LOUISBURG - Guillermo Gonzalo “Bill” Marin, 71, died Friday evening, January 28, 2011 at his home. He was born in Bolivia, the son of the late Victor Marin Solares and Elena Cordova Marin and was a retired Electronics Engineer with the US Army.
WAKE FOREST – Vernon Glenn May passed away in Raleigh on February 4, 2011.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies arrested one of four suspects in a robbery late last year.
The three other suspects remain at-large.
According to Louisburg Police Det. G.C. Stephens, Donna Crowder, 40, of Kittrell and three other suspects stole about $2,000 worth of items from the Louisburg Walmart on Nov. 4.
By:
Quinton Cooper, Franklin County Soil and Water Natural Resource Conserv.
Spring is just around the corner and now is the time to determine what your lawn or garden needs to be green and productive.
The first important step in preparation for spring lawn maintenance is the simple task of taking a soil sample. Soil sampling is important because it helps determine what your soil needs in regards to fertilizer and lime.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Forty. As in four zero!
And that’s probably not all.
Forty. That’s the number of empty business locations that Louisburg council member Fred Hight said he counted during a quick survey of the community.
GOOD MORNING: Recession over? That may be true, but it doesn’t sound like it to me.
If the price of everything, particularly food and energy, is going up again as predicted, a lot more of us are going to be hard pressed to continue to make ends meet.
Fraud within the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control administration.
Imagine that.
Personally, I find it easy to believe that someone in a position of power, particularly someone who has considerable sway over liquor and spirits, would find ways to abuse that power.
Last Week’s Poll
How to choose the new sheriff?
Should the new sheriff be chosen by:
RALEIGH – The day after Republicans assumed control of the North Carolina General Assembly, the House Judiciary Committee took up legislation that would establish state protection for health care freedom and instruct Attorney General Roy Cooper to join a multi-state lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare.
To the Editor,
Today, I write to the paper as a citizen of Franklin County and as the chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party, with concerns as both.
Dear Editor:
I’m just using this opportunity to voice my opinion on the Franklin County Sheriff scandal.
Statistics show significantly reduced risks for heart disease in seniors who get up and get moving
It’s a fact – heart disease is the single biggest health risk for seniors across the United States.
It is the leading annual cause of death and hospitalizations among all older Americans, but one local company is showing local seniors that simple nutrition tips and lifestyle tricks can significantly lower the risk of them becoming another statistic.
Robyn Storm and Johnny Pleasants were married on Jan. 12, 2011. The bride is the daughter of Robert Hall and the groom is the son of Frances Hall of Franklinton.
Donald F. Ayscue Jr. and Ivonne Ayscue of Henderson announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Elizabeth Ayscue to Tuyen Xuan Tran of Raleigh. The groom-elect is the son of Bau Tran of Winston-Salem and the late Phat Tran. The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. on May 14, 2011 on Ocean Isle Beach.
Colt and Amanda Proctor of Franklinton are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Sophia Proctor, born Dec. 7, 2010 at Rex Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Irvin and Tammie Piper of Franklinton.
Paternal grandparents are Barry and Teresa Proctor of Franklinton.
Colleen Duffy of Youngsville has been named to the dean’s list in the University of Notre Dame’s First Year of Studies for outstanding scholarship during the Fall 2010 semester.
Students who achieve dean’s honors at Notre Dame represent the top 30 percent of students in their college.
Sequoia Mangum of Louisburg was named to the East Carolina University Dean’s List for the 2010 Fall semester.
She is the daughter of Ozell and Cathy Mangum.
Louisburg College is proud to present the Honors and Dean’s List students for the Fall 2010 semester. “We celebrate the achievements of these students,” says President Mark La Branche. “The success of our students is at the center of everything we do.”
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
KENLY -- For one of the few times this season, Bunn had to face a bit of adversity last Friday en route to wrapping up the Northern Carolina Conference girls basketball regular season championship.
Undefeated BHS, in an extreme rarity, trailed at halftime at second-place North Johnston before rallying for a title-clinching 63-49 decision over the Lady Panthers at the spacious NJHS Gymnasium.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Heading into the final month of the regular season, Coach Mike Holloman understands two things about his 2010-11 version of the Louisburg College women’s basketball squad.
That the Lady Hurricanes are capable of beating anybody in Region X, and are capable of losing to just about anybody in the league.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Just a few days after wrapping up the team championship portion of the Northern Carolina Conference, the Louisburg Warriors set their sights on individual heroics last Saturday at the LHS Gymnasium.
Louisburg, coached by Jason Crawford, earned six first-place finishes at the annual NCC Individual Tournament.
Everybody looks forward to the Super Bowl, without fully thinking about the post-game consequences.
For year another year, football is done with.
It starts in early August, with visits to oven-baked high school fields for the start of fall practice.
That season begins a few weeks later, followed by college football in early September.
SAM SIGNS WITH LEES-MCRAE. Franklinton High School’s Samantha Arendt (front, right) signs a letter-of-intent last Wednesday to continue her soccer career at Lees-McRae College. Also pictured are (back, l to r) FHS Assistant Principal David Averette, FHS soccer coach Jordan Germano and FHS Principal Charles Fuller; (front, left) Nancy Boggs (mother). (Photo Submitted)
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Strange as it may sound, Louisburg College men’s basketball coach Mark Vanderslice faced a somewhat difficult proposition heading into last Saturday’s home matchup against backyard rival Vance-Granville Community College.
After all, Vanderslice’s Hurricanes had defeated the Vanguards by 62 points last month in Henderson.
