| 2201. |  Public hearing draws a standing room only crowd
GOOD MORNING: Good morning to you, good morning to you, we’re all in our places, with sunshine in faces, oh what a great way to start a new day! And that’s exactly, as best I remember, the little ditty we sang each weekday morning in “Miss Onnie Perry’s first grade at W. R. Mills School here back when I began school in 1934.
Asher Johnson / Published Tuesday, November 8, 2011 11:48 pm
| | 2202. |  Shootings take three lives over holiday weekend
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Three people died of gunshot wounds over the Labor Day Weekend; one the result of a more-than-week-old shooting in Pilot and two others during a double killing in Franklinton.Charles Devante Perry-Pender surrendered to authorities the morning of Sept. 5. He was charged with killing Montral Kearney outside a residence at 154 Marless Drive near Franklinton on the afternoon of Sept. 4
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, September 6, 2017 11:36 pm
| | 2203. |  Golf tournament is scheduled
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Perry's High School Alumni and FCTS/Riverside Alumni will host a golf tournament on May 18 at The River Golf Club at Lake Royale.Door prizes and team prizes for outstanding performances will be awarded.For information on participating, call Evelyn Blackwell (919) 495-8846, Armenta Eaton (919) 556-4375 or Irma Chavis Bailey (919) 516-3786.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:33 pm
| | 2204. |  Commissioners support 401 effort, committed to early college program
Franklin County commissioners took a long view of the future Monday night, approving two projects that can have a major impact in coming years.
The commissioners endorsed efforts to create an Early College High School program within the county school system and also unanimously agreed to become the formal grant applicant for federal TIGER funds that would be used to widen and improve U.S. 401 in Franklin County.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:26 am
| | 2205. | JOYCE ANN CAMPBELL
DURHAM, NC -- Funeral services for Joyce Ann Campbell, age 64, who died on Thursday, April 1, 2021, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from the Nelson Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg with Pastor Micah Mason officiating. Burial will follow in the Nelson Chapel Church Cemetery.
Published Monday, April 5, 2021 7:50 pm
| | 2206. | VICKIE Y. ARTIS
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Funeral services for Vickie Elaine Yarborough Artis, 53, of Farmington Hills, Mich., formerly of Louisburg, who died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Jones Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. Lenwood V. Long officiating. Burial will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston.
Published Wednesday, December 9, 2015 8:52 pm
| | 2207. |  SURGEON GREETED
There were smiles all around as local residents greeted Dr. David Seaman (right) Thursday night at an open house at Franklin Regional Medical Center. Shown here with the general surgeon are (from the left) Louisburg council member Joe Shearin, Mayor Karl Pernell and Town Administrator Mark Warren. Dr. Seaman is nationally board certified in general surgery and also specializes in vascular surgery.
Published Friday, February 18, 2011 11:57 pm
| | 2208. |  Lady Rams score tennis victory against Bunn
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Franklinton evened its record on the season with a 5-4 road victory Thursday at Bunn in a Northern Carolina Conference girls tennis matchup.
The Lady Rams took five of six singles matches during the league event. Bunn swept the doubles, which featured several of Franklinton’s backups.
By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter / Published Saturday, September 15, 2007 12:05 am
| | 2209. | BHS drops game against Panthers
BUNN -- Trailing by 10 points at halftime, the Bunn Wildcats rallied to take the lead late in the game during Thursday’s Northern Carolina Conference boys basketball showdown against North Johnston.
But the visiting Panthers received a pair of free throws from Charles Vick with three seconds left to defeat the Wildcats by a 57-56 score at the Bunn Dome.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, December 18, 2009 11:55 pm
| | 2210. | JAMES A. WEATHERS JR.
GALAX, Va. - James A. Weathers Jr. (Jay), 49, of Galax, VA, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 at Twin County Regional Healthcare. He was born Sunday, December 1, 1957 to James A. and Joyce Knott Weathers of Louisburg.
Published Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:43 pm
| | 2211. | Small Farms Field Day
The Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina A&T State University is hosting the 10th annual Small Farms Field Day at the University Farm on Thursday, June 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An extensive array of research in progress will be open to the public, as well as extension agents and other professionals involved with small-scale agriculture.
