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| 3301. | Superintendent promises better report card
LOUISBURG -- Reflecting on his first year as superintendent of Franklin County Schools, Dr. Pascal Mubenga made a bold prediction to the board of education Monday night."You will be proud when our report card is released in the fall," he told the board.Last year the district was ranked 83rd out of 115 districts in the state, up from 73rd in the 2013-14 school year.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Thursday, June 16, 2016 12:12 am
| | 3302. | BMS’ Tabron named Teacher of the Year
Franklin County’s new teacher of the year knows his way around Bunn.
Published Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:05 am
| | 3303. |  Who’s going to fill Lucy’s seat?
GOOD MORNING: So that was it! Times publisher Gary Cunard and I have been discussing the eerie quiet that had enveloped the local scene for the last several weeks— usually a sure sign that something is up. I mean you couldn’t so much as scare up a good rumor, much less any real hard news.
Now we know. Rep. Lucy Allen has resigned her seat in the N.C. House of Representatives to accept an appointment to the State Utilities Commission by Gov. Beverly Perdue at a salary of some $100,000 a year.
Asher Johnson / Published Friday, April 2, 2010 11:15 pm
| | 3304. |  Agribusiness showcased
When Greg Foster pulls his quarter-of-a-million dollar grape harvester out of the garage, the hulking machine scrapes the concrete floor and garage door top.
After four years of harvesting muscadine grapes, Foster figures his decades-old family farm is just beginning to scratch the surface of playing a key role in harvesting grapes in Franklin County and around the Southeast.
By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:22 pm
| | 3305. | Trophy Time For Wildcats
KNIGHTDALE -- Bunn earned a third-place team plaque during competition last weekend at the Knightdale High School Duals Wrestling Tournament in Wake County.
The Wildcats went 3-5 overall for the event, including a solid 3-2 record last Saturday. Bunn was 0-3 last Friday.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, January 9, 2009 11:05 pm
| | 3306. |  BHS earns road victory at Warren County
WARRENTON -- Nicholas Sanders and Christian Sledge combined to allow just one earned run as Bunn secured a road victory last Friday at Warren County in Northern Carolina Conference baseball action.Sanders worked four innings to earn the victory and Sledge was solid in three frames to help the Wildcats win by an 8-3 tally over the homestanding Eagles.
Staff Reports / Published Thursday, March 27, 2014 12:07 am
| | 3307. | Louisburg council OK's noise law
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg Town Council closed an unnamed alley downtown to help clear the way for the controversial county courtroom expansion project, agreed to hold a special planning meeting this fall to discuss long-range projects and made much stronger the town's noise ordinance during a long Monday night meeting, about two hours of which was spent in a secret, closed-door session to discuss "personnel and real estate."
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, August 14, 2024 11:17 pm
| | 3308. | Some new faces join local boards; liquor issue okayed in Y-ville
LOUISBURG -- Commissioner Art Wright won the rematch with Mayor Elic Senter, unseating the two-term Franklinton mayor on Tuesday night.And a political newcomer in Louisburg elbowed his way onto the town's governing board.Wright and Senter faced off in 2007 when the political newcomer bested Wright for the post.This time, Wright feels he had a more galvanized campaign which led him to victory -- an outcome he wasn't expecting going in.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Thursday, November 5, 2015 12:09 am
| | 3309. |  LHS’ Hex Continues
BENSON -- Regardless of the circumstance, the Louisburg Warriors can’t seem to find a way to get past the West Johnston Wildcats.
West Johnston has now defeated LHS three years in a row in Christmastime action following Tuesday’s 56-51 decision over the Warriors at the West Johnston Holiday Basketball Tournament at the WJHS Gymnasium.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Friday, January 1, 2010 11:15 pm
| | 3310. |  Heart-felt gesture
Since June of 1952, Clarence Williams has carried around the memory of his brother, Amos, who died in Korea.
What he had never been able to carry around, though, was any tangible record of his brother’s service and ultimate sacrifice.
That changed almost 57 years to the date his brother died, though, through a chance meeting that everyone involved is sure was divine intervention.
“It’s amazing how things come together,” said Bill Spruill, who found a Purple Heart certificate and letter from President Harry Truman that belonged to Amos Williams in an old tenement house in northern Franklin County.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:12 am
| | 3311. |  Residents present gov't with a full plate of issues
Save for a very few stalwarts, and some government employees, more often than not, I'm sitting in a fairly empty room while governing boards are going about their business of trying to determine who, when, where and why it uses its resources.Back on June 6, it was standing room only inside the Franklin County Board of Commissioners' meeting space.
Carey Johnson / Published Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:49 pm
| | 3312. |  An 'A Model' anniversary!
ALERT -- Decades ago, in the mid 1960s, an Alert man was driving through Louisburg when he made a wrong turn and ended up discovering a unique 50th anniversary gift for a wife he hadn't even met yet.Charles Faulkner, who grew up and has always lived in the northern Franklin County town of Alert, made that wrong turn and saw a Mr. Edwards, who owned grain mills in town, driving around his yard in a 1930 Ford Model A two-door car.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Tuesday, November 26, 2024 12:53 pm
| | 3313. | ROBERT WALTER SMITHWICK, JR.
