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By: By KATHY HARRELSON / Managing Editor
 CASTALIA — In a stolen car, Patrick Lynch didn’t get far on $2 worth of gas.
It did, however, get him far enough to stretch a two-county-wide chase with three Nash County deputies from the L&L store in Castalia to the Gardner Road bridge late Wednesday morning — kicking off an area manhunt that brought more than 10 law agencies and 100 officers to Cedar Rock Baptist Church, where command dispatch launched a late-evening and early-morning, door-to-door, barn-to-barn search.
By sunrise Thursday, as snow started to fall, Lynch had not been found. But by midday, Lynch had been apprehended by a U.S. Marshals SWAT team at the Kingsway Trailer Park in Rocky Mount.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners agreed to buy just more than 18 acres for a park in Pilot when a lease just wouldn’t do. In November, commissioners agreed to spend $195,000 in matching funds to receive a $500,000 grant to overhaul the Pilot Lions Park.
By: Times photo by Carey Johnson
SNOWBALL BASH. Darryl Ratley II and other students at Louisburg College took advantage of the wet snow that fell on Thursday to have a snowball fight on campus. According to the state Highway Patrol, the weather was responsible for about 10 wrecks, and it closed county schools on Thursday and delayed them two hours on Friday. The snow had melted by midday on Thursday. More wintry weather is expected on Sunday night. See story.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners on Tuesday adopted a resolution that was the first step to the Health Department installing a well construction and groundwater protection plan. After published reports revealed inconsistencies in water well testing, the Legislature approved a bill in August that requires county health departments to permit, inspect and test new or repaired drinking wells.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
About an inch of snow covered Franklin County roads and lawns on Thursday, closing schools and causing some headaches but no major problems. Emergency management officials will be keeping an eye on weather reports this weekend to see if there will be a repeat of the county’s first snow. “We’ll be monitoring that storm,” said Emergency Management Director Randy Likens during the week.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — A Franklinton family is trying to get past an argument between brothers that ended in bloodshed. According to family and police, Seth Gower, 21, got into an argument with his older brother, Shawn Kearney, during the afternoon of Jan. 11 at Kearney’s Allen Avenue home.
Following is a list of real estate transfers amounting to $5,000 or more in Franklin County for the time period Jan. 2-4, 2007, as recorded in the office of the Franklin County Register of Deeds.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
KINSTON — How fitting that Louisburg College’s Region X showdown at Lenoir Commuity College was played at the LCC Gymnasium, which sits not far from one of Kinston’s busiest intersections.
This was indeed a crossroads game for the Hurricanes, who were in danger of falling to 1-4 in the league with a setback.
And another loss could have totally damaged the pysche of a club that has been reeling from a recent lack of success in region action.
So much for those factors as the Hurricanes looked full of confidence -- especially in a strong second half -- during Wednesday’s 87-64 pasting of the host Lancers at the LCC Gymnasium.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Following almost one week off from practices and games due to semester exams, Franklin County’s high school sports teams resumed their regular season schedules Friday night. In basketball action, Franklinton was at Roanoke Rapids, Bunn traveled to Northwest Halifax and Louisburg was at home against Northampton East.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
BUNN — Hugh Green knows a thing or two about playing defense. An 11-year star in the National Football League, Green also excelled in college at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1980. So when Green offers a positive analysis of a player, his words aren’t to be taken lightly.
When Deran Coe took over as Franklinton High’s athletic director last summer, one of his first tasks was to sway fan behavior at the school’s basketball games.
During the 2005-06 campaign, a vocal minority of current and former students seemed more intent on being negative toward opponents, as opposed to cheering for their team.
There was even an incident at Bunn when a couple of FHS fans were escorted out of the building following an incident with the mother of a BHS cheerleader.
LOUISBURG -- The second annual Lee Fowler Day is slated for Feb. 13 at Louisburg College. Fowler, the North Carolina State University Athletic Director, will be on hand to present awards to LC’s top student-athletes.
By: By NATHAN MORESCHI / Franklin County Schools Public Information
According to EBES Media Specialist Donna Jones, “At Edward Best, the focus is always on best teaching practices.
“The result of this focus is a student-centered school where each child is encouraged to achieve their goals for learning,” she said.
“Our collaborative efforts address all learning styles and levels.”
When the Whole Faculty Study Group plan was introduced to Franklin County Schools, many teachers throughout the system began collaborating to develop a successful program. One success story of the program comes from the work of a group from Bunn Elementary School.
Although the weather in December was above average, it didn’t stop the fourth-graders at Edward Best from participating in a Winter Wonderland Writing Camp. The week long camp began with these students parading throughout the school singing, “Writing in a Winter Wonderland.” Leading the parade was none other than Frosty the Snowman! And yes, there were even snowball fights!
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The state Division of Facility Services is slated to review a rest home later this month, investigating what local social services’ officials call grave concerns.
Louisburg Police confirmed that they are investigating three allegations of rape reported to have happened at Louisburg Gardens in August and November.
No arrests have been made, but Louisburg Police Capt. Jason Abbott said the investigations continue.
Six sorors of the Nu Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Pi Chi Sorority Inc. celebrated Founder’s Day by worshipping at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Louisburg on Sunday, Jan. 7.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
This past weekend, the Rev. William J. Barber II said we are living in the time of the prophet.
It was a nod to Monday being the national holiday honoring the life, deed and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It was also a call for citizens to continue King’s fight for civil rights and to battle injustices, wherever they might be.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The most recent salary history for the county’s department heads highlights increases for those who have exhibited outstanding performance, county management said.
According to data released last month, County Manager Chris Coudriet, Planning Director Pat Young, Airport Director Leigh Osborn and Network Administrator Coy Floyd have received the most significant bump in salary among department heads — a total of more than $10,000 during the calendar year.
By: By KATHY HARRELSON, Managing Editor
The cost of providing a healthy meal in Franklin County schools is going up.
Anticipating shortfalls in nutrition budgets statewide due to the adoption of state Nutrition Standards for Elementary Schools over the next two years, the FCS Board of Education is supporting a state lobbying effort to get $25 per pupil in recurring funds to offset the predicted losses.
Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Connie Jo Lewis of Louisburg to the North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board.
Certain low- to moderate-income individuals or families may be eligible for money to construct, repair or improve household water well systems through 1 percent interest loans from the Foundation for Affordable Drinking Water.
WARRENTON - Helen Rooker Haithcock, 81, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 at Maria Parham Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 17) at Warrenton Baptist Church.
BRACEY, Va. - Benjamin Herbert Cooke, 78, formerly of Franklin County, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 in Community Memorial Health Center. A funeral service was conducted Monday, Jan. 15, at Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory in South Hill, Va., with interment in Shiloh United Methodist Church cemetery in South Hill.
FRANKLINTON - Jordan McCray “J.M.” Hight, 81, died Monday in a Louisburg nursing facility. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 17) in the Franklin Funeral Service Chapel in Franklinton, with the Rev. Wayne Rigney and the Rev. McCrae Holmes officiating. Burial will follow in Flat Rock Baptist Church cemetery, with Masonic and military honors.
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