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By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Now that Thanksgiving 2006 is a memory, it’s time to turn to the Christmas season. Local towns and groups already have it planned out. Holiday season activities will begin lighting up the area on Dec. 1 and culminate with a long-standing parade in one of Franklin County’s closest communities.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Word from Louisburg Town Hall is negotiations with a Wal-Mart Supercenter off Highway 401 continue, despite the withdrawal of a site plan and statements from the developer that town regulations are too stringent. The town and county are progressing with a sewer line project along 401, which is, in part, to accommodate that development.
EARLY BIRDS. Hundreds of people turned out Thanksgiving morning at the Pilot Firehouse for the annual Pilot Lions Club Thanksgiving Day Breakfast. Emma Carol Lewis shows her special-made apron with her initials and the event’s name embroidered in pink. Lewis has been serving up biscuits and volunteering since she was 10 years old, she said. A typical breakfast serves more than 1,200 people, and this year brought a record crowd, organizers estimated. A donation of a guest’s choice bought a plate full of fresh scrambled eggs, country ham, link sausage, grits and homemade biscuits. Juice, coffee and drinks were also flowing.
By: CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners ordered engineers to find out if Burlington Mills could become a county water source. A long-range study revealed that the county’s water demands would outpace supply as early as 2010, and staff has been looking to increase its capacities for years.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
BUNN — Since 1993, Charles Wilder has been making a trip to western North Carolina, seeing which fraser firs he wants to put on his lot in Bunn. If he makes the right choices, hundreds of others, it seems, are willing to make the trip to his property to find just the right Christmas tree to put in their home or business.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON — With slick, veteran guard Justin Williams running the show, look for the South Granville Vikings to win plenty of games this season.
The first one came Tuesday at Franklinton.
The young Red Rams, with zero returning starters from 2005-06, were competitive with the Vikings for one half before SG pulled away after the break to secure a 68-44 decision over Clarence Walker’s FHS club.
Franklinton, now 0-3, is still looking for its initial victory, while the Vikings improved to 1-1, with their loss coming against traditional power Durham Mt. Zion.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG — It’s still November, and the Louisburg College men’s basketball squad has already matched its victory total from last season (six). Certainly, the Hurricanes, under first-year coach Aaron Denton, have been playing well early on, including four impressive victories over the past week.
By: By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Each season, the Franklinton Red Rams have performed progressively better at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Cheerleading Championships. Which means FHS could be in store for a milestone moment in 2007.
Louisburg High School racked up 5,116 total rushing yards and 470 points en route to posting a 9-4 record on the football field this season. But LHS head coach James Collier is convinced that even bigger things are yet to come for his Warriors.
By: By Geoff Neville > Times Sportswriter
BUNN — Trailing by one point early in the third quarter, Clinton got things going in the Nick of time.
And in the process, the Bunn defense got Nicked up during a 34-16 loss to Clinton in the third round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs at the BHS Football Field.
Before the game, BHS head coach David Howle promised that Clinton running back Nick Cooper would be a load for his team -- or any other, for that matter -- to handle.
Cooper didn’t disappoint, rushing for a whopping 206 yards on 36 carries while leading the defending state champion Dark Horses into the East Regional Finals.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
A Kerr-Tar hub committee could decide if the county’s newly purchased property is hub site material in a matter of weeks.
On Monday, commissioners agreed 5-2 to pay a total of at least $2.68 million to procure nearly 230 acres near the Franklin County Airport for the purposes of a hub.
By: Times photos by Kathy Harrelson
COMMUNITY EFFORT. The Pilot Lions Club has been hosting a Thanksgiving Day breakfast since 1978. Dozens of volunteers prepare the meal, starting as early as 4 a.m. to get ready, having worked well into the night before. Above, Cameron Stallings whips up his famous grits; he was prepared to cook up to 35 pounds.
The spring 2007 semester at Vance-Granville Community College begins Monday, Jan. 8, and college officials advise to apply early and register in time to get the classes needed.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners agreed to buy land around the airport for a potential hub site, but only after another property owner made a last-ditch pitch to sell his property.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Rodney Preddy offered his 94-year-old grandfather a rare night on the town of dinner and dancing.
The 2006 Artist of the Year Award was the real treat, though.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Local leaders of the Boys and Girls club effort in Franklin County had two pieces of news last week — they received another sizeable donation and they’ve installed an administrative person who will help open a club to serve the area’s youngsters.
An award was recently presented to the Franklin County Detention Center by the North Carolina Jail Administrators’ Association at its yearly conference in High Point.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON - An elderly town woman died last week after being overcome by smoke.
According to investigators, Patricia Major, 71, of Green Hill Road, was burning brush and doing yard work around her house the afternoon of Nov. 14 when the fire apparently got out of control.
Bunn residents Andy and Jennifer Montroy have taken over the operations of Sweeties, a candy and sandwich shop on Nash Street in downtown Louisburg. Pictured from left to right at a recent grand opening are the Montroy’s children, Liam, Zach, Nina, Cheyenne, and Caleb. The shop offers all sorts of goodies to satisfy a sweet tooth, including this display to the left. The store helps do parties and teas and provides gift baskets. (Times photo by Carey Johnson)
Make this Thanksgiving holiday a healthy one for the whole family…and it’s easier than you may think.
By: By BILL JOYNER, Bright Funeral Home
Baby boomers visiting aging parents during the holidays may be in for a shocking surprise.
LOUISBURG – William C. Johnson, Sr. 88, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 in Raleigh. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Hephzibah Baptist Church, Wendell. Burial followed in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Raleigh.
YOUNGSVILLE - Oscar S. Pearce, 90, formerly of 966 NC Hwy 96 East, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006 at Blue Ridge Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 22) at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - James Edward Upright, 85, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
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