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The 13th annual Friends Feeding Friends food drive begins Wednesday, Oct. 31 at all Lowes Foods stores and will continue through Dec. 31.
The Franklin County Board of Education’s annual retreat was Monday, Oct. 22, in Raleigh. Sessions, including the one above led by Assistant Superintendent of Auxiliary Services Tommy Piper, left, were held on the state of the school system relative to the upcoming May bond referendum for $53.3 million and long-range facility plans, testing and accountability, high school initiatives and high school guidance and counseling.
About 20 people came out for the Franklinton Big Sweep this past weekend.The clean-up will have the town ready for its big Frankenfest celebration this coming Saturday, Oct. 27. From left, back are: Claudette Giani, Elic Senter, Kate Pattridge and Becky Wilkins; front, Eric Pattridge and Zackery Pattridge. Town
committees and the Solid Waste Task Force participated as well as Mayor Jenny Edwards and state Rep. Lucy Allen.
Linda Carlisle of Louisburg won a second place for her quilt at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh.
Carlisle started quilting as a retirement hobby just two years ago after moving to Louisburg with her husband, John, from California. She has completed more than a dozen projects so far with the help of her teacher, Debbie Lou Powell, of Henderson.
Catherine Kelly of Louisburg celebrated her 92nd birthday on Sept. 19.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON - Maybe it’s a mythical honor, but Bunn High School head coach David Howle takes pride in his team’s recent ability to lay claim to the Franklin County Football Championship.
Bunn wrapped up its 13th county crown in the past 15 years in convincing fashion last Friday, and got a key Northern Carolina Conference victory to boot.
CONWAY -- Louisburg faced one of its toughest Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference tests of the season last Friday, but the Warriors still came away with a 30-18 road triumph at Northampton East.
Louisburg maintained the top spot in the TRAC with a 4-0 league mark. The Warriors are also 8-1 overall and will return home for their final two regular season games, beginning with this coming Friday’s contest against Northampton West.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High’s initial foray into the much-anticipated Class 1-A State Volleyball Playoffs lasted all of 51 minutes Saturday afternoon.
Taking on a Perquimans team that gave the Lady Warriors some troubles (before LHS won) in last year’s Class 1-A State Playoff Quarterfinals, Louisburg had little trouble this time around in scoring an efficient 25-10, 25-16, 25-18 decision at the LHS Gymnasium.
Louisburg College lost one of its greatest friends, ambassadors and alumni with last Friday’s passing of Fred Fearing.
A former baseball player at LC, Fearing passed away in his hometown of Elizabeth City at 93.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Bumps in the road are inevitable during any drive through the state volleyball playoffs.
But Bunn High School head coach Henry Jones wasn’t thrilled about the pothole his Ladycats sank into during last Friday’s first-round, 2-A home matchup against Graham.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
RALEIGH -- Carolina’s six-game road trip proved to be Seventh Heaven for forward Chad LaRose.
Relegated to a grinding line for the majority of his career, LaRose was moved up to Top-Six minutes when injuries continued to mount for the Hurricanes’ frontliners, including Erik Cole, Scott Walker and Andrew Ladd.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are updated North Caroina High School Athletic Association football scores:
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are last weekend’s individual and game winners from The Franklin Times Football Contest:
YOUNGSVILLE - Charles Douglas Rogers, 86, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Bethlehem Baptist Church, with the Rev. Danny Hayes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — The Franklinton Board of Commissioners revised and adopted policies Tuesday night that better identify employee expectations. By unanimous vote, the board revised its personnel policy and adopted some administrative policies.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
By Friday evening, Franklin County staff were expecting to rescind a boil water advisory and mandatory water restrictions that were put in place Thursday after the county’s water supply was jeopardized when a Henderson water main broke. Henderson, which supplies 1.6 million of the county’s 2 million gallons of water per day, suffered a break and lost 1.5 million gallons of water Thursday morning.
By: By KATHY HARRELSON, Managing Editor
Twenty-six years ago, Dr. James Hardy started his practice with five chairs, a dentistry degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and a bouncing baby girl. Today — two more daughters later, stretched from Suite 101 into Suite 102 over the last decade off Jolly Street in Louisburg, and with the then-newborn at his side now with a UNC degree of her own — the office is growing into Suite 103, with 18 employees and 15 chairs.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County hasn’t witnessed the severe drop-off in the housing market as some pockets of the country, but an initiative by state Treasurer Richard Moore is welcomed by those in the housing industry. In his announcement, Moore said he wants his mortgage protection plan to create more transparencies in an effort to let homeowners know exactly what they’re getting into and avoid issues that could lead to foreclosures in the future.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Franklin County man was convicted this week for killing his wife. A Franklin County Superior Court jury found Timothy Dale guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Shaundra Dale. Judge Orlando Hudson sentenced Dale, 42, to spend between 189 months and 236 months in jail.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Residents, students and those interested in putting a stop to domestic violence gathered at Louisburg College Thursday, vowing to never forget those who have lost their lives to brutality and pledging to help many others avoid its reach.
Safe Space, a nonprofit domestic violence shelter and counseling program, hosted its 9th annual candlelight vigil, hoping to shed light on the problem of domestic violence.
By: Alicia Eller, LifeStyles Correspondent
The Royal Elementary “Before and After School Program” continues to give students the opportunity to learn about other cultures. Children, under the direction of Rachel Clark, site coordinator, experience various activities such as computer lab activities, creative enrichment, homework orientation, media center, physical activities, special art activities and special guests.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Mr. James C. Kearney, 89, who died Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, will be conducted today (Saturday, Oct. 20) at 3 p.m. at Old Liberty Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charles A. Murrill Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Mae Smith Long, 66, who died Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, were conducted Friday, Oct. 19, at Cedar Rock Baptist Church, with the Rev. Sylvester White officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON – Douglas Cornell Medlin, 58, died Tuesday morning, Oct. 16, 2007, at his home. Graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pearce Baptist Church cemetery with military honors.
FRANKLINTON - Betty Lou Kearney Mendenhall, 70, of 7 North Chavis St. died Thursday, Oct. 18, at Rex Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Oct. 20), at Franklinton Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.
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