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BUNN -- Emily Bell was a four-year cornerstone at second base for the Bunn High School softball squad -- and she is continuing that trend at Barton College.
Bell, a sophomore at Barton, enjoyed a sterling spring for the Bulldogs while helping them to a 21-18 record under the direction of legendary head coach Junior Bailey.
Bell started in each of Barton's 39 games and finished second overall in hitting for the club with an impressive .346 batting average.

STANHOPE - Southern Nash's boys and Franklinton's girls were the big winners at last Wednesday's Big East Conference track and field meet at Firebird Stadium on the SNHS campus.
Due to COVID restrictions, Big East meets are limited to just three schools -- though all six league entrants will be able to compete in the conference championships in June.

Franklinton High School's Ernest Crudup competes in the Boys Shot Put during last Wednesday's Big East Conference Track and Field Meet. The event was held at Firebird Stadium on the campus of Southern Nash High School in Stanhope.

LEXINGTON, S.C. -- Losing the winner's bracket finale game inevitably provides a difficult proposition at the annual Region X Baseball Tournament.
The winner of that outing advances into the finals, needing just one victory the rest of the way to claim the championship in the double-elimination format.
But a loss puts a team immediately back on to the field 30 minutes later in an elimination showdown against an opponent that has gained some momentum with a few victories coming out of the loser's bracket.

JACKSON SPRINGS -- When one chapter ends, another begins.
Louisburg High School boys golfers John Allen Faulkner and William Dement competed this Monday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Class 1-A Golf Championship at Foxfire Golf and Country Club.

Louisburg High School's representatives at the Class 1-A Boys State Golf Championships were (l to r) Head Coach Michael Sheldon, William Dement and John Allen Faulkner.

DEMOREST, GA. -- Former Louisburg High School and Louisburg College standout Summer Phillips enjoyed a strong season this spring as a member of the North Carolina Wesleyan College softball squad.

ZEBULON - Joey Wiemer and Ernesto Martinez both hit towering home runs, Gabe Holt and Darrien Miller both had late two-run doubles, and Evan Reifert earned his first win after totaling five strikeouts over two and 1/3 as the Carolina Mudcats defeated the Fayetteville Woodpeckers 8-4 on Sunday at Five County Stadium.
The Mudcats (5-1) originally took an early 1-0 lead after getting Wiemer's homer (both his first hit and first home run as a pro) in the second, but Fayetteville (1-5) bounced back with two home runs in the third to go up 2-1.

FRANKLINTON -- Five key Franklinton High School contributors have earned spots on the 2021 All-Big East Conference Football Team.
The Red Rams, who went 3-4 overall this season, were represented on the prestigious list by Kenny Cornell, Will Germann, Devin Patterson, CJ Dicker and Chris Simons.

FRANKLINTON -- Three players from Franklinton have been honored with spots on the All-Big East Conference Girls Soccer Team for the 2021 season.
FHS' list members are Ladenna Cornell, Yarianna Valdez and Page Eddina. Franklinton's Emma Styers claimed a position on the Honorable Mention Team.
Southern Nash's Kathryn Robinson, who has signed with Louisburg College, was another selection on the All-Big East Squad.

ZEBULON, NC--Betsy Baker Smith (Bet Bet), 71, of Zebulon, passed away at her home on Monday, May 10, 2021. She was born in Wake County, a daughter of the late Henry Kearney Baker and Ruth Scarborough Baker. Along with her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Walter D. Smith and her sister, Joan Baker Driver.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC-- Clementine West Young, 89, of Youngsville, NC (formerly of Newark, NJ died May 5, 2021.

RALEIGH, NC -- Funeral services for Tyrell A. Cohen, age 25 who died on Sunday, May 9, 2021, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for Clarence Jerome Yarborough, Jr., age 45, who died on Thursday, May 6, 2021, will be held at 12 noon Wednesday, May 19, 2021 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC.

KENLY, NC -- Anna Batton Champion, 57, of Kenly, formerly of Bunn, died Monday, May 10, 2021, at Wilson Medical Center.

EL PASO, TX--James D. Hall II, age 82, died May 8, 2021. Hall was formerly from Franklinton, NC. He was preceded in death by his mother Rebecca Brown, father J.D. Hall, and daughter Carmen Lisa Hall.

HOLLISTER, NC -- Graveside services for Fred Artis Hedgepeth, age 70, who died on Saturday, May 8, 2021, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021 from the Tilman Lynch Cemetery in Hollister, NC with Rev. Phillip Lynch, officiating.

ROCKY MT., NC -- Funeral services for Rosalene Richardson, age 57, who died on Thursday, May 6, 2021, will be held AT 3 p.m Thursday, May 13, 2021 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for Robert Taylor, age 84, who died on Friday, May 7, 2021, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2021 from the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Louisburg, NC. The Rev. Dr. Wilberforce Mundia, officiating.

SPRING HOPE, NC -- Graveside services for Dennis Earl Mann, age 55, who died Friday, May 7, 2021, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from the Copes Family Cemetery in Spring Hope, NC. Rev. Sylvester Williams, Officiating.

LOUISBURG - William Howard Riker, Jr. passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to the late William Howard Riker, Sr. and Anne Williams Riker.

Darlyne Elizabeth Cash, 71, left her Earthly life on Monday May 3, 2021 after a short illness. She is preceded in death by her Mother, Elizabeth Pearce Cash and her Father, Fred Cheatham Cash. She leaves behind a sister, Patricia Cash Helmink, two nieces, Allison Ayscue (Carey Rogers) and Ashley Ayscue, as well as cousins, other family members and countless friends.

FRANKLINTON, NC - Walter Horace Finn, 78, of South Whitaker Street, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Born in Franklin County on September, 11, 1942, he was the son of the late Luther Watkins Finn and Sallie Louise Chappell Finn. He was retired from the Franklin County School System where he worked in maintenance.

Last week, a woman mistakenly applied the gas instead of the brakes and crashed into this business on Bickett Boulevard the afternoon of April 30. The sport utility vehicle crashed into the front door and shattered two windows, sending glass and bricks inside Cuts & Curls Beauty Service. No injuries were reported. The driver is the mother of the building's owner. No chargers were filed.