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A board member’s first and greatest concern must be the educational welfare of the students attending the public schools.
In one sentence, that could -- and we believe strongly should -- be THE main ethical code of conduct for members of any board of education and most certainly for our own Franklin County Board of Education.
GOOD MORNING: The one thing I can say about the week thus far without fear of impunity is that it certainly got off to a frigid start.
I recorded a bone chilling 9.7 degrees in my backyard just east of Louisburg shortly after dawn Monday, making it one of if not the coldest mornings locally that I can recall in a number of years.
On Tuesday, the American Federation of Teachers — the second largest teacher union — was set to present a proposal that ties teacher evaluations to student test scores.
That could be scary.
Under the proposal, student test scores would not be the only criteria by which teachers are judged.
Why the delay?
Are the commissioners delaying the approval of David Bunn as the replacement for Bob Winters because of time needed for:
Is there no end to the incessant revelations of government boondoggles, bungling, ineffectiveness and greed? After a litany of debacles including mismanagement at the Department of Transportation, bribes by high government officials, i.e. Jim Black and others, shady deals by an ex-Governor, and many other similar circumstances, we now have the showcasing of exorbitant salaries by some ABC administrators and questionable practices by a liquor company of paying for lavish dinners for some local ABC board members.
North Carolina has many sacred cows; some of them have become quite fat feeding at the public trough. Such is the case with our antiquated ABC system, but the very mention of reform sends many folks into resistance mode, even as facts clearly demonstrate a need to change the 1937 laws.
LOUISBURG - Ralph S. Tanner Sr., 84, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at Wake Medical Center. Memorial services were held Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest, with the Rev. Bill Boyer officiating.
KNIGHTDALE - Joyce Bunn Barham, 73, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 at Wake Med. Funeral service was Monday, Jan. 11, at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service Chapel, Knightdale. Burial was in the Upchurch-Alford family cemetery, Pilot.
WAKE FOREST - Graveside services for Baby Boy Mahki Dowell Massenburg, infant, who died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, were conducted Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Lynch cemetery, with the Rev. Carl Wardrett officiating.
WAKE FOREST - Lucy E. Harris, 96, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 in Richmond, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church in Wake Forest, with Dr. R. Logan Carson officiating. Burial will follow in the Wake Forest Cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Essie Mae Allen Edwards, 85, who died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON— Funeral services for Nancy B. Edwards, 70, who died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 13) at Allen Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church, with the Rev. Alex Atlas officiating.
RALEIGH - Funeral services for Hattie Beatrice Wiggins, 74, who died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Jordan Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. John Barham officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
RALEIGH - Hyacinth “Hy” Weathersby Jackson, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 at Rex Hospital. Funeral service was held Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest, with the Rev. Al Thomas officiating. Burial followed at Pine Forest Memorial Gardens.
PILOT - Maggie Mae Atkinson Perry, 73, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 at Rex Hospital. A service in honor of her life was held Sunday, Jan. 10, at Pine Ridge Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Lillian Eatman Hunter, 85, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Jan. 10, at Strickland Funeral Home chapel. Burial was in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.
NORLINA - James Fred Neal, 53, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. Funeral services were Thursday, Jan. 7, at Haywood Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Jones Chapel Church cemetery, with Bishop Ivey Butler officiating.
LOUISBURG - Annetta Maria “Nett” Mitchell, 31, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Haywood Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery, with the Rev. Melvin Jackson officiating.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Merlyn Macon, 75, who died Monday, Dec. 28, were held Friday, Jan. 1 at First Baptist Church of Louisburg. Burial followed in the Perry’s Missionary Church cemetery.
NORFOLK, VA. - Stanley Alston, Jr., 69, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2010. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 2, at Richardson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the St. Stephens Baptist Church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Elizabeth P. Allen, 84, of Louisburg, died Friday, January 8, 2010, in Louisburg Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, G.T. “ Big Boy” Allen and her son, Harold T. Allen. Funeral services were held Monday at 11:00 a.m. from Maple Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Jay Tilley officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WILSON -- Louisburg High School’s wrestling program is no stranger to tough competition, as the Warriors have made a consistent habit of taking on some of the area’s best mat squads.
So the Warriors felt right at home last Saturday when they traveled to Wilson to compete in the prestigious Takedown Report Tournament at Beddingfield High School.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT -- Louisburg used a different tactic -- but enjoyed the same result -- during a girls basketball rematch last Friday at Rocky Mount Prep
Earlier in the season, LHS met the Lady Jaguars at home, and utilized a full-court pressure defense to overwhelm RMP -- and eventually win by a lopsided margin.
WINTERVILLE -- There’s a reason Louisburg College men’s basketball coach John Meeks scheduled a seemingly meaningless game in the middle of last week against Carolina Prep.
And it showed last Saturday.
Meeks wanted his team to have a game after Christmas Break under its belt heading into last Saturday’s key Region X showdown at rival Pitt Community College.
BUNN -- Gerald Melton has seen his share of talented opposing players during his 10-year career as the Bunn High School boys basketball coach.
But in Melton’s estimation, few of them have been as talented -- and as dominant -- as Roanoke Rapids senior Kareem Martin.
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