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Cutler Sean Kornegay was born Sept. 30, 1982. Cutler never gave up the fight with cancer. He put his mind to rest June 5 with friends and family at hand.

LOUISBURG - Danny L. Bennett, 64, died Saturday, April 23, 2016. A memorial service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, Louisburg, on Saturday, June 11, at 3 p.m. Casual dress. Fellowship following the service.

YOUNGSVILLE - Talitha Cummi (Teny) Williams, 72, of Youngsville passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh. Teny struggled a long but courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 10, 1943 in Spring Hope NC, the daughter of the late Robert Newell Hill and Pattie Heading Hill. She was one of eleven siblings.

BUNN - Daphine Hopkins, 88, died Friday, June 3, 2016 at Franklin Oaks Nursing Center.

HOLLISTER - Funeral services for Lena Mae Rudd, 96, who died Tuesday, May 31, 2016, will be held Saturday, June 4, at 3 p.m. at White Rock Baptist Church in Hollister, with the Rev. Jason Sloan and the Rev. James Rudd officiating. Burial will follow in the Rudd family cemetery.

LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Pauline Clifton, 77, who died Thursday, June 2, 2016, will be held Wednesday, June 8, at 1 p.m. at Allen Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg, with Pastor Stanley Dunston officiating. Burial will follow in the Allen Chapel Church cemetery.

LOUISBURG-- Gaynelle Young Allen, 83, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at her home. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Lancaster Memorial Park. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home.

LOUISBURG--Funeral services for Amanda Hicks, 68, who died Wednesday, June 1, 2016, will be held Sunday, June 5, at 4 p.m. at Haywood Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. Timothy Walker, eulogist. Burial will follow in the Haywood Church cemetery.

LOUISBURG -- A man who embezzled money from the Franklin County Arts Council avoided jail time, but he has a felony on his record and has already paid back the organization.
Joe Baisley's repayment of $6,700 to the Arts Council was enough to satisfy prosecutors and the Arts Council.
"Recovering the funds meant that we were able to fulfill grants that we were in the process of awarding and return to business as usual," said Arts Council President Pat Noles.

LOUISBURG -- Federal, state and local authorities allege a former Franklin County sheriff's deputy knowingly sold stolen guns to convicted felons at his pawn shop in town.
On Tuesday, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office charged Richard B. Shearin, 50, with two counts of felony possession of stolen property and one count of felony possession of a stolen firearm. More charges are pending.

LOUISBURG -- A second-grade teacher at Edward Best Elementary School was named Franklin County's teacher of the year for the 2016-17 school year last week during a banquet at Louisburg College.
Receiving the honor was Claire Roehl, a four-year veteran of the school who says she really enjoys teaching a second-grade classroom that this year had 26 students.

FRANKLINTON -- This year's Franklin County Relay for Life has a new theme, a new event and a new function to help wrap up the campaign season.
But they have the same old goals: raise enough money to fund research that will cure cancer and support cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers.
"We want to continue to educate people about cancer and what we stand for," said Danette Cheatham, who is co-chairing Relay along with Jessica Nicholson-Bland.

LOUISBURG -- A re-configuration of Congressional maps means that voters will get to cast a ballot this coming Tuesday that will play a role in who represents Franklin County in Washington.
Earlier this year, judges ruled that the state's Second and Twelfth Congressional Districts were unconstitutional and ordered that state legislators redraw the maps.
The new map means Franklin County will go from having two Congressional representatives to one.

The Franklin County Board of Education took a giant step toward filling several key personnel positions during a special meeting last Thursday evening.
They hired four new principals, a new assistant principal at Long Mill Elementary School, and a new executive director for auxiliary services.
As many long-time administrators reach retirement age, School Supt. Pascal Mubenga said the district is focused on recruiting talented and dedicated individuals who can continue to build a foundation for success.

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DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT. Franklin County Relay for Life held their annual cancer survivor dinner recently at Franklinton High School. Attendees were treated to entertainment provided by the Franklinton High School jazz band, directed by Brandon Martel. They even dressed as Disney movie characters, which ties in with this year's Relay theme.

The award for youngest cancer survivors was a tie during the annual Franklin County Relay for Life dinner. Pictured from left to right: Whitney Espinosa, youngest cancer survivor (age 20) attending the dinner and Jordan Wright; Linda Frederickson and Danette Cheatham with Franklin County Relay for Life.

Nina Arrington (in the photo to the right) receives the award for being oldest cancer survivor in attendance from Mackenzie Person during the Franklin County Relay for Life cancer survivor dinner. Arrington, who is 87, tied with Mallie Hodge for the award.

LOUISBURG -- Prosecutors advised the courts last week that they would pursue the death penalty against a suspect in a triple homicide.
It's the second case in less than a year that has been deemed a capital matter.
District Attorney Mike Waters said the circumstances surrounding Darius Robinson's case warranted the stance from the prosecution office.
"We reviewed the statutes, the factors in the case and looked at the evidence we had at the time," Waters said. "That's why we've decided to proceed with a capital case."

It was a special night recently for some talented third through sixth graders in Franklin County Schools.
Each of these young folks were in attendance at the 20th Annual Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District Awards Program.
During this program, each student was recognized on stage and received a cash award for their achievement in the annual District Poster, Essay and Computer Designed Power Point Contests. Hosted again by Terrell Lane Middle School, the program was co-emceed by District Board Chairman Tom Gulley and District Board member Charles Mitchell.

LOUISBURG -- Police are looking for a suspect who stole nearly $4,000 worth of eyewear from a business.
Someone at MyEyeDr reported the evening of May 26 that $3,800 worth of sunglasses was missing from the business in the Walmart shopping center.
According to the report by Sgt. G. Alston, the theft did not appear to be forcible.
The case remains under investigation

LOUISBURG -- Shelby Cash became hooked on swimming as a youngster, and decided she was one day going to compete in the sport on the collegiate level.
Of course, that aspiration seemed unattainable at the time because Cash's future school -- Louisburg HS -- didn't offer a swimming program, which would certainly stunt the development of a prospective athlete.
But LHS started a swim team four years ago -- just in time to welcome Cash, who would embark on an amazing career in the pool for the Lady Warriors.

BUNN - Even for old-timers, it's hard to debate the fact that, from an athletic standpoint, this is one of the best senior classes ever produced at Bunn High School.
That assessment was evident during Tuesday's Bunn Athletic Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Johnny Alford Auditorium on the BHS campus.
Bunn's top student-athletes were honored in each sport, and plenty of the honors went to upperclassmen -- including the school's most prestigious awards.
BHS senior Tevin Perry was tabbed as the Male Athlete of the Year after excelling in basketball, football and baseball this past season.

BUNN -- A recent baseball practice session at Bunn High School was able to begin, and Josh Boone was nowhere to be found.
That was a bit rare, considering Boone was usually the first guy to arrive at practice -- and the last one to leave.
But Boone had a good excuse as he pulled up several minutes later before quickly changing into his practice gear.
Turns out Boone was taking part in Advanced Placement Exams with the hopes of grading out through some of his early-semester college courses.

LOUISBURG -- If Al Bolton has coached the final game of his illustrious career at Louisburg High School, he certainly went out in style.
Bolton, who has been LHS' head baseball coach for almost two decades, is retiring as a teacher with the Franklin County School System -- but he might still remain as the school's diamond skipper, along with serving as a substitute teacher.
All of that will be sorted out at a later date.