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Another election day has come and gone, essentially, without a hitch.
And, there's good news and there's bad news.
The good news is that the number or registered voters, the number of people who are apparently interested in democracy, are rising.
As of the March 5 primary election, there were 52,127 registered voters in Franklin County.

Dear editor: Readers of The Franklin Times driving beautiful Carolina country roads and leaving the noise of Raleigh behind might never think about NATO protecting them. But it's true.
I had the honor of serving as a Captain in the 82nd Airborne Division during the Global War on Terrorism. The 82nd has the unique mission of serving as the nation's Global Response Force.

Dear editor: If Louisburg was in one of the metro counties Golden Leaf Drive would have had a traffic signal long ago.
Golden Leaf Drive has three restaurants a warehouse and a bank close to Golden Leaf at the U.S. 401 intersection.
I don't think rural counties get enough transportation dollars for public safety!

HENDERSON -- Vance-Granville Community College is launching a new court reporting program this spring.
When classes began this month, it will become the only community college in North Carolina offering this fast-paced program.
The court reporting profession plays a critical role in ensuring that legal proceedings are accurately documented for future reference.
Using specialized dictation equipment, court reporters produce real-time transcriptions of courtroom proceedings.

LOUISBURG -- Franklin County property owners will receive their Tax Revaluation Change of Value notices this month
Starting on March 6, the Change of Value notices for property assessed as of January 1, 2024 will begin going out via mail.
The notice is not a bill. The Change of Value notice provides Franklin County property owners with the taxable assessed value of their property as part of the 2024 Tax Revaluation process.

MANCHESTER, NH -- Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is congratulateing the following students on being named to the Fall 2023 President's List. The fall terms run from September to December.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List.

FRANKLINTON -- A deep run in the Class 3-A State Basketball Playoffs was certainly in the plans this season for the Franklinton Lady Rams -- and for good reason, considering Coach Bryan Perry's club returned so much talent, leadership and experience from last year's club.
Franklinton has accomplished that lofty goal, and how the Lady Rams have turned the trick has made the voyage that much sweeter.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Here are this spring's softball schedules for Franklin County's trio of high school squads, with home games listed in CAPS:

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed are the Big East Conference and Louisburg High School baseball schedules for the 2024 campaign, with home games listed in CAPS:

BUNN -- Bunn's planning and governing board plan to meet back to back to potentially solidify the location of an emergency radio tower -- an issue that's split Franklin County and the town since November.
In November, Bunn commissioners listened to concerned residents and refused to take any action, meaning that the county's petition to build a tower behind the Bunn Fire Station on Main Street was dead in the water.

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LOUISBURG -- Franklin County commissioners agreed to move forward with filling an animal control position that would help facilitate the reinstatement of a volunteer program at the shelter.
The decision was made after hearing continued pleas from animal advocates to allow volunteers back in the shelter.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC--Bobby Glen Tharrington Sr., 77, of Youngsville, died March 3, 2024 surrounded by his loving family.

FRANKLINTON, NC--Nancy Lynn Rapp, 55, was called home by God on February 27, 2024, after a three-year battle with cancer.

LOUISBURG, NC--Alma Ray Spencer Hudson, 83, of Louisburg died Wednesday, February 28, 2024.

LOUISBURG, NC--Bonnie Jean Ferguson Wood, 88, of Louisburg, died Sunday morning, March 3, 2024. Bonnie was born July 2, 1935 in Franklin County and was the daughter of the late J.H. (Jack) Ferguson and Florence Woodlief Ferguson.

Enfield, NC--Funeral services for Mildred "Nib" Harrison Silver, age 79 who died on Friday, March 1, 2024 will be held on Thursday, March 7, at 2 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Rev. Thomas Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Chapel Memorial Garden Cemetery.

KITTRELL, NC--Gladys Elizabeth Brooks Joyner, 88 of Kittrell, died Saturday, February 24, 2024.

LOUISBURG, NC -- Funeral services for Terry Lennette Winston, age 52, who died on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, will be held at 2 .m. Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from the Mitchner's Grove Baptist Church in Franklinton with Pastor Melvin Jackson, Eulogist and Rev. Timothy Green officiating. Burial will follow in the Mitchner's Grove Church Cemetery.

CASTALIA, NC -- Funeral services for Thomas "Tom" Strickland, Jr., age 60, who died Thursday, February 22, 2024, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024 from the Red Budd Holy Church in Rocky Mount with Bishop Warren C. Lynch officiating. Burial will follow in the William Morris Cemetery.

BLOOMFIELD, CT, (Formerly of Louisburg, NC) -- Graveside services for Shirley T. Young Paddyfote, age 87, who died on Nov. 10, 2023, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 8, 2024 from the New Liberty Church Cemetery in Louisburg with Bishop Faison officiating.

ORLANDO, FL, (formerly of Louisburg, NC) -- Funeral services for Thomas Napoleon Alston, age 70, who passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, will be held on at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024 from the Kinches Chapel Christian Church in Franklinton with Rev. Willie R. Nixon III, eulogist. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

BUNN -- Town planners are drafting policy that would allow Franklin County to build an emergency services radio tower at Bunn High School.
It would require planning board review and commissioner action, with public hearings at each step of the process.
Franklin County staff would only say that they are working with Bunn to resolve an appropriate location for the public safety radio tower.

LOUISBURG -- Investigators with the State Fire Marshal's office are investigating a blaze that totally destroyed a Louisburg business.
Initially, though, the cause of the fire that destroyed Clifton Auto Sales on Bickett Boulevard remains undetermined.
"It's undetermined, right now, because of the damage," said Randy Lanham, Louisburg's fire chief as well a fire investigator with the Office of the State Fire Marshal.