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OXFORD -- The Franklinton Red Rams couldn't have asked for a better route to head into their Big East Conference football schedule.
Two weeks, including a bye, after FHS dropped a double-overtime heartbreaker at home, the Red Rams bounced back in fine fashion last Friday with a convincing 52-0 road victory at Oxford Webb. The contest was FHS' final tune-up before heading into this week's Big East Conference opener, and the triumph was the first of the year for the now 1-2 Red Rams.

MYRTLE BEACH - Robert Moore hit a three-run home run, Eric Brown Jr. scored three runs, Luis Castillo drove in three and Jesus Chirinos drove in two as the Carolina Mudcats defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 9-3 in the final game of Carolina's 2022 season on Sunday night at Pelicans Ballpark in the Palmetto State.
Carolina (35-30, 69-62) broke through early with three runs in the first after getting a two-run single from Chirinos and a run-scoring single from Castillo.

BUNN -- Through three games, Dennis Burton couldn't have asked for a better start to his tenure as Bunn High School's head football coach.
Burton has seen his club waltz through a trio of overmatched non-league opponents -- by a combined score of 150-6.
The Wildcats have displayed a wealth of efficiency and options while running their new spread offense, and the defense has been tenacious and opportunistic.

The pandemic has had a measurable effect on Franklin County school children as evidenced by the school accountability statistics just released by the state.
Franklin County went from having no low performing schools in the 2018-19 school year, the last year before the pandemic, to three low performing schools in the 2021-22 school year.

WAKE FOREST, NC--Terri Mae Berryann Walker, 67, of Wake Forest and Lake Royale, NC, died September 8, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth Berryann, Sr. and Flora (Davis) Berryann. She was predeceased by her parents and her sister Marilyn Faux.

Joyce Ann Murphy Bailey, 71, of Louisburg died September 12, 2022. She was born on June 19, 1951, to the late Paul B. Jr. and Beulah Wood Murphy. In addition to her parents, Joyce was predeceased by a sister, Judy Ritch.

William Andrew Cooley Jr., 34, died Monday, September 5, 2022.

Neil G. Kirby, 68, of Louisburg, NC died at home Saturday, September 10, 2022.

GENEVA, AL--Howard Lucas Gupton died 12 August 2022 at 89 years of age at his home, Westbrook Assisted Living Facility in Geneva, Alabama, after a brief illness.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Pauline Smith Holmes, 89, of Franklinton died Wednesday, September 7, 2022. She was born April 13, 1933 in Roxboro, NC. She was preceded in death by a brother, Russell Smith and sisters, Irene Smith and Rachel Whitt.

YOUNGSVILLE -- An iconic downtown building crumbled a day before work to stabilize the structure was set to begin.
Youngsville police cordoned off a block of Main Street on Monday morning when the roof collapsed at the former Griffin's Restaurant -- 132 E. Main Street.
No injuries were reported in the Labor Day incident.

RALEIGH -- The State Court of Appeals issued a ruling that would keep the former clerk of court off the ballot and prevent her from holding the office.
However, attorneys for Patricia Chastain plan to continue their battle to get her back in office.
In April, Superior Court Judge Thomas H. Lock entered an order that permanently disqualified Chastain from holding the office of clerk of court.

The first day of school at Wake Preparatory Academy overwhelmed traffic at the Capital Boulevard campus, causing more than an hour-long wait in traffic for some parents dropping off their kids or waiting to pick them up on Tuesday. The congestion also caused delays for commuters along the highway, as well as those trying to access U.S. 1 from surrounding roads. County emergency staff issued notices about traffic delays near the campus, which is the former CenturyLink building.

If you thought our two-year battle with COVID-19 and its variants was over, consider these facts:
•Franklin County Schools, back in session for most students only since Aug. 29 was reporting 45 cases of the virus by Friday, Sept. 2.
Of that total, 14 cases were staff members and 31 were students. Eleven of those cases were at Franklinton High School and seven were at Royal Elementary with the rest sprinkled around several schools.

LOUISBURG -- In a consent agenda item, Franklin County commissioners confirmed that the purchase of a former movie theater is part of their judicial complex project.
During the board's Aug. 1 meeting, commissioners added a last-minute agenda item to purchase a piece of property only referenced by its parcel number. There was no discussion regarding the location of the property or its price.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has excluded three more North Carolina counties from requiring yearly vehicle emissions tests, but Franklin County vehicles still need to pass the test.
Beginning Nov. 1, vehicle owners in Lee, Onslow and Rockingham counties will join 78 other counties that are not required to conduct emissions tests.

Next stop Halloween on the fast track toward Thanksgiving and the holiday season.
Hardly seems possible, but that is Labor Day in your rear-view mirror -- and for all practical purposes, the summer of 2022 is over.
September and October are two of the prettiest months of the year, usually, and are filled with lots of events that lure folks outside.

When I would visit my grandmother, we would have one particular interaction, without fail.
She'd be sitting on the couch and tell me someone had died.
No doubt, it was someone she knew really well.

Dear editor: A cartoon in the Aug. 26 edition of The Franklin Times implies that people who believe that 9-11 was an inside job are conspiracy theory kooks. If 9-11 was not an inside job, then only two other possibilities remain: 1)High-ranking governmental officials knew that the attack was going to happen and let it happen; 2) the United States have the most incompetent intelligence agencies that have ever existed throughout history.

Franklin County 4-H'ers received honors during the recent State 4-H Congress.
This year's 4-H Congress, held in Raleigh, attracted more than 300 young people and their adult leaders for activities, including presentations on a variety of subjects: leadership and citizenship training, service opportunities, officer elections and more.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County sheriff's deputies are investigating an incident where an elementary school student brought a knife to school.
The incident was reported the morning of Sept. 2.
According to authorities, a student brought a folding knife with a four-inch blade to Louisburg Elementary School.

Artist Katheryn "Kat" Launey is teaching a new series of classes titled Art & Art History and sponsored by the Franklin County Arts Council.
Launey is a contemporary surrealist by approach, but the resulting artwork is symbolic. She has been creating artwork since she was two years old. She has an AFA degree from Wake Tech Community College.

HENDERSON -- Maria Parham Health announced that Colleen Truax has joined its staff and will be offering GI services to patients throughout Henderson, Vance County, and the surrounding area.
"We are pleased to welcome Colleen Truax to our Maria Parham family as part of our growing GI practice," said Bert Beard, CEO of Maria Parham Health.