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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
FRANKLINTON -- Losing a player the caliber of Lachelle Gatson would adversely affect any high school tennis program. Gatson, one of the best performers in recent Franklin County history, saw her strong career at Franklinton High end after last fall due to graduation.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
BUNN -- Before the season began, Bunn High head football coach David Howle accentuated the toughness of his club’s non-conference schedule. Maybe so, but the Wildcats made it through the difficult trek with six consecutive victories following an impressive 42-14 road decision Friday at Nash Central in the non-league finale for both squads.
LOUISBURG -- Senior Randy Lassiter has offered plenty of heroics as a quarterback during his career at Louisburg High School. But Friday, Lassiter offered one of the most amazing plays of his LHS tenure -- from the punter position.
GASTON -- Northampton West returned the opening kickoff and never looked back en route to defeating Franklinton 62-0 in a non-league football matchup on the West campus. West, which celebrated homecoming in successful fashion, remained unbeaten with the decision.
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By KATHY HARRELSON, Managing Editor
Dave Harker dropped out of the N.C. House District 49 race Tuesday for health concerns, and the local Republican Party can name a replacement candidate, state election officials said Wednesday. Harker was the Republican nominee for the general election in November against Democrat state Rep. Lucy Allen.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Franklin County will be among the 115 school district audit to determine any correlation between funding and student performance.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The chairwoman of the county’s Democratic Party has asked the state to review financial records for House District 49 candidate Dave Harker.
LEANING FOR THE THROW. Staton Poole, 5, takes aim to plunge Todd Lancaster with the Centerville Fire Department into a tank of water. Poole and his friend, M.J. Hall, were giving Lancaster a good workout, hitting the target just about every other throw at the CFD fund-raiser Saturday.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
YOUNGSVILLE — Charlotte developers are looking to fill a shopping void in town and moved one step closer last week.
Sheriff candidate Kent Winstead had his first big fund-raiser for the upcoming election season Saturday in Bunn. From front are: Jackie Eldridge, Annie Wilbourne, Elizabeth Wilbourne and Marsha Perry. Patricia McDonald was also serving, fourth back. Winstead, who faces Democrat Pat Green in November, was running plates to cars and greeting patrons. (Times photo by Jay Lamm)
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Boys and Girls Club board of directors presented county commissioners with its plans to help area youth beginning in November.
Safe Space, Inc., a non-profit domestic violence agency serving Franklin County, will recognize National Domestic Violence Month with two events in October.
Pines of Carolina announces Erin Roddhuyzen and Tiffany Sirucek have been awarded the highest achievement for Girl Scouts 11-14, the Girl Scout Silver Award.
The annual fund-raiser for the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department was Saturday, complete with games for children, a live bluegrass band and a traditional auction. This year’s event featured fried chicken and fish.
The county is hosting a series of rabies clinics, beginning this weekend, to help residents guard their pets against the deadly disease.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The Louisburg Town Council agreed Monday to apply for a grant that would bring sewer service to residents on Fox Park Road.
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By CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Area investigators say a Henderson man may be responsible for a series of newspaper box thefts.
ZEBULON – Leroy Frank Pollard, 74, died Sunday morning, Sept. 17, 2006 at his home. Funeral service was held Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Grace Baptist Church in Louisburg. Burial, followed in Bethlehem Baptist Church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON - Lillie (Peggy) McGhee Newton, 83, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 in a Henderson hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 20) at Merrit’s Chapel United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Richard Farmer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Stan Alston, 86, who died Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, will be conducted at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 20) at St. Stevens Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
WILLOW SPRING - Joyce Young Ferrell, 60, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 at her home. Funeral services, officiated by her nephew, the Rev. David Cash, were conducted Sunday, Sept. 17, in the Mitchell Funeral Home chapel, St. Mary’s Street, Raleigh. Interment followed at Falls of the Neuse Cemetery.
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Extension Notes / Martha Mobley
Activities on a farm never cease.
Just as educational programming at the Cooperative Extension never ends, they just keep getting better and better every year.
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation – part of North Carolina State University’s College of Education – is partnering with five school districts in northeastern North Carolina to provide technology tools and support aimed at enhancing students’ 21st Century skills in math and science.
Vance-Granville Community College recently honored 32 men and women who have completed its one-year Practical Nursing Program during a pinning ceremony in VGCC’s Civic Center.
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By Geoff Neville, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG - Even by David Sexton’s lofty standards, the Louisburg College Hurricanes have been strong early in the season while posting an undefeated worksheet.
