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| 1001. | Youngsville set to change powers and authority through its charter
YOUNGSVILLE -- Town commissioners are preparing to present the General Assembly with changes to its charter that, among other things, would balance election cycles by granting a one-time, two-year extension of the mayor's term, allow the town to place special assessments on property owners for transportation improvements and use recreation-in-lieu fees on central projects -- not solely within the general area of where they are collected.
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer / Published Wednesday, March 8, 2023 11:42 pm
| | 1002. |  School board adopts budget despite impasse at state level
LOUISBURG -- More than five months into the current fiscal year, the Franklin County Board of Education formally adopted a budget resolution Monday night -- but even this late it's still tentative because the state General Assembly has not yet adopted a budget.The state budget, which was supposed to be adopted prior to July 1, is still up in the air as Democrats and Republicans refuse to compromise, mostly over the expansion of Medicaid to provide health care to low-income children.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 11:47 pm
| | 1003. |  Kids, parents, politicians: A strange year indeed!
A couple of stories and a handful of photos in last week's edition were a stark reminder of just how different 2020 has been from a normal year -- and just how numb we have come to the reality we're dealing with.Normally at this time of the year, community newspapers like this one are writing stories and taking photos focused on the annual "back to school" rite that marks the end of summer for kids.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, September 2, 2020 11:36 pm
| | 1004. |  End of gas 'crisis' foils perfectly good excuse
Well, that didn't work out as planned!Early last week I figured the over-hyped gasoline shortage would be the perfect excuse not to mow the lawn last weekend -- but by the time the weekend rolled around, there was plenty of gasoline and my excuse had evaporated.There was a lesson or two in that mini-crisis, however.
Gary Cunard / Published Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:01 am
| | 1005. |  Searching out this year's real holiday heroes
Thanksgiving 2020 was unlike any in recent, or long-term, memory.That wasn't necessarily a bad thing, for us at least. It was just different.For the first time in a long time, I never ventured from home -- although I did putter around outside for a little while, just to get some fresh air.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, December 2, 2020 11:51 pm
| | 1006. |  65 years of service!
LOUISBURG -- It was an early September day in 1956 -- the first Monday of the month, actually -- when a young local man took a job with the Louisburg Fire Department never suspecting that he was taking the first step down a path that would shape the next 65 years of his life.Karl Pernell was that young man and his first duties around the fire station were that of engineer, a paid position that meant he often drove a fire truck, took emergency calls and did whatever other tasks were tossed his way.
GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher / Published Thursday, April 21, 2022 12:01 am
| | 1007. |  NCDOT's Bickett project revival makes no sense!
It's a simple question, really?In what universe does upgrading Bickett Boulevard from Nash Street to North Main Street achieve a higher priority than four-laning U.S. 401 from Royal to Louisburg?Certainly, upgrading Bickett is a "nice" project that has been promised for many years. We even went through the grueling design-explanation phase a decade or so ago when it appeared construction was imminent -- and those meetings left few people happy.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, September 7, 2016 11:42 pm
| | 1008. |  Stale coffee is okay; don't mess with elections
It's been eons since those magical days when I was a rookie reporter, but there is one truth that is burned into the DNA of me and every newspaper reporter -- and that's the notion that elections are critically important to our democracy and must be held sacrosanct.Those of us who have been in the business awhile -- and I have to admit to decades of experience -- know what it's like to await election returns and wonder why they always take so long.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, August 26, 2020 11:52 pm
| | 1009. |  Brace yourself: There will be a lot happening in 2020
Wow. Here we are on the brink of a brand new year. And what a year it promises to be.Although none of us have a crystal ball, it doesn't take one to predict that one of the major focal points -- and points of controversy -- will be the upcoming elections.
Gary Cunard / Published Tuesday, December 31, 2019 12:19 am
| | 1010. |  Lackadaisical vaccine pace may cost lives
We have to be SO-O-O much better than this!Where is the urgency?Where is the planning?Where is the effort to build community support and assistance?
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, January 13, 2021 11:34 pm
| | 1011. |  Is there more to county's cash flow study?
It was one of those good news, bad news moments last week, brought to you by your friends in county government.It was a tossup whether to celebrate the county's action or just shake your head in despair that such a step was deemed necessary.It came as many county decisions have come lately, with no public debate, discussion or explanation, all of which raises some interesting questions.The county agreed to spend $75,000 to determine if it can afford to spend a whole lot more of your money to find and make useable a new source of precious water.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, October 14, 2020 11:30 pm
| | 1012. |  Fixing EMS is a critical need, not a mere want!
It's hard to believe it's the end of March -- don't know where the month went.Of course, Mother Nature isn't helping much with downright chilly nights and, especially, mornings.But April is in the air and it won't be long until the weather outside agrees with the calendar.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, March 30, 2022 8:10 pm
| | 1013. |  Flying objects, identified or not, are fascinating
For all of us anxiously awaiting spring, there was a solid hint that it's just around the corner.A news story making the rounds in South Carolina last week was urging residents there to hurry and get their hummingbird feeders out.The reason? The mild winter and unseasonably warm weather is enticing the birds to migrate a little earlier this year.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, March 8, 2023 11:42 pm
| | 1014. |  As Omicron washes over county, response is lacking
Don't you just hate it when the experts are right?Especially when right means the exact opposite of what you would prefer?But say what you will, the experts predicted that this Omicron variant of COVID-19 would roll across the country like dense fog -- and darn it they were absolutely correct.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:45 pm
| | 1015. |  Is there anything COVID-19 hasn't infected?
It seems you can't turn around these days without running into problems created by the COVID-19 virus that neither our government nor our health care system seems to be able to corral.Many businesses remain closed, some are working on reduced schedules or capacities, many other businesses can't get whatever products they need because manufacturing has been slowed down and everyone is not only on edge, but most of us are wearing masks while hoping for the best.
Gary Cunard / Published Wednesday, August 19, 2020 11:53 pm
| | 1016. |  A tuckered-out bunny and shooting fish on a table
It's probably safe to believe that the Easter Bunny is back home, wherever home is, perhaps little damp but hopefully safe!The big bunny had a rough time around these parts this year with all the rain and wind, but, as usual, he apparently delivered since there seem to be even more children hyped up on chocolate and sugar than normal.
Gary Cunard / Published Thursday, April 13, 2023 12:02 am
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