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Louisburg, NC--Funeral services for Sallie Dunston Taylor, age 91, who died on Saturday, December 28, 2024, will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2 p.m. from the Ambassadors For Christ Ministries in Louisburg with Pastor Jamal Brodie officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

FRANKLINTON -- Col. Wyatt Lemuel McGhee III, 84, died on Sat. Dec. 21 at home.

FRANKLINTON -- Timothy Wilson Hodge, 66, died on Dec. 27.

FRANKLINTON -- Funeral services for Toni F. Bass, 56, who died on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 will be held on Tuesday, December 31 at noon from the Union Grove Baptist Church in Youngsville with Rev. Larry Neal, II, officiating.

FRANKLINTON -- Edward Odell Fogg, 67, died on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.

MIDDLESEX -- Lavinia "Ellen" Murray, 88, died on Dec. 9 at her home.

LOUISBURG, NC--Iris Chamblee Hill, 86, of Louisburg, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024.

GARNER -- LaQuisha Cassandra Joyner, 54 of Garner, died on Dec. 21.

HOLLISTER -- Funeral services for Doris Anstead Richardson, 91, who died on Wednesday, December 25, will be held on Tuesday, December 31, at 1 p.m. from the Pine Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister with Pastor Robert Hedgepeth officiating.

Above, Gracie Williamson carefully fits items into another bag under the watchful eye of Nicole Williamson. The young ladies were careful to be sure that all the bags were essentially the same.

LOUISBURG -- Almost everyone has heard the line of prayer that states, "Give us Lord, our daily bread."
One Franklin County organization is making that prayer the literal cornerstone of its goals -- and they define "bread" very, very broadly.
Community Cares of Franklin County is an organization that addresses food and hygiene insecurity for students attending Louisburg Elementary, Terrell Lane Middle and Louisburg Magnet High Schools.

Filling all those food bags and making sure the mix of items was the same in all of them was a huge -- and heavy -- task. But the Scouts were up to the challenge and in short order completed the task they faced, helping ensure that others had a Merry Christmas. Shown here in the foreground putting a bag together are (from the left) Adeline Schneider, MacKnzie Mayor and Riley Monsees.

LOUISBURG -- Because of illness and timing, the Franklin County Animal Services Board was not able to achieve a quorum at its November meeting.
But, Interim Animal Services Director Jerry Jones touted continued improvement at the shelter, in terms of personnel, practices and empowerment during the meeting.
The county has hired an outreach coordinator for the department.

Brianna and Grayson Lewis

Before they started packing, these three Scouts took a good look at the task before them -- and came up with a plan. Shown here are, from the left, Briarlun Currin, Addison Galloway and Tytha Knott.

Grace Craig, Mackenzie Roberson, Elania Carrillo Galeana, Brooklyn Rogers, and Leah Ellis use teamwork to pack boxes of food.

While Josephine Stover holds a bag open, Emily Dickerson makes sure to add the food.

Sometimes, believe it or not, we Franklin Countians receive a major gift about this time of the year -- and this year was no exception.
This gift was delivered by a fellow named Reed Palmer who must volunteer as one of Santa's helpers, although in real life he is a civil engineer.
And despite the fact that he came to town bearing a huge gift, he didn't look a bit like Santa himself, so it's likely he's one of Santa's helpers.
Reed doesn't have a large, bushy white beard, didn't wear a bright red suit for his visit and apparently arrived in a motor vehicle, not a sleigh pulled by reindeer.

If you've seen the December editions of The Franklin Times, you know that Santa, or at least his proxies, has been to every corner of Franklin County -- from Bunn to Youngsville to Franklinton to Louisburg to Alert and White Level -- spreading joy and good cheer.
So, as what has become sort of a tradition for my Christmas column, let's see what Santa can bring to our communities.

LOUISBURG -- Two new companies are set to establish their first pilot facility and future manufacturing center in Franklin County.
TerraSafe Materials, Inc. and its sister company, DisSolves, Inc., are establishing a facility that will create 20 new full-time jobs - with an average annual salary of $100,000 - with over $10 million invested between the combined companies. The new facility will be located at 35 Weathers Street in Youngsville.
"We are thrilled to welcome TerraSafe Materials and DisSolves to Franklin County," said Economic Development Director Barbara Fiedor.

LOUISBURG -- Funeral services for Lucy Holden, 79, who died on Sunday, December 22, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 29, at 2 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg.

GREENVILLE -- Funeral services for Barbara Richardson, 81, who died on Thursday, Dec. 19, will be held Saturday, Dec. 28, at 2 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for James A. "Tony" Wardrick, age 78, who died on Friday, December 20, 2024, will be held on Friday, December 27, 2024 at 11 a.m. from the Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Castalia with Rev. Sidney Dunston officiating. Burial will follow in the Wardrick Family Cemetery.