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Showing 14 articles from November 24, 2006.

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Hear those sleigh bells jinglin’ - here comes Santa
Now that Thanksgiving 2006 is a memory, it’s time to turn to the Christmas season. Local towns and groups already have it planned out. Holiday season activities will begin lighting up the area on Dec. 1 and culminate with a long-standing parade in one of Franklin County’s closest communities.

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Wal-Mart: Town not giving up
Word from Louisburg Town Hall is negotiations with a Wal-Mart Supercenter off Highway 401 continue, despite the withdrawal of a site plan and statements from the developer that town regulations are too stringent. The town and county are progressing with a sewer line project along 401, which is, in part, to accommodate that development.

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Pilot’s Thanksgiving breakfast tradition
Pilot’s Thanksgiving breakfast tradition
EARLY BIRDS. Hundreds of people turned out Thanksgiving morning at the Pilot Firehouse for the annual Pilot Lions Club Thanksgiving Day Breakfast. Emma Carol Lewis shows her special-made apron with her initials and the event’s name embroidered in pink. Lewis has been serving up biscuits and volunteering since she was 10 years old, she said. A typical breakfast serves more than 1,200 people, and this year brought a record crowd, organizers estimated. A donation of a guest’s choice bought a plate full of fresh scrambled eggs, country ham, link sausage, grits and homemade biscuits. Juice, coffee and drinks were also flowing.

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Group hired to analyze water needs
Franklin County commissioners ordered engineers to find out if Burlington Mills could become a county water source. A long-range study revealed that the county’s water demands would outpace supply as early as 2010, and staff has been looking to increase its capacities for years.

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There frasers hand picked, just right
There frasers hand picked, just right
BUNN — Since 1993, Charles Wilder has been making a trip to western North Carolina, seeing which fraser firs he wants to put on his lot in Bunn. If he makes the right choices, hundreds of others, it seems, are willing to make the trip to his property to find just the right Christmas tree to put in their home or business.

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OBITUARIES

LEONA E. DAVIS
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Evans Davis, 81, who died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Nov. 25) at Social Union Baptist Church, with the Rev. Nathaniel Bunn officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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VIRGINIA B. RICHARDS
DURHAM - Mrs. Virginia Bell Richards, 80, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, Nov. 25) at Gorman Baptist Church, with the Rev. Adam Hatley, the Rev. Julian Motley and Luke Richards officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.

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SPORTS

South Granville sinks Red Rams
FLYING HIGH. South Granville point guard Justin Williams (right) soars over Franklinton’s Jamen Allen during Tuesday night’s prep basketball matchup at the FHS Gymnasium. (Times photo by Geoff Neville)
South Granville sinks Red Rams
FRANKLINTON — With slick, veteran guard Justin Williams running the show, look for the South Granville Vikings to win plenty of games this season.
The first one came Tuesday at Franklinton.
The young Red Rams, with zero returning starters from 2005-06, were competitive with the Vikings for one half before SG pulled away after the break to secure a 68-44 decision over Clarence Walker’s FHS club.
Franklinton, now 0-3, is still looking for its initial victory, while the Vikings improved to 1-1, with their loss coming against traditional power Durham Mt. Zion.

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Hurricanes off to a solid 6-0 start
LOUISBURG — It’s still November, and the Louisburg College men’s basketball squad has already matched its victory total from last season (six). Certainly, the Hurricanes, under first-year coach Aaron Denton, have been playing well early on, including four impressive victories over the past week.

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FHS cheer squad nabs second spot in state
FHS cheer squad nabs second spot in state
FRANKLINTON -- Each season, the Franklinton Red Rams have performed progressively better at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Cheerleading Championships. Which means FHS could be in store for a milestone moment in 2007.

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LHS looks strong for next year
Louisburg High School racked up 5,116 total rushing yards and 470 points en route to posting a 9-4 record on the football field this season. But LHS head coach James Collier is convinced that even bigger things are yet to come for his Warriors.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Committee to decide if Allen/Rock site is OK for hub
A Kerr-Tar hub committee could decide if the county’s newly purchased property is hub site material in a matter of weeks.
On Monday, commissioners agreed 5-2 to pay a total of at least $2.68 million to procure nearly 230 acres near the Franklin County Airport for the purposes of a hub.

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Pilot Lions Club Thanksgiving Day Breakfast
Pilot Lions Club Thanksgiving Day Breakfast
COMMUNITY EFFORT. The Pilot Lions Club has been hosting a Thanksgiving Day breakfast since 1978. Dozens of volunteers prepare the meal, starting as early as 4 a.m. to get ready, having worked well into the night before. Above, Cameron Stallings whips up his famous grits; he was prepared to cook up to 35 pounds.

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PREP FOOTBALL

<FONT SIZE=5>NICKED:</FONT><br>Clinton, Cooper Corral Wildcats
GANG TACKLED -- Several Bunn High School defenders team up to stop Clinton running back Nick Cooper during Friday’s Class 2-A State Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup on the BHS campus. (Times photo by Geoff Neville)
NICKED:
Clinton, Cooper Corral Wildcats
BUNN — Trailing by one point early in the third quarter, Clinton got things going in the Nick of time.
And in the process, the Bunn defense got Nicked up during a 34-16 loss to Clinton in the third round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs at the BHS Football Field.
Before the game, BHS head coach David Howle promised that Clinton running back Nick Cooper would be a load for his team -- or any other, for that matter -- to handle.
Cooper didn’t disappoint, rushing for a whopping 206 yards on 36 carries while leading the defending state champion Dark Horses into the East Regional Finals.

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