By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
When John May resigned his District 3 School Board seat and went to Raleigh, he left behind a post that two educators are vying to fill.
Former Democratic Party Chairwoman and current education administrator with the state Department of Corrections Bobbie Richardson and former Franklin Times Editor and current United Way Executive Director Kathy Harrelson are both mounting write-in campaigns for the post.
• Occupation: Currently serving as the executive director of the United Way of Franklin County
• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in business administration: N.C. Wesleyan College; Masters of Business Administration degree (MBA): Campbell University
Community Service and Public Involvement: United Way; Boys and Girls Clubs in Pitt, New Hanover and Franklin counties; Communities in Schools, Nash County, tutoring/mentoring; Newspapers in Education, Nash, Wilson and New Hanover counties; Adolescent Pregnancy Center mentoring, Nash County; Volunteering in rest homes;
• Occupation: Educator
•Marital status: Divorced
• Children: 3, one son-in-law, and daughter-in law and two grandsons.
Previous public service: Chairperson of Franklin County Democratic Party; 1st Vice President of Franklin County Democratic Women, and Secretary of FC Senior Democrats, member of the North Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee, and member of the African American Caucus
Wake Electric has awarded 17 college scholarships equaling a total of $22,000.
The $2,000 Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship is awarded to Nicholas Savage of Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.
The Touchstone Energy Scholarship winners are: Erin Boltz and Gary Wayne Byrd, both of South Granville High School; Megan Camille Crayton of Bunn High School; Betsy Dickerson of N.C. State University;
It has been 61 years since the Edward Best High School Class of 1949 graduated. They held their annual reunion Saturday, April 24, in Raleigh. Eleven were able to attend. In remembrance of deceased classmates, photos were exhibited and candles lit for each. After lunch, plans were made for the reunion again in Raleigh next year. Pictured on the front row (left to right) are Weldon Rice, Iris Stewart, Miriam Blake, Nellie Boone, Jewel Griffin and Bob Daniels; second row: Hester Jones, Bob Pearce, Curtis Boone, James Wheless and Lee McGregor.
By:
Nathan Moreschi, Franklin County Schools
Crashing into a telephone pole at 55 miles per hour can kill a driver in less than a second. The pain from that fraction of a second can haunt parents, friends and loved ones for a lifetime.
With high school prom season at its peak, one organization is making sure high school juniors and seniors realize the potential dangers when driving under the influence of alcohol or with distractions, including cell phones.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High School has been blessed with some outstanding golfers through the years -- and Patrick Riddick is right up there with some of the best.
Riddick competed in his final home match Thursday, and he made it count as the Warriors hosted Northern Nash for a non-conference event at Bull Creek Golf and Country Club.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Both Louisburg and Southern Nash entered Thursday’s girls soccer showdown with the thought that it was a winnable match.
Nothing happened in the first half to dispel that notion, as the clubs went to intermission engaged in a scoreless tie.
But host Southern Nash delivered three goals as part of a strong second-half performance, and the Ladybirds would go on to post a 3-0 victory in the non-conference event at the SNHS Soccer Field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Opponents intent on limiting Franklinton scoring machine Amanda Knapp may be in for a rude awakening when the Class 2-A Girls Soccer State Playoffs begin in two weeks.
For the majority of her career, Knapp has handled the brunt of the offensive responsibilities for FHS -- so much so that she has earned a scholarship to continue her career at the University of North Carolina-Asheville.
KENLY -- The undefeated run for Bunn’s boys and girls teams continued Tuesday at the Northern Carolina Conference Track and Field Meet, which was held at North Johnston High School.
The Ladycats, coached by David Howle, roared to first place with 176 points to close regular season action with a 16-0 mark.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Jacksonville’s Vinny Rottino hit a two-run homer in the third inning of action to break a 1-1 tie, and Carolina could not overcome in falling for the 10th straight game 3-1 at the Baseball Grounds on Wednesday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League baseball showdown.
Rottino connected against Alexander Smit (L, 0-2) against the left field foul pole with a man aboard to lead the Suns (13-6) to their ninth straight victory.
High School Baseball
TUESDAY
Franklinton at Bunn 7 p.m.
Louisburg at Warren County 6 p.m.
BUNN -- One week after signing with Sandhills Community College, Michael Collins had another big event Thursday at the Bunn Dome.
Collins, a senior basketball player at Bunn High School, was honored as a winner of the WTVD-11 Student-Athlete Award.
Collins was interviewed by WTVD sportscaster Kerith Burke. The clip ran Friday evening and will also be available on the WTVD website.
Louisburg’s Devin Herring sends a shot toward the fifth hole at Bull Creek GC during Thursday’s prep links showdown against Northern Nash.
Louisburg High School’s Jordan Harrell (left) prepares to send a kick past Southern Nash’s Karen Orduna during Thursday afternoon’s prep soccer match in Stanhope.
Franklinton’s Gillberto Pannunzio won the Singles Title this week at the Northern Carolina Conference Tennis Tournament, which was held at Roanoke Rapids.
Louisburg High School infielder Lindsay Johnson comes up with a grounder for the Lady Warriors during Thursday’s fast-pitch softball game against Oxford Webb.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
The proposal to build a new, $80 million hospital in Youngsville has been dropped.
Novant Health, which owns Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg, made that surprise announcement late Thursday, saying that officials have decided to discontinue efforts to secure state approval for the new hospital.
“We continue to be committed to making Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg an excellent community hospital,” said Jody Morris, chief operating officer of Novant Health’s facilities in the Triangle area.
The May 4 primary will feature some local races, as two candidates try to receive their party nominations for the sheriff’s office and two more fight for their party’s favor in a Senate District 7 battle.
And two other candidates have engaged in a struggle for a school board seat.
Sheriff Pat Green faces a Democratic challenge from Darryl Wright, a former sheriff’s deputy and Zebulon police officer. Whoever wins that race faces no Republican challenge in the fall.
A judge has ordered a murder suspect to undergo competency testing, which will help determine whether the case against him proceeds or not.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies arrested Christopher Steven Thomas in June 2007, almost a month after investigators allege he killed 17-year-old Bunn High student Elvira Hernandez.
Posted on:
April 30, 2010
Novant Health has decided to stop its efforts to build a new hospital in Youngsville
Martesa Williams, right, pays for hot dogs that she and her daughters, Meshia and Kashawna, enjoyed during the softball tournament for James Williamson. The event also gave the girls and Martesa the chance to see her their dad and her husband, Sgt Howard Williams, play.
From left, Linda and Sterling Blackwell take advantage of some barbecue and help a good cause as the Franklin County chapter of the Boys and Girl Club held a fund-raising event at Johnny’s restaurant on Monday.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Police arrested a home health nurse on charges that she stole nearly $12,000 from a patient.
Sherree Lashonda Kearney, 34, was charged with nearly 30 counts each of financial card fraud, financial card theft and identification theft.
Sgt. Wade Bulloch also charged the Wake Forest resident with two counts of criminal receipt of goods and services fraud.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
After reporting that he’s seeing “clouds” on the Franklin County school system’s financial horizon, Doug Moore, assistant superintendent for business and finance, warned the school board Monday night that there may be a financial storm brewing.
Already the news from Gov. Bev. Perdue’s requested budget changes isn’t good, Moore said.
