By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Franklin County man was sentenced to 24 years in jail for killing his estranged 17-year-old girlfriend and threatening bodily injury to at least two others.
Prosecutors said it was only an apparent suicide attempt that kept Christopher Thomas from spending the rest of his life in prison or facing the death penalty for killing Elvira Hernandez.
Franklin County’s three high schools — Louisburg, Franklinton and Bunn — began fall sports practices Monday in anticipation of the coming season. At Bunn, the football squad has been practicing in the morning to take advantage of the nicer weather. In above photo, Bunn football lineman Aaron Davis shreds his way through a tackling dummy during a practice drill. The Wildcats, coached by Chris Miller, will open their regular season gridiron schedule Aug. 20 against C.B. Aycock.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton Mayor Elic Senter said town officials and staff want to make sure a public hearing on high-speed rail last week is more than a one-night stand.
Franklinton was the last scheduled public hearing regarding the Southeast High Speed Rail’s draft environmental impact study, however, residents and other interested parties have until the end of this month to submit their written comments, either by mail or electronically.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Louisburg teen accused of killing his sister and maiming his mom was deemed incompetent to stand trial.
Superior Court Judge Marvin Blount made the ruling Monday after reviewing a forensic psychologist’s analysis that Joseph Mendez was not competent to stand trial.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Inside a tiny church in Franklin County, Rosanell Eaton stood up, gave thanks to God and joined other church members in song during homecoming service at New Liberty Missionary Baptist Church.
After a presentation moments later by Sen. Doug Berger, Eaton can recite some other meaningful lyrics — the toast given by recipients of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Governor to a resident.
9-month-old Marlee Ann Hunt
Wendy Blackburn, a Louisburg dietitian with Franklin Regional Medical Center, provides local patients and consumers with a lot of eating advice during the year, especially during the summer months. With all of the cookouts, parties and vacations during the summer, it is easy for people to let their diets fall by the wayside.
GOOD MORNING: No rain to speak of, but those low clouds and off and on drizzle Monday and that early morning mist Tuesday combined to make the weather out my way a lot more comfortable compared to the 90-degree plus readings we sweated through last week and have to look forward to today and for the rest of the week.
And, can you believe it? It’s August already!
It would seem to me that if you’re a country that opposes illegal immigration, you would throw parties when immigrants decided to go back across the border.
However, I just came across a story that says instead of birthday cake and pinatas, undocumented immigrants are most likely to be met by an ill-tempered U.S. Customs agent, be detained and even criminally charged.
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I celebrated a birthday this week, one of those milestone anniversaries that officially categorize me.
Nobody wants to dwell on getting older, but this one was hard to ignore. When your oldest child is 41, you’ve got clothes older than your senior pastor, and your mailbox is crammed with offerings for Medicare supplemental coverage, you just might be getting older.
WHITAKERS - Funeral services for May Ola Dunn, 82, who died Friday, July 30, 2010, will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 4) at Faith Tabernacle Holiness Church, with Elder Shirley Battle Lyles officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh cemetery.
HENDERSON —Funeral services for Sarah E. Johnson, 73, who died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, at Haywood Baptist Church, with the Rev. Douglas Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
AHOSKIE - Audrey Lassiter Lewter, 82, died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 4) at Second Baptist Union Church, with Pastor M. Bryon Pierce officiating. Burial will follow in the Lewter family cemetery.
WILSON - Susan Gardner Vick, 81, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 4) at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.
NASHVILLE - Lillian Hendricks Bryant, 87, died Friday, July 30, 2010. Funeral service was Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Rocky Point Missionary Baptist Church, Spring Hope. Burial followed in Meeks Cemetery.
ROCKY MOUNT - Funeral services for Jerline Bennett, 51, who died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, at noon at Social Union Baptist Church in Nashville, with the Rev. Nathaniel Bunn officiating.
LOUISBURG - Loyal Glen Smith, aka Uncle Bugs and Pappa Bunny, 71, of Louisburg died Friday, July 30, 2010, at Franklin Regional Medical Center. A private family service will be held at a later date.
Franklinton police arrested a man, essentially, red handed.
Officers were charging Kevin Lee Gourley, 21, with at least four counts of breaking and entering and larceny after alleging he broke into four downtown businesses.
A general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) began on Aug. 2, and will continue through Aug. 27. During the sign-up period, farmers and ranchers may offer eligible land for CRP’s competitive general sign-up at their county Farm Service Agency (FSA) office.
Army Master Sergeant Sidney Williams was honored during a retirement ceremony held on April 27 at Ft. Meade, Md., in recognition of his 20 years of service to his country.
He was born in Louisburg on May 18, 1972, the son of Betty and Sidney Williams. He graduated from Louisburg High School in 1990 and received his General Studies Associate degree in 1999 from Pikes Peak Community College.
Joey Moore of Franklin County was honored for his achievements at the annual North Carolina 4-H Scholarship and Awards Reception and Partnership Luncheon, held on Wednesday, July 21, at the Jane S. McKimmon Center on the NC State Campus in Raleigh during North Carolina 4-H Congress.
A delegation from Franklin County attended the annual 4-H Electric Congress July 12-14 at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The three-day event was attended by 240 4-H’ers, adult leaders and Cooperative Extension agents from 63 counties.
Franklin County 4-H was represented at the 2010 North Central District 4-H Presentation, bringing home three Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze. 4-H’ers who placed in the Gold and Silver division competed on the state level.
Darlene Steed of Louisburg and Eric Williams of Pittsburgh, Pa., are planning an Aug. 14, 2010 wedding. The bride is the daughter of McKinnie Steed and Virginia Harris of Louisburg.
