Bunn’s Missy Kanuck (right) tries to quickly get back on her feet and play defense during the Ladycats’ victory against Northern Nash.
CASTALIA - Annie Mosley Edwards, 86, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, March 12) at the Alert Cemetery, with the Rev. Robbie Piper Jr. officiating.
LOUISBURG - Juana A. Suarez, 58, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at Alston-Anderson Funeral Chapel, 204 S. Main St., Louisburg. Burial will be in the Price family cemetery, Louisburg.
WAKE FOREST - Marilyn “Betty Boo” Charmaine Hopkins, 57, died Tuesday, March 8, at her residence. Funeral service will be conducted at noon today (Saturday, March 12) at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church in Wake Forest. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the church.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Robert “Bert” Perry, 79, who died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at Mitchell Missionary Baptist Church, with Dr. Daniel Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Officials at Franklin Regional Medical Center confirmed this week they are seeking a state Certificate of Need (CON) that would allow them to create a geriatric psychiatry unit on the third floor of the Louisburg hospital.
Jason Proctor, chief executive officer of the hospital, said creation of the unit will cost an estimated $5 million and that it would serve mostly patients age 65 and older.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
An animal advisory board wants county leaders to hold staff accountable for systemic, repeated failures in animal control that recently led to the death of a family pet.
The board came to that conclusion on Wednesday night after listening to Jessica Ruiz, and her daughter, Victoria Dupree, recount the story through tears, frustration and anger.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Town commissioners denied a rezoning request for a development that residents and officials feared could disrupt the town.
Developer David Moss petitioned the board to change about 21 acres at Winston and Railroad streets from residential to mixed use.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Commissioners hosted an informal planning session that drew residents who had never set foot in Town Hall before.
And technically, they still haven’t — the meeting was at the Youngsville Community House — but they were impressed enough by the town’s efforts to seek their input that many said they would stay plugged into town politics and issues.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Commissioners moved another step toward improving its wastewater treatment plant.
About two years ago, the town secured a $500,000 grant from the N.C. Rural Center and a U.S. Department of Agriculture loan would cover the rest of the roughly $1.5 million project.
On Monday night, the board agreed to apply to the Local Government Commission to get approval to finance the project.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Managers of Franklin County’s airport are hosting an event to close a disparity gap.
They want more women in airplanes.
According to Women In Aviation International, a nonprofit organization designed to draw women into flight, women make up only 6 percent of the nearly 600,000 active pilots in the United States.
Franklinton interim Manager Tammy Ray
If you see a Bunn Volunteer fireman grinning widely, there are two possible reasons, although it’s most likely a combination of both.
First, the department just reached a goal that firemen have been shooting at for a long time and, second, they know they have saved residents in the Bunn Fire District some significant money.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
As a young girl growing up in Louisburg, something about her mother’s garden club activities intrigued Meg Wyatt — and that intrigue was eventually nurtured by two long-time Cooperative Extension agents, Polly Knott and Tammy Kelly.
Now, it’s come full circle.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Finally, a little good economic news on the home front.
Novant Healthcare, which owns Franklin Regional Medical Center, announced this week that it is seeking a Certificate of Need to create a 12 to 13 bed geriatric psychiatry unit on the third floor of FRMC.
It’s a unit that will be designed to serve patients 65 and over who may be suffering mental issues, perhaps from Alzheimer’s Disease, medication or a host of other causes.
We’re off and running again.
After a brief layoff for the election, the holidays and a chance for political passions to cool and some common sense return, the U.S. 401 Citizens Action Committee got fired up again Thursday night.
As you may remember, the 401 committee was formed a little over a couple of years ago by the Franklin County Economic Development Commission with its primary goal to speed up four laning of U.S. 401 between Louisburg and the Neuse River in Raleigh.
GOOD MORNING: Stormy weather, and no, I’m not talking about the tune by that name, but rather the huge 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan early Friday morning causing a tsunami with waves of more than 12 feet, that swept debris miles inland putting dozens of others under a tsunami warning.
Residents in Hawaii, where a full evacuation was reported underway, and the U.S. west coast as well, were put on alert for coastal flooding.
RALEIGH – So far in the 2011 legislative session, Gov. Bev Perdue has used her veto power twice: to defend corporate welfare at the expense of local governments and the taxpayers, and to defend President Obama’s health care program at the expense of constitution principle and the taxpayers.
Joyful Homes of Louisburg has been recognized for consistently achieving the highest levels of customer satisfaction by Cavalier Home Builders, a division of CMH Manufacturing. The CMH Manufacturing Five Star Customer Service Award symbolizes Joyful Homes’ commitment and success in providing outstanding customer service, according to Lance Hull, vice president of CMH Manufacturing. “We partner with over 1,100 independent retailers in marketing our products across the country and Joyful Homes is one of the best in consistently delivering the finest customer service, Hull said.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who swiped law enforcement gear.
State Department of Corrections employee Brandon Mitchell reported on March 2 that someone broke into his 1995 Chevy Camaro parked outside his Franklinton home.
Changes within Waste Industries will change trash times for residents in Bunn, Franklinton and Youngsville.
Waste Industries bought out Shaw Sanitation and because of the increase in customer base, the company is rerouting its trucks.
In Bunn, beginning this coming week, trash will be picked up on Mondays instead of Wednesdays.
It was that time again when 19 bell ringers of Louisburg United Methodist Church (LUMC) packed their 96 handbells, 36 tone chimes, and their bags and headed for the mountains with a “carload of prayers,” according to Ivey Sutton.
It is the event of the year that we, the bell ringers, look forward to with much excitement. It is a time to visit the mountains, to learn more about the ringing of bells, and to spend time together in fellowship.
Jerome (Li’l Jay) Perry II received the MLK “Achieving the Dream” award for his community service work as president of the Winston-Salem State University chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. The award is given annually to a student and an administrator from Winston-Salem State University and Wake Forest University in recognition of outstanding service and dedication to the community.
Michael Spohn of Newport News, Va., and Christie Andrews of Laguna Beach, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Kristin Spohn, to Christopher Shaun White of Youngsville, the son of Joe and Donna White of Youngsville. The wedding will take place at 3 p.m. on April 2, 2011 at Rolesville Baptist Church, Rolesville.
