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By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
A Franklin County woman was killed Tuesday afternoon after she pulled into the path of a tractor trailer — marking the county’s first fatal car wreck of 2007. According to a preliminary report by Trooper D.R. Eanes, Jessie Hayes Stegall, 83, of Eaves Road, was traveling on New Bethel Church Road at about 2 p.m. when she approached N.C. Highway 39.
An ambitious plan to create a 17th campus of the University of North Carolina east of I-95 is “a spark to light a fire of change across Eastern North Carolina,” Attorney General Roy Cooper said at a recent rally for UNC-Rocky Mount.
Speaking to an overflowing crowd of nearly 2,000 people on the campus of N.C. Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, Cooper stressed the importance of giving children the opportunity to get a good education and making schools better for future generations.
Have you ever wondered how other cultures celebrate the New Year?
It is fascinating to me how people can celebrate the same holiday in so many different ways.
Since the New Year’s celebration is one of the oldest holidays in existence, one can imagine the various activities taking place as we welcome the new year and say goodbye to the old year which will never be lived again except in what we call “memories.”
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON — Despite his team’s myriad of successes through 11 games, one intangible continues to bother Bunn High School girls basketball coach Daniel Wright.
The Ladycats inability to get off to a good start in the early portion of contests.
“The last four or five games, we have really had a problem with that,’’ Wright said. “It’s the same trend every time -- we just can’t get things going early on.’’
BUNN -- Daniel Wright knew that his team’s Northern Carolina Conference opener against Warren County would be one of the most challenging of the season for the Bunn Ladycats. Wright, BHS’ head women’s basketball coach, was correct with his assessment before the Ladycats tangled with Warren County Wednesday in the first NCC game of the year for both clubs.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Coming into Tuesday’s Northern Carolina Conference showdown, Franklinton was the hottest team in Franklin County, with six victories over its past seven games. That accolade now firmly belongs to the Bunn Wildcats after visiting BHS dismantled Franklinton 82-54 in a contest that was never close.
It’s official: Ironside is staying put for another season.
The beloved old-school Franklin Times stapler will be on my desk for at least 365 more days after I clinched this year’s College Football Bowl Picks Contest over Carey Johnson.
Not to boast, but this is four out of five years for The Cinderella Boy (which would be me).
GREENVILLE -- East Carolina University baseball fans will get their first chance to meet the 2007 Pirates up close and personal on Saturday, Jan. 27, as ECU hosts its seventh annual “Meet the Pirates” luncheon.
Franklin County Calender of Events for the upcoming week: Feb. 14: Franklin County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Franklin County Parks and Rec. Office, 62 W. River Road, Louisburg, 7 p.m. Feb. 14: Youngsville Town Council, Town Hall, 118 N. Cross St., Youngsville, 7 p.m. Feb. 18: Tourism Development Authority, Franklin County Administration Building, Second Floor Conference Room, 113 Market St., Louisburg, 5 p.m. Feb. 18: Franklin County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting, Franklin County Administration Building, Commissioner's Meeting Room, Second Floor, 113 Market St., Louisburg, 7 p.m. Feb. 18: Louisburg Town Council, Town Hall, 110 W. Nash St., Louisburg, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19: Franklinton Town Council, Town Hall, 7 W. Mason St., Franklinton, 7 p.m. Feb. 20: Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC), Franklin County Administration Building, Commissioner's Meeting Room, Second Floor, 113 Market St., Louisburg, 12 p.m. Feb. 20: Franklin County Agriculture Board, Cooperative Extension Office, Conference Room, 103 S. Bickett Blvd., Louisburg, 7 p.m.
FRANKLIN COUNTY - Each year, the Wendy’s High School Heisman organization names two senior student-athletes from each area high school as qualifiers for a national scholarship.
Nominations are based on academics, athletics and citizenship. Each finalist from Franklin County was also invited to a formal banquet that was held in Cary this fall.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
When El Perico closed its doors less than a year ago, it left Louisburg without a Mexican restaurant to call its own.
Now the town could not only be seeing triple but quadruple.
According to signs around town and Town Hall information, Louisburg could be home to four Mexican restaurants, not including a Taco Bell planned to run jointly inside the KFC on Bickett Boulevard.
By: By GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Ask Louisburg grocer Alvin Moss the reason for his store’s 25 years of success in Louisburg, and you’ll get a simple answer.
“Service.”
Press him a little, and the answer will be “customer service.”
And if you listen carefully, he’ll add another secret: quality, trustworthy employees, many who have been with the store for 10 or 20 years or more.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Attorneys expect to use an administrative hearing this week to chart a court case that alleges more than a dozen entities, including the county and the Sheriff’s Office, were responsible for the death of a deputy.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
An administrative hearing this week should clear the path for a lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman who was injured during a mud bog competition almost four years ago.
Theresa Medlin was a spectator at Five County Raceway in Pilot in August of 2003 when a modified Jeep exited the pit area, crashed through a fence and slammed into spectators.
Louisburg Streets Department worker Thomas Yates works to cut a tree in sections so it is easier to move. According to witnesses, the tree fell off a logging truck on S. Main Street on Tuesday morning. No injuries or property damage were reported, but law enforcement was on hand to direct traffic as the tree was chopped up. (Times photo by Carey Johnson)
Criminal Justice Technology students at Vance-Granville Community College are in training to serve the public, and they recently have been getting an early start.
They have been giving back to their communities in a variety of different ways.
Whole Foods Market is teaming up with local pork producer Michael Jones of Mae Farm in Louisburg to bring Chapel Hill a complete line of locally produced fresh pork.
The new local pork offerings include ribs, fresh hams, roasts, tenderloin, chops and fresh in-store made pork sausages. The next phase calls for expansion into the kitchen, introducing an in-store smoker.
Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council announces that Erin Bryd, a Girl Scout from Franklin County, has been awarded the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, the Girl Scout Gold Award.
LOUISBURG - Harry Edgar Tant, 70, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006 at Franklin Regional Medical Center. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Fairview Cemetery in Franklinton, with the Rev. Clyde Waiden officiating.
LOUISBURG - Carrie Lee Stallings, 78, died Sunday morning, Dec. 31, 2006. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Corinth Baptist Church cemetery.
SPRING HOPE - Arteria Wheless, 85, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. Arrangements by William Toney’s Funeral Home in Spring Hope.
BUNN - Maxine Brock, 63, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 3) at Zion Spring Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) in Bunn. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE - Selby Donald Oakley, 74, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006 at his home. Funeral services were conducted Monday, Jan. 1, at Harris Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bill Haley officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Carol Ann Jankowski, 61, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006. A Memorial Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 3) at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Raleigh.
RALEIGH - John Henry Clarke Sr., 86, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Wesley Memorial Church, with burial following at Historic Oakwood Cemetery.
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