KINGSPORT, TN - Robert Walter Smithwick, Jr. (“Bob”) died on Saturday, August 4, 2012, at Baysmont Healthcare Center in Kingsport, TN at the age of 89.
Published Wednesday, August 8, 2012 12:24 am
| | 3314. |  July
• Developer Jim Moss approached the Board of Education to buy land for a new high school and new elementary school.
The original proposed deal was packaged to buy both lots off Bert Winston Road.
The BOE deemed Moss’ deal too restrictive. Moss was asking for a holding fee, too high of a price per acre and too much in return in water and sewer hookups to adjacent properties, the BOE determined.
Published Saturday, January 20, 2007 2:24 am
| | 3315. |  Wildcats get past Pirates
WENDELL -- Bunn managed just five hits -- compared to 12 for Corinth Holders -- but the Wildcats were still able to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Pirates in a key Northern Carolina Conference baseball matchup. The victory kept BHS in the hunt for one of the top spots in the NCC. Lefty Taylor Longson was the winning pitcher for the Wildcats as he scattered four hits and zero runs in 3.1 innings of relief work.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:05 am
| | 3316. |  Memories of Louisburg in more prosperous times
GOOD MORNING: If our weather forecasters are right, the record-setting heat we’ve been enjoying has come to an end, for the immediate future at least, with daytime highs in the mid-80s along with the possibility of showers over the weekend.
Asher Johnson / Published Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:35 am
| | 3317. |  Outgoing school board member honored
LOUISBURG -- There wasn't much pressing business on the Franklin County Board of Education's agenda this week -- although it did set up two important meetings -- so the board spent much of its Monday night session honoring others.The board also agreed to meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at the central office to discuss how the already approved bond issue will be used for various school improvements.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Thursday, November 17, 2016 12:11 am
| | 3318. |  Picking out presents for the county's communities is becoming a tradition
If the grey hair and grandkids weren't enough to give it away, perhaps my columns do: I've been around long enough to establish a tradition.As this edition will hit the streets in time for Christmas, it has become routine for me to talk about the things that Santa Claus can bring to Franklin County's communities -- from Alert to Zebulon and from Youngsville to Bunn ... and everywhere in between.
Carey Johnson / Published Tuesday, December 23, 2025 11:35 pm
| | 3319. | Bunn drops a pair at home to Vikings
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Northwest Halifax erased a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter and rallied to defeat Bunn 57-54 in a key Northern Carolina Conference boys basketball showdown Tuesday at the Bunn Dome. The Wildcats dropped to 2-3 in NCC play under head coach Gerald Melton.
From Staff Reports / Published Friday, January 25, 2008 11:04 pm
| | 3320. |  Minor rosters announced
YOUNGSVILLE -- Listed are the rosters for the Dixie Youth Minor League District 10 All-Star Baseball Tournament, which began Friday at Luddy Park in Youngsville:
From Staff Reports / Published Friday, June 27, 2008 11:00 pm
| | 3321. |  Faulkner, Sands unite in marriage
Carla Jo Faulkner and Jonathan Stephen Sands were united in marriage at the Carthage United Methodist Church in Carthage on Nov. 7, 2009. The Rev. Dr. Debra Samuelson from The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, located in Atlanta, Ga., officiated, and scripture was read by the Rev. Steve Barham from New Hope Christian Church in Louisburg.
Published Saturday, January 16, 2010 12:07 am
| | 3322. |  Town mayor says look at the politician in the mirror
The end of the year usually brings about reflection.The hope is that whatever walk down memory lane you take, the road is not littered with regret because, truly, no one wants to wince while looking back at the things they did.
Carey Johnson / Published Thursday, December 22, 2022 12:11 am
| | 3323. |  County road projects included in state's 10-year Transportation Plan
RALEIGH -- Franklin County is set to see new transportation improvements in the coming years.Several Franklin County transportation and bridge improvement projects that will improve mobility in the county were included in the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) 2024-2033 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The North Carolina Board of Transportation officially adopted the STIP on June 6, which identifies transportation projects that will receive funding during the STIP's timeframe.
James Hicks, Franklin County Public Information Officer / Published Thursday, July 13, 2023 12:06 am
| | 3324. |  Alumni game slated
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Alumni basketball games for each of Franklin County’s three high schools will be held April 25 at the Louisburg High School Gymnasium.A girls contest will be held at 6 p.m., with alumni from each school welcome to participate.At 7 p.m., there will be a boys game for Louisburg High School alums.
