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LOUISBURG -- Perhaps Nash Central's victory over Louisburg last Friday night didn't come as a surprise -- but the decisiveness of the triumph certainly did.
In what was expected to be a much-closer game between Big East Conference rivals, Central controlled the proceedings from the outset and went on to thump homestanding Louisburg by a convincing 39-0 total in a key league showdown at the LHS Football Field.

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton has enjoyed a wealth of success during Tom Harris' tenure as the school's volleyball coach, but one blip late in the 2022 campaign served as a key motivational factor this fall.
During that star-studded '22 slate, Franklinton won the Big East Conference regular season championship, but was defeated by rival Louisburg in the finals of the Big East Tournament.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The biggest upset of the 2021 high school football season in the Big East Conference came when an upstart Franklinton club shocked perennial powerhouse Rocky Mount -- and won going away.
History wasn't about to repeat itself last Friday -- at least was far as the Gryphons were concerned.

RED OAK -- Pumpkins, hayrides and a Northern Nash High School boys cross country championship -- those are late-October staples in Nash County.
The Fighting Knights have been a long-time distance juggernaut under the direction of legendary head coach Jeff Dodrill -- and that trend continues during the 2022 campaign.

ROANOKE RAPIDS -- Bunn and Roanoke Rapids have engaged in some memorable gridiron matchups through the years -- and you can add last Friday's thriller to the list.
The defensive-minded matchup went to literally the final play before Roanoke Rapids used a defensive stand to outlast the Wildcats by a 17-14 margin in a key Big East Conference showdown at historic Hoyle Field on the RRHS campus.

STANHOPE -- Making the state playoffs has been a long-time goal for Melanie Davis-Hicks during her tenure as Southern Nash's volleyball coach -- and the Ladybirds have experienced some near-misses while striving to obtain that lofty achievement under Hicks' direction.
The postseason was once again the objective heading for Southern heading into the 2022 campaign, but the Ladybirds had plenty of questions to answer following last year's rebuilding struggles.

Did you know that you should practice self care daily? No, you don't need to go out and get a massage every single day... But you should find ways to care for both your mental and physical health on a daily basis. And we all know that some days, you need it more than others. Self care is for everyone, and it's not just manicures and warm baths (although, these make great self care ideas).

FRANKLINTON, NC--Willie Raymond "Ray" Neal, Franklinton, age 74, died October 16, 2022.

LOUISBURG, NC--Funeral services for Arthur Earl Johnson Sr., age 86, who died on Sunday, October 23, 2022, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, October 29, 2022 from the Louisburg High School Auditorium in Louisburg, NC. Rev. Michael Alston, officiating.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Brown Costello Ramey, age 90, of Franklinton, NC, peacefully passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 surrounded by his family.

LOUISBURG - Ronald Wayne "Mann" Edwards, 76, of Louisburg, died Sunday evening, October 23, 2022.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Bessie Price Williams, 95, died Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehab after a long battle with dementia.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for Deacon Zollie Willie Otis Gill, age 79, who died on Friday, October 21, 2022, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, October 30, 2022 from the Allen Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg with Pastor Stanley Dunston officiating. Burial will follow in the Allen Chapel Church Cemetery. He was born on Dec. 11, 1942.

BUNN, NC -- Jean H. Baker, 85, of the Bunn Community passed away Sunday morning at Franklin Oaks after a long battle with dementia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac and Sally Horton, and sister, Pat Horton May. She was born June 11, 1937.

LOUISBURG, NC--Ernestine Jeffreys Hagwood, 85, of Louisburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 20, 2022 after a six year battle with Alzheimer's disease. A native of Franklin County, she was the daughter of Willie and Seddie Perkerson Jeffreys.

LOUISBURG, NC--Jean Byerly Sullivan, 75, of Louisburg, died Sunday, October 16, 2022 in Louisburg. She was born July 29, 1947 in Rowan County, a daughter of the late James Byerly, Jr. and Mary (Nance) Byerly. Along with her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband Wayne.

FRANKLINTON -- All of the pieces of the spike puzzle appear to be fastening together at the most opportune time for the Franklinton HIgh School volleyball squad.
The Lady Rams have saved their best work for the down-the-stretch portion of the campaign, and that has already netted Coach Tom Harris' club the Big East Conference regular season championship for the second straight year.