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HENDERSON - Diane Williams, 44, died Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Durham Regional Hospital in Durham. Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 23, at Mitchiner's Grove Baptist Church in Franklin County, with the Rev. Melvin Jackson officiating. Interment followed in White Level.
FRANKLINTON - Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Burrell Sneed, 75, who died Thursday, March 22, 2007, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at Kinches Chapel Christian Church, with the Rev. Willie R. Nixon III officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Funeral services for Lonnie Lee Sills Sr., 59, who died Sunday, March 18, 2007, were conducted Friday, March 23, at New Life Outreach Ministry, with Elder Donathan Muldrow officiating. Burial followed in the Risen Christ Church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Lemon Long, 61, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today (Saturday, March 24) at Nelson Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Eagle Rock Cemetery. Arrangements by William Toney's Funeral Home, Spring Hope.
LOUISBURG - Hattie M. Daye, 70, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at her home at River Ridge Apartments. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, March 26, at Haywood Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
CLAYTON - Grace Jones Oldham, 92, died Thursday, March 22, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at McLaurin Funeral Home chapel, with Dr. John Allen officiating. Entombment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park.
LOUISBURG - Rosabelle J. Lancaster, 100, of Louisburg, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at Autumn Care Nursing Home in Nashville. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of Lancaster Funerals and Cremations.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
BUNN � Residents and property owners met with town officials Monday night to discuss the impacts of a rezoning effort, with many learning for the first time that it could affect their property taxes. Along the town's main corridor, N.C. 98 heading southeast out of town, officials have proposed rezoning that area from residential to C-3, or highway business.
The Franklin Times incorrectly reported in the March 21 edition that the county purchased land for a proposed hub site at the airport for $2.5 million directly from state Rep. Lucy Allen and her husband, Felix.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Franklin Regional Medical Center staff said they're disappointed that local legislators oppose their plans to move, but southwestern Franklin County remains the destination. "We've taken our time and researched the need to make sure this is the best possible situation to replace the hospital," said FRMC spokesperson Bonnie Little. "We did not go into this lightly."
By: By GARY CUNARD / Times Publisher
The Louisburg College Board of Trustees' top choice for president � pared from 48 applications to just three over several months � accepted the job just a short time after it was offered to him Wednesday.
Dr. J. Michael Clyburn will be installed as the college's 26th president this summer, replacing the school's current president, Dr. Reginald W. Ponder, who is retiring.
By: Times photo By Carey Johnson
Louisburg officials hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration Friday to unveil the Louisburg Bike Trail. The 2.2-mile trail starts downtown at Depot Hill on South Main Street at Riverbend Park and snakes through town southwest to eventually run parallel with N.C. Highway 56. The $589,000 trail stops at Vance- Granville Community College. Town and county staffs hope work can be done in the future to extend the trail more than 10 miles to connect Riverbend Park with the Franklinton Recreation Park. Above, Louisburg Town Administrator C.L. Gobble talks with visitors about the trail before a ribbon was cut.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Sen. Doug Berger filed legislation this week seeking money to help a ministry build a shelter for incarcerated women recently released from prison. God's Vision Missionary Baptist Church, helmed by Commissioner and the Rev. Sidney Dunston, has proposed a shelter and program to help women leaving the prison system.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
The Louisburg Town Planning Board could meet as soon as this coming week to discuss a Super Wal-Mart proposal. After having withdrawn their proposal late last year, developers for a Super Wal-Mart and outlying parcels resubmitted plans this week � a month after the Louisburg Town Council loosened regulations to allow such a complex development.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Saying that Bunn's victory over Nash Central in Wednesday's baseball doubleheader opener was improbable is an understatement. Miraculous might be a better word to describe the Wildcats' 13-12 decision in the five-inning game.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg High School golf team avenged an earlier-season loss to Bunn thanks to a strong performance Thursday at Bull Creek Golf and Country Club. Led by a 3-over-par 75 from Ryan Wheeler, the Warriors posted 325 strokes for the 18-hole matchup, compared to 328 for the Wildcats.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
BUNN � Both teams made a case for victory -- and defeat -- when Bunn hosted Louisburg for a wild softball showdown Tuesday afternoon. Louisburg led by three runs after the top of the fourth, only to see the Ladycats rally to take a two-run advantage heading into the top of the seventh stanza.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Rick Mohlmann didn't have to travel very far to recruit Randy Lassiter. Just over the hill, as a matter of fact. And Mohlmann certainly didn't need to be convinced to recruit Lassiter, who recently capped off a stellar football career at Louisburg High School.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
STANHOPE � From Pretender to Contender � that may be the theme of the Franklinton High School 2007 girls soccer season. When the campaign began, FHS head coach Deran Coe, with a roster loaded with freshmen and sophomores, was simply hoping to break even against a difficult schedule.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
BUNN � Bunn's softball team found the perfect way to enter Northern Carolina Conference action. With a 4-0 week. BHS' week-long perfection began Tuesday with a home, extra-inning victory over Louisburg
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON - Bittersweet were the hands that cupped the championship bowl from the 2007 Brassfield Commercial Shamrock Classic.
As a competitor, Franklinton High School head coach and tournament director Deran Coe would have loved to see the title winner crowned during an on-field duel.
The United Way is now looking to help those who help others.
The organization has begun accepting applications for grant requests, looking to provide financial assistance to groups in the community that help Franklin County residents.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE � The Board of Commissioners on Monday night rescinded its offer to help a civic group buy a church property, deciding to leave that battle out of Town Hall.
On March 8, the town agreed to loan the Youngsville Woman�s Club $10,000 to match its own $10,000 to put a down payment on the old Youngsville Christian Church.
The dedication of the Town of Louisburg Bike Trail will be Friday, March 23, at 11 a.m. at the Depot Hill/South Main Street access point of the trail.
The 2.2 mile trail was completed through the efforts of the Town of Louisburg and the North Carolina Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Division.
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