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SCOTLAND NECK - Pastor Gerald Shelby Fleming III, 58, formerly of Louisburg, died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at his home.
FRANKLINTON - Katherine E. Latif, 48, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at UNC Hospital. A funeral service was conducted Tuesday, July 17, in the Memorial Chapel of the Cremation Society of the Carolinas.
YOUNGSVILLE - Anthony James Bravar Jr. died Monday, July 9, 2007 unexpectedly at his home in Youngsville.
ZEBULON - Barbara Perry Scarboro, 71, died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, July 17, at Massey Funeral Home. Burial was in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.
TARBORO - Zebulon Vance Alford, 87, died Monday, July 16, 2007.
The Franklin County Arts Council hosted a reception July 12 at the Arts Center in Louisburg to recognize volunteers from the 2007 International Whistlers Convention and to present Allen de Hart with an award. At left, from left to right, are Rachel Stone, Elmar Holmes, Allen de Hart and Joe Shearon. Hart is holding a painting of himself marking a hiking trail. The art was done by state House Rep. Lucy Allen. De Hart was awarded the Law Recognition Award from the International Association of Whistlers for his hard work and contributions to the International Whistlers Convention. “This award is for all of us,” de Hart said. “This is not just for me — this is for all volunteers.”
The Old Fashion Garden Club of Louisburg toured the Rose Garden in Wilson on May 21.
The Bunn Board of Commissioners approved an ascension last month, giving the police department a third full-time officer.
Lauren Raye Strawbridge and Andrew Cookson were married Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Luola’s Chapel, Orton Plantation at Winnabow. Dr. Carl Poole officiated at the ceremony. A reception was held following the ceremony at the Henrietta III Riverboat in Wilmington.
Robin Renee Carswell and Steven Blake Wrenn were married May 5, 2007 at Rock Spring Baptist Church. The officiating minister for the 2 p.m. ceremony was the Rev. Melvin McGriff.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON - Like most aficionados of the sport, Joel Moulin spent many of his teenage days on the golf course in his native Missouri.
The similarities, however, stop there. While his buddies were adding up their scores, Moulin had a hose in his hand. Or he was driving around on a tractor or cleaning out carts.
RALEIGH -- Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, has announced that the team has acquired center Matt Cullen from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, forward Joe Barnes and a third round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- After outscoring opponents by a whopping 36-2 margin in three games, the Franklin County Nationals took home the Dixie Baseball District Championship last weekend.
The Nationals, coached by Ken Smith, opened tourney action with a 16-0, four-inning victory over Youngsville 1 on July 12 at the Franklinton Recreation Park.
Maybe it’s a product of the slow-news summer, but lists are the big media trend these days.
A few weeks ago, we dissected the USA Today Top 25 All-Time NFL players list -- at least the names that had been released to that point.
JACKSON, TENN. -- Ryan Bear singled home Grant Psomas with two outs in the top of the 12th inning to send Carolina to its fourth straight win, defeating West Tenn 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at Pringles Park in a Class AA Southern League diamond matchup.
RALEIGH -- Listed is the Carolina Hurricanes’ game schedule for the 2007-08 National Hockey League season (home games are listed in CAPS):
Dave Harker, Franklin County businessman and former candidate for state House District 49, died July 14, 2007, after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
The Franklin Times’ “Guide To Franklin County 2007-2008” is ready and out in paper racks today. Home subscribers can expect to see the full-color publication in their July 14 editions.
HENDERSON - Wade Larry Bliss Sr., 62, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at Duke Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at the Church of the Holy Innocents by the Rev. Donald A. Lowery. Inurnment will follow in the Church of the Holy Innocents Columbarium Wall.
LOUISBURG - Graveside services for Baby Girl Jonya Danea Cooke, who died Wednesday, July 11, 2007, will be conducted at 1 p.m. today (Saturday, July 14) at Haywood Baptist Church cemetery.
ZEBULON - Hazel Whitley Privette, 77, died Monday, July 9, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, July 12, at Massey Funeral Home, Zebulon.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Former House Speaker Jim Black was sentenced to federal prison this week, and Franklin County’s legislative leaders said it’s the appropriate fate for a leader who abused his office and the public’s trust. “From the outset, I took the position of let the criminal justice system work and I think it has in this situation,” said Sen. Doug Berger, who represents Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties.
By: BY MASON RIZZO, Times Intern
Deputies may be close to an arrest relating to graffiti spray painted on the road at Loblolly Circle in Louisburg. Franklin County deputy J. Perry responded to a call on July 6 that several obscene and gang-related phrases had been spray painted in the neighborhood.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A meeting to help chart growth around the airport and an economic development site was canceled after the majority of an advisory committee failed to show. The county put together the Small Area Plan (SAP) Advisory Committee to determine the best way to plan for growth around the airport and a 250-acre industrial site.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Airport leaders said this week that its county-approved budget hamstrings operations. The 2007-08 budget cut the department’s salary requests by more than $44,000 — which would have covered a full-time employee and more part-time help.
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