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LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg Town Council worked its way through a long agenda Monday night but, with the exception of honoring five women for their community service, handled little of significant business.
In honor of Women's History Month, Mayor Christopher Neal honored the five women.

LOUISBURG -- Two suspects in a Youngsville-area murder case are slated to appear in superior court next week.
Franklin County sheriff's deputies arrested Gavin Miller and Dillon Piper on Jan. 29, shortly after investigators allege the duo was responsible for the death of 19-year-old Hamilton Woods Jr.

TREE-MENDOUS. Above, the Clark family, from left, Meaghan, Peyton, Brandon, Liam, Rydan and Randy show off their tree haul from the event. Loblolly pines were also part of the giveaway.

FRANKLINTON -- Town commissioners made a text amendment, changed zoning and issued a special use permit that smooths the way to revamp a stalwart event venue.
During the board's Feb. 21 meeting, Mason Street Partners LLC's managing partner Joe Farrell petitioned the town's Board of Adjustment for a special use permit to expand offerings at The Carolina Manor House, formerly The Mason Street Manor.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County commissioners approved water allocations for a dozen projects, including a new industrial project outside of Youngsville.
However, a Youngsville development that leaders there plan to tie into plans for a bypass didn't make the cut.
The county's Utilities Advisory Committee met March 15, going over an agenda that contained 34 residential subdivision allocation requests -- including Rolling Meadows, whose developers have pledged to build a third of the northern bypass around Youngsville as they reach development benchmarks.

LaTonya Jamison at the tree giveaway

Although the temperatures may not entirely feel like it, Spring 2023 has officially arrived, but it's best not to get too far ahead of old Mother Nature.
The old girl can still toss us a curve or two with an early spring frost or even a freeze -- and even if it doesn't get quite that cold, those late March winds can be something else.
Even so, it's a time of promise and hope, getting gardens and flower beds ready for planting soon -- and forgetting all about that hard work, sore backs and bug bites that will come with getting those tiny seeds and fragile seedlings to full production in a couple or three months.

Okay, I'll fully admit that when I think about members of the General Assembly working, I think about the Seinfeld episode when George explains to Jerry and Elaine the key to looking busy: Always look annoyed.
"When you look annoyed all the time," George explained, "people think that you're busy."
And, then, as only George can, he physically demonstrated exactly what he was talking about.

Dear editor: I've noticed even driving by Golden Leaf Drive on Bickett Boulevard, headed in either direction, motorists leaving Golden Leaf Drive, especially ones turning left, take more risks entering Bickett Boulevard in the increased traffic!

Dear editor: I am writing in response to the article school life imitates art in some of the worst ways.
Christ is the only answer to what is going on in our schools today.

Dear editor: Every minute of every hour of every day somewhere on earth, without fail, there's an imminent Doomsday prediction and a cheap mattress sale.
Thought this might prompt a little pondering and a chuckle or two. Lord knows we need both these days.

Dear editor:
I remember Quinton Leonard when he was playing basketball at Louisburg College.
He was one of the nicest kids you would ever meet and what a tragedy to lose him at the very young age of 44.

Spring Hope, NC--Dale Martin Hoag, 76, of Spring Hope, NC, died Sunday, March 12, 2023. He was born on July, 3, 1946, to the late Earl and Hope Hoag of Olivet, MI.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Daniel Anthony "Tony" Stewart, 57, of Franklinton died March 12, 2023. He was born on April 17, 1965 in Greenville, Ohio.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Harry Algen Strother, 81, of Franklinton died March 20, 2023. He was born on September 11, 1941, the youngest and last living child of Furney and Lizzie Breedlove Strother.

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton High School's girls soccer program has a new coach, a new approach and a new upward-thinking mentality as it works its way through what has been a successful 2023 campaign to date.
Franklinton's first-year skipper is Bri Folds -- a household name on the national soccer scene for her prolific accomplishments as a player at Auburn University, with the Carolina Courage and even internationally in Spain.

FRANKLINTON -- Rare are the occasions when a high school athlete is a dominant force in two sports -- but that is the case with Franklinton's Mikayla Taborn.
Only a junior, Taborn starred last fall for the FHS volleyball squad as a middle hitter, making all-conference, all-region and all-state lists while leading the Lady Rams to the Big East Conference Championship along with a trip to the Class 3-A State Playoffs.

HURRICANES ON A ROLL. The Louisburg College softball team is ranked number seven in NJCAA DII National Teams, number one in the nation in home runs with 85 across 29 games, and number three in the nation for best-earned run average (a combined .156 ERA). 'Canes softball also holds a 24-game win streak, with their win against Southeastern Community College on March 15, Coach Eric Lee earned his 200th career win at Louisburg College. Above photo, from left: Zoey Jones, Riley Lingerfelt, Kennedy Byrd, and Emilee Prince.

FRANKLINTON -- The Franklinton Area Community Theater (FACT) will take audiences on a wild adventure with their performance of Oliver!
Shows are Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m.; Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 1, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 2, at 3 p.m.
All shows will take place at Franklinton High School, 910 Cedar Creek Road.

WARRENTON -- Soprano Joy Jan Jones and pianist Jonathan Levin, both of whom have performed previously at Cherry Hill, will combine their talents in performance at the plantation home venue at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 26.
Jones is a performance artist in high demand. She is an independent, multi-genre singer, instrumentalist, writer, curator, model and actress. Based in New York, she has been featured at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. She has been highlighted in TimeOutNY Magazine twice.

YOUNGSVILLE -- By resolution, commissioners agreed to present for General Assembly approval revisions to its charter that change some town authorities and powers.
And, by presentation, Town Administrator Nathan Page updated the board on plans to complete the Main Street Improvement Project.
Both were part of the board's March 9 meeting agenda that, outside of the Fleming Road rezoning matter, reflected a workman-like agenda.

RALEIGH -- Two Franklin County farmers won grants to support their family farms.
Myrlande Saint-Jean of LaKay Farm and Michael Jones of MAE Farm were among 62 individual growers earning grants between $1,000 and $8,000 from NC AgVentures -- an NC State Extension program that provides grants ... to develop new and innovative agricultural projects to increase farm profits.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County sheriff's deputies arrested a northern Franklin County woman accused of setting fires to nearby land.
Authorities arrested Teresa Jeanne Long on March 15, charging her with three counts of setting fire to woods/lands/fields, two counts of injury to personal property and possession of a weapon by a prisoner.

FRANKLINTON -- American Legion Post 52 in Franklinton hosted the Veterans Administration Operation S.A.V.E. Training at the Post last month.
The suicide prevention training for veterans, their families, first responders, and anyone that works with and serves veterans was delivered by Gary Cunha, Suicide Prevention Coordinator of the Durham VA Health Care System.