HOUSTON -- As the innings ticked away during Last Friday’s game between Memphis and East Carolina, the Tigers could not help but wonder how many opportunities they let slip through their fingers.
Down 2-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth, Memphis had stranded 11 runners on base -- including nine in scoring position -- and saw a suicide squeeze attempt cut down a potential tying run at the plate.
Hard to believe that the high school sports calendar season has come to a close in Franklin County.
And what’s even more difficult to fathom is that we’ll be starting all over again in less than three months.
It was another outstanding campaign for prep sports in the county -- both from a team and individual perspective.
The following personnel matters were approved at the May 24 meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners began poring over a budget proposal Wednesday that proposes a spending increase and adds nearly 30 new positions while not increasing the tax rate.
Relying on an expanded tax base and an improved collection rate, staff expect to pull $2.78 million from the county’s savings account (fund balance) to cover the gap between expenses — $68.7 million — and revenues — $65.9 million.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The case against a clan of suspects charged with a home invasion and murder has been declared exceptional because the sheer volume of defendants will take it more time to proceed through the court system.
Investigators arrested seven people earlier this year, charging them with the March 16 death of Anthony Perry.
Court officials said suspects are slated to appear in court this coming week for bond hearings.
Above, Palziv North America CEO Gregory Brooker, right, and Site Manager David Wilkerson review blueprints for renovations being made to the old HON building to make way for Palziv North America’s plans. The two operate an office at the site on N.C. 56 as renovations continue and light activity is expected to take place this spring and early summer. Full production is slated for late in August or early September.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Spring and summer often spark pool-side water fights, but Franklinton and Franklin County commissioners are apparently waging theirs in meeting halls.
Prompted by a warning from the state Treasurer’s Office, Franklinton staff has proposed raising water usage rates by 40 percent — from $4.75 per 1,000 gallons to $6.65 per 1,000 gallons.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The case against a Franklin County man charged with killing his estranged girlfriend is on the superior court trial calendar this coming week, but his fate will likely depend on a psychological evaluation.
Last month, a judge ordered Christopher Steven Thomas to undergo a psychological evaluation to determine if the state could proceed with its murder case.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Franklinton man who faced charges of assaulting an officer and being an habitual felon was sentenced last week to spend about 3 years in jail.
Kenneth Lamar McGhee, 41, pled guilty last week to assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and malicious conduct by a prisoner from an August 2009 case, and habitual DWI offender from an incident in February where McGhee tried to elude police during a traffic stop.
From left to right, Chyna Johnson, Tamara Snead, Jada Branch, Samya Edgerton, Aalyaa Rogers, Kaitlyn Green and Lexi Brannon have fun during a cookout at the Boys and Girls Club in Louisburg on Thursday.
Bunn resident Calvin Brodie
Before the month of May leaves us, I must tell you about the splendid educational program which I was invited to at Louisburg Elementary School.
It was the well-known celebration of Cinco de Mayo, which, as the name tells us, is celebrated on the fifth day of May. It is a commemoration of the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862; it is not the day of the independence of Mexico, as most people believe.
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Contributed by The United Way of Franklin County
Six panels of volunteers are reviewing 25 Community Impact Grant applications for 2010 United Way of Franklin County funding.
The grant requests total $159,497, and the UWFC has designated $128,600 for the 2010 allocations.
Vance-Granville Community College held commencement exercises for new graduates of the college’s Adult Basic Skills programs on May 13 in the VGCC Civic Center. The honored graduates included 137 students who completed the Adult High School program and 67 who completed the General Education Development (GED) High School Equivalency program.
RALEIGH - Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced that the Youngsville Rescue & E.M.S. was awarded a $20,093.68 grant through the 2009 Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund from the State of North Carolina.
The check will be mailed to Chief Scott Wheeler to be used by the department to purchase needed equipment, which must be approved by the Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputy arrested the third suspect in an armed home invasion.
Deputies arrested Christopher Jason Sparks, 30, of Middlesex on Tuesday evening, a week after it was reported that two armed men broke into a home at 12 Pilot Bypass.
If you’re reading this, you’ve either picked up this newspaper or called it up online.
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Can you believe it’s Memorial Day Weekend?
Five months of the “new” year — 2010 — are already in our rear-view mirror.
Doesn’t seem possible although the first five months of this year have been rough.
Between two wars, a weak economy that is lingering on life support and a tragic environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the national scene has been dismal.
GOOD MORNING: Finally, a weather forecast you can count on, compliments of the N&O this past Tuesday morning. “It might rain, then again, it might not.” Or as I noted recently, “what you see is what you get.”
The outlook for the weekend: Partly cloudy and cooler with a chance of rain both Saturday and Sunday with highs in the mid-sixties.
In the throes of The Great Recession, when state budget writers are desperately trying to find 800 million dollars in spending cuts in next year’s budget, the leadership of our state Senate is proposing to borrow half a billion dollars for building repairs and new construction. This is a fiscally irresponsible proposal for a number of reasons.
RALEIGH – Pubilius Syrus, a former slave whose Latin writings won the praise of Julius Caesar himself, exhibited a keen understanding of human affairs, including politics. “He who has a mind to do mischief,” Pubilius wrote, “will always find a pretense.” Anyone who watches the North Carolina General Assembly quickly becomes familiar with the politics of pretense.
WAKE FOREST - Lillian K. Warren, 77, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, May 29) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home.
ZEBULON - Russell Everette Raper, 71, of the City of Oaks, died Saturday, May 22, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, May 29) at Strickland Funeral Home, 211 W. Third St., Wendell.
ZEBULON - Cary Lynn Smith, 47, died Thursday, May 27, 2010. Visitation will be Sunday, May 30, from 1 to 2:45 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home, 7209 Glenwood Ave. A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. at Raleigh Memorial Park, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Jeff Roberts.