Staff Reports / Published Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:35 am
| | 3325. |  Audit report is positive for Louisburg
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg officials received some long-awaited good news about their audit Monday night -- and also took time to honor retired Fire Chief Timmy Smith for his decades of service.Focusing on the town's books, "no fraud or illegal activities" were found, James Sargent of the accounting firm PB Mares told the council.Referring to the audit of the town's 2023 records, he said "we found nothing" illegal although he said a number of other bookkeeping and record-keeping issues were found and are being straightened out.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, May 14, 2025 11:30 pm
| | 3326. |  Williams leaves school board; seeks administrative position
Just an hour or two after looking at the draft of a policy describing how vacancies on the school board will be filled, the Franklin County Board of Education Monday night learned that it will again be facing exactly that decision.In a surprise announcement, veteran school board member Dannie Williams gave fellow board members his letter of resignation at the close of Monday night’s meeting -- and noted that it was to become effective immediately.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:08 am
| | 3327. |  Bunn gets past Lady Rams
BUNN -- For Bunn, it was one of the biggest victories of the season.And for Franklinton, it was a lost opportunity to sweep it girls basketball schedule against Franklin County opponents -- and remain in the potential mix for a Class 2-A State Playoff spot.Trailing by seven points in the fourth period, Bunn was able to rally and defeat the Lady Rams by a 34-28 margin in Northern Carolina Conference girls hoops action Tuesday at the Bunn Dome.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, January 25, 2017 11:52 pm
| | 3328. |  NCC regular season comes to close
KENLY -- Three days after their most devastating loss of the season, the Louisburg Lady Warriors responded with their most important victory of 2012-13 during Monday’s first round of the Northern Carolina Conference Girls Basketball Tournament.LHS dropped out of a guaranteed spot in the Class 2-A State Playoffs following last Friday’s regular season finale at home against Corinth Holders.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:58 pm
| | 3329. |  Delta Kappa Gamma learning about China
On Dec. 5, 2009, the Gamma Tau Christmas Gala took place at Louisburg High School. It was accompanied by a delicious lunch catered by Country Moments Café of Louisburg. Each member brought a baked good for an auction, with proceeds going for a scholarship fund.
Delta Kappa Gamma is an international society for key women educators. The society promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.
Alicia Eller / Published Saturday, January 9, 2010 12:02 am
| | 3330. |  FHS still unbeaten in league
FRANKLINTON -- Zach Beale found the ball -- and the outcome of the game -- in his hands last Friday night.
And Beale delivered, canning a free throw with one second left to give the Franklinton Red Rams a key 62-61 victory in a crucial Northern Carolina Conference showdowon in front of a sellout audience at the FHS Gymnasium.
The Red Rams are now 8-6 overall and 5-0 in the NCC, and FHS is the lone undefeated club remaining in league play. Bunn dropped to 4-7 and 1-3.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:22 am
| | 3331. |  Wildcats get past Southern
HENDERSON -- Bunn High School’s boys tennis team stepped out of league action Wednesday and scored a 7-2 road victory against Southern Vance at Fox Pond Park.
The Wildcats won four of the singles matches and swept the three doubles events.
Bunn has claimed both team matches against the Raiders this season.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, March 19, 2010 11:02 pm
| | 3332. |  Tar River Rush 5-K a success
LOUISBURG -- Tymir Williams-Park took first place at the Tar River Rush 5-K Race, which was held last Saturday as part of the annual Tar River Festival.
Williams, 18, trekked the 3.1-mile course in 18:43. Richard Ferguson, a 50-year-old from Danville, Va., was second at 19:18.
A total of 45 runners took part in the event.
The Top-20 finishers were as follows:
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:13 am
| | 3333. | Wireless Internet installation falling short of promises
LOUISBURG -- Franklin County commissioners offered words of warning to one Internet provider and offered another some cash if they follow through on plans to bring service to unserved sectors of the county.First, Open Broadband Chief Technology Officer Kent Winrich updated commissioners on the progress they've made to provide wireless broadband service to unserved and underserved parts of the county.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, July 21, 2021 11:45 pm
| | 3334. |  Couple trades vows in outdoor ceremony
Jamie Leigh Sandling and Scott Thomas Davis were married Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 at the Triple R. Ranch in Franklinton. The Revs. Clyde L. Waiden Jr. and Christopher R. Walker officiated the outdoor ceremony.The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nathaniel Sandling of Youngsville. She is the granddaughter of Alta Debnam Sandling of Youngsville and the late J.A. Sandling Jr., and Joyce Strother Peoples of Louisburg and the late V.A. Peoples Sr.
Published Thursday, December 26, 2013 7:13 pm
| | 3335. |  Safe Space hosts successful tournament
LOUISBURG -- Safe Space Inc. held it annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser on August 3 at Green Hill Country Club and raised over $4,000 to support domestic violence services in Franklin County. This year’s event was a great success with 40 golfers participating. The Team of Billy Faulkner took first place.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, August 10, 2012 11:46 pm
| | 3336. |  There are amazing people in this world
The beauty of reconnections can be amazing as well. I have occasionally seen at various restaurants in Louisburg Ann and Bill Pearce for the past several years. I knew that they were the parents of someone who had taught, at one time, Spanish in Franklin County. So not too long ago I decided to speak to them and ask them about their daughter.
Alicia Eller / Published Friday, June 17, 2011 11:09 pm
| | 3337. |  Southern Nash wins against Wildcats
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Things are looking up this season for the Bunn Wildcats in Northern Carolina Conference boys tennis action.The Wildcats are 2-1 in the NCC, including victories against Warren County and North Johnston.And Bunn is 3-2 overall, though the Wildcats ran into a strong opponent Monday in the former of non-league foe Southern Nash.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:15 am
| | 3338. |  Four-Peat For Bunn
OXFORD - Bunn’s fourth Coach-Pitch championship in a row might be No. 1 on the list of all-time dominating performances in the area’s Dixie Youth Baseball Tournament annals.
