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Dear Editor:
I have had the privilege of knowing and working with Bob Etheridge for over 20 years. His goal was working to serve all our people. He worked hard to provide our children with top education. He worked hard to help raise funds to build new schools. He was always with the county in all the positive support we needed. He spent a great deal of time in our county when he was at home.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Pattie Clemons, 77, who died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, at Faith Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gregory Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Lucelendia Massenburg-Tabb, 77, who died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, at Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with Dr. James W. Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
HENDERSON - Martha Stanley Currin, 80, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 at her home. A private burial will be held in Elmwood Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 15) at West End Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ralph McGowan.
WAKE FOREST - Oaksia Bradley Tilson, 89, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 at Universal Healthcare. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 15) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Montlawn Memorial Park.
WAKE FOREST - Nancy G. King Sanger (nee Peck), 78, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at Hillside Nursing Home in Wake Forest. The family will hold a visitation 5-6:30 p.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 15) at Bright Funeral Home. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park in North Olmstead, Ohio.
STUART, Va. - Clyde Walmer Willard, 78, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart, Va., with the Rev. Tommy Shepherd officiating. Burial will follow in Patrick Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
LOUISBURG —Richard Earl Hobaugh, Jr., 50, of Louisburg, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at Wake Medical Center. Richard was a dedicated coach to his players in T-Ball, softball, basketball and football and an avid hunter, fisherman and a breeder of lab puppies. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
LOUISBURG - Thomas Darion King, 45, of Louisburg died Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Dolphus Elmer Medlin and Iantha “Tiny” Jeffreys Lewis; paternal grandfather, Preston King; and his uncle, Douglas Cornell Medlin.
BUNN – Dorothy Cornelia Winstead Nicolai, 87, of Bunn, died Thursday morning.
LOUISBURG - Edward Eugene Boone, 83, of Louisburg died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at his home. Mr. Boone was preceded in death by his wife, Nell Bennett Boone; his parents, Taylor Webb and Grace May Boone; and his brother, William Taylor Boone. Funeral services were held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services Chapel, with the Rev. Robert Ricks Boone officiating. Burial followed in the Boone Family Cemetery.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- They’re now ranked No. 6 nationally, but the Louisburg College Hurricanes aren’t about to rest on their ever-increasing list of laurels.
At least if first-year head coach Mark Vanderslice has his say.
BUNN -- The undefeated Bunn Ladycats have garnered some statewide recognition in the first www.ncpreps.com Class 2-A Girls Basketball Poll for the 2010-11 campaign.
Bunn, coached by Chuck Mann, is in the No. 6 position with an 8-0 mark.
Salisbury is No. 1, followed by Shelby, North Surry, East Bladen and Newton-Conover.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportssriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Louisburg went 1-1 during prep wrestling action last Friday as part of a three-team event at the Nash Central High School Gymnasium.
LHS, coached by Jason Crawford, defeated Hertford County by a 60-12 score, but was topped by the host Bulldogs 46-33.
Louisburg’s individual total records from the tri-match were as follows:
After shaking the rust off, Troy Wheless once again proved that he has a penchant for making big shots.
Wheless made a late 3-pointer to tie the score and helped his Gold Team claim a victory during last Saturday’s Bunn High School Alumni Game at the Bunn Dome.
“It was a great experience,’’ said BHS Athletic Director -- and former player -- Chuck Mann.
High School Wrestling
WEDNESDAY
Franklinton at Corinth-Holders 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Bunn at Louisburg 6 p.m.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- J.T. Finnegan of Louisburg has earned the top prize in The Franklin Times College Football Bowl Picks Contest.
The runner-up spot went to long-time prognosticator Jack Stone of Louisburg.
Winners are asked to come by The Franklin Times office during regular business hours to receive their cash prizes.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Louisburg police continue to look for suspects accused of robbing a local nursing home resident.
Staff at Louisburg Manor reported on Friday that two women took jewelry from Doris Evans, 90, a resident at the facility on Smoketree Way.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County avoided severe issues early this week as some freezing rain and sleet fell — making for tough driving, but caused no serious problems.
The prospect of bad weather, though, closed schools early Monday and the wintry mix did close school doors on Tuesday.
It also shut down the doors to government and postponed a handful of meetings slated for early in the week.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Franklin County grand jury indicted a former Bunn Police officer on four counts of indecent liberties with a minor.
Bunn Police Chief Kent Winstead fired James Perry in November after the guardian of a teenage girl brought forward allegations that Perry took liberties with the girl.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A trailblazer in business, a leader in education, and a pillar in the community died on Tuesday.
Warren Massenburg was 83.
In the early 1990s, Massenburg decided to convert his 200-acre farm into something useful when he was done farming.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Monday served as sort of a practice run, as Rep. Glen Bradley took the oath of office on the Franklin County Courthouse steps on Monday.
He’ll take the oath again on the day the General Assembly session begins on Jan. 26 in Raleigh.
On Monday, though, Bradley stood like Rocky Balboa atop the steps of the Franklin County Courthouse.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Commissioners selected a lifelong resident and town businessmam to fill a vacant seat on the board.
By unanimous decision, the board chose Don Mitchell to fill the unexpired term of Carolyn Files.
She passed away late last year with one year left on her term.
The decision came in the very building that Mitchell agreed to sell the town last year.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Bad weather shut down the political process.
Or at least postponed it.
The executive committee of the Franklin County Democratic Party postponed a meeting this past Tuesday night that it had scheduled to select a replacement for Linda Stone, who is retiring as the county’s register of deeds.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Historical Society is moving along with plans to sponsor the International Whistlers Convention this spring, including a revamp of the website.
The group used $1,575 in occupancy tax funds to help pay for upgrades to its website in anticipation of what has become a biannual event here in Louisburg.
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