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By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A group that surveys the housing market has noted an uptick in new home construction in region.
Planning staff said Franklin County is seeing a bit of good news, too.
“We’ve seen an increase (in building permits) over 2009, which was definitely our low point,” said Planning and Inspections Director Scott Hammerbacher.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Maggie Lawrence has a simple idea.
Plant, grow, sell and cook foods locally.
However, in a world of large farms, massed produced, processed and heavily transported foods, her goal is pretty innovative.
Novozymes and a California-based energy crop company are working to bring low-carbon biofuels closer to a commercial reality.
Ceres Inc. and Novozymes, the world’s largest enzyme provider, have entered into a research collaboration to co-develop customized plant varieties and enzyme cocktails for the production of cellulosic biofuel.
Youngsville resident Kenna Schock
The county’s airport authority recognized the service of a former member who passed away earlier this year.
The Triangle North Executive Airport Commission presented a plaque to Mary Charlie Corpening, in honor of her husband, Dr. A.N. Corpening who passed away in February.
Corpening, noted for his keen interest in transportation, served two years on the board.
Julie Skowvron Byrd and David Chase Wammock were united in marriage during a beachfront ceremony at sunset in Clearwater, Fla., on April 6, 2010. The bride is the daughter of Jon and Carol Skowvron of Garner. She is the granddaughter of Dorothy Skowvron of Houston, Pa. The groom’s parents are David and Barbara Wammock of Louisburg.
Major Neal and Beatrice Neal of Wadesboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Ebony Neal, to Stephen Thomas, son of Curtis and Doris Thomas of Louisburg. The wedding will be held Oct. 23, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Bunn.
The recent economic downtown has hammered all of us pretty hard — but it is hitting the children perhaps hardest of all.
And they are the least capable of responding to it — and of minimizing the challenges that have been created by it.
All that was pretty obvious but now comes word that one of Franklin County’s premier volunteer efforts — Happy Camper — is in dire straights.
GOOD MORNING: In reference to retired Clerk of Court Ralph Knott’s letter to the editor in last Saturday’s edition of the Times, let me begin by saying how pleased I was to hear from a longtime friend and welcome him back into the political arena, regardless of the fact that his prime reason for coming out of the closet, so to speak, was to take me to the woodshed for being somewhat critical of ol’ “Dougie Boy, ” who has, or who is apparently trying to take over the leadership of Knott’s beloved Democratic Party apparatus here in Franklin County.
I guess it’s bad news and good news.
When I first joined the workforce, I knew it was a marathon, not a sprint.
I’ve held a steady job since I was 16, save about a month when I was in between jobs.
And I hope that is the case up until retirement. Of course, as the years go by, that employment finish line continues to move further down the road.
Dear Editor,
The recent article concerning grants to three communities for promoting walking and bicycling in the News and Observer points out the hypocrisy in the general handling of budgetary restraints and the professed need for belt-tightening measures.
Dear Editor,
Apparently we are about to have a “Columbine” situation on our hands here in Franklin County. Apparently three middle school students plotted to murder their teacher. Apparently the school board, staff, and parents simply do not care!
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies arrested two men and are closing in on another person suspected of an armed home invasion.
According to a report by Dep. W.J. Wiggins, Dustin Sanford and Samuel Winstead reported that on May 18, they were inside a home at 12 Pilot Bypass when two white men entered the house, armed with a handgun and knife.
LOUISBURG- Kenneth Wayne “Ken” Allred Sr., 56, died Saturday, May 22, 2010. A private service will be held at a later date.
FT. WASHINGTON, MD - Funeral services for John Oliver “Ollie B” Fogg, formerly of Louisburg, who died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, will be conducted at noon today (Wednesday, May 26) at Mitchell Baptist Church, with the Rev. Daniel Lillie officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Pauline Cooper Ayscue, 86, died Sunday, May 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 26) in the chapel of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Franklinton Chapel, 504 E. Mason St., Franklinton, with the Rev. David Averette presiding. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.
LOUISBURG – Gary Lee Fuller, 41, died Sunday morning, May 23, 2010 at Duke University Medical Center. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 29, in the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home. Burial will follow in New Bethel Baptist Church cemetery.
RALEIGH - Nannie H. Letchworth, 81, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at her home. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 26) at Longview Baptist Church in Raleigh. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at Montlawn Memorial Park.
CASTALIA - Johnny Ray Ayscue, 49, died Saturday, May 22, 2010. He was born April 30, 1961 in Nash County. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 26) in the chapel of Cornerstone Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dal Coppedge, the Rev. Danny James and the Rev. Robbie Piper officiating. Burial will follow at the Ayscue/Bobbitt Cemetery at the family’s home. The family will receive visitors at the home following the graveside service.
LAURINBURG-Ollie M. Wharton, 85, formerly of Franklinton, died May 24, 2010. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 27, in Fairview Cemetery, Franklinton.
LOUISBURG – Bobby Brewer Allen, 82, of Centerville, went to be with the Lord on Monday morning.
LOUISBURG – Charles Linzy “Billy” Bowden, 77, of Louisburg, went to be with his Lord May 22, 2010 after losing his battle to cancer.
In observance of School Library Media Month and National Poetry Month, the Franklinton High School Media Center staff sponsored a school-wide Poetry Contest to promote the creative writing and reading of poetry.
Nearly 100 students submitted poems, and three winners were chosen with several poems receiving honorable mention.
The Sourwood Mountain Band of Franklinton finished in second place at the Got To Be NC Festival band competition held May 22 at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Pictured, from left, are Carl Norgaard, Donnie Barham, Raymond Bragg, Gary Bray and Tommy Carter.
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