Franklinton High didn’t waste much time -- or travel too far -- to find its next girls and boys head basketball coaches.
Instead, the Red Rams looked in-house to find the successors to Lester Wilder (girls) and Thurman Jordan (boys).
TILLERY -- Clennie Wilkins’ birthday present from his team came a few days early.
Wilkins celebrated his special day Monday, but last Wednesday provided an even better moment as his Louisburg High boys and girls track squads swept Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference Championships at Southeast Halifax High School.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County commissioners denied a rezoning request that had pitted Lake Royale squarely against a Raleigh developer.
Developer Tim Supernaw had proposed to buy nearly 10 acres of lake-front property from Art Alexander with plans of erecting a 68-unit multifamily development, but on Monday night, after listening to a standing-room only crowd of Lake residents opposed to the project, commissioners denied the request.
Gov. Mike Easley on Tuesday released his recommended budget adjustments for the 2006-07 fiscal year. Easley’s budget provides more than $10.7 billion in resources to improve education.
LOUISBURG - Charles Felton Joyner, 48, died Sunday, May 7, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Ms. Johnnie Louise Portis, 83, who died Saturday, May 6, 2006, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at South Main Street Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Rosby officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.
KITTRELL - Funeral services for Mr. William “Tommie” LeMay, 60, who died Friday, May 5, 2006, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at Concord Baptist Church, with the Rev. Clarence LeMay officiating. Burial will follow in the Red Bud Baptist Church cemetery, Henderson.
LOUISBURG - Sallie T. Horton, 87, died peacefully on Sunday, May 7, 2006. Graveside burial was Tuesday, May 9, at 12 p.m. in the Ransdell Chapel Church cemetery.
If people have the opportunity to experience two cultures and use them in a positive way, they have the best of both worlds.
Only if those people assimilate both cultures and use them to improve the community and the lives of those around them can they feel like they have accomplished something.
The 41st annual North Carolina Skills and Leadership Conference was sponsored recently at the Sheraton Conference and Convention Center in Greensboro.
SkillsUSA is a state and national organization that serves trade, industrial, and technical students in secondary and post-secondary public schools.
Granville Medical Center recognizes that, for many patients, pastoral care and other spiritual services are an integral part of healthcare and daily life.
LOUISBURG - John Henry Wall, 66, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6, in the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home in Louisburg, with Dr. Freddie Powell officiating.
ROCKY MOUNT - Otho Bunn Smith, 89, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006. A gathering to celebrate his life was held Friday, May 5, at Johnson Funerals and Cremations in Rocky Mount, with Dr. Bill Wakefield of Rock Creek Baptist officiating. Burial followed at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
CASTALIA - Margaret C. Patterson, 55, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006. A graveside service was conducted Friday, May 5, at Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville. Arrangements by Bowling Funeral Home & Crematory, Rocky Mount.
SPRING HOPE - Henrietta C. Mann, 88, died Thursday, May 4, 2006. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Lettuce Hall Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Cope family cemetery. Arrangements by William Toney’s Funeral Home.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Edward “Teeny Boy” Jones, 66, who died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, will be conducted Monday, May 8, at 12 noon at Nelson Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Emma Solomon officiating. Burial will follow in the Perry’s Missionary Church cemetery.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
BUNN - Bunn almost had much more to celebrate than just Senior Night Wednesday afternoon in the Ladycats’ regular season finale. But with a share of the Northern Carolina Conference girls soccer championship at stake, the Ladycats were defeated 4-2 by perennial power Roanoke Rapids at the BHS Soccer Field.
HENDERSON - With the outcome suddenly in doubt, a freshman’s opportune score went a Long way to securing a Class 2-A regional birth for the Franklinton High golf squad Tuesday. With rival Bunn making a late surge to snare the No. 2 spot in the Northern Carolina Conference, Franklinton maintained that position thanks to a clutch 79 from Mike Long at the difficult Kerr Lake Country Club.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- It’s no contest again -- the Bunn High School girls track and field dynasty continues in the Northern Carolina Conference.
Bunn took yet another NCC championship Wednesday as the Ladycats soared to 161 points to outdistance second-place Southern Vance (84).
Now that the Pigskin Preview has gone to hog heaven, Wake Forest-Rolesville will host a Friday Night Pigksin Kickoff Aug. 11.
In the past, that would have been the weekend that the Pigskin Preview was held at Carter-Finley Stadium on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
MURFREESBORO -- In a unique tribute to sacred creatures revered by area Native Americans, President M. Christopher White today unveiled Chowan University’s new athletic team nickname “Hawks” in an address to students and the general public. This announcement comes after an intensive eight-month study by the University of the NCAA policy prohibiting the display of Native American mascots that are deemed “hostile and abusive.”
RALEIGH -- The Carolina Hurricanes have announced the schedule for their Stanley Cup Playoff Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the New Jersey Devils. The No. 2 seeded Hurricanes will host the No. 3 seeded New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series today at 2 p.m., a nationally televised game on NBC.
Unmatched customer service and one of the best work ethics they’ve ever experienced – that’s been said about the newest McDonald’s Employee Ambassador, named this week in Louisburg.
McDonald’s announced that Louisburg’s Chelsee Cotton has been named McDonald’s Employee Ambassador, a prestigious honor for employees in the Carolinas.
