YOUNGSVILLE - Freda Robbins Leggett, 67, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 at her home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 7, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Harris Chapel Baptist Church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - John Steven (Duck) Slade, 54, died unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 8) at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Road, Cary. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh.
YOUNGSVILLE —Harvey Allen Hall, 50, formerly of Louisburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday Sept. 9, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home.
Lynn Chapman, RN, MHA, BSN, NE-BC, joined the Franklin Regional Medical Center administration as interim chief nursing officer (CNO), effective Aug. 23.
Chapman comes to Franklin Regional from another Novant facility, Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, where she is a senior director of nursing operations.
Steven A. “Andy” Darnell, a staff accountant with Pittard Perry & Crone, Inc. in their New Bern office, has successfully passed all four parts of the Uniform Certified Public Accounting Exam and has earned the designation of Certified Public Accountant.
Darnell is a 2009 honors graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, earning his Master of Science in accounting.
Scottie Marie Goodwin and Caleb Jake Lewis, along with their parents, announce their engagement. The wedding will take place at Pilot Baptist Church on Oct. 10, 2010 at 4 p.m.
Sonya R. Stevenson and Kevin J. Coats were married June 19, 2010 during a 6:30 p.m. pool-side wedding at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Rowe. The double-ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Clyde Waiden.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Shearin of Louisburg.
Sarah Watkins and Brandon P. Massey were married on Aug. 7, 2010 at Elm City Baptist Church. The officiating minister for the 3 p.m. ceremony was Courtney Kruger.
The bride is the daughter of Harvey Watkins of Pilot and Lynette Watkins of Louisburg.
Tuwandy R. Harris and Phillip A. Holden of Louisburg are proud to announce the birth of their son, Zarius Ja’Shon Holden, born Aug. 25, 2010 at Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Grandparents on the mother’s side are James and Charlene Hardy and Charles Alston.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton’s newfound big-play capability out of the spread met Ravenscroft’s always-innovative attack for what would prove to be an explosive non-league showdown last Friday at the FHS Football Field.
Ravenscroft went ahead for good early in the fourth quarter, but the outcome wasn’t decided until the Red Rams were stopped on downs in Ravens’ territory with two minutes remaining.
RALEIGH -- Cardinal Gibbons broke open a tight game by scoring 10 points in the final 4:05 to top Louisburg by a 37-20 margin in a prep football showdown Friday on the CGHS campus.
Louisburg, now 0-2 on the season, never led in the second half, but the Warriors came back to within 27-20 on a 1-yard plunge from Rommaine Gobourne with 6:15 remaining in the non-conference matchup.
HENDERSON -- Louisburg High School stepped out of conference action last Thursday to take on Southern Vance in girls tennis matchup at Fox Pond Park.
The host Lady Raiders earned a 7-2 decision over Louisburg as the Lady Warriors were unable to claim a victory in any of the six singles matches.
Several weeks ago, I wrote about my never-ending quest to catch a T-shirt or a baseball at a professional sporting event -- with an emphasis on my string of futilities at the Carolina Mudcats’ Five County Stadium.
It’s been a career of ineptitude in that respect for me. So much so that I would probably rip myself in the newspaper if this was a sporting competition.
STEM -- Bunn collected a whopping 525 yards of total offense and went on to top host Granville Central by a 45-18 margin in a non-league football game last Friday night.
BHS, now 2-1 overall, had 442 yards on the ground to go with 83 through the air.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- With heavy winds swirling from the aftermath of Hurricane Earl, playing conditions were less-than-admirable for Louisburg College’s season-opening football game last Saturday at Erie Community College.
With winds often reaching over 30 miles per hour, LC head coach John Sala figured the team that ran the ball best -- and defended the run -- would come out on top.
RALEIGH -- The Fourth Annual Patrol Stroll 5-K Road Race will be held Sept. 25 beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The event will start at the North Carolina State Highway Patrol Training Academy, which is located at 3318 Garner Road in Raleigh.
All proceeds will benefit Mothers Against Drunk Drivers.
SALISBURY, MD. -- North Carolina Wesleyan College’s football team kicked off its 2010 season last Saturday night at Salisbury University, dropping a tough 13-7 decision to the host Sea Gulls.
For Salisbury, the conquest avenged a 24-17 loss to the Battling Bishops during the 2009 season and evened the all-time series at one win apiece.
ZEBULON -- The Tennessee Smokies broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the top of the eighth to defeat the Carolina Mudcats 3-2 in front of a crowd of 6,871 fans at Five County Stadium on Sunday night.
Tennessee (43-26) broke a scoreless game in the top of fifth when Tony Thomas homered off Carolina starter, James Avery and the Smokies took a 1-0 lead.
Mallori Williams and the Franklinton Lady Rams returned to their Northern Carolina Conference girls tennis schedule Tuesday with a road match at Warren County. (Times photo by Geoff Neville)
Ravenscroft’s Lewis Stocks picks up yardage during last Friday night’s contest against the Franklinton Red Rams. The Ravens rallied to secure a 28-24 road decision over the Red Rams in non-conference gridiron action at the FHS Football Field.
Franklinton High School defenders (l to r) Kendrick Teasley, Justin Puett and Ezel Rogers gather round Ravenscroft quarterback Quinn Billerman during last Friday’s non-conference gridion matchup, which was staged at the FHS Football Field.
CASTALIA - Martha Vines Cooper of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Castalia, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Funeral service will be held Sunday, Sept. 5, at 2 p.m. at William Toney’s Funeral Home, Spring Hope. Interment will follow at the Vines family cemetery in Stem.
FRANKLINTON — Joseph Douglas Wilson, 76, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 at Britthaven in Louisburg. Funeral services were Friday, Sept. 3, at Flowers Funeral Chapel in Henderson, conducted by the Rev. Sam Brewer and the Rev. Clyde Waiden. Burial followed in the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON—Mary F. Scott, 82, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
LOUISBURG - Lula Elizabeth Pearce Cash, 93, of Louisburg, died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Hillside Nursing Center. She was born in Franklin County, the daughter of the late Annie Wheeler Pearce and S. Talmadge Pearce. Mrs. Cash was a long-time member of Flat Rock Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and helped with Vacation Bible School for many years and was a charter member of William B. Barrow Chapter #39 Order of the Eastern Star.
