Franklin County got some long-awaited good news from the North Carolina Department of Transportation Friday morning -- the construction of Section C of U.S. 401 has been funded. Construction of Section C, which runs from the Franklin-Wake county line north to the Royal crossroads is scheduled to begin by Fiscal Year 2019 -- and take about two years. The two-lane highway will be increased to four lanes in a Super Street design format, engineers said.
HENDERSON - Funeral Services for Mearlon M. Branch, 86, of Henderson, who died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, from the Mitchell Baptist Church in Louisburg.
BRONX, NY -- Graveside services for Stanley Leon Davis, Sr., 66, who died on Monday, Jan 11, 2016, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, from Cedar Street Cemetery in Louisburg.
