I’ll admit it, when the alarm went off Tuesday morning, it would have been a whole lot easier to hit the snooze, roll over, get a few more winks and forget about voting.
But this country is a better place because people better than me didn’t take it easy.
It would have been real easy for women to decide that the struggle for women’s suffrage was too difficult.
It would have been easy to sleep in.
Those on the front line did not and in 1920, women finally won the right to vote throughout the nation.
Last Week’s Poll
Concerned about gangs?
As a citizen of Franklin County, what is your level of concern for gang activity?
“Who Do You Trust?” was the name of a television game show in the late 1950’s. Who would the average North Carolinian say they trusted today? Recent polls report people don’t trust politicians much, but there is also healthy distrust for many in business, the health field, nonprofits and even religion. Leaders in today’s reality are coming to understand that they must confront and speak truth to potential problems in order to gain and maintain people’s confidence.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Statistics pointed to a possible Louisburg College victory during last Saturday’s home football showdown against Nassau Community College out of New York.
But in this case, the numbers didn’t tell the full story of the game.
Except for one pertinent nugget -- the Hurricanes’ five turnovers.
Mistakes continue to be a problem for LC on its current three-game losing streak, and the trend continued last Saturday as the Hurricanes were topped 30-10 by the Lions at Patterson Field on the Louisburg High School campus.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg’s penchant for quick starts this season continued during last Friday’s important home football matchup against Northwest Halifax.
With a potential favorable playoff seeding at stake, the Warriors jumped to a 14-point advantage in the first period and went on to defeat the Vikings by a 28-16 margin.
It was the final regular season home game for Louisburg, which will carry an 8-2 overall mark into Friday’s showdown at rival Bunn.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College has a new Region X women’s basketball rival this winter -- Patrick Henry Community College.
The Lady Patriots will be coming to their first region dance well-prepared with Andrea Barbour, a transfer from Virginia Tech, and Indy Hauser, a transfer from St. Augustine’s.
He’s not just an athletic director.
He’s not just a basketball coach.
He’s a wiffleball legend.
And Louisburg High School’s Chris Davis has the accolades to prove it.
Already a member of the North Carolina Wiffleball Hall of Fame, Davis has learned that he will be inducted to the Inaugural Class of the World of Wiffleball Hall of Fame.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WARRENTON -- Bunn took to the air early and flew away to an impressive victory last Friday at Warren County.
BHS sophomore quarterback Montrel Cooke threw for 235 yards -- his second-highest total of the season -- as the Wildcats rolled to a 34-8 decision over the Eagles in a Northern Carolina Conference contest.
Cooke also delivered three touchdown passes to help Bunn improve to 7-3 overall and 4-1 in the league.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are last weekend’s individual and game winners from The Franklin Times Football Contest:
NORTHWOOD -- Bunn’s boys put together a supreme performance at the right time during last Saturday’s Class 2-A Mideast Regional Cross Country Championships at Pittsboro Northwood.
The result meant the Wildcats have earned the prestigious right to compete in the state meet.
Bunn assured itself of that status with a fourth-place regional finish, with the Top Four clubs earning state positions.
Former Bunn High School soccer standout Carrie Jones recently closed out her career at St. Andrew’s College in style as she scored a goal during a 7-0 victory over Coker College out of South Carolina. Jones was recognized at midfield as part of Senior Night, and she received a plaque and flowers from her teammates to commemorate her outstanding four-year career at St. Andrew’s, which is located in Laurinburg. Jones has also been an exceptional student at St. Andrew’s.
Louisburg High School running back Ervin Hunt (right) is tackled at the ankles by a Northwest Halifax defender during last Friday night’s home football game at Patterson Field.
Louisburg College football coach John Sala (foreground) gets his defensive players motivated during a time-out last Saturday against Nassau Community College.
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By CAREY JOHNSON Times Staff Writer
Unofficially, voters created a shake up in three town elections, while the rest remained status quo or added a new member.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- There’s a reason it felt like Bunn was fighting an against-all-odds battle Thursday against Cedar Ridge in the third round of the Class 2-A State Volleyball Playoffs.
