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Alica Eller / LifeStyle Correspondent
Unfortunately, in communities across the nation and the world, young people are denied the opportunity to hope, dream, and mature. Their lives are abruptly ended by unnecessary violence which can and must be stopped.
Crime and violence are getting out of control and are becoming some of the most important issues facing our society today.
AmeriCorps VISTA member Robin Darone of Franklinton completed the two-day Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Recruiter Training in Aberdeen in May. She will assist the Guardian ad Litem staff with the recruitment and training of new volunteers in Judicial District 9 of Vance, Franklin, Warren and Granville counties.
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By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON — Andrew Yentzer, who runs five miles every morning, was a runaway winner in the balloting for Franklinton High School’s Male Athlete of the Year Award. Yentzer was joined on the podium by Female Athlete of the Year Jennifer Staggers during last Wednesday’s Franklinton Athletic Banquet at the FHS Auditorium.
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By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- With eight returning players, Mike Holloman was more effectively able to pinpoint off-season recruiting efforts for his Louisburg College women’s basketball team. Specifically, Holloman’s main priority was in the backcourt, where the Lady Hurricanes needed to replace starters Dione Eccles and Kevina Ransom -- the Region X Player of the Year.
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By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Life is full of second chances, but Melanie Lovin might not have understood that philosophy when she was a student-athlete at Bunn High School in the mid-1990s. As a player, Lovin performed on several teams with an impressive list of achievements.
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By Geoff Neville / Sports Column
Could now be the time?
It’s been 18 years since Franklin County secured a team state championship in any sport.
The last club to turn the trick did so in back-to-back fashion as Louisburg High’s volleyball squad, coached by Freddie Edwards, nabbed titles in 1988 and ‘89.
MOBILE, ALA. -- Carlos Gonzalez hit a game-ending homer in the first of a doubleheader to win 6-5, then three Mobile pitchers combined to shut out Carolina 8-0 in the nightcap as the BayBears swept two from the Mudcats at Hank Aaron Stadium on Thursday night.
BUNN -- The Olde Heritage Builders Charity Golf Tournament will be held June 6 at 1 p.m. at Zebulon Country Club. Proceeds will be split between the families of Bryant Anderson and Jacob Noe. Anderson passed away from cancer in March, while Noe, 7, is currently receiving treatment for the disease.
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By JOHN BENNING, Times Intern
FRANKLINTON — Franklin County students may find their school administration a bit more lenient with cell phones next year.
Franklinton High School has proposed to the Board of Education a change in the Franklin County Student Code of Conduct.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Department of Health got an early bill of good health late last week.
By Friday, a review team provided by the state Division of Public Health and the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors notified county health Director Phillip Tarte that it would recommend accreditation.
It would be the first such accomplishment for the department.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LAKE ROYALE - The local American Vets post had the first of what it expects to become an annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday.
AMVETS began in the late 1940s as a way for veterans to look out for their brethren returning home from World War II and since that time, the effort has spread to honor those who have fought or died in many conflicts.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Two Franklin County men traveled a road for redemption this past weekend, meeting up with hundreds of motorcycle riders who drove across the country to pay their respects at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the nation�s capital.
The Run For The Wall, held each year since 1989, is designed to bring attention and awareness to Vietnam veterans and those who died serving the country.
The Louisburg Senior Center had a nice surprise last Wednesday, when members of the Oxford-Henderson Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. brought
goodie bags for members.
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By MASON RIZZO, Times Intern
El Matador, the newest installment in Louisburg’s dining, is slated to have its grand opening on Friday, June 1.
El Matador, at 32 Golden Leaf Drive, is owned by Eva Buckner and Roberto Salazar, both Louisburg residents.
The third of three spring concerts at Cherry Hill Plantation will feature the music of cellist Alan Toda-Ambaras and pianist Misako Toda. The concert is scheduled for 3 p.m., June 3.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Just more than 40 years ago, a band of residents decided to take care of their own.
They still do, making up the county’s second oldest rescue squad. And they’re the only squad in the county that does not have paid staff working the unit 24/7.
Two men are wanted in a drive-by shooting that left one Louisburg woman wounded.
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By JOHN BENNING, Times Intern
WARRENTON — Warren County investigators are still looking for leads 11 days after the murder of Warrenton convenience store clerk Randy Terrell.
BUNN - Mrs. Cunetter Tabron Crudup, 96, died Friday, May 25, 2007. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 30) at Zion Spring Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) in Bunn. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
CASTALIA - Charles Edward Fobes, 61, died Friday afternoon, May 25, 2007. A memorial service was conducted Sunday, May 27, at White Level Community Holiness Church, with the Rev. Jimmy Carpenter officiating. Burial followed in the Wood family cemetery.
LOUISBURG - William “Bill” George Keller Jr., 70 died Monday morning, May 28, 2007. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 31, at Rock Spring Baptist Church, with the Rev. Melton Tyson officiating.
ZEBULON - Louvenia C. Ray, 80, died Friday, May 25, 2007. A memorial service was conducted Monday, May 28, at Pearce Baptist Church
RALEIGH - Roland Parker, 75, formerly of the Pearces community, died Saturday morning, May 26, 2007. A graveside service was conducted Monday, May 28, at Pearce Baptist Church cemetery with military honors.
ZEBULON - William “Bill” Floyd Allen, 51, died unexpectedly Friday morning, May 25, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, May 27, at Friendship Freewill Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
On May 4, the Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District had its 12th annual awards program at Terrell Lane Middle School.
