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Meagan Coker holding Scooter, Chastity West and Jennifer Spain, all with Impact Healthcare of Louisburg, pause for a photo during the Halloween festivities in Downtown Louisburg.

Colton Hare, Chelsie Lockey and Kayelyn Lockey in Downtown Louisburg on Halloween

LOUISBURG -- A Louisburg man was killed Monday morning when his truck hit a tree.
According to the State Highway Patrol, Jeffrey Alberto Resendiz-Perez was driving east on Tarboro Road -- between Murphy Road and Mays Crossroads -- when the truck he was driving ran off the road just before 7 a.m.
The truck hit a tree and overturned. Resendiz-Perez, 21, was not ejected from the vehicle, but his injuries proved fatal as he was pronounced dead at the scene.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Town management has confirmed it's rounding out its leadership team.
Youngsville Town Manager Nathan Page said that former Franklin County assistant county manager Will Doerfer has signed a letter of employment to become the town's first assistant town manager.
Doerfer will start on Nov. 18.

ADELPHI, MD -- Evalee J. McNulty of Youngsville earned Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from University of Maryland Global Campus in the summer 2024.
McNulty was one of more than 3,200 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the summer 2024 term.

BUNN -- Town commissioners approved a rezoning that helps a family secure land for future generations.
And, an auditor gave the town a clean financial bill of health.
Berteen Wilder, Michael Wilder and Judy Matthews each petitioned the town to rezone five parcels from Highway Commercial (C-3) to Low-Density Residential (R-1).
It's a total of about 14 acres.

Franklin County resident Carolyn Andrews and her granddaughter, Stella, from Raleigh check out one of the quilts on display at the recent show at the Person Place in Louisburg. The event was conducted by the Quilt Trails of the Tar & Roanoke Rivers and included a combination of new and vintage quilts. The event, held annually, is free but a quilt raffle is held to raise money for the Margaret Hilpert Scholarship fund which awards a scholarship to a senior high school student from one of the host counties of the Quilt Trail.

MARS HILL, NC -- Scott Thomas Casagrande of Bunn is one of 387 Mars Hill University students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the spring 2024 semester.
To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C.

Whew, glad that's over -- Halloween, not the election, although the election was plenty scary in its own way.
As always around these parts, Halloween was a big deal -- and some of the decorations and outfits were incredible, taking a lot of time, energy and work.
Fortunately, since we live out in the country, we don't have to spend a lot of time decorating for that frightening time of the year.
No fake cobwebs, spiders and the like for us.

I live in Youngsville.
And, there was a time when I was an active runner, making my daily trek through downtown.
I say that to say this: Youngsville's traffic woes are not new or uncommon to me.
But, I have to tell you, last week opened my eyes even more than before.

Dear editor: Thank you for highlighting the improvements at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Thank you to Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones and all the wonderful rescuers that help out.
We have been fostering kittens that mostly come from there and were rescued by Hope's Animal Kingdom Cat Rescue in Louisburg.

Hollister, NC--Memorial services for Roberta Lynch-Richardson, age 82, who died on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, November 9, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Minister Jeffrey Sidberry officiating.

Henderson, NC -- Linda Kay Edwards Hickox, 76, of Henderson, died Tuesday morning, October 29, 2024.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Curtis "Skeet" Pettiford, age 63, who died on Sunday, October 29, 2024, will be held 1 p.m., Thursday, November 7, from the Ambassadors For Christ Ministries in Louisburg with Evangelist Rebecca Faye Leonard officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

Manassas, VA--Funeral services for Saadiq Alexander Hicks, age 22, who died Monday, October 28, 2024, were held 3 p.m., Saturday, November 2, from the Nelson Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg, NC. Burial followed in the Nelson Chapel Church Cemetery, Louisburg, NC.

LOUISBURG, NC--Mrs. Ruby DeWitt Elkins, 95, of Louisburg, died Sunday, November 3, 2024, at her residence.

LOUISBURG -- The Franklin County Board of Elections agreed to the fixes necessary to resolve an issue for four voters -- so far -- who alleged they received the incorrect District 3 ballots.
On Tuesday, elections staff assured the board and the public that a broader breakdown in election integrity is very unlikely.
Elections Director Michelle Chavis told the board and the public that, daily, staff does an inventory on ballots for "checks and balances."

FRANKLINTON -- Lisa Lawrence penned the Franklinton Area Community Theatre's first play, profiling many of the town's historic figures, from Soupy Sales, to T.H. Pearce to the Bibby Brothers.
Twenty years later, FACT is generating its own history, marking two decades as an artistic cradle for actors, singers, musicians and technicians that all have a love for the stage and its lights.

Louisburg's Andy Harrison (left) and Kenneth Clark chop barbecue last Saturday morning in downtown as part of the BBQ in the 'Burg contest. Harrison, who "got the bug" about cooking barbecue at the very first BBQ in the 'Burg now does as many as 16 competitions a year. He finished second the week before in a state contest in Washington, NC., and captured third last week in Louisburg's event.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County animal shelter is making tangible and intangible improvements under its new management, say county officials, advisory board members and animal welfare advocates.
During Monday's Animal Services Advisory Board meeting, members urged county leadership to give Jerry Jones more of the reins.
Franklin County management named former sheriff Jerry Jones interim manager of the department at the start of September.

Lisa and Earl Bennett passed out treats at Scoops on Main as part of Youngsville's Halloween festivities.

LOUISBURG -- In the spring of 2022, town leaders adopted the Louisburg 2030 comprehensive plan that established the town's vision for its development future.
Right now, town planners are crafting a new zoning ordinance that would turn that vision into reality.
Last week, residents, property owners and other interested parties got a chance to review the proposal.
What they saw was a plan that, among other things: