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A domestic violence case against a former Louisburg recreation department director was continued, again, in Franklin County District Court.
Brent Cardwell was scheduled to appear in Franklin County District Court on Tuesday to face charges of assault on a female and communicating threats.
Mike and Kim Howell arrived early for the pancake breakfast hosted by the Franklin County Volunteers in Medicine at the Andy’s restaurant in Louisburg on Saturday. The fundraiser helps raise money and awareness of the organization, which operates a free clinic, the James O. Hacker Wellness Center, and a thrift shop in Franklinton. For more information or to make donations to the clinic or its thrift shop, contact VIM at: 919-340-5369, 919-494-2064, or at their web site, www.fcvimc.org or via email at: fcvim04@embarqmail.com.
Louisburg College student Amanda Sinclair
A man involved in what appeared to be a late-night gun fight also now faces drug charges.
Franklinton police arrested Andre Perry, 21, on Feb. 15, charging him with resisting a public officer who was investigating a shooting.
Sgt. Wade Bulloch was responding to Sterling and Mill streets after hearing a rapid succession of gunshots in the area.
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, entitled “Dynamite Marketing,” on Tuesday, March 16. The seminar will be held from 6 until 9 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County.
So far, 2010 has been quite a year!
And not always in a good sense.
The weather, for us, has been a challenge. A fair amount of snow and ice have caused problems, although the dreary grey skies and a serious lack of sunshine seem to have had more of a detrimental effect than the frozen precipitation!
GOOD MORNING: Our brief respite from the agonies of winter are apparently over for the next several days as Ol’ Man Winter makes what I hope is a final as well as futile attempt to round out the month of February with another bit of icy weather today.
As of this posting (Tue. A.M.) I had leftovers from the snowstorm that ushered in the month of February still on the ground in spots around my home just east of Louisburg.
I read two headlines this week.
My response to the first one can’t be printed in a family newspaper. My response to the second was: Duh!
In the first story, it seems that in 2009, Wall Street big wigs gave themselves more than $20 billion in bonuses.
On its face, that would be a good thing, since bonuses are usually tied to good business. We know business wasn’t good, though.
Last Week’s Poll
Right way to use gift?
Should Edgar Owens’ gift for a new park be used in conjunction with the efforts to make Jackson’s Pond a state park?
Dear Editor:
As Ronald Reagan would say, “Here we go again.” This letter is in reference to the hospital (FRMC) and Asher’s recent comments and more.
I do not know why it has taken so long for people to see that Novant is any different from HMA or any of the other parties interested in moving our hospital to a far corner of the county.
RAELIGH, NC – ZOE Ministry will host a fundraising event with noted author Kay Warren, wife of pastor Rick Warren, on Friday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Duke Chapel in Durham.
All are invited to attend.
All of the proceeds from the fundraising event will benefit ZOE’s orphan empowerment work in Africa. Ticket information is available at www.zoeministry.org.
LOUISBURG – Tammy Denise Phelps, 44, died Monday night, Feb. 22, 2010.
FRANKLINTON —Mildred L. Brodie died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
ZEBULON - Maryland Ray Carlyle, 81, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Social Plains Baptist Church, with burial following in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Joseph Carlton Hocutt, 69, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 at Rex Hospital. A memorial service was conducted Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Massey Funeral Home.
FRANKLINTON—Robert A. Person, 54, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Funeral services for Calvin Albert Spivey, 82, who died Friday, Feb. 18, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Spivey family cemetery.
Mary Louise Hill of Louisburg Nursing Center was recently honored on her 99th birthday by her nieces and nephews. The honoree was presented with a corsage and received several cards and gifts. Church members, former students, friends and nursing center residents were in attendance and were served ice cream and cake. Pictured with the honoree, left to right, are four generations: great-great-great-niece, Sequoia Clemons, and great-great-niece, Takita Dunston of Garner; great-niece, Princess Clemons of Raleigh; and nephew, Joseph Hill of New York.
T.J. and Treva Todd of The Rivers Golf Course, Louisburg, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 13, 2010 at the Fargo Steakhouse in Zebulon. The celebration was given by their children, Terry and Vickie Todd of Spring Hope and Gayla and Keith Game of West Columbia, SC. In attendance were their grandchildren, Melissa Mitchell and Mark Boswell, and their spouses. Also in attendance were family members from Grand Prairie, Tex., and numerous friends and neighbors from North Carolina.
Travis Wilson and Lynette Perry of Louisburg are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Traniya La’Nasya Wilson, on Feb. 14, 2010 (Valentine’s Day) at 9:41 a.m. at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long.
The 4th Annual Lee Fowler Scholar-Athlete Awards presentation was held Tuesday, Feb. 9, following the Louisburg College women’s basketball victory over Brunswick Community College, 99-48.
The Lee Fowler Scholar-Athlete Awards Program was established at Louisburg College in 2005, both in honor of Lee Fowler, the director of athletics at North Carolina State University, and to encourage student-athletes at Louisburg to be scholar-athletes. They are awarded to all varsity student-athletes who earn a semester average of 3.0 or higher.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
KENLY -- After splitting their regular-season series at one game apiece, it was almost considered a toss-up to see which club between Bunn and Louisburg would take home the title following last Friday’s championship game at the Northern Carolina Conference Boys Basketball Tournament.
As if on cue, the squads dueled to the wire before the Wildcats came away with a 51-48 decision in a thriller at the North Johnston High School Gymnasium.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- It took only one pitch for Louisburg College to display its offensive intentions during Sunday’s home baseball doubleheader against Wilkes Community College.
On Wilkes’ first offering of the opening game, Louisburg leadoff master Ashton Paige laced a monstrous home run to deep center field.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
KENLY -- Going through the Northern Carolina Conference regular season and tournament with an undefeated mark wasn’t exactly a preseason point of emphasis for the Bunn Ladycats.
After all, this was going to be a young Ladycats’ squad competing in what was expected to be a balanced NCC.
But once the season started, BHS head coach Chuck Mann knew his club was capable of special things.
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