Exactly one year has passed since our last bout with ineptitude -- the annual Franklin Times predictions for the Atlantic Coast Conference football season.
Lacking rationale, our picks are almost guaranteed to be fraught with failure. So follow them at your own risk.
Still, we’ll keep trying, as we never give up at the FT. At least when it comes to terrible prognostications.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- A familiar bird will help the Bunn Wildcats kick off the 2010 high school football season Friday night.
The C.B. Aycock Falcons, who were Bunn’s first opponent in each of the past two seasons, will head to BHS for this fall’s opener.
BUNN -- The Bunn High School football program will host a Spaghetti Supper on Aug. 23 at the BHS Cafeteria.
Food will be available from 5-8 p.m. for a minimum donation of $5.
Merchandise will also be for sale.
For more information, contact Bunn High School at 496-3975.
Roster members were (in no particular order) Coaches Alan Lockhart, Mike Soles and Mark Bailey and players Alanah Lockhart, Ryan Bailey, Austin Soles, Aidan Gupton, Camden Santos, Joshua Pearce, Collin McLaughlin, Eric ‘Tyler’ Dohnert, Kaleb Benac, Elijah Sikes and Keyonna Kennedy.
Roster members were (in no particular order) coaches Sam Jordan, Mark Harris and Walter Sharron and players Skye Bunting, Rebecca Goswick, Larry Andrews, Kiah Harris, Dalton Rolls, Benjamin Rolls, Landon Amarin, Rolland Brogden, Ward Brogden, Jenna Andrews, Tayshawn Conyers and Trent Horne. (Photo Submitted)
Roster members were (in no particular order) coaches Abigail Basham, Beckie Bishop and Susan Harris; players Caleb Basham, Samantha Bishop, Carly Harris, Braxton Bowers, Alyssa Lambeth, Isabella Lambeth, Kylee Hummel, Russell Hammel Jr., Jaiden Harris, Justin Leatherman and Xavier Royster. (Photo Submitted)
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Jacksonville’s Elih Villanueva tossed a five-inning, rain-shortened no-hitter against the Carolina Mudcats, the Suns’ first in five years as the Suns defeated the Mudcats 1-0 at the Baseball Grounds on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League baseball contest.
ZEBULON - Donald S. Stevens, 84, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
ZEBULON-Robert Alan “Bobby” Beitel, 45, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today (Saturday, Aug. 14) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home.
RALEIGH - Kermit David Carter Sr., 84, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 12, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. Marshall Neathery officiating. Burial followed with Masonic rites at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh.
With back-to-school time just around the corner (and for some, it’s already here!), many people return to a normal sleep schedule.
For most people, nighttime offers the welcome relief of a good night’s sleep. But for others, the bedtime schedule represents a nightly ritual of tossing, turning and a frustrated attempt at rest.
The annual North Carolina Department of Public Instruction ABC report for the 2009-2010 school year has been released and with that has come a favorable result for Franklin County Schools.
In comparison to the 2008-2009 school year, overall composite test scores in 11 of 14 schools that could be measured increased.
The FCS graduation rate rose for the fourth consecutive year. In 2009-2010, 76.5 percent of FCS seniors graduated - a 2.3 percent increase over the year before.
While Supt. Eddie Ingram said he wanted the district to reach 80 percent, he was still pleased to see an improvement.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Commissioners withdrew plans to adopt a yard sale ordinance, deciding to take a more genial approach to cleaning up the town.
At Commissioner Graham Stallings request, staff began looking into a policy to clean up yard sales in town back in June.
Andie Kryak, top, and her dad, Dave, get a closer look at a Sandy Hill Farms horse during the first stop of the 16th annual Franklin County Horse Farm Tour on Friday morning. Dave Kryak said his family was interested in getting horses and figured the tour would provide a good learning opportunity.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Consultants unveiled a preliminary farming development plan that recommends a host of ideas, from improving direct marketing opportunities to becoming a better incubator for new farmers.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County residents will have a chance Monday night to say how commissioners should fund new classroom space for the Early College High School program.
Finance Director Chuck Murray said the most fiscally efficient way is to use bond money voters agreed to use for school improvements back in 2008.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Airport Manager Steve Merritt updated commissioners on two items that equal revenue at the airport.
First, Merritt gave commissioners their first peek at projected tax revenues at the airport — the result of a decision county commissioners made last spring, allowing the airport to recoup ad valorem taxes on aircraft based at the airport and funnel that money back into operations.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
The August meeting of the Franklin County Economic Development Commission was pretty balanced – no really bad news but no really good news either.
Perhaps the best news, although still tentative, was the report from county Economic Development Director Ronnie Goswick that an alternative energy industry is looking at a site in the county -- and could eventually offer as many as 200 new jobs.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
There’s more to college orientation than figuring out the best class schedule.
Sheriff Pat Green and Louisburg College Campus Police Chief Jeffery Linney want to make sure students and faculty also orient themselves to potential dangers on campus.
Louisburg resident Deaveanee Crumpler
Louisburg police arrested a man on drug charges this week.
Dezmon T. Jackson, 18, of 707 Kenmore Avenue was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession with intent to sell cocaine and maintaining a dwelling for the sale of a controlled substance.
If you care about public education in Franklin County, pay attention!
Despite what you may hear from state officials, Franklin County schools have been hammered by the new state budget.
So far, and we may not be done yet, it’s obvious that the county schools have faced cuts of an ADDITIONAL $1,366,000 this year — IN ADDITION to the approximately $1.3 million they were forced to absorb last year.
Okay, I’ll admit that popping a modular building out behind a storage shed and calling it an Early College High School is not the worst decision I’ve seen local government make.
That honor belongs to the decision by Franklin County to buy water for $6 a gallon, sell it for $2 — and try to make up the deficit on volume! (That will always hold the top spot on my list of dumb ideas.)
