By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- On the first play of the game, Bunn senior quarterback Andre Davis appeared to be stopped behind the line of scrimmage -- only to escape on his way to a 68-yard gain.
The fun, however, was only beginning for Davis and his Wildcats’ teammates.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
YOUNGSVILLE -- For the first time in the school’s 13-year history, the Cedar Creek Jaguars have won the MAC-9 Football Championship.
In their final regular season game earlier this month, the Jaguars defeated Hawley by a 29-14 margin to secure the crown.
Cedar Creek closed at 7-1 overall, which was good enough for a tie for the top spot with Henderson Middle School.
Die-hard football fans in Bunn don’t take kindly to losing.
Especially in lopsided fashion.
Especially against a backyard rival.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are last Friday’s scores and this Friday’s schedule in the NCHSAA State Football Playoffs:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Jeremy Atkinson’s double-double sparked the Louisburg College Hurricanes to a victory last Saturday in their Region X Division II opener.
Atkinson, a sophomore from Wilson Fike, poured in 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Hurricanes soared to an 87-61 decision against Catawba Valley.
ROCKY MOUNT -- Bunn High School graduates Kimani Yarborough and Ric Yarbrough were sharp on the hardwood last weekend for the North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops at their annual Roger Taylor Invitational men’s basketball tournament.
ZEBULON -- Once again, the Carolina Mudcats are offering the perfect stocking stuffer -- ‘‘Muddy’s Unreal Deal.’’
For $35, you can purchase a booklet with coupons for 13 $10 tickets for the 2011 season.
Nine tickets are for Sunday-Thursday games, while the other four are for any home contest at Five County Stadium.
On the first play of the game, Bunn’s Andre Davis (with ball) set the tone by escaping for a long run during the Wildcats’ victory against Kinston.
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November 22, 2010
The state Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit and run on Monday that killed a four-year old girl.
LOUISBURG - Mary E. Yarborough, 79, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 19, at First Baptist Church in Louisburg. Burial followed in the Mary Helen Jones cemetery in Louisburg.
On Sunday, Nov. 14, New Life Church had a special service at 10 a.m. honoring seven different law enforcement agencies. New Life Pastor Ron Brisson explained, “Prior to Thanksgiving we’ve been thinking about the many blessings we have and how we’re prone to take them for granted. So we decided to set aside a day to honor and recognize some of the people who make our community a better and safer place.”
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton officials sent out a more than $61,000 water bill on Monday that county officials have no intention of paying.
Both the town and county remain embroiled in a dispute about the validity of a 40-year water contract.
County officials and staff say the town’s decision to cut them off during a drought in September rendered the contract void.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
One of the county’s largest employers was fined this month, nearly a year after spilling more than 1,600 pounds of phosphoric acid.
According to the county’s Public Utilities Office, Novozymes was responsible for spilling 1,675.51 pounds of 70 percent phosphoric acid into an aeration basin at the company’s Perry Chapel Road location.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Unofficial tallies have Renee Ellmers winning the 2nd Congressional District, beating out incumbent Bob Etheridge, who conceded on Friday.
“I congratulate Mrs. Ellmers,” Etheridge said in a statement Friday afternoon, “and I wish her well...”
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies were part of a manhunt that captured one of the two suspects in a Roanoke Rapids police shooting this past week.
Authorities arrested Renee Michelle Phillips on Thursday after Roanoke Rapids authorities called in help from a number of surrounding agencies, including the Franklin County Sheriff Office, to set up roadblocks and close in on Phillips and Michael Eugene Edgerton — the couple that police allege shot Officer John Taylor.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A long-time advocate for Bunn and current commissioner passed away on Friday.
Carolyn Files was 76.
Files moved to Bunn from Florida in the late 1960s, quickly immersing herself in town activities, said Mayor Marsha Strawbridge.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Something was cooking at the Murphy House restaurant location this week.
Lot owner Johnny Sledge had surveyors at the site in an attempt to assess the location and figure out what to do with the site.
On Friday, Sledge said options remain wide open, including a return to an eatery or a new Sheetz location.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Residents, town officials and staff behind a multitude of community events have agreed to unite in their efforts to improve Franklinton.
OneFranklinton brings all of the town’s community volunteers under one roof, streamlining efforts to host events and take on projects to improve the town.
Bunn resident Tyler Brandenburg
I have been blessed to be able to attend the concert series at Louisburg College for such a long time. Since I came to the college as a student, way back in 1963, I have had the opportunity to attend the most interesting, relaxing, cultural and educational concerts you can ever imagine.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Don’t look now but Turkey Day is almost upon us!
In just a few days — earlier in some homes where cooks prepare food well in advance — ovens will be heated up, cooktops filled with pots and pans and everyone will be eagerly awaiting the fun, food and fellowship which comes with one of this country’s favorite holidays, Thanksgiving.
GOOD MORNING: The weekend weather outlook: Sunny and mild with daytime highs in the mid to upper 60’s and overnight lows in the 40’s.
Tuesday night (the wee hours of Wednesday morning actually) was a horse of a different color, however. My little weather alert radio sounded off shortly after midnight Tuesday and for the next hour it was one severe weather watch/warning after another.
Oh, please, give me a break. Better yet, give all us Americans a break.
Just when we thought it might be safe to actually watch something on live television again now that those infernal, relentless, misleading and sometimes downright false political advertising commercials were gone, we’re hit with something new.
RALEIGH – The classic spy show “Mission: Impossible” was exciting, excellent – and misnamed.
At the beginning of each episode, the Jim Phelps character played by Peter Graves would receive a recording that laid out a seemingly impossible mission. After the tape famously self-destructed within five seconds, Phelps and his team would then show that the mission wasn’t impossible at all. Just really challenging.
