Alexis and Jamie Strickland
Eagles in Flight Exploring Our Father’s World will be hosting a free Open House for youth and families who are interested in joining their 4-H Club. It will be held on Thursday, Feb. 4, at Faith Baptist Church, 249 Holden Road, Youngsville. in the brick house located in the parking lot of the church. Open House will begin at 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. For more details, call Franklin County Cooperative Extension, 496-3344 and ask for Crystal Smith, Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development.
The devastating earthquake in Haiti has brought forth concern and attention worldwide. From all corners, people want to help.
Last week, the United Way of Franklin County board of directors expressed its intent to monitor humanitarian efforts in Haiti through the United Way Worldwide, one of the organizations that has come to immediate rescue, and to gauge what role the local United Way could play.
The Franklinton Woman’s Club held its Annual Open House and Student Art Exhibit on Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Franklinton Depot in Franklinton.
The following students were awarded medals and certificates for their winning entries. The 1st place entries will be taken to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs-NC District 5 Arts Festival in Henderson on Feb. 20. First place winners there will be entered in the GFWC-NC State Arts Festival at Salem College in Winston-Salem on March 20.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Last week, first-year head coach Ericka Wilkins said her Louisburg Lady Warriors were slowly but surely improving the look of Lady Warrior Basketball.
Certainly, Louisburg has made tremendous strides in Wilkins’ initial campaign, and the Lady Warriors have already topped Warren County and Roanoke Rapids in Northern Carolina Conference action.
Interesting question: “I cannot understand why anyone thought this was a good idea. Detection was almost certain, given the records and the number of people involved. I don’t get it.”
The question was asked by Superior Court Judge Henry Hight, a familiar figure from time-to-time around the Franklin County Courthouse, while he was presiding over a case Monday in Johnston County.
GOOD MORNING: It looks like we may have another couple of days of sunny to partly cloudy and relatively mild weather before some more wintry weather rolls in by the end of the week, bringing the possibility of freezing rain, sleet or snow. So, I guess the moral of that story is to make hay while the sun shines.
My schedule didn’t allow me to spend a full two days at the Franklin County Board of Commissioners’ retreat last week.
But plenty of commissioners, staff, town administrators, regional economic development directors, and interested parties did.
And they took part in the routine retreat practices, talking about things such as a SWOT analysis. Just so you know, it has nothing to do with the A-Team.
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Pictured above is the WWII era B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber that visited the Franklin County Airport recently.
Dear Editor,
Regarding the article about Bobby Cooper in the Jan. 23 edition of The Franklin Times, his statements misrepresents the facts of the Franklin County Arts Council. It was the bank, not the new treasurer, that required a new signature account after Mr. Cooper caused some of us to resign.
Dear Editor,
Oftentimes, it seems much news is negative—”these people didn’t do their job,” or “a better job could have been done...” We’d like to let the citizens of Franklin County know that the Epsom and Louisburg Fire Departments did an exemplary job of saving our home. It was a wonderful Christmas gift.
Dear Editor,
Gosh, do I wish the US 401 Committee would sit on their backsides! Both Asher and Gary need to back off Mack’s Kool-Aid stash. We all have our priorities -- maybe a good new one would be to four-lane NC 581 and Mort Harris Road. Silly me, I thought Scary Gary was only a comic strip. I am so tired of reading The US 401 Times, but my husband won’t let me cancel his subscription!!
Jewel Eason, principal of Bunn Elementary School, has announced the Honor Roll for the second nine-weeks grading period.
To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A/B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 85.
Navy Seaman Recruit Brandon N. McFarlane, son of Lenworth N. McFarlane of Youngsville, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, McFarlane completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
ZEBULON - James Thaddeus “Thad” Caldwell, 79, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Funeral service was Sunday, Jan. 24, in the Strickland Funeral Home chapel, Wendell.
GARNER - Harvey Andrew Denton, 61, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. A memorial service was held Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest.
LOUISBURG - George Washington Hildebrand Jr., 68, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Per George’s request, his body has been donated to UNC for scientific research. There will be a celebration of his life at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at 140 Crooked Creek Run, Louisburg.
FRANKLINTON —Camden King, infant, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Arrangements by Cremation Society, Raleigh.
Economic developers from the N.C. Department of Commerce and Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) toured Triangle North’s four parks in Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties Jan. 15 to view park improvements firsthand and receive an update on what the sites might offer companies that want to expand in the Research Triangle Region.
The Louisburg Lions Club enjoyed a program recently from Diane Beaudet, a registered nurse with Life Line Screening, the nation’s leading provider of health care screening. Beaudet informed the club that her organization’s mission is to make people aware of undetected health problems and encourage them to seek follow up care with their physician. She also advised the membership that February is American Heart month and encouraged everyone to check out preventive stroke screening. Standing, left to right, are Beaudet and Lion Program Chairman Jimmy Weathers.
The following Kerr-Vance Academy students were named to the Headmaster’s List or A/B Honor Roll for the second-quarter and first-semester grading periods.
Damon Poole and Miranda Medley of Zebulon are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ashley Brooke Poole, born Dec. 28, 2009, at 12:04 p.m. at Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Cynthia Parrish Smith of Louisburg and W.J. Bryan Medley, Jr. of Rocky Mount.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Thanks to a recent string of successes, things seem to be falling into place for the much-improving Franklinton High School wrestling squad.
Franklinton continued its upward swing last Friday with a non-league victory at home against the Wilson Hunt Warriors -- a team that competes in the solid Class 3-A Big East Conference.
