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High School Basketball
TUESDAY
Franklinton at Bunn 6 p.m.
Weldon at Louisburg 6 p.m.
FRANKLINTON -- After a one-week layoff, the Franklinton Red Rams experienced a bit of rust in the first quarter of last Friday’s crucial Northern Carolina Conference home boys basketball matchup with Roanoke Rapids.
But the Red Rams quickly got things going and controlled play the rest of the way en route to securing a 54-34 decision over the Jackets at the FHS Gymnasium.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Recent inclement weather in the area forced the postponement of several sporting events in Franklin County.
Louisburg College’s women’s basketball game at home against Brunswick Community College, which was supposed to be held Tuesday, was moved to Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at Taylor Center.
That was the only LC event affected by the weather.
Bunn’s Keira Gallatin looks for a teammate last Friday night.
Bunn’s Jonasha Green slides into the paint for a shot attempt during last Friday’s home win against North Carolina School of Science and Math.
Thomas Winstead encouraged Louisburg College students to build a strong academic foundation for the future as part of his keynote speech last Wednesday night at the annual LC Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony at the Taylor Center.
Golfer Justin Stallings, who prepped at Louisburg High School, displays his medal from the Louisburg College Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony.
Louisburg High School graduates (l to r) Kelsey Harris, Kenia Roa and Samantha Calvery, now members of the women’s soccer squad at Louisburg College, were presented with medals during last Wednesday night’s ceremony at Taylor Center.
Bunn’s Aaron Simmons drives for two points last Friday night.
By: DAVE BUCK, Correspondent
RALEIGH -- The Carolina Hurricanes split a pair of weekend National Hockey League home games against teams from the Sunshine State.
The “Canes downed the Florida Panthers 3-2 last Saturday as Alexander Semin led the way with two goals.
Riley Nash opened the scoring in the second period as he chipped a rebound past Panthers’ goalie Tim Thomas.
Have we humans lost our instinct for self preservation?
Is it possible that we’ve become so blinded by modern “conveniences” that we’re looking the other way as we inevitably threaten our own existence?
It seems almost inconceivable, but how else do you explain our collective willingness to destroy the very natural elements that are essential for our survival?
By: Maury York / Tar River Roots
A lengthy, heavily illustrated article that appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer on Sept. 5, 1897, describes the impressive growth that was taking place in Youngsville.
Penned by Falconer B. Arendell, who a few years later served as general manager of the State Prison in Raleigh, the article provides interesting details concerning local businesses and the agricultural economy that underpinned the town’s rapid development.
RALEIGH - Funeral services for Lurnder “Randa” Johnson, 89, who died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Allen Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Stanley Dunston officiating.
FRANKLINTON — John L. Reardon, Jr., 85, died Thursday night, Jan. 16, 2014 in Bradenton, Fla. A funeral mass was held 2:30 pm Tuesday at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, 460 Fox Park Rd., Louisburg. The family received friends Tuesday, 1–2 p.m., prior to the service at Strickland Funeral Home, 103 W. Franklin St., Louisburg.
LOUISBURG - Willie Robert Loyd, Sr., 88, of Louisburg died Monday, January 20, 2014 at Franklin Regional Medical Center. The son of the late Billy Joe and Elma Sikes Loyd. Mr. Loyd served our country in the US Army during WWII, was a member of the Cattleman’s Association and he loved to hunt.
ORO VALLEY, AZ - Gwynda F. Downing, 66, of Tucson, AZ, passed away peacefully at home on January 13, 2014, after a valiant four-year battle with cancer. She was born on February 16, 1947 in North Carolina to the late Fred Romilious and Cleo Hobgood Ramey.
HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Bettie Mae Harrison, 84, who died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Linda Taybron officiating. Burial will follow in the Harrison family cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Dallas “Pete” Conrad McGhee, 70, died suddenly on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. at Mount Olivet Church, 1245 Mt. Olivet Church Road, Franklinton. Visitation will follow the service.
BUNN – Sarah Elizabeth “Bet” Alford, 89, of Alford Mill Rd., died Saturday night. She was born in Franklin County, daughter of the late Walter Bobbitt Wester and Myrtle Place Wester. Mrs. Alford was a homemaker and retired from Bunn Elementary School as cafeteria manager. Her family was the love of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Marget Alford; sister, Hollie Lee Braswell; and brother, James Walter Wester.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — The Youngsville branch of the Franklin County library won’t be the best place for the faint of heart.
On Thursday, it will be where opponents and proponents of a hospital expansion into Youngsville will square off.
Essentially, Youngsville and Franklinton are on one side of this tug of war, figuring that a two-operating room surgery center on the southwestern end of the county would be good for development in that section of the county, as well as improving healthcare for the entire county.
By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
The Franklin County Economic Development Commission endorsed a complex plan last week that could finally put an industry in the long-vacant “spec” building in the county’s industrial park.
The plan, which Economic Developer Ronnie Goswick described as “having a lot of working parts” would, if all those parts work, create 15 new jobs in the county if a company that manufactures cables for computer data centers can iron out the details.
Above, Annette Hymel, right, loads up a pallet with the help of her daughter, Emily Hymel, left, and Patricia Tidball, center, representing Troop 983 in Franklinton, as they gathered at the Louisburg Fire Department to ration off their cookies, preparing to sell the goodies.
Franklin County residents will have two public opportunities to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
First, the town of Franklinton will host festivities on Saturday, with a ceremonial march beginning at the Franklinton Middle School gym at 11 a.m.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
RALEIGH — In her junior year, Hannah Stutts was faced with a strange equation: her grades were going up, but her class ranking was dipping.
“I don’t like problems,” said Stutts, a 16-year-old set to graduate from Franklinton High with more than three dozen college-level courses to her credit.
In fact, those college-level courses are the problem.
Dontae Lassiter, Jr., One Year Old
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