April 30 - The Sampson Weekly

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opening wreck was his fault
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Retired City of Clinton
Police Officer Killed
Kyle Busch, injured
in the season-opening Xfinity Series
race at Daytona
International
Speedway, met with
members of the
media last week.
NASCAR Insider
Busch didn’t have
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Joseph Edward Townsend, 69 years old, Stephens Rd, Clinton
many specifics on
was killed in Tuesday night’s accident on Overland Rd.
Kyle Busch discussed his return to the
driver’s seat, but he
his Xfinity Series
Townsend, a retired Clinton City Police Officer with 30 years
had all sorts of details
crash at Daytona
of service to the city of Clinton Police Department died from
with the media for about the crash that
the first time last
injuries he sustained in the Tuesday evening auto accident.
left him with broken
week.
bones in one leg and
According to reports, Townsend’s wife was also injured. The
one foot.
vehicle Townsend was driving was struck by a 1999 Ford
One of his most telling comments was
pickup truck driven by 37 year old, Enrique Vazquez-Vera.
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about his
thoughts
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Vera’s address was noted as Gov. Moore Rd, Clinton.
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before the start of the race, and looked over
and saw the long stretch of wall not covAccording to a Highway Patrol report, the 10:45 pm accident
ered by SAFER barriers.
occurred when Vera, who was traveling North on Overland
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crazy, but as I was rolling off pit road
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Toyota
passenger
car.
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accident
location was noted as being between the Wal-Mart entrance
before the start of the Xfinity race ... I
on
Overland
Rd
and
the
Murphy
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Gas-Station
adjacent to the Wal-Mart Parking lot.
actuallyHealth
looked over at that wall,” he said.
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tire
wall
and
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was
like,
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I
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never even really noticed it over
there,’ to
and
According
EMS Director Ronald Bass, a life-flight helicopter was requested to transport Townsend
then I saw the wall that was unprotected,
to a Trauma Center out of the area. Bass stated, “A UNC helicopter that is based at Cape Fear Valley
and I’m like, ‘Man, if somebody
hits that,
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Center in Fayetteville came from Fayetteville and landed in the Walmart parking lot.” Acthat’s really going to hurt.’” cording to reports the life-flight wasn’t able to be utilized.
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season came to an end at Bristol:
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most of any Sprint Cup driver.
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Laps led by Denny
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Sprint Cup races at
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Week of April 24-30, 2015
Sampson County
Budget Shortfall
Over $3.5 Million
Could Recreation Department
be on the Chopping
Block Again?
At the Monday pre-budget work session, county
commissioners met for a little over an hour discussing the
budget shortfalls and possible solutions to the $3,537,712
budget shortfall.
The implementation of the pay study was not projected in
the budget presented to the commissioners on Monday. Also,
the county manager’s office had only reflected an increase of
$70.00 in funds allocated per student to the 2 school districts,
an increase from $880.00 to $950.00 per child. Clinton City
Schools had requested to increase the per pupil allocation
from $880.00 to $1050.00.
County Manager Ed Causey stated that he was cautiously
optimistic about the budget. “It is much better than I thought
it would be.” Commissioner Albert Kirby asked the county
manager if he realistically felt like he could come up with a
budget with less than a 3 1/2-4 cent tax increase. Causey
replied, “Yes, I am cautiously optimistic. I am not saying that
we won’t squeak a few people in a few places. Things seem
to be turning a little bit for the county. We will always have
challenges, major things that come up that we have to deal
with. I do think that the pay study potentially helps to resolve
some of our issues.” He further commented that he had
concerns with capital reserve needs of the county.
Commissioner Albert Kirby stated that he just did not want
to use any of the fund balance (county savings account) to
balance the budget.
Prior to the meeting, media was presented a budget summary
information sheet that detailed by department the increases
or decreases requested in the 2015-16 budget. Also on the
sheet were computer generated sticky note comments from
Commissioner Clark Wooten noting the decreases he felt
could be made in each department.
Commissioner Wooten noted that he thought the following
cuts could be made:
* Library- $100,000 reduction.
*Sampson Community College- Wooten recommended
reducing the amount requested for capital outlay from
$1,990,236 to $300,908. This would allow for the cooling
tower and north building roof membranes to be repaired.
The savings to the budget would be $2,230,000 of net tax
support.
