CASTALIA - Lauvenia Shearin Richardson, 68, died Friday, December 25, 2009. Funeral services will be today (Wednesday, December 30, 2009) at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with the Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating.
ENFIELD - William “Sug” Booth, 51, died Friday, December 25, 2009. Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 31, at Faith Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Rev. Tony Richardson officiating.
RALEIGH - Joseph Perry, Sr., 86, died Thursday, December 24, 2009. Funeral services will be today (Wednesday, Dec. 30) at 1 p.m. at the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Lewis family cemetery.
RALEIGH - Elizabeth Hamilton Dickerson Fuller died Thursday, December 24, 2009 at home.
RAEFORD - Mrs. Mary Speed Cameron of 904 Magnolia Street in Raeford, NC, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 in her home at the age of 90.
ZEBULON - Elizabeth Carlyle Kearney Wilkins, 28, of 8627 Hwy. 39 South, died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at her home. Elizabeth was born April 2, 1981 in Wake County to Eric Wade Kearney and Dwanna Joy Carlyle Bullock.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who assaulted and robbed a Wake Forest man.
According to a report by Dep. Doug Murphy, Brandon Henderson, 27, of Elf Court, told authorities he was leaving 109 Deer Run off Sid Eaves Road when he was approached by two people at about 2:35 a.m. on Monday.
Henderson told investigators that the suspects grabbed him and threw him to the ground.
Volunteer Gina Clark shows off her dinner-boxing skills at the annual Community Christmas Dinner at the Murphy House Restaurant in Louisburg held on Christmas Day. A group of volunteers joined forces with the restaurant to provide dinners to the needy, a tradition that has been going on for more than three decades.
The Franklin Sharp Shooters — the county’s first and only 4-H shooting sports club — was chartered this past April. The primary goal of 4-H shooting sports is youth development, with parental involvement. Eight of the clubs youngsters participated Oct. 10 in the 2009 N.C. 4-H Target Shooting Sports tournament, which took place at the Millstone 4-H camp located in Elerbe.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON -- Franklinton closed out its pre-Christmas wrestling schedule with a matinee appearance Wednesday at the annual Raider Duals at Southern Vance High School.
The event was supposed to be held last Saturday, but was pushed back a few days because of the threat of inclement weather.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- With holiday tournaments now completed -- or about to be completed -- Franklin County’s high school winter sports teams will now focusing on resuming their respective seasons in early January.
Bunn’s wrestling squad will be the first to get back into action, as the Wildcats will participate in the annual Knightdale Duals Tournament on Jan. 1-2 in Wake County.
A few thoughts as we get ready to head into a New Year -- and a new decade:
• No matter what I usually say about him, this I believe about Carey Johnson:
The man has a heart of a champion, and a true, determined will to succeed.
In the early stages of our College Football Bowl Picks Contest, Johnson fell behind 2-0. In this year’s format, we had 16 different games, so Johnson needed a quick counter to get back into the race for the beloved stapler, ‘Old Ironsides’.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High School, coached by Erica Wammock will begin its 2010 fast-pitch softball ledger on May 8 with a home game against the Webb Lady Warriors.
First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the LHS Softball Field.
LHS’ complete worksheet is as follows (home games are listed in CAPS):
Hunter Holliman (bottom) has been effective this season for the Franklinton High School wrestling squad, coached by first-year mentor Billy Jackson.
Franklinton High School’s Mecca Hicks and the rest of the Lady Rams will play again Jan. 5 at home against North Johnston.
HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Roosevelt “June” Richardson Jr., 65, who died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, at Pine Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Isadora McMillian, 94, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Macedonia New Life Church. Interment followed in Carolina Biblical Gardens.
RALEIGH - Thomas Alvin Harmon Jr., 82, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. Funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 22, in the Mitchell Funeral Home chapel. Interment followed at Montlawn Cemetery.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners held the first of two public hearings that could provide a potential Franklin County company with even more incentives to locate here.
On Nov. 16, the county’s governing board agreed to match a $250,000 One North Carolina Fund grant to lure Palziv’s North American headquarters into the HON building on N.C. 56 just outside of Louisburg.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
A new council member was sworn in, a new business approved and a new truck purchased during Monday night’s Louisburg Town Council meeting, the last of 2009.
Fred Hight Jr. was sworn in to a seat on the council some 32 years after he took his first oath of office for a seat on the council.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County’s Early College High School doesn’t begin until Jan. 21, but its principal, Jim Harris, gave students, and parents, for that matter, their first challenge on Monday.
Harris challenged students to take advantage of the ground-breaking program and challenged parents to provide necessary support to see their children earn their diplomas and two years of college courses through the five-year program.
Franklin County indirectly got a little good news just before the Christmas holiday, although just how good the news actually will be remains to be determined.
When the state Department of Transportation opened bids for four-laning 3.695 miles of U.S. 401 from the Neuse River north to almost Rolesville, they got a pleasant surprise.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
During its most recent meeting, the county’s Tourism Development Authority committed itself to improving a website designed to lure visitors to Franklin County.
The committee’s website, www.visitfranklincountync.com, remains outdated and due to the contract under which it was created, authority members have limited ability to update it themselves.
Louisburg resident Jalissa Southerland
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Contributed by the United Way of Franklin County
When it comes to getting the numbers right, Debra Poleo has been someone to count on.
The Louisburg accountant was recognized last week during the December board meeting for four years of volunteer service to the United Way of Franklin County as a board member and treasurer, seeing the agency through several executive director changes and helping manage the organization through an historic economic time that has challenged all non-profit agencies.
