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LOUISBURG -- The chorus call for changes within the Franklin County animal shelter continued on Monday.
And, the promise of progress echoed from county officials.
A handful of animal rescue representatives and animal welfare advocates, again, asked the board for improvements at the animal shelter -- including more adoption hours, more transparency and, quite frankly, a change in leadership in the department director's chair.

Darryl and Daniel Wright

NASHVILLE, NC -- Funeral services for Mary Delores Cheeks who died on Thursday, November 2, 2023 were held noon Wednesday, November 8, from the Bunn Chapel Baptist Church in Nashville, NC. Burial will follow in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville, NC.

California, MD--Sadie Layton Ashmore, age 89, born June 26, 1934, died October 29, 2023.

HENDERSON, NC -- Laura King Tyson, 77, of Henderson passed away peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 30, 1946 in Franklin County to Preston King and Mary Helen Griffin.

CREEDMOOR, NC -- Susan "Diane" Harris 71, of Creedmoor, NC, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Universal Healthcare in Oxford.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Raymond Elwood Lanham, 79, passed away at his home, surrounded by his wife and family by his side.

NASHVILLE, NC -- Funeral services for Mary Delores Cheeks who died on Thursday, November 2, 2023 will be at noon Wednesday, November 8, from the Bunn Chapel Baptist Church in Nashville, NC. Burial will follow in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville, NC.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for Sylvester "Sly" Tucker, age 53, who died on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 at 12 p.m. from the Fork Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Warrenton with Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Alston Family Cemetery.

HENDERSON, NC--Susan Ann Spencer Reams, 66, of Henderson, NC, died Monday, October 23, 2023, at her home.

She was born in Franklin County, NC to her mother Frances M. Willard and the late Andrew Harris Spencer Jr.

Classical guitarist Joseph Pecoraro and flutist Tadeu Coelho will perform at Cherry Hill on Saturday Nov. 4. The program will begin at 3 p.m. and admission will be taken at the door. (This contest will be held on Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday.)
Pecoraro is recognized as an accomplished concert and recording artist, teacher and author. He has performed all over the world and appears with regularity in many American cities.

FAB. The Fabulous Thunderbirds will perform, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10 at the Jones Jones Performing Arts Center at Louisburg College, 501 North Main Street. For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group's distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as "Tuff Enuff," "Powerful Stuff" and "Wrap It Up."

FRIGHTFULLY FUN. Pre-Halloween festivities were held in just about every corner of Franklin County this past Friday and the weekend. Above, Charley Leon shows off her chalk-based bat she drew at Frankenfest in Franklinton.

Jackson Leonard is Spanky while his brother Jace Leonard came as Alfalfa during the Town of Louisburg Fall Festival.

LOUISBURG -- The last day for early voting is Saturday, making way for election day on Tuesday.
Save for Bunn, each of Franklin County's municipalities will feature contested races, including a mayor's race in Franklinton that pits the incumbent against a fellow commissioner.

BUNN -- Going back to September, BROAD Community Center operators sent out word that it needed a new heating, air and ventilation system for their base of civic operations.
They reiterated that need, among others, in a letter to the community posted on Oct. 10.

Franklinton Police Chief James Davis shows off Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate

FRANKLINTON -- A Wake Forest man was killed over the weekend when authorities allege he crashed into the back of a tractor trailer.
According to a report by Trooper J. Parra-Guzman, Junious Elbert Nichols III was traveling south on U.S. 1 at N.C. 56 just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 28 when the wreck occurred.

RALEIGH -- The State budget includes a shell building pilot program that legislators say will benefit Franklin County.
Rep. Matthew Winslow and Sen. Lisa Barnes both tout the Golden LEAF Shell Building Pilot Program.
The objective of the program is to increase the number of available, publicly owned industrial buildings suitable for new or expanding businesses.

After a scary few days all across Franklin County, it may be safe to predict that all the ghosts, goblins, action heroes, pretty young ladies all dolled up and a host of other creatures of the night have all done their thing for 2023 and have retreated, not to be seen in public for nearly another year.
Thanks to the calendar and Mother Nature, Halloween celebrations came a few hours earlier than normal this year, meaning that Friday and Saturday of last week were chock full of hauntings.

They say change in government is slow.
Like, turning around the Titanic slow. Or watching blades of grass grow slow.
Or, waiting for something interesting to happen on new spin-offs of "The Walking Dead."
Okay, that last one might have been a cheap shot, but, through hyperbole, I suspect you get the point.

Dear editor: From my point of view it seems Washington politicians take rural and small town voters for granted.
Washington politicians fly over voters in rural areas and small towns traveling to big cities, not stopping to hear our voices!
With the increased crime and violence in rural areas and small towns we need help.

Dear editor: I was advised that one candidate for sheriff preferred to be out and about, dealing with the people face-to-face.
The other candidate would be prone to stay behind his desk, dealing tough on Facebook.
Which one would you have preferred?