*Sampson County Recreation- Wooten recommended closing
SHORTFALL, see P. 4
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Hayden’s Journey of Inspiration
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Today, Hayden Zavareei, daughter of Natalie and Hassan
Zavareei, and granddaughter of Danny and Vicki Britt, is a
beautiful, energetic 17 year old living the fast-paced, hectic
life many young women take for granted. But for Hayden,
each new day is a gift; and there are simply no days to be
wasted. No days to be taken for granted.
Many in our community know of Hayden’s journey. At just
6 years old, Hayden had been diagnosed with a life threating
illness which she would battle for nearly a year. High
risk procedures and many months of intensive treatment,
combined with thousands of prayers and the unquenchable
spirit of this brave little girl, would eventually see Hayden’s
journey nearer completion.
During her treatment Hayden and her family had to relocate
from their home near Georgetown to Durham, NC. And
while Hayden was fighting for her life, bills began piling
up. Insurance covered most of her medical expenses, but did
not cover the apartment rental in Durham nor the expenses
associated with running two households. And that her mother
Natalie had put her career on hold to care for Hayden also
meant the family that depended on two incomes would now
have to rely on just one.
But for Hayden and her family, friends in Maryland and North
Carolina would step up to help. Benefits and fundraisers
would eventually cover all the cost, and as Hayden grew
stronger, life for the Zavareei family would become more
normal again… But Hayden could never forget the kindness
of all the friends and family from two states that helped her
along her journey.
Hayden began right away helping others who would have to
struggle with a journey similar to hers, and just two years after
her life threatening battle, Hayden was named the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society Girl of the Year.
But Hayden needed to do more. She needed to give back
in a more personal way. So in 2010, just after her 5 year
transplant anniversary, Hayden Zavareei informed her friends
and family that she planned to launch Hayden’s Journey of
Inspiration. At just 13 years old, Hayden committed herself to
establishing a home in Durham, NC for families going through
the same ordeal her and her family survived.
Today, just as Hayden has grown to become a beautiful young
woman, so too, the charity she began has grown as well. The
HJI Foundation currently fully funds 3 apartments in Durham
NC to help ease the burden of families whose children require
pediatric stem cell transplants. For 7 years now Hayden, with
the help of many friends, has grown the HJI Foundation, which
offers in excess of $75,000 per year to assist families who like
Hayden’s, travel down a scary journey.
One of those many friends who help make Hayden’s Journey of
Inspiration possible is Reid Darden, and his parents, Andy and
Leslie. It was 4 years ago that Reid conceived of the idea for
the Annual HJI Golf Tournament. And last year, Reid’s highly
successful tournament saw 108 golfers enjoy a great day at
Timberlake while raising nearly $21,000. That’s nearly 1/3 of
the funding required to run the HJI Foundation’s 3 apartments
in Durham.
And while both Reid and Hayden remain very appreciative of
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quickly say that more must be done. Each year the needs
increase, and so to must the efforts increase to meet those
needs.
And you can help! You can help two 17 year olds in their
journey to raise the more than $75,000 needed to fund
Hayden’s Journey of Inspiration.
The 4th Annual HJI Foundation Golf Tournament will be
held Saturday, May 9th at Timberlake Golf Club in Clinton.
Tournament sponsorships are available at the $100, $250,
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For more information please contact Danny Britt at 910-6271587 or Leslie Darden at 910-214-0094. You can also donate
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Help make someone else’s journey a little easier. Support the
HJI Foundation in whatever way you can, and help provide
another little girl or boy the inspiration they need to survive
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“And it’s not just for women,” says Dana. “We will offer a full line of services for men as well.
They like to be pamper too… and they often leave better tips,” jokes Dana.
They currently have 4 cosmetologists each with multiple specialties including Janalee Strickland,
Bailey Miller, and Amanda Jordan. Dana says she has two of the six stations still available and
welcomes anyone interested to give her a call at 910-990-3365.
Tons of renovations and landscaping have made the new location for J Lily & Co a gorgeous
retreat for clients and a stunning place to work. “We’ll be working here 6 days a week,” says
Dana, “so we wanted the atmosphere to not just be pleasing. We wanted it to be fabulous. A
place where someone would enjoy coming time and time again.”
“I had always gone to a salon called Bangz in Wilmington, and I have several friends who go
there as well,” says Dana. “When Janalee decided to go to school for cosmetology, and my friend
decided to become an esthetician, I thought it would be great to have a place similar to Bangz
here in Clinton.” Dana adds, “When people come to J Lily, we want them to experience the
best, most relaxing, rejuvenating salon experience there is; and leave feeling like new person.”
