By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County sheriff’s investigators say former patients of a Louisburg doctor should rest comfortably.
Information that first appeared to be valuable medical records turned out to be nothing more than trash.
On April 9, a woman reported that she found what appeared to be medical waste and records in a dumpster on Jeffrey’s Way in Youngsville.
The Franklin County Tax Office will be hosting several presentations to discuss the available property tax relief programs for 2009.
These include the Senior or Disability Exclusion, the Disabled Veterans Exclusion and the Circuit Breaker Tax Deferment Program. Advance registration is not required except at the Lake Royale location. The schedule for presentations is as follows:
LOUISBURG – Mary Carroll Finch, 87, died Saturday morning, April 25, 2009. Funeral service was Tuesday, April 28, at Corinth Baptist Church, with the Rev. Brent Farrar officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
The following is a list of General Assembly votes taken by local legislators, week ended April 18.
Last Week’s Poll
Municipalities annex property without residents say?
Should municipalities be allowed to annex property without any say from the residents being annexed?
I’d rather be called a ghoul than a lich.
What’s a lich? In fantasy literature, it’s typically the reanimated corpse of some dead king or sorcerer. Rather than just being an individual menace, the lich seeks to control the minds and actions of vast hordes of other beings.
Two recent reports of home invasions, one in Franklin County and one in Vance County, should send shivers down the backs of residents in both counties.
And, unfortunately, it could have a chilling effect on law enforcement officers.
In both instances, men who dressed in dark clothing or fatigues, tried to pass themselves off as law enforcement officers.
GOOD MORNING: Adios Dr. Bert! Actually, I think Franklin County School Board members were relieved to learn that Dr. L’Homme was leaving.
The fact is that Dr. L’Homme was not a good fit for Franklin County, but he should fit well in his new position in Washington, D.C.
We wish him well.
Could it partly be the weather?
Although 90-degree-plus days in April are rare for us here in North Carolina, most folks -- except allergy sufferers -- have been enjoying the magnificent weather that mirrors summertime but without the oppressive humidity.
Apparently, that’s lifting spirits as well -- and that may be having a long-hoped-for effect on the economy.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The county’s Tourism Development Authority has adopted a grant application review schedule they say will give them more time to take a broader approach to tourism.
By consensus, the board agreed to a policy during its April 20 meeting requiring that grant applications be submitted 90 days before they are reviewed.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Of all the competitors in the International Whistlers Convention last week, Cassidy Osgood had the shortest trip to the Louisburg College Auditorium.
But the Bunn Middle School student has come a long way from whistling the children’s songs that got her selected for her first competition two years ago.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Local health officials said they have not been inundated with swine flu fears, but they are working to stay on top of the virus before it makes an impact here.
Across the country, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed 64 cases of the virus which, if untreated, could prove deadly.
None of the cases, though, have been confirmed in North Carolina.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
“Technology is a necessary ingredient, but it’s not sufficient,” says cancer fighter Dr. Robert McLaurin -- and that may seem like an unusual statement coming from a man who has dedicated his life to beaming radioactivity into patients to kill malignant cells.
To paraphrase cyclist Lance Armstrong, he adds, “it’s not about the accelerator.”
Dr. McLaurin, owner of Franklin County Cancer Center and a radiation oncologist, explains that dealing with cancer is not merely about the size and power of the radiation-producing equipment, it’s also the careful, exacting control of the dose that can spell the difference between successful treatment and dangerous side effects.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Investigators continue to look for two men accused of a home invasion last week that left two people suffering from gunshot wounds.
Investigators in Vance County are trying to determine whether the same suspects invaded a home in Henderson on Saturday.
According to Franklin authorities, two black men kicked in the front door of a house at 8625 N.C. 39 South near Pilot during the evening of April 22.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
“Given the current environment, this is not bad news,” explained Doug Moore, assistant superintendent for business and finance, as he gave the school board a quick glimpse of its local funding options from Franklin County.
Moore, while emphasizing that the county commissioners must make the final decision, said that the county’s proposed budget cuts only about 1 percent from current operating funds and about five percent from capital expense funds.
Those numbers, he said, are what county finance director Chuck Murray and county manager Angela Harris are planning to present to the commissioners as the staff’s recommendations for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
It’s official. The Franklin County School District is in the market for a new superintendent following the acceptance of Dr. Bert L’Homme’s resignation Monday night. It will be effective at the end of June.
In a letter of resignation presented to the school board, Dr. L’Homme said he has accepted the dual position of director of Education Policy and Coordinator for the Cradle to Prison Pipeline Crusade with the Children’s Defense Fund in Washington, D. C.
The Children’s Defense Fund is a child advocacy and research group, founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman. Their motto Leave No Child Behind indicates their mission to lobby on behalf of children in the federal government and the states, with the support of private and corporate donations and no government funding.
Posted on:
April 27, 2009
Franklin County Supt. of Schools Dr. Bert L’Homme is leaving, effective July 1. He has accepted a post as director of education policy with the Children’s Defense Fund in Washington, D.C.
High School Baseball
MONDAY
Bunn at Louisburg 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
Southern Vance at Franklinton 7 p.m.
Louisburg at Southeast Halifax 4:30 p.m.
ZEBULON -- Juan Francisco chugged home from third base on a wild pitch with the winning run culminating a three-run rally boosting Carolina past Huntsville 7-6 before 3,542 schoolkids at Five County Stadium on Wednesday afternoon in a Class AA Southern League baseball event.
The Mudcats (6-7) started the ninth down 6-4 before a Chris Heisey triple kickstarted the comeback.
HENDERSON -- The 25th Annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament is slated for May 12 at Henderson County Club in Vance County.
There will be morning and afternoon rounds, with shotgun starts scheduled for 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. A four-person superball format will be utilized.
Handicaps must be provided. Trophies will be presented to the top three teams. Closest-to-the-pin and longest drive prizes will also be awarded.
BUNN -- Bunn picked up only two hits and was defeated by a 9-0 margin against Southern Vance on Tuesday in a key Northern Carolina Conference fast-pitch contest at the BHS Softball Field.
Southern Vance remained in first place in the NCC with an unblemished mark, while the Ladycats have two defeats -- leaving BHS in second place overall.
Bunn could have moved into a tie for the top spot Tuesday, but it wasn’t to be as Southern Vance standout hurler Jordan Garrett whiffed 13 batters.
By:
Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg’s final chance for a shot at the Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference regular season softball championship came Tuesday at home against Gates County.
But the Lady Warriors will now have to shift focus toward a possible runner-up finish after Coach Erica Wammock’s club was shut out by a 20-0 score against the league-leading Lady Red Barons.
Louisburg had lost by 13 runs earlier in the year at Gates, but Wammock had hoped for a closer outing this time around.
By:
Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG - One shot.
With two rounds left to play in the Northern Carolina Conference golf season, that’s all that stands between the Southern Vance Raiders and the Bunn Wildcats for second place in the league’s cumulative standings.
Bunn edged a stroke closer -- but only one -- during Tuesday’s NCC event at Bull Creek Golf and Country Club.
Roanoke Rapids -- the runaway conference leader -- once again was at the top of the pack with a strong 306. BHS was next at 352, followed by Southern at 353.
Members of the Vance-Granville Community College Chi Beta Chi chapter of the Phi Beta Lambda business student organization recently attended their first PBL State Leadership Conference since the chapter was established in 2008. The conference was April 2-4 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place, where approximately 225 students from North Carolina universities and community colleges participated in various competitive business events. VGCC members placed in the top eight in 13 different events.
