COMMUNITY NEWS

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg police are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old injured.
Police responded to the shooting incident at about 11 p.m. on Nov. 21 on Ridley Street.
The juvenile sustained a gunshot wound, but his injuries were non-life-threatening.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Commissioners and staff were scheduled to interview two candidates, one of whom could be their next town manager.
Nathan Page announced in September that he would be resigning his post, effective at the start of January.
At the time, Mayor Fonzie Flowers said the board would work, in tandem with Page, to have the town manager post solidified by December.
Commissioners were planning to take part in a special called meeting at noon on Nov. 24 to conduct town manager interviews which came after the deadline for this edition. Full details will be in the Dec. 4 edition.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Both the Franklinton and Louisburg ABC stores reported thefts within the past three weeks.
On Oct. 30, the Franklinton ABC store released video footage of a man appearing to steal a bottle of liquor from their store in Franklinton Square Shopping center off U.S. 1.
The footage shows a man, wearing a white t-shirt and vest, apparently putting a bottle of liquor inside a vest pocket and leaving.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparent break-in at a corner store.
It was not immediately clear what time deputies were notified of the incident, but officers responded to 282 N.C. 56 at the corner of East River Road where a break in was believed to have occurred.

EPSOM -- Franklin County officials cut the ribbon on Epsom Park, paying homage to an old community school and creating a new recreational gateway into northern Franklin County.
In 2006, the county tore down the old Epsom School and began making plans to transform the nearly 10-acre property into a park.
It took nearly two decades, but Franklin County officially opened the park to the community with a ceremony on Nov. 21.

FRANKLINTON -- The community continued its holiday spirit, raising a glass, raising spirits and raising money for the Boys and Girls Club, which provides a safe, instructive and nurturing environment for kids in the county.
The Boys and Girls Club of North Central North Carolina opened a unit in Louisburg in the fall of 2006 -- providing after-school structure and fun for thousands of kids over the past nearly 20 years.