Published Wednesday, June 8, 2011 12:22 am
| | 2212. | WILLIAM D. COVINGTON
KNIGHTDALE – William D. Covington, 65, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A memorial service will be conducted at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Raleigh. The family will received friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today (Saturday, Feb. 16) at Feggins & Feggins Funeral Chapel in Wake Forest.
Published Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:08 am
| | 2213. | MARY LEE P. PITTS
FRANKLINTON - Mary Lee Patterson Pitts, 94, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 in an Oxford retirement facility. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, in the Franklin Funeral Service Chapel, Franklinton, with the Rev. Don Ward officiating. Burial will follow in the Bunn Town Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Funeral Home.
Published Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:07 am
| | 2214. | Alford plea deal results in frustration
LOUISBURG -- Even though an Alert man was convicted of sexual assault, the father of the victim remains critical of a plea system that allowed him to remain, essentially, guilt free.On Nov. 4, Perry Wheless Moseley entered an Alford plea in Franklin County Superior Court -- admitting that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict, but never admitted being guilty of sexually assaulting a girl who was about 12 at the time the incident was reported more than a decade ago.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, November 19, 2025 11:05 pm
| | 2215. | JOHN DAVIS ALSTON II
October 26, 1937 - February 10, 2021
John Davis Alston, 83 died at home in Guntersville, AL, on Wednesday, February 10th, 2021. A native and longtime resident of Gold Sand (Gupton), in Franklin County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Alexander Burt Alston (AB) and Margaret Hunter Alston.
Published Tuesday, February 16, 2021 5:32 pm
| | 2216. |  Felled tree causes accident
A Louisburg woman and her two grandchildren escaped serious injury Monday morning after a downed tree forced the truck she was driving off the road and into a group of trees. Emergency responders said Donna Arnold, 57, was traveling north on U.S. 401, just before the Cascine Plantation, when a tree fell, shattering the windshield and obstructing Arnold’s view.
Published Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:35 pm
| | 2217. | CHARLOTTE H. BURNETTE
GOLDSBORO - Funeral services for Charlotte Hicks Burnette, 42, of Goldsboro, formerly of Louisburg, who died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Louisburg, with the Rev. Mark Mofield officiating. Burial will follow in the Cope family cemetery.
Published Monday, June 22, 2015 5:14 pm
| | 2218. |  Lady Knights top Bunn on court
BUNN -- The Bunn Ladycats stepped out of league play Monday and were defeated 8-1 by Northern Nash at home in a girls prep tennis matchup.
BHS’ lone victory came at No. 1 singles, where Ashley Yeatman topped NN’s Marci Flye 6-1, 7-6.
From Staff Reports / Published Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:43 pm
| | 2219. | Milton Grady Alford
WAKE FOREST, NC--Milton Grady Alford, 77, of Wake Forest passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at UNC Rex Healthcare.
Published Thursday, April 13, 2023 7:42 pm
| | 2220. | ELLEN S. BROWN
June 9, 1935 - July 22, 2023
WILLOW SPRING -- Ellen Roseline Stone Brown, 88, of Willow Spring, passed away Saturday morning, July 22, 2023 surrounded by her family.
Published Wednesday, July 26, 2023 4:53 pm
| | 2221. | Next spring's mid-term ballots are filling up; deadline is Dec. 19
LOUISBURG -- More incumbents and challengers have thrown their hats into the ring for this spring's mid-term elections.The filing period runs through next Friday.Seats held by School Board District 1 member Meghan Jordan, District 3 member Elizabeth Keith, District 5 member Chris Perry, and at-large District 7 member Paige Sayles are up for election.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, December 10, 2025 11:11 pm
| | 2222. | WILLIAM S. EGERTON
FRANKLINTON - William Solomon Egerton, 62, died Wednesday Jan. 5, 2011 at Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Jan. 9, at New Life Outreach Ministry, Franklinton, with Elder Donothan Muldrow officiating. Interment was in the Manasseh Chapel Baptist Church cemetery, Franklinton.
Published Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:18 am
| | 2223. | LOUIS “BUBBER” PEARCE
WAKE FOREST - Louis “Bubber” Willard Pearce, 77, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 at home. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 17, at Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest. Burial followed in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
Published Saturday, February 18, 2012 12:22 am
| | 2224. | EUGENE “BILL” BOONE
LOUISBURG - Eugene “Bill” Boone, 73, died Monday morning, Oct. 27, 2008, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 29) at Good News Independent Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bobby Murrell officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hope Memorial Gardens.
