By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Bragging rights and playoff seeding -- and in Louisburg’s case, playoff existence -- were at stake last Friday when Bunn traveled to LHS to renew one of the area’s fiercest football rivalries.
Louisburg, playing with desperation and intensity, roared ahead early, but Bunn showed its savvy down the stretch to earn a 44-28 decision over the Warriors in a Northern Carolina Conference showdown at Patterson Field on the LHS campus.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Turning off Franklinton’s spigot is expected to save Franklin County money.
And unless they are compelled to do otherwise, those savings are expected to continue.
The town and county have been locked in a contract dispute since the end of September when, in the interest of conserving water, Franklinton staff shut down its supply of water to the county.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
School construction work authorized by the 2007 bond issue is just about completed — with the exception of the new Franklinton High School, which is on schedule — according to Franklin County Schools Superintendant Eddie Ingram.
Ingram told the school board Monday night that he is “truly amazed” at the new Franklinton High, adding that he gained a new appreciation from the facility as he recently walked the halls which are still littered with construction debris.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Thanks to a chance, early-morning visit from her milkman, Jean Strickland Hall was able to make a long-awaited return last Friday night to the Franklinton High School Football Field.
Hall was a cheerleader for the 1958 FHS Red Rockets — the first team ever to play at the then-new field.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County elections staff don’t expect much change in the final numbers when they certify the Nov. 2 election this coming Friday.
If that holds true for nine other counties expected to conduct a recount, seven-term Congressman Bob Etheridge would be out of Washington.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Through October, Franklin County has recorded 450 foreclosure filings, already besting some of the highest numbers this decade.
However, a projection of 516 total filings by the end of the year is less than earlier projections and much less than the peaks of 2007 and 2008 when the numbers were over 600.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
“An amazing way to spend each day,” is how Dr. Linda Weidler describes what will soon be a 25-year-career providing chiropractic care through Louisburg Chiropractic Center.
A self-described small town girl who grew up in Iowa, Dr. Weidler said she liked the idea of moving to a small town and providing a service that was needed back in the 1980s when she and then-husband and fellow chiropractor Dr. Cecil Walker formed Louisburg Chiropractic Center and opened Nov. 12, 1985 in downtown Louisburg.
By:
The United Way Of Franklin County
There really is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide when the Franklin County Detention Center officers are coming to get you and the High Sheriff is cooking up your chow.
The 2nd annual United Way of Franklin County Jail-A-Thon is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 17, and is sure to be a repeat of a fun-filled day that raises money for local UWFC agency grants and for community policing programs through the Sheriff’s Office.
Franklinton HS alum Bill Ragland
Most of us who’ve taken a history class know something about the Battle of Iwo Jima (or at least seen the Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of soldiers raising the American flag on Japanese soil). Most have seen the images of American planes dropping bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And most have witnessed the footage of countless brave soldiers storming the shores of Normandy on what came to be known as “D-Day.” These events took place from 1944 to 1945, near the end of America’s involvement in World War II.
“It is American Diabetes Month, and this is a wonderful time to remind people that taking control and managing diabetes is very possible,” said Julie Kephart, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at Franklin Regional Medical Center.
For the millions of children and adults living with diabetes in the United States, life is lived in pursuit of balance.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Anyone know a family counselor who would like to widen their practice a little?
Well, okay, maybe a lot!
Although a current dispute can be considered all in the family — and where a family counselor might be of assistance — it seems destined to be ignored until it gets worse and that generally means it’s going to end up in a courtroom.
GOOD MORNING: While it may not have made much noise, fall fell big time Sunday morning and to make sure we were aware of it, ol’ Mother Nature gave us another dose Monday morning.
Temperatures plunged into the upper 20’s out my way just east of town early Sunday morning and dropped below freezing briefly again Monday morning. And when it comes to a freezing frost, we’ve definitely had it.
Huh?
It seems that a study conducted by biostatisticians in Ohio suggests there is a link between teens who text a lot and have sex a lot.
And there’s also a link between what the survey is calling hyper-texters — teens who text 120 times a day or more — and their involvement in other questionable behavior.
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RALEIGH – Because there hasn’t been a GOP legislature in North Carolina since the 1800s, the new Republican majorities have no shortage of initiatives to pursue in the 2011 legislative session.
In the past, most bills introduced by Republicans were either voted down by Democratic majorities or blocked from consideration by Democratic leaders.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Teresa Wiggins, 92, who died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, will be held 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 10) at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg, with the Rev. Emma Solomon officiating. Burial will follow in the Nelson Chapel Church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON —Funeral services for Carl Hilliard, 85, who died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 10) at Mitchiner’s Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Melvin Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG – Margaret Collins Osborne, 71, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 10) at Red Bud Baptist Church in Castalia. Burial will follow in the Allen family cemetery.
SPRING HOPE - Clyde Stanton (Tom) Hayes, 91, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 10) in the chapel of Spring Hope Funeral Home, with the Rev. W.L. Winstead officiating.
ZEBULON - Raymond Thomas Williams, 76, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. Funeral service was Monday, Nov. 8, at Massey Funeral Home, Zebulon.
WAKE FOREST - Roy Washington Wheeler, 85, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A graveside service was held Tuesday, Nov. 9, at Wake Forest Cemetery, with the Rev. Jeff Chappell officiating.
RALEIGH - William Henry Ward, 78, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. A service celebrating his life will be held at Davie Street Presbyterian Church on Thursday, Nov. 11. Viewing and family greeting will be held at 11 a.m. and the service will be at noon.
CARY – Sterling Dorsey, 50, of 105 Ralph Dr., died Sunday night. He was a member of Capital Community Church and a mechanic in the HVAC industry. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lizzie Mae Dorsey.