By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:05 am
| | 3339. |  A Guard-ed Tradition
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Players were still shooting into peach baskets when the Town of Bunn was formed in 1913.Through the years, Bunn and basketball have become synonymous with each other as the town has produced a seemingly never-ending list of talented performers -- especially at the guard position.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:01 am
| | 3340. |  A Tie At The Top
BUNN -- Needing a victory to stay in the hunt for the top spot in the Northern Carolina Conference, the Bunn Wildcats came through Wednesday with a 59-42 triumph over Northwest Halifax in a league boys basketball showdown at the Bunn Dome.
The decision moved Bunn into a tie for first place in the NCC, along with Northwest Halifax. Both clubs have one league loss, as they have split their season series.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, January 28, 2011 11:21 pm
| | 3341. |  Saluting a century of service
Chilly, damp, decidedly fall-like weather didn’t dampen spirits at the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Louisburg Fire Department one iota Sunday afternoon. The event began with a silent parade -- with all sirens off -- despite the fact that 10 fire departments participated. The silence was in tribute to fire fighters who are no longer with us.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:05 am
| | 3342. | Bunn earns NCC crown
BUNN -- It’s been almost one decade since the Bunn Wildcats were able to garner a Northern Carolina Conference Golf Championship, thanks in part to the recent dominance of the Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets.
But Bunn broke that streak this spring as the overall NCC champs. BHS, coached by Michael Grover, claimed four of the six conference events and won the total standings by 12 strokes.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Tuesday, April 19, 2011 11:43 pm
| | 3343. |  THE LONGEST YARD
FRANKLINTON -- Another week, another game-saving defensive stand by the Franklinton Red Rams. In each of FHS’ five victories this season, the Red Rams have come up with a late stop to preserve a nail-biting decision. So why should Franklinton’s most important game of the year to date be any different?
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:46 am
| | 3344. |  Education, recreation, homeless in focus at Down Home event
LOUISBURG -- County officials committed to bolster education funding, exploring a joint governmental effort to bring an aquatics center to the county, and address issues of homelessness, among other issues raised during a community-originated town hall.Those commitments were made by County Commissioner Mark Speed, school board member Paige Sayles and Franklinton Commissioner Pro Tem John Allers.They were the only officials, though, who responded to Down Home North Carolina's invite to take part in a community meeting about Franklin County issues the evening of Oct. 17.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, October 22, 2025 11:51 pm
| | 3345. |  Ladycats’ campaign closes at Kinston
KINSTON -- If a superhero movie was ever made about the Bunn girls basketball team, the Kinston Lady Vikings would most certainly serve as the villains.For the third straight year, Kinston ended Bunn’s season last Friday night with a home victory in the second round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Thursday, March 6, 2014 12:22 am
| | 3346. | Louisburg College students arrested
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a series of home break-ins around the county.
• Joanne Hoyle reported the morning of April 20 that someone broke into a rental property on Darius Pearce Road. According to the report by Dep. Jonathan Wells, Hoyle hadn’t been to the property in a month when a friend told her a door was partially open.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:11 am
| | 3347. |  Franklinton Salutes Its Stars
FRANKLINTON -- It was hardly a surprise when Charity Snelling’s name was mentioned as the school’s Girls Athlete of the Year during last Thursday’s Franklinton Awards Ceremony at the FHS Gymnasium.Snelling, a junior, had already been tabbed as FHS’ MVP in girls basketball and track and field. She was also the Northern Carolina Conference Player of the Year in track as a high jumper and sprinter.
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter / Published Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:13 am
| | 3348. | Louisburg defeated in wrestling playoffs
HILLSBOROUGH -- Louisburg High School’s wrestling campaign came to an abrupt end on Tuesday with a loss to a touted Topsail club in the first round of the Class 2-A Dual Team State Playoffs.
The event was held at Cedar Ridge High School.
Topsail topped the Warriors by a 45-33 margin. The score wasn’t that close, as Topsail forfeited several weight classes after the outcome of the match had been determined.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, February 12, 2010 11:43 pm
| | 3349. | Franklinton shuts out SVHS in boys tennis
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton picked up its first boys tennis victory of the season on Monday by registering a 9-0 home triumph against Northern Carolina Conference opponent Southern Vance.Results from the match were as follows:
Staff Reports / Published Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:03 am
| | 3350. |  Tommy Piper takes helm of county school system
Tommy Piper, an assistant superintendent of Franklin County Schools, has taken over as acting superintendent of county schools while the board of education seeks an interim superintendent to run the district for an estimated six months. The change follows the abrupt retirement/resignation of Eddie Ingram last week.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Thursday, July 4, 2013 12:02 am
| | 3351. |  BHS' Harris tosses perfect game
BUNN -- Bunn High School pitcher Tripp Harris was simply perfect during Tuesday's home baseball contest against Northern Carolina Conference opponent Vance County.Harris, a veteran righty, offered a perfect game on the mound as the Wildcats rolled to a 19-0 triumph versus the Vipers.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:51 pm
| | 3352. |  Louisburg High nabs pair of golf matchups
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg High School golf squad wrapped up regular season action with a pair of impressive victories this week.
