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Roanoke Rapids and Hillsborough Orange High Schools may be 98 miles apart, but their fortunes have been intertwined due to a series of unique events this summer.
And the fallout gave a former Franklin County prep football coach another chance at a head position.
WILSON -- The third annual Brittany for the Boys Soccer Showcase will once again feature several local teams on Aug. 24-25 at Gillette Park in Wilson.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Brittany Willis Memorial Scholarship Fund.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The heat and attendance were as high as the passion for horses this past Saturday as equine enthusiasts gathered for the 13th annual Franklin County Horse Farm Tour.
More than 100 people attended this year’s event, receiving a tour of three horse farms noted for their diversity.
By: By JOHN BENNING, Times Intern
FRANKLINTON — An estimated 600 gallons of wastewater were released into an unnamed tributary of Cedar Creek from a leak in a sewer line discovered Tuesday. The bypass of wastewater occurred just south of College Street at an above-ground gravity sewer line.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- If Louisburg High School football coach James Collier were to put up one sign this summer at his team’s practice facility, it would read this:
One vacancy.
Just one.
Louisburg’s backfield has the potential to once again put up big numbers, thanks to the return of veteran rushers Greg Small, Hakeem Strickland and Dominique Perry.
By: BY MASON RIZZO, Times Intern
Hands cuffed and dangling at his waist, Jim Black looked worn and out of place by the sides of tattooed inmates. With a 7-hour, 416-mile trip from Louisburg, North Carolina to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania ahead of him, the soft-spoken former House speaker emerged from the Franklin County Detention Center on Friday morning .
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Commissioners and school board members will meet jointly on Monday to discuss a $53.3-million school bond proposal. Last month, the Board of Education decided to ask commissioners to put a $53.3-million bond before voters as a stand-alone item in August of 2008.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Word this week that a nonprofit organization bought three hub sites was a bit premature. The Kerr-Tar Regional Economic Development Corp. sent out a notice on Wednesday announcing that it had closed on more than 1,100 acres in Franklin, Warren and Granville counties.
By: BY MASON RIZZO, Times Intern
Time is supposed to heal all wounds. When a person breaks a bone, the healing process usually takes six to eight weeks. Heartbreak, on the other hand, takes longer. Sinclair’s daughter, Maggie Leigh Sinclair, would have celebrated her 22nd birthday on Aug. 1 if she were still alive.
By: By JOHN BENNING, Times Intern
This summer, Franklin County students who failed their end-of-grade tests the first time had a chance for a rematch during two weeks of summer school, and many of them proved they were up to the challenge. By the end of summer school, 53.4 percent of the students’ scores had risen to passing level.
A Youngsville man was killed Wednesday following a wreck on U.S. Highway 1. According to a report by Trooper D.O. Guy, Ricky Earl Harrelson, 26, was riding a 2003 Kawasaki motorcycle north on the highway at about 9 a.m. when the accident occurred.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Franklinton staff has asked its residents to conserve water as heat and humidity have combined to cause a dip in the town’s water reservoir. “It’s not a crisis, but we’re just asking people to be conscious,” said Franklinton Town Administrator Sharon Garner. “Anything that households can do will help.”
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The state Department of Transportation and Franklin County planning staff have opened two avenues to solicit input about road improvements. Last week, they randomly mailed out 1,000 transportation surveys to town and county residents and this week, they made the survey available to residents online and through the planning office to anyone who is interested.
WILMINGTON - Pansy Swanson Overton, 72, of Wilmington died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at her home. She was born November 13th, 1934 to the late Clinton and Hattie Swanson. The family received friends from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Andrews Mortuary Valley Chapel. Interment and graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lancaster Memorial Park in Louisburg, NC.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Millard Sneed, 86, who died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at Greater Refuge Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Henderson, with Bishop Rufus Hargrove officiating.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Mack Ezra Williams, 70, who died Tuesday, July 31, 2007, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at Perry’s Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Randolph Alston officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Visitation services for Annette Q. Richardson, 72, who died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg.
FRANKLINTON - Thelma Jean Lynch Massenburg, 47, died Monday, July 23, 2007 at Durham Regional Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, July 29, at First United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Jeanette Pender officiating.
CASTALIA - Aubra L. Arrington, 82, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. Graveside services were conducted Friday, Aug. 3, in the Arrington family cemetery at Red Bud Baptist Church, with the Rev. Leo Lowery officiating.
NASHVILLE - Graveside services for Plummer Ricks, 85, who died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at Oakland Cemetery, with the Rev. Richard Ricks officiating.
FRANKLINTON - Emma Lee Wilder Tabron, 93, died Friday, July 27, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 1, at First Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. Diane F. Dozier officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Jullette Jacobs Harvey, 84, died Thursday, July 26, 2007 at Duke University Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Aug. 2, at Manasseh Chapel Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. Samuel Tunstall officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE - Ricky Earl Harrelson, 26, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 1, 2007, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A funeral service will be conducted in Pennsylvania at a later date. A visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today (Saturday, Aug. 4) at Bright Funeral Home & Creation Center, 405 S. Main St., Wake Forest.
ZEBULON - Vernon Steve Johnson, 71, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007 at his home. The family received friends Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A private service was to be held.
RALEIGH - Robert Clay Pergerson, 54, a native of Louisburg, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, Aug. 5, at 3 p.m. at River Bend Park on the Tar River in Louisburg.
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