I work in a business that sort of thrives on eavesdropping.
Still, it’s amazing to realize how much business people are willing to put out on the street.
And, according to studies, surveys and social culture experts, more and more people are willing to share once-personal business with the masses.
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Richard Burr and Elaine Marshall have announced they will participate in three televised debates between now and the November 2nd election. If recent debates are any indicator, few will watch the three events and those who do will not learn much. While we love the concept of candidates facing each other to discuss important issues and visualize these confrontations being as significant as the Lincoln-Douglas or Nixon-Kennedy debates, we know this rarely happens.
Dear Editor:
Ed Shearin had it absolutely right, as did Gary Cunard when they wrote about how remarkable Mollie Evans is. She did what Curtis Media could not, which was hold together a business that competed with media giants in adjacent areas, and still managed to stay afloat. I had the distinct privilege of working for Mollie and I never had a mentor who was her equal.
LOUISBURG – Lillian Denton Horton, 90, died Saturday morning, Sept. 11, 2010. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 15) at New Hope Christian Church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Frank J. Fogg, 72, who died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at Mitchell Baptist Church., with the Rev. Daniel Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in the Mary Helen Jones cemetery.
ZEBULON - Nelson Gardner Pearce, 83, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at his home. Funeral service was Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Wakefield Central Baptist Church, Zebulon, with the Rev. Rick Miller officiating. Burial was at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens with Military Honors.
YOUNGSVILLE - Jeanette Williams Catlett, 56, died Friday evening, Sept. 10, 2010 at her home. Friends visited with the family from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Wake Forest.
LOUISBURG - James Ray Hall, 67, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 at Franklin Regional Medical Center. A celebration of his life was held Sunday, Sept. 12 at his home.
CASTALIA - Mabel Bissette Scarboro, 86, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral services were Monday, Sept. 13, at Bethany Baptist Church, Wendell, with the Rev. Phil Brantley and the Rev. Robert R. Boone officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
PILOT COMMUNITY - Donney “Donnie” Kurt Baker, 51, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2010. A gathering to commemorate Donnie’s life will be held at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 15) at the home of Susan Brantley, 4885 Brantley Road, Zebulon.
WAKE FOREST - James Edward Denton Sr., 70 died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Beulah Christian Baptist Church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Carl Victor Tart Sr., 88 died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 15) at Zebulon Baptist Church, with the Rev. L. Jack Glasgow Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens with Military Honors.
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Times photos by Gary Cunard
QUITE A PROJECT. When Larry and Karen DuFour of Cary decide to cut a board or two, it’s quite a project. First, they have to hook their one-third scale model Case 65 steam engine to a scaled-down version of an early saw mill. Once the engine is fired up and reaches a full head of steam, the cutting begins, as evidenced here by the growing pile of sawdust. At the Justice tractor show over the weekend, the couple kept onlookers fascinated by the complex contraption that actually worked quite well in slicing board-sized lumber from small logs that were fed through the mill.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Town commissioners took another step toward helping a local business expand.
Earlier this year, the town authorized its staff to seek a N.C. Economic Infrastructure Program grant to help cover the costs of extending a 585-foot water line to the Bunn Crossing Shopping Center to serve the Bunn Animal Hospital — which is planning an expanded business at the site.
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GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Joseph S. Baisley has been named the new public information officer for Franklin County Schools.
A native of northeastern North Carolina, Baisley comes to Franklin County after a six-year stint with Currituck County Schools.
ENGAGED. Lee and Mary Leigh Inscoe of Louisburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lee Inscoe, to Todd Randall Baker, the son of Tim and Darlene Baker of Pilot. An October 2010 wedding is planned.
ENGAGED. Mr. and Mrs. William O’Neal of Louisburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessi Elizabeth O’Neal of Wilmington to Alex Wayne Baker of Beaufort. The groom-elect is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Baker of Newport. The wedding will be in November 2010 at the bride’s parents’ home in Pine Knoll Shores.
Lexi Glenn Leonard was born on July 15, 2010 at 3:40 a.m. at Rex Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.
Proud parents of this new little girl are Glenn and Amy Leonard of Castalia.
Maternal grandparents are Donnie and Betty Oakley of Zebulon.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- After spending the last two weeks in Raleigh, the Louisburg Warriors finally got to enjoy their home opener last Friday at Patterson Field.
Louisburg was able to score on its initial offensive snap of both the first and second halves en route to a 33-12 decision over former league rival Southeast Halifax.
HENDERSON -- Kerr-Vance Academy is regarded as a much-improved soccer team this fall -- a fact the competition learned about during last weekend’s action at the annual Burger King Classic.
K-VA, which hosts the event, potted 16 goals in two matches, including a 5-1 victory over Franklinton in last Saturday’s championship showdown in Henderson.
OXFORD -- Bunn exploded for the final 35 points of the game and went on to defeat Oxford Webb by a 43-16 margin in a non-conference prep football matchup last Friday night in Granville County.
With the decisive victory, Bunn improved to 3-1 overall for the season. The Wildcats will be off next week before returning to action Sept. 24 at Nash Central.
A matchup against always-solid Fork Union Military Academy was one that Louisburg College football coach John Sala thought his club should have won last Saturday.
Instead, Sala’s Hurricanes gave up too many big plays, and the result was a 26-18 setback on the FUMA campus in Virginia.
Louisburg is now 1-1 early in the 2010 campaign.
LOUISBURG FOOTBALL FESTIVITIES. The Louisburg High School band performed at halftime as part of an ‘All-American Salute.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
STEM -- Injury-hampered Franklinton went on the road and churned out a 23-8 decision last Friday night at Granville Central.
The game was scoreless through the first half, but Franklinton got on the board when quarterback T.J. Wall delivered a 25-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kevin Williams in the third stanza of action.
Forrest Murosky added the PAT, and the Red Rams had moved ahead 7-0.
