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LOUISBURG -- Will a reworked "hybrid" plan for the embattled Louisburg Falls mixed-use development be enough to pump new life into the project?
Developer Kenneth Van Liew who is trying to put the $100-plus million project together certainly hopes so, especially after the project was badly "wounded" by the town council last Thursday when, by a single vote, the project seemed doomed.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Town management plans to present officials with $4.4 million budget that reduces the tax rate at tonight's meeting.
A public hearing, followed by the potential to adopt the spending plan, is on the 7 p.m. agenda.
During the Youngsville Board of Commissioners April 13 meeting, Town Administrator Nathan Page presented the board with a balanced budget that retained the current tax rate of 65.5 cents per $100 of valuation.

LOUISBURG -- Justin Johnson is like one of those pull-string talking toys: Just ask him about microgreens and watch him go.
For Johnson and Ray Miller, though, their JJ's Greens operation at Koi Creek Farm in Louisburg is not a game: It's a thriving business.
"... We started out doing it for ourselves," Miller said. "Then, we went to the Raleigh Farmers' Market to get some garden plants and we saw a guy selling [microgreens] there," Miller said.

BUNN -- After looking over its current budget and projecting forward, town commissioners realized it needed to raise water, sewer and garbage fees to cover its costs.
During a May 4 budget session, officials cemented the fact that they didn't want to raise taxes on top of that.
The town currently assesses property owners a tax rate of 64 cents per $100 of valuation.

LOUISBURG -- In the fall, Anderson Adu-Poku will attend Cornell University, hoping to add his name to a list of stellar graduates supreme court justices, presidents, a science guy and Superman, himself.
His journey didn't start out so super, though.

Sylvia Farley at the Mother's Day Tea, Franklinton Senior Center

Perfect is the enemy of good.

Perhaps if those simple words had been painted on the walls of the Louisburg Town Council's meeting room last week, a $100-million investment in the future of the Burg might have been preserved.

I make no bones about it: I graduated college with a liberal arts degree.
Proponents of such study will tell you it's the study of literature, philosophy, psychology and creative arts.
The programs are designed to help the student formulate compelling arguments, communicate well and solve problems.

Dear editor: Professor Will Hinton is retiring after 40 years as chair of the Art Department of Louisburg College. This should not happen without public recognition of his talented and valuable contribution to this community, this college and to the many young people whose minds were expanded with his guidance.

Dear editor: A brief (and true!) story to brighten the days of Franklin Times readers:
My grandfather grew up in the Pearces Community of Franklin County during the Great Depression.

Dear editor: In the May 4th letters to the editor section, Robert Strickland claimed that over 99 percent of scientists believe in man-made climate change.
Okay, so does that mean his information is from the left wing?

BUNN, NC--Lucille Jeffreys Perry, 93, of Bunn, died May 8, 2023, after a long illness.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Myrtle Satterwhite, 63, passed away unexpectedly on May 6, 2023. Bright Funeral Home is caring for the Satterwhite family.

All-Region Team. Six members of the Louisburg College softball team have been named to the NJCAA Division II Region X (10) All-Region team. First Team All-Region: Zoey Jones, pitcher; Brianna Tucker, infielder; Edi Austin, infielder; Darrah Nickens, designated player and Kennedy Byrd, utility player. Two members of the team also received individual awards, Zoey Jones, Region X Pitcher of the Year and Brianna Tucker, Region X Player of the Year.

LOUISBURG -- After three consecutive wins in the NJCAA Division II Region X Softball Tournament this weekend, the Lady Hurricanes are Region X Champions. The Hurricanes, ranked second in the nation, beat eighth-ranked Catawba Valley Community College in run-rule fashion, 9-0, to take home the Region X hardware.
"I'm incredibly proud of this group who had a perfect 3-0 record on the weekend," said Coach Eric Lee.

GROWING FUN. The Northern Sportsman (Chris Edwards) and Carlie C's IGA combined efforts to host Plants for Mom, an opportunity for children to pot a plant for their mother last Saturday at Owens Park. Above, Tanner and Tara House potted two plants.

BUNN -- Two people were killed in a single-vehicle wreck over the weekend.
According to the State Highway Patrol, Darshaun Spragley, 23, of Zebulon, was driving east on U.S. 64, about eight miles south of Bunn, when he ran off the road to the right, went down an embankment and hit a tree.

LOUISBURG -- As the Class of 2023 gets ready to don their gowns and take the next step into their young lives, many school officials are involved in one of the most important tasks of the school year -- working out a budget with the county commissioners to fund the system through the upcoming 2023-24 academic year.
That process is well underway, and the county school board got a brief update on the process from Schools Superintendent Rhonda Schuhler during the regular May meeting Monday night.

LOUISBURG -- The case against two Franklin County teens involved in a murder case continues its way through the courts.
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.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Youngsville commissioners and its planning board will host a joint session on Friday, checking in on the status of the Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation Plan.
In the fall, Youngsville hired 3TP Ventures to help create a comprehensive land use plan that takes into account transportation and modality around the town.