By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Commissioners asked town staff to look into policy that would curtail home yard sales.
During the board’s meeting on Thursday, Commissioner Graham Stallings said he’s witnessed a residential yard sale in town that stretches the limits of non-commercial activity.
“... I’ve seen one the last five or six weeks in a row,” Stallings said. “It starts on Friday and goes through the weekend.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — At scaled speeds of more than 200 mph, Scott and Patricia Tidball are working to put business in the fast lane.
The couple operates Frugals Speedway, taking over the slot car racing venue about two months ago.
Rita Spencer Spruill of Louisburg announces the engagement of her daughter, Miranda Lewis Allen, to Lemuel Smith Ward III (Smitty), son of Fenner and Sandy Matthews of Henderson and Lemuel Smith Ward II (L.S.) and Angela Ward of Louisburg. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Randy Lee Lewis of Louisburg. A July wedding is planned.
Members of Henderson Consistory #195 received four awards at the 58th Annual North Carolina Council of Deliberations Session and 2nd Annual Joint Dr. G. Wesley Allen Council of Deliberation and Annie P. Rogers State Grand Assembly Session, held April 15-18 at the Greenville Hilton Hotel in Greenville.
The law office of Thomas H. Clifton recently added attorney Adam S. Keith to the practice. Keith is a Franklin County native and NCCU School of Law graduate. His areas of practice include traffic, separations, divorce, family law, contracts, wills and estate matters . The office is located at 114 E. Nash Street, Louisburg.
Chelsey Roberson of White Level was recently inducted into the Beta Alpha Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Wake Technical Community College, where she is studying nursing. To receive this honor, a GPA of 3.7 must be maintained.
Chelsey is the daughter of Kelly Roberson, sister of Carly Roberson, and the granddaughter of Ned and Cathy Smith.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has announced that 179 high school seniors from 44 counties have been named UNCG iSchool Scholars for their outstanding performance in online early college classes.
Among those honored was Dustin Jones of Louisburg High School. Jones received a special silver and gold honor cord to wear at graduation and a certificate of merit from the University.
Louisburg High School senior Dylan Dungey (right) is shown above as he receives a $500 scholarship on behalf of the Epsom Lions Club to attend Nascar Technical Institute. Presenting the award is Epsom Lions Club President Alton Foster. The presentation was made at the Louisburg High School auditorium during the LHS Senior Awards program on May 28.
Jewel Eason, principal of Bunn Elementary School, has announced the Honor Roll for the fourth nine-weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A/B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 85.
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.
