To help decrease the number of wildlife and automobile crashes, the N.C. Department of Transportation reminds motorists to be aware of the increased presence of deer on North Carolina’s roads this fall.
BAILEY - James Madison Finch, 71, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Oct. 6) at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, with the Rev. Gary Vassar officiating. Burial will follow in the Bailey Town Cemetery
LOUISBURG - Dennis Young, 51, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Oct. 6) in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. Marshall Neathery officiating.
LOUISBURG – Hobson Gray Finch, Jr., 64, of Louisburg, died Thursday evening.
Following are some cases adjudicated in Franklin District Court recently:
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Modern life is a labyrinth. You may ask, what kind of labyrinth are we talking about?
Well, it’s simple; we are living in an era in which getting along with others who are culturally different is an everyday experience.
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BUNN - Forget superstitions. Especially when you are part of the machine that is the Franklinton High School boys soccer program.
Thirteen, considered the most star-crossed number of all, was lucky indeed Wednesday for the Red Rams, who racked up their 13th straight victory with a 9-0 road pasting of Bunn in a Northern Carolina Conference contest.
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BUNN -- Two teams headed in different directions met in the middle for a high-scoring boys soccer showdown Thursday on the Bunn High School campus.
Host Bunn has struggled in recent matches, and the Wildcats are now without talented keeper Juan Villalvazo, who has been dismissed from the team.
Like a Hollywood star strutting on the red carpet, or a musician riding the wave of a gold album, Carey Johnson is hot these days.
Red hot.
Always the bottom feeder of Franklin Times picks, brackets or fantasy league contests, Carey has enjoyed a spectacular -- and unlikely -- renaissance over the past seven months.
BUNN -- Henry Jones’ Bunn Ladycats are now officially just one victory away from their first Northern Carolina Conference regular season volleyball championship.
The Ladycats took another step toward that goal Thursday with a home decision over first-year program Granville Central.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- The Franklin County Parks and Recreation Department hosted its annual Punt, Pass and Kick competition Sept. 29 at Bunn High School.
Results were as follows:
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RALEIGH -- The Montreal Canadiens, on the strength of three power-play goals, defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime Wednesday night by a 3-2 margin in the National Hockey League regular season opener for both squads at the RBC Center.
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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 Friday’s Northern Carolina Conference showdown between his Runnin’ Raiders and the host Bunn Wildcats.
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 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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Fred Fearing brought his baseball glove. At 93, he was still ready to take the field.
Donna Clayton, the mother of one of LC’s all-time best softball players, made her hotel reservations the day she received the brochure in the mail.
Matt Ryan drove in from New Jersey, anxious to see some of his old buddies from the Louisburg College baseball program.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Novozymes has announced a multi-million-dollar expansion for the Franklinton plant.
The international company will expand lab facilities and hire 60 new employees at its Franklinton site within the next 12 months. It currently employs 450 people.
CAN YOU STAND THE HEAT? Inset photo, “Chef” John Carlisle and wife Linda, of Louisburg, offered quite a spread as participants in the 2nd annual Fireman’s Benefit Chili Cookoff at the Farmers’ Market in Wake Forest. The Carlisles, who retired to Louisburg two years ago from Venice Beach, Calif., did not win, but their “Rolling Stone Red” and “Porky’s Mean Green” were hot items with the crowd.
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BUNN — The Board of Commissioners approved changes to its zoning ordinance and map that are designed to take the town into the future.
The town’s guiding map and texts were written in the 1980s town officials said and, save for some amendments and updates, it had not been fully addressed in recent history.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin Regional Medical Center staff used a mock drill to get some real world experience in case of disaster.
The hospital annually puts doctors, nurses and a horde of other staffers through drills to test their readiness and response to disasters, and this year’s test mirrored a world that is still coping with post Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack sensibilities.
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Members of Franklin County’s Relay For Life will ride with purpose today, joining about 1,000 cyclists as they trek through Louisburg.
Cycle North Carolina’s Mountains to the Coast ride is hosted by North Carolina Amateur Sports, a nonprofit charitable organization, and will bring participants through Louisburg early this afternoon.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Organizers of Jesica’s Hope Chest have a trio of fund-raisers slated this month to regenerate buzz and interest in the philanthropic program.
The first is a Saturday concert at the Louisburg College Auditorium featuring Elvis Presley illusionist Keith Henderson.
Four shepherd mix puppies snooze during the Franklin County Humane Society’s Classic Car fundraiser on Sept. 29 in Franklinton. The puppies are from a litter of 12. Eight are still needing homes.
CLAYTON - George Dexter McGhee, 76, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 at Johnston Memorial Hospital.