Facing a strong opponent and without injured Northern Carolina Conference Player of the Year Katie Jones, the Ladycats seemed to have all of the intangibles stacked against them.
Jeanell Thorne of White Level announces the engagement of her daughter, Susan Nicole, who is also the daughter of the late Gregg Thorne, to Daniel Shane Perry of Louisburg. The groom-elect is the son of Darrell and Cornelia Clark of Louisburg and the late Ollie Ray Perry. The wedding will take place on Nov. 21, 2009 at 4 p.m. at Red Bud Baptist Church, Castalia. All family and friends are invited to attend the ceremony.
Bunn High School’s Tayla Ricks (right) attempts to send a kill past Cedar Ridge’s Emily Holmes (12) and Taylor Thompson (18) during Thursday night’s third-round matchup in the Class 2-A State Volleyball Playoffs at the Bunn Dome.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WARRENTON -- Bunn took to the air early and flew away to an impressive victory Friday at Warren County.
BHS sophomore quarterback Montrel Cooke threw for 235 yards -- his second-highest total of the season -- as the Wildcats rolled to a 34-8 decision over the Eagles in a Northern Carolina Conference contest.
Cooke also delivered three touchdown passes to help Bunn improve to 7-3 overall and 4-1 in the league.
By:
Nathan Moreschi, Public Information Officer Franklin County Schools
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released its annual school report card for each school in the state Thursday morning.
The annual report consists of average classroom/course sizes, funding, student performance, safety information, qualifications and experience of teachers and administrators and many other items.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Louisburg promises to be the most contested local race, as the ballot will include challenges for both the mayor’s seat and three available commission slots.
Mayor Karl Pernell will face a challenge from Stephen Phillips and incumbents Joe Shearon and Boyd Sturges face challenges for their seats.
Incumbent Dean Ruedrich opted not to seek re-election, but the Louisburg race does not lack interest.
In all, six people — Shearon, Sturges, Dennis Cash, Bobby Cooper, Fred Hight Jr., and Blake Talbott — are vying for three seats.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — For town commission candidates, getting rid of refuse seems to be a top priority.
They just happen to come in two different forms.
Incumbents James Worley, Al Barbour and Art Wright and newcomer John Allers are battling for three available seats on the board.
Wright and Allers said drugs and gangs, and the town’s ailing sewer lines, are worthy of being top priorities.
Attempts to reach Worley and Barbour for this story were not successful.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — The race for the Town Board of Commission could very well be a numbers game.
Four people have filed to run for the three available seats, including two incumbents who have served decades on the board, and a newcomer who is taking her first shot at public service.
Incumbent Marvin Roberts has been on the board for about 50 years and Leelan Woodlief has been on the board for more than 30.
Dr. Bert Corpening is seeking his second term.
Cat Redd is seeking her first public office.
The mayor’s seat, held by Sam Hardwick, is unapposed.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday’s general election will give residents in every corner of the county a chance to cast a ballot for a municipal race, even venturing into Wake Forest.
The town of Bunn features a contested commissioners race as three candidates vie for two seats. Mayor Marsha Strawbridge is unopposed.
And, for the first time, more than 300 residents living in a Franklin County subdivision annexed by Wake County will cast their ballots in Franklin County.
Two people are running for mayor and five people are running for two town board seats.
Centerville is the only municipal election where none of the candidates are unopposed.
Children and adults, above, waited in line Thursday to get an H1N1 flu vaccination. The Franklin County Health Department held clinics on Tuesday and Thursday, offering residents a chance to bolster their chances against H1N1, also known as the Swine Flu. The clinic on Tuesday featured the live virus vaccination and targeted relatively healthy people.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Attrition continued for the Franklin County Arts Council when it accepted the resignation of its executive assistant this week, but the board made an addition, too.
Board members said they hope that months of tumult is finally over.
Newly installed chairman Simon Brough said the board has lost a great deal of its core — besides Emily Barrick’s resignation as executive assistant, four members have resigned in the past few months, including long-time member Lillian Benton — but the board is committed to moving forward with its mission.
