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LOUISBURG -- A rescue team pulled the body of a missing seven year old from the Tar River Tuesday afternoon -- concluding a more than week-long search that gripped Franklin County and beyond.
Sheriff Kevin White confirmed in a Facebook post that the body of Ronald Lamar Brodie Jr. was recovered from the river on Tuesday afternoon.

FRANKLINTON -- Joe Cutchins has shared his family's special connection to Jack Johnson and where the heavyweight boxing champion's life ended.
This Sunday, he'll be going to Galveston, sharing his story in the place where the Galveston Giant's life began.
He will be the featured speaker and entertainer at the Nia Cultural Center on March 30, celebrating the life and legacy of the famed boxer.
"I am so honored," said Cutchins, who was a toddler when Johnson crashed his car not far from his father's funeral home on June 10, 1946.

PILOT -- Parks and recreation staff and Franklin officials cut the ribbon on the county's only dog park.
Back in May, commissioners agreed to move forward with an acre dog facility at Pilot Lions park in southern Franklin County, tasking staff with using up to $130,000 to accomplish the task.
Ground was broken last summer and the ribbon cutting and official opening was March 20.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County didn't have to search far to find its newest assistant county manager, tabbing its former planning and inspections director to fill the post.
The county announced Scott Hammerbacher's elevation on Monday.
"I am looking forward to expanding my service to Franklin County as an assistant county manager," Hammerbacher said.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Youngsville police are hoping that folks holding onto the "olden days" can help them finish curating the history of the police department in the present.
The town is in the midst of celebrating its sesquicentennial, and as part of reflecting about the town's 150-year history, Officer Drew Cox began documenting the department's history.

LMHS Athletic Director Erica Wammock, a National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Certified Master Athletic Administrator