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Within a few weeks, Sheriff Pat Green will help keep Franklin County beautiful by using inmates, charged with misdemeanors, and community service workers to pick up litter on our county roads. The new inmate road crew trailer, made by Dept. of Corrections, with little cost to the county, will be used to carry supplies needed to get the job done.
LOUISBURG - Perone Jones, 44, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral services will be Monday, June 15, 2009 at Haywood Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial will be in the Brodie family cemetery, Louisburg.
FRANKLINTON - Archibald Finley “Mac” MacDonald, 66, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at WakeMed. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, with Father Philip Tighe officiating.
ZEBULON - Clarence Gentry Mangum, 85, died Thursday, June 11, 2009. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, June 13) at Union Chapel Baptist Church, with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE —Lough Massey Baker, 63, died Friday, June 5, 2009.
RALEIGH – Throughout early June, there was breaking news on the two biggest political stories in North Carolina, the Easley scandal and the state budget. While distinguishable, the two stories do have a common denominator.
The current state government has a massive fiscal deficit. The former state governor had a massive ethical deficit.
These two deficits are interconnected, both in cause and in effect. The common cause was the administration of Gov. Mike Easley, which began with a series of costly tax increases and new spending programs that only served to fuel North Carolina’s boom-and-bust spending cycle. Early in his term, Easley had a chance to break out of the cycle by repudiating the expensive spending promises of his predecessor, Jim Hunt, and balancing the state budget without a tax increase.
Graduation this year at Louisburg College was fairly typical of most graduation ceremonies. There were caps and gowns, speeches, and photo opportunities as relieved students, surrounded by proud parents and professors, strode across the stage to the roar of applause as they accepted their diplomas.
Graduation morning, Saturday, May 9, began with an intimate gathering in the Benson Chapel for the Baccalaureate service. As the guest speaker, the Rev. Timothy J. Russell, Superintendent of the Raleigh District of the NC Conference of the United Methodist Church, spoke on the importance of following your passion and inner guidance, I thought of Andrew, Tristan, and Caroline, three standout graduates I have come to know this past year.
GOOD MORNING: I guess you could say that I’m itching to get back to work, or at any rate I’m still itching and scratching, but I guess that’s a small price to pay if I can soon look back on this as just another bump in the road.
Actually, except for the almost constant urge to scratch, I feel pretty good.
But, being under house arrest so to speak is beginning to grate on my nerves. Hopefully my doctors will clear me to return to limited duty sometime next week.
There is plenty to argue about, fuss about and just plain debate these days, especially with the economy in the tank, the state budget in turmoil and the seeming inability of elected officials to make the kinds of difficult decisions that will be needed to get government back into line.
But there is one project that, while we can endlessly debate the details, we can agree was done with vision.
It’s the new Louisburg Operations Center that will officially open at 11 a.m. Monday at 115 Industrial Drive.
What makes this project special, in my eyes at least, is that it is planned for the future!
The Edward Best High School Class of 1949 met in Raleigh on April 25 to commemorate the 60th year of their graduation. Candles were lit and photos displayed in memory of deceased members. Pictured, left to right (front row): Lorraine Watkins, Miriam Blake, Elizabeth Marshbourne, Bob Daniels, Iris Stewart; second row: Nellie Boone, Curtis Boone, Lee McGregor, Hester Jones, Jewell Griffin and Bob Pearce.
You might ask how a decaying bridge over the Yadkin River on I-85 will be making your trips to Raleigh more dangerous.
The simple answer is that replacing it will use money that could have gone to four-lane U.S. 401 in Franklin County, which would have made our very dangerous two-lane road much safer and fulfill one of this region’s top transportation priorities.
But it’s a little more complex than that — and involves government delay, incompetence and back room dealings.
That I-85 bridge, often called the seventh most dangerous in the nation, is long overdue for replacement.
By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
In the past five years, ending in 2008 with the latest figures available, crashes along U.S. 401 in Franklin County have cost a total of $38,465,800.
That’s according to a report presented by Gary Faulkner to the 401 Citizens Action Committee that is working to four-lane the highway. Faulkner, a committee member, is a retired NC DOT engineer.
Faulkner’s report was one of two presented to the committee Thursday night: one on crash statistics and one about stimulus funding availability presented by Richie Duncan, existing industry coordinator for Franklin County, and Rick Seekins of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments.
Louisburg resident Chris Harrell
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners is expected to further discuss its budget on Monday, but no decision appears to be forthcoming.
The board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. during a budget work session prior to its 7 p.m. meeting.
The board is expected to have some updated information on two items that could impact the 2009-10 budget, but staff said they anticipate the budget won’t be adopted until a later date.
