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YOUNGSVILLE —Louise Wiggins Kinton, 88, died Tuesday morning Feb. 21, 2012 at Louisburg Nursing Center. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday morning, Feb. 23, at Harris Chapel Baptist Church cemetery, with the Rev. Dr. Bill Haley officiating.
LOUISBURG - Betty Ann Sugg, 75, of Louisburg died Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Franklin Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services chapel.
LOUISBURG - Dana William Covill, age 60, of Louisburg, formerly of Warwick, RI, passed away on Saturday at Hospice of Wake County after a brave battle with cancer.
LOUISBURG - Nannie Leonard Wrenn, 90, of Louisburg died February 17, 2012. She was born in Warren County, NC on July 6, 1921, the daughter of the late Harry Williams Leonard and Maud Duke Leonard. She married James Wrenn on November 26, 1938 and they lived in Franklin County until moving to Newport News, VA during World War II, where James worked in the shipyard.
LOUISBURG – Clifford Taylor “C.T.” Dean, Jr., 89, of Louisburg, passed away Sunday morning.
LENOIR - Faye Land Crisp Palmer, 108, died February 10 at Hospice of Caldwell County in Lenoir, after a brief illness and hospitalization. She resided at 3764 Glenburnie Place, off Abington Road.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- From an overall perspective, hitting was the major story of Louisburg College’s four-game weekend sweep over Suffolk Community College.
LC’s bats, which have yet to reach their potential early in the season according to Coach Mike McGuire, broke out in a big way as the Hurricanes delivered a whopping 44 runs for an average of 11 per contest.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- For all but about five minutes, Franklinton’s Lester Wilder imposed his coaching will during last Friday’s matchup against Bunn in the Northern Carolina Conference Girls Basketball Tournament Championship.
Wilder’s strategy was almost identical to last year’s final, when FHS was dropped twice by Bunn in the regular season -- only to come oh-so-close to upsetting the Ladycats in the title game.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Once again, Bunn’s big-time backcourt propelled the Wildcats to a huge victory this season.
But not quite in the way you would think.
With sophomore ace and leading scorer Deshawn High unavailable to suit up at the guard spot, BHS veteran head coach Gerald Melton called on Tavon Perry to fill the void during last week’s action at the Northern Carolina Conference Boys Basketball Tournament.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- It’s still unsure if Jonathan Alston’s college football future involves being on the offensive or defensive side of the ball.
But this much has become crystal clear -- Alston does have a big-time college future.
Alston, Bunn’s junior wide receiver/defensive end, has already received scholarship offers from North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, East Carolina, Notre Dame and Vanderbilt.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Coming into the game, Bunn head coach Chuck Mann expressed concern about having to play North Johnston for the fourth time this season -- and the second time in a four-day span.
But Mann’s worries would prove to be unfounded as his Ladycats picked up victory No. 4 of the campaign over NJ in the opening round of the Class 2-A Girls Basketball State Playoffs on Monday at the Bunn Dome.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are pairings and seeds for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 2-A State Basketball Playoffs:
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- The Franklin Times will once again sponsor the annual Franklin County High School and Middle School Track and Field Championships.
The event will be held March 24 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Bunn High School Football Field.
Tickets will be available at the gate. Admission cost is $5 per person.
GREENVILLE -- Timely hitting and superb pitching helped No. 22 East Carolina University (3-0) to a doubleheader sweep against Milwaukee (0-3) Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium for Coach Billy Godwin.
Bunn High School senior point guard Chepirah Neal (10) accepts the Northern Carolina Conference Tournament championship trophy last Friday night.
Members of the Bunn High School boys basketball squad celebrate after winning the Northern Carolina Conference Tournament last Friday. The Wildcats pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat a tough Corinth Holders club in the final game.
Members of the Bunn High School girls basketball squad pose with the first-place trophy from the Northern Carolina Conference Girls Basketball Tournament, which concluded last Friday night at the Franklinton High School Gymnasium. This was Bunn’s third consecutive conference tournament championship in the NCC.
Bunn’s Marisa Bellamy grabs a rebound as Franklinton’s Tamara Williams defends during last Friday’s game.
Louisburg College’s Tucker Coward (left) avoids being doubled up at second base off a fly ball during last Saturday afternoon’s diamond action at Frazier Field.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Lillian Massenburg Brodie, 87, who died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, will be held at noon Saturday, Feb. 18, at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Norwood Brodie, eulogist. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON— Annie Belle Piper, a former resident of Garden Walk in Henderson, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Feb. 17, at Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church in Henderson, with the Rev. Cleveland Harrison and the Rev. Bobby Piper officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery in Franklinton.
HENDERSON (Epsom Community) — Jean Patterson Wester, 62, died Tuesday, Feb.14, 2012 at her home. A private graveside service was held Wednesday, Feb.15, at New Bethel Baptist Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Robert Collier.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
RED OAK — Hours before roosters thought about crowing, local, state and federal authorities huddled inside the Red Oak Fire House, figuring out how they were going to shine light on a sneaky problem — sex offenders who flaunt the rules of the registry.
The result was Operation Sentry, a teaming of the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force, Franklin, Nash and Warren county deputies, and probation officers from across the region.
The case against a man accused of attempted second-degree murder continues.
Gary Normand was arrested in March after investigators alleged he tried to set his girlfriend on fire before burning down their Youngsville home.
Prosecutors have offered Normand a plea, which includes jail time, and he appeared in court Thursday with his attorney, Buzzy Gardner.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Attorneys and a property owner are close to completing a purchase that will allow the county’s airport to expand.
In January, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners agreed to buy 64 acres adjacent to Triangle North Executive Airport, which is located on Airport Road between U.S. 401 and N.C. 39
The deal is not yet finalized, Airport Director Steve Merritt told airport commissioners on Tuesday.
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