The Louisburg Elementary School honor roll for the nine weeks ending June 10 includes:
Nineteen cadets graduated June 2 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course at Vance-Granville Community College in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all 19 are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina.
The United Way of Franklin County Food Drive received a $1,000 donation last week from a Raleigh businessman who lives in Louisburg, and the Louisburg Walmart donated $200 to add to the generous contribution. The individual donor asked to remain anonymous. He contacted UWFC after seeing a story about the Food Drive in The Franklin Times.
RALEIGH - Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced that the Franklinton Rescue & E.M.S. was awarded a $6,204.41 grant through the 2009 Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund.
HENDERSON -- Vance-Granville Community College celebrated Vanguards’ student-athletes at its Athletics Banquet, which was held recently in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus.
Pictured (Above): VGCC ACADEMIC AWARD RECIPIENTS. Former Franklinton High School standout Cameron Keith (second from left) was among the Academic Award Winners during the recent Vance-Granville Community College Athletics Banquet. Keith, who resides in Youngsville, is a sophomore member of the Vanguards’ men’s basketball team. Presenting the awards were VGCC assistant hoops coach Thomas Jefferson (left) and VGCC head basketball coach Avery Wilson (right), a Louisburg resident. Also pictured at second from right is Academic Award Winner Eric Garrett from Henderson.
RALEIGH -- The National Hockey League has released the 2010-11 regular-season schedules for its 30 member clubs.
Following seven games away from the RBC Center to start the regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes will host the Washington Capitals in their North American home opener on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
ZEBULON -- Alejandro Machado’s two-run homer in the first inning along with a 6 2/3-inning start by Jacob Thompson lifted the Mississippi Braves past the Carolina Mudcats 5-4 at Five County Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League baseball matchup.
What an incredible spiritual renewal that was, WOW! The four-day retreat is intended to strengthen the local churches by developing Christian disciples. It was spent in Christian community with many other women, as we listened to talks, discussions, worship services, music sessions, and surprising group activities.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County economic development staff will ask commissioners to pursue a grant that would reopen the doors of a Youngsville business.
Johnson’s Farmers Market Restaurant shut down in September 2008 after a tractor trailer smashed through it.
Currently, the restaurant is undergoing renovations to reconstruct the business and reopen this fall.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing this coming week, giving residents a chance to talk about a system that could improve emergency communications at a significant cost — perhaps a 2.5-cent tax increase.
The county’s radio and pager system has been a topic of conversation amongst first responders for years, as the county’s unique topography and current radio system have combined to create dead spots throughout the county — most notably in the Pilot area and the central and northern part of the county.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners are poised to adopt a budget on Monday night that identifies some wins and losses for county employees.
Still, County Manager Angela Harris’ budget does not propose a tax rate increase.
Last year, commissioners made changes to the budget that cut out the career advancement program for employees.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
While running the bases, Laci Wade’s brown locks blow in the wind and her bright face is framed by the biggest smile.
Her mother, Donna Wade, wants that twinkle for so many more kids.
That’s been the inspiration behind her efforts to bring a Miracle League to Franklin County, giving children with developmental disabilities a chance to have fun on the baseball diamond.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — A calculating error and an attempt to address county concerns about rising water rates caused town commissioners to wait until the end of the month to adopt a budget.
Town Manager Larry Carver identified an error in a formula to calculate the impact of the $7 base rate for water and sewer service.
When the Franklin County 401 Citizens Action Committee met Thursday night, four laning U.S. 401 in Franklin County took a temporary backseat to discussions about the county’s airport and adjoining industrial development site.
The airport is an “economic engine” for both Franklin County and the region, 401 committee member Gary Faulkner told the group before introducing the evening’s special guests. “We have to tie in aviation and surface transportation,” he said.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Digital mammography is coming to Franklin Regional Medical Center next week and the state-of-the-art equipment that makes it possible should have a positive effect on local women both during their regular screenings and when an accurate diagnosis is critically important.
Playground legend Aidan Morgan
One woman in eight has a chance of developing invasive breast cancer during her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.
The risk was about one in 11 in 1975.
Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer besides skin cancer among women in the United States.
Those of us of a “certain age” remember when how effectively the new sheriff in town coped with an ambush determined whether he’d last until the next episode.
If the new sheriff was smart — and a wee bit vicious — he dispatched his attackers with cool aplomb and moved on to the next challenge.
GOOD MORNING: Once again Momma Jean and I are the beneficiaries of another of the “Cabbage Lady’s” giant cabbages. The latest gift weighed in at 7 and 1/2 lbs. (on our bathroom scales) and will be more than enough for four meals for us and probably some slaw too.
North Carolina is making promises to state employees we cannot keep and the sooner our leaders address these problems the better it will be for both public employees and the citizens of our state.
For many years, North Carolina provided enough state contributions so that, coupled with reasonable investment returns, our retirement system was considered fully funded, meaning we could pay the retirement benefits promised public employees.
RALEIGH – Have you ever heard the phrase: “as rich as Croesus”?
Those of a certain age, or possessing a classical education, will surely remember the phrase as both a description of great wealth and a reference to a famous Lydian king in ancient Asia Minor.
SPRING HOPE- David Thomas Merritt, 71, died Tuesday June 15, 2010 in the VA Medical Center, Durham. Funeral services were Friday morning, June 18, 2010 in the Chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with Rev. Ken Bartholomew officiating. Burial followed in Lancaster Memorial Park in Louisburg.
BUNN - Warren Ray Ward, 70, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Duke University Medical Center. The family received friends and relatives Thursday, June 24, at Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
FRANKLINTON — Funeral services for Justine Davis “Tine” Johnson, 49, who died Wednesday, June 16, 2010, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 20, at New Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Lenwood V. Long Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
