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The Blues held a one-point lead at halftime, but the Bananas pulled away in the second half for a 52-42 victory in the United Way’s fund-raising campaign kickoff basketball game Thursday night. The winners, though, will be the people in Franklin County who receive help through United Way-funded organizations and groups.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Sheriff’s Office and Franklin County staff said they were not responsible for a deputy’s death two years ago, according to court documents filed this month. Ted Horton was a passenger in a 1966 helicopter in May of 2004 when the craft crashed into a wooded field near Louisburg while he and a fellow deputy, Ben Barrick, were taking part in a marijuana eradication effort.
By: Times photo by Carey Johnson
Assistant Superintendent Tommy Piper, left, presents Betty Faye Collins with a chain and pendant during a reception to mark her retirement. The event was at the Mitchell Media Center on Thursday afternoon. Collins got her start in the system’s Nutrition Department about 30 years ago, working her way up to director of child nutrition. She said student nutrition has changed a lot on her watch, as salty and fatty foods are giving way to more healthy options at all the county’s 14 schools.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
County and school staff expect to soon establish a plan that outlines how collected development fees will be put toward school renovations and construction. In June, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners adopted a policy that will charge developers for impacts they make on the school system.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
BUNN — Host Bunn controlled the proceedings in the beginning and end during Thursday’s non-conference, boys soccer showdown against Northern Nash. But the Knights were far superior in the middle portion of the contest, and that resulted in a 5-4 triumph for Joe McCarthy’s squad out of Red Oak.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Brent Cardwell’s first victory as Louisburg High’s boys soccer coach was claimed the old-fashioned way. Through hard work. In a low-scoring match, every burst of passion helps, and Chase Ragland’s tenacious rush into the penalty zone was followed by a trip-up from an Ayden-Grifton defender.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG — Louisburg College couldn’t have picked a better time to collect its first women’s soccer victory of the 2006 season. Taking on ultimate rival Spartanburg Methodist, the Lady Hurricanes scored the first two goals, then added a late clincher, to seal a 3-2 triumph over the Lady Pioneers in a Region X matchup at Ronald May Field.
LOUISBURG -- Galidore Ngapeth collected the hat trick as Louisburg College closed out one of its toughest stretches of the men’s soccer season with a 7-0 home victory Wednesday over Region X foe Spartanburg Methodist College at the LC Soccer Complex.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- The gap continues to shrink between tradition-rich Southern Vance and Bunn on the volleyball court. Just not enough to appease BHS head coach Henry Jones, who has watched his club, after years of futility against the Lady Raiders, take Southern Vance to five games on two different occasions this year.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- South Granville erupted for three touchdowns in the final eight minutes to break open a close game en route to earning a 34-7 road victory Friday at Franklinton.
The Vikings, now 3-3 on the season, held a tenuous 14-7 margin over the scrappy Red Rams before finally pulling away.
South Granville appeared to be in control at halftime, leading by a 14-0 margin. But FHS, following a clutch Clark Martin interception, scored on a 21-yard gallop from Antonio Turner with 37 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Kyle Ennis tacked on the PAT, and the Red Rams had clawed back to within 14-7.
On SG’s next possession, the Vikings converted a key fourth-and-long situation before Tahjay McCain dove in from one yard out to increase South Granville’s advantage to 20-7 with 7:59 to play.
By: By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg Warriors will carry a two-game winning streak into league action following a 28-14 comeback victory over Lakewood Friday at Warrior Field.
LHS, now 4-2 overall, will begin Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference play next week at home against unbeaten Northampton West, the defending Class 1-A state runner-up.
To prepare for that game, the Warriors entertained the always-tough Leopards (3-3) from Sampson County. Lakewood, utilizing its option offense, led 14-12 at halftime before Louisburg reeled off 16 unanswered points to wrap up the matchup.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Officials, staff and professors are searching for Louisburg College’s next president.
Reginald Ponder tendered his letter of resignation this year, making his departure from the school effective in June — the end of the academic year.
By: By KATHY HARRELSON, Managing Editor
Two sites in one night - the Board of Education made two critical land purchase decisions Monday.
EPSOM FIRE BABY Nine-month-old Ethan Fuller could be a volunteer firefighter in the making, following the footsteps of his father, Lt. Russell Fuller of the Epsom department. The youngster was with mom, Melissa Moody, above at the Epsom Firemen’s Day on Saturday.
From putting together a basic first aid kit to suggestions on maintaining health and dealing with disease, the Healthcare Guide that’s included in this edition of The Franklin Times is designed to help readers focus on their most important asset, their health!
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Youngsville officials and attorneys agreed to work out a financial settlement with a once-terminated employee just hours before a jury was to be seated.
By: By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Bill Harris has opened a store where music lovers can find the newest CD from Fergie or dust off an old vinyl favorite by the Eagles.
Harris, who has spent more than 25 years in radio, decided to become his own boss last summer, buying Nits and Nats Music last summer.
Sally Opper, of Youngsville entered the Wake Forest Farmers Market’s first chili cook-off this past weekend. This year’s proceeds benefitted the Bunn Fire Department. The winner of the cook-off was Billy Ray’s Big Boy’s Chili of Wake Forest. The Firehouse Division was won by Wake Forest #2 - accepted by Bill Wandrack and Jeanne Bogner.
PACKING A PLATE. Faye Layton sits at the end of an assembly line as she prepares plates to go to hungry customers. After the beef was roasted, Bunn High Future Farmers of America students put all the fixings on the plates. Layton helped package them for transport.
By: By AUTUMN STEARNE, Guardian Ad Litem
What would you do if you were attacked by a potential rapist?
LOUISBURG - Joe Foster, 56, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 27) at Haywood Baptist Church with the Rev. Emma Solomon officiating. Burial will follow in the Mitchell Church Cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Margie H. Craddock, 69, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006 at Franklin Regional Medical Center. Cryptside services were conducted Monday, Sept. 25, at Lancaster Memorial Park Mausoleum with Pastor Ronnie West officiating.
ZEBULON - Jessie Thomas Jones, 50, of the Pilot Community, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006. A graveside service was conducted Sunday, Sept. 24, at Greenmount Cemetery.
FAYETTEVILLE - Funeral services for Murrie Brown Jr. were held on Friday, Sept. 1, 2006 at Lewis Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial followed at Cumberland Memorial Gardens.
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