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Christopher Neal
Age: 70
Occupation: Retired Accountant

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The race for Louisburg Town Council has generated a five-person race for three available seats.
Seats held by Council members Tom Clancy, Boyd Sturges and Betty Wright are up for grabs.
Sturges is running for mayor.

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Thomas James Clancy
Age: 54
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Business Owner

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Betty Keith Wright
Age: 70
Occupation: Retired Franklin County School Employee

BUNN -- Louisburg High School veteran volleyball coach Erica Wammock usually has her club figured out by this time of the year -- but her 2021 squad has been quite the outlier.
Like other clubs in the Big East Conference, LHS has been unable to string together a consistent number of victories -- thanks in part to the high level of competition.

FRANKLINTON -- Memo from the rest of the Big East Conference to Franklinton High School volleyball coach Tom Harris:
Where do you keep getting all of these hitters?
For most area teams, devastation would have ensued in the preseason when Franklinton's De'Nyla Harlan, arguably the top returning player in the Big East, moved to Georgia.

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg has managed to score a combined 14 points over its last two games -- and the result has been back-to-back defeats in tough fashion.
LHS seemed on the cusp of earning a low-scoring victory last Thursday against Big East Conference opponent Roanoke Rapids, but the Yellow Jackets rallied for a late touchdown to edge the Warriors 14-8 in league action at the LHS Football Field.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Round One of the same-classification football games in the Big East Conference began last Friday -- with a playoff spot going to the winner of the four-team, round-robin format.
Nash Central took the first step toward that lofty goal as the homestanding Bulldogs slid past Bunn by a 15-6 margin at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

FRANKLINTON -- It took longer than anticipated, but Northern Nash was eventually able to wrestle control of last Friday's Big East Conference football game against a feisty Franklinton group.
The homestanding Red Rams only trailed by seven points at halftime versus the heavily favored Fighting Knights, but NN was able to deliver a trio of unanswered touchdowns in the second stanza en route to securing an important 42-14 decision over the Red Rams at the FHS Football Field.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The predictable unpredictability of the Big East Conference volleyball campaign continued last Tuesday when Nash Central hosted Louisburg in a key league showdown.
Just a few days earlier, Central had suffered a disappointing home loss to Bunn, and that setback all but eliminated the Lady Bulldogs from title consideration.
But Louisburg was still in the mix heading into its date at Central -- thanks in part to a five-set victory the week before against league leader Franklinton.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats are celebrating the full-season accomplishments of recently named Low-A East All-Star outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Player of the Year, and overwhelming fan favorite Joey Wiemer with a new ticket package that includes a free Joey Wiemer No. 17 t-shirt, a 2022 season 17-game ticket plan and more.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash continued its dominance of the Big East Conference boys soccer schedule Monday with a home victory against the Northern Nash Fighting Knights.
Four different Firebirds found the back of the net as Southern Nash remained undefeated in the Big East with a 4-1 decision.

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Mike Anderson
Age: 65
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Self Employed

LOUISBURG, NC--Funeral services for Vickie M. Williams, age 59 who died on Monday, October 18, 2021, will be held on Saturday, October 23, at 2 p.m. from the Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg, NC. Burial will follow in the Jones Chapel Church Cememtery. Rev. Timothy Johnson, Eulogist & Rev. James Walter Smith, Presiding.

William "Billy" Ernest Denton, 26, of Louisburg, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021. He was born in Nash County, a son of Wesley Denton and Kim Xander.
Billy was a graduate of Louisburg High School. He enjoyed video games and worked at Food Lion for many years.

Frances Mary Dorsey was born Nov. 21 to Thomas & Alice McTighe in Olyphant, Pennsylvania.The family moved to New Jersey shortly thereafter and eventually to Compton, Ca. At the age of 17, Frances began what would be a nearly 50-year career at Pacific Bell. In 1957 while out with her girlfriends she came across a handsome sailor from North Carolina. Talmadge the country boy & Frances the city girl married in Sept. 1958. They spent nearly 41 years growing their love & family. They welcomed daughters Lorrie Ann and Becky, followed by Brian eight years later. In her 60s she attended the University of Redlands & obtained her bachelor's degree in Business.

LOUISBURG, NC--Andy Lee Wood, 64, of Louisburg, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021. He was born April 24, 1957 in Franklin County, a son of the late Leroy and Irma Wood.

LOUISBURG, NC--Funeral services for Gloria Angelene Wilson, age 68, who died on Friday, October 15, 2021, will be held on Saturday, October 23, at 11 a.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC. Rev. Reginald Whitaker, officiating.

Margaret Rand Hilpert passed away peacefully on October 7 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents William Roscoe Rand and Elizabeth Purnell Rand, her sisters Betty Rand Coward Stillwell and Billie Frances Rand, and her first husband Claude Phillips.