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Red Rams looking for huge year
Red Rams looking for huge year

FRANKLINTON -- Success has been a staple of the Franklinton High School boys soccer program over the past two decades -- and look for that excellence to continue this fall.
The Red Rams are coming off a 20-5 campaign in 2021, with three of those losses coming to Big East Conference powerhouse Southern Nash.


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Mudcats on losing streak
Mudcats on losing streak

KANNAPOLIS -- Hedbert Perez and Oswal Leones had consecutive run-scoring hits in the seventh, and Alexander Cornielle turned his first career quality start while pitching through six scoreless innings, but the homestanding Kannapolis Cannon Ballers scored five runs in the eighth while defeating the Carolina Mudcats for the fifth straight game 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Atrium Health Ballpark.


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TOURNEY STAR
TOURNEY STAR

PITCHER ROBERT SULLIVAN MAKES A PLAY FOR THE YOUNGSVILLE ALL-STARS DURING MONDAY'S TOURNEY ACTION.


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<i>Farm Bureau women mix service and a tour of local lumber industry</I>
Farm Bureau women mix service and a tour of local lumber industry

Members of the NC Farm Bureau State Women's Committee from across the state held their quarterly meeting at Franklin County's N and N Farms, owned by Steve and Jackie Nelms.
The day consisted of committee work, speakers, luncheon and assembling care packages for homeless veterans living in transitional housing.


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KRISTY W. HONAKER

HENDERSON, NC--Kristy Woodlief Honaker, 51, died at Maria Parham Hospital Sunday morning on July 10, 2022.


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Richard Norman Gupton

LOUISBURG, NC--Richard Norman Gupton, 76, of Louisburg died July 5, 2022 at Wake Medical Center. He was born on September 26, 1945 to the late Norman and Virginia Radford Gupton. In addition to his parents, Richard was predeceased by his brother, Melvin Gupton and his sister, Judy Gupton.


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BERNARD F. SCERBO

HENDERSON, NC--Bernard Francis "Bernie" Scerbo, 77, of Henderson, NC, died Sunday, July 10, 2022. He was born April 5, 1945, in North Adams, Massachusetts to the late Romeo Bernard and Nora Susan Savage Scerbo.


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SHIRLEY A. BLACKLEY

WAKE FOREST, NC--Shirley Ayscue Blackley 59, of Wake Forest, NC died Monday, July 11, 2022. She was born in Nash County, NC to Robert Lee Ayscue and Cora Ann Pendergrass Creekmore.


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Alice Delores Wallace

ROCKY MOUNT, NC--Funeral services for Alice Delores Wallace, age 85, who died on Saturday, July 9, 2022, will be held 2 p.m., Friday, July 15, from the Galatia A.M.E. Church in Nashville, NC. Burial will follow in the Oakland Cemetery, Nashville, NC.


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Mary Catherine Rogers

SMITHFIELD, NC--Mary Catherine Rogers, 85, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022. She was born June 5, 1937 in Scotland County, NC to the late Roosevelt Sessoms and Mae Dunn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Rogers, daughters, Teresa Carter and Vickie Futch, twin brothers, Abraham Sessoms and David Sessoms and a sister, Lela Haywood.


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Donna "Gail" Hockaday

FRANKLINTON, NC-- "Gail" Young Hockaday, 73, of Franklinton, passed away peacefully Friday morning, July 8, 2022 surrounded by her family at the William M. Dunlap Center for Caring.


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Luzany T. Perry

Franklinton, NC--Funeral services for Luzany T. Perry, age 86, who died on Friday, July 8, 2022, will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, July 17, 2022 from the Westminister Evangelistic Church #2 in Louisburg with Bishop Louis Witherspoon officiating. Burial will follow in the Westminister Church Cemetery.


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C. BUNNIE LEONARD

CASTALIA, NC-- Cleavon Bunnie Leonard, 90, of Castalia, died Thursday, July 7, 2022 at his home.


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Mary "Granny Gran" McMillian Thomas

Henderson, NC--Funeral services for Mary "Granny Gran" McMillian Thomas, age 56, who died on Friday, July 8, 2022, will be held 12 p.m., Friday, July 15, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Jones Chapel Church Cemetery.


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ARTHUR ARRINGTON

LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for Arthur Arrington, age 90, who died on Thursday, July 7, 2022, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022 from the Louisburg College Auditorium with Rev. Mary Arrington officiating. Burial will follow in the Cedar Rock Church Cemetery.


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EARNESTINE "MUSS" WILLIAMS

FRANKLINTON, NC -- Funeral services for Earnestine "Muss" Williams, age 84, who died on July 3, 2022, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, from the Allen Chapel Baptist Church in Louisburg with Pastor Stanley Dunston officiating. Burial will follow in the Allen Chapel Church Cemetery.


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Early voting underway

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Early voting for the second primary, featuring races for School Board Districts 3, 5 and at-large 7, starts today.
The State Board of Elections adopted a compromise early voting plan for the county, offering early voting from July 7 through July 23 at the Board of Elections office at 279 S. Bickett Boulevard and the Youngsville Library at 218 U.S. 1-A.


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Schools dip into savings, put focus on recruiting, keeping quality staff

LOUISBURG -- After listening to a detailed, hour-long explanation of its financial situation, the Franklin County Board of Education passed a continuing budget last Friday that encompasses $132.4 million.
The budget, which is a "continuing" document that will carry the district into fiscal 2022-23 until the state's General Assembly passes the actual 2022-23 state budget -- and school districts learn how that document will affect each of them.


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ALL DECKED OUT
ALL DECKED OUT

It just wouldn't be a Fourth of July parade without an appearance by Uncle Sam. Once again Alert's own Kenneth Radford stepped up to fulfill that role.


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CANDY BONANZA
CANDY BONANZA

Adalynn Pernell, 8, was quite adept at nabbing candy tossed by parade participants in Alert. Here she shows off the bag of "loot" she rounded up.


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A PARADE WINNER!
A PARADE WINNER!

The float shownabove from the Alert Pentecostal Holiness Church was deemed the best entry in the Alert Fourth of July parade on Monday, the second year the church's entry has won first.


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Revenue shortfalls put 'squeeze' on Franklinton budget

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton went into its 2021-22 spending plan expecting to pull $430,000 from its savings account to balance the budget.
And, right before the fiscal year ended, commissioners agreed to pull another $300,000 from its savings account to make sure the budget balances.
Management said the additional, last-minute funding was necessary to make up for shortfalls on the revenue side -- including an expected $200,000 from the sale of surplus property, coupled with some additional spending that took place throughout the year.


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<i>Snip of a ribbon converts a pantry dream into reality</i>
Snip of a ribbon converts a pantry dream into reality

YOUNGSVILLE -- Operators of a Youngsville food pantry cut a ceremonial ribbon that served as a theoretical finish line.
But, it's also a starting point for The Journey Ministry Pantry.
For about three years, Helen Long and a host of community stalwarts and volunteers were operating a pantry as part of the outreach ministry of Glory Tabernacle Church.


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Fast food 'drug' case unfounded

LOUISBURG -- Police said a case alleging a patron's food was drugged appears to be unfounded.
Early last month, a woman alleged that something she ate or drank at McDonald's contained an impairing substance.
The county's health department conducted an inspection, but did not find any evidence of food tampering.


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Weldon City Schools pick superintendent
Weldon City Schools pick superintendent

A once familiar face in Franklin County Schools is the newly hired superintendent of Weldon City Schools.
The Board of Education announced that Dr. Dannie T. Williams took over the district's top job on July 1.
During the search, the board reviewed applications from a diverse field of 19 candidates from six states and territories.


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