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It’s time to take the pulse of the patient again. In this case, the patient is the North Carolina economy, and the diagnosed condition is the recession.
By many standards the recession is the worst – both in the nation and in our state – in more than 70 years. Record declines in wealth, spending and jobs have made this recession one for the books. In fact, economists are now calling it the “Great Recession.”
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are investigating allegations that a domestic dispute erupted into a fit of road rage and gunfire.
According to reports by Dep. Keith Jones, he was dispatched to a domestic dispute at 124 Browns Way the evening of Nov. 16 and Latashia Tucker told him that Tray Perry had come by her house to pick up his children.
Tucker told authorities that she denied Perry that opportunity because he appeared to be drunk.
In response, Tucker said she and Perry began to argue and had a physical altercation.
Wilbert Wilkerson, representative of D&J Automotive, presents a $500 check to Michelle Smith, recreation director with the Franklinton Recreation Department. Also present were Smith’s children, Cameron Smith, 9, and Baylee Smith, 6. The donation was part of the Chevy Youth Basketball program. In support of Franklin County youth basketball, D&J Automotive also provided the recreation department with basketball kits filled with equipment bags, practice pinnies, coaches’ clipboards, scorebooks and T-shirts.
RALEIGH - Cynthia “Cindy” Graham Currin, 56, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 at her home. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 20, at First Assembly of God, Raleigh. Burial followed in Brier Creek Memorial Gardens.
KITTRELL - Funeral services for Larry Perry, 53, who died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Nov. 21) at Concord Baptist Church, with the Rev. Samuel Blalock officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
PERTH AMBOY, NJ—Funeral services for Zenora Yarborough McKnight, 84, formerly of Louisburg, who died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Allen Chapel Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Bobby Wess Jones Sr., 75, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 at his home. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Nov. 20, in the L. Harold Poole Funeral Service chapel in Knightdale, with Dr. Alfred Wright officiating. Burial followed in the Jones family cemetery, Rolesville Road, Wendell.
WAKE FOREST - Inez Davis Wheeler, 86, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 20, at Mary’s Chapel Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Cynthia Ann Pozzi Pena, 50, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Nov. 21) at Strickland Funeral Home, 211 W. Third St., Wendell.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Bill Alston, 94, who died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Mary Helen Jones cemetery.
The Franklinton Elementary School’s honor roll for the first nine weeks includes the following students:
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Even though his team was up by 18 points -- just a few minutes into the game -- head coach John Meeks was hardly overwhelmed by the performance of the Louisburg College men’s basketball squad.
Meeks wanted to stress to his players a long-time basketball fundamental -- that you never showboat against an overmatched opponent.
That’s what Meeks felt like the Hurricanes did at times during Thursday’s 99-35 home decision over the Mount Olive College Junior Varsity at historic Holton Gymnasium on the LC campus.
WAKE FOREST -- Deficiencies can be exposed even in the biggest of blowouts.
That was evident Wednesday as the Louisburg College Lady Hurricanes drubbed Wake Tech by a 71-37 margin in a women’s basketball showdown at the historic Southeastern Bapist Theological Seminary Gymnasium.
Louisburg rolled the convincing victory against the first-year program, but LC head coach Mike Holloman was hardly thrilled.
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. -- Dave Sexton hasn’t been in the favorite’s chair too often during his storied tenure as Louisburg College’s men’s soccer coach.
But it’s always a role he relishes.
Friday afternoon, Sexton and his Hurricanes were scheduled to meet top-seeded Tyler Junior College in the semifinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament.
World outrage followed the revelation that France’s Thierry Henry cheated to help his club win an important World Cup Qualifier against Ireland.
Earlier this week, Henry deliberately used his hand -- a soccer no-no -- to gain possession in the box in overtime. Henry then controlled the ball and passed it to a teammate, who scored the winning goal.
The response was of epic fury, with some experts even calling for the match to be replayed after Henry admitted he touched the ball with his hand on purpose.
To which I ask -- are y’all crazy?
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Only the great unknown kept Bunn’s Katie Jones from having the perfect high school volleyball career.
After three incredible varsity seasons, Jones was ready for the ‘Match of Her Life’ as Bunn was getting ready to tangle with eventual state finalist Cedar Ridge in the third round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs.
Jones was hoping to have the opportunity to challenge herself against Cedar Ridge’s top net standouts -- and draw her Ladycats closer to a berth in the state finals.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College will begin its 2010 fast-pitch softball schedule with an appearance at the Pitt Community College Tournament in Winterville. The event will be held Feb. 19-21, with pairings to be announced.
LC will have a scrimmage Feb. 7 on the road at Methodist University, and the Lady Hurricanes first home twinbill will be March 14 versus Patrick Henry Community College.
High School Football
FRIDAY
Class 2-A STATE PLAYOFFS
THIRD ROUND
Teams, Sites TBA 7:30 p.m.
Louisburg College’s Jeremy Atkinson (left) and Elijah Smith (with ball) try to gain possession off a rebound during the Hurricanes’ home victory Thursday night over Mount Olive JV.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
ELIZABETHTOWN -- Louisburg’s season of heart-stopping games ended with a blowout Friday at East Bladen.
LHS, which has been part of few lopsided outings either way this fall, was on the short end of one as the host Eagles rolled to a 50-21 decision over the Warriors in the second round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs.
Undefeated East Bladen (13-0) lived up to its No. 1 seeding and will advance into a third-round contest at home against Jordan-Matthews.
REIDSVILLE -- They haven’t lost a game since 200, so why should the Reidsville Rams start now?
Reidsville, a 17-time state football champion, took another step toward No. 18 by rolling past the Bunn Wildcats on Friday in the second round of the Class 2-AA State Playoffs.
The Rams are now on a 45-game winning streak after handling Bunn by a 66-6 margin.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Esther Mae Crudup, 80, who died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Popes Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Julius M. Debnam officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
“War Bonds – The Songs and Letters of WWII” was presented Nov. 13, in Louisburg College’s Frances Boyette Dickson Auditorium as part of the Allen de Hart Concert Series.
The multi-media living history cabaret was interspersed with personal letters from the front, headline news, and music of the period.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Commissioners agreed to extend a $250,000 incentive to a business interested in coming to Franklin County.
The board made the decision following a public hearing that drew no comment.
The state announced earlier this month that it would provide a $250,000 grant through its One North Carolina Fund to bring Palziv’s North America headquarters to the HON building on N.C. 56.
As a condition of the state program, the county is required to make a local match.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Two suspects that prosecutors said were key in concluding a murder case both pled guilty in superior court on Monday for their role in the death of a Bunn-area man.
Quandrea Wilson and Darius Horton were both sentenced to between 20 and 33 months in jail on charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
Both men, prosecutors said, provided the necessary information that led investigators to Ibin Williams, the Nash County man who pled guilty to shooting and killing Corey Mann during the early morning hours of July 3, 2008 after a botched robbery attempt.
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