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YOUNGSVILLE- James Wallace “J.W.” Kornegay, Sr., 91, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at WakeMed. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today (Saturday March 12) at the Stonewall Farm, 1408 Sid Mitchell Road, Youngsville, with Richard Bunner officiating. Burial will follow in the Kornegay family cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Funeral services for George Harris Jr., 73, who died Friday, March 4, 2011, will be held Saturday, March 12, at 10 a.m. at Franklinton Elementary School Gymnasium, with the Rev. Calvin Jones officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
HENDERSON — Alridge A. Renn, 82, of the Epsom Community, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at Liberty Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. Tammy Ayscue. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
RED OAK -- Coach Leonard Allen has a master plan for making sure his Bunn High School baseball team reaches its optimum level of performance during upcoming Northern Carolina Conference action.
And while Allen doesn’t intentionally want to see his Wildcats take their share of lumps, he does want them to encounter some stiff early-season challenges against talented, higher-classification area foes.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Disappointed by his team’s performance during back-to-back losses last week at Rocky Mount and Tarboro, Louisburg High School baseball coach Al Bolton hoped for much better things when those teams returned the favor this week with journeys to Warrior Field.
Bolton’s Warriors were able to avenge one of the defeats, as Louisburg edged Rocky Mount by a 3-2 margin in nine innings Wednesday afternoon.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- For the past two seasons, Jeremy Atkinson and Ariel Phelps have been talented, consistent forces for their respective Louisburg College basketball squads.
Their work was rewarded this week as Atkinson was voted as the Region X Men’s Player of the Year, while Phelps gained the same honor in the women’s division.
Scott McInnes hopes the third time will finally be the charm in his quest for a state basketball crown at the Dean Smith Center.
During his days at Bunn High School, McInnes guided the Wildcats to a pair of title games at the Dean Dome in 1998 and 1999.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON -- Whitney Bunn is back, which means yet another prolific option for the high-scoring offense of the Bunn High School girls soccer squad.
Bunn, who missed the first two games of the campaign because of an injury, returned Monday when the Ladycats hit the road for Southern Vance for their second meeting of the year against the Lady Runnin’ Raiders.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON -- Allowing three early goals isn’t the recipe for success on the girls high school soccer scene.
That was true Wednesday for the Louisburg Lady Warriors, as they fell behind instantly and couldn’t recover during a 5-1 road loss at non-conference foe Northern Vance.
High School Baseball
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Bunn at Wilson Fike 4:30 p.m.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College was supposed to play four fast-pitch softball games this week in Tennessee, but the Lady
Hurricanes were only able to get two complete contests in because of poor weather.
Tuesday, Louisburg was defeated 6-2 by Motlow State in a matchup that was staged at Coffee County High School in Manchester.
RALEIGH -- Tonight, the Carolina Hurricanes will host Military Appreciation Night as the team takes on the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7 p.m.
This marks the eighth season that the Hurricanes have hosted Military Appreciation Night as an opportunity to thank servicemen and women for their contributions, as well as raise awareness about the branches of the military.
Rocky Mount’s Benton Moss, who has signed with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, fouls off a pitch for the Gryphons during their visit Wednesday to Louisburg. The host Warriors, coached by Al Bolton, won the contest by a 3-2 margin.
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.
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy E. Blackmond announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Shyena Trané to Quintin Antuan Leonard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Leonard, Jr. The wedding will be Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 3 p.m. at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Franklinton woman died on Monday, days after she sustaining injuries in a late-night four-wheeler accident.
According to a report by Dep. W.J. Wiggins, Elizabeth “Niki” Edwards was riding an all-terrain vehicle with a group of friends on a path at 42 Perry Way, a private road next to her 43 Perry Way home, when she ran into a cable strung across the path.
The accident was reported at about 11:45 p.m. on March 4.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Youngsville man was transported to a mental health facility after trying to set his girlfriend on fire on Saturday night.
According to deputies, Gary Norman was not successful in his attempt to injure Chloe Reynolds, but he did set fire to their 20 Deerfield Court residence.
According to the Youngsville Fire Department and a report by Dep. J. Maloney, emergency responders were called out to the scene on an arson call.
By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
A proposed budget for Franklin County schools’ next fiscal year was unveiled Monday night and projects a $708,217 increase in current expenses, most of which involve the opening of the new Franklinton High School and the new Early College High School building.
But even as the school board’s budget committee — which includes all school board members — looked over the numbers, Assistant Supt. for Business and Finance Doug Moore warned them that “this is not the budget we’ll end up with.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Louisburg man and Nashville woman were sent to jail for their roles in swindling an elderly woman out of her life savings.
Superior Court Judge Richard Baddour Jr. sentenced Aaron Pittman, 56 to between 96 months and 125 months in jail and ordered the Louisburg man to pay $122,000 in restitution.
The judge also sentenced Mildred Dew, 58, to between 13 months and 16 months in prison and five years of probation on March 3, following a trial in Granville County Superior Court.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Jared Wynne died in a hunting accident more than a year ago.
However, his spirit lives on through his family and the Gold Sand Fire Department.
With the aid of Wynne’s family, the Franklin County fire station has established the Jared K. Wynne Memorial Fund for Fire Prevention.
By: Contributed By The United Way of Franklin County
The giving for the 2010-2011 United Way of Franklin County is done — and it’s time to celebrate.
Exceeding the goal of $120,000 to raise a record $131,104, the community is ready to come together, reflect on a challenging yet successful campaign and set sights on the upcoming needs here for human services, UWFC President Dale Byrns said this week.
Golfing legend Scott Collie
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. Norberto and Virginia Seda of Louisburg celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on March 6, 2011.
Joyce, Natalie and Sharon Williams of Franklinton proudly announce the birth of their little sister, Stephanie Ivory Williams. She was born Feb. 8, 2011 at 3:19 a.m. at Duke University Medical Center. She weighed 3 pounds, 2 ounces and was 16 1/2 inches long.
Troop 510 Cubmaster Stephanie Templeton, left, and Assistant Cubmaster Eric Dickerson are covered with the remains of about 75 shaving cream pies thrown by scouts, parents and special guests at the troop’s annual Blue and Gold meeting. The pie-throwing session was used by the troop leaders as an incentive to inspire the scouts to sell $16,000 in popcorn. The troop sold $16,300.
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