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The Guardian ad Litem Program of Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties has just been awarded certification by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association. This certification recognizes that the Guardian ad Litem Program of Judicial District 9 is in compliance with National CASA’s high standards for quality child advocacy.
Army Pfc. Robert M. Schelske has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training...
GOOD MORNING: As this edition of the Times went to press Tuesday, Tropical Storm Isaac was expected to make landfall on the Central Gulf Coast late in the evening or early this (Wednesday) morning, bringing up to 18 inches of rain forcing evacuations from low-lying areas in four states,
Meanwhile, locally, the weather looks to be more of the same, ie. partly cloudy with less than a 50 percent chance of rain and daytime highs topping out in the 80’s.
By the time you read this, the Republicans will be gathered in Tampa, Fla., to “select” their nominees for president and vice president.
No news there. And as for “selection,” that’s a foregone conclusion. Everyone knows who will be carrying the GOP banner into the November election — and if you don’t by this time, it’s not likely that you care enough about our election process to make it to the polls in November anyway.
I was reading a story recently that said the Republican and Democratic Party’s national conventions will generate millions of dollars for the cities of Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, respectively.
I have to imagine that’s because everyone in attendance must be driving there.
According to a recent report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, gas prices continue to creep up, crossing the $3.75 a gallon mark across the country.
Dear Editor,
Boy Scout troop 520 of Bunn went to the Appalachian Mountains for a four-day hike and three-day white-water rafting excursion. From June 16-22 we hiked and rafted. Our hiking portion was where we carried all of our stuff on our backs (food, clothing, supplies) but mostly water. As a troop we trekked up the mountains, across the ridge and down the gorge, with the occasional blister or two.
WAKE FOREST - Bobby Dale Gilleland, 82, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 in Hillside Nursing Home, Wake Forest. A graveside service was held Monday, Aug. 27, at Pine Forest Cemetery, Wake Forest.
NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Dancey Ward, 53, who died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Richardson Funeral Home in Nashville, with the Rev. Dalphine Moody Solomon officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
FRANKLINTON—Frances Satterwhite Hall, 73, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home, with the Rev. Wilbur Phelps officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Forest Memorial Gardens.
SPRING HOPE - John L. “J.L” Wood, 89, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 at Louisburg Nursing Center. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Spring Hope Funeral Home, with the Rev. Corell Pittman and the Rev. David Bundy officiating. Interment followed at Peachtree Baptist Church cemetery.
WENDELL - Grace Elizabeth Robbins Castro, 82, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 at Duke Raleigh Health. A service of remembrance and rosary will be held Thursday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service Chapel, 944 Old Knight Road, Knightdale, NC 27545 with the visitation from 6 to 8 p.m.
LOUISBURG – Mary Brennan Campbell, a resident of Louisburg Nursing Center, passed away at the age of 100. Her gentle and sweet personality and those twinkling blue eyes will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
LOUISBURG – Walter “Mac” Neill McDonald, age 90, of Louisburg, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012.
By: Martha Mobley, Franklin County Cooperative Extension Agent
Beginning Oct. 1, anyone who transports swine on NC highways for any reason must have proper identification of the animals approved by the state veterinarian.
Any person who fails to obtain identification shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 per swine. In addition, anyone who misuses the identification required under General Statutes, Chapter 106 Article 66A shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each occurrence.
Tensie J. Taylor will be attending the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, beginning this fall, to pursue a Master of Arts in Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs.
Taylor has received a graduate assistantship in the Office for Admissions at the Rossier School of Education at USC.
Police arrested a Franklinton man who avoided a checkpoint because he said he had something to do before going to jail.
For his effort, Leondra M. Perry, 33, added to his list of criminal charges.
Louisburg police are looking for a suspect who robbed a man at gunpoint after forcing him back into a house occupied by children.
No one was hurt, investigators said.
The N.C. Black Elected Municipal Officials presented Louisburg High School graduate Shakira Braswell with a scholarship. Louisburg Town Councilwoman Mary Green Johnson, second vice president for the statewide group, presented the 2012 graduate with a laptop computer at Town Hall. Shakira Braswell is the daughter of Hope D. McGirt and is attending Bennett College in Greensboro.
By: GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Her players might not be anxious to admit it, but there has been a method to Caitlin Withers’ conditioning madness during preseason practices for the Franklinton High School volleyball squad.
In her first campaign in charge of FHS’ spike program, Withers wanted to make sure that her team was capable of being strong physically late in tight matches.
RALEIGH -- Louisburg’s high-powered offense piled up a whopping 512 total yards during Friday’s road football showdown at Ravenscroft.
And it still wasn’t enough.
Instead, LHS allowed the Ravens to accumulate 527 yards of their own en route to a 46-32 decision over the Warriors in North Raleigh.
WILSON -- Bunn’s early-season tour of the Big East Conference continued Friday -- but with a much different result.
The Wildcats had opened their football campaign in Week One with a victory over Rocky Mount that featured a fourth-quarter comeback.
On the scoreboard, Bunn defeated Rocky Mount by a 37-21 margin in the first game of the high school football season on Aug. 17.
But Bunn has been forced to forfeit the matchup after it was discovered that the Wildcats used an ineligible player.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Here are last weekend’s results from Week Two of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Football Season:
BLUEFIELD, VA. -- Michael Collins, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard from Bunn High School, has signed a letter-of-intent to continue his basketball career at Bluefield College., a Division I NAIA school.
Collins will have two seasons of eligibility remaining after a pair of standout campaigns at Sandhills Community College.
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