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LOUISBURG -- Louisburg police arrested a man on drug and gun charges.
According to authorities, the incident was alleged to have happened in the 800 block of Bickett Boulevard just before 10 a.m. on Dec. 18.
Jeffrey Ellis Perry II, 31, was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for the sale of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed gun.

Stanley Dunston was honored on Dec. 8, at Rustic Building Supply's Christmas dinner. Jimmy and Linda Cottrell presented him with a Certificate of Appreciation for his 50 years of dedication, hard work and commitment to Rustic Building Supply. He started on Nov. 12, 1973 and said he's not retiring but will continue working part time.

Emily Hyde is with the Beagle "Ryder," representing Bunn Animal Hospital

Bunn High School marching band

The Miracle League of Franklin County

Camryn Strickland is riding the pony "Phobee" with Dr. Cash with Bunn Animal Hospital

The tractor entries were a huge hit

Tony and Maggie Collins, and daughter Hallie

All-terrain vehicles were quite the parade sight

BUNN -- These guys are good -- and we're not just talking about the starting lineup.
Northern Nash -- the preseason favorite in the Big East Conference boys basketball standings -- has displayed its vast talent and endless depth in the early portion of the 2023-24 campaign.

BUNN -- Even though it's not even Christmas yet, the Match of the Year in the Big East Conference wrestling standings might have taken place last Wednesday at the Bunn Dome.
Host Bunn has controlled the league over the past two campaigns, winning both seasons en route to taking the Class 2-A East Regional title before competing in the Class 2-A State Championship contest.

BUNN -- Considering the fact that the clubs had posted a combined 0-9 record coming in, one group was going to earn a much-needed feel-good victory last Friday when Northern Nash traveled to Bunn for a Big East Conference girls basketball matchup.
And that team would be the Northern Nash Lady Knights, who surged ahead in the opening stanza of action and never looked back en route to defeating the homestanding Ladycats by a 45-21 total at the historic Bunn Dome.

FRANKLINTON -- Everything has gone to play this winter to date for the Franklinton Lady Rams in the always-competitive Big East Conference girls basketball standings.
Expected to be a contender for league supremacy, Franklinton has lived up to that billing with a 7-1 overall record to go with a 2-0 mark in the East.

HOOPS KING. The Louisburg High School boys basketball team has started the 2023-24 campaign in spectacular fashion as Coach Michael Sheldon's club boasts a 5-2 overall record to go with a 2-0 league worksheet in its first season in the Northern Lakes Athletic Conference. Louisburg has registered victories over Northwest Halifax, Falls Lake Academy, Bunn, Vance County and Oxford Webb.

CHAPEL HILL -- It was a Wild West Weekend at the annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football Championships.
The West Region claimed each of the four matchups and more than doubled the total combined scores by a tally of 139-68.
This year's state champions -- all from the West -- are Mount Airy (1-A), Reidsville (2-A), Hickory (3-A) and Weddington (4-A).

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats recently announced home game times for the 2024 regular-season schedule at Five County Stadium in Zebulon.
The home opener is set for Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. versus the Down East Wood Ducks.
The first game of the season is slated for Friday, April 5 in Salem.

There is a wide range of Narcissus that is grown commercially. The so-called hardy types are generally called "Daffodils" or "Jonquils;" while the tender types are called "Paperwhite" or " Tazetta" Narcissus. Flower sizes can range from one to five inches in diameter, depending on the cultivar. Some cultivars have multi-flowered inflorescences. Flowering periods are cultivar and weather dependent. Therefore, there is Narcissus for almost all garden and landscape uses.

LOUISBURG, NC-- Minnie Grey Inscoe Champion, age 93, died on Sunday, December 17, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents (Elijah Perry Inscoe and Ima Dora West Inscoe), seven siblings, and her husband, Walter Johnson Champion.

Franklinton, NC--Nancy Kearney Perry, age 64, died December 11, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Franklinton, NC--Otha Lee Sneed, age 72, died December 10, 2023 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Louisburg, NC.

Franklinton, NC--Funeral services for Shawn Lorenzo Fogg, age 52, who died on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, will be held on Saturday, December 23, at 12 p.m. from the First Baptist Church in Franklinton with Rev. Eddie Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery.

Louisburg, NC--Dr. Linda Tarte Holley of Louisburg, NC died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the end of a long battle with dementia.

Louisburg, NC--Annie Pauline (Polly) Cheaves, 101, of Louisburg went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

LOUISBURG, NC--Sally Blane Credle Murphy, 90, of Louisburg, passed away Tuesday evening, December 12, 2023, at her son and daughter-in-law's home.

Sally was the daughter of the late Jeff Fulford and Sallie Glenn Hooks Credle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Percy Gray "P.G." Murphy, Jr. and her brother, Allen Credle. She was a retired Franklin County school teacher of thirty-three years. Her life was greatly enriched by her students.

LOUISBURG--- Sally Blane Credle Murphy, 90, of Louisburg, passed away Tuesday evening at her son and daughter-in-law's home.