Pilot resident Nikolas Brodie Pearce, 6 mos.
Chris Lee, head football and golf coach at Louisburg High School, recently presented a program at the Louisburg Lions Club meeting. He spoke about the successful football season at LHS this year, his 19 years in education and the positive impact Lions Club youth football had on his life. Pictured are Coach Lee (left) and Lions Club President Phil Mueller.
A Rocky Mount man was killed and his three-year-old son was taken to the hospital Wednesday following a single-vehicle wreck.
According to a report by Trooper T.L. Hunt, Oghazi Woherem, 27, was traveling east on U.S. 64 in Franklin County at about 6 p.m. when he ran off the left side of the road in a 2000 Nissan Maxima.
It’s been a long time since an American president stood in the pre-dawn darkness and witnessed, first-hand, the price Americans pay for involvement in foreign wars.
Early Thursday morning, President Barack Obama did just that, an experience he described as “a sobering reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices that our young men and women in uniform are engaging in every single day, not only our troops but their families as well.
GOOD MORNING: Don’t forget! Tonight’s (Saturday) the night to turn your clocks back. The nation returns to Eastern Standard Time (EST) at midnight.
And after reminding all of our readers to turn their clocks back upon retiring tonight, guess who’ll be the one to forget.
WHERE’S LUCY? Gov. Beverly Perdue’s back from her Asian travels, but what about Rep. Lucy Allen and the 10 other N.C. legislators who reportedly accompanied the Governor on her trip to China?
Gov. Perdue was not only back in the state Wednesday, but back in the news as well, but no signs regarding the whereabouts of Rep. Allen.
What if they held an election and no one voted?
It’s not quite that bad in Franklin County -- but it doesn’t appear we’re very far from that level of apathy.
All towns in the county are holding municipal elections next Tuesday and, on the virtual eve of Election Day, apathy seems to rein supreme.
Interestingly, Louisburg has one of its relatively rare, in recent years at least, contested races on tap, both for mayor and for three seats on the town council, and even that hasn’t sparked a great deal of interest or debate.
RALEIGH – The spectacle of a former governor testifying under oath before the state board of elections about corruption allegations didn’t just make political history in North Carolina. It also served to focus the state’s attention on a single moment in time – Mike Easley’s desperate attempt, broadcast live online and over the air, to save his hide.
One great thing about modern technology is that it eliminates gatekeepers. Provided with the opportunity to witness events live, citizens can draw their own conclusions. They don’t have to rely on others to convert raw reality into bite-sized nuggets of news.
YOUNGSVILLE-William Douglas Lowery, 68, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, following a three-year battle with colon and liver cancer. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Oct. 31) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest, with the Rev. Graig Currin officiating. Burial will follow in the Youngsville Cemetery.
BUTNER - Jimmie Perry, 67, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 at Murdoch Center in Butner. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Oct. 31) at Alston-Anderson Funeral Home Chapel, Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Mary Helen Jones cemetery, Louisburg.
LOUISBURG - Donald N. Johnson, 62, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Arrangements by McLaurin Funeral Home, Clayton.
RALEIGH - Dunacn C. Rogers, 39, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Kittrell First Baptist Church in Kittrell, with Pastor McArthur Clemons officiating. Burial will follow in the Kittrell Memorial Gardens cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Leah Wilkins Engram, 73, originally of Louisburg, who died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in Hempstead, N.Y., will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at Allen Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bennie Manson officiating. Burial will follow in the Mary Helen Jones cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE - Preston “Dick” Perry, 80, of 1345 Darius Pearce Rd, died Thursday afternoon, October 29, 2009 at Britthaven of Louisburg. He was born in Franklin County, the son of the late Leassie Denton Perry and Otis Perry. Mr. Perry is preceded in death by a brother, Robert Perry.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners and staff have scheduled a closed session on Monday to talk about business prospects and incentives that could be related to a business locating in the HON building.
The HON office furniture making company in Louisburg announced in the summer that it would be closing its plant — in phases — and be shut down at the end of the year.
With Halloween right around the corner, and H1N1 flu widespread across the country, the American Red Cross offers tips to help parents and children celebrate safely this year. “We don’t want anyone to go out trick-or-treating and come home sick,” said Sharon Stanley, Chief Nurse of the American Red Cross. “You can follow these special tips to try to have a flu-free Halloween:”
Stay-Right Precast Concrete Inc. in Franklinton has been awarded status as a National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) Certified Plant. The designation recognizes Stay-Right Precast Concrete Inc. as a precast concrete manufacturing plant operating at the highest standards of production and quality control.
CLIMAX -- After a strong start, things didn’t finish the way the Louisburg Lady Warriors wanted them to Thursday at Providence Grove.
The hosts rallied from two games down to defeat Louisburg by a 14-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-9 margin in the third round of the Class 2-A State Volleyball Playoffs.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Bunn’s second-round postseason victory over St. Paul’s didn’t come without a price Tuesday.
The Ladycats were able to sweep the visitors in three games, but star middle hitter Katie Jones was lost for the remainder of the Class 2-A State Volleyball Playoffs with a broken thumb.
Bunn moved past the second round -- for the first time since 1998 -- with a 25-10, 25-13, 25-13 victory at the Bunn Dome.
It seems like something big is at stake every time Terrell Lane and Bunn meet on the field for a Middle Athletic Conference football showdown.
This year will be no different.
This coming Tuesday, Bunn will travel to Terrell Lane for a battle of MAC unbeatens. The winner of the contest will have the inside track toward gaining a league championship.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg had its best chance to date to defeat Roanoke Rapids as part of Wednesday’s Senior Night Ceremony at Joyner Park.
Certainly, the Warriors have closed the gap with the tradition-rich Yellow Jackets. But Roanoke Rapids still found a way to get the job done, using a second-half goal from Rudy Draper to edge out a 3-2 decision in the final Northern Carolina Conference boys soccer match for both clubs.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- If Mike Holloman could bottle the potion that worked last season, he would be revered by every member of the coaching profession.
And every coach across the country would want to know his secret.
Certainly, it was a magical campaign for Holloman’s Louisburg College women’s basketball squad.
The Lady Hurricanes, void of overall team experience coming in, found chemistry at the right time, and overachieved en route to a 26-4 record.
The presentation of the Bryant Anderson Spirit Award has become an annual tradition as part of the Bunn High School homecoming ceremonies. The award is presented to the class that shows the most school spirit during homecoming week. Anderson is a Bunn graduate who became known as the school’s ‘No. 1 Fan’. Members of the senior class accept the award at right. Also pictured are members of the Anderson Family at left. (Times photo by Geoff Neville)
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg’s penchant for quick starts this season continued during 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.
A ribbon- cutting ceremony was held on Oct. 26 for the new gate entrance at Lake Royale. Pictured, left to right: Opie Pearce, Lake Royale Police Chief Jarrett Umstead (cutting the ribbon), gate supervisor Faye Nelson and Board of Directors member Tom Nichols.
