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Novozymes donates coats to Franklin County Schools
For more than 30 years, Novozymes has held a winter coat drive in collaboration with Franklin County Schools -- and that tradition continues this year. Novozymes, a global biotechnology company with North American headquarters in Franklinton, each year collects and delivers 200-250 coats to area elementary schools to ensure local children stay warm through the winter. “For thirty years now, […] The post Novozymes donates coats to Franklin County Schools first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Franklin County Sheriff: Suspect 'beat infant to a pulp'
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man Wednesday accused of severely injuring an infant. Sheriff Kevin White says Micheal Fasal Hassen has been arrested and charged with numerous counts of violence against an infant, including assault with a deadly weapon. The victim, suffering from a severe skull fracture,...
Franklin County's Care and Share Center Receives $2,500 Grant from Food Lion for Local Hunger Relief Efforts
The Franklin County Department of Social Services Care and Share Center Inc. has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation. This grant will support the center's mission to provide nutritious food to those facing hunger in the community. It is part of the Feeding the Hungry initiative, which also helps community partners increase access to nutritious food and provide nutrition education.
Crews respond to deadly crash on Highway 401 and Airport Road in Louisburg
LOUISBURG, N.C. (WNCN) – Several agencies responded to a fatal crash in Franklin County on Wednesday afternoon. According to Franklin County Dispatch, the crash occurred in the area of Highway 401 South and Airport Road in Louisburg. The call originally came in at around 3:13 p.m. Four agencies are...
Man arrested, charged with severely beating newborn given $1.5 million bond
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on Wednesday and blasted the suspect on Facebook in connection with a child abuse case. Sheriff Kevin White did not mince words in posting to Facebook, "Please pray for this precious child's life and this vile monster's soul." He wrote that Micheal...
North Carolina High School Boys Basketball Schedule, Live Streams in Franklin County Today - November 29
In Franklin County, North Carolina, there are attractive high school basketball matchups on the calendar today. Information on how to watch them is available in this article. Follow high school basketball this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or alma mater and tune in!. Franklin County,...
Could Capital be built as a toll road?
Everyone remembers hearing the disheartening news last June that the North Carolina Department of Transportation had lost the funding for sections two and three of the plan to rebuild Capital Boulevard as a six-lane limited access highway and never had funding for the last section, which would take it to the Franklin County line. There was only funding for the first section — from I-540 to Durant Road — because of a startling increase in the cost for the three sections from $205 million to $612 million.