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By: February 3, 1926 – August 27, 2007
ZEBULON – William Brantley, 81, of Zebulon died August 27, 2007. Mr. Brantley was a son of the late Graham Vann and Ina Medlin Brantley.
By: Dec. 17, 1914 – Aug. 24, 2007
LOUISBURG – Mrs. Josephine Perry Zealand, 92, of Louisburg, died August 24, 2007. Born and raised in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Crudup Perry and Lois Tucker Perry of Louisburg. Mrs. Zealand was a graduate of Louisburg College and Woman’s College (now UNCG). She taught for many years in the Franklin County School system before becoming a librarian with Louisburg College. Mrs. Zealand stayed in touch with many of her former students and enjoyed visiting with them.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Health Department Director Phillip Tarte announced his resignation Tuesday after accepting a similar post in Union County.
The Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District has received its cost share allocation from the state for nonpoint source pollution control from agricultural activities.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
WILSON -- Nash Central and Bunn got off to an early start -- as in last Friday afternoon -- at The Brittany For The Boys Soccer Tournament.
Most teams were in action last Saturday, but BHS and NC headed to Gillette Park one day earlier to renew their recent non-conference rivalry.
STEM -- Y-Monh Eban scored three goals and added an assist as Louisburg High defeated first-year program Granville Central by a 6-4 margin Monday evening on the GC campus.
Louisburg, coached by Brent Cardwell, is now 1-0-1 on the season. The Warriors opened last week with a tie against Northern Vance.
LOUISBURG -- For the second straight year, the Louisburg High Warriors put up some huge offensive numbers against Ravenscroft.
This time around, Louisburg racked up 475 total yards en route to defeating the Ravens 44-10 in the Warriors’ regular season opener last Friday night at the LHS Football Field.
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton’s Red Rams came close, but they couldn’t snap their three-year losing streak last Friday night.
Instead, Franklinton dropped a 14-6, double-overtime heartbreaker to Southeast Halifax, which is coached by former FHS mentor Rick Byrd.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. -- Jake McGee fanned nine over seven shutout innings as Montgomery cut Carolina’s elimination number to four, blanking the Mudcats 4-0 at Riverwalk Stadium on Sunday night in a Class AA Southern League baseball matchup.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
WILSON -- Sportsmanship and competitive matches are the theme of the annual Brittany For The Boys Soccer Tournament at Gillette Park.
Using those intangibles, Franklinton was a hit on both counts during last Saturday’s Brittany matchup against Southwest Onslow, a talented club out of the soccer-rich Jacksonville Area.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are last Friday’s high school football scores from across the state:
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON -- A victory and a much-needed, five-game dose of tough competition.
Needless to say, the Bunn Ladycats got what they wanted out of Monday’s non-conference road volleyball matchup at always-solid Northern Vance.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Commissioners approved a gang graffiti ordinance they hope will rid the town of eyesores and the negative connotations. Earlier this summer, Franklinton High School Principal Charles Fuller, Police Chief Ray Gilliam and Franklin County Sheriff Pat Green told the board about the increasing problem of gang graffiti and the best defense — get rid of it, quickly.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklinton water department and other staff are keeping a close eye on the town’s receding reservoir, wondering if they’ll have to take a harder line on water preservation. Earlier this month, staff asked its residents to voluntarily take measures to conserve water as heat and humidity combined to cause a dip in the town’s upper reservoir.
By: By WILL STRADER, Franklin County Extension Service
Dry and hot!! That doesn’t even describe the situation Franklin County is in currently. In your daily commutes, you have probably noticed the crops across the county are suffering terribly from lack of water and extremely hot conditions. Soybeans have shut down production, dropped blooms, and folded up their leaves to conserve water.
By: Feb. 19, 1929 – Aug. 23, 2007
LOUISBURG – Raymond Earl Burnette, 78, of Louisburg, died peacefully Thursday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill with his wife of 52 years by his side. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Sandy Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Joel Story officiating. Entombment will follow in Lancaster Memorial Park.
HENDERSON - Cecil Talmadge Stainback, 68, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 at his home. A graveside service was conducted Thursday, Aug. 23, at New Sandy Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. Brent Farrar. Born in Vance County, he was the son of the late Willie Lee Stainback and Lottie Mae West Stainback.
LOUISBURG - Ethelene Aycock Murray, 90, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 at Louisburg Nursing Center. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Aug. 24, in the chapel of Lancaster’s Funerals and Cremations. Burial followed at Lancaster Memorial Park.
ANGIER - Alexander Critcher Daniel, 42, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Aug. 25) at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be the Rev. Ronnie Byrd and the Rev. Jesse Mooney. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier.
FRANKLINTON - Margie Cannady Bobbitt, 78, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007 at Duke Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Aug. 23, at First Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. Diane Dozer, officiating.
SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Frank M. Mahoney, 81, died at his residence on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. A Mass of Christian Burial was conducted Monday, Aug. 13, in the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Annanadale, Va., with the Rev. Terry W. Specht, celebrant. Burial followed in the Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Va. on Aug. 17.
RALEIGH - Minnie Welch, 92, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 at Sunnybrook Healthcare & Rehabilitation Specialists. A graveside service was conducted Thursday, Aug. 23, at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh.
RALEIGH - Robert Vernon Pearce Sr., 87, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 22, in the chapel of Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Cary. Graveside services and final interment were at Harris Chapel Baptist Church, Youngsville.
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