COMMUNITY NEWS

EPSOM -- Sheriff's deputies arrested a Franklin County man they allege set an inhabited house on fire.
Byron Tyrus Perry was arrested on June 18 and charged with second degree arson.
Franklin County sheriff's deputies allege the 34-year-old set fire to an inhabited home at 6289 U.S. 401 North. No injuries were reported in the June 17 fire.
Fire and emergency responders from in and outside of Franklin County responded to the fire which resulted in a total loss of the home.

LOUISBURG -- The deadline for response to the county's call for regional cooperation came and went this week.
It wasn't immediately clear what that would mean for the county's efforts to secure long-term water allocations from the Kerr Lake Regional Water Partnership.
In a May 21 letter, sent to the media, Henderson City Manager Paylor Spruill, Oxford City Manager Brent Taylor and Warren County Manager Crystal Smith, Franklin County Manager Ryan Preble asked those governmental managers to agree to one of two options:

LAKE ROYALE -- A former Lake Royale police officer is next slated to appear in court later this summer on obstruction charges related to lewd activity on the job.
Lake Royale Police Chief Robert Smith fired Samuel Marcum on June 10, alleging the officer engaged in lewd activity while on duty and tossed his body camera into the lake to avoid detection.
Following an internal affairs investigation, Lake Royale police arrested the 34-year-old, charging Marcum with felony obstruction of justice, misdemeanor injury to personal property and a misdemeanor charge of making a false report to police.

The 37th Annual Breakfast for M'Lady sponsored by the Oxford-Henderson Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was held Saturday, May 30, at the Vance Granville Community College Civic Center in Henderson.
Breakfast for M'Lady is an annual event that honors womanhood and community service. This year's program featured the Oxford-Henderson Alumnae Voices of DSTinction Gospel Choir, Double Blessing Dance Ministry, catering by TruSoul Food, and a keynote address.