Larranda Donnette Spivey recently received a master’s degree in School Administration and Supervision from the University of Phoenix. She began classes in February 2009 and received her degree on Aug. 31, finishing with a GPA of 3.9.
Above, clockwise, Alvin Donaldson, Lois Donaldson, Anna Moss, Stephanie Forbes, Caleb Forbes and Josh Forbes, pose with flower pots that were hand-painted by Anna, Josh and Caleb.
Kenny Harp, center, Gang Prevention Officer for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, with help from members of the Explorers, cleaned and repaired gutters for a project in Franklinton.
By:
Quinton Cooper, Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Water? What do we use it for? We all have different needs for the water that is available to us – from our everyday household uses to washing the car to watering the front lawn or garden. People are always going to have different preferences in the ways they want to utilize their available water.
By:
Aaron Martin, State Executive Director North Carolina USDA Farm Service Agency
How detached have some people become to how food makes it to their supper table?
During a legislative hearing on agriculture issues, a witness, complaining about the “mess” and “smells” associated with farms located near her new home, demanded strict laws that would allow farms to be shutdown. An alert panelist asked, “Ma’am, then where will you get your food?” The lady answered “At the grocery store across the street, of course.”
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects accused of stealing a car and wrecking it shortly thereafter.
According to Dep. Chad Yurich, Robbie Neal reported on Sept. 26 that he stopped at Pete Smith’s on Pete Smith Road to get a drink from the vending machine.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- After a back-and-forth duel the entire way, last Friday’s key Northern Carolina Conference football matchup between Northwest Halifax and Franklinton came down to a simple test of 2-point conversions in overtime.
Franklinton, taking possession first in the extra session, made its 2-pointer on a dive from Reggie Williams following a touchdown.
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg College Lady Hurricanes earned a key Region X victory last Saturday by defeating the University of South Carolina-Lancaster at home.
Freshman Kelly Wolz potted two goals as the Lasy Hurricanes rolled to a 4-1 decision.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Roanoke Rapids’ defense of its Northern Carolina Conference regular season football championship began last Friday night with a heavy dose of offense.
And when that happens, it’s a certainty that Justin Rawles has been a major reason for the Yellow Jackets’ success.
Strange as it may sound, this is one of the most interesting volleyball seasons I’ve covered during my 15 years in Franklin County.
Not because any of the local teams have a shot at a state title. Realistically, that isn’t the case. But then again, you never know.
Louisburg resident Lewis Edgerton brought in this amazing channel catfish during a recent fishing expedition in Franklin County. (Times photo by Carey Johnson)
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Just like its previous game against Oxford Webb two weeks ago, Bunn saved its best for last during a non-league football showdown Friday at Nash Central.
Versus Oxford Webb, the Wildcats collected the final 35 points of the outing en route to a pull-away victory.
LOUISBURG -- For the second consecutive time, the Louisburg College Hurricanes dropped a football game their head coach thought was theirs for the taking.
But just like the setback two weeks ago at Fork Union, the Hurricanes were defeated, this time by a 24-14 margin at Lackawanna College -- a future Northeast Conference rival of Louisburg’s that is located in Scranton, Pa.
RED OAK -- North Carolina Wesleyan College’s football squad earned its first win of the 2010 season last Saturday afternoon, using two interception returns for touchdowns to down LaGrange College by a 35-24 at the Northern Nash Football Complex.
LOUISBURG -- Here are some recent results from The Town of Louisburg Recreation Department’s Fall Ball schedule:
The Bunn Warriors 13-Under Travel Baseball Team recently took part in the Reebok NIT event in Rocky Mount and took first place. Pictured are (back, l to r) Coach Keith Gupton, Nick Sanders, Nick Williams, Coach Kyle Garrison, Trevor Gupton, Spencer Brickhouse, Tyler Dixon, Coach Quinton Sanders and Dylan Sequoia; (front, l to r) Shane Garrison, Bowie Oliver, Josh Boone, Dustin Smith and Tyler Williams.
The Granville Bulls 12-Under Travel Baseball Club won the recent Top Gun Super Saver Tournament in Snow Hill. Pictured are (back, l to r) Coaches Ronald Bennett and Allen Bullock; (middle, l to r) Josh Bullock, Chaney Renn, Jared Bennett, Lane Humphries, Zack Keeton and Damien Taylor; (front, l to r) Michael Bowers, Daniel Wilkerson, Chance Greene and Justin Bullock. Not pictured are Ryan Strickland and Coach Todd Wilkerson.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are last weekend’s North Carolina high school football scores:
ZEBULON - Virginia Lois “Douglas” Johnson, 77, died Sept. 22, 2010. She was a native of Johnston County and was daughter to the late Jim and Rena Medlin Douglas. She was retired from Devil Dog.
ZEBULON - Donald Earl Johnson, 56, died Sept. 23, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Wake County, the son of the late Carl Maynard Johnson and Lacy Mae Privette. He was a processing assistant at the North Carolina Farmer’s Market.
ZEBULON - Lawrence “Mann” Lloyd Creech Sr., 78, died Sept. 21, 2010 at Coventry House. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Clem and Ester Whitley Creech, Jr.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Franklinton man accused of a murder that set off a fireball at a nearby gas station is next slated to appear in court on Oct. 4.
Franklinton Police, with the aid of the state Bureau of Investigation and the Virginia State Police, arrested Rashawn L. Arrington in Southampton County Virginia the evening of Sept. 21 — a day after police allege he shot and killed Jesse Montague Jr.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A man who killed his nephew in a hunting accident was charged this week with possession of a firearm by a felon.
According to investigators, Timothy J. Wynne and his 18-year-old nephew, Jared Wynne, were on a dove hunting expedition on property in the Rocky Ford community on Sept. 6 when the fatal accident occurred.
Farmer’s Foods collected 765 pounds of food on Thursday in what has become an annual “Feed the Folks that Feed the Hungry” campaign. Residents and customers could donate food to the county’s Care & Share, which provides much needed help and assistance for Franklin County residents, and receive some well-cooked chicken wings from the grocery store for their generosity. Above, Paul Farmer, Farmer’s Foods, advertising and marketing director, left, and Wooly the Wing Man took control of the grill during the event.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
For most people, the most terrifying sentence they will ever hear spoken is “you have cancer.”
But a new resource center, due to open next month in Louisburg, is designed to take some of the fear out of that diagnosis and the course of treatment that will follow.
