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RALEIGH -- The State Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision -- ruling that plaintiffs opposed to Louisburg's decision to remove a Confederate statue had no legal standing to challenge the action in court.
As a rule, those challengers have 30 days to file a notice of appeal, taking the matter to the State Supreme Court.
Louisburg attorney Larry Norman, who represents the dozen residents who challenged the town's action, declined immediate comment.

LOUISBURG -- A superior court judge issued an order, setting parameters by which a troubled Louisburg convenience store could re-open.
The long-term viability of the In N Out corner store remains pending.
Following two days of hearings, Superior Court Judge Craig Croom signed a list of guidelines on Tuesday that -- until a trial on the merits takes place -- property operators will have to follow, including:

Above is a view of the playground equipment available to the young and young at heart nestled in at 108 Edgerton Street.

BUNN -- Following a closed session, town commissioners made its interim police chief position permanent.
Joseph Goodrow was a lieutenant with the Bunn Police Department when he was elevated to interim chief in the fall of 2022 -- when former police chief Steve Massey left Bunn to join Sheriff Kevin White's administration.

Louisburg legend Donte' Strickland

Once again Franklin County officials have made an important, far-reaching decision based on incorrect information and inadequate research -- then tried to justify it by relying on unsubstantiated fears.
Sadly, we're talking here about the decision to destroy the 93-year-old downtown movie theater so that the county can put up a courtroom shrine to local crooks -- and then spend money putting officials' names on a big bronze plaque.

You'll see a full story in next week's edition, but the issues of growth and development dominated the town of Franklinton's government agenda on Tuesday night.
Certainly, it's no shocker.
I mean, check any graph, report or census checker you want and you'll see that Franklin County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state.
Heck, you don't need much research to note the impact.

RALEIGH, NC--Beulah H. Shaw of Raleigh, NC died Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

Castalia, NC--Funeral services for Robert "Stunt" Silver, age 65, who died on Monday, August 14, 2023, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, August 19, from the Gillfield Missionary Baptist Church in Hollister with Pastor Melvin Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Harrison Family Cemetery.

Louisburg, NC-Funeral services for Ronald Deshown Richardson, age 45, who died on Sunday, August 13, 2023, will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, August 20, from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Lenwood Long Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery.

LOUISBURG --Unlike most of his colleagues, Louisburg High School coach Dontae Lassiter has no problems with sitting out the first week of the prep football season.
Lassiter has always preferred to give his club one extra week of practice in order to prepare for the upcoming campaign -- a belief that will certainly come in handy during the Warriors' 2023 gridiron schedule.

FRANKLINTON -- Tom Harris isn't about to apologize for the near-embarrassment of riches that his Franklinton High School volleyball squad possesses.
That's because Harris knows a Big East Conference Championship isn't a guarantee this fall, though the skipper has more grandiose plans for his Lady Rams.
Despite its wealth of successes in recent years, Franklinton has yet to put together a strong postseason run in the ultra-competitive NCHSAA Class 3-A State Playoffs.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Let's get it started again -- prep football season in Franklin County will officially kick off this Friday night.
Highlighting the two-school schedule is the lone in-county showdown as Bunn, in the first game of Coach Andre' Davis' tenure at his alma mater, will entertain Whiteville High School at 7 p.m. at the BHS Football Field.

FRANKLINTON -- After sorting through scholarship offers from numerous in-state colleges, Franklinton's Mikayla Taborn will have a new home next fall -- and it isn't far from her current one.
Taborn, FHS' standout frontliner, has verbally committed to continue her women's basketball career at Campbell University, which is located in Harnett County.

ZEBULON -- Jesus Chirinos had a game-tying double and Luis Castillo had a go-ahead single in the third, but Delmarva's Matthew Etzel hit a go-ahead grand slam in the fifth and drove in the six overall as the visiting Shorebirds defeated the first-place Carolina Mudcats 8-4 on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium.
The Shorebirds (17-24, 45-61) originally led 2-0 in the third before the Mudcats (27-15, 60-45) rallied back with three two-out runs to take a 3-2 lead.

RALEIGH -- The Carolina Hurricanes Foundation have announced that the 10th annual Canes 5-K Run will take place at PNC Arena on Sunday, Sept. 17, at 8:30 a.m.
The event will include a 5-K around PNC Arena and the surrounding area, and 100- and 200-yard kids' dashes and inflatables, as well as appearances by current and former Hurricanes players, team staff and Stormy.

Okra is the edible pod of the okra plant. You probably know it best for its soluble fiber content, which creates what is sometimes described as a slimy goo. The gooeyness can be minimized by stir-frying at high heat or cooking in a soup or stew such as gumbo, where the fiber disperses and provides a thickening agent. If you cook okra with an acidic food, such as lemon juice, vinegar, or even tomatoes, it helps to cut down on the slime factor.
Okra is high in fiber and provides many vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, which can offer health-promoting properties.

LOUISBURG -- The Franklin County Board of Education again went on record, unanimously, on Monday night urging the state's General Assembly to fully fund several "low-wealth" counties, including Franklin, so that students in those counties will have a "sound basic education."
The issue has been simmering in the courts for the last 29 years after the parents of Robb Leandro, for whom the case was named, who was a student in Hoke County but was not getting a "sound basic education" because of funding disparities across the state.

LOUISBURG -- Mikel Alston, a 2023 graduate of Franklinton High School, was awarded the FCTS/Riverside Alumni Association scholarship by Association President Ervin Alston and Association Treasurer John Gerald Nicholson.
Alston played basketball and graduated with honors from Franklinton High School.

YOUNGSVILLE -- Police are asking the public to help them find a missing person.
Family reported last seeing Joshua Louis Tuck, 30, at about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the parking lot of Food Lion -- 1160 U.S. 1.
Tuck drives a black 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe with the license plate PLJ-3957.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County management committed to crafting policies and procedures that more accurately reflect the reality of its airport advisory board.
In early 2018, members of the Triangle North Executive Airport board agreed to put the operations of the airport under the authority of county government.
Up until that point, the board had oversight over day-to-day operations, including hiring and firing authority -- a power that none of the other county-only boards had the authority to perform.

Louisburg Recycling, 790 NC 561, Louisburg, opened for business in June. They buy scrap metal of all types. Staff includes from left to right: Jorge Calderon, Lindsy Dethmers, Chris Dethmers, Jeff Daniel, and Jabarie Alston.