By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
After debris and soot settled, George Pugh was able to search his burnt-out home, finding his beloved pets so he could give them a proper burial.
In the aftermath of the Labor Day fire, the 55-year-old has also found a community willing to help him move beyond the disaster that destroyed his house and killed four cats and a dog.
Louisburg resident Tyrone Davis
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON — The Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate’s forum this past week.
For at least two of the General Assembly candidates, it was a sparring match.
A teenage girl accused of conspiring to kill her mother appeared in juvenile court this week, but the case against her remains uncertain.
Investigators arrested the 15-year-old girl and her accomplice, 18-year-old Shannon Nyamodi, in the hours following the Aug. 16 robbery attempt that resulted in Rhonda Maclean being shot inside her Shearin Court home.
GOOD MORNING: Today, Saturday, Sept. 22, marks the first day of fall, according to my desk calendar, and in view of the mild weather we’ve enjoyed all summer, I can’t help but wonder what Mother Nature is going to toss at us in the days ahead.
Temperatures locally are expected to top out around 86 degrees on Saturday and 76 on Sunday when there’s about a 20 percent chance we’ll get a bit of rain.
What’s Lake Royale without the lake?
Very good question — although it’s a bit too narrow, if you ask us.
The comment came during a county commissioners’ meeting Monday night as county leaders discussed additional protections to make sure the lake is viable.
It’s not unusual for folks to ask if the internet is going to put newspapers out of business.
The simple answer is no, it will not. It will change things but it won’t put us out of business — and it’s not even the biggest threat to our existence.
Of far bigger danger to us is the rapid decline of small towns — and small businesses that make small towns unique — thanks to the inexplicable trend toward “bigger is better” mentality.
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Letters to the editor
Dear editor:
The Tar River stream at Wilder Street continues trickling through its broken cement culvert; its embankments slithering ever closer to the stream. Ah, yes! Remember? Progress Energy sprayed and cut all flora and trees along the 400 feet of embankments.
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Dear editor:
I am starting to feel sorry for Mitt Romney. I really am. He’s a pretty decent fellow, and I think he did a good job as a rather progressive Republican governor of Massachusetts. But in his attempts to appeal to radical right-wing elements in his own party, he has mortgaged his soul, so to speak.
LOUISBURG – John Jenkins Strickland, Jr., 81, of Louisburg, passed away peacefully Thursday morning at his home. John was a son of the late John Strickland, Sr. and Iolia Wilder Strickland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Judy Carol Strickland Smith; sisters, Edith Blackley and Elsie Rogers; and brother, Raymond Strickland.
RALEIGH - Patrick Joseph Catena, 85, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 at his home. A funeral mass was held Friday, Sept. 21, at St. Raphael’s Church in Raleigh.
FRANKLINTON— Selene DeMent Moss, 73, died Tuesday, Sept. 18. A memorial service was held Friday, Sept. 21, at Bethel United Methodist Church, Kittrell.
FRANKLINTON - Alex O. Rodwell, 85, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
FRANKLINTON —Edward Wilkerson, 51, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Arrangements by Cutchins Funeral Home, Franklinton.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men following an armed robbery.
According to a report by Det. C. Wood, investigators were first called out to settle a dispute involving a handgun at Franklin Court Apartments in Louisburg the afternoon of Sept. 18.
When they arrived, Louisburg police officers stopped a car containing the robbery suspects and seized a handgun that was alleged to have been used in the robbery.
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By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- With each passing individual victory, momentum and excitement builds within the Louisburg High School girls tennis program.
After not having enough players to field a team last fall, Louisburg boasts a young but energetic club that is lean on experience but loaded with players willing to learn about the sport.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- The first game wasn’t pretty, but the final result was a victory for the Louisburg Lady Warriors.
Louisburg dropped the opener to Warren County but responded with three consecutive game victories to outlast the Lady Eagles in a Northern Carolina Conference volleyball meeting Thursday at the LHS Gymnasium.
ROANOKE RAPIDS -- The Roanoke Rapids boys soccer team felt more relief than elation after defeating Louisburg 4-0 in overtime Wednesday at Hoyle Field in a key Northern Carolina Conference contest.
“It was frustrating,” Roanoke Rapids senior Ryan Boone said of the game against the Warriors. “I’m relieved we got the win, but we should have got it in regulation.”
FRANKLINTON -- With parity once again in full force in the Northern Carolina Conference boys soccer standings, every match is a matter of survival.
And Franklinton was able to maintain its lofty perch in the league after surviving a pair of tough matches this week against NCC and Franklin County opponents.
High School Football
FRIDAY
Corinth Holders at Louisburg 7:30 p.m.
Warren County at Bunn 7:30 p.m.
Northwest Halifax at Franklinton 7:30 p.m.
FRANKLINTON -- The Louisburg College football team improved its 2012 record to 3-0 as the Hurricanes knocked off the War Eagles of Gray Military Academy, 34-32, Sunday afternoon.
The War Eagles came into the nonconference match up with a perfect record of 3-0 but they couldn’t overcome a great first-half effort by the Hurricanes, who came out firing at the Old Franklinton High School Football Field.
Louisburg College’s Sam Parrish (top) plays strong defense on Cape Fear’s Jodi Barber during Thursday’s Region X women’s soccer match at Ronald May Field.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Another week, another game-saving defensive stand by the Franklinton Red Rams.
In each of FHS’ five victories this season, the Red Rams have come up with a late stop to preserve a nail-biting decision.
So why should Franklinton’s most important game of the year to date be any different?
