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Southern Sweet Potato business updates
In the second half of August, Faison, N.C.-based Burch Farms Inc. received two sweet potato harvesters from England, co-owner Jimmy Burch Sr. Comment?
Monroe girls repeat as 1A state track champions
... Mitchell, Zasha Barrett, Julice Crowder, Natasha Morrison, Dazia McLendon, Daya Jordan, assistant coach Josette Faison and assistant coach Chris Linthicum. A little more than a month before the 1A state championship, Reneazia Collins made the ... Comment?
Unity Male Chorus celebrating anniversary Saturday
The Unity Male Chorus will celebrate their anniversary Saturday, May 18 at the Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Turkey, beginning at 5 p.m. The following groups will be participating: Warsaw Male Chorus; Faison Family; Hines Chapel Male Chorus; First Baptist Turkey Male Chorus; Friendship Baptist Church of Rose Hill; and others. Comment?
ALVERTIS DONLEY, 80 AUBURNDALE - Mrs. Alvertis Donley, age 80 a resident of Faison, N.C. originally from Auburndale passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 due to heart failure. Comment?
Union's boys finish first at state, break regional record
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... relay coach John English. Team members from left are Natrone Banks, Baysean Washington, Bakeem Murphy and Dezmond Faison. (Courtesy Photo) Asia Henry, at left, practices her relay hand off with Dasja Johnson. The Lady Spartans finished 9th in the ... Comment?
... Garden Club. (Chris Berendt/Sampson Independent) Butler Avenue students, from left, Ariyanna Cantarero, Morria Faison and Alexandria Wilkins look over their new dianthus plants. Each student was able to take one home as a souvenir from their trip to ... Comment?
Small packages: Ragland artist proves little books take big talent
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... she didn't arrive as an artist until the late '80s, her talent can be traced back to a finger-painting cousin, Ruth Faison Shaw. Shaw is credited with bringing the child-friendly medium to North America from Italy in the '30s, and Sampson, who ... Comment?
Mount Olive NC 28365 5462 US Hwy, 117 Alternate Mount Olive, NC 28365 FMI: 910-336-5125 Nina Faison House of Deliverance Christian Church Apostle Martha King,Pastor Women on a Mission Fellowship Breakfast FREE COME JOIN US AND BE ENCOURAGED! You won't leave the same way you came! Saturday May 11, 2013 @ 10 am House of Deliverance Christian Church ... (more) Comment?
Man jailed in vehicle assault at family farm
A man visiting his family's farm was arrested after employees at the Faison-area establishment noticed he was towing a trailer stolen from the farm and, during an attempted getaway in the truck, detained him, according to authorities. Comment?
2013 Jabberwock Queen crowned
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... 2013 by the Rocky Mount chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Delta Center for Life Development. Empress Faison, left, was first runner up and Amber Pope was second runner up. Jesslyn Pope, center, was named Miss Jabberwock 2013 by the Rocky ... Comment?
... 910-590-9284. American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 319 - meeting will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4. FMI, call Helen Faison, 592-6060. Coharie Tribe Community Meeting - will be held the first Monday of each month at the Coharie Tribal Center at 7 ... Comment?
Market opens with lots of fanfare, vendors
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... from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through October. (Chris Berendt/Sampson Independent) Abby Beltran of Beltran Family Farm of Faison talks to Julie Stefanovich, who purchased eggs and other items from Beltran during Wednesday's opening for the farmers market. ... Comment?
... Williams is survived by his sons, Anthony Carr of Columbia, Md. and Trinity James Hand of Kenly; sisters, Lillie W. Faison and Patricia Freeman, both of Clinton, Belinda Williams of Warsaw; brothers, John Williams of Clinton, Jesse Williams of ... Comment?
Man jailed in vehicle assault at family farm
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A man visiting his family's farm was arrested after employees at the Faison-area establishment noticed he was towing a trailer stolen from the farm and, during an attempted getaway in the truck, detained him, according to authorities. Comment?
The white fawn of Turkey Swamp
... It was probably an albino baby deer but its appearance is not so easily explained. The Honorable Thomas I. Faison owned a large plantation called "Summer Hill" which was located on Turkey Swamp and Six Runs Creek, on the south side of the Old New ... Comment?
One dies, one charged following wreck
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... Bucktown Road, near Keener Road. Charged in the fatal wreck is Stephanie Hunter Davis, 30, of 3155 East Darden Road, Faison. She was the driver of the vehicle. Davis now faces a felony death by vehicle charge. That offense is leveled, Smith said, ... Comment?
... He is survived by two sons, George Leon Thornton, Jr. of Clinton and William Keith Thornton and wife, Mary of Faison; two sisters, Ann Laura Smith and Alice Matthews, both of Clinton; two brothers, Marshall Thornton and Freddie Thornton, both of ... Comment?
United Way's 'Fields' event a 'successful' fundraising
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... We all got to know each other and everyone worked so hard," said Joanie Babcock, the chef at Southern Exposure in Faison who volunteered her time and talents to prepare the fundraiser's main course. "The actual plate up was fun. We were running ... Comment?
... 22, 2013 at Genesis Health Care of Mt. Olive. The funeral will be held Friday, April 26 at 1 p.m. at Moses Chapel in Faison with Elder Marvin George officiating. Burial will follow in the Cobbs Cemetery. She is survived by four sons, Benjamin George ... Comment?
... pastor Arto Pickett officiating. Burial will follow in Cobbs Cemetery. She is survived by one son, Jerry Greene of Faison; two daughters, Autumne Greene of Faison and Jessica Greene of Faison; three grandchildren; six brothers, Alexander Hill of ... Comment?