It would be difficult to imagine a more picture-perfect Easter weekend than the one we just enjoyed here in Franklin County.
If the weather wasn’t absolutely perfect, finding fault with it would be the meteorological equivalent of nit-picking.
Well, okay, there was one slight problem.
We could have gotten by with a little less of that yellow pine tree pollen.
GOOD MORNING: A picture perfect Easter Holiday weekend weather wise, sunny and warm, even hot Monday and Tuesday afternoons. The weather outlook for this coming weekend does not appear to be all that inviting, however, but cheer up, Spring has definitely sprung.
Within just the past week, the Dogwood trees out my way have burst into bloom and the pollen, — yes, the pollen — that’s another entirely different story. Need I say more? Welcome to Spring, “Ah-Choo!”
Good gravy, we’re all fat.
Well, not everyone, but based on what I’ve been reading the past couple of days, it’s a minor miracle that we’re not all heart attacks waiting to happen.
After reading news stories on Tuesday, I can only imagine all us fatties are waving the white flag.
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When the late Everett Case brought big-time college basketball to North Carolina State in 1946, the relationship between sports and the university changed. Case, a fierce competitor who played to win, constantly pushed the regulatory envelope, resulting in State being put on probation twice for infractions.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Robert Cannady Sr., 91, who died Friday, April 2, 2010, were held Tuesday, April 6, in the Richardson Funeral Home chapel in Louisburg, with burial following in the Concord church cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE - William Robert “Bobby” Richards Jr., 79, died Saturday, April 3, 2010. A funeral service was held Tuesday, April 6, at Harris Chapel Baptist Church, Youngsville. A private family burial will take place at a later date.
FRANKLINTON —Robert M. Green Sr., 63, died Thursday, April 1, 2010. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
LOUISBURG - William H. Wester, 58, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at his home. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 9, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services, with the Rev. Don McGinnis officiating. Interment will follow in Lancaster Memorial Park.
LOUISBURG - Samantha Content Jones, 29, died Monday, April 5, 2010 in Raleigh from injuries received in an automobile accident. A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, April 9, at Elmwood Cemetery by Associate Pastor Roy Weaver and Pastor Ken Jones.
LOUISBURG - Ella Wrenn Bailey, 91, of Louisburg, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2010 with family members by her side.
FRANKLINTON-James Alton “Jimmy” Kelly, age 65, a resident of 275 Garner Road, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Born in Vance County on December 31, 1944, he was the son of the late Wesley Alton Kelly and Ruth Abbott Kelly. He was retired from Saint Gobain Containers, Inc.
GREENVILLE, NC— Franceine Perry Rees died Friday, April 2, 2010. A service of Holy Eucharist in thanksgiving for her life was held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, with interment following in the church columbarium. The family greeted friends following the ceremony in the church parish hall.
The long-awaited book, “The Historic Architecture of Halifax County, North Carolina,” has arrived and the authors and editors will be on hand from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 10 at the Halifax County Library in Halifax to sign copies.
This publication was begun with surveys of the rural landscape of the county in the mid 1980s by the Halifax County Historical Association, Inc. Architectural historian Henry Taves, a Boston native, completed this phase.
Franklinton police arrested a man this past weekend charged with making a false police report.
Zachary Mitchell Poole reported on March 26 that suspects pulled up in two vehicles and one suspect got out and fired at least seven rounds, one hitting him in the ankle.
The 21-year-old was taken to Franklin Regional Medical Center where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg left an opportunity to win its own tournament on the basepaths Monday night .
Taking on a solid Lawrence Academy squad, the host Warriors pounded out 11 hits -- but left 12 runners on base during a 5-2 loss in the championship game of the Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament at historic Frazier Field on the Louisburg College campus.
By:
KELLEN HOLTZMAN, Henderson Dispatch
LOUISBURG -- Kerr-Vance Academy jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings against Bunn last Friday in the first round of the Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament.
But the Wildcats didn’t go down easily, scoring two in the third and rallying for three more in the fifth.
Enter Tyler Bolton.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Thanks to a pair of conference victories, the Bunn Wildcats carried high hopes into last Friday’s opening game at the annual Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament.
But the Wildcats couldn’t sustain the surge as Coach Leonard Allen’s club went 0-3 for the event and closed in last place in the eight-team format.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Offense wasn’t an issue when the Louisburg College Lady Hurricanes hosted long-time rival Spartanburg Methodist College for a key Region X fast-pitch softball doubleheader Friday afternoon.
Louisburg racked up a combined 18 runs in two games -- but the Lady Hurricanes were still only able to come up with one victory.
DOBSON -- Further evidence that parity is the keyword this season in Region X baseball action was on display last weekend on the campus of Surry Community College.
That’s when the Louisburg College Hurricanes, fresh off a strong outing the weekend before against a nationally ranked Pitt CC contingent, split four games with the host Knights.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Much more than tourney advancement was at stake when Warren County tangled with host Louisburg in first-round action last Friday afternoon at the annual Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament.
Because of a scheduling conflict, the meeting was also deemed a Northern Carolina Conference game for a pair of teams with Class 2-A State Playoff aspirations.
RALEIGH -- The Carolina Hurricanes have announced that the team will host the first-ever “Caniac Cookout” on Thursday prior to the team’s final National Hockey League home game of the 2009-10 season.
The lunchtime event will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the South Lawn between the RBC Center and Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh and is part of the Hurricanes’ Fan Appreciation Week festivities.
Patrick Ward, who will be four years old in May, caught his first fish during a recent expedition with his Papa, Bobby Ward. Patrick used a ‘Sponge Bob’ rod and reel to make the catch last weekend.
The Carolina Cardinals 13-Under Baseball Team recently won the Southern Classic NIT event. During the weekend, the Cardinals blasted 10 home runs, including five from Christian Sledge, two from Kiwane Garner and one each from Cooper Bolton, Zack Moore and Dillon Hopkins.
Bunn High School senior pitcher Michael Collins sends an offering to the plate Monday during BHS’ showdown against Northern Vance at the Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Baseball Tournament.