Published Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:42 pm
| | 2225. | Some parents voice opposition to masks
LOUISBURG -- Face masks were a hot-button issue for about two dozen parents who attended the Franklin County Board of Education meeting Monday night to urge that masks not be required when schools reopen in a couple of weeks.However, later in the session, the board decided on a split, 4-to-2-vote that masks will be required until COVID-19 conditions show improvement. (See related story above.)
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, August 11, 2021 11:43 pm
| | 2226. |  On Guard -- Again
BUNN -- From Troy Wheless and Jimmy Thorne to the Magnificent Little Brothers -- Freddy and Marcus -- Bunn High School has been blessed with its share of tremendous guard tandems. It’s officially OK to add Deshawn High and Montrel Cooke to that prestigious list.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Friday, January 13, 2012 11:57 pm
| | 2227. |  Missing money subject of probe at local assisted living facility
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are investigating at least half a dozen allegations that residents of an assisted living facility have been ripped off. The new operator claims the incidents occurred before he took over. The first report was filed on Aug. 28 when Betty Ayscue reported that about $500 was missing from an account managed for her mother by administrators at the Autumn Wind retirement home.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:12 am
| | 2228. |  VGCC recognizes students for summer employment
Vance-Granville Community College’s Workforce Investment Act (WIA) department held a luncheon and ceremony on Aug. 13 to recognize local college and high school students who gained valuable work experience this summer. The WIA Summer Youth Employment program placed students in a wide variety of jobs, at which they worked an average of 32 hours per week.
Published Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:11 am
| | 2229. | LORRAINE "PINK" HUSKETH PEARCE
YOUNGSVILLE, NC -- Lorraine "Pink" Husketh Pearce, 91, of Youngsville passed away on Tuesday morning, March 1, 2022 at Hillside Nursing Center in Wake Forest.
Published Wednesday, March 2, 2022 4:32 pm
| | 2230. | DAVID B. LLOYD
WILSON - David Barrett Lloyd, 29, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. Funeral service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, with Pastor Israel Campbell officiating.
Published Saturday, August 21, 2010 1:03 am
| | 2231. | Youngsville police break up fight at Armory; no arrests
Youngsville police were called to break up a fight at the National Guard Armory. According to a report by Officer J. Garrett, he was dispatched to the facility in the 100 block of U.S. 1-A the evening of Nov. 10 to quell a fight. A Sgt. Aldo Cruz with the National Guard was doing a check of the building during a party that was taking place, according to the report, when he went outside and saw three Hispanic men fighting.
Staff Reports / Published Saturday, November 17, 2012 12:11 am
| | 2232. | BARBARA B. EARP
CARY - Barbara Ann Bunn Earp, 71, died Thursday, March 5, 2009. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Saturday, March 7) at Apex Funeral Home, 550 West Williams St. (Hwy. 55), Apex. Funeral service will begin at 7 p.m. following visitation. A graveside service will be at noon Monday, March 9, at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Clayton.
Published Friday, March 6, 2009 11:24 pm
| | 2233. |  Mobile home destroyed by fire
Franklinton and Mitchners fire crews responded to a mobile home fire on Allens Way on Monday afternoon to find the structure fully engulfed.
According to the woman who was renting the property, she had left the home and when she came back at about 1:50 p.m., the house was on fire.
From Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:41 am
| | 2234. |  Allens reunited in marriage
Henry and Brenda Allen of Louisburg were reunited in holy matrimony on Saturday, May 14, at 3 p.m. at Allen Chapel Baptist Church. Pastor MacArthur Debnam of St. Stephens Church officiated. The ceremony was given by their children in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Published Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:47 pm
| | 2235. | Wake Forest woman charged in wreck that killed two women
LOUISBURG -- A Wake Forest woman has been charged with two counts of felony death by motor vehicle, and more charges are pending in a November wreck that claimed two lives.Jennifer Baker Pearce, 43, was charged with the two counts of felony death by motor vehicle, plus driving while impaired, driving while license revoked, driving left of center and not wearing a seat belt.
Published Wednesday, December 20, 2023 11:34 pm
| | 2236. | JADAJIA A’VEYONCE WRIGHT
WAKE FOREST - Funeral services for Baby Girl JaDajia A’Veyonce Wright, age 14 months, who died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Dec. 15) at Old Liberty Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. Charles Murrill officiating. Burial will follow in the Jones-Hopkins family cemetery.
