The photographer of the Humane Society photos in the Aug. 18 edition was incorrectly identified.
YOUNGSVILLE - Joshua Adam Zinn, 25, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 22) at Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest.
LOUISBURG - David Allen Gillespie Sr., 53, died Saturday morning, Aug. 18, 2007. A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 22) at Maple Springs Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jay Tilley officiating.
YOUNGSVILLE - Carolyn Green Underwood, 77, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at Blue Ridge Health Care Center. Funeral services were conducted Monday, Aug. 20, at Youngsville Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Youngsville Town Cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Lillie Mae Morgan Mann, 65, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Aug. 12, at Hawkins Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. Walter S. Taylor officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Eva T. Snow, 88, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Services were private.
WAKE FOREST - Elsie Wiggins Mangum, 92, died Saturday, Aug. 18, at Carillon Assisted Living in Shelby. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 22) at Flat Rock Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Wilbur Morton Jolly, 90, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Oakwood Cemetery in Louisburg.
RALEIGH - Dorothy G. “Dot” Casey, 79, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at Andrews United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Pinecrest Memorial Park.
Tori Michelle Johnson and Brannon Todd Inscoe were united in marriage on June 23, 2007 at 5 p.m.
Angelica Reneé England, 15, was a state finalist in the National American Miss North Carolina Pageant July 28-30 at the Renaissance Suites in Charlotte.
Sherree Fogg of Franklinton and Ke’shion Edgerton of Louisburg were married July 22, 2007 at Faith Missionary Baptist Church, Louisburg.
Susan Wright Horrell of Roanoke Rapids and Benjamin Randall Horrell of Raleigh announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren English Horrell of Roanoke Rapids, to Thomas Mitchell Bunn Jr. of Spring Hope.
David and Allyson (Fayard) Sonntag of Alexandria, Va., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Calleigh, born May 29, 2007 at George Washington Hospital in Washington, D. C. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21-1/2 inches long.
Erin Sue Smith and Douglas Lewis Riggs were married on July 28, 2007.
Drew and Mary Carroll celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 11, 2007. They were honored with a party at the Youngsville Community House, hosted by their children, Debbie and Teresa, and close family.
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Alston has been mobilized and activated for a future deployment to an undisclosed overseas forward operating base to support the mission of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON - Franklinton’s high hopes for the 2007 football season didn’t come to fruition in the team’s opener last Friday.
Instead, backyard rival South Granville controlled the game from the outset and went on to post a convincing 52-6 non-conference decision over the Red Rams at the FHS Football Field.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- Two teams with scores to settle will meet Friday for a season-opening football contest at Firebird Stadium.
The last time Bunn visited Southern Nash two years ago, the Wildcats were whacked 27-0 in one of the most lopsided defeats in recent BHS grid history.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton boasts 11 seniors on a talented, veteran-laden roster, while Southern Nash returns only three starters from last season’s squad.
Those intangibles didn’t provide a recipe for a close match during Monday’s season-opening boys soccer event at the Franklinton Recreation Park.
And now the moment you haven’t been waiting for -- another futile attempt at picking the final National Football League standings for the 2007 season.
Joining me, as he always does, for this annual, nonsensical Franklin Times tradition is my respected (well, not actually) cohort, Carey Johnson.
ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats batted around during a five-run seventh inning to salvage the final game of their five-game series with Mississippi, downing the Braves 6-4 at Five County Stadium before 5,782 fans on Saturday night in a Class AA Southern League baseball matchup.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High has enjoyed its share of offensive explosions over the past decade. But few could match the heroics of last year’s road victory at Ravenscroft.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Here are scores from high school football games played on Friday, August 17:
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON — Second-best is no longer the best option for the Franklinton High school boys soccer team. In fact, it’s not even an option anymore. In the past, the Red Rams -- just like everyone else in the Northern Carolina Conference -- began the season with the goal of earning a runner-up spot behind perennial titan Roanoke Rapids.
