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TIS THE SEASON. Above, Santa was the star attraction during the Louisburg parade.

Louisburg High cheerleaders revved up the crowd.

Santa and Mrs. Claus greet helpers, Raegan, Harvin and Kennedy Smith.

LOUISBURG -- County commissioners ended the year moving forward with their animal services board but, on Monday night, they almost took a sidestep.
In June, the board agreed to recreate its animal services board -- answering a plea that animal advocates first made in January 2019.
The purpose of the board is to serve as a citizen advisory board for the department in order to promote and encourage responsible animal ownership through comprehensive strategic planning and other measures related to the department.

LOUISBURG -- The Committee of 100 wants to give Franklin County residents more places to work.
The State Department of Labor wants to help employers find the workforce they need.
On Dec. 1, representatives from both groups broke bread during the Committee of 100's annual business meeting -- where they recap their year's work and set a roadmap for their future.

David & Anna Bright at the Louisburg parade

LOUISBURG -- Sheriff Kevin White took his oath of office this week, calling on his staff to support him in making Franklin County as safe as it can be.
"It's definitely an honor and a privilege to be elected by the citizenry of this county to this office," said White, moments after taking the oath of office from Chief District Court Judge John Davis. "What a prestigious thing."

Captain of Patrol Rusty Roberts, Det. Sgt. Dean Woody and Captain of Special Operations Daniel Wester take their oaths.

After an absence of three years, The Oakwood Waits will perform a Christmas program at Cherry Hill on Sunday, Dec. 11 beginning at 3 p.m. This annual event is presented by the Board of Directors of the Cherry Hill Historical Foundation as a gift to the community. There will be no admission charge, but donations will be accepted. The Oakwood Waits formed in 1984 as a group of friends who wanted to sing Christmas carols for their neighbors.

LOUISBURG -- Shelley Dickerson first took the oath of office to serve as clerk of superior court in December 2020, but Monday was the first time she was sworn in as the elected clerk.
Dickerson said it was her staff that got her through the past two years and it's her staff that will move them forward.

I wish I could remember the year, but I distinctly remember the first Christmas parade I covered in Franklin County.
I was lining up the perfect crowd reaction shot, perched on one knee waiting for a kid to strike the biggest smile one could imagine as a caravan of cars, bikes, floats and a various assortment of parade entrants moved along Main Street in Louisburg.

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LOUISBURG -- Franklin County leaders and staff welcomed a new member to the county's governing board.
Newly elected Commissioner Roxanne Bragg took her oath office, along with incumbents Harry Foy and David Bunn, during a Monday afternoon ceremony prior to the board's Monday night meeting.

FRANKLINTON -- The United Way of Franklin County is calling upon folks to donate clothing to keep people warm this holiday season as part of the Franklinton Middle School Clothing Closet.
New and gently used clothing items are appreciated.

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg officers are investigating two break-ins reported at school garage facilities.
It's not clear if the two incidents are related, though.
First, Franklin County school system staff reported a break-in and theft at their garage facility on S. Main Street on Nov. 29.

LOUISBURG -- The State Highway Patrol is investing a fatal wreck reported on Tuesday night.
According to unofficial reports, a vehicle was traveling along E. River Road around 9:30 p.m. when it ran off the road and overturned along the two-lane roadway.
The vehicle then struck a pole.

Louisburg College students and athletes were quite festive during Louisburg's parade.

A float noting the reason for the season was part of the nighttime festivities in Franklinton.

Willow Grace Wilson and Josie Etta Sandling get a good view of the Franklinton parade.

Paige, Alvin and Grayson Alston are all smiles as a caravan of emergency services vehicles made their way down Main Street during Louisburg's parade.

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BUNN -- Bunn High School has statewide wrestling goals this season, but quality wins over local opponents are always a big thing.
That was the case last Wednesday for the Wildcats as they hosted a Franklin County tri-match against long-time rivals Franklinton and Louisburg at the Bunn Dome.

BUNN -- Sideplots will be plentiful when Bunn hosts the annual Bunn Holiday Basketball Tournament from December 27-29.
The event will feature both eight boys and four girls teams and will be staged at the Bunn Dome.
Championship contests are slated for December 29 at 6 p.m. (girls) and 7:30 p.m. (boys).

RED OAK -- For the fourth time in eight years, the Big East Conference will be represented by a team in the Class 3-A State Football Championship -- and this time the entrant will be the Northern Nash Fighting Knights.
Northern, which rolled to the Big East regular season crown, has won five consecutive playoff matchups, the latest of which came last Friday when the top-seeded Knights rallied with a last-minute touchdown to defeat Fayetteville 71st by a 23-22 margin in an East Regional Finals thriller in front of an overflow crowd at Death Valley on the NNHS campus.