WAYNESVILLE—Dirk Everett Bean, age 37, died suddenly on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at his home in Louisburg, NC.
ROANOKE RAPIDS -- Learning how to win close games continues to be the No. 1 priority for the Franklinton High School football program.
Heading into Friday’s Northern Carolina Conference opener at Roanoke Rapids, the Red Rams had dropped two tight, non-league overtime matchups.
TILLERY -- Southeast Halifax’s power-oriented offense found little room to run last Friday at home against the Louisburg Warriors and their stern defense.
Louisburg limited SEH to just 27 rushing yards -- on 34 attempts -- en route to claiming a one-sided 38-3 victory over the host Trojans in a Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference football event.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- It’s time for a change.
That was the slogan on pieces of paper that some of Franklinton’s players had carried to Monday’s Northern Carolina Conference showdown against Roanoke Rapids.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are last Friday night’s North Carolina state high school football scores:
RALEIGH -- Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, has announced that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman David Tanabe on a two-year contract. The deal will pay Tanabe $600,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the minor league level in 2007-08, and $900,000 at the NHL level in 2008-09.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are last weekend’s individual and game winners from The Franklin Times Football Contest:
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG - Even though his team is on target for its best-ever season, Louisburg College football coach Rick Mohlmann says the true gauge of LC’s progress is yet to come.
The Hurricanes are 5-1 with two games to go, and they are both expected to be hard-fought matchups that Mohlmann is eagerly anticipating.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Just as quickly as the county’s largest private employer announced that it was shutting down, the state responded by deploying a team of employment resources to help Flextronic workers recover.
Flextronics, a Singapore-based company, announced Friday that it was closing its Youngsville plant. According to the county Finance Office, Flextronics employs 750 people.
So that’s what happened to my bike. The lack of rain has dropped the water level of the Tar River at Riverbend Park to the depth of uncovering lost and forgotten treasures. Last week’s rainfall didn’t add much to help the drought conditions throughout Franklin County, North Carolina or the southeastern United States. With record temperatures in the 90s earlier in the week, forecasters are expecting 70s as the high in the area by Thursday with no chance of rain on the radar.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The county’s Tourism Development Authority has grappled with spending public money for private enterprise during its last two meetings and county commissioners may take up the discussion next.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The case against a Franklin County commissioner charged with domestic assault and drug possession was continued until next month.
Commissioner Harry Foy was present in Dare County District Court last Thursday to face those charges which resulted from an Aug. 15 incident about three miles off the coast of Hatteras.
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By KATHY HARRELSON, Managing Editor
Asking the Board of Education to oppose a political opponent’s proposed legislation, Chuck Stires said Monday he will rally statewide attention to stop legislation that would expunge the felony records of 16- and 17-year-olds.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Small Area Plan Advisory Committee was presented with nearly 20 policies designed to guide growth and development surrounding the airport and industrial development site.
The Louisburg Movie Theater is for sale, but its owner is still running the projector.
Robert Carr put the building on the market this week, but the theater is not closed.
Beautiful, crisp fall days provide the perfect introduction to the fall concert series at the historic Cherry Hill Plantation in Warren County. This year, the series begins with a concert by noted solo pianist Ruskin Cooper who will perform beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Once again, Louisburg College is a-head of its competition on the men’s soccer field.
Utilizing headers, the Hurricanes scored their first two goals off corner kicks and went on to defeat Howard Community College by a 6-0 margin Sunday at Ronald May Field.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- ‘This is it!’ Southern Vance football coach Mark Perry shouted before the start of the fourth quarter.
Perry was referring to the still-in-doubt outcome of last Friday’s Northern Carolina Conference showdown between his Runnin’ Raiders and the host Bunn Wildcats.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Agents with the county’s Multi-Agency Narcotics Unit charged two Franklin County residents with operating a methamphetamine lab.
According to an incident report by Sheriff’s Deputy J. Davis, officers with M.A.N.U. went to 1637 N.C. 98 West on Tuesday to investigate allegations that the home was being used to manufacture meth.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Flextronics will shut down its Franklin County plant, leaving 750 employees wondering about their futures.
Human Resources Manager Troy O’Donnell confirmed the closure Friday after the Youngsville plant was notified on Thursday.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Tourism Development Authority recommended that the county support two community events and one private enterprise.
The county’s occupancy tax has generated $94,475 since collections began in February 2006 and, on Wednesday night, the Authority (TDA) recommended that the county spend a total of $7,655 to support Frankenfest on Main; Hill Ridge Farms’ Fall Harvest and Pumpkin Festival; and a triathlon at Lake Royale.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A traveling band of brothers and sisters called Louisburg home Wednesday, one stop on a week-long trip from the mountains to the coast.
Cycle North Carolina’s annual Mountains to the Coast bicycle tour brought about 1,000 cyclists to Louisburg, where they camped at Louisburg College or stayed at local hotels or bed and breakfast establishments.
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church Vicar Carin Delfs, right, gets set to bless “Abby,” center, as Ann Caron holds her still. Delfs performed the Blessing of the Animals for a dozen or so pets, including a snake, on Wednesday, the eve of St. Francis Day. St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment.
The annual Shrine Club Fish Fry was held Wednesday. Proceeds benefit a network of 22 Shriners‘ Hospitals for Children, which care for crippled and burned children. Vincent Wood provides drive-through service for a customer.
It is practically impossible to read the newspaper or watch the local television news without learning about a fire that has destroyed a property, maimed someone or even claimed a life.
