By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BEULAVILLE -- Who says the Bunn Ladycats can’t beat an opponent at their own game?
All along, that’s been a knock of the Ladycats -- that they would be unable to succeed when encountering a slower, half-court tempo.
Certainly, BHS prefers to press and play a full-court style -- a strategy that head coach Chuck Mann isn’t about to apologize for.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The hits just keep coming for the Louisburg College baseball squad -- on and off the field.
Before the campaign, LC was ranked 38th in the country by the Perfect Game diamond website.
The number, however, has grown along with the Hurricanes’ undefeated winning streak.
And thanks in part to a four-game home sweep last weekend against Anne Arundel Community College from Maryland, the Hurricanes have shot all the way up to a No. 5 national ranking.
ALBEMARLE -- Louisburg College’s softball squad improved to 3-1 on the campaign with a key doubleheader sweep Sunday on the road against Stanly Community College.
Scores were 5-2 in the first game and 7-6 in the nightcap in Louisburg College’s favor.
Sophomore veteran Jamie Hockaday went the distance in the opener for LC, allowing just two runs, four hits and zero walks while striking out four.
CHAPEL HILL -- Here are the pairings for this week’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association Regional Basketball Tournaments:
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Maybe it’s a formality, but Louisburg College still has a bit of business to take care of in the Region X women’s basketball standings.
The Lady Hurricanes are currently undefeated in the league and have yet to be threatened -- but they needed a home victory Tuesday against Wake Tech Community College in order to clinch the championship.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s softball program made plenty of strides under former head coach Monica Gordy.
It’s now up to Don Stopa to take that next step toward a possible Region X Championship.
For all of Gordy’s successes during her stint at Louisburg, taking a region title proved to be an elusive proposition, thanks in part to the recent league dominance of backyard rival Pitt Community College.
NUMBER ONE. The Bunn 16-Under Volleyball Team captured the championship two weekends ago at the Brass Volleyball Tournament in Rowan County. All players are either freshmen at Bunn High School or eighth-graders at Bunn Middle School.
GREENVILLE -- Alfredo Rodriguez’ RBI single in the top of the ninth inning lifted Maryland (5-1) to a 2-1 victory over No. 20 East Carolina University (5-2) in the final game of the Ninth Annual Keith LeClair Classic at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium Sunday afternoon.
Lefty Tony Urban was the winning pitcher for the Louisburg College Hurricanes during Sunday’s home triumph over Anne Arundel CC at Frazier Field.
Megan Thompson will be one of the pitching options this season for the Louisburg College softball team.
Bunn High School senior guard Chepirah Neal (left) celebrates with her teammates following the Ladycats’ victory last Friday at East Duplin in the third round of the Class 2-A Girls Basketball State Playoffs. BHS will tangle with Kinston at this Friday’s regionals.
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers visited Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg on Thursday. Her visit was not announced in advance. This was Ellmers’ first visit to the facility and it included a presentation, question-and-answer session, and tour. Much of the discussion was focused on Franklin Regional’s community impact, including $4.4 million of free care given in 2010, as well as $6.5 million in unreimbursed Medicare costs.
LOUISBURG – Ralph Perry Collins, 79, died Thursday morning, Feb. 23, 2012. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at White Level Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
There are 500 neighborhoods in Franklin County and those residents began receiving their revaluation notices this past week.
For a lot of those residents, those bills should have come with an antacid, as, in some cases, they say their new tax value exceeds market value.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
To some, a small metal stamp with the letters “JS” might not mean much, but to one Franklin County native, those letters may be the key to a career change!
North Carolina bladesmith E. Scott McGhee, a native of Franklinton, earned his ABS journeyman knife maker certification recently at the All Forged Blade Expo in San Antonio, Texas.
Ballots for the primary and general election continue to be rounded out as two more candidates filed for local offices this week.
Rep. Glen Bradley will take a shot at unseating Sen. Doug Berger, as he has filed for the newly formed Senate District 18 seat.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The case against a Louisburg man accused of child pornography is expected to go before a grand jury this coming week.
Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation arrested Bruce Arthur Howard on Oct. 27, charging him with 10 counts of second-degree child sexual exploitation and one count of first-degree child sexual exploitation.
Historic Holton Gymnasium on the Louisburg College campus will be renamed the Roger G. Taylor Athletic Center in a ceremony planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. Taylor is a 1968 graduate of Louisburg College and was a member of the basketball team.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Last October, town officials lamented the loss of a community stalwart, proclaiming Oct. 18 as Joyce Goswick Roberts Day.
On Tuesday, commissioners recognized Roberts once again, presenting her family with Roberts’ Citizen of the Year award.
Hoops fan Shamir Sheppard
Two more suspects in a 2010 murder are slated to appear in court this coming week.
And so is a former Bunn police officer accused of taking indecent liberties with a minor.
Sheriff’s deputies allege more than a handful of assailants broke into Anthony Perry’s home in northern Franklin County in March 2010, killing him during a robbery attempt.
Members of Girl Scout Troop 983 were on hand to lead Franklinton officials and residents in the Pledge of Allegiance during the board’s Feb. 21 meeting. Also, Mayor Elic Senter read a proclamation marking the week of March 11-17 as Girl Scout Week in town.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — With a unanimous vote, town officials took ownership of a town cemetery that for years served as a racial dividing line for the community.
In April 2010, commissioners agreed to assume maintenance of Evergreen Cemetery — historically the final resting place for minorities in town.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
We Americans are always looking for the easy answer, the quick fix, the painless solution — and there is none for the energy problem that is pinching your wallet and the nation’s economy.
For more than 40 years, our leaders in Washington — Democrat, Republication and “Other” — have known that without a concise, coherent, sensible energy policy, we were headed for a train wreck.
