By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON -- It’s been said that a rivalry can’t take full effect until each team has the capability to consistently beat the other.
Try telling that to the participants in Tuesday’s Region X men’s basketball showdown between Louisburg College and host Vance-Granville Community College.
Upstart Vance-Granville hasn’t been able to beat its backyard foe from just 15 miles down the road -- but intensity was high when the clubs met at the Aycock Recreation Center.
LOUISBURG -- John Thomas’ second campaign as the Louisburg College baseball coach will kick off Feb. 6 with a home doubleheader against Wake Tech at picturesque Frazier Field on the LC campus.
The teams will play again on Feb. 7, this time at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary.
Regular season play will continue through April 29, and the annual Region X Tournament is slated for May 5-9 in Burlington.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
RED OAK -- Judging by only the numbers, it appears as if Louisburg High School is loaded once again on the wrestling mat this winter.
But though LHS didn’t lose many performers off last year’s successful squad, those standouts will definitely be missed.
Mamour Camara, who won the first state individual championship in school history, is now a student at North Carolina State University.
I have arrived at the final hill of the marathon, with the finish line in sight -- not too far in the distance.
But there are still obstacles to overcome. I’m filled with confidence, but uncertainties could still lurk.
I’m on the verge of end game in The Franklin Times Fantasy Football Contest.
Last weekend, I earned a convincing 74-42 decision over Carey Johnson to take a commanding 7-3-1 lead in the annual chase for the coveted Louisburg High School orange mini-football.
By:
KELLEN HOLTZMAN, Henderson Dispatch
HENDERSON -- Northern Vance High School smothered Franklinton with its pressure defense from the start of its season-opening 68-39 win Tuesday in a non-conference boys basketball showdown.
The Vikings held the Red Rams scoreless until the 2:24 mark of the first quarter and without a field goal for nearly the entire period.
High School Basketball
TUESDAY
Rocky Mount Academy at Louisburg 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Wilson Fike at Bunn 6:30 p.m.
By:
ERIC S. ROBINSON, Henderson Dispatch
HENDERSON -- Too many early turnovers and too much Jalissa Debnam in the paint cost Northern Vance in Tuesday’s game with visiting Franklinton.
The Red Rams jumped out to a big halftime lead and held onto it in their 55-31 win at the NVHS Gymnasium in Henderson.
From the tip, Franklinton came out in an aggressive press for legendary head coach Lester Wilder -- creating turnovers and stifling the Vikings’ offense.
Louisburg’s Elijah Smith (right) prepares to go up for a slam while being fouled by Vance-Granville’s Trentin Cozart (11) during Tuesday night’s men’s basketball matchup in Henderson.
DURHAM - Funeral services for Octavia Yarborough, 71, who died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, will be conducted at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 25) at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Police and Wake County authorities are looking for suspects who are apparently targeting ATMs.
In one incident, a suspect tried to gain access via blow torch. In the other, the suspect tried to cut power to the machine.
According to a report by Franklinton Police Lt. John Green Jr., a customer at the Credit Union Automated Teller Machine alerted bank and staff and officers to a damaged machine at Franklinton Square shopping center on Nov. 16.
A Louisburg High School teacher who has been accused of making an inappropriate comment to a student last school year is now suspended without pay for an indefinite period of time.
Neither school staff nor school officials would detail exactly what type of complaint precipitated the decision to suspend wrestling coach and auto mechanics teacher Phil Mueller.
Laurel Mill Elementary School kindergartner Patrick Faulkner is all smiles as he and the rest of Marla Mize’s students prepare for their Thanksgiving feast on Tuesday. Students in Sharon Reams’s class, as well as Lisa Whitley’s class celebrated Thanksgiving with turkey, ham and other traditional holiday foods. (Times photo by Carey Johnson)
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
This holiday season, law enforcement agencies across the county are making a list and checking it twice.
Residents from Bunn to Youngsville who will be out of town can contact law offices and be placed on a list where officers will keep an eye out for their property.
Law enforcement agencies perform the service year round, however, it can be a bit more concentrated during the holiday season — when more people are out of their homes for shopping or visiting out-of-town relatives.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Mike Rowe, Sr., was a key cog in his family.
He learned from his dad, Fenner Rowe, the art of men’s fashion and running a business.
He passed on those lessons to his sons.
The result was a business that served as an anchor in the community for more than 50 years and a family that has thrived for even longer.
Mike Rowe Sr. died Sunday at the age of 70 — a day after the avid hunter spent time doing what he loved.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Arts Council used its annual meeting last week to look at the past, celebrate the present and look to the future.
Admittedly, members said, the arts council hasn’t been a pretty picture the past few months.
Long-time Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) board member and leader Lillian Benton resigned her post in July, claiming that she felt threatened and bullied.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The board kept with tradition on Friday night naming its Artist of the Year.
Franklinton native and jazz saxophonist Freddy Green not only provided the night’s entertainment with his Freddy Green Street Genie trio, but he was also the award recipient.
Green has long been a go-to performer for town and county functions and his artistry was rewarded by the Arts Council on Friday.
Louisburg resident Tykia Webb
A Raleigh man and Durham woman were rushed to the hospital Monday night following a wreck on U.S. 401.
According to a report by Trooper C.M. Garner, Jacqueline Howard, 43, was backing out onto U.S. 401 near E.F. Cottrell Road at about 8:45 p.m.
Her pickup truck pulled into the path of a 1999 Mazda driven by Mohamed Zrhoudi, 45, of Raleigh.
RALEIGH – Erin Paisley Davis of Louisburg participated in the Governor’s Page Program in Raleigh. Erin spent a week gaining valuable life experience and providing administrative support as a page for the N.C. Department of Revenue for the week of Nov. 16-20.
RALEIGH - Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced that the Justice Rural Vol Fire Association, Inc. was awarded a $15,750.00 grant through the 2009 Volunteer Fire Department Fund from the State of North Carolina.
The check will be mailed to Chief Kelly Harris to be used by the Department to purchase needed equipment. The equipment is purchased using matching funds and must be approved by the Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal.
The Franklin County Shrine Club presented a $17,014 check to the Sudan Temple of the Shrine organization recently, the proceeds from the annual fish fry that was held earlier this fall. All of the money is designated to provide medical care to children in the network of Shrine Hospitals around the nation. The hospitals provide orthopedic surgery and treatment, burn care and rehabilitation and treatment of cleft palate and related problems, all free of charge. More than 700,000 children have received treatment in the Shrine Hospital network since its founding in 1927.
Army Reserve Pfc. Cody K. Spark has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Ky.
During the nine-week training period, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions, and core values.
Students in the Culinary Arts program at Northern Vance High School got a taste of the next level of education in their field when they visited Vance-Granville Community College’s Culinary Technology program on Nov. 13.
VGCC’s two-year degree program, based at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, prepares students for entry-level professional positions in restaurants, hotels, catering operations, health-care facilities, schools and other institutions. Chef Ross Ragonese, head of the VGCC Culinary program, told the high school students about what the college offers. “There are many opportunities and paths available through the program, and it’s not limited to being a chef,” Ragonese said.
Savannah Leonard settles in for a Thanksgiving meal behind the centerpiece setup in Lisa Whitley’s kindergarten class at Laurel Mill Elementary. All kindergarten students at the school took part in the festivities on Tuesday.
KITTRELL - Memorial services for Eliza “Liza” Holden, 56, who died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, will be conducted at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 25) in the Richardson Funeral Home chapel in Louisburg.
