FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed is the 2010 All-Northern Carolina Conference Volleyball Squad:
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats will open their 2011 season with a five-game homestand at Five County Stadium on April 7 versus the Mobile Bay Bears in a Class AA Southern League contest.
The Mudcats, the Double-A affiliate of the 2010 N.L. Central Division champion Cincinnati Reds, will again play 70 home games at Five County Stadium in 2011.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s women’s soccer season closed Tuesday in heartbreaking fashion as the Lady Hurricanes were edged 2-1 in overtime at the University of South Carolina-Sumter in the first round of the Region X Tournament.
LC, guided by second-year mentor Andy Stokes, wrapped things up with a 6-9-1 overall record.
Bunn High School held its annual homecoming ceremony last Friday night as part of the Wildcats’ home football game against the Franklinton Red Rams. Highlights were as follows: (above) Melanie Davis is crowned as the BHS Homecoming Queen. Davis is escorted by Elijah Batkoski.
Annie Wilbourne is all smiles after being honored as the BHS Homecoming Princess.
After a strong 2009-10 campaign, Jeremy Atkinson from Wilson returns for his sophomore season for the Louisburg College men’s basketball team, which is coached by Mark Vanderslice.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County put Franklinton officials and staff on notice — the 40-year water contract is over.
County Manager Angela Harris sent a letter to Franklinton officials on Friday making that point clear.
“As Franklinton breached the prior contract, its term has ended,” Harris wrote in a letter dated Oct. 22 to Franklinton Mayor Elic Senter.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Some of the first steps were taken toward building a Miracle League ball field this past weekend.
And they weren’t taken alone.
More than 50 walkers/runners/riders showed up for the Franklin County group’s first fundraiser — a two-mile Bike, Trike, Walk-a-Thon that began at Long Mill Elementary School on Saturday.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County voters will have an opportunity to cast ballots in a handful of locally contested races, as a commissioner seat and two state legislative positions will be up for grabs this Nov. 2.
The Franklin Times has given each candidate in those contested races the opportunity to share their platforms and express their goals if either elected or re-elected to office.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
More than 2,000 voters have gone in early to cast their ballots, getting a jump on the Nov. 2 general election.
One-stop voting began on Oct. 14 and by 10 a.m. Tuesday, 2,300 voters had cast their ballots in races ranging from the local board of commissioners to the U.S. Senate.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Residents looking to re-establish a community center as the backbone of the neighborhood held a fun day last weekend.
The event was twofold: creating awareness about what the center can provide and raising funds for a companion playground park.
The trick this holiday season will be making sure you look for treats on the correct day.
The towns of Bunn and Louisburg will observe Halloween on Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m.
The towns of Youngsville and Franklinton will have Trick-or-Treating and Halloween events on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 6-8 p.m.
Two-year-old Gabriella Lopez
Jayden Ossino, 4, was one of the children taking part in the Bike, Trike, Walk-a-Thon organized by a number of people, including her mother, Jennifer Watson. The Franklin County group responsible for the fundraiser is raising money to build a ball field at Long Mill Elementary School to accommodate children with special needs.
Justin and Amanda Varner are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Klaire Varner, born May 22, 2010. She weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Justin is in the U.S. Navy stationed in Iraq. Amanda lives in Laurinburg.
Army Pvt. Malcolm J. Bell graduated from the Field Artillery Automated Tactical Data Systems Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
As members of the Army’s field artillery team, the course is designed to train soldiers as specialists to operate the advanced field artillery tactical data systems for both cannon and multiple launch rocket systems.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Welcome to the last week of October, 2010.
The weather — at least at the time this was being written on Monday afternoon — resembled late March more than a traditional October.
It’s been cool some mornings, warm on others — and by the end of the day, it’s anybody’s guess what will have happened and what the temperature will be.
GOOD MORNING: The weatherman was obviously not kidding. Rain it has, pretty near 2 inches worth as of noontime Tuesday, and that was a real Boomer that rattled the windows out my way just east of Louisburg in the middle of the night Monday.
The rain, perhaps, aided by clogged storm drains, pretty much had a portion of N.C. 56 between Bickett Boulevard and the Ronald Tharrington Road/East River Road intersection in Louisburg, under water there for a spell Tuesday morning.
I guess politics and the chambers of Congress have a price tag.
According to published reports, House and Senate candidates will have raised more than $2 billion, trying to either wrest or retain control of Congress.
That’s a record amount of spending.
Last Week’s Poll
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RALEIGH – At the moment, it’s popular to be populist.
In the aftermath of the financial crisis and increases in unemployment, underemployment, and uncertainty, there is great skepticism about powerful elites, organizations, and interest groups. Every large institution, with the interesting exception of the military, has suffered declines in public confidence.
Three-year-old Jenna Oliver is shown above holding her braid after having her hair cut for Locks of Love at Great Clips in Wake Forest.
LOUISBURG - Nathaniel Wayne Hines, 26, died Oct. 20, 2010. Funeral service was Monday, Oct. 25, in the chapel of Cornerstone Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ron Wallace officiating. A private burial for the family will be held at a later date.
GASTONIA - Odessa Strickland Smith, 89, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Funeral service was held Sunday, Oct. 24, at The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, with Pastor Jim DuMond officiating. Burial was at Daniels Lutheran Church cemetery.
