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By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
In the company of a Rhodes Scholar, a Nobel Prize winner, a former chief Air Force historian for the Pentagon, and students who started a library in Ghana, Tripp Gobble was a bit overwhelmed by the new company he keeps.
But for those who nominated and inducted him into one of the University of North Carolina’s oldest and highest-regarded honorary societies, they sing his praises.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Like the state, Franklin County appears to be experiencing a two-year decline in fatal motor vehicle accidents.
According to state Transportation Secretary Gene Conti, statistics show that traffic-related fatalities in North Carolina for 2008 decreased by more than 17 percent from the previous year.
And numbers so far this year appear to be down 12 percent over 2008.
In Franklin County, statistics so far suggest that 2009 will have even lower traffic-related fatality figures.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
On Thursday, Austin Schneller took home three gold medals to match the three golden pieces of precious metal he won last year.
His shiny awards, though, were no match for the smiles that beamed from he and his family’s faces during the second consecutive Franklin County Special Olympics on Thursday.
“It’s a great event,” said Courtney Schneller, waiting on Austin at the finish line of the 25-meter race to give her son a high-five and a hug.
Students and teachers at Louisburg Elementary School took advantage of the warm, sunny weather on Thursday to take part in an Easter egg hunt before Spring Break kicked in on Friday for Franklin County schools. Above, Kindergartners Amanda Bell, Jeremiah Eddie, Treqwan Alston and Isai Barrera-Solorio all tried to outrace dozens of other students to get to brightly colored eggs filled with goodies.
It was a mixed bag of topics interlaced with bad economic news that greeted members of the Franklin County Economic Development Commission when it met for its April meeting Thursday morning in Youngsville.
State Rep. Lucy Allen told the EDC board to brace for a “dog fight” over the state budget as differing versions from the governor, the House and Senate head for a conference committee soon.
Whether you’re a native of Franklin County, moved here a month ago or are just passing through and curious, you might consider marking your calendar for April 18 and 19.
That weekend and several days following it will offer an opportunity to sample the hospitality and heritage of this county -- and gain an appreciation of the architectural gems that it contains.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Raymond T. “Ham” Williams, 81, who died Thursday, April 9, 2009, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Haywood Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG – Bartley “Bart” Carl Malanix, 68, died Friday morning, April 10, 2009. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dan Davis officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
LOUISBURG – Mary Odell Stallings Driver, 97, of Louisburg, died Friday morning.
The second of three spring concerts at Cherry Hill Plantation in Warren County will feature pianist Jane Hawkins and violinist Richard Luby. They will perform works from the Sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven on Sunday, April 19.
Richard Luby has appeared as soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa of Mexico, National Radio Orchestra of Poland, the North Carolina Symphony, the National Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony. He has given recitals of the complete works for violin and piano of Ives, Prokofiev, Brahms, and Stravinsky, as well as the Sonatas for violin and harpsichord of J.S. Bach.
GOOD MORNING: Reference County Commissioner (Rev,) Sidney Dunston’s sky-diving accident this past week, here are a couple of web comments I thought you, with the possible exception of Bro. Sid, would get a kick out of.
By: rockyranger on 4/8/09: Well, this confirms it beyond all reasonable doubt. “The sky really is falling!”
By Tazmania on 4/8/09: How much we wanna bet that 1) he files a worker’s comp claim with the county, and 2) he tries to get his child support lowered because he can’t work (or does he even work?)
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- Sophomore Devin Harris drove in the winning runs in both games of the Conference USA doubleheader as No. 16 East Carolina completed the three-game sweep over UAB 15-9 and 10-9 last Saturday at Young Memorial Field.
With the wins, the Pirates improve to 25-5 overall an 8-1 in league play, its best start since the 2000 campaign when they also start the year 25-5.
BUNN -- The Second Annual Bunn High School Boys Basketball Team Golf Tournament is slated for May 16 at The River Golf Course at Lake Royale.
The event is open for the first 25 teams. A four-person superball format will be utilized.
Action will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
Entry fee is $55 per person, which includes round of golf, cart fee and lunch.
FRANKLINTON -- With Northern Carolina Conference girls soccer action heating up, the Franklinton Lady Rams may have picked an inopportune time to get bitten by the injury bug.
At least FHS head coach Deran Coe can take solace in the fact that, following today’s league showdown against Bunn, the Lady Rams won’t have another NCC outing until after Spring Break.
Sherry Bell has come a long way since she first entered The Franklin Times NCAA Bracket Pool Contest for the initial time in 2005.
That year, Bell used variables such as geographic location, school colors and mascots to predict her winners.
The results were forgettable. Bell’s picks have included the likes of Arkansas and Alabama in the Final Four, and she has consistently finished at or near the bottom of the standings.
By: Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
OXFORD -- Bunn stepped out of conference play and into a hornet’s nest last Saturday against area Class 3-A powerhouse Oxford Webb.
The host Warriors were able to sweep a doubleheader from BHS, beginning with a 7-2 conquest and ending with a 10-0 decision.
Bunn is now 5-4 overall, while Oxford Webb improved to 10-1 on the campaign.
“We made a whole lot of errors,’’ said BHS head coach Chris Lewis. “And Webb has a very good team.’’
By: Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG - Before last weekend’s four-game home series, Louisburg College baseball coach John Thomas said he felt as good about his club as he had during the entire season.
Until now.
The Hurricanes continued their recent surge by taking three of four outings against the Surry Community College Knights in a Region X series at Frazier Field.
By: Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Roanoke Rapids is regarded as one of the favorites this season in the Northern Carolina Conference girls soccer standings.
The Lady Jackets showed why Monday afternoon during a road showdown at Bunn.
RR scored less than one minute in, and things would only get worse from there for the Ladycats.
A Zebulon man was killed in a fiery wreck Sunday night.
According to a report by Trooper T.L. Hunt, Philip Dalke, 38, of 2501 Shepard School Road was driving on N.C. 39 North when his vehicle went left of the center line at about 8:25 p.m.
The vehicle collided head-on with an 18-wheeler driven by Briant Puryear, 37, of Oxford.
Volunteer help is needed for the 36th International Whistlers Convention, April 22-26, now with a record number of whistlers and singers. Sponsored by the Franklin County Arts Council, it has been necessary to add an extra day for competition in the Louisburg College auditorium.
Needed are volunteers to provide shifts in registration, stage, auditorium, program, material displays and information monitors.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Hardie Williams, 76, who died Friday, April 3, 2009, were Tuesday, April 7, in the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, with the Rev. Junious Debnam officiating. Burial followed in the St. Stephens Church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for James Garfield Mitchell, 66, who died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 8) at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Sandhills State Veteran’s Cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Sidney “Sid” McCoy Denton, 84, died Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Carebridge Assisted Living. Memorial services were conducted Monday, April 6, at Centerville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Keith Campbell officiating.
Every recession creates costs and losses. Jobs are cut, incomes are reduced, and stock values drop. But something more has happened during the present recession – something that many experts think will cause a major shift in our personal finances.
The devastating aspect of this recession has been the tremendous loss in household wealth. Just released numbers from the Federal Reserve show that through the end of 2008, households lost $13 trillion in wealth, or 20 percent of the wealth they had at the beginning of the recession.
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