WARRENTON -- Louisburg excelled on both sides of the ball en route to posting a 42-6 road football victory last Friday at Warren County in a Northern Carolina Conference event.
The NCC decision was the first of the year for the Warriors, who are now 2-7 to go with a 1-3 league mark. Warren County remained winless at 0-9 and 0-5.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Before the game, Louisburg College football coach John Sala stressed that his club would probably have to play flawlessly in order to be competitive against always-tough Georgia Military College -- which is always one of the toughest teams on the Hurricanes’ gridiron schedule.
MARYVILLE, TENN. -- North Carolina Wesleyan College’s football team bounced back from last week’s disappointing league loss to CNU with a 34-16 USA South road victory at Maryville College last Saturday, ruining the Scots’ 2010 Homecoming.
The win leaves the Blue & Gold with a 4-3 overall record and 3-1 mark in conference action.
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton High School will kick off its 2010-11 basketball schedule with four straight road games -- beginning with a trip Nov. 23 to meet Durham School of the Arts at the historic DSA Gymnasium.
FHS’ first home matchup will be Dec. 10 against the Southern Nash Firebirds.
Franklinton’s hardwood slate for the upcoming season is as follows (home games are listed in CAPS):
Bunn High School senior running back Quinton Cannady (with ball) finds a hole to run through for the Wildcats during their home Northern Carolina Conference gridiron victory last Friday night against the Franklinton Red Rams.
Bunn High School senior Melanie Davis (center) is about to be crowned as the Homecoming Queen during last Friday’s ceremony at halftime of the Bunn-Franklinton football game. Davis was escorted by Elijah Batkoski. For more on Bunn’s Homecoming, see this coming Saturday’s edition of The Franklin Times.
Cooperative Extension Agent Martha Mobley, left, and Cook Shack catering proprietor Austin Murray, present United Way of Franklin County Executive Director Kathy Harrelson with a check for $2,239.02 — the proceeds from the Oct. 8 Local Food Roast. Murray was also on his way to Bunn High School to present that school’s Future Farmer’s of America group with a check for $500.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Proponents for an area slaughter house/regional farmer’s market will host an interest meeting this coming Tuesday.
The Cooperative Extension Office secured a grant so that Peter Appleton and Phil Hamilton of Mt. Olive College could peform a feasibility study on the need for such a facility.
LOUISBURG – Daniel “Danny” Lane Finch, 58, died Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 19, 2010. Funeral service was Friday, Oct. 22, in the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home. Burial followed at Lancaster Memorial Park.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The war of words over water between Franklinton and Franklin County continues.
In a letter dated Oct. 5, county staff notified town officials that shutting off its water supply last month put the town in breach of its 40-year contract.
In a response dated Oct. 18, Franklinton Mayor Elic Senter said the county was mistaken.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Carolyn Estes had every reason to prefer to fade into the background.
She suffers from social anxiety.
And her life story is the stuff of Lifetime movies:
• Estes’ father shot her mother to death;
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
State, local and federal candidates got one more chance to present their platforms to the public before the Nov. 2 election.
The Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate’s forum Tuesday night — drawing candidates in races ranging from the county commission to the state Senate and Congress.
And representatives for candidates in the U.S. Senate race were also on hand.
The Murphy House recalled nearly 5,000 pounds of ready-to-eat pork barbecue products that may be contaminated with salmonella.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the decision on Wednesday.
The recall includes 4,920 pounds of pork packaged as such:
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The United Way’s 2010-11 campaign got off with a fantabulous start, officials said.
That’s because businesses, educators and others in the community got together for the organization’s campaign kickoff spelling bee — testing their wits in competition, spelling words much more difficult than fantabulous.
Overall, 19 teams competed at Louisburg Elementary School on Thursday night, raising an unofficial tally of $4,000.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton police arrested two more people connected with helping an alleged murderer flee from justice.
Investigators arrested Jessica Arrington, 22, of 15 Whitaker Street, on Wednesday; and they arrested Stephen Hawkins, 25, of 15 Mill Street on Thursday, charging them both with accessory after the fact.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
During a lecture series Tuesday night, Washington Post Supreme Court correspondent shared a familiar finding — not many residents can name all nine justices.
And even though he was on Louisburg College’s campus, he didn’t threaten anyone with a pop quiz.
However, he did say the land’s highest court will be in for a number of tests in the coming years.
Louisburg College student Ariel Phelps
Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink!
We’re not to that point, but water is again becoming a major news topic worldwide — and right here in Franklin County as well.
This week, the cover story in Newsweek magazine is about water as a commodity and it raises some interesting, and a few troubling, questions about who should own, control and set the price for water.
Once again North Carolina got the shaft.
The long-awaited Tiger II grant recipients have been announced and all North Carolina got was the proverbial tee-shirt.
Not literally. Asheville and Lexington each got a couple of silly planning grants but not a dime for infrastructure came to the entire state.
GOOD MORNING: Sunny and mild today. Partly cloudy and continued mild Sunday with a slight chance of rain early next week.
OVERSIGHT OR SNUB? Questions are being asked about the rather conspicuous absence of any elected Louisburg officials at recent ceremonies marking the award of a $1.7 million federal grant to be used in conjunction with state funds to build an access road from U.S. 401 to the Triangle North Franklin Business Park, adjacent to the county airport.
Dear Editor:
In Monday night’s (Oct. 18, 2010) Town Council meeting, the mayor stated he would not apologize for the clearing of greenery in the older sections of Oakwood Cemetery because to do so would mean he was not supporting the town’s employees.
Dear Editor:
I would like to thank council members Emma Ruth Stewart, Mary Green Johnson and Boyd Sturges for the manner in which they responded during the Oct. 18 Town Council meeting to the group of citizens concerned with the removal of trees and shrubs at Oakwood Cemetery. They were sensitive to the feelings of the group and made suggestions of actions that can be taken to address the problem.
Franklin Regional Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of national accreditation in both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
“It is an honor to provide radiology services to Louisburg and the Franklin County community,” said Diane Gibbs, director of radiology at Franklin Regional.
WAKE FOREST - Joseph Jenkins “Joe” Wall, 84, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Britthaven of Louisburg. A graveside service was held Thursday, Oct. 21, at Rolesville Baptist Church cemetery.