Thursday at Bull Creek, the Warriors posted a score of 320, compared to 372 for Franklinton and 381 for Rocky Mount Prep.
From Staff Reports / Published Saturday, May 5, 2007 12:23 am
| | 3353. |  HOWDY PARDNER
Although he admits with a wry grin that he doesn’t yet always find the hospital’s conference room on his first try, Franklin Regional Medical Center’s new president, Jason Proctor, is quite sure about a number of more important issues.
Pictured (Above): LOCAL PERSPECTIVE. Jason Proctor (right), the new president of Franklin Regional Medical Center, gets a local perspective from these stalwarts of the local business community (from the left) Rickey Raynor of Raynor Builders; Linda Cottrell, Earl Perry and Paul Kilmer, all of Rustic Building Supply. The Business After Hours gave Proctor a chance to learn a little about the community and its residents during his first week on the job at FRMC.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Friday, March 26, 2010 11:26 pm
| | 3354. |  Raffle to feature Cohen football
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- A football signed by former Bunn High School star Tarik Cohen will be given away as part of the Franklin County Relay For Life event on April 27.Cohen, now a running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League, personally autographed the ball in support of Relay For Life.A drawing will be held as part of Relay For Life. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased by calling (919) 496-1480.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, April 4, 2018 11:40 pm
| | 3355. |  Richardson will use experience to implement programs to reach students
• Occupation: Educator
•Marital status: Divorced
• Children: 3, one son-in-law, and daughter-in law and two grandsons.
Previous public service: Chairperson of Franklin County Democratic Party; 1st Vice President of Franklin County Democratic Women, and Secretary of FC Senior Democrats, member of the North Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee, and member of the African American Caucus
Published Friday, April 30, 2010 11:29 pm
| | 3356. |  LHS to open vs. Panthers
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High School’s 2014 varsity football season will begin Aug. 22 with a road game against former conference rival North Johnston.LHS’ first three contests will be away from home before the Warriors return to Patterson Field on Sept. 19 for a meeting with backyard rival Bunn.
Staff Reports / Published Thursday, June 26, 2014 12:11 am
| | 3357. |  VGCC grads hear seeds of wisdom from farmer, classmate
HENDERSON --Vance-Granville Community College graduates received life lessons from a Franklin County farmer, Jason Brown, who left behind a career in the NFL to raise his family and feed the hungry. Brown was the speaker during the school's 47th commencement exercises on May 13.Brown had the distinction of being introduced by his mother, Deborah Brown, who chairs the VGCC Board of Trustees.
Published Wednesday, June 8, 2016 11:47 pm
| | 3358. |  British soccer camp coming
LOUISBURG -- Challenger Sports will once again be hosting a British Soccer Camp with the Louisburg Parks and Recreation Department this summer. The camps will run Monday through Friday and each child will be coached by a member of Challenger’s team of 1,000 British soccer coaches flown to the USA exclusively to work on these programs.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, June 12, 2013 11:59 pm
| | 3359. |  Historic Homes Tour, Franklin County Guidebook just around the corner
Spring is always a busy time in Franklin County but every couple of years, two things make the schedule even more hectic than usual.
And this is one of those years.
First, there will be an Historic Homes Tour and, second, there will be a new edition of the Franklin County Guidebook published by your friends here at The Franklin Times.
Gary Cunard / Published Saturday, April 16, 2011 12:10 am
| | 3360. | Board urged to protect due process for teachers
LOUISBURG -- Due process for teachers, a contentious issue in North Carolina after the General Assembly tried to do away with tenure last year, brought four people to the Franklin County Board of Education meeting Monday night.The four speakers urged the school board to protect the rights of teachers -- and to send that message to legislators in Raleigh.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:44 am
| | 3361. | COUNTY RECREATION REPORT
BUNN -- Listed are the latest results from the Bunn Youth Recreation League’s softball/baseball season:
From Staff Reports / Published Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:05 am
| | 3362. |  Customer service, improvements kept store successful
Murphy's Supermarket, located on Nash Street in Louisburg, attracted customers from throughout Franklin County over a period of nearly 50 years.The longevity of the business, despite competition from chain stores, resulted from the owners' commitment to continuous improvement and good customer service. Founded by George Washington Murphy and his son Maurice Clifton, the business began as G.W. Murphy & Son.
Maury York / Published Thursday, April 20, 2017 12:07 am
| | 3363. |  'Grateful' school superintendent learning her way around county
LOUISBURG -- Attending her first meeting as Superintendent of Franklin County Schools Dr. Nakia Hardy said she is "grateful to officially call this community home" and then thanked all of those who have helped with her transition.That transition has been an unusual one for Franklin County. Shortly after taking the oath of office, she was greeted with an ice storm which was followed by a snow event, all accompanied by very cold temperatures -- and that made some of her first decisions to be about closing the schools to keep students and staff safe.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, February 11, 2026 11:19 pm
| | 3364. | Ingleside store robbed at gunpoint
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects in an armed robbery. Ingleside Grocery clerk Olalekan Oluwa reported during the early morning hours of Dec. 12 he saw two men standing by the front of the store, appearing to have trouble opening the door. Oluwa went to open the door, according to the report by Dep. Robert Bowden, but the men did not come in.