J. LILY & CO., cont. from 1
it for others.”
wanted my hair and face to look perfect… After a while
I was able to do my own hair very well, and wanted to do
Dana adds, “I also have a good friend who is an esthetician, and that combination of hair
and facials seemed like a good idea for a business that we would truly enjoy. And of course I
thought, if we’re going to do that, we might as well add nails and massage, and do the whole
thing.”
And it is a full array of services being offered at J Lily & Co. Hair styling and design, ethnic
hair care, extensions, full esthetician services, face and body waxing, manicures & pedicures,
massage therapy and spray tanning all in one local location. Perfect for weddings, prom,
parties, a special night out or just to rejuvenate during the week. In addition, J Lily & Co also
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OFFICER KILLED, cont. from 1 bered as being a fine Christian man with a dedicated work
ethic and a love of family and friends.
The driver of the 1999 Ford pickup truck, Enrique Vazquez-Vera, was charged Wednesday with three
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A great deal of the renovation and landscape work has been done by the team at J Lily. Along
with Lisa Raynor from Wallace, Dana, Janalee and the team rolled up their sleeves and began
work 6 months ago. “Lisa and her guys do such a great job,” says Dana. “She is a great painter
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Every wall and accent, even the distressed furniture, upholstery and draperies were a labor of
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When it came to picking a name for the new business there seemed never to be a question. “My
parents, Earl and Peggy Wells, have called Janalee ‘J Lily’ since she was little,” says Dana. “And it
actually means, ‘JL I Love You’… JLily. So the name for the salon became J Lily & Co.”
With prices comparable to what’s locally available, J Lily & Co., Salon and Day Spa plans to
bring big city style and elegance to pamper and treat any personality. The doors will open
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SHORTFALL, cont. from 1
this department all together. Savings of $610,952
of net tax support. The Recreation Department’s
entire budget is $655,737 with revenue of $44,785 from fees.
*Transportation Program- Wooten suggested completely closing this program which would yield
a savings of $214,040.
*Agri-Exposition Center- Wooten suggested an additional reduction of $72,000.
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If all Commissioner Wooten’s recommended cuts were passed by the board, there would still
be a budget deficit of $310,720.00 which is approximately 1 cent on the tax rate. Only last year,
commissioners unanimously passed a 4.5 cent tax rate increase that took effect this year, making
Sampson County one of the highest tax rates in the state. On Monday, the entire board was
adamant that they would not support any kind of tax increase. This may prove to be difficult
unless some substantial cuts can be made.
Commissioner Wooten stated, “I try to remind myself of what I promised.” Wooten asked
Commissioner Sue Lee to read the statement. She read, “To bring a common sense business sense
to governing.”
He noted that there were plenty of places that he would be willing to cut. He also stated that,
“There is one that I am not going to let get away before I leave here. As far as I am concerned,
we can close the recreation department. That is a hot topic on my list. That is the feel of people
in District 1 and that is the people I represent. That is $600,000 that I think can be better spent.”
Commissioner Harry Parker stated that he was against closing the Recreation Department because
the children in his area needed it. “That is all we have down there (in District 4). Recreation is very
important down there. That is all we have for the kids down there. I am totally against that.”
Commissioner Wooten, “Mr. Parker, do you believe that department is world-class?” Parker
responded, “It is sufficient for what we have. We are not a Mercedes county. We do not operate
that way. Unlike your district, my district does not have the self-supporting people to support this
program. They depend upon the recreation department to provide this. There are some things
that you cannot scrimp on. It is an asset to them.”
Wooten replied, “The self-support part in District 1 is only a small piece. The people in District 1
do have an advantage because they have choice where they take their recreation from. If you
come with me to District 1, you will find that a lot of them take their recreation in Harnett County
where they have to pay above. And to me that says a lot for the level of service we have here. I do
not want to take a thing away from your district or your kids. The last thing I want to do is to take
away. I apparently have learned here today that it does not operate everywhere the way I thought
it did. I said my piece, Mr. Chairman. We have to come together as a team; it cannot be my way or
Commissioner Parker’s way. I appreciate Mr. Parker speaking up on this and not leaving without
saying his piece. I think this is good we can have this kind of conversation.”
