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October is National Eat Better, Eat Together Month and when families eat together, meals are likely to be more nutritious and kids who eat regularly with their families are less likely to snack on unhealthy foods and are more likely to eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Beyond health and nutrition, family meals provide a valuable opportunity for children and parents to reconnect.

As the leaves begin to fall and the daylight shortens, exercise routines can tend to take a back seat to the fall atmosphere. To help you maintain exercise during the fall season be sure to pull out your resistance bands. A resistance band is essentially a piece of rubber used like hand weights. It provides the force against which your muscles work.

Fall is a great time for bike riding and impromptu picnics with your kids. Sandwiches are easy to make. Most kids are happy to eat the sandwich they made themselves. Fresh vegetables from the garden or farmer's market were used to create this "open face" sandwich (pun intended). Save money with sandwich lunches by skipping the chips, fries, and soda that go with most fast-food lunches. Make your own sandwiches with low-cost ingredients.

Bunn's Geritt Coombs controls the ball during last Thursday's home victory against rival Louisburg.

ROCKY MOUNT -- With a second-place Big East Conference showdown against Bunn looming two days later, the Franklinton Red Rams first had to get past upset-minded Nash central on Monday in another key league boys soccer matchup.
Franklinton was able to handily avert the potential threat as the Red Rams utilized their possession game to control the proceedings from the outset en route to defeated the host Bulldogs by a 7-1 margin at the NCHS Soccer Complex in Rocky Mount.

FRANKLINTON -- Given their recent dominance of the series, it was no surprise that the Franklinton Red Rams continued their recent success against Louisburg with a Big East Conference football conquest last Friday.
But what was a bit eyebrow-raising was the margin of victory as Franklinton broke open a tight game in the second half en route to earning a convincing 56-7 decision over the Warriors at the FHS Football Field.

BUNN -- No victory is a given this season in the parity-filled Big East Conference volleyball scene, where even the lowest teams in the league standings are capable of knocking off a spike heavyweight on a particular night.
Such was the case last Thursday as Nash Central, currently the No. 2 team in the Big East, traveled to Franklin County to tangle with the Bunn Ladycats, who entered the contest with just a single conference conquest.

Kerry Thomas (right) was one of the Bunn High School volleyball upperclassmen who were honored during last Thursday's Senior Night matchup against league foe Nash Central.

STANHOPE -- Bunn made things interesting early, but Southern Nash's vaunted offense eventually proved to be too much for the Wildcats during last Friday's Big East Conference football showdown.
After the underdog Wildcats held tough with SN through one period, the Firebirds broke away for good with three unanswered touchdowns in the second stanza of action en route to securing a 49-14 triumph over BHS at historic Firebird Stadium on the SNHS campus.

YOUNGSVILLE -- A puppy is recovering from successful surgery after a Youngsville-area man cut off its ears.
The afternoon of Oct. 5, a young girl living in the Cleghorns 1 Drive mobile home park reported that a neighbor assaulted her pitbull mix puppy.
Deputies arrived and were directed to the offender, an Hispanic male living at 34 Cleghorns 1 Drive. The suspect, identified as Juan Mendez, refused to come out, according to authorities.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County reported its first case of Monkeypox in August.
As of the first report in October, the county reported three cases -- the same number as the week before.
Because of the stagnant numbers and decreasing numbers across the state, the Franklin County Health Department decided to no longer provide and mass distribute its weekly data report.

BUNN -- Of the many developments during the 2022 Big East Conference boys soccer season, few are as intriguing as what the Bunn Wildcats have accomplished to date.
Bunn didn't even have a coach until August and got a late start to practice. Then, after not playing any non-league matches, the Wildcats opened in mid-September with its first Big East event at Rocky Mount.

Baltimore, MD--Funeral services for Maggie Lee Alston, age 96, formerly of Louisburg, NC, who died on Monday, October 10, 2022, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, October 22, 2022, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Jerry McCowan officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Joseph Earl "Joe" Wright, 87, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at his residence. Joe was born in Franklin County, the son of the late John Thomas Wright, Sr. and Vallie Evans Wright. In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by his wife, Leah Wilder Wright, brothers, Willard "Bo" Wright, John Thomas "Junior" Wright, Jr., Donald Wright, and sister, Mary Wright Parham.

FRANKLINTON, NC- Sheryl Janine Privette Shearin, 56, of Franklinton, died Sunday evening, October 9, 2022 at her home.

HENDERSON, NC -- Visitation service for Baby Boy Sebastian Michael Solomon, who died on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg.

NASHVILLE, NC -- Funeral services for Ernest Brodie, age 75, who died on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Ethan Arrington officiating.

NASHVILLE, NC -- Funeral services for Mary Mae Coppedge, age 106, who died on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 from the Union Hill Baptist Church in Nashville, NC with Rev. Sidney E. Dunston officiating. Burial will follow in the Coppedge Family Cemetery.

BUNN, NC -- Funeral services for Lillie Mae Alston Williams, age 79, who died on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Thessalonia Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the Nelson Chapel Church Cemetery.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC -- Funeral services for Dexter James Collins, age 61, who died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg.

FRANKLINTON, NC -- Albert Elvis Crudup, Jr., 92, Franklinton was born Feb. 10, 1930 to the late Albert Crudup, Sr. and Rebecca Yarbrough Crudup in Franklin County, North Carolina. He died on Oct. 2, 2022.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC -- Stevie Conneil Pender, 50, of Youngsville, was born on Dec. 31, 1971 to Joyce Pender-Morgan and the late Joseph Parker in Durham County and died Oct. 2, 2022.

CHAPEL HILL -- 'Play Up' was Dontae Lassiter's message to his Louisburg High School football team before Monday's non-conference matchup at East Chapel Hill.
Lassiter was hoping his club would play to its potential, as opposed to playing down to the level of a Wildcats' squad that was winless heading into the contest.
It took awhile, but LHS was able to fulfill the wishes of its veteran coach as the Warriors rolled to a 48-14 decision over the homestanding Wildcats.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County commissioners agreed to pay nearly $170,000 an acre to buy a new trash site.
During the board's Sept. 19 meeting, the county received a special use permit to locate a convenience center on 4.72 acres at 2275 Long Mill Road.
On Monday night, as part of the consent agenda, the board approved purchasing the property from Pezza Properties LLC for $800,000.

LOUISBURG -- For more than 30 minutes on Monday, those on the front lines of homelessness continued to engage the county in an effort to address the problem on a grander scale -- speaking to officials via the public comment portion of the meeting.
Beverly Kegley, a key member of the Franklin County Interfaith Council's homeless committee, which has tasked itself with addressing the problem, has spoken to the board about the issue since the spring and, again, led the charge on Monday night.