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Dear editor: Even Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a diehard Democrat, says we need to stop relying on Russia's oil.
Yet Biden wants to continue getting oil from Putin.
A poll by Rasmussen Reports shows that over 70 percent want drilling to resume here.

Dear editor: I wanted to take time and read the 98-page voting law in Georgia. It appears to me that it is a common sense approach to making it easier to vote and harder for either party to cheat. Rest assured, both sides will cheat if given the opportunity.
I did not see where it was unlawful for individuals to provide water to anyone, specifically minorities, while waiting in line to vote

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Rocky Mount High School controlled the team proceedings this winter in the Big East Conference boys basketball standings as part of yet another successful campaign for the Gryphons.
RM won the Big East regular season championship, dropping just one game along the way -- a road setback at Southern Nash.

BUNN -- Coming off a rare subpar season last spring, the Franklinton Lady Rams are bent on improvement -- and an increased number of victories -- during the 2021 campaign.
So far, so good.

BUNN -- Both teams got what they wanted out of Tuesday's Big East Conference boys tennis match between Nash Central and homestanding Bunn.
Nash Central was satisfied to earn a 5-1 victory -- a win that moved the Bulldogs closer to earning an automatic postseason berth out of the Class 2-A portion of the Big East.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Rocky Mount Lady Gryphons were a dominant force this season in the Big East Conference girls basketball standings.
RM roared through Big East competition with an unbeaten record en route to a 24-2 overall mark and a visit to the quarterfinals of the Class 3-A State Playoffs.

BUNN -- It was a historic wrestling season in the Big East Conference as a league school -- for the first-ever occasion -- won an East Regional team championship and advanced to the state finals.
That club would be the Bunn Wildcats, and Coach Parker Haake's club made the most of its initial campaign in the always-competitive Big East.

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College softball took the field against Wake Technical Community College last Saturday in Region X action at home at Sheilah R. Cotten Field.
The Hurricanes swept the matchup.
The first game finished 14-1 in favor of Coach Erie Lee's Lady Hurricanes.

On February 21, Franklin County Schools took an additional step towards a return to normalcy with a shift to a "masks optional" environment for our students.
Our Board of Education voted unanimously to take this next step as COVID-19 cases have dropped dramatically in our community. As we work to ensure the safety and wellbeing of more than 7,900 students and more than 1,000 staff, spread of the virus has been a paramount concern.

Legendary Coach Allen White

There is obviously a hint of spring in the air.
The temperatures are warming up -- although since this is North Carolina, they can seem to be on a roller coaster from one day to the next -- but that will gradually change over the next few weeks.

Penny Alston-Hunter completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill on August 4, 2021. She earned a 2.3 GPA while continuing to work full-time. After completing that degree, Penny earned her certification as a Community Health Worker from Robeson Community College in Lumberton in February.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Norine Annie Allen Smith, 91, died March 6, 2022. Norine was born on June 2, 1930 to the late John Roy and Josephine Haley Allen. In addition to her parents, Norine was predeceased by a son, Phil Smith; a granddaughter; a brother, Jasper Allen; sisters, Eva Mae Harris and LaRue Hardee; and a daughter-in-law, Diane Smith.

SOUTHERN PINES, NC--- Anthony "Tony" Craig Robertson, 80, of Southern Pines, died Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Quail Haven Village in Pinehurst.

HENDERSON, NC--Jamie Lee Perkinson, 54, of Henderson died March 5, 2022. Jamie was born on September 18, 1967 to Wilie Perkinson and the late Rose Marie Peace Perkinson.

LOUISBURG, NC-- Edward Gilliam Powers, 72, of Louisburg, died Sunday evening March 6, 2022.

On February 25, 2022 the life of Nancy Jean Dement was completed. Nancy was born to Joseph B. Medlin and Mable Ransdell Medlin on July 26, 1939 in Franklin County. Nancy was a loving devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother.

Grace Stafford of Greensboro NC, formerly of Louisburg NC, died on March 12, 2020. A memorial service will be held Saturday on March 12, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at Louisburg United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Mike Safley.

WAKE FOREST, NC-- Funeral services for Jimmie Lee Hines, age 67 who died on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, March 10, from the Old Liberty Baptist Church in Louisburg, NC. Burial will follow in the Old Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Michael Alston, officiating.

WAKE FOREST, NC--Funeral services for Larry Donnell Green, age 46 who died on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, March 6, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC. Burial will follow in the Haywood Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Rachel Drumgold, officiating.

LOUISBURG -- Filing for the spring primary and general election ends at noon on Friday.
Already, political races are guaranteed for sheriff, school board seats, county commission posts and state representation.
In June, Sheriff Kent Winstead announced that he would not seek re-election, apparently bringing forth a number of candidate prospects.

LOUISBURG -- At the halfway point of fiscal year 2021-22, the county's projections for expenditures are on target and, in some cases, revenues are exceeding expectations.
One place that the board's chair and vice chair would like to see a bit of a bump is in the interest its money earns.

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton and county officials will soon meet with regional transportation staff to figure out how they'll move forward with a nearly $3 million "rails to trails" grant -- the first step toward building a trail that connects Franklinton to Louisburg.
Two years ago, Franklin County applied for a Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization grant, and while they were denied, state transportation staff left them encouraged about their prospects.

LOUISBURG -- A lawsuit challenging Louisburg's removal of a Confederate monument is slated to be heard in just more than a week.
In June of 2020, Louisburg attorney Larry Norman filed a complaint on behalf of a dozen clients, challenging the town's decision and action to remove the long-standing monument from N. Main Street and place it in Oakwood Cemetery off Bickett Boulevard.