After all commissioners had an opportunity to voice their opinions as to where cuts could be
made, Chairman Billy Lockamy instructed County Manager Ed Causey to come up with a proposal
of cuts that could be made to balance the budget and be ready to present it to the board at the
May meeting. A new budget needs to be voted on and approved by the June 30th deadline, with
the new fiscal year starting on July 1st.
According to the Sampson County Manager’s office, in the fiscal year 1997-98, when the recreation
was actually divided into districts, each of four new districts received $40,737 each; the Central
District’s budget was $193,674 ($177,246 as unallocated recreation expenses, $10,000 for
multipurpose building debt – this was the Bellamy Center, and $6,428 noted as handicap park).
According to previous budget records, the Recreation Department’s budget for fiscal year 2013-14
was $619,020. The FY 2014-2015 budget was $655,737.
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The Sampson Weekly asked County Manager Ed Causey what the feasibility was of recreation
going back to the district format. Causey replied, “In the fall of 2012, we reviewed the recreation
department during one of the first monthly budget meetings that were held for the purpose
of reviewing departments. Information was presented that indicated the current program and
operations were giving us a very favorable return on a per capita basis when we compared
Sampson County to other counties and municipalities. That being said, there may be other ways to
effectively administer the program as we move forward. We will continue to review the operations
of the Recreation Department as well as other departments to determine if there are cost savings
or other administrative actions that can be taken to improve efficiencies or economies of scale. We
will also look to determine if there are other more efficient ways to effectively deliver our programs.
County administration with the assistance of the Department heads and their employees will be
tasked with the responsibility of looking for a wide range of options to improve the efficiency and
cost effectiveness of county government.”
When The Sampson Weekly posted the news on our Facebook page that Commissioner Wooten
had suggested that the Sampson County Recreation Department be closed, a fire-storm of
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Question: Why is this department at the top of your list?
Wooten’s response: As you remember from the meeting the first place I discussed a cut was
reducing the Community College capital budget from approximately 1.6 million to 300,000. Parks
and Recreation was not on the top it was just on the list.
Question: If dismantled from county control, what would your hopes be for children’s recreation?
Wooten’s response: We have a recreation league in the northern part of the county that operates
solely on volunteers and private donations that works extremely well. I believe we have talented
and passionate people in all parts of the county that could replicate that model.
Question: Do you favor going back to the District levels and the county “helping” to support this
financially?
Wooten’s response: I do favor the district levels but on volunteer basis. If we fund each district we
lose accountability of how the taxpayer’s dollars are spent.
Question: What do you think has gone wrong with the Recreation Department in Sampson
County?
Wooten’s response: I have learned via e mails and social media that there are diffing opinions
regarding Sampson Parks and Recreation. There are a large number of taxpayers that are satisfied
with the level of service from Sampson P/R and wish it to continue. There are taxpayers that are not
satisfied with the level of service. It is very helpful to have citizen input when making a decision
that affects the county. I appreciate each comment and applaud each person for being a part of
the process.
Question: Do you have a specific plan in place?
Wooten’s response: Again I believe community volunteers would be a solution.
Question: Even if you dismantle the whole department giving districts ZERO funding at all, it still
will not balance the budget. Where do you think the remaining cuts should come from and why?
Wooten’s response: There are cuts possible in ever line. However we have departments that are
operating more efficiently than others and giving higher level of customer satisfaction. It is our
job along with the management staff to get efficiency and a high level of customer satisfaction in
every department. I believe our team is committed to that goal.
Question: Do you think this is the right move for Sampson County?
Wooten’s response: “Right” is subjective. That’s why we have government for and by the people,
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about 179 of them. And of course some cases take years to
resolve.”
“I remember when I was with Senator Helms,” says Rouzer, “there
where cases that would be outstanding for 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 years,
depending upon the nature of the matter. But we take great
pride in doing the best we can for all the folks who come to us
with a legitimate need.”
Rep. David Rouzer with JW Simmons Host
of We Should Know
Tuesdays from 2:30 PM until 3:30 PM, J.W. Simmons hosts a radio
show on 1170 AM called “We Should Know”, and The Sampson
Weekly will feature portions of the transcripts in our continuing
efforts to bring you more coverage of what is happening
in our community. The guest for this week’s show is the U.S
Representative for North Carolina’s 7th congressional District,
David Rouzer.
