Youngsville Parade
The Town of Youngsville will have its annual Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. Lineup will start at 9:30 a.m. at the old Tom Togs Building at 321 N. Nassau Street. Anyone interested in participating, contact the Town Hall at (919) 556-5073.
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Times photos by Carey Johnson
A CHOO. It was cold Thursday night, but a fire-engine red choo choo train broke through the cold during the Franklinton Christmas Parade.
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Times photos by Carey Johnson
MIGHTY MINIS. Mini-Mite cheerleaders, from left to right, Jainyla Williams and Amaya Mercer, are all smiles as they prepare for the Franklinton Christmas Parade on Thursday.
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Times photos by Carey Johnson
BUNDLED UP. Sophia Towers, back left, and Charlie Cox, back right, kept warm on Thursday night during the Franklinton Christmas Parade with, clockwise from front left, Chandler Mulhollen, Devin Collie and Michael Cox.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Head Coach Mike Holloman didn’t mope too much Wednesday when his Louisburg College Lady Hurricanes dropped a Region X home matchup against Guilford Tech.
Holloman simply reached for his distance-running shoes.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
HENDERSON -- With the score of the match ending all even at 33-33, a tie-breaker format was utilized to determine the winner of Wednesday’s non-conference prep wrestling match between Franklinton and host Kerr-Vance Academy.
On the basis that they won seven matches compared to six for Kerr-Vance, the Red Rams were awarded the team victory in the match.
Two players familiar to Louisburg College fans have received Player of the Week honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association for the weekend ending Nov. 24.
LC sophomore forward Jeremy Atkinson, who has been dominant for the 8-1 Hurricanes, was saluted on the NJCAA Division II level after averaging 33.5 points and 15.5 rebounds during a three-game stretch.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- Future opponents of the Louisburg College Hurricanes during the 2010-11 men’s basketball season must understand this disclaimer:
Good luck with trying to get the Hurricanes to play away from their preferred pace.
High School Wrestling
THURSDAY
Bunn at Kerr-Vance Academy 6 p.m.
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GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
STANHOPE -- With Kevin Williams still not at 100 percent because of an injury, the Franklinton Red Rams have been looking to other offensive options during the early portion of the 2010-11 boys basketball campaign.
Some of those players stepped up for Franklinton during Tuesday’s road game at Southern Nash -- which also featured Williams’ regular-season debut as he continues to nurse a leg injury suffered during FHS’ football playoff game in mid-December.
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College’s 2011 baseball season will begin with a home doubleheader on Feb. 5 against Wilkes Community College.
First pitch is scheduled for noon at picturesque Frazier Field on the LC campus.
The Hurricanes, under third-year coach John Thomas, will once again compete in the Region X standings.
CINCINNATI, OHIO -- The Cincinnati Reds today have announced that the entire 2010 Carolina Mudcats coaching and medical staff have returned for the 2011 season. David Bell, Ryan Jackson and Jimmy Mattocks will return for their third season in a Mudcats uniform and Tom Brown will be back for his second season.
Emily Wood, who resides in Orange Park, Fla., recently bagged her first buck during a hunting expedition in Franklin County -- with a little help from her father, Randy. Emily, 14, was in the area visiting her grandparents, Carl and Brenda Wood of Zebulon.
Franklinton’s Matthew Davis tries to score inside Tuesday against a pair of Southern Nash players.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A man accused of murdering an acquaintance and fleeing to Virginia was given a bond on Tuesday morning, an avenue that could mean his pre-trial release.
Franklinton Police and Virginia State Police arrested Rashawn Arrington on Sept. 21 — a day after investigators and witnesses allege he shot and killed Jesse Montague Jr.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The state Highway Patrol has concluded that a fatal wreck last week was an accident.
No charges will be filed against the driver, Christine Davis of Franklinton.
Davis hit and killed Dominic Moises Alvarenga while the 19-month old was in the roadway at about 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 22.
Franklinton Public Utilities Director Raymond Bragg, top, and town employee Ken Edwards, below, set up the Christmas tree that will be the centerpiece for the town’s Christmas parade, scheduled for this Thursday night. Parades in Youngsville, on Saturday at 10 a.m., and in Louisburg, Sunday at 3 p.m., are later this week, too.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
After arresting a Louisburg man on scam charges last week, investigators are warning residents to look out for another scam now.
An elderly Louisburg man reported last week that he received a letter from someone notifying him that he won a department store giveaway of $4,900
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Two suspects accused of killing a Kittrell-area man were granted bonds on Tuesday.
A superior court judge denied a bond reduction for a third suspect, the accused shooter.
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CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — The town’s Economic Development Commission has proposed two incentive programs to lure business to Franklinton.
The town’s governing board will meet next month to decide if it’s something they can do.
The town’s EDC and commissioners met Monday night in a joint session to discuss the proposal.
Louisburg resident Damien Jacobs
It’s the gift of more time for farmers interested in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the deadline for producers interested in CSP to Jan. 7.
JB Martin Jr., NRCS State Conservationist for North Carolina, encourages interested farmers to apply early to be considered during the funding cycle.
Pictured above are seven students from the Louisburg High School Band who were accepted to the UNC-Wilmington Honor Band Festival, held Nov. 18-20. Students (from left to right) are Justin Benfield, Erin May, Joshua Lusky, Colleen Leonard, Erin Davis, Danielle Wagner, and David Wood. The students worked with the UNC-W music faculty over a period of 10 rehearsal hours to prepare a concert.
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Jay Lamm, Times Editorial Cartoonist