By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
A hint of good economic news as well as a changing of the guard highlighted the June meeting of the Franklin County Economic Development Commission Thursday morning.
“It’s not all gloom and doom out there,” Shane Mitchell, outgoing EDC chairman, told the board. “There are some positive signs.”
One of the key items on the EDC agenda was election of officers. Named chairman was real estate developer Mark McArn; vice chairman will be Bobbie Jo May, dean of the Franklin County campus of Vance Granville Community College and secretary will be Youngsville businessman Leelan Woodlief.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The attorney for a suspected killer wants his trial delayed or the judge to toss certain evidence.
Boyd Sturges filed two motions on Wednesday that would either delay the trial against Derrick L. Crudup or exclude ballistics evidence as well as a statement made that Sturges argues resulted from a misleading question from a state Bureau of Investigation agent.
Sturges declined comment regarding the motions.
In the motions, Sturges alleges that the state moved slowly in securing ballistics evidence in the case, not getting its evidence to the defendant until May 28.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Operators of Franklin County’s free clinic are looking to broaden their scope and their reach later this month.
The Franklin County Volunteers in Medicine are set to open Encore! Encore!, a thrift store in the heart of Franklinton.
Organizers say the store will serve two purposes: create a funding source to help operate their clinic in Louisburg and serve as another branch in their plans to touch all corners of Franklin County.
“We’re excited,” said Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) executive director Beverly Kegley.
“We’re ready to go.”
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Attorneys for the family of two girls killed by a suspect fleeing Franklinton police plan to appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss the case.
The family of Linsay and Maggie Lunsford, 18 and 9, respectively, filed a lawsuit against former Franklinton Officer Michael Dunlap, Police Chief Ray Gilliam, the town and Guy Christopher Ayscue, arguing that they were all to blame for the Dec. 1, 2007 chase and crash that killed the two Granville County sisters.
The chase started when Ayscue raced through an intersection in Franklinton.
The chase ended in Oxford when Ayscue crashed head-on into the vehicle that Linsay was driving.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — The town board approved a 2009-10 spending plan that raises taxes and utility rates.
In her budget message, Town Administrator Brenda Robbins said a poor economy, slowed tax collections and debt has forced the town to raise taxes — from the current rate of 54 cents per $100 valuation to 57 cents.
Mayor Sam Hardwick said the measures should help the town pull out of a less than appealing financial picture. “The budget doesn’t include any raises or extra spending,” Hardwick said. “We’re holding the line.
“This approach should get us back to where we’re supposed to be.”
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Louisburg Town Council is set to adopt a budget Monday night that keeps taxes constant, but raises recreation fees.
In January, Council members raised the out-of-town rate for its baseball/softball program from $40 to $150 — a decision made in response to the county’s refusal to commit $133,000 annually to cover the cost of county residents taking part in town recreation.
A month later, the town rescinded the increase and agreed to renewed negotiations with the county about recreation.
The county’s proposed 2009-10 budget does not include the town’s request.
I know that some of you are familiar with purple martins, but some people like me are just learning about them. The most interesting and amazing fact about these birds is that they are the only bird species in the eastern half of North America which depend entirely on humans to supply their nesting for reproduction. The “Purple Martin Man” can tell you all about how hard and complicated, but rewarding, it is to establish a purple martin colony.
CHAPEL HILL -- Junior All-American Dustin Ackley’s three-run home run highlighted a five-run sixth inning as No. 4 national seed North Carolina took Game Two of the Chapel Hill Super Regional against East Carolina 9-3 at Boshamer Stadium Sunday afternoon.
With the win, the Tar Heels, coached by former North Carolina Wesleyan College mentor Mike Fox, advance to their fourth consecutive NCAA College World Series, which will begin June 13 in Omaha, Neb.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Travis Wood hurled his first career complete game, leading Carolina to a 2-0 victory over the Jacksonville Suns at the Baseball Grounds on Sunday in a Class AA Southern League baseball event.
Wood (W, 5-3), who won his fifth straight decision, matched his career-high with 11 strikeouts and issued no walks in outdueling the Suns’ Graham Taylor (L, 2-5).
Wood and Taylor battled to a 0-0 tie until Zack Cozart connected on a 2-1 pitch from Taylor in the seventh inning for his fourth home run in five games.
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg High School football squad will open its 2009 campaign on Aug. 28 with a home game against the Ravenscroft Ravens.
LHS’ initial outing in the Northern Carolina Conference will be Sept. 25 at Roanoke Rapids.
This will also be the first season for new Louisburg head coach Chris Lee.
Here is the complete schedule, with home games listed in CAPS:
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