Published Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:14 am
| | 2237. |  The heat is on — 13 shopping days to go
It might be close to Christmas, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it when it comes to temperatures.
A warming trend that started Monday was expected to keep thermostats hitting just more than 80 degrees through today, with end-of-week predictions reaching toward 70 Thursday and 60 Friday.
By KATHY HARRELSON, Managing Editor / Published Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:21 am
| | 2238. | Election board hits moving target ... maybe!
LOUISBURG -- The Franklin County Board of Elections selected new early voting dates and two new places to cast a ballot, trying to hit a moving target that is primary election day.Challenges to newly drawn election districts pushed this year's primary from March 8 to May 17.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, February 2, 2022 11:51 pm
| | 2239. | JOSEPHINE D. LEONARD
RALEIGH - Josephine DeMent Leonard, 94, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 at Universal Health Care in Raleigh.
Published Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:40 am
| | 2240. | ELISE J. KING
LITTLETON - Elise Jenkins King, 82, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A visitation will be held today (Wednesday, March 10) at Blaylock Funeral Home in Littleton from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at Calvary United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mike Currin and the Rev. Stan Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:44 pm
| | 2241. | ORIS C. PEARCE
WENDELL - Oris Calvin Pearce, 63, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at Rex Healthcare. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today (Saturday, July 7) at Beulah Christian Baptist church cemetery, 8225 Mitchell Mill Road, Zebulon. The family will receive relatives and friends following the graveside service.
Published Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:01 am
| | 2242. | JOYCE K. WEATHERS
January 13, 1936 – January 16, 2009
LOUISBURG – Joyce Knott Weathers, 73, of Louisburg, passed away Friday at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Published Friday, January 16, 2009 11:06 pm
| | 2243. |  AGENTS RECOGNIZED
At the annual meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation which was held recently at the Sheraton Four Seasons and Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, the Franklin County Farm Bureau team was recognized.
Published Friday, December 9, 2011 11:48 pm
| | 2244. |  LIGHTS-OUT RIVALRY
LOUISBURG -- Just when you thought almost everything has happened in the historic Bunn-Louisburg football rivalry through the years, another strange twist comes along.Early in the second quarter of last Friday's grudge match renewal, the lights went out at LHS' Patterson Field -- leaving the playing surface and stands in almost complete darkness.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Thursday, September 25, 2014 12:15 am
| | 2245. | BOBBY W. JONES SR.
ZEBULON - Bobby Wess Jones Sr., 75, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 at his home. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Nov. 20, in the L. Harold Poole Funeral Service chapel in Knightdale, with Dr. Alfred Wright officiating. Burial followed in the Jones family cemetery, Rolesville Road, Wendell.
Published Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:14 am
| | 2246. | Porch Building history paves way for its future
To most people, the Porch Building on the Riverside Campus in Louisburg doesnt look like it has much to offer.
While the building looks run down and out of date, it represents a piece of history that should never be forgotten.
By NATHAN MORESCHI, Franklin County Schools / Published Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:57 am
| | 2247. | Bunn High School honor roll
Robin Faulkner, principal of Bunn High School, has announced the Honor Roll for the 2012/2013 fifth six-weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A-B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 85.
Published Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:13 am
| | 2248. | Our community has a stake in how criminals are treated
Most folks keep a scant watch on our court system because they have other, more pressing concerns in their lives and because it seems obvious that "life in prison" means that a convicted person will, literally, die while in custody and no longer be a threat.But that's not always what happens -- and sometimes it's worth paying attention to the reality that our criminal justice system brings.For example, it might surprise people to know that a man who was sentenced to life in prison for killing a pregnant woman in the spring of 1991 could be walking the streets among us all again.
In Our Opinion / Published Wednesday, August 12, 2015 11:58 pm
| | 2249. |  School board organizes; partisanship reappears
LOUISBURG -- If anyone was still under the impression that the Franklin County Board of Education is politically nonpartisan, that impression quickly evaporated at Monday night's meeting.The first indication was a large contingent of the local Republican Party which showed up to witness the swearing in of two new board members, a contingent that included newly elected GOP County Commissioners Logan Davis and Stuart May, Commissioner Michael Schriver and the party's county chair, Ed Strickland.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, December 11, 2024 11:36 pm
| | 2250. | LUCILLE D. BLACK
YOUNGSVILLE —Funeral services for Lucille Debnam Black, 93, who died Monday, July 22, 2013, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Old Liberty Missionary Baptist Church, with Dr. Charles A. Murrill Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:09 pm
| | 2251. | FLORA KINGSBERRY ALSTON
GREENSBORO, NC -- Funeral services for Flora Kingsberry Alston, age 81, formerly of Kittrell, who died on October 16, 2023, were held at 1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 23, from the Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg with Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial followed in the Kingsberry Family Cemetery.
