Jesus Gonzalez, center, holding his son, Daniel, is joined by his wife, Mria Benitez, far left, and children, Jesus Jr., center, and Juliet Benitez, right, during Franklinton’s Community Wide Yard Sale on Saturday.
Franklinton resident Dietrick Mitchell
Franklin County Sheriff Pat Green was tending to some hot dogs, the lunch of choice, at the Habitual Custom’s car show to benefit Safe Space on Saturday.
There was some “good” news this week as far as the North Carolina state budget was concerned.
But the “good” is in quotation marks because it isn’t quite what it seems — or what we might be hoping it means.
Here’s the bottom line as far as the state budget is concerned.
Recent projections call for a budget deficit of $787.9 million for the 2010-11 fiscal year, which begins in July.
GOOD MORNING: Add Mike Morton of Franklinton to the list of recent Hummer sightings and get your hummingbird feeders out if you haven’t already done so.
Although cooler temperatures are on tap locally for today (Wednesday), they are expected to rebound into the mid 70’s tomorrow and low 80’s by Friday.
I remember a time when cell phones were the size of bricks and phones were used to — and this is novel — to call and talk to people.
However, technology has reduced the cell phone to the size of a business card and a cell phone can do almost anything, except maybe cook you up some eggs.
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WHAT ABOUT LUCY?
How do you feel about Lucy Allen resigning her NC House seat?
Dear Editor,
As a delinquent taxpayer, for the first time in years, I received notice 4/6/10 of my delinquency and a threatening bright orange paper basically stating “pay your taxes” (real estate) by 4/16/10 or face legal matters.
Dear Editor,
I would like to take a minute to discuss a disturbing event my wife and three young children were forced to witness this evening in Youngsville. As a parent of three children, the time had come to sign them up for sports – my son is in T-ball and my daughter is in the 8 and under softball league. I’m thrilled there is enough participation in T-ball that all the games will be played at Louisburg High School with all Louisburg participating teams.
LOUISBURG - Perry Lee Tharrington, 78, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at his home. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, April 17, at 11 a.m. in the Bobbitt family cemetery in Alert, with Pastor Steve Burnette officiating.
MACON - Marguerite Horton Beddingfield, 87, died Sunday, April 11, 2010. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 13, at Macon Baptist Church by the Rev. Rob Evans. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton.
WASHINGTON, DC- Arthur C. Collins of Washington, D.C., formerly of Franklinton, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
RALEIGH - Elsie Thompson Webb, 84, widow of Arthur Webb, formerly of Chapel Hill and Franklinton, died recently at Rex Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Strickland of Youngsville were honored on their 60th wedding anniversary by their daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and John Irwin, at the Peddler Steak House in Raleigh. Family and friends attended the celebration. The couple were married April 8, 1950.
Sergeant Major Joe Louis Vines Sr. recently retired from the U. S. Marine Corps after 30 years of service. A ceremony in recognition of his service and accomplishments was held at the School of Infantry-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., on March 12, 2010.
Vines was born in Spring Hope in 1960, the son of Cassie Vines and the late Grover Vines Sr. He is a 1980 graduate of Bunn High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps in October 1979. He began recruit training at Parris Island, S.C. in June 1980.
WAKE FOREST — A Youngsville man was killed this past weekend in a motorcycle wreck.
According to Wake Forest police, Lawrence Joseph Barrett, 50, was riding a 2008 Harley Davidson westbound on Elm Avenue at about 4:50 p.m. on Sunday when he collided with a 2005 Ford Freestyle that was northbound on South White Street.
The following Franklin County students were named to the Headmaster’s List or A/B Honor Roll for the third-quarter grading period at Kerr-Vance Academy in Henderson.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- On a weekend that saw the world’s best golfers competing for the green jacket at The Masters, it was only fitting that Louisburg College yelled ‘four’ to complete its Region X home series against the University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie.
Louisburg swept USC-S in the four-game series as the Hurricanes remained in a strong third-place position in the league standings under second-year head coach John Thomas.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- With his team two days away from its most important contest of the season to date, Franklinton High School girls soccer coach Deran Coe hoped his Lady Rams wouldn’t overlook one order of business Monday afternoon.
Such as securing a Northern Carolina Conference victory against Franklin County rival Bunn at the BHS Soccer Complex.
Coe got his wish as the Lady Rams dominated from the get-go and went on to post an impressive 8-1 conquest against the Ladycats.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Fast-rising Bunn had a chance Monday to pad its first-place cushion in the Northern Carolina Conference softball standings.
But it wasn’t going to be easy, as the Ladycats were slated to encounter a North Johnston squad that was considered the preseason favorite in the NCC.
When he was the head baseball coach at Louisburg College, Billy Godwin literally built the clubhouse behind the home dugout at Frazier Field.
The area, which is located on Frazier’s first-base side, used to feature only a dugout.
Godwin decided to add a clubhouse that would provide players with locker-room space and a lounge area to watch television. A bigger storage area was also part of the facility.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Nash County has a rich history of sending fast-pitch standouts to compete for the Louisburg College softball program.
And Nash Central’s Megan Murray is adding her name to that impressive list during the 2010 season.
Murray is a freshman first baseman for the Lady Hurricanes, who are in the process of building a strong squad under second-year head coach Monica Gordy.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Roanoke Rapids won the Northern Carolina Conference’s regular season championship this past season, so it’s no surprise that the Yellow Jackets claimed the top prizes on the All-NCC Boys Basketball Team for the 2009-10 campaign.
RRHS post Kareem Martin, who has signed to play football at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, was selected as the NCC Player of the Year.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- Daryl Thompson and two relievers combined on a two-hitter as the Carolina Mudcats remained undefeated to start the Southern League season, defeating the Birmingham Barons for the fourth straight game 4-1 on Sunday at Regions Park in a Class AA baseball contest.
