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LOUISBURG, NC -- Ruth Turner Hanchey, 87, died November 6, 2026. She was born July 31, 1939, in Portsmouth, VA, to the late Avery and Maude Turner.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC -- Ava Susan Edwards, of Youngsville, passed away at home on November 3, 2026. She was born August 1, 1953.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Danny Lee Person, age 55, who died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, were held on Sunday, November 8, at 2 p.m. from the Louisburg High School Auditorium in Louisburg, NC with Minister Rachel Drumgold-Coleman, officiating. Burial followed in the Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

FRANKLINTON, NC -- On October 21, 2026 Larry Donell Perry at age 68, passed away at his residence in Franklinton, NC. Larry was born on November 29, 1957, to the late James Edward Perry and Marie Perry in Washington DC.

Hollister, NC -- Funeral services for Elliott "Bro Fox" Evans, age 80, who died on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, will be held on Tuesday, November 10, at 2 p.m. from the Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Warren County, NC. Burial will follow in the Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Alice M. Foster, age 76, who died on Thursday, November 5, 2026, will be held on Saturday, November 14, at 11 a.m. from the Roland Chapel Christian Church in Henderson, NC. Burial will follow in the Rowland Chapel Christian Church cemetery.

LOUISBURG -- Tuesday's election shook up the board of commissioners and school board, as well as the county's representation in the General Assembly.
The incumbent sheriff retained the county's top law enforcement post.
Political newcomer Darin Wilder beat out Incumbent County Commission Chair Roxanne Bragg for the District 2 seat, 3,852 votes to 2,758 -- ending Bragg's tenure on the board after one term.

Surrounded by skeletons, Steve Kretschman takes time for a selfie with Isla, Christina and Wyatt at Frankenfest.

An alien kidnapping -- well, sort of -- was averted in downtown Louisburg's celebration, when Brodan Bottoms managed to escape from the green creature that was trying to capture him -- and Brodan even saved his bucket of candy!

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton High School was trying to get back to a sense of normalcy days after an active shooter prank call sent the school and community into a frenzy.
Law enforcement from in and around Franklin County swarmed the campus just before 10:30 a.m. on Monday after being dispatched to a call of a potential active shooter on campus.

LOUISBURG -- A year after the first bits of active work on the Franklin County Courthouse annex began, the project is moving along and expected to be concluded by the end of 2027.
Oakley Collier Architects concluded a facilities review and space assessment for Franklin County in 2019 and proposed a 12-year, $63-million plan that set the highest priorities as a new administration complex, renovating the existing courthouse, renovating and expanding the existing administration building, building a new 911 center/emergency operations center/emergency management building and renovating/expanding the maintenance facility.

LOUISBURG -- The United Way of Franklin County donated a mobile science lab so that boys and girls in a four-county area have access to science and technology training.
The Boys & Girls Club of North Central North Carolina will use the Innovation Mobile Lab to provide hands-on learning and career exploration for kids in its club area -- including Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties.

Now, it's on to Turkey Day and the holidays that will arrive much quicker than many of us realize -- and before some of us are ready!
The good news is that election day is behind us -- but at the time this was being written, the outcome was still a mystery.
Hopefully by the time you are reading this, the votes will have been counted -- at least most of them -- and we should know what voters decided.
But one thing is certain, the time has changed, the colors of the leaves are still bright but falling rapidly, the air is sometimes chilly and thoughts of the holidays are becoming increasingly vivid.

Fortunately, for many of us, it's a spine-tingling dread that we can only imagine.
But, for more than a thousand families, their imaginations turned into very real nightmares when they were notified that a potential shooter was at Franklinton High School and their children could be in grave danger.
Again, many of us still have the good fortune of not knowing how we'd react. But, again, for countless people with family, friends and colleagues at Franklinton High, they were hit with the gut-wrenching reality of knowing exactly how they'd react.

When William Stolz's triplet sons started at Franklinton High School this fall, their father found a new place there, too.
Stolz, who has lived in Youngsville with his wife and five children for more than 20 years, enrolled his 15-year-old sons at Franklinton High School after they had attended another school since kindergarten. He has since joined the school's faculty as a teacher.
Now, he has a message for families considering their educational options.
"I would highly recommend that you come in and give it a fair shake," Stolz said.

Dear editor: Louisburg residents may recall the data center flyers distributed on Oct. 9 and again on Oct. 12, 2026. Because it included a photograph of the Mayor and myself at his swearing-in, I believe I have grounds to address its content.
For clarity, I am neither a Louisburg Town Council member nor a candidate for an elected office. However, the flyer's wording--particularly "Tell Mayor Chris Neal: Keep your promise" -- could have suggested that Mayor Neal and I were both running for other elected positions.

LOUISBURG -- The cases against a trio of suspected murderers continues to wind their ways through court.
Franklin County sheriff's deputies arrested Demetrius Brodie on Oct. 15, alleging he was responsible for killing 38-year-old Stephone Perry and 43-year-old Keith Sneed at a home on Carver Street just outside of Franklinton's town limits during the early morning hours of Oct. 10.
Brodie, 41, had an appearance in Franklin County District Court on Nov. 2. The matter was continued until Dec. 8.
He is being represented by attorney Buzzy Gardner.

Little Niyomi Moore, just 1, was a cute witch at Louisburg's celebration and was accompanied by Nayiah Stith.

Saralina Beltran, Elena Lugo, Kaleb Lugo, Krys Nunez and their pooch, Spencer, as the Scooby gang at Frankenfest

Costume judging in Youngsville must have been a very difficult task

Creative carvers filled the sidewalk with a wide variety of expressive pumpkins in Franklinton

The Franklinton Middle School band drew a huge audience in downtown Franklinton

LOUISBURG -- Louisburg College has named Sherri Y. Murrell, MSN, RN, as its director of the Nursing Program.
Murrell brings more than two decades of nursing, higher education, program leadership, and student-success experience to the college as it builds a new nursing program at the center of its Rural Healthcare Workforce Initiative.
Murrell spent nearly nine years in Winston-Salem State University's Division of Nursing, serving as Regional Coordinator and Clinical Associate Professor in its RN-to-BSN program.

Millie & Chelsey McCann