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The group presents the Oratorical Contest winner, from left, Commander Chris Smith, 1st Vice Commander Mike Donnelly, Chaplain Harvey Satterwhite, Orator Victoria Sema, Historian George Tracey, and Legionnaire George Miller.

SILVER ANNIVERSARY. The Kid's Corner Child Care Center in Louisburg celebrated its 25th anniversary in business on March 8, with a luncheon, employee awards and lots of fun and fellowship. Above, left to right: Teresa Ayscue, Karen Overton, Tara Jones, Michaela Phelps, Amy Merritt (owner), Debbie Fowler, Tina Holden, and Brianna Inscoe.

EARNS HIS DEGREE. Dalton Southerland of Louisburg recently graduated from NC State University Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree, with a concentration on renewable electric energy systems. Recognized as an outstanding senior with a cumulative 4.0 GPA over his undergraduate career, he has been accepted into the NCSU graduate school to begin working toward a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree, beginning August, 2024.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- In a game of feet and inches, Louisburg native Elijah Jamison was one step away from dancing on college basketball's grandest stage.
But it wasn't meant to be as Jamison and the University of Milwaukee Panthers were defeated 83-76 by top-seeded Oakland University in the finale of the Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament on March 12 at the historic Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- There seems to be no end in sight to Southern Nash's dominance of the Big East Conference softball scene -- but second place in the league could be competitive as the season heads toward its second half after the completion of Spring Break.
Southern, coached by the legendary Scott Collie, has streamrolled through the first half of its Big East schedule, outscoring six overmatched foes by a combined 84-2 -- an absolutely staggering number.

STANHOPE -- Melanie Hicks grew up in an athletic family in Pilot, so it was understandable when she decided to become a high school teacher and coach for her career choice.
But it's the where -- and not the why -- that was a bit of surprise.
Pilot is located between Bunn and Zebulon, and Hicks was a standout softball and volleyball star at Bunn High School before graduating in 2011.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- It's anybody's guess which team will come out on top as the Big East Conference enters the second half of what has been one of its most competitive baseball seasons in recent history.
Three teams -- including defending champion Northern Nash -- enter the second half with identical 4-2 worksheets. Bunn, a young club coming into its own, is also at the mark, as is Southern Nash.

ZEBULON -- The Milwaukee Brewers have announced the initial roster for the Carolina Mudcats in advance of the 2024 season starting on Friday when the Mudcats travel to Salem, Virginia to play the Red Sox.
The new roster features several returnees from the 2023 team including Brewers prospects Juan Baez, Daniel Guilarte, Yorman Galindez and Tayden Hall.

Cancer survivor Ruby Williams, during Franklin County Relay for Life dinner

Henderson, NC--Maynard Dennis Wilson, 65, of Henderson died March 30, 2024.

FRANKLINTON, NC -- Funeral services for Lucy Mae Eaton, age 89, who died on Monday, April 1, 2024, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2024 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Marcus Dunston Johnson, eulogist and Rev. Micah Mason, officiating. Burial will follow in the Nelson Chapel Church Cemetery.

CREEDMOOR, NC -- Chemis Oscar Stanfield, 91, of Creedmoor passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh.

OXFORD, NC -- William "Daryl" Bowden, age 54, of Oxford, died March 27, 2024 at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, NC.

LOUISBURG, NC -- William Lawrence "Bill" Hight, 76, of Louisburg, passed away on Friday, March 29, surrounded by those who loved him at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh following a brief illness.

Louisburg, NC--Rachel Harris House, 85, of Louisburg, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 2, 2024. She was born on October 16, 1938, in Franklin County, NC.

Belmont, NC -- We are saddened to announce the passing of Deborah (Debbie) Mitchell Podger, 75, of Franklinton, North Carolina, on March 26, 2024, after an extended health battle.

Elizabeth City, NC --Margaret Gilliam Turner, born Margaret Eleanor Alley, and also known as "Bug" of Elizabeth City, NC, and previously of Louisburg, NC passed away Sunday morning, March 31, 2024.

It's hard to believe that Sunday will be Easter Sunday and next Monday will be April Fool's Day!
Apparently all the windy days we've had recently just blew parts of March away and suddenly here we are looking at a fresh month, warming weather, trees, shrubs and some flowers shaking off the winter and any day the hummingbirds should be returning.
All that's fine by me -- as if any of us have any say in the matter -- but my how time flies!

LOUISBURG -- High ranking staff with the State Department of Transportation presented commissioners with an update on local projects.
Commissioners focused on the S-Line project, as well as the best ways to help Youngsville secure a downtown bypass.
State Division Five Engineer Brandon Jones made the presentation, highlighting Franklin County projects that appear on the 2024-2033 State Transportation Improvement Program.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County's bid to build an emergency radio tower in Bunn at the high school has one more hurdle to clear.
Earlier this month, Bunn commissioners amended its zoning to allow emergency radio towers to be built on county-owned property as a right within the C-1 district, as long as some other criteria is met, such as lot size and distance from residential property.

EASTER SMILES. The Easter bunny was a hit during the Bunn Spring Fling Easter egg hunt. (Above) Cooper Lankshear, Jase Lankshear and Charlie Fran Lankshear with the Easter bunny.

Paxton Hoppins, right, navigates an inflatable obstacle course at Youngsville's Easter event.

LOUISBURG -- At its most recent animal services advisory board meeting, members agreed to explore the cost to spay and neuter every animal that finds its way into the shelter.
During the county Board of Commissioners meeting a week later -- March 18 -- Commissioner David Bunn tasked county management with following through.