Rep. David Rouzer has served as an Associate-Rural Administrator
for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was also a senior staffer
for former US Senator Jesse Helms and US Senator Elizabeth
Dole, and he is a former member of the NC Senate where he
represented Johnston and Wayne Counties from 2009 to 2012.
JW Simmons begins the show by asking Rep. Rouzer to discuss
his first 100 days in office, and states, “You’re no stranger to
Washington. I guess you know where all the secret doors are
located.”
Rouzer replies, “I knew that, but I also knew I had seen a lot of
mistakes during my career watching various members. So I knew
which mistakes to avoid. And that’s been as helpful as anything
quite frankly.”
“And of course the one thing you have to do is, you have to
put together the right kind of staff,” continues Rouzer. “We
have a great team in our Washington office. Very talented folks
that I hope you’ll get the opportunity to get to know… And of
course at our district level we have Dwight Williams, a native of
Sampson County. He’s our District Director and Chance Lambeth
is our Deputy District Director. Many people who worked with
our campaign know Chance. He was important to our campaign.
He is now focused mainly on coastal issues.”
“We’ve got great case workers,” says Rouzer, “many of whom
were with me when I was with Senator Helms. So constituent
service has been a top priority. Dwight reminds me, I think we’ve
had about 381 cases or so that have come to us. We’ve resolved
Next, JW Simmons asks Rep. Rouzer to discuss the changes in
Washington from the days when he worked for Senator Helms.
“That’s an interesting question that I get asked a lot,” replied
Rouzer. “The major thing that I have noticed is that there’s not
quite as much collegiality between members. And it’s not
personalities as much as it’s just that we’re not there that often
anymore.”
“My schedule is that I’m up there Monday night, Tuesday night,
Wednesday night and flying back to the district on Thursday
afternoon. I’m traveling throughout the district Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. Then fly back to DC on Monday. And for the most
part, every member of Congress has that same schedule.”
“If you go back 20 years when I started with Senator Jessie Helms,
I attended church there in Alexandria and it happened to be the
church that Helms and Dot would got to. I remember when I was
first hired I would see them on the back right side. And there
were a number of members of Congress at the church services
as well - And I have no doubt that my colleagues are going to
church today – But it’s back home in the district versus stating in
Washington.”
Rouzer goes on to explain, “One of the advantages of that period
of time was members didn’t feel like that had to be back in the
district every single second and you had more time to build
relationships with fellow members.”
“Since 2010, about ¾ of the House and Senate combined has
turned over. A brand new crop of people, and quite honestly
these new members haven’t had a chance yet to really get to
know each other. So that’s probably the biggest difference that
I’ve noticed.”
Rouzer adds, “But in our Republican conference and our particular
class, our freshman class of House members are very talented,
very capable members. A lot of us are younger and have the
potential to be there for a while and do a lot of really good things.
Not all is lost,” Simmons states that he hears people talking about
needing a younger vision, a new vision. He asks Rep. Rouzer if he
sees that in the House of Representatives. Rouzer answers, “Well
absolutely, and in part out of necessity because the younger
members, we have a lot of numbers now.”
“There are probably 60 or 70 of us that are 45 and younger,” says
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Rouzer. “That’s a significant number in the House. That’s on both
sides of the aisle, Democrat and Republican. But just the sheer
number of us has given us a voice with those who have been
there for a little while. And like I said, ¾ of both chambers are
brand new since 2010.”
Rouzer explains that there are 435 representatives in the House
and 100 members of the Senate. “And it’s not easy to get 435
people on the same page,” says Rouzer. “Nor is it easy to 100
people on the same page. Our system of government was not
necessarily designed for anything to happen quickly. It was
designed to help force consensus.”
“Our founders didn’t want rule of the majority,” adds Rouzer.
“They wanted to make sure the minority had a voice at the table.
It’s a lot more difficult to get legislation through the Senate than
it is the House.”
Rouzer says that it’s incumbent of the members of Congress to
educate people on the realities of the process of government.
“The reality is as a member of the House, particularly a freshman
member, you are 1 of 435. You have to understand that going in.
You also have to understand your ability to move things is based
on your relationships with your other colleagues, and particularly
how strong a relationship you have with the leadership.”
“I can’t move anything, if the Speaker of the House decides I’m
not moving anything,” says Rouzer. “So you have to understand
the process before you head to bat. And if you do, you have a
chance of doing quite well. And I have a great team in place, both
in Washington and here in the district. I was very fortunate to get
my top two committee assignments. I was the only freshman to
get on the Transportation and Infrastructure committee, and the
House Agriculture committee. The only freshman to get my top
two choices.”
