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Dear editor:
Sorry to be a bit late but just could not pass up the opportunity when I read that our Franklin County Manager Kim Denton was awarded as tops in the region.
Let's all pause and hope and also pray for the rest of the region because for one I think our manager plus Franklin County commissioners are sinking us all without water to drink nor water to wash away the sewage nor space to breathe adequately.

Dear editor:
I'm writing in response to the article by Carey Johnson in The Franklin Times dated Nov. 10. Thank you for your interest in athletic activities offered to Franklin County residents.
I want to correct part of the article. The article states that I said, "my husband and I went on a fishing trip to Swannanoa ... (near a women's prison) and guess?"

Dear editor:
This past Sunday after church, I was sitting on my truck's tailgate when one of the rusty tailgate mounts broke off, dumping me and all of the M&Ms I was eating at the time onto the ground.
My beloved truck treated me exactly like one of those squirrel-dumping bird feeders.

Louisburg's Anthony Carter makes a tackle for the Warriors during last Friday's postseason showdown against the Princeton Bulldogs.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Southern Nash's continued league dominance was just one of the many storylines this fall in Big East Conference boys soccer.
The Firebirds went undefeated in the Big East once again to pick up their third consecutive conference championship. Southern would eventually reach the second round of the Class 3-A State Playoffs before closing with an exceptional 20-3 overall record.

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High School's shift to the Northern Lakes Athletic Conference proved to be a bountiful one for the Warriors, who made an impact in several sports this fall in their initial NLAC campaign.
Louisburg's volleyball team bounced back from an uncharacteristic season in 2022 to shine on the floor this year.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Chris Lee's coaching journey has taken him to the likes of Gates County, Rocky Mount and Louisburg -- before he returned home eight years ago to take over the rebuilding Nash Central High School gridiron program.
After working under B.W. Holt at Rocky Mount, Lee headed to Louisburg in 2009 for his first big-time head coaching gig -- and immediately led the Warriors to the Class 1-A State Playoffs in his initial campaign.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Mackenzie Gamble's golf career at Southern Nash could be compared to taking a photo. One, two, three, smile!
Yes, there was plenty for Gamble to be happy about for the Ladybirds as the claimed three consecutive Big East Conference individual championships -- and led Southern Nash to the team league crown in each of those campaigns.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Here are last Friday's results and this Friday's schedule for the Class 2-A and 3-A State Football Playoffs:

2023 All-Big East Conference Girls Golf Team
-- MacKenzie Gamble, Southern Nash
-- Audrey Jones, Southern Nash High School

LOUISBURG -- Two near-miss passes -- one in the end zone and one at the 2-yard line -- pretty much typified Louisburg's matchup last Friday at Princeton in the second round of the Class 2-A State Football Playoffs.
Both attempts came oh-so-close to being clutch completions, but just slipped away.

Centerville, NC--Funeral services for Vernell Wright, age 72, who died on Saturday, November 11, 2023, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, November 18, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Apostle C. A. Perry officiating. Burial will follow in the Gupton Family Cemetery.

Franklinton, NC-- Dwight Leon Garrett, 70, died Tuesday, November 7, 2023 with family members by his side. He was born December 28, 1952 in Vance County to Violet Longshaw Garrett of Franklinton and the late James William "Bill" Garrett. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Frances Ann Garrett and Mary Ann Garrett Watson.

LOUISBURG, NC--James David Ramsey, 64, of Louisburg, died on November 13, 2023. He was born on December 27, 1958 to the late John and Juanita Miller Ramsey. In addition to his parents, James was predeceased by a son, James Brandon Ramsey; and his siblings, Gene Miller and Lloyd Ramsey.

LOUISBURG, NC--Mary Evelyn Tharrington Gupton, 83, of Louisburg died Tuesday, November 7, 2023. She was born on September 20, 1940 to the late Eugene and Irene Tharrington.

LOUISBURG, NC--Luis Rolando Reyes-Ruiz, 51, of Louisburg, died Wednesday evening, November 8, 2023 at WakeMed.

LOUISBURG, NC--Alice Wester Dorsey, of the White Level community, died Sunday afternoon, November 12, 2023 at the Retreat at Cary Corner Assisted Living facility.

LOUISBURG, NC--Linda Rose Spencer Loftin, 81, of Louisburg, passed away on Friday morning, November 10, 2023, at Franklin Oaks.

Linda was the daughter of the late Andrew Harris Spencer, Sr. and Eunice Wrenn Spencer. In addition to her parents, Linda was preceded in death by her brothers, Andrew Harris Spencer, Jr., and Robert Wrenn Spencer.

LOUISBURG, NC--Memorial services for Larry Bullock, age 61, who died on Saturday, November 11, 2023, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, November 18, from the Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg with Minister Annie Pugh-Rice officiating.

LOUISBURG, NC--Funeral services for William "Bill" Artis Dunston, age 80, who died on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, will be held 1 p.m., Monday, November 13, from the Ambassadors For Christ Ministry in Louisburg with Pastor Jamaal Brodie officiating.

EBONY, VA--Mr. James Burnice Cash was born October 23, 1942 in Louisburg, NC and died peacefully on November 6, 2023 at his home on Lake Gaston, Ebony, VA.

LOUISBURG, NC--Funeral services for "Elisha" Tyrese Richardson, age 16, who died on Monday, November 6, 2023, will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, November 12, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

LOUISBURG, NC--Raymond Dexter Bryant, 65, of Louisburg, died Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at his home. He was born to Dennis Bryant and Joyce Pittman Bryant on April 8, 1958 in Wilson County, NC.

LOUISBURG -- Hard to believe, it's been three years since the Louisburg Warriors reached the postseason as part of their best-ever run to the semifinals.
The wait proved to be worth it as the Warriors tangled with Pittsboro Northwood last Friday in an offensive-minded, back-and-forth showdown in the opening round of the Class 2-A State Playoffs at the LHS Football Field.