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Franklinton senior Lauren Esselborn (right) capped off her exceptional career by taking part in the Girls 800 at the Class 3-A State Track Championships.

LOUISBURG -- Despite being a 1-A school in classification, the Louisburg Warriors continue to compete against some tough 2-A challengers in the split Northern Carolina Conference baseball standings.
And the Warriors continued to fare well against those foes under veteran head coach Al Bolton.

PRINCETON -- Louisburg High School entered the 2019 softball campaign with tremendous expectations -- and for good reason.
LHS advanced to the state finals one year earlier, and was slated to return all but one player from that talented group.
En route to the state championship series, the Lady Warriors showed plentyof savvy by winning a handful of close games in electrifying fashion.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Winning Middle Athletic Conference Championships has become commonplace for the Cedar Creek Middle School athletic program.
But not even Cedar Creek had ever seen what the Jaguars and Lady Jaguars were able to accomplish during the 2018-19 school year.
To put things in perspective, the MAC offers a combined 11 boys and girls team sports.

Louisburg High School's Taylor Branch (front, center) signs a letter-of-intent to continue her track and field career at Louisburg College. Also pictured are (back, l to r) Tristen Branch (sister), LHS track and field coach Steven Gupton and LHS Athletic Director Erica Wammock; (front, l to r) Traci Cox (mother) and Sinorris M. Branch (grandmother).

Louisburg High School's Alex Roa (front, center) signs a letter-of-intent to continue his track and field career at Louisburg College.

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College track and field coach Josh Hayman welcomes student-athletes from across the globe -- but it never hurts to recruit a few less than one mile away.
Hayman didn't have to travel too far to sign two of his latest standouts as he journeyed up North Main Street for a few hundred yards to ink a pair of Louisburg High School track and field athletes to letters-of-intent.

GREENVILLE -- Fifth-year head coach Cliff Godwin has been named American Athletic Conference Baseball Coach-of-the-Year, while East Carolina University junior Jake Agnos was tabbed Pitcher-of-the-Year according to an announcement by the league office Monday afternoon.
The Pirates also had six first-team all-conference selections in Agnos, DH Spencer Brickhouse, OF Alec Burleson, LHP Jake Kuchmaner, OF Bryant Packard (unanimous) and C Jake Washer, while Brickhouse (1B), SS Turner Brown and Burleson (UTIL) garnered second-team All-AAC accolades.

The Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans took the best two out of three series against Albemarle Academy on May 18- 19 at Boyd Field in Henderson. This completed the Spartans' run for a third straight North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state title. The score for game two was 15-2. Prior to the championship round, the team defeated The Burlington School and Lawrence Academy. Several Franklin County standouts were on the Spartans' roster.

CCMS GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

CCMS GIRLS SOCCER CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

NASH COUNTY-- Robert "Bob" Lee Kennedy, 86, of Nash County died Monday, May 20, 2019. The family will receive friends Friday from 1- 1:45 p.m. at Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services, 804 N Bickett Boulevard, Louisburg, where funeral services will follow at 2 p.m., with Minister Mike Henrichs officiating. Entombment will follow in Lancaster Memorial Park.

LOUISBURG--Jose A. Castanedalopez, 23, died Saturday, May 11, 2019. Funeral service was held Sataurday, May 18, at Alston-Anderson Funeral Home, Louisburg. Burial followed in the Cedar Street Cemetery in Louisburg.

LOUISBURG--Funeral services for Carrie Blacknall Smith, 88, of Louisburg, currently residing in Charlotte, who died Monday, May 20, 2019, will be held Friday, May 24, at 2 p.m. at Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Kittrell, with the Rev. Dr. Felicia Hardy officiating. Burial will follow in the Concord Church cemetery.

LOUISBURG - John Branch Hall Jr., 83, died Sunday morning, May 19, 2019. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at Oakwood Cemetery in Louisburg. The family will receive friends after the service.

HENDERSON--Funeral services for Annie Pearl Alston Blackwell, 82, who died Tuesday, May 14, 2019, will be held Tuesday, May 21, at 2 p.m. in the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

LOUISBURG--Funeral services for Johnnie Christine Bullock, 75, who died Saturday, May 18, 2019, will be held Wednesday, May 22, at 6 p.m. in the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, with the Rev. Shirley Adams officiating.

FRANKLINTON--Funeral services for Rodney "Kirk" Jones, 51, who died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, will be held Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m. at Faith Missionary Church in Louisburg, with Pastor K. G. Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Faith Missionary Church Cemetery.

LOUISBURG--Funeral services for Willie Frank Hilliard, 89, who died Thursday, May 9, 2019, will be held Friday, May 17, at 2 p.m. at Haywood Baptist Church in Louisburg, with Pastor Douglas Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Haywood Church cemetery.

ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY KUBOTA EVENT. Hundreds of people attended the Louisburg Tractor & Truck Kubota Field day event. The turnout was great, even with the rain and storms in the area. They had plenty of food, prizes and great deals. Above: Helping customers with door prize registration is McKenzie Wilkes (at left) and Arianna Egan.

ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY KUBOTA EVENT. Hundreds of people attended the Louisburg Tractor & Truck Kubota Field day event. The turnout was great, even with the rain and storms in the area. They had plenty of food, prizes and great deals. Above: Kenley Woodlief, age 2 1/2, enjoys a ride on a toy tractor.

LOUISBURG -- Town residents won't see a property tax increase in the new fiscal year in the proposed budget being considered, but the cost of water may go up for some and the cost of owning vehicles will increase, although the amount of that increase has not yet been determined.
The Louisburg Town Council met in a late afternoon session on Tuesday to comb through the proposed budget presented by Town Administrator Jonathan Franklin and his staff.

LOUISBURG -- The long-awaited athletic complex for Louisburg High School is on track for a summer construction start -- but one big "if" remains.
Yet if that project is on track, another -- a seemingly small renovation project at Youngsville Elementary School -- has hit a snag.
The Louisburg High project, which includes a new football stadium, track and other amenities, is out for bids after a May 8 pre-bid conference with contractors.

LOUISBURG -- County staff and officials, along with parks and recreation advocates, marked the soft opening of a new county park with a ribbon cutting on Monday.
A grand opening is slated for later in the year.
Monday's festivities, though, marked the first official opening of the park -- complete with a fishing pond and other amenities -- to the public.

LOUISBURG -- Crosscreek Charter will break ground next week, starting the clock on plans to move into a new school facility.
According to the school, the campus construction loan was finalized in April and work on the 20-acre site on East River Road will start soon.
When completed, the site will be home to 360 students, all on one campus.