By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Visitors to Holton Gymnasium for men’s basketball games this season are encouraged to pick up a Louisburg College team roster at the front entrance.
Chances are, you’re going to need one.
Like the gym they compete in, the Hurricanes have been completely refurbished following last year’s storybook campaign, which featured the shattering of a slew of school records.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- It’s amazing how, even with the chip on their collective shoulders, the Bunn Wildcats are still one of the fastest football teams around.
“At the beginning of the year, a lot of folks didn’t think we were going to do this well,’’ said BHS head coach Chris Miller. “But I really like this team.’’
Bunn encountered an important third-down situation during last Friday’s second-round football playoff victory against Elizabeth City Northeastern.
While combing through a list of plays in his brain, BHS head coach Chris Miller received a recommendation from an unlikely source -- running back Dominic High.
CHAPEL HILL -- Here are last Friday night’s results from second-round action in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football Playoffs:
CLEVELAND, OHIO -- The Cleveland Indians have named Edwin Rodriguez as Manager of the Class-A Advanced Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League.
Rodriguez, 51, compiled a two-year managerial record of 78-85 (.479) over his two seasons as Manager of the Florida Marlins from June 23, 2010 to June 18, 2011, becoming the first Puerto Rican-born manager in Major League history.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Compared to last year, Bunn took a much different path toward the Middle Athletic Conference Tournament Volleyball Championship this time around -- albeit with the same result.
Blessed with star power in 2010, BMS rolled to the MAC crown. One of those performers -- Tainasha Vines -- is already excelling as a freshman at Bunn High School.
BURLINGTON -- Franklinton coach Clark Harrell pretty much got what he expected heading into last Friday’s showdown at perennial powerhouse Burlington Cummings in the second round of the Class 2-AA State Football Playoffs.
“Cummings is very good,’’ Harrell said. “You just have to give them a lot of credit. They have an excellent team. We didn’t lose to a slouch.’’
ROCKY MOUNT -- In just his 20th career game, sophomore linebacker Tazmon Foster broke North Carolina Wesleyan College ’s career tackles record with the 217th of his career in the first half, but it would not be enough as the Bishops saw their 2011 season come to an end with a 28-7 loss to visiting Shenandoah University last Saturday.
DANIEL DOES IT. Franklin County resident Daniel Wilder brought in an 8-point buck during a hunting expedition on November 7.
Louisburg College’s Rashod Chavis (left) and LaShawn Alexander (center) go up for a rebound during LC’s win last Friday versus Mt. Zion.
Elizabeth City Northeastern quarterback Karem Felton is brought down by Bunn’a Jordan Denton.
BURLINGTON -- Franklinton coach Clark Harrell pretty much got what he expected heading into Friday’s showdown at perennial powerhouse Burlington Cummings in the second round of the Class 2-AA State Football Playoffs.
“Cummings is very good,’’ Harrell said. “You just have to give them a lot of credit. They have an excellent team.’’
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- It’s amazing how, even with the chip on their collective shoulders, the Bunn Wildcats are still one of the fastest football teams around.
“At the beginning of the year, a lot of folks didn’t think we were going to do this well,’’ said BHS head coach Chris Miller. “But I really like this team.’’
Marjorie G. Leonard of Louisburg celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends on Oct. 29 at her home. Mrs. Leonard taught home economics in the public school system in Franklin County for 45 years. She continues to operate the family farm in the Mapleville Community since retiring in the early 1990’s.
FRANKLINTON —Betty Carter Gay, 73, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, at Flat Rock Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
YOUNGSVILLE —George Charles Wilson, 81, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 at his residence. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Peoples Chapel Free Will Baptist Church cemetery in Elm City. Friends may visit with the family immediately following the service.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVSILLE — Talk about a quick change.
Local police began looking for a “woman” who robbed the SunTrust Bank on Nov. 3.
By Nov. 10, that suspect “became” a man — identified as UNC Chapel Hill student Gordon Miller Goodwin, who is also accused of robbing the SunTrust Bank inside a Kroger store in Apex on Nov. 8.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
County commissioners have scheduled a public meeting next week, giving residents another chance to weigh in on redistricting maps.
While maps prepared by Mel Black & Associates were shown to private groups in late October and early November — which drew sharp criticism — they were first shown publicly to the School Board and county Board of Commissioners on Nov. 7.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Timothy Wipperman, the state’s assistant secretary for veterans affairs, said soldiers do a lot more than carry a gun into battle.
They wage battles for freedom and democracy on every front, he said.
He made those comments as the keynote speaker of Franklin County’s Veterans Day program at the Louisburg High School auditorium on Friday.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Because a controversial company was unable to get gun suppressors, a packed room of interested citizens remained silent.
Amidon Contracting Solutions has applied for a special-use permit so it can continue ballistics testing on shock absorbing concrete that’s used by the military in live-fire training.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Election results are expected to be made official next week, resulting in shakeups in two town boards.
Tuesday night’s elections saw long-time public servants Franklinton Commissioner Joe Cutchins Jr. and Bunn Commissioner Robert Hartsfield lose their seats.
Youngsville and Louisburg voters kept the status quo as incumbents retained their seats.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
While Franklinton and Franklin County officials have not worked out a resolution to their water dispute, they have agreed to another mediation date.
The two boards will meet jointly at the county courthouse at 5 p.m. on Nov. 15 — a continuation of a more than eight-hour meeting on Nov. 3 that yielded no conclusion.
Cedar Creek student Geneva Hunt
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Most elementary school principals discover early in their careers that no job description covers all the challenges they will face.
Youngsville Elementary School Principal Rick Smith can confirm that after a wayward deer caused quite a commotion at his school Thursday morning.
Many Franklin County veterans and their spouses were honored Friday morning with a free breakfast at the Franklin County Senior Citizens Center. Sponsored by Amedisys Hospice of Franklinton, the breakfast was a way to express appreciation to veterans like these two, Bill Spruill, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean conflict (left) and Albert Alston, a former Army drill instructor.
