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(L to R) Northern Nash's Olivia Bunn and Bunn's Maria Ocampo try to track down a loose ball during last Wednesday's soccer showdown at BHS.

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg High School's successful boys basketball campaign was reflected by plenty of recognition on the All-Tar Roanoke Athletic Conference Team.
Three Warriors claimed TRAC accolades -- guards Kenan Epps and Andreas Wilson and frontliner Tony Vines.
The trio helped Louisburg finish in the second place in the TRAC regular season standings, along with a runner-up spot in the TRAC Tournament.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central notched one run in the bottom of the first but couldn't dent the plate the rest of the way en route to being defeated by Bunn by a 7-1 total on Monday in high school baseball action on the NCHS campus.
Bunn never trailed after delivering three runs in the top of the first thanks in part to a Jordan Payne RBI double, along with a leadoff single from Nick Sanders.
The Bulldogs also committed a costly throwing error as part of the uprising.

SOUTHERN PINES -- One of the most disappointing losses in recent Louisburg College men's basketball memory came last year when the Hurricanes were defeated at home by Richard Bland in the finals of the Region X Tournament.
Current members of LC's sophomore class weren't about to see history repeat itself at this year's tourney.
Instead, Louisburg punched its ticket for a return trip to the nationals with a decisive 78-63 triumph over Catawba Valley in the region championship last Saturday at Sandhills Community College.

WILSON -- Jairod Barnes couldn't help but ponder the symbolism when he first drove into the Springfield Middle School parking lot.
The buildings were adorned with green and gold -- the school's official colors.
And a snarling Wildcat is emblazoned on the front entrance sign.
For Barnes, it felt a bit like home -- and for good reason.

CHAPEL HILL -- The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced the game times and sites for the eight championships in the NCHSAA's 102nd State Basketball Championships.
The Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill will host the 2A and 4A games, while Carmichael Arena across campus will host the 1A and 3A games.
Here is Saturday's complete schedule of games:

LOUISBURG -- It's still early in the season, but Louisburg High School's baseball squad has already come up with a victory to remember.
The Warriors, trailing by five runs, rallied in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings to edge Warren County by a 6-5 margin on Monday in a non-conference diamond meeting at Warrior Field on the LHS campus.
Louisburg is now 2-0 overall. The Warriors opened last week with a victory against Franklin Academy.

DUNN - Funeral services for Lisa Ann Arrington, 47, who died Monday, March 7, 2016, will be held Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg, with the Rev. Kenny Dupree officiating. Burial will follow in the Cedar Rock Church cemetery.

RALEIGH - Funeral services for Clara Cooke Rushing, 76, who died Sunday, March 6, 2016, will be held Friday, March 11, at 1 p.m. at Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. Alexander Herring officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

YOUNGSVILLE --Stacie Michelle Alford, 32, died Sunday, March 6, 2016. A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Harris Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Martha B. Brodie, 85, who died Friday, March 4, 2016, will be held Wednesday, March 9, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. N. P. Brodie officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

FRANKLINTON - George Thomas "Tony" Hicks, 83, passed away peacefully at home on March 5, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer.

LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Shiffon L. Wright, 52, who died Friday, March 4, 2016, will be held Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg, with the Rev. Dannie Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Wright family cemetery.

HENDERSON - Funeral services for Esther Hunt Williams, 75, who died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, will be held Thursday, March 10, at 2 p.m. at Jones Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. Hosie Starr officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

LOUISBURG - Deborah F. Smith, 60, died Tuesday, March 2, 2016 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 7, at Faith Baptist Church in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

LOUISBURG - Atlas Cohen "Pete" Smith, 87, of Louisburg, passed away Thursday afternoon at Wake Med surrounded by his loving family.

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--Funeral services for James Otis Yarborough, 74, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Louisburg, who died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg, with the Rev. Jimmie Hodge and Dr. Mary Burch officiating. Burial will follow in the Haywood Baptist Church cemetery.

CLINTON, Miss. - Funeral services for Otha Lee "Grip" Grissom, 62, of Clinton, Miss., formerly of Louisburg, who died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, will be held Tuesday, March 8, at 2 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg, with the Rev. Cullus Dunston officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

LOUISBURG - Alexander Bell Jr., 89, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016.  Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Cedar Rock Baptist Church in Castalia. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

RALEIGH -- Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, a jury determined that two troopers owed former cadet and current sheriff's deputy Jennifer Martin $432,500 in damages for their role in actions that led to a debilitating hip injury.
The jury, though, could not come to an agreement on whether Trooper Susan Moreau was liable for any punitive damages.
They did decide that Trooper Gregory Gentieu was not liable for any punitive damages.

Louisburg College is welcoming one of its own, Walter Williamson, back to the campus this spring as artist in residence. Shown here are (left to right) Jim Eck, academic dean; Walter Hurst of the drama department; Williamson; and Louisburg College President Mark La Branche. Williamson graduated from Louisburg College in 1968 and has gone on to perform on both the stage and in Hollywood films.

RALEIGH -- A former highway patrol cadet's case against two troopers is with the jury.
Attorneys for a Franklin County sheriff's deputy suing two State Highway Patrol troopers allege the officers sought to break her and wash her out of the trooper training program. Their malice and negligence, plaintiffs argue, caused a debilitating hip fracture.
During closing arguments on Tuesday, defense attorneys accused the plaintiff's attorneys of dazzling the courts with shiny balls of circumstances that don't prove the cadet program instructors acted with malice or beyond the scope of their duties.

LOUISBURG -- Two Franklin County men were sentenced to prison this week as prosecutors wrapped up two murder cases.
On Monday, Cammron Torrance, 20, pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter for his role in the May 2014 death of David Wilkins Jr. He was initially charged with first degree murder.
Also, in Franklin County Superior Court, Clifton Grady Hunt, 53, pled guilty to second degree murder for killing his mother, Sarah Faye Fields, in June 2015.

LOUISBURG -- A Louisburg man was sentenced to probation for his role in an armed robbery.
Prosecutors said Jeremy Wright, 24, earned such favor because he was key in taking down co-defendants.
In May 2014, Franklin County sheriff's deputies arrested Wright, Kyle Anthony Clark and Darius Revel Robinson, all of Louisburg, charging them with first degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of second degree kidnapping and felony larceny related to a March 15, 2014 incident in the Gold Sand community.

The big smile on the face of little Liam Abbott pretty much sums up the attitude of a lot of Franklin County people -- it's starting to feel just a little bit like spring! Although the first day of spring is not until March 20, slightly warmer days -- some reaching nearly 70 -- are beginning to spark a tiny epidemic of spring fever despite the chilly nights.