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THE BEFORE. Sign painter and designer Joseph Giampino was in Youngsville in late October, restoring this Coca Cola sign on a building at the corner of Main Street and SE Railroad Street. First, Giampino did measurements and placed stencils on the side of the building before beginning the painting process. Giampino, with Spclsigns, a sign painting and mural company in Raleigh, will be back to complete the sign in a few weeks.

YOUNGSVILLE -- The county's chief medical examiner has ruled a shooting at a local gun club a suicide.
The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Mrinal Chandu of Raleigh.
According to authorities, Youngsville police, along with Franklin County emergency responders, Franklin County sheriff's deputies and county crime scene deputies responded to the Youngsville Gun Club & Range on Franklin Park, finding Chandu suffering from a gunshot wound at about 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 15.

CHRISTMASTIME. Above, Brian Gordon with the town of Louisburg's Electric Department installs a decorative Christmas snowflake aloft a utility pole on S. Main Street in town. The lights were placed along Main Street and Bickett Boulevard to add some Christmas cheer in the county seat of Franklin County.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Sam Junior Carpenter, 73, of Franklinton, died Sunday, November 19, 2023.

WAKE FOREST, NC--Edmond H Wilson, Jr., 80, of Wake Forest died November 9, 2023. He was born on May 9, 1943, to the late Edd H Sr. and Beulah Becker Wilson. In addition to his parents, Edmond was predeceased by his wife, Joyce Wilson; his brother, Cecil Wilson; and his sister-in-law, Murrell Wilson.

LOUISBURG, NC--Betty Murphy May, 76, died Saturday, November 18, 2023 at her home in Louisburg, NC. She was born on July 20, 1947 in Franklin County to the late Paul and Beulah Wood Murphy.

RALEIGH, NC--Funeral services for Jeanne Hardy, age 81, formerly of Warrenton, NC, who died on Friday, November 17, 2023, will be held 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 22, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery in Hollister.

LOUISBURG, NC--Funeral services for Lourine "Riney Biney" Alston, age 72, who died on Thursday, November 16, 2023, will be held on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 2 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Kenneth M. Williams officiating.

LOUISBURG, NC--Arthur R. Breedlove, 74, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at his home after several years of failing health. He was born on December 9, 1948 to Mr. Willie Walter Breedlove Sr. and Mrs. Hazel Harper Breedlove.

ZEBULON, NC--Mary Sue Langley Vick, 76, of Zebulon, North Carolina, peacefully left this world on November 15, 2023. Born to Jack Holt "Jake" Langley Sr. and Gracie Bowden Langley of Spring Hope, North Carolina on April 17, 1947, Sue worked as a manager in retail for many years.

Lynchburg, VA--Janice Joyner Fleming, 83, passed away on November 15, 2023 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Bethlehem, PA--Funeral services for Rudolph "Rudy" Davis, age 87, formerly of Wilson, NC, who died on Sunday, November 12, 2023, will be held 1 p.m, Tuesday, November 21, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Sidney Dunston, officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery in Hollister.

LOUISBURG, NC--Arthur R. Breedlove, 74, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at his home after several years of failing health. He was born on December 9, 1948 to Mr. Willie Walter Breedlove Sr. and Mrs. Hazel Harper Breedlove.

Franklinton, NC--Funeral services for Harry Edgerton, age 64, who died on Thursday, November 16, 2023, will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, November 25, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery.

WAKE FOREST, NC--Violet Jean Tingen, 81, of Wake Forest, formerly of Franklinton, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. She was born on February 11, 1942 in Franklin County, NC to the late Mr. Wilton Harris and Mrs. Flonnie Perry Harris.

LOUISBURG -- Regional, state and local leaders ceremoniously opened the first of two improved legs of a highway connecting Rolesville to Louisburg.
The State Department of Transportation awarded a $37.8 million bid to Fred Smith Company and broke ground on Section C of U.S. 401 in the fall of 2018 -- expecting the project to take two to three years to finish.
The actual cost proved to be $80 million, state transportation staff said.

LOUISBURG -- There will be a recount in the Franklinton mayor's race.
On election night, Mayor Wright held a 165 to 162 lead over Commissioner John Allers.
But, Monday, after the Franklin County Board of Elections reviewed provisional ballots to determine if they were eligible to be counted, Wright clung to a one-vote lead -- 166 to 165.

LOUISBURG -- In the summer of 2018, Franklin County's director of Veterans Services installed a memorial at the office -- recognizing seven Franklin County soldiers who lost their lives in Vietnam.
Many who fought in Vietnam, Wilkins said at the time, feel as though they didn't matter or may have been forgotten. The memorial is a way to see sure they are not.

LOUISBURG -- By the end of the year, operators of a China-based hemp food producer expect a factory just south of town to be online.
During the announcement, Q-power chairwoman Zhiyi Zhang wore a red blouse, reflecting her culture and the bright future the company expects to have in Franklin County.
"This is a very exciting day," Zhiyi said last Thursday, through the company's executive assistant and her interpreter, Haipeng Xu.

LOUISBURG -- Vigilance, cooperation and communication became the important buzzwords during special town council meeting last week that was requested by residents of the Ford Circle, Loy Drive and Waddell Street neighborhood.
The residents, many of whom attended the unusual meeting where no votes were taken, wanted first to thank the Louisburg Police Department for the renewed attention it has been giving their neighborhood and then to seek out ideas on what else they could do to keep their neighborhood safe, secure and attractive.

Legends Nathan and Carl Moreschi

Historian Mark Pace will speak tonight (Nov. 16), at 7 p.m., at Louisburg College, with a presentation about North Carolina history. The evening's program, presented by the Tar River Center for History and Culture, will be "John Penn, Patriot and Signer of the Declaration of Independence." Pace will appear in period costume and speak as Mr. Penn concerning his experiences as a signer of the venerated document, and also offer his ruminations on the current state of our nation (in the year 1788).

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg police continued their efforts to crack down on shoplifting at a local store, racking up at least three more arrests according to the last report.
Louisburg Police Chief Jason Abbott said the department launched Operation Boost in an effort to mitigate shoplifting cases at the local Walmart.

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg police arrested a woman they allege is guilty of aggravated assault by pointing a gun and discharging a firearm in town limits.
The specific details of the case were not immediately available, but officers arrested Crystal Tomeka Williamston on Nov. 8.
The 43-year-old is alleged to have committed the crimes against a 62-year-old man just after midnight in the area of Green Street.