Published Monday, October 23, 2023 4:57 pm
| | 2252. |  Wildcats roll past Warriors
BUNN -- Rarely does a game end with both coaches happy, but that was the case last Saturday night at the Bunn Dome.
Playing in front of a capacity crowd, the Bunn Wildcats displayed tenacious defense for most of the contest en route to defeating rival Louisburg High by a 54-44 margin.
By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, January 17, 2007 1:13 am
| | 2253. | EDITH A. PEARCE
YOUNGSVILLE --Edith Alford Pearce, 85, died Monday evening, Aug. 1, 2016 at her residence. A funeral service honoring her life will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Beulah Christian Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ronnie Snead officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, August 3, 2016 12:31 am
| | 2254. | Slow-speed chase ends with DUI charges
LOUISBURG — Deputies arrested a man accused of driving drunk along school property.According to a report by Dep. Troy Bailey, administrators at Laurel Mill Elementary School called authorities the afternoon of Aug. 26 after spotting what appeared to be an impaired driver in the school’s parking lot.By the time officers arrived, the suspect, later identified as Ronald Murphy, was gone and he did not hit any vehicles.
Staff / Published Wednesday, September 3, 2014 11:47 pm
| | 2255. | VGCC honor inductees
Vance-Granville Community Colleges chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted 101 students into the international honorary society of two-year colleges on April 18. This was the largest group ever inducted since the Alpha Sigma Chi chapter began at Vance-Granville.
Published Wednesday, May 3, 2006 1:16 am
| | 2256. | Eugene Yarborough, III
Louisburg, NC--Funeral services for Eugene Yarborough, III, age 69, who died on Sunday, December 15, 2024, will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. from the Allen Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg with Pastor Stanley Dunston officiating. Burial will follow in the Allen Chapel Church cemetery.
Published Wednesday, December 18, 2024 3:57 pm
| | 2257. | ANN E. FAULKNER
LOUISBURG, NC-- Mary "Ann" Evans Faulkner, 83, of the Alert Community died Tuesday, December 6, at her home.
Published Friday, December 9, 2022 3:13 pm
| | 2258. |  County courthouse cost just $4,058 in 1849
It would cost too much to repair the old courthouse in Louisburg. That was the conclusion of commissioners appointed in December 1848 by the Franklin County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to determine how best to provide a proper facility for the transaction of the people’s business.Seven men — Jones Cook, Joseph B. Littlejohn, A.H. Davis, A.C. Perry, Nicholas B. Massenburg, Isaac Winston, and Daniel S. Hill — accepted this responsibility.
Maury York / Published Wednesday, August 20, 2014 11:58 pm
| | 2259. | DAVID D. WILLIAMS
FRANKLINTON --David Dalton Williams, 80, died Friday, June 19, 2015. Funeral services were held Sunday, June 21, at Popes Chapel Christian Church, 1237 Pocomoke Road, Franklinton, with the Rev. Alan Skinner and the Rev. Don Ward officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Published Monday, June 22, 2015 5:18 pm
| | 2260. |  Fire changed the face of Louisburg's Main Street
A destructive fire on the evening of Dec. 14, 1949, completely gutted the old Franklin Hotel building on North Main Street in Louisburg. The conflagration disrupted the lives of residents and businesses, but the owner, Willie G. Lancaster, quickly rebuilt the structure. Constructed of yellow brick and featuring metal windows and clean lines, the new building complemented the Art Modern-style medical office of Dr. W.C. Perry across the street.
Maury York / Published Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:36 pm
| | 2261. | Clerks: 'Hubs' that make things work
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- On May 4, 2020, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved a number of proclamations honoring emergency services, telecommunicators, older Americans, even a proclamation recognizing the vital role of tap water, the infrastructure required to carry it and the work of water professionals "behind the scenes."
