Geraldine Harris was honored on May 31 at a Memorial Day service at New Hope Freedom and Deliverance Cathedral of Louisburg. She was presented a plaque in appreciation of her tireless efforts and unwavering dedication in collecting and displaying pictures of veterans and other servicemen. Each year, Harris sponsors a Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day service where she displays several hundred pictures of deceased veterans that she has collected over the years.
LOUISBURG – Ruth Louise “Ruthie” Harris, 80, died Saturday morning, June 12, 2010 at her home. A graveside service was held Monday at Lancaster Memorial Park.
ZEBULON - Susan Morris Endress, 49, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at her home. Funeral service was conducted Monday, June 14, at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service chapel in Knightdale, with Pastor Adam Blackmon officiating. Burial followed in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Preston “Cheeseball” Alston, 42, who died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, will be held Friday, June 18, at Perry’s Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Alston-Ellis cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Graveside services for Wilson Sills Jr., who died Saturday, June 12, 2010, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 17, at the Mary Helen Jones cemetery, with the Rev. Sidney Dunston officiating.
ZEBULON - Alice W. Mayes died Saturday, June 12, 2010. A graveside service was held Tuesday, June 15, at the Pearce family cemetery.
If you’ve ever swerved, winced, griped, complained or broke out in a cold sweat while driving U.S. 401 between Louisburg and Raleigh, now is the time to stand up and demand that something finally — after 40 years of promises — be done to improve the road.
It’s okay to “drive your Chevy to the levee” again.
That’s the official word from General Motors after a fire storm erupted over the company’s effort to erase the name Chevy from people’s lips and replace it with Chevrolet.
Oops, bad idea, GM has said.
GOOD MORNING: Boy, that thunderstorm that brought us about ¾ of an inch of badly needed rain shortly after 2 a.m. last Sunday morning was a real boomer if their ever was one. I was awakened from a sound sleep by a clap of thunder that rattled the windows in the house, but the rain that followed was music to my ears.
This past Saturday, more than 500 students showed the discipline, hard work and sacrifice needed to push through 13 years of school.
That’s more than 410 million seconds of focus.
In just a few seconds, though, the ceremony honoring that sort of dedication was ruined by relatives and friends who said, rules, schmules.
Franklin Regional Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Jason Proctor (center) recently donated a portable defibrillator to Louisburg College. Accepting the emergency device is college President Mark LaBranch (right) while Jeffery Linney, chief of campus police, looks on.
Louisburg High’s Tamasha Brown receives a white rose from School Board Chairman Paige Sayles to go with her diploma on Saturday evening.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Even though the season has been completed, the accolades continue to pour in for Franklinton High School’s Dynamic Soccer Duo of Shaylyn Poppe and Amanda Knapp.
Poppe and Knapp were saluted last Sunday as members of the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association’s Class 2-A Girls All-State Team.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Despite boasting so many talented players, Bunn Middle School has never been able to claim a Middle Athletic Conference Tournament Championship in the 11-year history of the program.
That changed in a big way this spring as the Lady Bulldogs went undefeated en route to earning an elusive MAC title under veteran head coach Jamie Richardson.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Roanoke Rapids dominated the field, including championships in men’s tennis and softball, and captured the Wachovia Cup for the 2009-10 school year out of the Northern Carolina Conference.
Jumping from fourth place into second, North Johnston High School moved up thanks to league crowns in men’s golf and tennis, softball and baseball during the spring schedule.
GREENSBORO -- The Oxford Strike, a U-15 boys’ travel soccer team that is part of the Oxford Soccer Club (OSC), brought home the title of state champion on May 23.
The team is comprised of 16 boys from Oxford, Henderson, Franklinton and Louisburg.
The Strike entered the Singer Challenge Cup beginning in Raleigh on the weekend of May 17-18.
Franklinton High School senior Shaylyn Poppe (right) has been chosen to the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association’s Class 2-A All-State Squad.
For the first time, Franklin County citizens can pay traffic tickets and related costs online.
A new system, payNCticket, built by the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC), allows citizens to make online payments via credit or debit card for most waivable traffic citations.
LOUISBURG - Graveside services for Carlton “Wallace” Lloyd, 59, who died Tuesday, June 8, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. today (Saturday, June 12) at the Lloyd family cemetery, 60 Thomerson Lane in Louisburg.
RALEIGH - Millie Woodlief Mason, 87, died Tuesday, June 8, at Rex Hospital. Family received friends Thursday, June 10, at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St. Mary’s Street, with a memorial service following in the Wynne Center. Interment was at Montlawn Memorial Park.
Franklin County’s finance director cashed in on some good fortune to take a tandem fishing title.
BASS Federation Nation Angler and finance director Chuck Murray teamed up with Tennessee’s Ben Parker to win this year’s Triton Owners Tourney on Kentucky Lake the weekend of June 4-5.
By:
Nathan Moreschi, Franklin County Schools Public Information Officer
When done correctly, teaching can be one of the most demanding jobs on the planet.
Maintaining a passion to teach over an extended period can be even more difficult, but that doesn’t stop Kim Pace, 2010-2011 Franklin County Schools Teacher of the Year, from continuing to push forward and help children learn and progress.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
PILOT — As bulldozers cleared paths at the site of a new community park, a project that began as a vision nearly four years ago got that much closer to reality.
(Pictured above): From left to right, Parks and Rec director Oliver Green, Pilot Lions Club President Bill Wallace, Commissioner Don Lancaster, Parks and Rec Advisory Board Chairman Jan Alford, County Manager Angela Harris, County Commission Chair Penny McGhee, Lion’s Club charter member John Alford, Pilot Lions Past President Ron Bullock, and Commissioner Harry Foy toss dirt as part of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pilot Lions Park on Wednesday.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County organizers sent four athletes to the state Special Olympics last weekend with a goal of winning and having fun.
They medaled in both categories.
“They did beautifully,” said Wendy Vavrousek, one of the organizers responsible for bringing the Special Olympics back to Franklin County three years ago.
