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Gov. Mike Easley announced this week that six North Carolina universities are ranked in the top 100 by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance as the “Best Values” among the nation’s public colleges and universities.
RALEIGH - Emma Jean Harris-Sapp, 71, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007 at Rex Health Care in Raleigh. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan 11, at Wold Overcomers Christian Center in Bunn. Burial will follow in the Old Phelps Chapel church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Ms. Elizabeth “Lil Bit” Robinson, 40, who died Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, will be conducted at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 10) at Forks Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Anthony Robinson Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Alston family cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral mass for Mrs. Tina Mack, 45, who died Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, was conducted Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg, with Sister Betty Bullen officiating.
DURHAM - The Rev. Mark Joyner, 49, of Creedmoor died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 at Durham Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Christian Faith Center, 100 S. Peachtree St., Creedmoor, with Pastor Brenda Timberlake officiating. Interment will follow in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
BUNN - Mrs. Ruthie Mae Crudup, 80, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - James C. Tabron, 65, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Thursday, Jan. 11, at Kinches Chapel United Church of Christ, Franklinton. Burial will follow in Peace Memorial Gardens, Roxboro. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
LOUISBURG - Hubert Devan “Tommie” Jeffreys, 81, of Louisburg died suddenly Saturday, January 6, 2007 at Rex Hospital.
LOUISBURG - Edna Roberson Smith, 74, of Louisburg died Sunday, January 7, 2007 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday from Louisburg Baptist Church, where she was an active member, conducted by the Rev. Reggie Rushing. Entombment followed in the Lancaster Memorial Park Mausoleum.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG - Before the game, it was overheard that four key players had decided to leave the Northampton West girls basketball program.
And even with those performers, West would have been a prohibitive underdog against the Louisburg Lady Warriors.
Which meant last Friday’s Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference matchup was destined to become ugly.
LOUISBURG - The Louisburg High Warriors will host one of the biggest wrestling events of the season this weekend at the LHS Gymnasium.
The Carolina Conference’s dual team tournament is scheduled for Friday and Saturday and will feature Manteo, North Carolina School of Science and Math, Rosewood, Princeton, North Johnston and Spring Creek -- along with host Louisburg.
LOUISBURG - Randy Lassiter has capped off his senior season by being named the Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference Football Player of the Year.
The Louisburg High star, who starts at quarterback and safety, rushed for 865 yards and 12 touchdowns while leading LHS to the second round of the Class 1-A State Playoffs.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG - Of the many changes in Erin Choate’s body structure over the past four years, the most noticable one wasn’t formed by a strength or fitness machine.
Her smile.
For Choate, her personal quest for fulfillment began with a visit to Titans Gym in 2002. At the time, Choate was 182 pounds and a size 16.
And miserable.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Commissioners awarded a construction bid for two new airport hangars, a commitment requiring an additional $73,000 in county funds than already pledged to the project. There’s a good chance, airport officials say, that the county will get that money back in the form of a springtime grant.
HENDERSON - Jessie Ruth Hayes Stegall, 83, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Jan. 5, at New Bethel Baptist Church by the Rev. Frank Adam. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - Boyd Franklin “Frank” Merritt Jr., 61, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006 at his residence. A memorial was conducted Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Covenant Life Church of Sumerville, S. C. Burial was private.
NORFOLK, Va. - Rufus B. Turner, 81, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Norfolk. A funeral service with Masonic rites was conducted Thursday, Dec. 28, at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, with Dr. Terry Spencer officiating. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Williams Perry, 71, who died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, in the Richardson Funeral Home chapel in Louisburg, with the Rev. Calvin Blalock officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.
WARRENTON - Funeral services for Gertrude Richardson, 84, who died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007, will be conducted at 12 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, at Shocco Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Lennis Thorpe Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Fred Douglas Winston, 70, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 at New Rock Spring UCC in Creedmoor. Interment was in the church cemetery.
BUNN - Troy Allen Mc-Keever, 22, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Jan. 6) at Strickland Funeral Home in Wendell. A native of Indiana County, Pa., he graduated from the Job Corps and worked for Airmakers.
By: Times photo by Carey Johnson
Trooper W.C. Johnson, far right, works with two other troopers to determine the cause of an accident that happened on U.S. Highway 1 at the entrance to Stock Building Supply at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin County resident Gilbert Buddy Hedgepeth, 54, was flown to Duke Hospital where he is being treated for non life-threatening injuries.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood has given attorneys 30 days to come up with a schedule for court proceedings, including when attorneys will argue motions to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges more than a dozen defendants, including the Sheriff’s Office and the county, were responsible for a deputy’s death.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi administered the oath of office to U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) Thursday in the U.S. Capitol. Etheridge, who represents the Second Congressional District that includes Franklin County, is beginning his sixth term in Congress.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners amended language within the county’s development guide to best handle residential growth. Some of that language could affect how the school system chooses new school sites.
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