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By Geoff Neville, Graphic Sportswriter
BUNN - Bunn’s Wildcats went the entire second period -- and over 14 minutes overall -- without scoring during last Friday’s Northern Carolina Conference boys basketball home showdown against Warren County.
But the Wildcats still had their chances down the stretch of the game, which held key implications for the Class 2-A State Playoffs.
BUNN -- Bunn’s 1981 Class 2-A State Championship Team brought some old-school magic to last Saturday’s showdown between the current BHS contingent and the Louisburg Warriors.
Playing in front of an overflow crowd, which featured many fans there to see a reunion ceremony for the ‘81 Champs, the Wildcats outlasted rival LHS in a 55-54 boys basketball thriller at the Bunn Dome.
Follow sports enough and you realize that the fruits of most champions are planted with the seed of disappointment.
Such was the case for Bunn’s 1981 Class 2-A State Boys Basketball title winner. One year earlier, the Wildcats had been defeated in the district finals -- a bitter setback for a team loaded with talent and drive.
LOUISBURG -- Victory may have come at a huge cost last Friday for the 14th-ranked Louisburg College Lady Hurricanes.
LC, which has been defeated just once this season, may have lost sophomore post Jazman Ramsey during a 100-41 decision over Region X foe Denmark Tech at historic Holton Gymnasium.
LOUISBURG -- Six players scored in double figures Sunday as Louisburg College claimed a key 103-94 home decision over Wilkes Community College in a Region X men’s basketball matchup at historic Holton Gymnasium on the LC campus.
Louisburg, coached by Aaron Denton, is now 16-4 overall to go with a 9-2 league worksheet. The Hurricanes are currently tied for second place in the Region X North Standings -- one game out of the top spot.
LOUISBURG -- Topsail, the top-ranked Class 1-A team in the state, lived up to its lofty ranking during action last Saturday at the annual Louisburg High Duals at the LHS Gymnasium.
In the finals of the team format, Topsail defeated Eastern Wayne to finish the tournament with an unblemished mark.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County Sheriff Pat Green spent this week boosting morale at the Sheriff’s Office after he fired a deputy for allegedly stealing weapons from a home.
Green fired Richard Shearin, 43, on Tuesday shortly after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of felony larceny of a firearm.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Commissioners recessed their last board meeting until Jan. 29 to further discuss a proposition that could bring the county more courts of play and another proposition that could keep them out of the courts. County Recreation Director Bob Yeatman is preparing to apply for more than $1.85 million in grants to develop the Pilot Lion’s Community Park and a park in Epsom.
The state Medical Examiner’s Office is working to identify a driver who was killed in a fiery wreck on Tuesday morning. According to the state Highway Patrol, Trooper T.L. Hunt responded to an accident call at about 3 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 64 and N.C. 39.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
There’s something definitely circular about Kevin Potter’s lunchtime journey every Thursday. Each Thursday, he picks up a batch of meals from the Louisburg Senior Center and makes a rounding route around Louisburg, delivering lunches and conversation. Two of his Meals on Wheels customers either cooked or delivered meals themselves for more than a decade, so delivering to them now forms a circle of service.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Attorney General’s Office has received Louisburg’s request to examine the town’s contention that Franklin Regional Medical Center has committed violations that call into question the hospital’s ownership, but it’s unclear when the office will make any determination. Louisburg made its request through state Rep. Lucy Allen, and the state office received the request on Jan. 18.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County Commissioners spent nearly half an hour discussing Bobbie Wrenn’s proposal to build a business with no county money. And they spent hardly any time at all discussing plans to give more than $650,000 for expansion projects at Novozymes and Southeastern Emergency Equipment.
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By NATHAN MORESHI, Franklin County Schools
In the past three years, Katie Tatum’s name has become synonymous with education grant at Terrell Lane Middle School. The eighth-grade science teacher is known for her ability to earn grants, and her latest grant has created a buzz. That’s what a $10,000 grant will do.
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Louisburg’s recently completed office of BB&T Bank opened with a ribbon cutting on a chilly Friday morning Jan. 25, when veteran bank employee Marie Boyette was handed the ceremonial scissors and wasted no time in snipping the ribbon.
Jason Fasel has been named store manager at the Youngsville, Tractor Supply Company store that is under construction, according to District Manager Ron Pleasant. Tractor Supply Company is the largest retail farm and ranch supply store chain in the United States.
Curves, the world’s largest franchisor of fitness clubs, has announced that the Franklinton Curves has earned its prestigious Shining Star club designation. This recognition is given to clubs that meet rigorous standards in their business practices, service quality, and adherence to the Curves methods.
Terri Wood, broker, has joined the staff of United Country-Raynor & Associates Realty LLC in Louisburg. She has been a Realtor for eight years and serves Franklin County and surrounding areas.
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. - John Howard Elam Jr., 78, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 at the Hospice of Charleston Center, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Jan. 25, at Carolina Memorial Chapel in Charleston, S.C. Interment followed in Carolina Memorial Park.
LOUISBURG - Clarence Plyler Shearin Jr., 80, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008 at his home. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 26) in the chapel of Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services in Louisburg, with Dr. Wayne Ellis and the Rev. Philip Kissinger officiating. Interment will follow in the Hill King United Methodist Church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Benena O. Foster, 85, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008 at Britthaven Nursing Home in Louisburg. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at First Baptist Church in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Cedar Street Cemetery, Louisburg.
LOUISBURG - Lucy Plummer Jones died at Louisburg Nursing Center January 24, 2008. She was born in Franklin County to the late Joseph Broomfield Jones and Laura Egerton Jones September 24, 1914. The family moved to Henderson, N.C., and she graduated from Henderson High School, then attended Woman’s College (UNC-G).
GAINESVILLE, FL - Marian Sawyer Dobbs of Gainesville, FL died January 23, 2008 at The Village. She was 87. Born and raised in Franklinton, NC, she was married to John D. Dobbs, who passed away Aug. 15, 1995. Mrs. Dobbs served in the F.B.I. after college.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON _ Wasn’t it just a few days ago when Franklin County’s high school swimmers jumped in the pool for the first time to prepare for the 2007-08 campaign? It seems like it, but the regular season ended Thursday when the Northern Carolina Conference hosted its annual tournament at Aycock Recreation Center in Vance County.
