COMMUNITY NEWS

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County sheriff's deputies continue to investigate a shooting that sent a 10-year-old girl to the hospital.
The girl's injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said.
According to authorities, deputies responded to a home in the 1400 block of Pine Ridge Road in the Zebulon area of the county on the afternoon of Nov. 26 to find the girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

LOUISBURG -- Police arrested a Louisburg man who led them on a chase following an apparent domestic dispute.
Louisburg police responded to Walmart after a woman reported that someone damaged her vehicle and threatened her by pointing a gun. Authorities allege Shane Gerald attempted to leave the scene the afternoon of Nov. 21, leading authorities on a chase that ended in the 100 block of Bullock Drive.

LOUISBURG -- North Carolina is expanding who can get Medicaid starting December 1, but folks can start applying before that date.
Adults ages 19 through 64 earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line -- singles earning about $20,000/year or families of three earning about $34,000/year -- may be eligible.
The best way to apply is online through ePASS; you can also apply in-person, by phone or mailed applications.