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LOUISBURG - Evelyn Gupton Winstead has departed this life to live with her Lord and Savior in heaven on March 10, 2020.

LOUISBURG--Sharon Lou Bobbitt Fitts, 63, of Louisburg transitioned peacefully into eternal rest on Sunday March 8, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 9, 1956 to the late Eugene R. and Lucille Abbott Bobbitt. Sharon loved her family dearly; she enjoyed crafting, bird watching and plants. She also liked to email others who suffered with FOP as she did.

LOUISBURG--James Harold Harper, 95, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Franklin Oaks. The family will receive friends Saturday at 1 p.m. at Sandy Creek Baptist Church, where funeral services will follow at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Jon Dorsey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

RALEIGH - Ann McGhee Chew, 84, of Raleigh, formerly of Louisburg, died Sunday night at her home.

BUTNER--Funeral services for George Milton Crudup, 77, who died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, will be held Saturday, March 14, at 11 a.m. at Franklinton Elementary School Gymnasium with the Rev. Leroy Duke officiating. Burial will follow in the Popes Chapel Church cemetery.

LOUISBURG--Doris Ayscue Wynne, 88, died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Transition LifeCare Hospice House. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, where funeral services will follow at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Chris Fair and the Rev. Frank Sossaman officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Family will receive family and friends at other times at the home of Lisa Edwards.

WAKE FOREST--Margaret Weston Wilson, 71, of Wake Forest died on Sunday, March 8th, at her home after an extended illness. Margaret was born on December 27, 1948. She was the daughter of the late Clement Hunter and Gene Thompson Weston. She grew up in Franklinton, N.C.

YOUNGSVILLE--Bobby Wayne Peters, 83, of Youngsville passed away on March 6, 2020. He was born in Carter County, Tennessee, on December 5, 1936 to the late Wade and Anne Bailey Peters. In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in death by his wife, Mittie Davis Peters, and daughter, Patricia Ann Peters. Bobby retired from the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense. He loved the Lord, his family and playing golf.

LOUISBURG--Funeral services for Joe Louis Johnson, 84, who died Friday, March 6, 2020, will be held Wednesday, March 11, at 11 a.m. at Allen Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. David Perry officiating. Burial will follow in the Allen Chapel Church cemetery.

BUNN--Funeral services for Douglas Perry, 59, who died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, will be held Sunday, March 8, at 4 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. Willie Walters officiating.

February was National Teen Dating Violence Month.
Parents may not believe teen dating violence is an issue but according to loveisrespect.org, one in 10 high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend.

BUNN -- No matter where his coaching career takes him, Ty Howle will always have a soft spot for Happy Valley.
That's understandable because Howle, a former football star at Bunn High School, excelled for four seasons at Penn State University and eventually became a starting offensive lineman -- and All-Big Ten Academic standout.

LOUISBURG -- Tuesday night's primary election set up fall battles for three county commission seats, while Joe Biden carried Franklin County and the state based on unofficial results.
Results become official with the March 13 canvass.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County health officials are relying on history to prepare for a new threat.
The swine flu captured the world's attention in 2008.
The H1N1 pandemic took its place in 2009.

LOUISBURG -- Every day seems to bring a bit more information about the corona virus, more accurately known as COVID-19, that has now touched at least a dozen states in this country and is expected to spread across the country, leaving public officials scrambling to figure out what their response should be.
"We are in uncharted territory," said Franklin County Schools Superintendent Rhonda Schuhler this week when asked about how local schools are planning to react.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Youngsville and Wake Forest staffs have agreed to a legal solution to prevent what could have been a month-long zoning wild west in the town's outskirts.
And Franklin County is working to craft a long-term fix after an apparent miscommunication.

LAKE ROYALE -- Investigators were still trying to determine the cause of fire that torched a home in this gated community.
Bunn firefighters responded to the blaze at 100 Fawn Cove at about 4:35 p.m. on Feb. 27, finding the home fully engulfed.
One person suffered from a bit of smoke inhalation, fire officials said, but no other injuries were reported.

YOUNGSVILLE -- The State Department of Transportation installed a left-turn light at the intersection of Cross and Main streets -- part of an ongoing effort to improve traffic flow through town.
Almost without fail, traffic through the heart of town has been a subject of discussion by town officials, staff and the public for the past few years.

Bunn coach Parker Haake

LOUISBURG -- The Franklin County Board of Commissioners is slated to meet soon to begin budget talks.
Already, county management and department heads have been working on the county's 2020-21 spending plan.
The March 12 session will allow commissioners to provide direction.

Students at Franklin County's Early College High School could have a new building to call home soon -- and at minimal cost to county taxpayers.
Preliminary conversations have been going on for some time about replacing the aging and increasingly inadequate ECHS modular-style building that the school has about outgrown. That building is adjacent to the Franklin campus of VGCC on NC 56 West, Louisburg.

Look, I know how how some ideas can sound CRAZY at the time.
I'm sure that back in the 1950s, when bankers, builders and other leaders looked out at wooded areas and open fields between Durham and Raleigh and said -- this looks like a great place to put some state-of-the-art businesses and industry -- they were met with blank stares or, worse, laughter.