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Last week, members of Coach Larry Lindsey's boys and girls basketball teams from the late 1960s to 1970 gathered to remember the man who helped mold them and turn them into champions -- on and off the court.
It was quite the experience, getting to listen to family, contemporaries and former players share stories.
What I also suspect is there were plenty of stories they could have told if two reporters weren't present and the Youngsville Museum of History wasn't the setting.
But, that's not the point.

Dear editor: After reading your "My Turn" article in the August 14, 2025 edition of The Franklin Times regarding the Town of Louisburg funded engineering study of building off-stream reservoirs to meet the town's future water needs.
The concept makes sense and is backed up by a professional engineering analysis!

Dear editor: On Dec. 24, 2024, after 5 p.m., Franklin County sheriff's deputies came to the home of Perry and Ernestine Mosley in Alert and took them to Louisburg to question them about the rape of their granddaughter which supposedly happened on Dec. 22, 2015 when she was 10 years old.
At Louisburg they were immediately arrested. Ernestine's bond was $40,000 and Perry's was later set at $3.4 million.

Dear editor: Gary Cunard, your persistence is to be admired! Not many people have the knowledge and willingness to stand up to unreasonable situations for 30 years.
The Good Lord has provided us with water drilled from the ground and collected from the Tar River. This supply is becoming more and more limited.
The pipe from Kerr Lake gives us a small addition. Our population is an ever-increasing number and more and more and more urbanized.

FUN IN THE AFTERNOON SUN. Franklinton held a National Afternoon Out this past Saturday that included Franklinton Police, Franklinton Fire, Franklin County sheriff's deputies and State Highway Patrol representatives. The town also provided back-to-school supplies and a foam party for kids and adults. Above, Ian, Boone, Jude and Whitney Alexander are behind the wheel of a town utility vehicle.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Willa Mae Hinton, age 63, who died on Saturday, August 16, 2025, will be held Friday, August 22, at 1 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery, Louisburg.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Allen F. "Freeze" Leonard, age 53, who died on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, will be held on Saturday, August 23, at 11 a.m. at the New Hope Freedom and Deliverance Cathedral in Louisburg with Apostle Joseph Leonard officiating. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Memorial Park Cemetery.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Johnnie Clinton Branch Jr., age 79, who died on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, will be held on Sunday, August 24, at 2 p.m. at the Terrell Lane Middle School Gymnasium in Louisburg with Rev. James W. Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Jones Chapel Church Cemetery.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC -- Phillip Bland Edwards, 73, of Youngsville, died August 18, 2025.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC -- Susan Ann Chait, 66, of Youngsville, died Saturday, August 16, 2025. She was born June 2, 1959 in Syracuse, NY, and was a daughter of the late John and Carolyn Savage Hubbard.

Hollister, NC -- Funeral services for Jacob "Jake" Lynch, age 87, who died on Monday, August 18, 2025, will be held on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. from the Mt. Bethel Baptist Church in Warrenton with Rev. Linwood Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Lynch Family Cemetery.

Nashville, NC -- Funeral services for Glynis R. Edmonds, age 61, who died on Thursday, August 14, 2025, will be held on Thursday, August 21, at 12 p.m. from the Social Union Baptist Church in Nashville. Burial will follow in the Forest Hills Cemetery, Nashville.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for DaQuan Malik Nixon, age 33, who died on Friday, August 8, 2025, were held Monday, August 18, at 2 p.m. from the Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg. The Rev. Tyrese Perry officiated.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Linda Gupton, age 61, who died on Friday, August 8, 2025, were held on Sunday, August 17, at 1 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, Rev. Sylvester White, officiating.

Gloria Ann Graham Reich Johnston, 84, passed away peacefully at her home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on July 31, 2025.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Franklin Amasa Read, 92, of Louisburg, North Carolina, died peacefully at home on August 11, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents, Franklin Amasa Read, Sr. and Nannie Perry Read, his brother Perry and sister Rose, and his grandson Charles Franklin Harris.

Louisburg, NC -- Caleb Allen Jr., 84, of Louisburg, died Monday, August 18, 2025. He was born on September 13, 1940 to the late Caleb Allen and Arrah Brewer Allen in Franklin County.

LOUISBURG -- The much-discussed Franklinton Elementary School upgrade took a step toward reality Monday night when the school board agreed, on a split vote, to begin the process of seeking an architect to design the school.
The aging, multi-building Franklinton Elementary campus has been targeted for upgrades for several years and finally moved out of the discussion stage on Monday. The proposal is to build a new building on the current school campus in the playground/field area.

Above, Bunn Officer A.F. Edwards helps Alex Zaebst navigate an obstacle course wearing goggles designed to mimic impairment during National Night Out on Aug. 5.

LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg Town Council took a few moments Monday night to honor a veteran coach -- and mentor to countless youth over the years -- Eugene Yarborough.
To many, Yarborough was "Louisburg baseball" and now a field at Joyner Park will carry his name.
Yarborough passed away in December, 2024, and on Monday Louisburg Mayor Christopher Neal brought the town council a proposal to name the field after a man who meant so much to so many young people struggling with the challenges of growing up.

LOUISBURG -- A superior court judge refused to reduce the bond for a Henderson teenager accused of selling drugs that killed a Franklin County man.
Franklin County sheriff's deputies arrested Tyreese Gibbs on April 17, alleging he sold Jonathan Mojica heroin laced with fentanyl in early February.
According to prosecutors, medical examiners determined Mojica, 26, died Feb. 12 from fentanyl intoxication.
Gibbs has remained in jail since April, in lieu of a $500,000 bond.

This article will discuss the fire extinguisher, primarily from a historical perspective. A discussion of the many types, applications, and sizes of modern fire extinguishers goes well beyond the scope of this article.
A fire extinguisher is a handheld device, usually filled with a dry or wet chemical agent, used to extinguish or control small fires. It is not intended for use on an out-of-control fire. The golden rule of fire extinguishers is simple: Only attempt to fight a fire if it is small, contained, and you have a clear exit path.

David Harris & Reggie Bess