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LOUISBURG -- The attorney for a woman accused of abusing dogs in her kennel, including one that died, has asked a judge if she can have an emotional support dog.
Anne Marie Green was slated to appear in Franklin County Superior Court on April 1, but her hearing was delayed because her attorney, Ed Bartholomew, was out of the county handling another trial.

Susie Davis

Franklin County Schools Superintendent Rhonda Schuhler, with scissors, cuts the ribbon for the Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start Franklin County Family Resource Center on the campus of Franklinton Elementary. Schuhler is joined by, to her immediate right, Smart Start Executive Director Tony Cozart, and to her immediate left, Smart Start Board Chair Pattie Greene.

Herbert Alston checks Chandler Green's Easter haul at Franklinton Middle School's gym last Saturday.

Chaisty Fogg sports a blue ribbon like a winner while racing to grab as many Easter eggs as she could at Franklinton Park.

Hayden Wright, keeps an eagle eye on Chloe Clayton, left, as the youngster grabs Easter eggs at the Franklinton Middle School gym. The Franklin County Parks and Recreation department plans to have Easter goodie bags stashed for kids to find on April 16 in the playground, picnic shelter and butterfly garden areas of Owens Park -- 499 Massenburg Baker Road.

BUNN -- Commissioners followed through on two planning board recommendations:
• Establishing a way to prevent jumbled densities within its Village Mixed Use District;
•Requiring that agreements be put in place so it's clear who is responsible for maintaining access easements within new subdivisions.
The planning board made those recommendations at its March meeting and commissioners adopted the appropriate text changes during its meeting on Monday.

Rep. Matthew Winslow, center, presented Youngsville officials and staff with a flag that was flown at the U.S. Capitol and State Capitol buildings, recognizing the town's 150th anniversary. The town was founded on March 17, 1875. Receiving the flag at the General Assembly last month were Mayor Fonzie Flowers, fourth from left, Mayor Pro-Tem Scott Brame, fourth from right, and, from left, Town Planning Director Lucy Garcia, Town Clerk Emily Hurd, Town Manager Nathan Page, Commissioner Corey Pursche, Parks and Recreation Director Alyssa Murphy and resident Jim Moss.

LOUISBURG -- A Louisburg man is next slated to appear in court in June on charges that he led police on a high speed chase.
Chad Braxton Bumpers, 40, was arrested March 19 and charged with fleeing to elude arrest, reckless and dangerous driving, possessing a stolen firearm as a felon and possession of cocaine.
According to a citation, Officer D.M. Richardson initially tried to stop Bumpers on S. Main Street for having revoked tags on the 2015 Nissan station wagon he was driving.

While we Franklin Countians have been enduring a deluge of yellow stuff that marks one of the worst pollen epidemics in years, a great swath of the nation is enduring something much, much worse -- storms and flooding.
It seems rather petty to be complaining about the pollen when so many of our fellow Americans are dealing with serious tragedy including the loss of life and the devastation to homes and businesses that storms and flooding have caused in recent days.

These folks don't do it for the recognition.
But, it is important to recognize them when we can.
During Monday's Franklin County Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Mark Speed took a moment to recognize those who played an active part in searching for and recovering the body of Ronald Lamar Brodie Jr. on March 25 -- just more than a week after he fell into the murky Tar River.

Dear editor: When Trump emerged from the Oval Office last Wednesday to announce the extent of his tariff policies, almost no one had anticipated that they would be so broad and exorbitant. He's levying tariffs on over 180 countries, probably every country you've ever heard of, and likely many that you haven't.
Heard Island and McDonald Island, located in one of the remotest parts of the world near Antarctica, both received 10 percent tariffs. This, despite the reality that no one lives there. It will be hard even for Trump to collect revenue from folks who don't exist.

Dear editor: It's okay to cast your ballot without understanding and maturity.
You only stand to lose your personal freedoms and your Social Security.
Both have been declared "waste" as you well know.
Billionaires don't need Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid and resent paying taxes to support those who do.

CASTALIA, NC -- Tommy Theodore Thompson, 77, of Castalia, died Wednesday evening, April 2, 2025 at his home.

Warrenton, NC -- Evelyn Colbert Jones, 76, of Warrenton, died Monday afternoon, April 7, 2025, at her home.

Henderson, NC -- Funeral services for James "Jim" Bradshaw, age 85, who died on Sunday, April 6, 2025, will be held on Sunday, April 13, at 2 p.m. from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Minister Carla Cannady officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton girls basketball coach Bryan Perry figured his club would have to overcome some adversity in 2024-25, but he never expected it to happen before the campaign even began.
FHS was already destined to deal with a huge loss after then-senior Mikayla Taborn graduated before departing for Campbell University.
But Perry then found out that rising sophomore Asia Burton -- pegged to be one of the top players in the Big East Conference -- transferred to Oak City Prep in Raleigh.

LOUISBURG -- The Franklin County Animal Services Advisory Board opted to wait until they have a full board before electing a chair and vice chair.
But, for the first time in months, they have maintained a quorum and continue to bite off significant animal care issues.
At Monday's meeting, residents brought spay and neuter regulations and tethering laws to the table.
Dee Sams, an animal advocate who used to volunteer at the shelter, said the advisory board should consider recommending that the county install a countywide spay and neuter ordinance.

FRANKLINTON -- For AG Anderson, Henry Hanson, JD Henderson and Leah Williams, their time at FACT started out like "Perfect Strangers," but ended up as "Friends."
Now, they're a "Modern Family," connected through the theater.
"They would have never met without [the Franklinton Area Community Theatre]," said Lisa Lawrence, the founder of the community drama program since its inception 20 years ago.

JD Henderson as Mufasa and Jasper Kavanaugh as Young Simba are perched on the top of Pride Rock surrounded by the Grass Ensemble during a rehearsal for "The Lion King."

YOUNGSVILLE -- The Miracle League of Franklin County's plans for an all-inclusive playground cleared a hurdle.
During its March 20 meeting, Franklin County's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommended using more than half a million dollars of rec in lieu funds to build the playground -- completing Phase 3 of the Miracle League's development at Long Mill Elementary School.
Miracle League, which provides baseball and other activities for kids and adults with physical, developmental and behavioral disabilities, built an accessible ball field at the Youngsville school back in 2013 as part of Phase 1.

Relay for Life volunteers Cornelius & Mildred Cheatham celebrated 57 years of marriage March 30

YOUNGSVILLE -- Franklin County sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal drive-by shooting.
Sheriff Kevin White didn't respond to a direct query from The Franklin Times, but posted online that deputies responded to Bert Winston Road in Youngsville at about 9:30 p.m. to find an elderly woman dead inside a home -- from apparent gunshot wounds.
Multiple casings were found in the roadway and multiple bullet holes were in the residence.