Published Saturday, December 15, 2012 12:23 am
| | 3365. | Residents: Cemetery landscaping unlawful act
About a dozen Louisburg area residents upset that the town drastically pruned trees and bushes — and removed some others — at the historic Oakwood Cemetery this summer came away from the town council meeting Monday night with assurances that officials would look into trying to restore some of the plantings.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, October 20, 2010 12:08 am
| | 3366. |  Vigil tonight for shooting victim
FRANKLINTON -- Hundreds are expected to gather Thursday night to support the family of a woman gunned down by her ex-boyfriend.Police arrested Garry Yarborough on Monday morning, about 12 hours after police allege he shot and killed Tracy Williams following a confrontation at an ATM.His arrest concluded a three-county manhunt that had people on edge as he was considered armed and dangerous.Yarborough has been placed in the Franklin County Jail where he is being held without bond and is on suicide watch, authorities said.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:57 pm
| | 3367. |  Franklinton announces practice times
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton High School will conduct its first fall practices and tryouts on the following dates:• Football -- Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. for varsity and junior varsity at the FHS Football Practice Field• Girls Tennis -- Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. at the FHS Courts• Boys Soccer -- Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. at the FHS Soccer Practice Field• Volleyball -- Aug. 3 at 3 p.m. at the FHS Gymnasium
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:57 pm
| | 3368. |  Lewis takes the region
CHAPEL HILL -- William Lewis had been shooting in the low-to-mid 70s the entire season for the Bunn High School golf squad. But could he maintain that lofty status in the most important event of the campaign to date? After all, Lewis is only a freshman. But after a slow start, he didn’t seem fazed by the grand stage of the Class 2-A Mideast Regional Championships on Monday at the Chapel Hill Country Club.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, May 9, 2012 12:26 am
| | 3369. |  Remembering an icon who cared very deeply
The death last week of community icon and long-long-time Franklin Times mainstay, Asher Johnson, came as no surprise since he'd been in failing health for some time, but it was a shock.We had finished last week's edition -- and Donna and I were at lunch -- when we got the word and immediately raced back across town to get the information in the paper.Grabbing the electronic image of Page 1, about the only page that hadn't been sent electronically to our printer in High Point, we quickly pulled a photo and whipped up a brief story of Asher's passing.
Gary Cunard / Published Thursday, October 29, 2015 12:02 am
| | 3370. | Local bullying revisited
LOUISBURG -- Although the regular business agenda was very light Monday night, the Franklin County Board of Education heard a lot about heavier topics.Long-time Franklin County educator Robert Taylor presented the school board with a copy of his daughter Tensie's first book on how she was bullied from kindergarten through 12th grade. The book's title is "Bullied: From Terror to Triumph" (My Survival Story).Taylor said he hoped some of the information contained in the book would be useful for school employees and school principals" to help curtail bullying.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Thursday, February 11, 2016 12:20 am
| | 3371. |  Tough Early-Season Tests
ROCKY MOUNT -- Nobody can accuse Louisburg High School baseball coach Al Bolton of padding his non-conference schedule with a bunch of lightweights.
LHS began its 2011 season with a pair of road toughies against tradition-rich powers Tarboro and Rocky Mount (the Class 3-A State Champion) two years ago.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, March 4, 2011 11:39 pm
| | 3372. | Louisburg gets back into the real estate game
LOUISBURG -- In a surprise move following an hour-long secret, closed-door session, the Louisburg Town Council came back into public session Monday night and quickly agreed to purchase three vacant residential lots on the south side of town.Since the lots are vacant, they do not have numbers beyond plat designations but one was purchased for $2,000 along South Main Street; one was bought for $30,000 on Ridley Street and one was purchased for $45,000 on Grant Street.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, August 23, 2023 11:35 pm
| | 3373. | Leaders push for bypass; S-line accommodations
LOUISBURG -- High ranking staff with the State Department of Transportation presented commissioners with an update on local projects.Commissioners focused on the S-Line project, as well as the best ways to help Youngsville secure a downtown bypass. State Division Five Engineer Brandon Jones made the presentation, highlighting Franklin County projects that appear on the 2024-2033 State Transportation Improvement Program.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, March 27, 2024 11:19 pm
| | 3374. | Quilt trail idea lost in ‘thicket’ of rules
A proposed quilt trail designed to lure tourist dollars to Franklin County quickly became lost in Louisburg’s thicket of sign, zoning and historic district regulations Thursday night — and stalled there. The quilt trail, similar to those in western North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania, is a project of the Franklin County Arts Council which hopes to link local artists, an appreciation of the region’s heritage and buildings and tourism into a viable tour.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Saturday, July 14, 2012 12:59 am
| | 3375. |  Fishing tourney heroics
EDENTON -- Five Franklin County anglers earned spots in the Top 10 at the recent North Carolina B.A.S.S. Federation Nation State Qualifier, which was held at the Pembroke Fishing Center in Chowan County.
