By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
SOUTHERN PINES -- A good basketball coach isn’t afraid to make changes, whether it be in-game strategy or making shifts in a club’s playing rotation.
At the beginning of the 2009-10 campaign, Sandhills Community College men’s hoops mentor Aaron Denton had freshman Clay Thorne scheduled for limited minutes during his initial year on the campus.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Three Louisburg College women’s basketball players have earned postseason accolades in Region X.
Frontliners Shequitia Manning and Ariel Phelps have been selected to the All-Region X squad, while Phelps and Coco Hull were All-Region X Tournament picks.
Manning, LC’s starting sophomore center, averaged 10 points and nine rebounds per game while patrolling the lane.
LOUISBURG -- An uncharacteristic fielding performance cost the Louisburg Warriors during the regular season baseball opener Monday afternoon at home.
Louisburg committed six errors and was defeated 9-5 by Tarboro in eight innings.
High School Baseball
MONDAY
Enloe at Bunn 4:30 p.m.
Kerr-Vance at Franklinton 4:30 p.m.
Louisburg at Southern Nash 4:30 p.m.
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats have announced that single-game tickets for the 2010 Southern League season are currently on sale.
Tickets can be purchased in a variety of ways: online at www.carolinamudcats.com, via the Mudcats box office (919) 269-2287 and at Five County Stadium.
Bunn High’s Chepirah Neal surveys the action before making a move during tournament action Thursday night. The Ladycats lost the contest, but went unbeaten in Northern Carolina Conference regular season and tournament action. The young team is expected to compete well next year after anothe year of seasoning.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Franklin County sheriff’s deputy’s condition was improving this week, but he’s not out of the woods yet, sheriff’s staff said.
Louisburg police and investigators believe James Williamson suffered severe head injuries while trying to arrest Joe Williams, 24, of Henderson, as he, Williams and Louisburg Officer Elliott Coker fell to the ground during a scuffle.
“It was a pretty chaotic scene,” said Louisburg Police Capt. Jason Abbott.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Warren County deputy was suspended without pay this week after a weekend assault on Franklin County sheriff’s deputies.
Warren County Sheriff Johnny Williams confirmed the employment status of Christopher Michael Boncek, who was arrested Sunday morning following an altercation with Franklin County sheriff’s deputies.
“I won’t comment (further) until I get a copy of the entire report and the investigation is completed,” Williams said.
A Louisburg woman was taken to WakeMed following this single-vehicle wreck on Pocomoke Road on Friday afternoon. Trooper T.W. Allen said LaTonya Marie Mitchell, 36, was driving east on Pocomoke Road at a high rate of speed when she lost control of the 1990 Mazda she was driving. A witness walking on the side of the road said Mitchell almost hit him. She ran off the left side of the road and hit several trees.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners agreed to move forward with a grant application that could bring much needed jobs and health care options to Louisburg.
By unanimous decision, the board agreed to apply for a $120,000 grant on behalf of Louisburg Gardens. The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center requires a governmental entity as a liaison for the grant.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
County staff and officials said plans are moving forward to make room for a program that gives at-risk students a jump start on higher education.
During the Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, Chairwoman Penny McGhee advised the board that county staff met last week with educational representatives about the Early College High School program.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton officials and staff are set to host a special-called meeting Thursday, setting the groundwork for plans to improve the town’s ailing dam and sewer system.
Age has caused serious erosion issues at the dam on Long Mill Road and quick and long-term fixes had been a topic of discussion at the board’s last meeting, as well as a retreat session.
Louisburg College student Sage Reed
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 336 students earned Dean’s List honors for the fall semester that ended in December 2009. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and have no grade lower than “B” while carrying at least 12 semester hours, according to VGCC Vice President of Instruction Dr. Angela Ballentine.
Mr. and Mrs. Max H. Steelman of Wake Forest announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Colleen Steelman to William Glenn Coleman IV, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Glenn Coleman III of Inez. The wedding and reception will be held on May 22, 2010 at Lake O’ the Woods Plantation in Warrenton.
A man who said he was just trying to get out of town got into hot water this weekend.
Franklinton Police Det. Reggie Norflett arrested Quinton Teasley, 37, early Sunday morning for stealing a car.
The victim, Angelina Gracida, left the 1995 Pontiac Grand Am running in front of her Rustic Ridge Road home at about 5:15 a.m.
When a Franklin County deputy sheriff was badly injured during a routine disturbance call late Saturday night, it became personal for us at The Franklin Times.
The injured deputy, James Williamson, is a former part-time employee of the newspaper who gave us a hand in the mailroom during busy times.
GOOD MORNING: Ooo, it ain’t gonna snow, it ain’t gonna snow, it ain’t gonna snow no more….How in the (expletive) can the old folks tell, that it ain’t gonna snow no more? I hope!
But, despite my best hopes, weather forecasts as we put this edition of The Franklin Times “to bed,” as the saying goes, on Tuesday afternoon, were calling for more of that cold white stuff.
Are we just swapping one corrupt politician for another?
It definitely seems that way.
Reports this week have the National Organization for Women asking New York Gov. David Paterson to resign his post.
Last Week’s Poll
ODDS?
Which is more likely to happen?
Ask just about anyone what the top economic issue is in the country today, and they will say jobs. Creating jobs is the number one priority, most think, to getting our sick economy well.
The numbers tell the tale. North Carolina will have a shortage of 3,500 prison beds by June 30 of this year and will lack more than 8,000 beds by 2019 if present trends continue. The data reveals both a short and long term crisis.
The Franklin County Tourism Development Authority is welcoming news that the U.S. Congress passed legislation to create economic growth and thousands of new American jobs by welcoming millions more international travelers to the United States. Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr of North Carolina and Representative Bob Etheridge of the Second Congressional District were among a majority of Congressional leaders to champion the Travel Promotion Act. The bill is expected to become law within 10 days.
NEWARK, N.J. —Funeral services for Joel “Joe” McKnight, 74, who died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 6, at Nelson Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Emma Solomon officiating. Burial will follow in the Nelson Chapel Church cemetery.
