The Royal Elementary School honor roll for the third nine-week grading period has been announced and includes:
YOUNGSVILLE —Charles Hocutt, 61, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Arrangements by William Toney’s Funeral Home, Zebulon.
ZEBULON - Rosa Inez Pearce, 96, (Pearces community), died Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Funeral service was Friday at Pearces Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
CARY - Lena B. Williams, 83, died Sunday, April 18, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 26, at noon at Olive Branch Baptist Church in Wake Forest. Burial will follow in the Wake Forest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon Monday at the church.
On Saturday, May 1, the Concert and Symphonic Bands of Louisburg High School will present the traditional “downtown concert” on the courthouse steps in Louisburg. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. and will last for approximately 40 minutes. Louisburg Mayor Karl Pernell will offer a proclamation of “Band Day” in Louisburg and will recognize the band’s involvement and contribution to life in the community. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved to the Louisburg High School Auditorium on Allen Lane.
Last Sunday was a churchwide special Sunday of The United Methodist Church. We observe Native American Sunday for many different reasons.
On April 18, Native American Ministries Sunday recognized and supported the contributions of Native Americans to the church and society. The observance, approved by the 1988 General Conference, includes one of six special churchwide Sunday offerings.
Visitors to the Person Place historic home in Louisburg Tuesday evening were treated to an evening of historic stories and tall tales presented by veteran school teacher and history buff Joe Pearce. The event was sponsored by the Person Place Preservation Society and the Franklin County Arts Council as a way to breathe new life into the home, parts of which date to the 18th Century during the formative period of Louisburg and Franklin County.
The Franklinton Elementary School honor roll for the third nine-week grading period includes:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Thanks to a battered helmet, Will Jones’ Iron Man legacy at Franklinton grew with every football game last fall.
As the season progressed, Jones helmet began to chip, mainly from collisions with opponents. And considering the fact that Jones played just about every down -- on both offense and defense -- there were plenty of opportunities for the paint job to wear off.
Pictured (Above): CHOWAN BOUND. Franklinton High School football standout Will Jones signs a letter-of-intent to continue his career at Chowan University. Also pictured are (back, l to r) FHS Athletic Director Deran Coe, FHS football coach Clark Harrell and FHS Principal Charles Fuller; (front, l to r) Daniel Williford (stepfather) and Jane Jones (mother).
BUNN -- Bunn’s Wildcats and Ladycats wrapped up Northern Carolina Conference regular season track and field titles with home victories Tuesday against Louisburg.
In boys action, BHS was a 111-26 winner, while the girls 98-37 victors. Both Bunn squads are now 10-0 on the campaign.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Bunn’s freshman-dominated girls soccer team continues to show improvement -- though two hurdles remain in the Ladycats’ eventual quest to be a top contender in the Northern Carolina Conference.
Take away perennial powerhouses Roanoke Rapids and Franklinton, and the Ladycats have yet to lose this season in NCC action.
Dates have been finalized for the upcoming Dixie Youth District and State Baseball and Softball Tournaments this summer.
On a local baseball level, the District 10 Coach-Pitch Tourney will begin June 18 and will be held June 18 at Luddy Park in Youngsville. One week later, Bunn will host the Minor League event starting June 25 at Bunn Elementary School.
The Major League Tournament is scheduled for July 2 in Louisburg.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg Warriors experienced a seamless transitions on two fronts during the 2009-10 prep wrestling campaign.
Competing with a first-year coach in a higher-classification league, the Warriors still had little difficulty in winning the Northern Carolina Conference team championship.
High School Baseball
TUESDAY
Northwest Halifax at Franklinton (2) 4:30 p.m.
Bunn at Roanoke Rapids 7 p.m.
BUNN -- The Bunn Wildcats will open their 2010 varsity football schedule with back-to-back home games against C.B. Aycock and Southern Nash.
BHS’ first contest will be Aug. 20 versus Aycock and will be followed one week later by a showdown against backyard rival Southern Nash -- a club that reached the semifinals of the Class 3-AA State Playoffs last season.
ZEBULON -- Tennessee right fielder Brandon Guyer threw out Michael Griffin with the would-be tying run in the last of the ninth inning to preserve a 6-5 Smokies victory over the Carolina Mudcats Tuesday afternoon at Five County Stadium in a Class AA Southern League baseball showdown.
The Youngsville 7-8 Select Team is currently competing against some of the area’s top baseball teams. Youngsville currently has a 5-3-1 record this spring and will play through May 2. Roster members are (back, l to r) Coaches Jeff Wertz, Phil Brown, Jamie White and Jamie Faulkner; (middle, l to r) Kevin Wooten, Blake Bowling, Spencer Faulkner, Parker Coats, Austin Tugwell, Garrett Panciera and Corey Martin; (front, l to r) Trey Brown, Carson White, Christian DiLorenzo and Stephen Wertz.
United Country Real Estate, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., announced at its national convention in February that United Country – Raynor & Associates Realty, owned by Rickey and Betty Raynor and located in Louisburg, has earned United Country’s Diamond Award based on gross commissions for 2009.
As Mother Nature begins to shake off the dregs of winter and the annual reawakening begins, it’s both the best of times and the worst of times.
The best is obvious. The weather is gorgeous, the trees and flowers are beginning to exhibit their natural splendor and there are a countless multitude of reasons to simply be outside to enjoy all that nature has to offer.
GOOD MORNING: These up-down, up-down Yo-Yo temperatures we’ve been experiencing of late continued to dominate the local weather this week.
While I’ve seen it quite a bit cooler this time of the year on occasion, with frost as late as May, the mercury dipped to 40 degrees at the house Monday morning. And it was almost as cool Tuesday morning with the possibility of some rain overnight. More rain possibly today (Wednesday) with partly cloudy and warmer weather expected by Thursday.
elling people what to do with their property is always one of the toughest things a governing board is faced with.
Right behind that is telling someone what their neighbor can do with their property.
Both of those issues were on full display Monday night during the county’s Board of Commissioner’s meeting.
Robert and Virginia Sykes bought a piece of property almost eight years ago which has a unique history in Franklin County.
Last Week’s Poll
Worthy successor?
How do you feel about Lucy Allen’s proposed successor to the District 49 House seat, John May?
The angry rhetoric, excessive volume and highly partisan approach make the tea much too strong for our taste, but the current Tea Party movement does have a flavor worth considering: the erosion of state and personal rights.
LOUISBURG - Georgie Ray Baker, 68, died Saturday, April 17, 2010. A funeral service was held Tuesday, April 20, at New Hope Worship Center, 7428 Pearces Road, Louisburg, with the Rev. Joe Ferguson officiating. Burial followed at Bethlehem Baptist Church cemetery, Youngsville.
