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By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- With Kevin Williams still not at 100 percent because of an injury, the Franklinton Red Rams have been looking to other offensive options during the early portion of the 2010-11 boys basketball campaign.
Some of those players stepped up for Franklinton during Tuesday’s road game at Southern Nash -- which also featured Williams’ regular-season debut as he continues to nurse a leg injury suffered during FHS’ football playoff game in mid-December.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s 2011 baseball season will begin with a home doubleheader on Feb. 5 against Wilkes Community College.
First pitch is scheduled for noon at picturesque Frazier Field on the LC campus.
The Hurricanes, under third-year coach John Thomas, will once again compete in the Region X standings.
CINCINNATI, OHIO -- The Cincinnati Reds today have announced that the entire 2010 Carolina Mudcats coaching and medical staff have returned for the 2011 season. David Bell, Ryan Jackson and Jimmy Mattocks will return for their third season in a Mudcats uniform and Tom Brown will be back for his second season.
Emily Wood, who resides in Orange Park, Fla., recently bagged her first buck during a hunting expedition in Franklin County -- with a little help from her father, Randy. Emily, 14, was in the area visiting her grandparents, Carl and Brenda Wood of Zebulon.
Franklinton’s Matthew Davis tries to score inside Tuesday against a pair of Southern Nash players.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A man accused of murdering an acquaintance and fleeing to Virginia was given a bond on Tuesday morning, an avenue that could mean his pre-trial release.
Franklinton Police and Virginia State Police arrested Rashawn Arrington on Sept. 21 — a day after investigators and witnesses allege he shot and killed Jesse Montague Jr.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The state Highway Patrol has concluded that a fatal wreck last week was an accident.
No charges will be filed against the driver, Christine Davis of Franklinton.
Davis hit and killed Dominic Moises Alvarenga while the 19-month old was in the roadway at about 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 22.
Franklinton Public Utilities Director Raymond Bragg, top, and town employee Ken Edwards, below, set up the Christmas tree that will be the centerpiece for the town’s Christmas parade, scheduled for this Thursday night. Parades in Youngsville, on Saturday at 10 a.m., and in Louisburg, Sunday at 3 p.m., are later this week, too.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
After arresting a Louisburg man on scam charges last week, investigators are warning residents to look out for another scam now.
An elderly Louisburg man reported last week that he received a letter from someone notifying him that he won a department store giveaway of $4,900
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Two suspects accused of killing a Kittrell-area man were granted bonds on Tuesday.
A superior court judge denied a bond reduction for a third suspect, the accused shooter.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — The town’s Economic Development Commission has proposed two incentive programs to lure business to Franklinton.
The town’s governing board will meet next month to decide if it’s something they can do.
The town’s EDC and commissioners met Monday night in a joint session to discuss the proposal.
Louisburg resident Damien Jacobs
It’s the gift of more time for farmers interested in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the deadline for producers interested in CSP to Jan. 7.
JB Martin Jr., NRCS State Conservationist for North Carolina, encourages interested farmers to apply early to be considered during the funding cycle.
Pictured above are seven students from the Louisburg High School Band who were accepted to the UNC-Wilmington Honor Band Festival, held Nov. 18-20. Students (from left to right) are Justin Benfield, Erin May, Joshua Lusky, Colleen Leonard, Erin Davis, Danielle Wagner, and David Wood. The students worked with the UNC-W music faculty over a period of 10 rehearsal hours to prepare a concert.
By: Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Oh, my! What a difference a new perspective can make!
The difference was readily apparent from merely the headline in the venerable News & Observer last week that read: “Federal earmark ban still fluid.”
In other words, the world looks entirely different when you are an elected official than when you were a candidate stumping for votes and trying to convince the electorate that you’re different from the other guy.
GOOD MORNING: What’s the name of that song “Into each life some rain must fall?” It ain’t “Sunny Weather,” is it? Oh well, at any rate, the rain should be over sometime today (Wednesday) and much cooler weather returns tonight.
Cheers!
When I saw the headline: ‘Fliers now find it easier to booze up,’ it was like comedic gold.
Especially when you factor in the more intense, touchy feely safety efforts by the Transportation Security Administration.
The only thing missing is music, and you have a veritable night club experience.
Let me put this together.
Last Week’s Poll
Influential gain?
Does Louisburg Mayor Karl Pernell use the influence of his office for personal gain?
We’d all like to predict the future. I am often asked to predict the economic future, as are many of my colleagues. Our half-joking response is two-fold: Our crystal ball is cloudy, and we’re much better at predicting the economic past!
However, economists do take the job of trying to assess where the economy might be going seriously. We have developed several ways of meeting this task.
FRANKLINTON— Funeral services for William F. Spencer, 85, who died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Faith Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kelvin Gregory Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG—James Hecker, 77, died Sunday Nov. 21, 2010 at his residence. A memorial service honoring his life will be held 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Dec. 1) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home.
YOUNGSVILLE—Thomas Daly, 65, died at home on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. A funeral mass is scheduled at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Dec. 1) at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 520 W. Holding Ave., Wake Forest.
FRANKLINTON - Roderick A. Carter, 66, died Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. A celebration of Rick’s life will be planned in Rochester, N.Y. at a later date.
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