Published Wednesday, May 20, 2020 11:50 pm
| | 2262. |  After 32 years, Franklin County’s ‘Godfather’ retires
LOUISBURG — When he first decided to run for commissioner in 1975, Robert Lee Swanson said he didn’t know enough. During a celebration of his service on Thursday night, he was referred to as the “Godfather,” a commissioner that others could go to for guidance and advice.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Saturday, November 17, 2012 12:11 am
| | 2263. | BUNN HIGH HONOR ROLL
Robin Faulkner, principal of Bunn High School, announces the honor roll for the sixth six-weeks grading period.
To be named to the A honor roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A-B honor roll, a student must make no grade lower than 85.
Published Friday, July 4, 2008 10:52 pm
| | 2264. | MARY W. AYCOCK
LOUISBURG--Mary R. Walker Aycock, 75, of Louisburg died Sunday morning, April 29, 2018. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, May 2, at 12 p.m. at the Aycock family cemetery, Louisburg, with Pastor Doug Moore officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Published Monday, April 30, 2018 5:47 pm
| | 2265. | BEULAH P. MOSLEY
LOUISBURG - Beulah Pernell Mosley, 87, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, April 20, at Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services, 804 N. Bickett Blvd. Louisburg. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 21, at Mountain Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Faulkner family cemetery.
Published Wednesday, April 19, 2017 6:04 pm
| | 2266. |  A PERFECTION PLAN
LOUISBURG -- It's almost impossible for a team to lose when it scores a touchdown on every possession -- an astounding mark the Bunn Wildcats achieved during last Friday's road grudge match against the Louisburg Warriors.Bunn found the end zone on each series and never punted or turned the ball over.The result was a walkaway victory for the Wildcats, who rolled 54-7 over Louisburg in front of an overflow crowd at Patterson Field on the LHS campus.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, September 21, 2016 11:42 pm
| | 2267. | Drug sting pinches crime
Louisburg police officers have arrested nearly a dozen suspects during an undercover drug sting that targeted a high-crime area and more than 40 suspects.
Louisburg Police Chief Rick Lassiter said his department had received a number of complaints from residents along South Main Street concerned with street-level drug dealing.
For the past six months, officers have conducted undercover drug buys, building a case and a portfolio of suspects.
“The citizens in the community really helped out a lot,” Lassiter said, noting that they helped officers understand when and where transactions most often occurred.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Friday, July 3, 2009 11:11 pm
| | 2268. | DENNIS W. EDMONDS
YOUNGSVILLE —Dennis Wade Edmonds, 55, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 at is residence. A memorial service honoring his life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest.
Published Saturday, September 29, 2012 12:19 am
| | 2269. | Bunn High School announces Honor Roll
Robin Faulkner, principal of Bunn High School, announces the Honor Roll for the 2010/2011 Sixth six-weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A-B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 85.
Published Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:10 am
| | 2270. | Edward Best Elementary Honor Rolls for first and second nine-weeks
Honor students at Edward Best Elementary School for the first nine-week grading period include:
Published Friday, February 12, 2010 11:43 pm
| | 2271. | TERESA O. DARK
YOUNGSVILLE —Teresa Gail O’neal Dark, 54, died Friday morning, Dec. 7, 2012 at WakeMed. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday Dec. 9, in the Chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Woodland Baptist Church cemetery.
Published Saturday, December 8, 2012 12:13 am
| | 2272. | Ester M. Evans
Wilson, NC--Funeral services for Ester M. Evans, age 84, who died on Friday, March 31, 2023, will be held 12 p.m., Saturday, April 8, from the Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville with Pastor Paul Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Philadelphia Church Cemetery.
Published Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:16 pm
| | 2273. | Bunn Middle School announces honor rolls for first grading period
Roosevelt Alston, principal of Bunn Middle School, has announced the Honor Roll for the first nine weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A/B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than an 85.
Published Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:05 am
| | 2274. |  Those honored on the memorial plaque for WWII
The names of those listed on the plaque are as follows:
Published Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:27 am
| | 2275. |  Walker Is VGCC’s 1st Signee
LOUISBURG -- Coach Avery Wilson didn’t have to travel very far to sign his first off-season recruit for the Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball squad.
