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By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners agreed to provide $25,000 to help push ahead plans that could widen U.S. 401.
Members of the U.S. 401 Citizens Action Committee, a subgroup of the county’s Economic Development Commission, updated the board on its plans to procure $66 million in federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funds to widen the two-lane highway through Franklin County.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County’s narcotics unit arrested a Zebulon man during a drug raid.
According to a report by Dep. Justin Hastings, members of the county’s Multi Agency Narcotics Unit went out Thursday morning to serve a search warrant at 773 Brantley Town Road.
MANU agents, along with members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff’s Community Oriented Policing Effort (SCOPE) team, detained James Kearney Baker, 61, and searched the home for drugs, guns and other contraband.
Ask just about any youngster what’s best about a Christmas parade and the answer likely will be getting to see Santa Claus. As usual, Santa -- this time accompanied by his favorite pooch — was situated near the end of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce-sponsored parade Sunday afternoon in Louisburg. But regardless of where he was situated, Santa’s merry greeting was welcomed by young and old alike even if the air was just a little too warm for snowflakes and easy travel by his reindeer.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Louisburg College officials announced on Tuesday that after two years of regrouping, they were fully accredited by a group that oversees higher education.
The College was on monitoring and sanctions since its ten-year review in 2006, primarily for issues relating to financial resources and stability.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County Commissioner Bob Winters announced he’s stepping down from the board, effective at the end of the year.
Winters, who was elected in the fall of 2006, said he bought a restaurant with his daughter in Largo, Fla., and quickly realized he needed to be down there to help run the establishment.
“It’s with regret, etc., that I announce my resignation,” Winters said Monday night.
Janetta Allen, Tearra Hicks
Twenty-eight Franklin County teachers received United Way of Franklin County education grants on Dec. 3 during a reception at the school system’s Central Office. Educators, joined by their principals or school staff, were recognized for outstanding ideas that go above and beyond classroom instruction. The grants are funded through individual donations and corporate donations, including $12,000 annually from Novozymes. In all, nearly $30,000 was awarded. Areas of focus were the arts, science, history and social studies as well as technology.
Front row, left to right, Michele Jones (FES), Rebecca Bishop (FES); middle row, left to right, Donna Jones (EBES), Jeanette Stewart (EBES), Erin McFarland (LOMES), Lacey Coley (Royal); back row , left to right, Nancy Brooks (Royal), Scott Ring (LOMES), Joy Widmann (Cross Creek).
Front row, left to right, Katie Cunningham (LES), Elaine Ihrie (BES), Jessica Parker (BES), David Di7ehl (LMES); back row, left to right, Geoufrey Anderson (BES), Mike Diaz (BES), Lauren Bailey (BES), Melissa King (LES).
United Way President Dale Byrns and Novozymes employee Kevin Potter with Novozymes donation check.
Meredith Susan Lilley and Kevin Neal Wester were united in marriage at the First Baptist Church in Henderson on Oct. 10, 2009 at 2 p.m. Dr. Marion D. Lark, a long-time friend of the bride’s family, officiated.
The bride is the daughter of W. B. Lilley of Henderson and Karen G. Lilley of Dunn. She is the granddaughter of Marjorie Gregg, the late Dickson Russell Gregg and Pauline Lilley, all of Henderson. The bride graduated from Appalachian State University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in social work and graduated from East Carolina University in 2008 with a master’s degree in social work, with a concentration in families and children. She is employed by Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson.
Three down.
Two to go.
Christmas parades, that is.
Franklinton, Youngsville and Louisburg -- in that order -- have hosted Christmas parades this year.
Only Bunn, slated for 10 a.m.. Saturday, and Alert, slated for 3 p.m. Saturday, remain.
Hard to believe, but it’s true.
GOOD MORNING: Looks like more falling weather is on tap locally for today (Wednesday) along with the possibility of some thunder as a follow-up to Monday morning’s frosty 25.5 degree reading.
FALSE ALARM??? It looks like the special warning issued by the weather bureau last week that the Tar River was expected to overflow Louisburg’s South Main Street thankfully turned out to be a false alarm — and it most likely won’t be the last — not that it hasn’t done as much on more than one occasion in the past, however.
I know politics is a blood sport, but it’s still always interesting when I see party-line votes.
On Monday night, as is routine, the county’s Board of Commissioners chose its officers for the year.
The board selected Commissioners Penny McGhee-Young as its chairwoman and Sidney Dunston as vice chair.
Their votes weren’t unanimous, however.
Last Week’s Poll
TIGER TROUBLE?
Will Tiger Woods’ reputation be damaged by his recent wreck and domestic problems?
What should you do when the well upon which you depend appears to be drying up? Most of us would immediately institute conservation efforts to preserve a valued resource, but that doesn’t appear to be the course our state is taking. North Carolina continues drawing more and more from the rapidly depleting Escheats Funds.
Dear Editor:
I am very excited about the news that multi-laning of US Highway 401 is about to begin. The NC Department of Transportation has contacted me stating that the first section of the US 401 project, from north of the Neuse River to the proposed Rolesville Bypass, is scheduled to be let for construction on Dec. 15, with construction to begin in February. The next section of the project, the Rolesville Bypass itself, is currently in the right-of-way acquisition phase. According to a DOT representative, “Construction of the by-pass is included in the Department’s draft five-year work program and is scheduled for February 2011 as a GARVEE bond project.”
The Appalachian Mountains are the birthplace of an American dance that has achieved popularity throughout the world. In the mid 1700’s when the Appalachians were being settled by the Irish, Scots, English and Dutch-Germans, the foot-tapping of each culture got combined, and clog dancing was born.
Franklinton police are looking for suspects who broke into one car and attempted to break into another one late last week.
According to two separate reports by Sgt. W.B. Bulloch, residents in the 100 block of Winston Street reported hearing car doors slamming just after midnight on Dec. 3.
From the second floor, a witness reported seeing a black man wearing all black with a hooded sweatshirt standing near some vehicles, one of which was parked in front of 103 Winston Street.
FRANKLINTON —Sidney Eugene Burroughs, 55, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Dec. 5, at Cutchins Funeral Home in Franklinton, with Joseph B. Cutchins Jr. officiating. Interment followed in the Manasseh Baptist Church cemetery in Franklinton.
ZEBULON - Nelia Joyner Bunn Creel of Zebulon House died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. Funeral services were Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the Strickland Funeral Home chapel in Wendell, with burial following in Hollywood Cemetery in Middlesex.
YOUNGSVILLE - Jeanette O. DeMente, 86, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Arrangements by Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest.
FRANKLINTON— Joseph Harter died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Arrangements by Cremation, Raleigh.
LOUISBURG - Josephine House Harris, 98, died peacefully Saturday morning, Dec. 5, 2009, at Louisburg Nursing Center.
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