COMMUNITY NEWS

LOUISBURG -- The filing period for the 2020 spring primary and fall presidential election opened on Monday and candidates showed up in the first couple of days to file for local elections.
Locally, four county commission seats, three school board seats, the county's two legislative seats and the Register of Deeds posts are all available.

The annual Coats for Christmas is in full swing as this load of warm coats proves. Volunteers (from the left) Reyna Romero, Wayne Champion and Jesse Nichols are doing their part to keep some children from having a chilly holiday season. The all-volunteer effort collects coats at Care 'n Share, 401 Dry Cleaners and Farm Bureau Insurance in Louisburg for distribution to those in need in Franklin County.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County sheriff's deputies and Louisburg police are looking for suspects in two armed robberies they believe are related.
Just after midnight on Nov. 19, an employee at Ingleside Grocery in the 3500 block of N.C. 39 north of Louisburg reported that a suspect entered the store, brandished a weapon and stole an undisclosed amount of money.