NASHVILLE - Mary Ayscue “Teeny” Manning, 83, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at Autumn Care of Nashville. Funeral service was Tuesday, March 2, in the chapel of Castalia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chris Carroll and the Rev. Jason Gault officiating. Burial followed in the Centerville Baptist Church cemetery, Centerville.
ZEBULON - Mary Edna Pope, 82, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. A memorial service was held Monday, March 1, at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service chapel in Knightdale.
WAKE FOREST - Mary Helen Gordon Layton, 91, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at Hillside Nursing Center. Funeral services were held Monday, March 1, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Harris Chapel Baptist Church cemetery.
WHITAKERS - Funeral services for Maggie E. Johnson, 85, who died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Pleasure Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wilson Battle officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
WHITAKERS - Funeral services for Arlene M. Lynch, 95, who died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Wilson Fogg, 56, who died Monday, March 1, 2010, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 5, at Haywood Baptist Church, with the Rev. Quinton Alston officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
CASTALIA - Funeral services for Addison “A.P.” Harvey, 56, who died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 5, at Castalia Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Joseph Alvin Faulkner, 76, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 at Care Bridge Rest Home. There will be a private funeral.
The Louisburg Lions Club received an update recently on “A BLESSING” soup kitchen from Dr. Reggie Rushing, pastor of Louisburg Baptist Church. Dr. Rushing advised club members that the soup kitchen has been open since July and is now averaging 40-50 people served each Monday and Thursday with no one being turned away. The soup kitchen is located at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Louisburg. From left are Dr. Rushing and Lions Program Chairman Don Ragsdale.
North Carolina author Lisa M. Jefferys recently celebrated the nationwide release of her new book, “Stone City,” the story of a girl named Miranda, whose youthful optimism shines amid the gray, hopeless city she calls home. Guarding the city is Miranda’s only source of comfort.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- All season long, the Bunn Ladycats have been Giant Killers.
So why should they stop now?
Certainly, Bunn’s greatest strength is at the guard position, but the Ladycats usually find themselves looking up to opposing squads in the paint.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The gold standard of wrestling excellence continues at Louisburg High School.
Last year, LHS claimed its first-ever gold medal in state wrestling as then-senior Mamour Camara claimed a title.
Louisburg’s success continued in 2010 as Ervin Hunt claimed a gold last Saturday in the 189-pound weight class in the Class 2-A State Wrestling Championships, which were staged at the Greensboro Coliseum.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
CHAPEL HILL -- Due to the threat of poor weather, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has postponed Class 2-A Eastern Regional Basketball Tournament action that had been scheduled for Tuesday.
Bunn’s girls were supposed to play East Bladen in a first-round regional contest. The other region semifinal game featured a meeting between Burlington Cummings and Bertie.
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.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
SUPPLY -- Mike Holloman was confident that the fourth time would be the charm for his Louisburg College Lady Hurricanes in their quest to defeat league rival Patrick Henry.
Louisburg had dropped three regular season matchups to PHCC, but Holloman saw the deficit gap getting closer each time -- and felt the Lady Hurricanes would get the job done if given a fourth opportunity.
CHAPEL HILL -- Here are the pairings for this week’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association Regional Basketball Tournaments.
Bunn’s girls team was scheduled to meet East Bladen in Tuesday’s first round of Class 2-A East Regional action at the Greenville Rose High School Gymnasium.
FLORENCE, S.C. -- After opening the weekend in strong fashion, the Louisburg College Hurricanes ultimately settled for a split during their Region X road baseball series at Florence-Darlington Tech.
In last Saturday’s opening doubleheader, the Hurricanes rolled to a sweep with victories by scores of 2-1 and 6-3.
GREENVILLE -- Brad Mincey rebounded from his rough outing last week scattering three hits over seven innings as No. 13 East Carolina University (4-3) took the rubber match from No. 10 South Carolina (4-2) 4-2 Sunday in baseball action at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
(L-R) Tucker Brown, Colton Steffensen and Brody Steffensen competed in the AAU Elementary State Wrestling Championships in Aberdeen in the 75-pound weight class in the fourth and fifth grade age bracket two weeks ago. All three boys have ties to the Franklin County Storm Wrestling Club. The boys had a great tournament, placing in the top six in the field. Brown was third, Colton was fifth and Brody was sixth.
Louisburg College’s Shequitia Manning (with ball) makes a strong move to the basket and scores two points for the Lady Hurricanes during last Saturday’s victory over Catawba Valley Community College in the semifinals of the Region X Women’s Basketball Tournament, which was held in Supply.
Sophomore guard Chepirah Neal makes a nifty pass to a teammate for the Bunn Ladycats during last Friday night’s home victory against Pittsboro Northwood in the third round of the Class 2-A Girls Basketball State Playoffs at the Bunn Dome.
Despite falling down, Bunn High School freshman guard Whitney Bunn manages to maintain possession for the Ladycats during last Friday night’s home victory over Pittsboro Northwood in the third round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs.
A Franklin County sheriff’s deputy remained in critical condition Monday after suffering severe head injuries while trying to disperse a crowd Saturday night.
FRANKLINTON —Kenneth Miskie, 73, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 in Raleigh. A memorial service was held Friday, Feb. 26, in the chapel of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Franklinton Chapel, 504 E. Mason St., Franklinton.
GARNER - Edith Ellington Ayscue, 78, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 at home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today (Saturday, Feb. 27) at Bryan-Lee Funeral chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh.
