CARY - Phillip Marshall Horton, 60, formerly of Louisburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Nov. 18) at Ransdell Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Patricia Anne Major, 71, a resident of Green Hill Road, died Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2006 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Nov. 18) at St. James Catholic Church, Henderson, by Father Bill Upah. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Caroldean Alston, 49, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. Arrangements by William Toney’s Funeral Home, Spring Hope.
DURHAM - George W. Eaves Jr., 88, died Sunday morning, Nov. 12, 2006 at his home. A memorial service was conducted Thursday, Nov. 16, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Betty Berghaus officiating. Burial was private at Maplewood Cemetery.
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By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners could spend up to $3.5 million in reserves for a potential hub site at the airport, making a decision within two weeks after first discussing it as a board. There has been no public discussion of the purchase or the process of deciding the new hub site location.
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By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Wal-Mart developers withdrew site plans for a new super center, saying the town’s development guidelines are too restrictive. GFD Management Inc., of Cary had presented the town with plans for a Wal-Mart Supercenter and a handful of out parcels planned on just more than 70 acres at the corner of U.S. Highway 401 and N.C. Highway 56 behind D & J Automotive.
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By GARY CUNARD / Publisher
A Franklin County businesswoman who was decades ahead of her time will live again.
The “Life Out of the Ordinary” of Alice Morgan Person will be the focus of a presentation Nov. 28 in Louisburg by David W. Hursh, head music librarian and associate professor at East Carolina University’s J. Y. Joyner Library in Greenville.
He will speak during the Person Place annual meeting at 6 p.m.
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By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
More than 100 Royal Elementary School students and more than a dozen staff members missed school this week because of the stomach flu. According to county Health Director Philip Tarte, about 50 students missed school on Wednesday and 116 students missed school on Thursday.
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By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
The state Department of Transportation began advertising a project to repair a roadway washed out in June. In June, rains from Tropical Storm Ernesto created enough rushing water underneath West River Road at Buffaloe Creek to wipe out a culvert that supported the integrity of the road.
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By CAREY JOHNSON / Times Staff Writer
Area residents, farmers and leaders sat down for a breakfast of local proportions. The Franklin County Cooperative Extension on Wednesday had its second of three events designed to highlight the contributions and significance of farming in Franklin County and the surrounding area.
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By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON — Change will be the keyword of the Franklinton High School boys basketball program this season. Look around, and it doesn’t take long to figure out that everything is different, from the head coach to the roster of players.
BUNN — After winning the Northern Carolina Conference Tournament for the first time, the Bunn Ladycats placed three performers on the All-NCC volleyball squad. BHS’ all-league selections were senior Paige Murashige, junior Brandy Driver and sophomore Jessica Barker. Junior Maghan Place was an honorable-mention pick for the Ladycats.
Less than one week after the conclusion of the best season in the program’s resurgence, Jenna Hinton has resigned as the volleyball coach at Louisburg College. Hinton, who came to LC from Kerr-Vance Academy three years ago, has accepted a full-time position with the Triangle Volleyball Club out of Morrisville.
GREENVILLE -- Eight high school seniors and two junior college players have signed early national letters-of-intent to play baseball at East Carolina in 2008, head baseball coach Billy Godwin has announced.
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By Geoff Neville / Times Sportswriter
FARMVILLE — Bunn, fighting for its postseason existence, held Farmville Central to 107 total yards, including 32 on the ground, to defeat the Jaguars 7-0 Friday in the second round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs on the FC campus in Pitt County. The sixth-seeded Wildcats, now 12-1 overall, will be at home for the rest of the Eastern portion of the playoffs -- as long as they keep winning.
WARSAW — After averaging 50 points over the past five games, the Louisburg High offense was derailed Friday by a powerful James Kenan squad. Undefeated host James Kenan lived up to its billing as a No. 1 seed, rolling to a 35-6 home victory over the Warriors in the second round of the Class 1-A State Playoffs.
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Contributed from Franklin County Schools
AIG students have worked really hard during the first quarter of the school year. We are all involved in Junior Great Books, the Continental Mathematics League practice, and Wordly Wise vocabulary development.
Last July we introduced a new Franklin County Schools publication titled “First Thursday.” Contents are geared to anyone with an interest in Franklin County children and our public schools.
The names of those listed on the plaque are as follows:
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A Raleigh man is suing Franklin Regional Medical Center and a Wake County doctor, alleging both entities were negligent in the death of his wife.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Hundreds turned out Saturday for a Veteran’s Day ceremony that especially honored those who died as a result of World War II.
Back in the summer, Veterans Services Director Victor Alston figured it was time the county paid homage to those who fought and paid the ultimate price as a result of that conflict.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Besides a Wal-Mart application, the Louisburg Town Planning Board will also review a site plan for a Bojangles restaurant on Thursday.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The head of the United Way for about the past seven years is leaving Franklin County for Franklin County — Kentucky.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Farm-City Week kicked off Monday with youngsters excited by the site of pumpkins and fowl.
New to the event this year was a Pumpkin Fest, inviting youngsters and adults to try their best at crafting the best looking pumpkins and concocting their best pumpkin-laden recipes.
Christmas wreaths were a favorite at the White Level Baptist Church Women on Mission crafts bazaar Saturday.
