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The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) is extending its application deadline for the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program subgrants until Nov. 13.
Since 1977, the North Carolina Arts Council’s Grassroots Arts Program has provided North Carolina citizens access to quality arts experiences.
LOUISBURG - Ethel Elizabeth “Lib” Murphy, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 at Carebridge Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. from Mt. Zion Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bill Haley & the Rev. Don McGinnis officiating. Graveside services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE - William E. Lorah, 84, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. No memorial services are being held due to the request of the deceased.
HENDERSON —Funeral services for Keith “Peaches” McKnight Sr., 55, who died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, were conducted Friday, Oct. 23, at Kinches Chapel UCC, with Elder Claude Earl Perry officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON— Funeral services for Anthony W. Thomas, 52, who died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Faith Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kelvin G. Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the New Liberty Church cemetery.
BUNN - Joann Agnes Beal, 72, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 at Nash General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Oct. 24) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest. Burial will follow in the Southeastern Seminary Cemetery.
BENSON - Dennis Howard Cupp, 71, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. A graveside service with Masonic Rites will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. today (Saturday, Oct. 24) at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Clayton.
RALEIGH - James Dalphus “Jim” Caprell, 84, died Wednesday Oct. 21, 2009 at his home. His life will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with Masonic Rites. Entombment will follow in Brier Creek Memorial Gardens with military honors.
LOUISBURG – Bonnie B. Burnette, 77, of Louisburg, passed away Wednesday afternoon, after a brief illness.
FGV Smart Start offers Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program to children ages infant to 5 years old. Enrolled children receive an age-appropriate book each month, mailed to them at their home address. In Franklin County, FGV Smart Start receives funding for the Imagination Library from United Way of Franklin County. Partnership staff person Katherine Anderson is pictured above talking with parents and enrolling children at the Franklin County library in Youngsville.
By: Martha L. Mobley, Agricultural Extension Agent
Franklin County youth and livestock producers were well represented at the 2009 NC State Fair. Twenty-six area youth exhibited a market hog, beef heifers, sheep, dairy and meat goats in Raleigh, bringing home three championships, many ribbons and more than $4,500 in prize money. Franklin County continues to have one of the largest numbers of youth and livestock entries competing during the fair.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for two suspects in a home invasion and assault.
According to a report by Dep. Daniel Wester, two suspects broke into a home on Al Way near Youngsville at about 7 a.m. on Thursday.
Resident Jonathan Segovia said he awoke to find one of the suspects putting him in a choke hold while another put a knife to his throat.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- To thwart a potential dash-and-then-crash early adrenaline rush from his players, Louisburg College women’s soccer coach Andy Stokes tried to downplay the importance of Wednesday’s home matchup against Cape Fear Community College.
After all, this wasn’t an elimination match, with the possible end of the season at stake.
Still, it was for the Region X Regular Season Championship -- and that was a fact the fired-up Lady Hurricanes fully understood.
(L to R) Cape Fear’s Rebecca Morris and Louisburg College’s Haley Newsome hustle to the ball during Wednesday’s Region X women’s soccer showdown at Dr. Ronald May Field.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN - Wednesday’s championship match of the Northern Carolina Conference Volleyball Tournament came down to a precious few key points.
And it seemed like the Bunn Ladycats won all of them.
In doing so, the top-seeded Ladycats staved off a tough challenge from rival Louisburg en route to claiming the title with a 26-24, 25-22, 25-23 conquest at the Bunn Dome.
Louisburg High School hitter Sharika Evans (right) has been a dominant performer this season, and she added to her heroics with 16 kills (including this one) during Wednesday’s NCC Tournament finals at Bunn.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
RED OAK -- Having a height advantage is important in several sports -- though soccer usually isn’t thought of that way.
Unless you watched Thursday’s non-conference boys match between Louisburg and host Northern Nash.
Louisburg is known as a small team that relies on the speed and craftiness of its front line, including Chase Ragland -- one of the area’s top scoring machines.
North Carolina and North Carolina State aren’t very good -- despite what the local homer radio announcers like to feed you.
Wake Forest isn’t playing up to par. Clemson is inconsistent. Virginia Tech has trouble winning big games on the road.
Georgia Tech better not fall behind, as the Jackets certainly can’t pass their way back into a game.
Miami had some early headlines, then laid an egg at Virginia Tech.
ROANOKE RAPIDS -- Bunn’s boys and Roanoke Rapids’ girls capped off successful regular seasons by taking titles at the Northern Carolina Conference Cross Country Championships.
The event was staged Wednesday afternoon in Roanoke Rapids.
Bunn picked up 26 points in the boys competition to easily get past second-place Northwest Halifax (61 points). Franklinton 75), Louisburg (99) and Roanoke Rapids (113).
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Earlier in the season, Bunn needed overtime to edge Franklinton in Northern Carolina Conference boys soccer action.
The rematch, however, was all but decided early on, as the Wildcats potted three goals in the first 16 minutes en route to a key 4-1 decision over the Red Rams at the Franklinton Recreation Park.
High School Football
FRIDAY
Bunn at Warren County 7:30 p.m.
Northwest Halifax at Louisburg 7:30 p.m.
RALEIGH -- Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, has announced that the team will honor Ray Whitney on Nov. 1 in celebration of the veteran forward reaching the major career milestone of 1,000 NHL games played.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sports Writer
After racking up just three first downs in the opening half, the Bunn Wildcats got their offense going during a crucial Northern Carolina Conference football showdown at Franklinton.
And just in the nick of time.
Down by six points at the break, the Wildcats were able to rally to defeat the Red Rams by a 20-6 score on Friday at the FHS Football Field.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg’s Warriors almost dipped into their season-long cauldron of fantastic finishes once again Friday night.
But this time, it wasn’t meant to be.
Instead, Warren County held off two late Louisburg threats, including a missed field goal in the closing seconds, for a 14-13 victory in a Northern Carolina Conference football showdown at Patterson Field.
September was proclaimed “Literacy Awareness Month” in North Carolina by Gov. Perdue, and Vance-Granville Community College observed the month by emphasizing the importance of reading and writing for Basic Skills students.
On Sept. 30, students at the college’s main campus shared with classmates the five-paragraph essays they had written, with titles such as “Look What Happened To Me, In My Life, On My Way To Getting My GED!”, “Look What Happened To Me, In My Life, On My Way To Getting My Adult High School Diploma!” or “Look What Happened To Me, In My Life, On My Way To Getting Into Curriculum!” (referring to community college degree and diploma programs).
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