Here it is Father’s Day weekend and I’m in the weird position of hoping Eddie Ingram is wrong! And that Doug Moore gets his wish sooner rather than later.
Eddie Ingram — more formally known as Dr. Eddie Ingram, superintendent of Franklin County Schools, said this week that “kids will rise to the level of our expectations.”
Man, I sure hope he’s wrong.
RALEIGH – When Gov. Beverly Perdue issued her veto of the North Carolina legislature’s budget plan for next year, she must have known that a bipartisan legislative majority would vote to override it.
So why did the governor do it? The truth is that Perdue did it for political reasons – not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Most of us watch the shenanigans in state government and mark it up to politicians and their egos run amuck. We turn our heads when House Speaker Thom Tillis does something disingenuous like giving huge pay increases to his staff at the same time he is slashing spending throughout state government. But our representatives have crossed the line by naming stock car racing as the official sport of North Carolina.
CLAYTON - Linda Neal Fleming, 67, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at her home. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday, June 18) at Montlawn Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow at Lancaster Memorial Park in Louisburg.
BUNN - Herbert Crud-up, 76, died Thursday, June 16, 2011. Arrangements by William Toney’s Funeral Home, Spring Hope.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who vandalized a house.
Sam Cannady reported on June 12 that someone broke into a home between 2007 and 2151 Dyking Road, damaging wood and plaster walls.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- North Johnston’s dominance of the Northern Carolina Conference softball scene was evident in the regular season standings -- and in the end-of-year selections for the All-NCC Team.
A whopping eight Lady Panthers -- one short of their entire starting lineup -- earned either All-NCC or honorable mention picks.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Abigail Fagan took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to earn an ovation at Turner Field -- the home of the Atlanta Braves.
After winning district and sectional competitions for the Major League Pitch, Hit and Run event, Fagan, a Louisburg resident, traveled to the Peach State on May 28 to participate against two other girls in the regionals.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Chances are, no incoming signee knows more about the Louisburg College men’s soccer program than Scotty Tharrington.
Tharrington grew up in Louisburg and personally attended several of LC’s matches -- when he wasn’t plying his trade as a member of the Louisburg High School squad.
It’s a haunting feeling to see someone standing just a few feet away from you, clutching your destiny in his or her hands.
You are helpless to the decision-making process of that person. You can only hope that, somehow, fate is in your favor.
LOUISBURG -- Bryant McKinnie will be in town on June 25 as part of a football mini-camp that will be hosted by the Leading Light Chapter 507.
McKinnie is an offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
The camp will be held at Louisburg High School and is open to ages 5-18. Cost is $25 per youngster.
Louisburg residents Tyler Mills and William Williams teamed up to reel in this 10.5-pound bass during a recent fishing expedition at a private pond in Franklin County.
JACKSON, TENN. -- A three-homer, six-run second inning launched Carolina to a 7-0 diamond win at Pringles Park over the second-place Jackson Generals on Wednesday night, dealing a near-fatal blow to the Generals’ first half title hopes in the Class AA Southern League.
Franklinton senior Morgan Tharrington will play softball next season at Louisburg College.
Youngsville officials announced on Wednesday that they have placed Town Administrator Brenda Robbins on administrative leave with pay — pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who stole a utility trailer.
Mike Brooks reported the morning of June 9 that someone stole an 8- by 12-foot trailer from his home in the 5100 block of Pearces Road.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
“It boils down to being able to identify the lesser of several evils,” said Doug Moore, assistant superintendent for business and finance, as he explained the effects of various state budget proposals on Franklin County schools.
“The dollar value of funds lost under the final Senate budget (which has been vetoed by Gov. Bev Perdue) is less than the loss that would have occurred under previous Senate versions of the budget or the final budget proposed by the House,” Moore said.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
Supporters of recently suspended Cedar Creek Middle School Principal Brooke Wheeler gave the Franklin County Board of Education some free advice Monday night: Keep Ms. Wheeler on the job.
Wheeler was suspended with pay in mid-May while school officials said they investigated a possible infraction that they say they cannot explain because of secretive state personnel laws.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
It was appropriate, somehow, that Franklinton High School was the last in a trio of day-long commencement exercises on Saturday.
The class of 2011 is the last to have completed all four years at the campus in the heart of town and held their commencement at 6 p.m.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
In what he called a “heartbreaking” decision, Buster Madison, chief operating officer of Farmer’s Foods, revealed Monday that the Louisburg store is closing.
The supermarket has been open in Shannon Village Shopping Center for about five years, but Madison said it “simply has not been performing up to our expectations.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Even though Girl Scouts officials decided to sell its local campsite, Franklin County is still home to dozens of girls during summer camp this week.
This past October, Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines announced that it was selling its 116-acre site along N.C. 39 between Louisburg and Bunn.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A superior court judge has given Franklinton and Franklin County officials a reprieve until the end of August.
The extra time to answer a legal claim could give both sides the time they need to iron out the issue outside of court.
Both the town and county have filed lawsuits, staking their position in an ongoing water dispute that began in September when a drought forced the town to shut off its service to the county.
Terrell Lane teacher Ozell Mangum
Franklinton High School grad Shaquetta Green holds onto a bounty of balloons, taking a moment to let the commencement settle in with Joseph Hicks.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
