FRANKLINTON-James Alton “Jimmy” Kelly, age 65, a resident of 275 Garner Road, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Born in Vance County on December 31, 1944, he was the son of the late Wesley Alton Kelly and Ruth Abbott Kelly. He was retired from Saint Gobain Containers, Inc.
GREENVILLE, NC— Franceine Perry Rees died Friday, April 2, 2010. A service of Holy Eucharist in thanksgiving for her life was held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, with interment following in the church columbarium. The family greeted friends following the ceremony in the church parish hall.
The long-awaited book, “The Historic Architecture of Halifax County, North Carolina,” has arrived and the authors and editors will be on hand from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 10 at the Halifax County Library in Halifax to sign copies.
This publication was begun with surveys of the rural landscape of the county in the mid 1980s by the Halifax County Historical Association, Inc. Architectural historian Henry Taves, a Boston native, completed this phase.
Franklinton police arrested a man this past weekend charged with making a false police report.
Zachary Mitchell Poole reported on March 26 that suspects pulled up in two vehicles and one suspect got out and fired at least seven rounds, one hitting him in the ankle.
The 21-year-old was taken to Franklin Regional Medical Center where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg left an opportunity to win its own tournament on the basepaths Monday night .
Taking on a solid Lawrence Academy squad, the host Warriors pounded out 11 hits -- but left 12 runners on base during a 5-2 loss in the championship game of the Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament at historic Frazier Field on the Louisburg College campus.
By:
KELLEN HOLTZMAN, Henderson Dispatch
LOUISBURG -- Kerr-Vance Academy jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings against Bunn last Friday in the first round of the Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament.
But the Wildcats didn’t go down easily, scoring two in the third and rallying for three more in the fifth.
Enter Tyler Bolton.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Thanks to a pair of conference victories, the Bunn Wildcats carried high hopes into last Friday’s opening game at the annual Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament.
But the Wildcats couldn’t sustain the surge as Coach Leonard Allen’s club went 0-3 for the event and closed in last place in the eight-team format.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Offense wasn’t an issue when the Louisburg College Lady Hurricanes hosted long-time rival Spartanburg Methodist College for a key Region X fast-pitch softball doubleheader Friday afternoon.
Louisburg racked up a combined 18 runs in two games -- but the Lady Hurricanes were still only able to come up with one victory.
DOBSON -- Further evidence that parity is the keyword this season in Region X baseball action was on display last weekend on the campus of Surry Community College.
That’s when the Louisburg College Hurricanes, fresh off a strong outing the weekend before against a nationally ranked Pitt CC contingent, split four games with the host Knights.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Much more than tourney advancement was at stake when Warren County tangled with host Louisburg in first-round action last Friday afternoon at the annual Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament.
Because of a scheduling conflict, the meeting was also deemed a Northern Carolina Conference game for a pair of teams with Class 2-A State Playoff aspirations.
RALEIGH -- The Carolina Hurricanes have announced that the team will host the first-ever “Caniac Cookout” on Thursday prior to the team’s final National Hockey League home game of the 2009-10 season.
The lunchtime event will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the South Lawn between the RBC Center and Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh and is part of the Hurricanes’ Fan Appreciation Week festivities.
Patrick Ward, who will be four years old in May, caught his first fish during a recent expedition with his Papa, Bobby Ward. Patrick used a ‘Sponge Bob’ rod and reel to make the catch last weekend.
The Carolina Cardinals 13-Under Baseball Team recently won the Southern Classic NIT event. During the weekend, the Cardinals blasted 10 home runs, including five from Christian Sledge, two from Kiwane Garner and one each from Cooper Bolton, Zack Moore and Dillon Hopkins.
Bunn High School senior pitcher Michael Collins sends an offering to the plate Monday during BHS’ showdown against Northern Vance at the Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Baseball Tournament.
Among the members of the Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball All-Tournament Team were (back, l to r) Zack Orr (Northern Vance), Tyler Bolton (Kerr-Vance), Cameron Peed (Lawrence Academy), Chad Whitehead (Lawrence Academy), Evan Holton (Lawrence Academy), Blake Hill (Lawrence Academy) and Scott Edge (Lawrence Academy); (front, l to r) Trey Stainback (Northern Vance), Dillon Joyner (Louisburg), Chase Ragland (Louisburg), Dustin Jones (Louisburg) and Joel Bendel (Louisburg).
Lawrence Academy’s Scott Edge (right) receives the Most Valuable Player Award from Tournament Director Al Bolton following Monday’s conclusion of the Verizon Wireless of Louisburg Invitational Baseball Tournament at picturesque Frazier Field.
YOUNGSVILLE - Mae Wheeler Paschall Knott, 89, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 31, at Flat Rock Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gary McNair and the Rev. Mark Stephens officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON— John E. Alston, 87, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Louisburg Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 5, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial will follow in Pine Forest Memorial Gardens, Wake Forest.
SPRING HOPE - Karen Dollar Edwards, 59, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 1, at Peachtree Baptist Church.
By:
Nathan Moreschi, Public Information Officer, Franklin County Schools
Land and soil use become more and more critical as areas develop in terms of infrastructure, and students across the state got to put their skills to test the final Saturday in March at the 56th annual North Carolina Future Farmers of America Land Judging Contest held in Bunn.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Area Democrats have begun vying for the chance to replace Lucy Allen in the General Assembly.
Gov. Bev Perdue offered Allen a position on the North Carolina Utilities Commission last Friday, announcing the appointment this week.
On Thursday, Allen was preparing to write her letter of resignation as the House representative for Franklin, Nash and Halifax counties, effective April 12 — when she will be appointed to the Utilities Commission.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Franklinton man who claims to have been a gunshot victim is now being pursued as a suspect.
Zachary Mitchell Poole reported on March 26 that suspects pulled up in two vehicles and one suspect got out and fired at least seven rounds, one hitting him in the ankle.
Poole, 21, was taken to Franklin Regional Medical Center where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Barack Obama’s first visit to Afghanistan as president was a surprise to many, including a Bunn native who was roused from her sleep to meet the Commander-In-Chief.
Under incredible secrecy, Obama flew into Afghanistan on Sunday aboard Air Force One, splitting time on his six-hour visit between meeting with Afghan leaders and rallying support amongst the troops.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Louisburg man who tried to avoid a prison sentence, or at least lessen the blow in early March, had agreed to a plea by the end of the month.
Under the plea that he agreed to on March 30, Patrick Davis will spend between 64 months and seven years in jail on charges of armed robbery, kidnapping and felony larceny related to a June 2009 home invasion on Allen Lane in Louisburg.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A deadened economy has staff asking commissioners to hold off on two projects.
Commissioners meet on Monday night and County Tax Assessor Jimmy Tanner will ask that commissioners hold off on revaluation by another year, from 2011 to 2012.