Wilson, a Franklin County resident, made the quick trip to Louisburg on Thursday to open his 2010 recruiting class by inking LHS’ Dante Walker to a letter-of-intent.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Friday, May 28, 2010 11:23 pm
| | 2276. | MARY P. WILSON
ZEBULON - Mary Frances Pearce Woodlief Wilson, 85, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. Funeral service was Friday, Nov. 26, at Strickland Funeral Home in Wendell. Interment followed in Pearce Baptist Church cemetery.
Published Saturday, November 27, 2010 12:07 am
| | 2277. |  Look out world! Class of 2017 launches
LOUISBURG -- More than 500 students earned their diplomas this year, walking across the Louisburg College stage on Saturday to recognize the accomplishment.And Bunn High School took a moment to recognize one student who didn't get to stride across the stage, but he completed the journey, nonetheless.Jon Perry died in a car wreck in December.A flower in his remembrance was placed on stage. His cap and gown covered a seat on the front row.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, June 14, 2017 11:46 pm
| | 2278. | Novant pays up but real challenges linger
Following serious but mercifully brief negotiations in recent days, it would appear that some of the local health care crisis is behind us.We're not out of the woods, but what has happened can be viewed as positive steps following the devastation that Novant Health wreaked on our community earlier this month by closing Franklin Medical Center, virtually assuring the end of Perry Medders Clinic and running back "home" to Winston-Salem.After the negotiations and special emergency meetings by both the Louisburg Town Council and the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, signs are significantly more positive than they were a week ago.
In our opinion / Published Thursday, October 29, 2015 12:02 am
| | 2279. | ROBERT J. DEMENT
YOUNGSVILLE—Robert J. DeMent, 87, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the home of his sister, Marie DeMent. Funeral services were held Friday morning, March 5, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial followed in Youngsville Cemetery.
Published Friday, March 5, 2010 11:13 pm
| | 2280. | SPRITE C. FERRELL
ZEBULON - Sprite Clifton Ferrell, 86, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at WakeMed. Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 25, at Wakefield Central Baptist Church, Zebulon. Entombment was at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Zebulon.
Published Friday, August 26, 2011 11:42 pm
| | 2281. |  Boys and Girls Club opens doors
The Franklin County chapter of the Boys and Girls Club opened for business on Monday with an enrollment of 99 children eager for a safe haven.
The idea for a club began in the minds of Paige and Al Sayles more than two years ago and when the doors opened for a ribbon-cutting ceremony inside the Riverside Elementary School gym on Monday, Dr. Sayles beamed like a proud papa.
By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:20 am
| | 2282. | Why are we backing down?
Dear editor:Did you know? As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S. Supreme Court you can see near the top of the building a row of the world’s law givers and each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward with a full frontal view. It is Moses and he is holding the Ten Commandments!
Letter to the editor / Published Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:58 pm
| | 2283. | EMMA ELIZABETH G. MORGAN
LOUISBURG - Emma Elizabeth Glasgow Morgan, 97, died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at her home on 277 Edward Best Road, Louisburg. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 17, in Lancaster Memorial chapel. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
May 12, 1910 - June 14, 2007 / Published Saturday, June 16, 2007 12:19 am
| | 2284. |  Seventeen honored at VGCC Medical Assisting pinning
Vance-Granville Community College held a pinning ceremony for its 2010 Medical Assisting program graduates on Aug. 5 at the college’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg, where the program is conducted. As VGCC’s program is nationally accredited, graduates are now eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ (AAMA) certification examination to become Certified Medical Assistants.
Published Saturday, August 21, 2010 1:03 am
| | 2285. | ERMA D. STRICKLAND
BUNN Erma Daphine Strickland, 96, of Bunn, passed away Sunday night.
Published Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:13 am
| | 2286. |  A Big Season For Bunn
BUNN -- Bunn High School football underwent a huge chance this season after the retirement of long-time head coach David Howle.David Weathersby was given the daunting task of succeeding Howle, and the Wildcats started out slowly before getting hot at the right time during their Northern Carolina Conference schedule.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, December 13, 2017 11:44 pm
| | 2287. | JOHN V. KEARNEY
FRANKLINTON --John V. Kearney, 82, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Louisburg Nursing Center. Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 12, at First Baptist Church in Franklinton, with the Rev. Samuel T. Tunstall officiating. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery.
