Bunn’s Jaymes Kingsberry (right) takes to the lane for two points during the Wildcats’ home loss last Friday in the title game of the Northern Carolina Conference Tournament.
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February 20, 2011
A judge held off on deciding whether to release state documents related to an investigation into missing money at the sheriff’s office.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Town staff and commissioners updated residents on plans to end a murky water dispute it has with Franklin County.
While much of the night rehashed the months-long stalemate, there was one bit of good news — the town is expected to consider a new county proposal during a closed session on March 1.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Commissioners appointed its planning and zoning director as its interim manager after Larry Carver resigned the permanent post on Tuesday night.
The board hired Carver on an interim basis in December 2007 and signed him to a two-year contract in 2008 that was renewed on a monthly basis for his part-time service to the board.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — Because of financial constraints, town officials held off on spending money on a project that could save them money down the line.
On Tuesday night, Town Manager Larry Carver advised the board that it could apply for a $27,000 grant from the N.C. Rural Center.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
While a State Bureau of Investigation probe swirls around the sheriff’s office, county commissioners plan to discuss a measure that could determine how the department’s next leader is chosen.
At the same time, auditors have advised county staff on better ways to provide oversight of sheriff’s office finances — which is at the heart of the SBI’s investigation.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
The Franklin County Board of Education unanimously recommended Thursday night that the county commissioners hire Scotia Construction Co. to provide a new modular building for the Early College High School program.
Scotia, of Cary, was the lowest of six bids received by the school system. Their base bid was $1,275,000, but the final bid, including four alternates that school officials wanted, was $1,290,500. That puts the cost at about $112 a square foot for the building.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Franklin County Habitat for Humanity is looking for new members to provide a renewed foundation for an organization that has been worn down, recently.
If the five-member group is not able to generate enough interest to help it either build or renovate a home a year for deserving families, it will not meet new, international requirements and would be forced to close.
By:
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
“Can you imagine spending 17 years in prison — going to bed night after night knowing you were absolutely innocent? I can’t imagine anything much more horrible,” said I. Beverly Lake, former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, who was the featured speaker at a Louisburg Lions Club meeting Tuesday evening.
Jailen Woodberry, 1 month
Franklin County Schools and The Franklin County Homebuilders’ Association held their 25th annual Designers of Tomorrow awards program on Thursday at Cedar Creek Middle School. Students from all three middle schools in Franklin County participated in this annual competition.
Hayesville Precinct: Feb 28, 7 p.m., at the home of Carlton Eaves, 8543 N.C. Hwy 39 South, Henderson. Contact James Eaves for more information at jeaves@centurylink.net.
Cypress Creek Precinct: Feb 28, 7 p.m., GOP Headquarters, 101 W. Nash St., Louisburg. Contact Jeremy Neal for more information at FCRCNEAL@aol.com.
There were smiles all around as local residents greeted Dr. David Seaman (right) Thursday night at an open house at Franklin Regional Medical Center. Shown here with the general surgeon are (from the left) Louisburg council member Joe Shearin, Mayor Karl Pernell and Town Administrator Mark Warren. Dr. Seaman is nationally board certified in general surgery and also specializes in vascular surgery.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
While it’s not time to break out the bubbly and celebrate, there was some good news seeping out of Raleigh this week if you believe in open, transparent government.
House majority leader Paul Stam presented new rules about how the GOP caucus meetings will operate from now on.
He said the meetings will be “more relaxed” about who can attend.
Can you imagine 19 years?
Sure you can, easily.
But that’s not exactly what I. Beverly Lake Jr., a former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, was talking about Tuesday evening when he asked that question.
GOOD MORNING: While I’ll have to admit that I’ve been enjoying this unseasonably warm weather, we’re getting into a bad situation on account of a lack of rainfall and little or no relief appears to be in sight.
As of the time of this writing we had a deficit of close to 3 inches for the year to date, and close to 9 inches for the season to date.
As Chairman of the Franklin County Solid Waste Task Force, I fully support Bob Kochersberger’s call on 1/27/11 for an N.C. bottle bill, for numerous reasons. Bob Kochersberger directs the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at NCSU and can be reached at bobkochs@gmail.com. It is not just a coincidence that Gary Cunard’s editorial on 1/29/11 also addressed the disgraceful state of our littered roadsides and the difficulty in finding a solution.
With so many of our fellow citizens unemployed or underemployed, our top priority must be putting people to work, easier said than done when all the talk is about cutting and capping. But there is one cap we should all embrace.
Governor Perdue briefly mentioned NC CAP in her State of the State address this week, an acronym meaning North Carolina Capital Access Program.
PILOT - David A. Frye, 49, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, after a long battle with cancer. A graveside service was held Friday, Feb. 18, at Bethlehem Baptist Church, with the Rev. Archie Stevens officiating.
YOUNGSVILLE - Benjamin M. Brown, Jr., 65, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The family will receive visitors on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 1:30 p.m. at Youngsville Baptist Church in Youngsville. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary. A private burial will be held in Nichols, S.C.
YOUNGSVILLE (Wake Forest) - Elizabeth Wilmer Connell, 74, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday Feb. 20, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harold Woodlief officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Forest Memorial Gardens.
ZEBULON - Ida Jacquelyn Honeycutt Morgan, 67, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 18, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dwayne Reece officiating. Burial followed in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens in Zebulon.
ZEBULON - Laura Fay Hill Brantley, 71, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. A graveside service was held Friday, Feb. 18, at the Brantley family cemetery.
OXFORD - Robert C. “Bob” Hill, 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at Granville Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. today (Saturday, Feb. 19) at Oxford Baptist Church by Dr. J. Steven Bolton. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