Louisburg’s Chuck Murray, the NC B.A.S.S. Federation Nation President, used a strong final day to capture first place overall.
Staff Reports / Published Friday, May 27, 2011 11:47 pm
| | 3376. | Will this latest 'deal' help speed up U.S. 401?
LOUISBURG -- If a draft of the next State Transportation Improvement Program stays the course, improvements to U.S. 401 up through Louisburg would be secured.Plans to lengthen the county airport runway, along with plans to change the face of Bickett Boulevard would also be ensured.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, August 24, 2022 11:54 pm
| | 3377. | Bunn rolls past Dogs
ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central notched one run in the bottom of the first but couldn't dent the plate the rest of the way en route to being defeated by Bunn by a 7-1 total on Monday in high school baseball action on the NCHS campus.Bunn never trailed after delivering three runs in the top of the first thanks in part to a Jordan Payne RBI double, along with a leadoff single from Nick Sanders.The Bulldogs also committed a costly throwing error as part of the uprising.
Staff Reports / Published Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:09 am
| | 3378. |  Will summer's arrival fix crazy weather pattern?
It's now officially summer -- unless you're a meteorologist who has those silly rules about the summer solstice and all that!But the rest of us know that once Memorial Day is in the rear-view mirror, the swimming pools are open, gardens and crops are growing and the heat and humidity are seriously teasing us, it's summertime!Hopefully the May Monsoon season is behind us and farmers and gardeners alike are scrambling to get back on schedule.
Gary Cunard / Published Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:11 am
| | 3379. | Schools gearing up for fall with personnel items
It's the time of the year when schools begin gearing up and aligning staff for the next school year -- and the following changes kept the Franklin County Board of Education busy at its June meeting.The following actions were approved when the board:
Published Wednesday, June 20, 2018 11:57 pm
| | 3380. |  Red Rams set to open August 22
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton High School’s 2014 football schedule will kick off August 22 with a road game against Goldsboro in Wayne County.FHS’ home opener will be one week later against backyard rival Louisburg.This will be Jeremy Buck’s third season as the Red Rams’ head coach. Franklinton’s complete slate is as follows, with home events listed in CAPS:
Staff Reports / Published Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:05 am
| | 3381. |  New set of Northeast entrepreneurs earn funds for business
LOUISBURG -- A northern Franklin County business incubator and Vance-Granville Community College staff celebrated a new class of entrepreneurs they hope can ignite development in neglected corners of Franklin County.With the aid of State Rep. Matthew Winslow, and VGCC's Small Business Center, the Northeast Franklin Revitalization Committee established the course as a way to help folks either start or business or expand an existing one.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, June 5, 2024 11:31 pm
| | 3382. | Louisburg development takes two steps forward
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg took two giant steps toward having its first-ever PUD -- a Planned Unit Development that, in this case, could end up including 147 single-family residences on the site of the former Louisburg Country Club.On Monday night, the council approved both a special use permit and the necessary rezoning for the project that is planned for about 64 acres just outside town limits off NC 39 South.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, December 18, 2019 11:57 pm
| | 3383. |  Tar Heel dates targeted
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Dates and first-round pairings have been announced for this summer’s Tar Heel District 6 Youth Softball Tournaments.The Coach-Pitch event is scheduled for July 8-10 at the Carver Elementary School Field in Wendell.The 10-Under Tourney will be held June 28-30 at the Zebulon Elementary School Park.
Staff Reports / Published Thursday, June 20, 2013 12:09 am
| | 3384. |  Lancaster Funeral Home has a new owner
One of the businesses that has been a Louisburg landmark for nearly eight decades has a new owner.Michael Lyon, president and managing funeral director of Watkins-Cooper-Lyon Funeral Home in Clarksville, Va, and his wife, Jane, have acquired Lancaster Funeral Home.Lyon said one of his first goals will be to take “the steps necessary to return Lancaster Funeral Home and Lancaster Memorial Park to its previous position of respect and local pride.”
Published Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:24 am
| | 3385. |  Mullins an All-American
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College baseball player Cedric Mullins has added to his long list of awards for 2014 as he now adds a 2014 NJCAA All-American honor to the list.The All-Am nod tops off a year where he was also the Region X Player of the Year and Louisburg College Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
Staff Reports / Published Thursday, June 12, 2014 12:03 am
| | 3386. |  Brochure is a 'walking tour' and so much more!
Talk about a home run!The Tar River Center for History and Culture at Louisburg College, the Franklin County Tourism Development Authority and a few of their friends and supporters have knocked one out of the ballpark.Last week they unveiled a "Tour Historic Louisburg" brochure -- and it's a great piece of work that sheds light on about 30 homes and other historic structures in the county seat.
Gary Cunard / Published Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:25 am
| | 3387. |  A new Franklin County Home opened in 1926
Many people believe public welfare is a relatively new phenomenon, but poor relief actually dates to the early years of North Carolina's statehood. Wardens of the poor, who could make cash payments to indigents, and "poorhouses" were authorized in the late 18th century, but many poorhouses built then or later were inadequate.
