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KITTRELL, NC--Joel Nello Sherron Jr, 70, of Kittrell passed away on March 9, 2022. He was born on October 10, 1951, to the late Joel Sr. and Katherine Williams Sherron. In addition to his parents, Joel was predeceased by his wife of 23 years, Anna Sherron; brothers, James "Nello" Sherron and Walter Sherron; and a sister, Patricia Carter.

LOUISBURG, NC--Frances Lucille Pearce Davis, 79, of the Louisburg passed away on March 15, 2022. Frances was born on March 17, 1942, to the late Joseph and Ruby Wheeler Pearce.

LOUISBURG, NC--Robert Clinton "Deerhunter" Hicks, 65, of the White Level Community of Louisburg died March 10, 2022. Bob was born August 1, 1956, to Ella Mae Rose and Kerney Jackson Hicks Sr.

LOUISBURG, NC-- Ted Mackie Marshall, 84, of Louisburg, passed away on March 12, 2022. He was born on July 26, 1937, to the late Otis Marshall and Zula Jackson.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Joe Thomas, age 88, of Franklinton, died Saturday, March 12, 2022 at his home. He was born July 26, 1933 in Yancey County, NC to the late Arnold and Pearl Gouge Thomas.

Bob Mitchell passed on March 2 in Richmond, VA.

LOUISBURG, NC--Ronnie Earl Wrenn, age 67, died Thursday, March 10, 2022.

LOUISBURG, NC--Funeral services for David Lee Dunston, age 86, who died on Monday, March 14, 2022, will be held 1 p.m., Friday, March 18, from the New Hope Freedom and Deliverance Cathedral in Louisburg with Pastor Russell Miles officiating. Burial will follow in the Walnut Grove Church Cemetery.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC-- Stephanie Marie Harris Malone of Youngsville, NC died Thursday, March 10, 2022.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC-- Stephanie Marie Harris Malone of Youngsville, NC died Thursday, March 10, 2022.

CLAYTON, NC--Funeral services for Pastor Jimmy Rogers "Little Jim" Evans, Jr., age 51, formerly of Louisburg, NC, who died on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, will be 1 p.m., Saturday, March 19, at from the Greater New Faith Tabernacle in Wake Forest with Pastor Darren Yon officiating. Burial will follow in the Wardrick Family Cemetery.

CINCINNATI, OH --Funeral services for Irene Y. Person, age 79 who died on Monday, March 7, 2022, will be held 10 a.m., on Wednesday, March 16, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC. Burial will follow in the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery. Rev. Rory Sneed, officiating.

NASHVILLE -- Franklin County officials and staff took a trip across county lines and toured a 20-year-old building, hoping to get a look at their own future.
In 2019, Oakley Collier Architects conducted a facilities study that examined the county's 26 existing facilities, which house 32 departments, assessing them for location, site access, staff workflow, functionality, space utilization, security, regulatory requirements, staff capacity and clients capacity.

LOUISBURG -- The spring primary and fall general election brings with it some familiar faces.
Both Patricia Chastain and Jerry Jones will be seeking to fill posts they've held before.
Chastain, who was removed from office but has since had a victory in appeals court, is seeking the Republican party nomination.

Franklin County officials and staff toured the Claude Mayo Jr. Administration Building in Nash County, getting a first-hand look at a more than 20-year-old building completed by Oakley Collier Architects. Franklin County is relying upon the Rocky Mount-based architectural firm to renovate the county's judicial complex, as well as design a new county administration complex.

LOUISBURG -- For the first time in two years or so, Franklin County's health director had good news for county commissioners: For the past several weeks, COVID-19 has been rapidly exiting the county.
"That's most welcome news for everybody," Health Director Scott LaVigne said during the board's Monday night meeting.

LOUISBURG -- As the clock inched toward 2 p.m. Tuesday, a group of Louisburg firefighters, gathered in the fire station, were anxious, maybe a bit apprehensive and, perhaps, even a little nervous.
None of those emotions are what you usually see in a fire station -- and even Chief Randy Lanham was a bit frustrated after saying, mostly tongue in cheek, that North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey nixed his offer to "proof-read" the commissioner's statement.

LOUISBURG -- The Bunn Rescue Squad shut down almost three years ago, but one of its former members wants to call on some dedicated responders and his civic organization to re-establish emergency care in the Bunn community.
On Monday night, Scott Strickland asked county commissioners to consider issuing an emergency medical responder franchise agreement through Strickland and the Bunn Community Emergency Response Team, the name of their Lion's Club organization.

BUNN -- Town commissioners approved an ordinance they hope shuts the lid on buzzard problems.
Town staff, officials and residents have been dealing with vultures in the town for quite some time.
After using noise from propane canons and megaphones to try and disperse the buzzards, staff decided that eliminating their food supply was a good next step.

Franklin County was well represented at the annual Farm Bureau sales conference in Greensboro recently, as three individuals were recognized and awarded with a "Top 75" award for outstanding sales in 2021. "There are nearly 900 agents in North Carolina and it is indeed an honor to make " Top 75," said Farm Bureau Louisburg agency manager Wayne Champion.

By no means am I an economist.
The last time I took an economics class, the most important lesson learned was how to balance a checkbook.
Checkbook?!?
If you were born around the year 2000, you're probably having to Google that.

Dear editor:
I want some answers as a simple courtesy about the abominable performance of Franklin County EMS attending my late brother, David Lee Wilder, on Saturday, Feb. 26. My sister-in-law Meredith Wilder called 911 around 11:15 p.m. when my brother suddenly suffered acute respiratory distress.

Dear editor:
I was disturbed when I read the front page article in the Feb. 24 edition of The Franklin Times concerning the actions of the Louisburg Town Council during their regular monthly meeting of Feb. 21. A number of their actions festered in my mind over the following weeks. After reading Gary Cunard's "My Turn" in the March 3 edition of the paper, I was incensed.