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By: Times photos by Donna Cunard, Gary Cunard and Jay Lamm
CHOPPER. It wasn’t just fixed-wing aircraft on display at High Flight 2010 as this helicopter flyover proves.
By: Times photos by Donna Cunard, Gary Cunard and Jay Lamm
NAVY FLYBOY. This World War II-vintage fighter plane gave sky watchers a thrill.
Most of us in this country have been paying only half-hearted attention to the drug wars that are rocking our neighbor to the south, Mexico.
But a development over the weekend is worth noting — and should send a shiver of dread down your spine.
The biggest newspaper in Mexico’s most violent city will restrict drug war coverage after the killing of its second journalist in less than two years. In addition, international press representatives are urging the government to make security for journalists a national priority.
GOOD MORNING: It looks like this abnormally warm weather we’ve been enjoying is destined to continue through Saturday with daytime highs ranging into the low 90’s. Sunday looks to be just a bit cooler, however, with a chance of thundershowers.
PETER ALLEN: ONE OF A KIND! It was with a feeling of personal loss that I learned of the death of Louisburg native Peter S. “Pete” Allen on Saturday down on the North Carolina coast where he had made his home for so many years. It could be said that Pete was a master of all trades as evidenced in his obituary in today’s edition of The Franklin Times.
This past boil water advisory apparently burned the hide of some business owners and residents. And, for good reason.
Anytime the supply of something essential to life is threatened, chaos can ensue.
And that’s what many folks were dealing with earlier this week as Franklin County water customers were under a boil water advisory that lasted only one day.
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RALEIGH – If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true.
This good advice doesn’t just apply to business, relationships, and the efficacy of home remedies sold over the Internet. It also applies to politics.
Sweet Pea, a 12-year-old iguana, reads the latest edition of The Franklin Times that lines its cage. Zebulon resident Lucy Medlin owns the 7-pound iguana, which was purchased from an exotic pet show in April 1998, when Sweet Pea was four weeks old.
ZEBULON - Henry Franklin Edgerton, 87, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 22) at Strickland Funeral Home in Wendell, with burial to follow in Bunn Memorial Gardens.
FRANKLINTON - Nell Holmes Cyrus, 93, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 after an extended illness. Graveside services were held Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Fairview Cemetery, Franklinton.
YOUNGSVILLE — Herman Dale Shepard, 57, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. A graveside service was held Sunday, Sept. 19, at Providence Baptist Church cemetery in Holly Ridge.
YOUNGSVILLE —Carson Allen Daughtry, 60, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 at his home. A private graveside service will be held at a later date.
LOUISBURG - Roy Jones, 67, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Arrangements by Richard Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Zebulon.
BUNN - Lessie J. Thomas, 100, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Arrangements by William Toney’s Funeral Home, Zebulon.
BUNN – Michael Leon Wells, 47, of Bunn, died Monday evening at his home.
LOUISBURG - Beanie Leonard “Beanie Bell” Burnette, of Louisburg, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 18, 2010. She was born on December 12, 1919 to Rufus and Dolly Leonard in the White Level community.
LOUISBURG - Agnes Pearce Leonard, 82, of Louisburg, died Monday, September 20, 2010, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Plummer D. Leonard, and her brother, Frank Pearce, Jr. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services, with the Rev. Wayne Ellis officiating. Burial will follow in the Leonard Family Cemetery.
EMERALD ISLE - Peter S. “Pete” Allen, 68, of Emerald Isle died September 18, 2010 at Snug Harbor on Nelson Bay, in Sea Level, NC.
Meri-Ashlen Griffin and Brandon Tyler Wynne were united in marriage on July 24, 2010 during a 5 p.m. candlelight ceremony at Liberty United Church of Christ in Henderson. The double-ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Henry Abbott.
The bride is the daughter of Terri Poole of Youngsville and Alton Griffin of Louisburg. Grandparents of the bride are Buddy and Ann Eddins of Rolesville.
Carolyn Jane Wilkinson and David Lawlor were married on June 19, 2010 in Boulder, Colo. The bride is the daughter of Beth Wilkinson of Youngsville and the late Bill Wilkinson. The groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lawlor of Arlington Heights, Ill. The bride is a science teacher at Shaw Heights Middle School in Westminster, Colo.
Roger L. Franklin and Alma Lee Nelson announce their upcoming marriage on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 at 4 p.m. at 258 Pine Ridge Drive, Franklinton (off Timberlake Road). A reception will follow.
Sabrina Johnson Anderson and Jakob Anderson of Tacoma, Wash., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kinsley Rose Anderson, born Aug. 20, 2010 at Fort Lewis Hospital in Tacoma. She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Dipping below or rising above the dreaded .500 line was at stake when Oxford Webb collided with Franklinton during a non-conference gridiron showdown last Friday at the FHS Football Field.
Both clubs entered the matchup with identical 2-2 records, but Webb departed with more room for optimism after a convincing 37-14 decision over the Red Rams.
DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne piled up the first 19 points of the game and never looked back en route to earning a 33-20 home victory last Friday night against the Louisburg Warriors.
It was the first victory of the season for the Saints, while Louisburg dropped to 1-3 overall heading into next week’s Northern Carolina Conference opener at home against Roanoke Rapids.
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