By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Town officials began addressing a problem this week that it’s town manager said can’t be held back much longer.
The town’s dam dates back to 1968 and has served Franklinton well for more than four decades, said Town Manager Larry Carver, however, rain events late last year highlighted needed repairs at the site.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Agents with Sheriff Pat Green’s SCOPE team have their sights set on helping those in the community at their most vulnerable.
Deputies assigned to the Sheriffs Community Oriented Policing Effort unveiled its Citizens Wellness Check program this week.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
By week’s end, sporting events were cancelled and plows were primed for pavement as the area braced itself it against meteorologist predictions of significant snow and freezing rain.
In winter weather briefings sent out late in the week, meteorologist Jeff Orrock was predicting one to five inches of snow in the Central part of the state — including Franklin County.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
County election staff and officials could be a step closer to attaining the elbow room they’ve coveted for years.
The county’s Board of Commissioners is expected to consider awarding an $89,500 contract to Sal Construction Co., to renovate space at the county’s Health and Human Services building to include space for the election’s office.
Six bids were received and Sal, a company out of Cary, was the lowest bidder.
By:
Gary Cunard, Times Publisher
It’s safe to say Franklin County Schools’ Public Information Officer Nathan Moreschi isn’t resting on past success.
Moreschi followed up last year’s North Carolina School Public Relations Blue Ribbon awards with two more this year.
The three-year PIO earned accolades in the newsletter and photography categories at the annual Blue Ribbon ceremony held by NCSPRA in Durham on Jan. 22.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Write
Perry’s School alumni say they are exploring all avenues to open a halfway-house styled community center, but they have yet to pool together significant funds for the project.
The group has petitioned commissioners to change zoning language to allow for the project, but it has yet to be approved.
They have also queried organizations about funding opportunities, said Perry’s School Alumni Association President Tommy Perry, however, the group has yet to receive any money for the project.
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By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
HENDERSON — Residents, civic leaders and public officials heard about the challenges to and opportunities for economic growth during a public forum hosted by this area’s legislators.
Sen. Doug Berger and Reps. Lucy Allen and Michael Wray came together to host the 7th Senatorial District Public Forum at Vance-Granville Community College’s main campus on Thursday.
Louisburg resident Rylee Nowell, 5 years old
Devastation in every sense of the word, and it happened to a deeply poor country. “When I first went there (Haiti) in 1988,” says Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth College president, and a Global Health leader, “I felt like I was walking on the face of the moon.” The entire area had been deforested as a last resort of income production for the people who were so poor that they had to cut down trees and make charcoal to sell. Dr. Kim had never seen, in all his traveling all over the world in his work in Partners in Health, a place as tragic as Haiti.
Louisburg College will host a Haitian relief night Wednesday, Feb. 3, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Holton Gymnasium during the women’s and men’s basketball doubleheader.
All in attendance are asked to wear white, with the goal of having a “white out” in the gym to show support for the Haitian refugees.
Raffles Hair Salon has recently opened in the new Louisburg Plaza at the intersection of U.S. 401 and NC 56 West.
Raffles is a full-service hair salon for the entire family and features eight stations for cutting and styling hair.
The salon is open 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. No appointments are needed.
On Jan. 25, the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners approved 132 applicants for licensure as Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the State of North Carolina.
Among those appointed were David Daniel Bolick of Rolesville and Michael Graham Garner of Youngsville.
Allen, Lindsey, Brianna and Savannah announce the birth of their baby sister, Lily-Grace Ann Patterson. She was born Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, weighed 9 pounds and was 21 1/4 inches long.
The proud parents are Joey and Charlotte Patterson of Louisburg.
Maternal grandparents are Cheryl Karwick of Wilmington and Melvin Karwick of Kenly.
Damon Poole and Miranda Medley of Zebulon are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ashley Brooke Poole, born Dec. 28, 2009, at 12:04 p.m. at Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Cynthia Parrish Smith of Louisburg and W.J. Bryan Medley, Jr. of Rocky Mount.
First it was Grumpy Old Men.
Then it was Grumpier Old Men.
Now it appears it is Grumpiest Old Coots -- And a Few Cootettes! That is, if Cootettes is a word.
We’re referring, of course, to the obviously tense, obstinate and counterproductive attitude of the “loyal opposition” Wednesday night as President Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address to the U.S. Congress.
My veteran editorial page cohort Asher Johnson as well as Times’ ace reporter Carey Johnson have some questions about the goals our county officials developed while in retreat last week.
They may be missing the obvious and most simple explanations. With that in mind, I’ve explained each of the six goals in plain, common sense terms in bold type following each goal that was outlined in the Wednesday edition. Here goes:
GOOD MORNING: If we didn’t awake to a cold wintry mix or worse this (Saturday) morning, we certainly can’t blame the weather forecasters. They did their best — talking it up for more than a week.
They’re also largely responsible for the stampede to area grocery stores for milk, bread and other basic necessities.
RALEIGH – Just months ago, it seemed that just about everyone was trying to jump onto the climate-change bandwagon as it hurtled down the hill like a juggernaut.
Newly elected President Barack Obama and congressional leaders championed a proposed regulatory regime they called “cap and trade.” Hollywood celebrities publicly fretted about their carbon footprints (in between jet flights to beaches and ski chalets).
Voter registration data, coupled with results from the 2010 census data, demonstrates a power shift in North Carolina.
We’ve known for some time that voters were disproportionately choosing to be unaffiliated instead of registering as Republicans or Democrats. Democracy North Carolina reported this week that unaffiliated voter registrations grew 83 percent in the past decade, while Republicans gained 16 percent and Democrats increased by 11 percent. Democrats still have the largest numbers but the influence of both political parties is waning.
Dear Editor,
The current disaster Haiti is experiencing seems almost too much for anyone to have to bear, let alone a group of people who were already suffering. My prayers and my hat are off to them. Not just for surviving, but for how they survive. Conventional thought has proclaimed life cannot be sustained more than 3- 4 days without water, and 5-7 days without food. Haitians are still being rescued 10, 11, even 12 days without access to either!
RALEIGH - Ruth A. Gilbert, 90, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 at her home. The family received friends at the home on Friday, Jan. 29.
WAKE FOREST - Frances Privette Frazier Davis, 90, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Jan. 29, at Rolesville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Randy Bridges and the Rev. J. Marshall Neathery officiating. Burial was held at Harris Chapel Baptist Church cemetery.
Louisburg Elementary
The Louisburg Elementary School Honor Roll for the second nine-week grading period includes:
