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This fall St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Louisburg will have three concerts in its 100-plus-year-old sanctuary at 305 North Church Street, Louisburg.
Each of the three concerts will begin at 7 p.m., last one hour, and will be free to the public.
At the end of each concert there will be an opportunity to make a donation to three local charities. Each donation to these three 501(c)3 organizations is tax deductible. Total contributions from all three concerts will be equally divided between these three groups:

LOUISBURG -- Franklin's former county manager filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Kevin White, accusing him of defamation that led to the loss of her job and reputation.
White's attorney called the lawsuit baseless.
Kim Denton's lawsuit is seeking damages from White in his individual capacity, arguing that the social media campaign he waged against her was outside his scope and official duties as sheriff.

Youngsville, Youngsville Kiwanis and Grace Ministries combined last Saturday to host the annual Youngsville Fall Festival & Car Show. The event, at Faith Baptist Church, featured craft and food vendors, as well as a free kids fun zone. And, plenty of those, young and old, took advantage. Above, and you're not seeing double, twins Eleni and Victoria Demertzsis show off their throwing skills, tossing "doggie bones" at a target to win prizes at the event.

LOUISBURG -- A superior court judge has notified attorneys that an ousted clerk of court can seek office again.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Lock's decision -- when issued and filed -- would end a more than five year legal battle that began when a Louisburg attorney Jeffrey Scott Thompson asserted in the summer of 2020 that Patricia Chastain was unfit to serve as clerk of superior court.
Chastain filed for and ran for the clerk of court post in 2022 -- while her legal status remained pending -- but lost by just more than 400 votes.

LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg town council took a major step toward clarifying its financial status Tuesday evening, first by appropriating the money to pay for the special audit report that's been underway for months, then hearing Mayor Christopher Neal promise a special meeting within a month to release the details of the 2023 audit publicly.
The auditing company, PB Mares, had submitted a bill for $144,500 for the audit of 2023 -- way above the preliminary estimate of $48,500 -- and the council quickly approved a budget amendment to cover that cost.

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Age: 72
Occupation: Retired

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Name: Troy Shaw
Age: 34
Occupation: Social reform

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LOUISBURG -- Louisburg and area first responders, including those from Franklin and Wake counties, located a missing person, following an hours-long search by water, land and air on Monday.
Louisburg Police Chief Travis Lincoln said authorities were notified that a man was missing and was last seen in the area of Riverbend Park -- which has a 407 S. Main Street address.

The Franklin County Board of Education met in a newly remodeled space at the district's West River Road Campus on Monday night. The campus is the former home of the Louisburg Elementary School and this meeting room is in the former gymnasium. The school board is now seated on a raised platform and two large video display screens on either side of the board can be used to display various data and presentations being made to the board.

The 20th annual Youngsville Fall Festival & Car Show drew crowds to Faith Baptist Church last Saturday. Above, Pete and Debbie Peterson check out a classic truck displayed at the car show.

Winfred Crawford, center, is flanked by his sons, Carter and Sebastian Crawford, showing off their throwing abilities at a game set up in the fun zone.

If anyone had any doubts about fall being in the air, Mother Nature certainly erased those doubts last weekend, especially on Sunday.
Cloudy, an off-and-on drizzle and brisk breezes -- which sometimes reached downright windy levels -- made it clear that fall is indeed here.
Fortunately, most of that Nor'easter stayed well east of Franklin County and we got a little rain that was desperately needed.
Out Mapleville way, east of The Burg, we recorded just about three-quarters of an inch, less that what we need but more than enough to settle the dust.

The Louisburg mayor's election is in the books.
Tuesday's canvass made the Oct. 7 election official, with incumbent Christopher Neal securing 350 votes -- getting two additional votes over the Oct. 7 tally, following the counting of provisional/absentee ballots.
Challengers Boyd Sturges gained a vote, finishing with 236 tallies, and William Goedert remained stagnant at 38 votes.

Dear editor: Alduous Huxley once commented that the most important lesson of history is that we don't learn very much from the lessons of history. I agree with him, but these days I'm even more pessimistic. I'm not sure we ever learn anything at all.
The slogan "Never again" was first used by survivors at Buchenwald to denounce fascism and the evil of genocide. It gained currency through the years, appearing on memorials, and acquiring a broader meaning as a statement against hatred and injustice.

Dear editor: Recent questions about Louisburg's financial management deserve a direct response based on facts, not speculation.
The North Carolina Local Government Commission -- the state agency responsible for monitoring municipal finances -- has repeatedly confirmed that Louisburg maintains a sound financial condition.
This independent, expert assessment is what matters.

NC AgVentures, a North Carolina State Extension program provides grants to North Carolina farmers and non-profit community groups that work with family farms, for agricultural project ideas that will increase farm profits.
Sponsored by the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, the program will award a minimum of 50 grants to independent family farms providing an opportunity for any producer who is thinking of diversifying, improving, or expanding their farm operation.

The Franklin County Board of Education honored 15 local students for exemplifying the character traits of respect, citizenship and teamwork during Monday night's board meeting.
Students -- one from each county school -- were nominated by their home school and included:

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Ellis Lee Williams, age 45, who died on Friday, October 12, 2025, will be held Sunday, October 19, at 2 p.m. from the Louisburg High School Auditorium with Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Stephens Church Cemetery.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Annie Lewis J. Arrington, age 91, who died on Friday, October 10, 2025, will be held on Saturday, October 18, at 2 p.m. from the Old Liberty Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg with Pastor Michael Alston officiating. Burial will follow in the Allen Chapel Church Cemetery.

Franklinton, NC --Funeral services for Mary Williams Perry, age 84, who died on Sunday, October 12, 2025, will be held on Sunday, October 19, at 2 p.m. from the Popes Chapel United Christian Church in Franklinton with Rev. K. Ray Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Popes Chapel Church Cemetery.

Louisburg, NC -- Funeral services for Mary H. Turner, age 81, who died on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, were held Tuesday, October 14, at 11 a.m. from the Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Louisburg with Pastor Timothy Walker officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Detroit Memorial Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Franklinton, NC -- Funeral services for Antoine "Tony" Rainey, age 40, who died on Sunday, October 5, 2025 were held Tuesday, October 14, at 1 p.m. from the Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Kittrell. Burial will follow in the Concord Church Cemetery.