Published Tuesday, January 12, 2016 5:41 pm
| | 2288. | Three new trustees join Louisburg College board
Louisburg College has announced three new appointments to the college’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Bobbie Richardson, Lynda C. Lumpkin, and Brian Wilder began their service in June 2012 for a term of four years. “We are excited about the gifts and talents these individuals bring to the board,” said Louisburg College President Mark La Branche. “Their willingness to serve is a reflection of the strong forward momentum we are experiencing as an institution.”
Published Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:58 pm
| | 2289. |  From slave to legislator: John H. Williamson
John H. Williamson’s determination to learn how to read and write prepared him for a life of service to his county and state.Williamson was born on Oct. 3, 1844, to slave parents who belonged to General John Napier Williamson of Covington, GA. After General Williamson died in 1857, his widow, Temperance Perry Williamson, a native of Franklin County, moved to Louisburg, bringing John and his parents with her.
Maury York / Tar River Roots / Published Tuesday, November 26, 2013 3:04 pm
| | 2290. | MINNIE H. JONES
LOUISBURG — Minnie Harris Jones, 86, of Louisburg, died Saturday, May 12, 2012. Mrs. Jones, a native of Franklin County, was the daughter of the late Arthur Henry and Lessie Greene Harris. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Young Jones.
Published Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:07 am
| | 2291. | Fun, food and music: And all for a cause!
For the sixth time, the United Way of Franklin County will be having fun, food and music for a good cause this Saturday.The organization is hosting its annual Cow Chip bingo, along with its relatively new cooking competition — the Siren3 Cook-Off.
Published Thursday, October 10, 2013 12:07 am
| | 2292. | DAVID LEE SLEDGE, JR.
FRANKLINTON--David Lee Sledge, Jr., 65, of Franklinton, NC, passed away as a result of a motorcycle accident on August 3, 2019. David was born on June 28, 1954 to the late Aileen C. and David Sledge, Sr.
Published Monday, August 5, 2019 6:29 pm
| | 2293. |  CATS STRIKE AGAIN!
FOUR OAKS - Bunn High School baseball and the Johnston County Easter Invitational Tournament -- few entities have gone together as well over the past handful of campaigns.Despite facing higher-classification schools in just about every game, the Wildcats have built a niche at the annual event at South Johnston High School's Bruce Coats Field.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, April 4, 2018 11:40 pm
| | 2294. | Patricia Ann Jones Raybon
Zebulon, NC--Patricia Jones Raybon passed away peacefully on March 11, 2023. Known as Pat, Trish, mom, grandma, granny, and dear friend, she lived a life to be proud of. She enjoyed a 23 year career in accounting with Westinghouse and was an avid traveler, traveling throughout the US and to Europe.
Published Tuesday, March 14, 2023 5:15 pm
| | 2295. | ROYAL WINSTON JONES
FRANKLINTON--Royal Winston Jones, 83, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Durham Regional Hospital. He was born in Franklin County the son of the late Pearl Wilder Jones and Howell Gray Jones. He was preceded in death by his sisters; Ruth Harris, Hazel Kearney and Rachel Fatherly.
Published Thursday, April 12, 2018 6:11 pm
| | 2296. | Phillip Lucas honored with NWTF Award
Published Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:01 am
| | 2297. |  HISTORIC WIN
FRANKLINTON - Franklinton's mission was twofold heading into last Friday's now-non conference gridiron meeting with long-time rival Bunn.Not only did FHS want to keep its unblemished record intact, but the Red Rams also wanted to secure a victory against a Wildcats club that Franklinton had topped only once over the past two decades.Make that twice.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:38 pm
| | 2298. | MYRTLE M. NALL
FRANKLINTON - Myrtle Elizabeth McNeil Nall, 91, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Franklin Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held Friday morning, June 1, at Good Hope Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Published Friday, June 1, 2012 11:41 pm
| | 2299. |  Bunn Blasts Panthers
KENLY -- Just six snaps into the game, Bunn coach David Howle threw his hands up into the air and called for a time-out -- not thrilled at all about his club’s lackluster start.Howle wondered if his players had come ready to compete during last Thursday’s non-conference football showdown at North Johnston. And he was more than happy to let them know his opinion.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, September 3, 2014 11:47 pm
| | 2300. | KENZIE J. MANN
FRANKLINTON - Kenzie Jennetta Mann “Sus,” 101, died Thursday, June 9, 2011. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 18, at Mitchiner’s Grove Baptist Church, Franklinton, with the Rev. Paula Pearce officiating. Burial was at Manasseh Cemetery.
Published Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:03 am
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