At 9:41 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025, a contractor struck a water main pipe in the Town of Louisburg while performing authorized work. The incident was due to inaccurate ground markings of underground utility lines and infrastructure provided by an NC 8-1-1 report. The affected water main was located just south of W. Johnson Street.
The Town of Louisburg’s Water and Sewer Utility staff were notified immediately and responded to the scene. According to officials, “due to the complexity of the repairs, a valve insertion contractor was needed to assist and that residents on the south and southwest sides of town may continue to experience low or no water pressure.”
By 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, the Public Services team from the Town of Louisburg informed Franklin County that “the water main break was brought under control and had been slowed down.”
Franklin County has stated it will provide updates as more information becomes available until full water service is restored. Residents are encouraged to stay informed by visiting the county website at www.franklincountync.gov and signing up for email notifications through the homepage.
In related news about Franklin County schools, recent data shows challenges in college readiness among students taking ACT exams during the 2022-23 school year. For example, only about 14.9% of senior students (76 out of 510) were considered ready for college in science according to results reported by https://www.dpi.nc.gov/. Among juniors, just over 13% (72 out of 551) met this benchmark.
Similarly low rates were observed in other subjects; approximately 12.7% of seniors (65 out of 510) demonstrated college readiness in math and about 10.9% of juniors (60 out of 551) reached this level based on data from https://www.dpi.nc.gov/. In reading, around 23.9% of seniors (122 out of 510) showed college readiness while for juniors it was about 22.5% (124 out of 551), as detailed at https://www.dpi.nc.gov/.
Franklin County continues efforts both in public infrastructure management and monitoring educational outcomes within its school districts.
