By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- In the estimation of some area spike observers, Louisburg High School could field two varsity teams with its array of options.
For LHS head coach Erica Wammock, finding playing time for everybody on her roster will be a huge chore as the Lady Warriors look to be in the mix for a Northern Carolina Conference Championship.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- When Chris Miller became Bunn’s head football coach before last season, he implemented a spread offense designed to utilize some of the school’s quick, high-level athletes.
Miller has plenty of them to choose from this year, as the Wildcats hope to improve on last year’s 9-4 mark, which included a trip to the second round of the Class 2-AA State Playoffs.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- It’s a testament to Bunn’s overall volleyball program that the Ladycats -- despite losing seven seniors -- are once again expected to be in the hunt for Northern Carolina Conference spike supremacy this fall.
That’s saying something, as the Ladycats, coached by veteran mentor Henry Jones, will be without a slew of talent from its 2009 contingent.
MARYVILLE, TENN. -- The USA South Athletic Conference released its 2010 Preseason Coaches Poll on Tuesday morning at the league’s annual Football Media Day hosted by Maryville College.
The Battling Bishops, under the direction of third-year head coach Mark Henninger, were picked to defend their 2009 league title, the program’s second in the past three seasons.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WILSON -- Franklinton will be the lone Franklin County participant at the The Brittany For the Boys VI Soccer Tournament.
The event will be held Aug. 27-28 at Gillette Park in Wilson. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Franklinton, under new coach Jordan Germano, will play on the first night of competition.
The Franklin County Parks and Recreation Department hosted a golf clinic from July 27-29 and a Putt, Drive and Chip Competition on July 15 at Bull Creek Golf and Country Club in Louisburg. Pictured (Above), Putt, Drive and Chip overall winners were (back, l to r) Bull Creek Golf Pro Bryan Marshburn and Abigail Dorsey; (front, l to r) David Sperling, Nathan Sperling, Titus Dorsey, Levi Dorsey and Heath Mann.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLA. -- Franklinton’s Taylor Ritchie headed to the Sunshine State last week to help prepare herself for the upcoming prep volleyball campaign.
Ritchie, a rising junior at FHS, competed in the annual University of North Florida Summer Spike Beach Volleyball Tournament last weekend.
ZEBULON -- Jake Kahaulelio had three hits, while Luis Terrero and Chris Denove drove in two runs apiece to lead the Carolina Mudcats to an 8-5 win over the Jacksonville Suns in the finale of a five-game series on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium in a Class AA Southern League baseball showdown.
Carolina (18-18) scored the first in the first inning against former Florida Marlin, Andrew Miller (L 1-6).
Head coach Chris Miller speaks with his Bunn High School football players during a workout session Tuesday morning on the BHS campus.
After two solid seasons on the JV level, junior Lucy Moss will be one of the varsity setters this fall for the Bunn High School volleyball squad.
Franklin County Sheriff Pat Green recently attended the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association 88th Annual Training Conference in Brunswick County with other sheriffs and law enforcement professionals from across the state.
“Our annual training conference allows North Carolina’s sheriffs to discuss their experiences and learn from each other, as well as bring ourselves up-to-date on important law enforcement developments,” Green said.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A committee tasked with finding space for the school system’s Early College High School program is expected to recommend that commissioners put students in mobile units.
County Commission Chair Penny McGhee appointed the committee in June and the group, which includes its chair, Commissioner Don Lancaster, Commissioners Shane Mitchell and Sidney Dunston, as well as county and school system and Vance-Granville Community College staffs, have met twice in public meetings.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — A proposed high-speed rail from the northeast to Raleigh won’t stop in Franklin County, but on Thursday night, an intense crowd hoped their comments would give planners pause.
Franklinton was the last stop on the Southeast High Speed Rail public hearing circuit, giving residents an opportunity to query engineers about the plan, as well as express concerns or issues in written and oral form.
Andrew Reyes Chavez, left, highlights a clay doll made in the “likeness” of his art teacher, Tammy Petrosillo, center, during the conclusion of a two-week art camp on Thursday as fellow artist, Haley Brandli, right, looks on. The Franklin County Parks and Recreation Department sponsored the camp for 25 children between the ages of five and 14 at Terrell Lane Middle School.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — When Sgt. Wade Bulloch stopped a man for driving erratically, the suspect told authorities they should know him.
Indeed they do.
The driver, Brandon Teasley, was arrested in February on charges of going armed to the terror of the public after police allege he fired a high-powered assault rifle at a group of people.
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Staff Reports / POLICE BRIEFS
Franklinton police are investigating an aggravated assault.
According to a report by Officer S. Zuniga, he responded to 405 Bullock Street the evening of July 23, finding Harley Hughes, 17, suffering from multiple lacerations and a stab wound to the midsection.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Town commissioners agreed to buy a building, a move that will take their grounds and utility equipment out of a dilapidated structure and its staff out of a cramped Town Hall.
The decision to expend $120,000 on the 4,400 square-foot-building behind Arnold’s gas station was made Tuesday during a special-called meeting.
Youngsville resident Johnny Conyers
Louisburg College has a long history of providing affordable, quality entertainment with its concert series. Beginning with the 2002-2003 season, the series became known as the Allen de Hart Concert Series. As the 53rd year of the series begins, the 2010-2011 season offers similar high-caliber shows audiences have come to expect, along with several new options.
A friendship formed in college as well as a mutual interest in the insurance business has resulted in a new downtown Louisburg business, Triangle Insurance and Associates at 103 Market Street.
Owners Jacob Alphin and J. M. Dickens both graduated from East Carolina University and have created a licensed Independent Insurance agency that offers a wide range of insurance companies to better serve their customers.
The members of the Franklin County Agricultural Board are requesting public review and input on a draft of the Franklin County Farmland Protection and Agricultural Development Plan.
A PDF of the draft plan has been posted on the Franklin County Cooperative Extension website, www.franklin.ces.ncsu.edu, and also the county agricultural marketing website, www.FranklinCountyFarmFresh.com.
Kelsey Barr, left, puts the finishing touches on a T-shirt she designed during summer art camp held at Terrell Lane Middle School on Thursday. Amari Champion, center, and Asha Thurman, right, also designed T-shirts and made clay figures during the camp, sponsored by the Franklin County Parks and Recreation Department.
The Franklin County Veterans Service Office will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 2 and 3, for relocation. The office, currently located in Room 103, Franklin County Courthouse Annex, will move to Room 102 in the same building, the space formerly occupied by Board of Elections. Services will resume on Wednesday, Aug. 4. Contact information such as phone and mailing address will not change and are expected to be operational on Wednesday.
Headed for the peak — and hoping for a sharp drop.
It’s not exactly an economic plan that would please an economist but it’s about the best we can hope for here in Franklin County.
A story in our Midweek edition noted that home foreclosure totals are on pace to be the highest this year in more than a decade.
