Brianna Newell has a blast while playing on the playground at the Boys and Girls Club in Louisburg. March 21-27 marks the celebration of National Boys and Girls Club Week. See page 9 for more details about the Boys and Girls Club.
Franklinton resident Jamarr Royster
Authorities responded to two fires this past week, one that appears suspicious and one that was accidental.
According to a report by Dep. Nathan Rinker, emergency crews responded just before midnight on March 15 to a fire at 135 Oak Forest Lane in the Franklinton area.
Has anyone looked around lately?
It would appear that the not-yet-official “state flower” of North Carolina is in full bloom.
No, it’s not the early blooming plums, pears or even the ornamental peach and cherry trees that are beginning to make such a showing.
A bit of good news to report — hopefully.
It would appear that there is a move afoot in the North Carolina General Assembly to take a look at opening up the state’s overly restrictive personnel ordinances to public scrutiny.
It’s about time! Well, okay, it’s way, way past time.
GOOD MORNING: Whoopeeee! Today marks the beginning of Spring. Let’s all hope that Mother Nature takes note of that fact and governs herself accordingly.
CHURCH BAN? I can’t say that a downtown business area is the best location for a church – any church — but dang it, the idea of banning a church anywhere just kind of goes against the grain as far as I’m concerned!
The Louisburg College Campus Safety and Police Department is pleased to announce the commissioning of Paul Opanasenko and Chase Slinkard as sworn campus police officers. Along with Chief Jeff Linney, Detective Steven Whitfield, and Officers Tony Drake and Anton Edwards, Opanasenko and Slinkard round out a full complement of sworn law enforcement officers for the campus.
KVA’s 5th and 6th graders took part in the national celebration of Pi day this week. Pi, Greek letter (∏), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated every year by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14 ( Pi = 3.141592653). Under the direction of math teacher Candy Adkins, the students ate pies, sang songs and read stories and poems about the number Pi.
Annual registration for Franklin County Schools’ kindergarten continues through April at elementary schools in Franklin County.
In order to assure a child has a smooth transition into school, parents are asked to register during one of the dates.
The school in which you register your child does not have to be the school your child will attend. Children must be at least age 5 by Aug. 31 of 2010 to qualify for kindergarten.
An 18-year-old Rocky Mount man died after his vehicle crossed the center line and ran head-on into an oncoming vehicle.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Markee Dontrell Strickland was traveling west on West Castalia Road, just outside of Nashville, around 5 p.m. on Thursday. Strickland was allegedly traveling at excessive speeds, a spokesperson with the Highway Patrol said, when his vehicle crossed the center line and collided with another vehicle that was traveling east.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Rosa M. Perry, 90, who died Monday, March 15, 2010, will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, March 20) at Perry’s Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Randolph Alston, pastor, officiating.
KITTRELL - Funeral services for Anthony “Amp” Perry, 30, who died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at Franklinton Elementary School, with Brother Kirk Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the Mary Helen Jones cemetery.
WAKE FOREST - Shirley J. McNair, 53, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, March 20) at Phelps Chapel Baptist Church in Franklin County, with Pastor Elvis Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FUQUAY-VARINA- Maxine Abernathy Basnight McLean, 83, died Monday, March 15, 2010. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 18, at First United Methodist Church in Fuquay-Varina. Graveside services were held Friday, March 19, at Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Bern.
FRANKLINTON —Louis Moody, 66, died Sunday, March 14, 2010. A memorial service was conducted Friday, March 19, at Banks United Methodist Church in Wilton, with Pastor Wiggins officiating.
PILOT - David Clyde Pearce, 75, died at his home Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, March 20) at Pilot Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Pearce family cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Edward “Eddie” Robert Wilson, 65, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. A family ceremony will be held in New Jersey at a later date.
FRANKLINTON - Lorraine Overton Blackley, 86, died Saturday, March 13, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Franklinton. Visitation will follow the service.
LOUISBURG – Paul Michael “Mike” Phillips, 63, died Thursday morning, March 18, 2010. A memorial service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, March 22, at Bull Creek Golf & Country Club. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Art du Jour is pleased to announce Skippy Clark of Raleigh has been selected to be the judge for its third annual “Celebrating Women in Art for Women’s History Month” opening on March 26 and running through April 30.
Clark, an artist of color and light, has studied at Central Piedmont College, Charlotte; North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Palomar College, San Marcus, Ca.; and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Michelle Faulkner, left, owner of Stream of Pearls and Cardinal Accounting Services, chats with Youngsville Area Business Association Expo attendee Deborah Murray of Youngsville. The business event was held Thursday at the Youngsville National Guard Armory.
Educator and volunteer Joe Desantis, seated, far left, joined a group of raucous spectators Friday morning at the Franklin County Special Olympics.
Destiny Williams crossed the finish line first in a 100-yard dash event on Friday.
HENDERSON -- For Northern Vance, the good news was that the Lady Vikings held the high-powered Franklinton Lady Rams without scoring for 22 and 28-minute stretches during Tuesday’s non-conference girls soccer showdown.
Franklinton, however, has a penchant for being able to rattle off goals quickly, and the Lady Rams did just that while posting an impressive 8-0 decision over the Lady Vikings at the NVHS Soccer Field.
