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ZEBULON -- Johnston County authorities arrested a Raleigh man whom Franklin County investigators have linked to a shooting that was believed to have been sparked by a domestic assault involving a knife.
Hassan Sean Carlos, 40, was arrested over the weekend.

YOUNGSVILLE -- A Youngsville-area resident was in the market for better home security when an incident involving a stabbing, an officer-related shooting and a naked suspect ended on his front porch -- literally.
The afternoon of Feb. 19, Franklin County sheriff's deputies arrested Andrew Cates, charging him with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

North Carolina State University released the Dean's list for the Fall 2020 semester. Below are the Franklin County students making the list.

LOUISBURG - Louisburg High School's first game at its new football field proved to be one to remember -- in so many ways.
Not only does LHS now boast a modern, shiny facility, but the Warriors also possess a potential-rich, on-the-rise gridiron program to go with it.
Certainly, Louisburg's football future looks every bit as bright as the state-of-the-art lights at the new stadium -- as evidenced by the Warriors' season-opening performance last Thursday against backyard rival Bunn.

The first-ever coin flip in the history of the new Louisburg High School Football Field takes place, with the homestanding Warriors winning the toss last Thursday night against rival Bunn.

FRANKLINTON -- According to the latest census, the Town of Franklinton's population is 2,260.
Chances are that Lester Wilder, in some way or another, has impacted the lives of each of those people.
Franklinton lost perhaps its most beloved citizen Sunday when Wilder, a long-time coach at Franklinton High School, passed away at the age of 71.

FRANKLINTON -- Despite once again boasting a wealth of talent, the Franklinton Red Rams have displayed one glaring issue during the 2021 boys soccer campaign to date.
The Red Rams, even with all of their skill, seem to have trouble finding the back of the net.

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton High School's offense was in full-throttle mode during last Friday night's regular season football opener against Southern Lee -- and the defense wasn't too shabby, either.
The Red Rams piled up impressive numbers on both sides of the ball on their way to registering a 61-14 rout over the Cavaliers in non-conference action at the FHS Football Field.

RALEIGH -- It's not often that two coaches who attended the same high school face off against one another while performing their managerial duties at the collegiate level.
But that was the case last Tuesday when Billy Godwin's UNC-Greensboro Spartans traveled to Raleigh to take on Elliott Avent's North Carolina State Wolfpack on the baseball diamond at Doak Field at Dail Park.

The first-ever play in the history of the new Louisburg High School Football Field was this kickoff courtesy of Louisburg's Victor Flores-Nino.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats have announced the retirement of longtime Vice President & General Manager Joe Kremer.
Kremer concludes a near four-decade run as one of the top executives in Minor League Baseball, including 30 seasons as the only general manager in Mudcats history.

Louisburg High Special Ed teacher Michelle Patterson Jones

WARRENTON, NC -- Funeral services for Milton Alston, age 63, who died on Monday, March 1, 2021, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Elder J. Joyner officiating.

FRANKLINTON, NC- Brandon A. White, 38, of Franklinton passed away on Monday March 1, 2021. He was born in Wake County the son of Donna McIntyre White and Joe Elvis White.

WAKE FOREST, NC-Christy Renee Lancaster Williams, 46, of Wake Forest, passed away on February 26, 2021. She was the daughter of Bobbie Rigsbee Lancaster and the late Matt Lancaster.

FRANKLINTON, NC-Mary Frances Harris Piper, 78, of Franklinton, passed away on February 28, 2021. She was born in Nash county on October 23, 1942 to the late Thurston G. and Hazel Wood Harris. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her brother, Thurston G. Harris, Jr.

ENFIELD, NC-Funeral services for Ava Maria "Avis" Booth, age 67, who died on Monday, March 1, 2021, will be held on Friday, March 5, at 1 p.m. at the Faith Tabernacle Church in Hollister with Rev. Linwood Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Faith Missionary Church Cemetery in Enfield.

LOUISBURG, NC - Dan Currin Pearce, 96, of Louisburg, passed away Sunday night at this home.

LOUISBURG, NC - Charles Alfred Clark, 82, of the Lake Royale Community, Louisburg, died Tuesday evening.

Mary Louise Dunston died February 20, 2021 at Brian Center Health & Retirement of Clayton, NC.

LOUISBURG, NC- Funeral services for Ebony Fogg, age 42, who died on Thursday, February 25, 2021, will be held on Saturday March 6, at 1 p.m. at the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Randolph Alston officiating. Burial will follow in the Ellis Family Cemetery.

LOUISBURG, NC-Funeral services for Ethel L. Brown, age 82, who died on Thursday, February 25, 2021, will be held on Tuesday, March 2, at 3 p.m. at the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

LOUISBURG, NC - Evelyn Lester Howell, 83, of Louisburg, died Thursday morning, February 25, 2021.

HOLLISTER, NC -- Funeral services for Rev. William "Bill" Evans, age 79, who died on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021 from the White Rock Baptist Church in Hollister with Pastor Alonzo West officiating. Burial will follow in the Copeland Family Cemetery.

FRANKLINTON, NC -- Missy Gayle Murray Smith, 48, of Franklinton, passed away on February 23, 2021. She was born on December 4, 1972 to Edith Faye Chavis Murray and the late James Spencer "J.S." Murray.