenfest on Main festivities Saturday in uptown Franklinton.
The Franklin County Humane Society, Youngsville, has received a grant of 180 Hide, Perch & Go boxes with a value of $720 as part of a Petfinder.com Foundation program to reduce symptoms of stress in shelter cats. The foundation partnered with the PETCO Foundation and The Animal Rescue Site to fund the grant.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Bunn only snapped the ball from its own territory once in the opening period last Friday -- and that was on the first play of the game.
By the time the quarter was over, field position had told a telling story, as the Wildcats had already racked up 26 points.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Unlike past seasons, the Franklinton Red Rams will have to win on the road in order to advance in the Class 2-A Boys Soccer State Playoffs.
The Red Rams, under the direction of first-year head coach Jordan Germano, will play today at Randleman High School (Triad Area) in the opening round today.
The folks at Franklinton hope Friday’s regular season football finale will be special -- in more ways than one.
In what might be the last home game in the history of the FHS Football Field, the Red Rams will honor their 1958 Team at halftime of Franklinton’s contest against North Johnston.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s gridiron test last weekend was a tall one, as the Hurricanes traveled to tangle with an undefeated Nassau Community College squad on Long Island.
Not only has Nassau yet to lose a game, but the high-powered team has rattled off at least 31 points in every outing this season. And the closest an opponent has come to NCC is 15 points.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High School kept its Class 2-A State Playoff hopes alive on Friday with a clutch 20-14 road victory at Northern Carolina Conference foe Northwest Halifax in picturesque Aurelian Springs.
The Warriors, coached by Chris Lee, moved into fifth place in the NCC with the conquest. Louisburg is 3-7 overall and 2-3 in league action heading into this coming Friday’s regular season finale at home against rival Bunn.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are last weekend’s statewide high school football results:
Former Bunn High School standout Ty Howle (60) is enjoying a strong redshirt freshman season along the offensive line for the Penn State University Nittany Lions’ football squad, coached by Joe Paterno. Among Howle’s game action has been his service as Penn State’s No. 1 center/snapper for extra points and field goals.
