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By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Construction work on a long-awaited Louisburg utility project should finally resume after an eight-month battle that began with the bankruptcy, in December, 2009, of the construction company originally hired to do the work.
The original contractor, Mainline Construction Co., filed bankruptcy not long after starting the project and what ensued was a long struggle with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to get another contractor approved.
Louisburg resident Amanda Smith
“No one will take the SBI seriously ever again.”
Chilling words from Charlotte lawyer Jim Cooney.
But he’s almost certainly correct — and the sooner Attorney General Roy Cooper and other ranking state officials accept the accuracy of that statement, the sooner a workable solution can be found.
GOOD MORNING: Take notice state Sen. Doug Berger and Rep. John May, the ball is in your court. Former assistant state Treasurer and television host Tom Campbell, whose syndicated columns appear regularly in The Franklin Times says, the public is “weary” of problems in the Department of Motor Vehicles, The state Highway Patrol, the state Board of Elections and now even the SBI, as well as the NCDOT and state government in general.
I read a story recently where a university professor explained that the decline in courtroom dress is the result of a casual society and ignorance of court culture.
Yeah, whatever.
As a police reporter, I’ve sat in numerous courtrooms totally appalled at the the outfits that some people feel comfortable wearing before a judge who, essentially, holds their fate.
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RALEIGH – Every passionate reader has a first literary love – that first book that captured your attention and inspired your desire to explore and understand.
For me, it was a true classic: “A Child’s History of the World.” First published in 1924, the book was the product of the innovative mind of Virgil Hillyer, the Harvard-trained headmaster of the Calvert School in Baltimore.
FRANKLINTON—Tommy R. Oakley, 48, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 18) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tom Ravan officiating. Burial will follow in Soapstone United Methodist Church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON— Wilma Inez Allen Vaughan of 318 Bowen St., Franklinton, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Lucy Bell McKnight, 49, who died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at Concord Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Samuel Blalock officiating. Burial will follow in the Manasseh Church cemetery.
WAKE FOREST - Raymond Jones Sr., 79, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 at Wake Med in Raleigh. Funeral service was conducted Sunday, Aug. 15, at Corinth UCC in Youngsville, with Pastor Michael McCotter officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON —Jaylin Disuan Cannady, age 4, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Aug. 14, at Greater New Life Ministries Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. Leroy Duke officiating. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery in Franklinton.
FRANKLINTON— Mattie Mae Brodie Harris, 64, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 13, at Hawkins Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. W. S. Taylor officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON—Mary Louise Jenkins Landis, 71, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 12, at Rock Spring Baptist Church, Creedmoor. Burial was in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON — Ernest Fletcher, 81, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 at UNC, Chapel Hill. A memorial service was held Sunday, Aug. 15, at Princes Chapel CME Church, New Hill.
LOUISBURG - Vincent A. “Vinnie” Lauria died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, less than 24 hours after his second wife, Lucille, had died.
YOUNGSVILLE —Willie Rudolph “Rudy” Evans, 91, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 18) at Youngsville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charles Stratton officiating. Burial will follow in the Youngsville Town Cemetery.
ZEBULON - Joseph T. Jones, 75, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010 in Hampton, Va. Funeral services will be held at noon today (Wednesday, Aug. 18) at William Toney’s Funeral Home, Zebulon. A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to noon prior to the service.
ZEBULON - Bishop Robert A. O’Neal Sr., 80, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Funeral will be at noon today (Wednesday, Aug. 18) at Hales Chapel Baptist Church, Zebulon. Interment will be in the O’Neal-Whitley cemetery.
RALEIGH - Norman Exum Conyers, 83, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 18) at Montlawn Memorial Park.
RALEIGH - Billy Kenneth Hubbard, 80, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 at Wake Medical Center. Services were held Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Millbrook Road, Raleigh. Burial followed in Pine Forest Cemetery in Wake Forest.
RALEIGH - Nesby O’Neal Pittman, 50, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 at Wake Med in Raleigh. A funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 16, at Apex Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Wake Memorial Park, Cary.
Funeral services for Betty H. Mc-Kinne, who died on June 28, will be held Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 Church Street, Louisburg, N.C. The committal of ashes will follow immediately after the church service, at Oakwood Cemetery.
CENTERVILLE - Mrs. Ella Ruth Wood Nelms, 86, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother of Centerville, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
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