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Nashville, NC -- Funeral services for Sonnie Lee Whitehead, age 80, who died on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, will be held Saturday, June 13, at 3 p.m. from the Union Hill Baptist Church, Nashville, NC.

HOLLISTER - Annora Yvonne Lynch Hedgepeth, 74, died on June 8, 2026.

FRANKLINTON, NC -- Callie Ann Wheeler, passed away peacefully at Duke University Medical Center on May 16, 2026 while surrounded by her family. Callie was born on January 9, 2026 to John Cary Wheeler and Kortni Michelle Woody. Callie was preceded in death by Peter Wheeler, James Daughtery, and James Turnage.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Mary Duke Patterson Radford, 90, died May 29, 2026 at Rocky Mount Rehab in NC. Mary was born on September 2, 1935 to the late William and Bessie Belle Roberson Patterson.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Brenda Denton Wrenn died Sunday, June 7, 2026 at Maria Parham Hospital.

Hollister, NC -- Funeral services for Lizzie Richardson Burgess, age 103, who died on Friday, June 5, 2026, will be held on Friday, June 12, at 2 p.m. from the Pine Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister, NC with Rev. Thomas Richardson, officiating. Burial will follow in the Lynch Cemetery.

Enfield, NC -- Funeral services for Regina S. Fisher, age 91, who died on Thursday, June 3, 2026, will be held Saturday, June 13, at 11 a.m. from the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Hollister, NC. Burial will follow in the Silver Hill Cemetery.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Celebration of Life services for Anthony "Tony" Dwight Green, age 76, who died on Saturday, May 2, 2026, will be held Saturday, June 13, at 2 p.m. from the South Main Street Baptist Church, Louisburg, NC.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Gwendolyn Foster Wood Davis, 86, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2026 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh, NC. Gwen was born on April 13, 1940 to the late Lucille Foster and Grover Wood.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Helen Wheless Wilson, age 99, of Louisburg, died Thursday, June 4, 2026, surrounded by her family.

BUNN -- The Wildcats only had three blemishes on its season.
But, the team's response to one of those, to county rival Franklinton in the Vance Charter Easter Classic in early April, said Coach Patrick Warren, is what led to jubilation last week in Holly Springs -- when Bunn captured the 4A baseball state championship, sweeping the Burns Bulldogs in a best of three series.
It was the Bunn High baseball team's first state championship since 1979.

LOUISBURG -- The Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved its 2026-27 budget, with two changes from the proposed spending plan.
First, commissioners agreed to add $50,000 in an effort to help preserve farmland.
And, commissioners, in a split vote, agreed not to increase the solid waste availability fee by $15 per customer.
Neither change will impact the tax rate, which will remain at 50.5 cents per $100 of valuation.

LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg Town Council will be staring at a $1.2 million budget gap in the eyeballs when it meets today for its next budget session.
During a May 21 budget session, department heads presented Town Administrator Sean Medlin and the town council with their "wish lists" for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
It equated to a $1.65 million difference between requests and projected revenue.

Steven Crew won three gold medals, one in the 25-meter walk, the 50-meter walk, and softball throw, where he threw a personal best.

Glenn & Patty Lagnese enjoyed a rock & roll theme for Special Olympics' Summer Games

Above, the Bunn High School baseball team secured the 4A State Baseball banner and title, beating Burns High School in a best of three series in Holly Springs.

LOUISBURG -- A Wake Forest man accused of killing his seven-week-old child was slated to appear in court on Wednesday.
Patrick R. Jordan's court matter was taking place during deadline for The Franklin Times.
Any conclusion to the hearing will appear next week.
Franklin County sheriff's deputies arrested Jordan in April 2025, alleging the 25-year-old seriously injured and killed Chozen Jordan in January 2024.

We're probably all familiar with the old saying about one step forward and two back ... or, maybe it's two steps forward and one back.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if life in 2026 was that simple? Especially if you are a small business owner who is fighting an uphill battle from daylight to dark -- and who are we kidding -- waking up at 2 a.m. still trying to figure things out?
Such is reality in this first year of the second quarter of the 21st Century!
Let me give you a few examples:

The time set aside for public comments during Franklin County Board of Commissioners meeting is an ideal time to learn about what matters to folks.
The reason is simple: After a severe case of the Mondays, there's tons of places folks could and would rather be, like their couch, or their favorite watering hole.
Instead, plenty of them decided that high school public speaking assignments weren't enough, so they've stepped up to the advanced level.
On Monday:

FRANKLINTON -- Novonesis showed off its diverse, science-based manufacturing plant to some of tomorrow's STEM leaders.
College students from the Carolina-South Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering chose Novonesis as the site for its Emerging Leaders program visit this spring because of Novo's scale, diverse biosolutions portfolio and the range of roles on site -- giving students a real-world view of careers across multiple areas of biotechnology.

Peppers are members of the Solanaceae or Nightshade family. It is a tropical perennial, but is grown here as an annual plant and is generally planted in late April or early May.
The plant is native to Brazil and Bolivia in South America. The genus "Capsicum" comes from the Greek word Kapto, which means "to bite."
The chemical capsaicin in peppers varies and is dependent on genetics.

Bell peppers do it all -- slice them into salads, roast them on the grill or stuff them with beans and rice.
Crunchy, colorful and packed with nutrients, these versatile veggies may be some of the most underrated foods in your fridge.
Bell peppers are technically a fruit, a type of berry, but you're more likely to find them in a stir fry rather than a dessert. Their flavor depends on their color:
•Red peppers are the sweetest because they ripen the longest