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LOUISBURG -- Franklin County commissioners agreed to use $1.5 million in hopes that it can net them $30 million to replace Franklinton Elementary School.
School system Superintendent Rhonda Schuhler made the request after sharing with the board her annual State of the School District address.
"In all my time up here, the way it always went, Franklin County has done 100 percent, had to pay for all the schools," said Commissioner Harry Foy.

FRANKLINTON -- A Henderson man is slated to appear in court this spring on charges of leading Franklin County authorities on a two-county chase at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
Franklin County investigators charged 24-year-old Adante Daishon Ayscue with fleeing to elude arrest, reckless driving to endanger, aggressive and careless driving, resisting an officer, speeding, driving while license revoked, expired registration, possession of marijuana, driving left of center and failure to stop at a stop sign.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County sheriff's deputies are looking for a suspect in an arson.
The incident was reported in the 100 block of Pineview Drive the evening of Feb. 4.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County commissioners approved three sets of actions, all of which bolstered public utilities, controlled how they would be dispersed, rehabilitated or improved upon.
First, the board approved water allocation requests for eight new residential subdivisions, a mix of new projects or additional phases.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County sheriff's deputies are investigating a swindling incident at a local corner store.
According to authorities, a proprietor of Justice Grocery became suspicious of someone who was playing a video game machine at the store.
The suspect is alleged to have won a fair amount of money in a short period of time.

Marian Cascone serves as Franklin County's Tax Administrator. A photo and cutline in the Feb. 3 edition of The Franklin Times incorrectly identified her title. We regret the error.

LOUISBURG -- A Youngsville resident and Democratic party leader has filed suit against Franklin County, alleging that their newly drawn election districts are unfair to some voters in District 5.
Following the 2020 census, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners adopted newly drawn districts to achieve balances necessitated by a growing population.
The result was a district map that, among other things:

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central's no-post offense -- which has been known to confound opponents with its intricacies and never-ending movements -- has enjoyed a revival this season under NCHS first-year head coach Trey Sumler.
Of course, this development is no coincidence as Sumler was a standout during his playing days at Nash Central under Michael Mosley, who is known as one of the area's most prolific no-post strategists.

GREENSBORO - Green-clad BHS took home the state title at last Saturday's Class 2-A State Wrestling Team Championships.
It just wasn't the BHS that the home folks had hoped for.
Instead, a strong Bandys club, which boasts a green color scheme just like Bunn, defeated the Wildcats by a 60-18 margin to earn the state crown at the Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse.

BUNN -- When the lights were dimmed, Bunn shined like the sun in the most important moment in the history of the school's wrestling program.
It's become a tradition at BHS to turn down the lights for home matches at the Bunn Dome -- like the Wildcats' match against Bartlett-Yancey last Wednesday in the Class 2-A East Regional Team Championships.

BUNN HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM
2021-22 EAST REGIONAL CHAMPS

ROCKY MOUNT -- Terri Cash's tenure as Nash Central High School's girls basketball coach has annually featured one constant -- the Lady Bulldogs inevitably getting better and better as the season progresses.
Such is the case again in the 2021-22 campaign as Nash Central is heading into the home stretch of its schedule on a strong note -- including a convincing victory Tuesday night over Big East Conference opponent Louisburg.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Franklinton put together a strong performance at the recent Big East Conference Swim Championships, which were staged on January 27 at the Harrison Family YMCA Pool in Nash County.
The Red Rams, with 64 points, claimed third place in the boys team standings behind only winner Roanoke Rapids (103) and runner-up Nash Central (just two points ahead of Franklinton at 66 markers).

WILSON -- After a two-year pandemic hiatus, one of the state's most prestigious prep girls soccer events will be returning in March.
That's when The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase -- an annual spring tradition -- will be held at Gillette Park in Wilson.
Teams from across the state will convene for the showcase, which is scheduled for March 11-12.

BUNN, NC-- Funeral services for Shenette "Nette" Crudup, age 28, who died on Monday, February 7, 2022, will be held 2 p.m., on Saturday, February 12, from the Gethsemane Baptist Church in Bunn with Elder Brenda Manson officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion Springs Church Cemetery.

LOUISBURG, NC-- Graveside services for William Edward "Neal" Neal, age 56, who died on Monday, February 7, 2022, will be held on 1 p.m., Thursday, February 10, from the Allen Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg with Rev. Stanley Dunston officiating.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC-- Funeral services for Bernard McKinley Hedgspeth, age 49 who died on Friday, February 4, 2022, will be held 2 p.m., Friday, February 11, at from the Mitchell Baptist Church in Louisburg, NC. Burial will follow in the Mitchell Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Thelma McClean, officiating.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for John David Crews, age 56, who died on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Rory Sneed officiating. Burial will follow in the Walnut Grove Church Cemetery.

SPRING HOPE, NC-- Funeral services for Mary Ann Williams, age 49, who died on Friday, February 4, 2022, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, February 12, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg.

KITTRELL, NC--Funeral services for Gregory "Studguello" Arguello, age 51, who died on Sunday, January 30, 2022, will be held 7 p.m., Thursday, February 10, at from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Pastor Joe Ferguson officiating.

LOUISBURG, NC -- John Douglas Murray, 71 of Louisburg, died peacefully at his home on February 2, 2022.

LOUISBURG -- The Franklin County Board of Elections selected new early voting dates and two new places to cast a ballot, trying to hit a moving target that is primary election day.
Challenges to newly drawn election districts pushed this year's primary from March 8 to May 17.

LOUISBURG -- Judges with the State Court of Appeals have vacated a decision that permanently removed Patricia Chastain from office.
The Feb. 1 ruling, though, allows the local court to review the matter in a way that could either reinstate her, sustain her removal from office for the remainder of her term or remove her permanently, preventing her from again seeking any office.