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It was a mad scramble in Bunn as kids quickly gathered 12,000 Easter eggs!
LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College President Dr. Gary Brown announced he will retire next year.
He made the announcement to the College's Board of Trustees during their annual spring meeting.
Brown came to Louisburg College in January 2018 from Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa.
He is the 28th President in the College's 238-year history.
Believe it or not, the Easter weekend is here. In addition to the religious services, if you have young kids, you're probably just about tired of colored eggs and perhaps a little worried about the candy consumption that surrounds the holiday.
It's a sacred time for many -- and a fun time for the youngsters -- so relax and enjoy.
Then get ready because what is coming next will impact you and your family, perhaps even more than usual this year.
Outside of judges, attorneys, clerks and bailiffs, I don't know too many folks who have spent more time in the Franklin County Courthouse and courtrooms than I have.
That surely comes with the territory as my news beat covers cops and courts.
And, since my job actively requires me to keep a keen eye on what's happening on the bench and in the gallery, I would and could probably argue that no one pays more attention to what happens and what's said inside a courtroom than I do ... Okay, maybe the court reporter does, but I digress.
By: Letters to the editor
Dear editor: I read your editorial page column in a recent edition and the nice words you had for the rescue team looking for the missing child in the Tar River (what a sad ending) encouraged me to write a story that just happened to me.
Here it is:
I have a story about one good Samaritan out there. My wife suggested I write about it.
By: Letters to the editor
Dear editor: My name is Rachel and I have been a Franklin County resident since 1994.
My family moved here to get away from the city (Raleigh) and enjoy a more rural lifestyle. I have continuously lived in the county since I was a teenager.
I have raised six children here and all have attended public school. I had always imagined that eventually my kids would have the amenities here in Franklin County that I didn't have. Great parks, an accessible swimming pool, basketball courts and maybe even a skating rink.
By: Letters to the editor
Dear editor: I am a proud mother, a lifelong Franklin County resident, and a woman who -- despite my love for our land, our people, and our community -- never learned how to swim.
And now, as I raise my children in this same county, I find myself facing a heartbreaking contradiction: I'm enrolling them in swim classes -- but I, their mother, still don't know how to swim.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LOUISBURG -- Two suspects accused of leading police on a chase that included firing shots at an officer are next slated to appear in court in May.
Officers arrested Malachi Johan Taylor, 18, of Youngsville, and Thurman Louis Henderson IV, 19, of Kernersville on April 12, charging them both with felony cocaine possession.
Taylor was charged with attempted first degree murder as authorities allege he fired shots at Franklin County Sheriff's Cpl. Ben Splees during the pursuit.
Henderson was charged with accessory after the fact, fleeing arrest and resisting a public officer.
BUNN -- The Bunn Police Department has joined forces with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to host a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event.
The April 26 event will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Bunn Police Department, 601 Main Street.
In partnership with the DEA, Bunn officers will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
Savannah Arnold, 15, of Louisburg, recently won several awards in a dance competition in Greensboro. Savannah, a member of Louisburg School of Dance, participated in Applause Talent Dance Competition. She performed her solo "Radioactive" dance and received double platinum and first place overall in the "First Call Teen Solo" division and first place for "First Call Teen Title Winner" division. She is the daughter of Sarah and Kevin Arnold.
Asparagus is one of the few perennial vegetables that grows well in NC. Once established a bed of asparagus can produce for many years.
The best time to plant asparagus is late January to late March, while the plants are dormant. Asparagus likes to grow in areas that receive at least 8 hours of sunlight per day.
Asparagus likes good drainage so planting in a raised bed is ideal. To produce enough asparagus for table-use plant 10 crowns per family member.
Four-year old Billie Caroline Strickland, at the Town of Bunn Easter egg hunt
Charlotte, NC -- Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Georgia Griffin Browning, 74 of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2025, due to a stroke. She was surrounded by her devoted husband of 51 years, Mel Browning, and daughter, Ashlynn Browning Greene.
Louisburg, NC -- Eddie Perill Hodges Jr., 71, of Louisburg, died Wednesday evening, April 2, 2025, at Wake Med.
LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for Bobby Lassiter Kearney, age 84, who died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, will be held on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 3 p.m. from the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Louisburg with Rev. Elaine Lassiter officiating. Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Church Cemetery.
HOLLISTER, NC -- Funeral services for Shirley Marbury, age 68, who died on Thursday, April 3, 2025, will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 2 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC with Rev. Thomas Richardson, officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery, Hollister, NC.
GREENSBORO, NC -- Funeral services for Regina W. Nicholson, age 71, who died on Saturday, April 5, 2025, will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2 p.m. from the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Louisburg, NC with Pastor Lenwood Long, Jr., officiating and Elder Michael Poteat, Eulogist. Private burial will follow at a later date.
Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Lynette Williams Collins, age 74, who died on Saturday, April 5, 2025, will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel, Louisburg, NC.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
FRANKLINTON -- Franklin County schools and an early education advocacy agency have cut the ribbon on a new resource center to help parents better prepare their kids for school.
Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start's Family Resource Center -- inside a mobile unit at Franklinton Elementary School -- will provide parents of kids under five with access to books, learning materials and a play space.
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LOUISBURG -- Other than calling the meeting to order and adjourning it two hours and twenty minutes later, commissioners took four actions -- approving the consent agenda, appointing Jeremy Neal to the Animal Services Advisory Board and going into and coming out of closed session.
But, the board did hear from residents and fellow board members on issues ranging from a public swimming pool to animal welfare to when commissioners will next begin tackling property tax disputes and to when the county could expect to make headway on its emergency ambulance transport policy.
GRAB BAG. Franklin County Parks and Recreation hosted a special Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday at Franklinton Middle School and a traditional hunt at Franklinton Park. Above, Trey Wright races to grab eggs and prizes during the hunt at Franklinton Middle School's gym.
By: GARY CUNARD, Times Publisher
LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg Town Council became the first governing body in the county to publicly endorse a public swimming pool -- and then pledged to help the county finance such an endeavor.
The action came Tuesday night in the form of a non-binding resolution proposed by council member Dr. Phillip Stover who noted "there is a strong desire by the overwhelming majority of county residents, including most of the residents of Louisburg, to have access to a community pool."
By: CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
LOUISBURG -- Prosecutors have asked a judge to revoke a suspected killer's bond after he violated the residency conditions of his release -- a revelation that came when Youngsville police investigated allegations that Michael David Barnes threatened to kill a neighbor.
Authorities arrested Barnes in November 2021, weeks after they allege he shot roommate James McLeod inside a residence on Elsie Marie Drive in Youngsville.
The 40-year-old McLeod died a day after the Oct. 28, 2021 assault.
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