Three students from Franklin County Schools have been selected to participate in the 2010 North Carolina Governor’s School. John Brodish (Franklinton High School), Ben Hamm (Bunn High School) and Erin Davis (Louisburg High School) are among 600 rising high school juniors and seniors statewide selected to attend the six-week summer program for academically or intellectually gifted students.
Walter E. Jefferson, son of Michael and Earnestine Jefferson, has been selected to study and intern as a medical trainee in medical technology at a medical center in Henderson. In order to meet the requirements, he maintained a high percentage score in Allied Health, Anatomy Physiology and Biology.
Wendy Bishop of Louisburg, a 42-year-old mom who has gone back to school to get a degree in Human Services Substance Abuse, has achieved the honor of being named to the Dean’s List at Wake Technical Community College.
The Southern Forest Products Association recently presented Sawmill Safety Awards to 22 member mills and treating plants in recognition of outstanding safety records during 2009.
Among the winners was Toney Lumber Company of Louisburg which received an award in Division 1. It was the only North Carolina company to win in that category.
Wake Electric is seeking grant applications from non-profit organizations in Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance and Wake counties. Through its Operation RoundUp program, the Wake Electric Foundation board will consider grant requests for projects and proposals that:
Franklin County Farm Bureau insurance agent Wayne Champion was recently awarded Master Agent status at a statewide meeting. Fewer than 1 percent of the company’s agent force of 850 agents receive this recognition. Selection is based on performance in production, loss ratios, underwriting, persistency, and recommendation from all department executives.
Andrew Castrodale, son of Reid and Jessica Castrodale of Concord, successfully completed the rigorous 12-week Navy Officer Candidate School at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. He was granted a commission as Ensign in the United States Navy, effective May 28. Ensign Castrodale will serve as a Submarine Warfare Officer and will initially be stationed at Charleston, S.C. for Nuclear Propulsion training.
Applications are now being accepted for grant funding to provide urgent housing repair services to eligible homeowners in Franklin and surrounding counties.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- A pair of four-year standouts were saluted as the Athletes of the Year during Bunn High School’s Athletic Awards Ceremony.
Two other sterling performers double-dipped into the major awards vault at the annual event to cap off another successful calendar year of athletic success at BHS.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Six Franklin County athletes have made the grade by being selected to the All-Northern Carolina Conference Team for the 2010 season.
Five more competitors were saluted on the Honorable Mention Squad.
By:
KELLEN HOLTZMAN, Henderson Dispatch
HENDERSON -- Last week, Tyler Bolton became the second member of Kerr-Vance Academy’s North Carolina Independent Class 2A state-champion baseball team to commit to a Division I program.
Bolton verbally committed to East Carolina University while teammate Cameron Capell has been committed to South Carolina since summer of 2009.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Scott Carroll and two relievers collaborated on a six-hit shutout as Carolina blanked Jacksonville 4-0 at the Baseball Grounds on Wednesday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League diamond contest.
Carroll (W, 1-1) worked 6 1/3 innings, fanning three en route to his first Double-A victory. Philippe Valiquette and Jordan Smith combined for the final 2 2/3 hitless frames.
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg Baseball Camp will be held June 21-24 at Warrior Field on the campus of Louisburg High School.
Ages 6-13 are welcome to participate in the camp, which will take place from 9 a.m.-noon each day. Cost is $50 per camper, which includes a T-shirt.
Among the girls award winners at Tuesday night’s Bunn High School Athletic Awards Ceremony were (back row, l to r) Lindsay Ray, Sheena Pitt, Courtney McLaughlin, Tayla Ricks, Tyla Ricks, Amanda Wright and Nicole Coplen; (second row, l to r) Natalie Daniels, Alysha Wonka, Rashella Moody, Marissa Bellamy, Chepirah Neal and Jasmine Brodie; (front, l to r) Melanie Davis, Mary Seligman, Katie Jones, Morgan Pearce, Missey Kanuck and Whitney Bunn.
The Carolina Mudcats celebrated the five-millionth fan passing through Five County Stadium’s gates for the team during the May 28 home game against the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx. Johnny Boggs of Raleigh (center) earned the distinction of being the Mudcats’ five-millionth fan.
Among the boys award winners at Tuesday night’s Bunn High School Athletic Awards Ceremony were (back row, l to r) Brandon Strickland, Steven Reinertsen, Jeremy Gourley, Tyler Brandenburg, Corrie Tate and Thomas Clifton; (fourth row, l to r) Zach Driver and Bryant Saunders; (third row, l to r) Raven Sills, Richard Dunston and Fletcher Barbee; (second row, l to r) Brad Davis, Brandon Williams and D.L. Burroughs; (first row, l to r) Matt Davis, Andre Davis and Michael Collins.
Graham Lewis and Jasmine Brodie received the Male and Female Sportsmanship Awards during Tuesday evening’s Bunn High School Athletic Awards Ceremony, which was held at the BHS Auditorium. Both Brodie and Lewis are seniors.
Heather Colleen Steelman and William Glenn Coleman IV were married on May 22 at The Lake O’The Woods Plantation, Warrenton in a ceremony performed by the Rev. Steven Mullenix.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Increased patrols in a neighborhood prone to shootings resulted in a drug arrest last week.
Officers arrested Juwon Antonio Mitchell, 27, on a number of drug charges after beefing up patrols in a community recently plagued by gunfire.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Whether you needed a bolt to keep the door locked, or the right fixings to feed a house full of people, Winstead Grocery and General Store was the place.
It had been since 1937.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
More residents in Franklin County are finding work according to the latest employment figures.
Franklin County joined 98 other counties that witnessed their unemployment rates decrease for the month of April.
Franklin County’s rate went from 10.7 percent in March to 10 percent in April.
Franklinton police arrested a Virginia man accused of plowing into a car-load of people before leaving the scene.
According to police, Seneca F. Watson, 32, of Norfolk, was traveling west on Pocomoke Road when he failed to stop the Chevy Suburban he was driving.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
In medical terms, culture can refer to a check to determine if illness-causing microorganisms are present in blood.
In terms of the collaboration between the health department and the Franklin County Volunteers in Medicine (VIM), culture defines how the two entities are accustomed to dealing with things.
McDonald’s owner/operators have awarded a local high school senior with a $1,000 Ray A. Kroc Youth Achievement Award Scholarship. This year’s scholarship recipient is Shaketta Thomas of Louisburg, attending Shaw University.
