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Southern Nash's Raul Nunez (right) elevates to maintain possession against Bunn's Eliu Catalan-Escamilla during Monday afternoon's soccer match.

LOUISBURG -- Franklinton's message at halftime of Friday's Franklin County football showdown at Louisburg was simple -- 24 minutes to get it right.
During the opening half, the Red Rams had experienced plenty of success at the line of scrimmage, but were plagued by penalties and missed opportunities.
But that was not the case in the second half as FHS was nearly flawless down the stretch en route to registering a 21-6 victory over the Warriors in Big East Conference action at the LHS Football Field.

Louisburg High School's Jeremiah Eddie tries to find some running room while being pursued by Franklinton's Travon Sharps during last Friday night's prep football showdown.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The 2021 Big East Conference volleyball season continues to defy logic and expectation.
That assessment was reinforced last Thursday as Nash Central hosted Bunn with a share of first place on the line in the ultra-competitive league.
The occasion was an emotional moment for the fired-up Lady Bulldogs, who were celebrating Senior Night.

Bunn's Camryn Rice (left) rises for a block attempt during last Thursday's volleyball victory at Nash Central.

BUNN -- Southern Nash went to its powerful ground attack to take control last Friday against Bunn -- and then made a pair of rare visits to the air to finish the job.
Tralon Mitchell rushed for four touchdowns in the opening half before Brock Alford teamed up with Jackson Vick on two TD passes as the Firebirds earned a 42-14 road decision at Bunn in a Big East Conference football matchup.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- There will be one change to the Franklin County football schedule this week as Louisburg will now host Roanoke Rapids today at 7 p.m.
The game was originally slated for Friday but has been pushed up and will have plenty of implications in the Big East Conference.
The two other Franklin County matchups will go on as scheduled Friday -- and both will be Big East Conference events.

Volleyball fanatic Landon Hicks

FRANKLINTON, NC--Macklin Dennis Cheatham, 63, of Franklinton, died October 10, 2021. He was born in Vance County on July 11, 1958 to Rose Marie Hope Cheatham and the late Owen Cheatham.

On October 10, 2021 the world lost a bright light, Robert M. Mills. Robert was born June 16, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Rodney and Lisa Mills.

LOUISBURG, NC - Lloyd Johnson Burnette, 89, of Louisburg, passed away Thursday morning Oct. 7, 2021 at his home.

Paul Leighton Garrison, (Jinx) 75, of Louisburg, NC went to Heaven on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at home with his family present, after a long and courageous battle with Leukemia, Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia.

LOUISBURG, NC--Outdoor funeral services for Minister Berdie Briggs, age 72, who died on Friday, October 8, 2021, will be held on Thursday, October 14, at 2 p.m. from the Mitchell Baptist Church in Louisburg with Rev. Thelma McClean officiating. Burial will follow in the Mitchell Church Cemetery.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Funeral services for Ethel "Tammy" Eaton, age 55, who died on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, were held on Monday, October 11, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Michael Alston officiated.

A dilemma that concerned authors of two letters to the editors last week is rather easy to answer.
The authors, one with a seemingly Democratic bent and the other leaning toward the Republicans, were concerned about the national debt and were looking for answers in the political realm.
This is a fairly easy question to answer.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County Manager Kim Denton said the county is working to address emergency services staffing issues, as well as resource deployment.
The comments came at the end of a meeting that began with a former emergency responder questioning the county's ability to meet its emergent demands.
During the public comment portion of Monday's meeting, Scott Strickland noted that the paramedic who started the county's community paramedic program is gone.

LOUISBURG -- There's good news and there's bad news with COVID-19.
The good news is that, overall, the number of new cases is going down while the ranks of the vaccinated are growing.
The bad news is that the Delta variant continues to rage through the county's young.
"There is a slight, glimmer of hope," County Health Director Scott LaVigne told commissioners during his routine COVID-19 update at Monday night's meeting.

LOUISBURG -- If you've spent any amount of time around Wayne Stallings and his wheelchair ramp-building crew, you'll hear just as much laughter and banter as you will hammering, cutting and digging.
But, in the 300 ramps that Stallings has helped build in and around Franklin County, it's one where silence spoke loudest to him.

State Department of Revenue Secretary Ronald Perry, second from left, presents Wayne Stallings, second from right, with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, recognizing Stallings for decades of service. Joining them are, from left, Shema Carraway, chair of United Way's Board of Directors, and Stallings' wife, Martha.

FRANKLINTON -- Town commissioners agreed to enact a social district that will allow for open alcohol consumption downtown.
In May, the General Assembly approved House Bill 781, which allows a government to designate areas where people can purchase and consume alcohol.
It was crafted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which either closed or limited ABC establishments from having people inside.

David Crane shows off his Ford Falcon, a replica of the Interceptor featured in the Mad Max movie. Cathy Smith got an up-close and personal look at the modified vehicle.

The Rev. Melton Tyson and Teenie Wilder