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LOUISBURG, NC - Bertha Shearin Phelps Moore, 91, of Louisburg, died Thursday evening, December 15, 2022.

WAKE FOREST, NC--Rosalee Allen Wells, age 95, of Wake Forest, NC, formerly, Youngsville, NC, died December 17, 2022.

LOUISBURG, NC - Reggie Lacy Gilliam, 76, died Sunday morning at Wake Med.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County school officials and staff are trying to determine how the State Department of Public Instruction stuck a lump of coal in their holiday stocking.
The State Department of Public Instruction (DPI) sent school finance staff an email on Nov. 18 -- a Friday -- stating that Franklin County public schools had lost 559 students to Wake Prep, resulting in a loss of $3.5 million that's allotted for those students.

Riders of the Miracle League of Franklin float wave and throw candy at the crowd during the Bunn Christmas parade on Saturday.

The Grinch found a four-wheeler to ride through the streets of Alert during that community's parade on Saturday.

Another Grinch pulled up in a motorcycle during the Bunn Christmas parade, delighting those who traveled downtown to watch the parade.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Town management said the Main Street Improvement Project is on schedule and, essentially, within budget.
But, that doesn't mean it hasn't come without headaches.
During the board's Dec. 8 meeting, Commissioner Larry Wiggins said the work and ancillary activities have impacted his Electric Power Systems business located on Main Street.

FRANKLINTON -- A piece of property that was once a key part of extending the limits and opportunities for Franklinton was sold last week.
And, according to a story in the Triangle Business Journal, its new owner, Novozymes, has no plans to develop it.
In December 2021, Franklinton commissioners agreed to petition Franklin County, on behalf of Franklinton Development LLC, to extend the town's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction to include the 51.55 acre site at N.C. 56 and Mays Crossroads -- a proposed development site across from Novozymes.

Judge Adam Keith, left, reads the oath of office to School Board members who triumphed during the spring election and took office on Monday. From left, Chair Elizabeth Keith takes the oath with the assistance of her granddaughter, Morgan Keith; Chris Perry is assisted by his wife, Amber; Paige Sayles is helped by her husband, Dr. Al Sayles; And Meghan Jordan gets an assist from one her children, Bentley.

LOUISBURG -- Two Franklin County men were killed in single-vehicle wrecks within a two-week span.
Ernest Lynn Dickerson, born in 1953, was killed on Nov. 26.
Terry Lamont Allen Jr., born in 1998, died in a Dec. 6 crash.

I usually wait until the week of Christmas to write this column, but I'm going to take a cue from the town of Franklinton and Franklin County and bring some early Christmas cheer.
If you read The Franklin Times back in November, you may remember that I wrote a story about how the town of Franklinton agreed to hold up their end of the bargain to develop a pedestrian trail from the historic train depot in Franklinton to Novozymes.

Dear Editor:
I am more than a little surprised to see how the new intersection of US 401 and Hwy 98 is being constructed. Not like the less-traveled roads that intersect US 401 further south, such as E. Young Street or Pulley Town Road, Hwy 98 is a heavily traveled highway and the main road to points east of Wake Forest.

LOUISBURG -- The Oxford-Henderson Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the Warren-Vance Community Health Center, Inc. and St. Paul Presbyterian Church, sponsored a World Aids Day Testing event.
The Dec. 3 event at St. Paul Presbyterian Church along S. Main Street in Louisburg saw a steady stream of participants.

LOUISBURG -- Police arrested a man on trespassing and drug charges.
Police arrested Xavier Nyheem Royster on Dec. 11.
They charged the 18 year old with second degree trespassing, possession with intent to manufacture sell and deliver cocaine, and possession of a controlled substance on jail premises.

RALEIGH -- People who test positive for COVID-19, particularly those who are uninsured or don't have a primary care doctor, will have better access to treatments thanks to a time-limited telemedicine program launched by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with StarMed Healthcare.
After a positive test, early treatment is key to avoiding severe illness and hospitalizations, and treatment may even reduce complications from post-COVID conditions, also called long COVID.

Scott Strickland throws out candy in Bunn.

Robert Newell, and Mary and Wanda Warrenton won Alert's float decoration contest.

Millie and Miles McCaskill get candy in Bunn.

Kids run for candy at the apex of the Alert parade.

Bunn Commissioner Sherry Mercer and her granddaughter, Bailey Lester, toss out candy at the Bunn parade.

Mayor Marsha Strawbridge, background, rolls through the Bunn Christmas parade with Beth Kinal.