Maury York / Published Thursday, June 6, 2019 12:05 am
| | 3388. |  James Boon, free black carpenter of Franklin County
Historian John Hope Franklin published a substantial scholarly article in 1945 on the life and work of James Boon, a free black carpenter who was born in or near Louisburg in 1808 and spent most of his life there. Dr. Franklin's essay, which makes effective use of Boon's papers in the North Carolina State Archives as well as Franklin County court minutes and deeds, provides a rare picture of a skilled artisan who lived at a time when free people of color struggled on the margins of society.
Maury York / Published Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:21 am
| | 3389. |  BHS to host volleyball camp
BUNN -- The Bunn Wildcats Volleyball Camp will be held June 24-26 at the Bunn Dome.The event is open to elementary and middle school-aged boys and girls.Cost is $30 per person. Times will be from 9 a.m.-noon.Campers are asked to bring a towel, clean-soled shoes, kneepads, sports drink or water and plenty of energy.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, June 5, 2013 11:54 pm
| | 3390. | ER director addresses concerns of heart attack, stroke and care access
A person having a heart attack and being brought to FRMC will be at no more of a health risk if FRMC relocates to Youngsville than under conditions now, according to the hospital’s emergency room director.
All persons brought to Franklin Regional Medical Center who are diagnosed with a heart attack are currently transferred to other hospitals in Wake County, FRMC ER Director Andy Pacos said Monday, addressing concerns raised by county commissioners last week when hearing a report from FRMC officials about their pursuit of a state certificate of need to move from Louisburg to Youngsville.
By KATHY HARRELSON, Managing Editor / Published Wednesday, April 11, 2007 12:46 am
| | 3391. | Louisburg High School Honor Rolls for first six-weeks grading period
Freda Clifton, principal of Louisburg High School, announces the Honor Roll for the first 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 AB Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 85.
Published Saturday, December 11, 2010 12:00 am
| | 3392. | As patience wears thin, will county fire Open Broadband?
LOUISBURG -- More than two years ago, commissioners in Franklin, Granville and Vance counties partnered with Open Broadband to bring an Internet provider to the region that would focus on the unserved and underserved.As of this summer, Granville County agreed to cancel its contract with the Waxhaw-based company.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, October 27, 2021 11:54 pm
| | 3393. |  School makeup plan: 10 minutes a day
LOUISBURG -- It appears that Franklin County students won't have to give up any of their spring break or Saturdays in order to make up for time lost during the recent inclement weather.Instead, their school days will merely be increased by 10 minutes each for 53 school days beginning March 16 and ending June 5.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:01 am
| | 3394. | 'Guilty,' says jury; gunman gets life
LOUISBURG -- During the trial of Garry Yarborough, doctors called upon by defense attorneys found that he suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and dissociative matters when he killed Tracy Williams in the summer of 2015.Doctors who evaluated the 38-year-old for the state drew no such conclusions -- testifying that he was cognizant of his actions before, during and after shooting his estranged girlfriend in the back of the head.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, August 8, 2018 11:58 pm
| | 3395. |  Franklinton will host signups
FRANKLINTON -- The Franklinton Recreation Association is currently conducting registration fot its Youth Winter Basketball League.Boys and girls ages 5-13 are welcome. Signups will end on Nov. 9, with regular season action slated to begin on Nov. 16.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, October 2, 2013 11:53 pm
| | 3396. |  New Park? What’s in it for us?
While the Franklin County commissioners raised a few questions about the proposal to convert Jackson’s Pond into a public recreation site, they failed to ask the most important question.
That question: What’s in it for us, the taxpayers?
It’s a simple question, but a critical one.
Gary Cunard / Published Friday, October 9, 2009 11:33 pm
| | 3397. |  Schools outline needs in joint meeting with commissioners
LOUISBURG -- During a joint meeting with the Franklin County Board of Eduction Tuesday night, the county commissioners came face-to-face with the increasing cost of educating local children -- and the price tag was huge.When Dr. Larry Webb, the school district's chief of auxiliary services, finished outlining the district's unfunded needs over the next decade, the total was a staggering $98,190,880.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:27 pm
| | 3398. | Parent questions school district’s grading system
Although one parent’s complaint about a school policy elicited not a single comment from the Franklin County Board of Education Monday night, the parent’s complaints were later called somewhat justified by a school administrator speaking in a different portion of the meeting.
Dean White of Timberlake Road, Franklinton, told the school board that there is a lack of graded school work coming home to parents.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:55 pm
| | 3399. | School board moves closer to old high school remodel
The Franklin County Board of Education took another step along a road it began in 2008, the reworking of the former Franklinton High School into a middle school. In 2008, voters approved a bond issue that created a new Franklinton High School, which opened this fall, and the plans began for converting the old FHS in downtown Franklinton into a middle school.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:59 pm
| | 3400. |  Baseball tourney targeted
ROCKY MOUNT -- Louisburg and Bunn will field teams in the upcoming 2013 Junior Division District 6 All-Star Baseball Tournament.The event, which is for players ages 13-14, will be held July 10-13 at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex (600 Independence Drive).A double-elimination format will be utilized.
Staff Reports / Published Wednesday, June 26, 2013 11:38 pm
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