Debbie Williams, administrative assistant to the Franklin County Board of Education and student assignment manager for Franklin County Schools, received the Certificate of Excellence for successful completion of the Professional Certification Program requirements of the Superintendents and Board Assistants of North Carolina Public Schools at the North Carolina School Boards Association Conference in Greensboro in November.
By:
Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
Sometimes those who make the biggest difference are those who do it anonymously — for all the right reasons — but who never get the credit they really deserve.
Yet they make a difference, sometimes without even realizing how big a difference they have actually made.
Such is the case here in Franklin County this week.
Some folks don’t understand the shudder I experience about every time the word Facebook is spoken.
Nor do they understand why some of us want nothing to do with this social networking stuff that can cause a great deal of grief if you aren’t very, very careful!
Truth is, most folks are not very careful -- and get more careless the longer they use the service.
GOOD MORNING: If I owed someone a cold day and they wouldn’t accept this past Wednesday in payment thereof, they’d just have to go unpaid as far as I’m concerned.
When I went down to pick up the paper shortly after dawn, my outdoor thermometer was reading 14.5 degrees and it never got out of the 30’s all day. And the heck of it is that it ain’t even winter yet. According to my calendar, winter doesn’t officially begin until Dec. 21.
Madam Speaker, I rise today to address the House. I will be leaving Congress at the conclusion of this term, and I want to take a few minutes to speak to my colleagues and to the people of North Carolina’s Second Congressional District – the people whose hopes and dreams, whose fears and apprehensions, whose challenges and opportunities have been my first and only priority every day for the past 14 years.
Dear Editor:
I am proud that Karl Pernell is the mayor of Louisburg. He is dedicated and totally committed to do all he can to help our town grow. He spends a great deal of time trying to improve our government. There is no question but that he has the support of our citizens in Louisburg. He certainly does not deserve the criticism he is receiving from The Franklin Times.
William Harris, principal of Louisburg Elementary School, announces the Honor Roll for the first nine weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A/B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than an 85.
Kim Ferrell, principal of Long Mill Elementary School, announces the Honor Roll for the first nine weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A/B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than an 85.
Jim Harris, principal of Franklin County Early College High School, announces the Honor Roll for the first six weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the A/B Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than an 85.
Freda Clifton, principal of Louisburg High School, announces the Honor Roll for the first six-weeks grading period. To be named to the A Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 93. To be named to the AB Honor Roll, a student must make no grade lower than 85.
BUNN - Funeral services for John “Earl” Crudup, 54, who died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, will be held at 1 p.m. today (Saturday, Dec. 11) at Faith Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Greg Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON —Krystal Jeanette Strother, 28, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today (Saturday, Dec. 11) at Grove Hill Methodist Church by the Rev. Tommy Robertson. Burial will be in the Strother cemetery.
ZEBULON - Ronnie Michael Edwards, 61, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. Graveside services were held Thursday, Dec. 9, at New Knightdale Baptist church cemetery, with the Rev. Tim Rabon officiating.
BATTLEBORO – Bennie M. Billings, 76, of Battleboro, died Wednesday afternoon.
Bunn Parade
The Bunn Christmas Parade will be held Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. Contact Christy Pippin, (919) 497-3129, or Linda Pippin, 496-4831, for more information.
We are in the middle of Advent, and we continue to look at the “reason for the season,” so to speak.
It is not easy to let go of consumption and consumerism. As I mentioned in last week’s Saturday article, the ideas of Mckinley, Seay, and Holder, authors of Advent Conspiracy, can be very valuable in our daily lives.
Raleigh author Gary Pearce, whose book “Jim Hunt,” a biography, was published this fall, visited Louisburg Monday evening to autograph copies of his work. Pearce, shown here (on the right) at the Coffee Hound Bookshop in downtown Louisburg, was autographing a book for State Rep. John May as they discussed politics in North Carolina.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WILSON -- The year may be different, but the Bunn High School boys basketball team continues to find a way to win tight games.
This scenario has become a trademark of Coach Gerald Melton’s tenure at BHS, and it continued Wednesday night on the road against non-conference foe Wilson Fike.
RALEIGH -- Franklinton fell behind by 20 points after the first quarter and went on to fall to host Ravenscroft by an 84-43 margin in a non-conference boys basketball matchup Tuesday night.
In that decisive quarter, the Red Rams mustered just seven points, compared to 27 for the Ravens.
Jamal Johnson, Bo Bagwell and Kevin Williams tallied eight points apiece for Franklinton, which is now 2-2 on the campaign.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
WILSON -- Too bad the Bunn Ladycats aren’t members of the Big East Conference -- they would already be making their way up the league’s girls basketball standings.
Bunn opened its campaign last week with a home victory against Big East member Nash Central, and the Ladycats were set to take on their second foe from the league when they traveled to Wilson Fike this Tuesday.
A few thoughts as we get closer and closer to Santa Claus paying his annual visit:
• Christmas continues to be a swell topic for me, and there are even a few gifts under our tree. I am definitely in the spirit this year.
Speaking of that, we went to see A Christmas Carol last week in Greensboro. At the performance, we were able to sit literally right on stage, with our feet on the cobblestone (well, rubber in this case) streets of London.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON -- Thanks to overflowing interest in the Bunn Middle School mat team, Bunn High head coach Mike Diaz certainly has reason to be optimistic about the future of his varsity program.
But for now, the Wildcats continue to be hampered by a lack of numbers -- and that intangible showed up again Thursday during a road matchup against the Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans.
High School Wrestling
FRIDAY
Franklinton at Ravenscroft 6:30 p.m.
Louisburg at Corinth Holders 6 p.m.
BUNN -- The Bunn High School Athletic Booster Club is currently having its annual pork shoulder sale.
Shoulders can be picked up Dec. 18 at the Pilot Fire House between 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost is $50 per shoulder, which will come fully cooked and include a cup of sauce.
To order in advance, call 496-1280 or 810-2190 by Dec. 13 at 5 p.m.