“And then they made me Chairman of the Livestock and
Foreign Ag subcommittee, which was a first on the Foreign Ag
committee. So we’re real honored to have the opportunity that
we have and be on the committees that we are on. And I have
enjoyed the first 100 days representing the people of the 7th
District to the best of my abilities.”
“We’ve done a lot of good things and solved a lot of cases for
folks… I had breakfast with a veteran about three weeks ago and
he wasn’t getting anywhere on his issue as it relates to the VA.
We got involved and got it resolved. And you know, it makes you
feel good to know that you can make a difference for somebody”
To view the entire broadcast of We Should Know please
visit their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/
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The next “We Should Know” hosted by J.W. Simmons will air
next Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:30 PM on our local radio station
WCLN 1170 AM. If you would like to reach “We Should Know”
you may call them at 910-592-8947 or email them with show
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to Continue Fight
denying those farm owners the right to be heard or represented in court.
After counsel for Murphy-Brown argued against that motion, plaintiff’s counsel
dropped it from the suit. “So after all this time, after getting the first notices back in
July 2013,” adds Anderson, “they still haven’t had to show us anything about their
case and haven’t had to prove any facts. That part is just now starting.”
In addition to the two year legal fight, Anderson says that a public opinion fight
has also been waged against Murphy-Brown and growers, even against growers
not associated with Murphy-Brown. The push to sway public opinion against hog
farmers, and other farmers as well, has resulted in media and ad campaigns against
the very way of life for many North Carolina families.
In North Carolina, the pork industry employs more than 46,000 people with an
average annual wage of $40,000 per year. Overall, in North Carolina, the pork
industry contributes more than $2.5 billion to North Carolina’s economy.
Deborah Johnson, CEO of the NC Pork Council, echoed comments by Mark
Anderson and Greg Schmidt, President, Eastern Operations for Murphy-Brown
LLC when she stated, “Our opposition has a strategy that’s broad. Legal actions and
communications. Some of their tactics involve the media and they’re getting stories
and editorials. And then they advertise such as the billboard campaign which has
caught the attention of a lot of us.”
In what has been a nearly 2-year-long legal fight for Murphy-Brown LLC (a
SmithField Company) executives and legal counselors vow to continue fighting for
farmer’s and their very way of life. On Tuesday evening, company representatives
gathered local growers to provide an update on pending ligation and future plans.
In July of 2013, two lawyers (Charlie Spear of Kansas City, Mo. and Richard
Middleton of Savannah, Ga.) co-founders of the group Center to Expose and Close
Factory Farms, joined by Mona Wallace of the Personal Injury Law Firm of Wallace
& Graham of Salisbury, filed nearly 429 nuisance complaints against hog farms and
pork producers across eastern North Carolina.
In the complaints, plaintiffs contend that the swine operations’ current practices are
injurious to plaintiffs’ quality of life, health and sense; and that offensive substances
have negligently, intentionally and recklessly been discharged, emitted and released
on a recurring basis.
After 6 months of unethical and unprofessional behavior, the two out of state lawyers,
Spear and Middleton, were barred from perusing nuisances cases in North Carolina
after it was discovered that two of the plaintiffs named in their suits were known to be
deceased; as well as numerous cases where representatives approached individuals
and solicited for legal services solely for the purpose of financial gain for the out of
state law firms (which is considered criminal activity in North Carolina).
The cases continued, even though Spear and Middleton were barred for unethical
practice. And in September 2014, the firm of Wallace and Graham re-filed cases in
federal court. Lead attorney for Murphy Brown, Mark Anderson with McGuire Woods
LLP, stated at Tuesday’s meeting, “One of the things I think is that they (Wallace and
Graham), would have a hard time suing you all in these local counties. And if they sue
just Murphy-Brown they can file the suits in federal court.”
Anderson explained that suits against all independent or contract growers had been
dismissed, leaving only Murphy-Brown LLC named in the complaint. However, in
March of this year, plaintiff’s counsel identified the independent farms in the suit.
“The argument is,” said Anderson, “the whole law suit is based on the operation of
those farms.” He continued to explain that motions filed in April 2015 stated that
plaintiff’s “Want the court to order that changes be made on those farms,” essentially
“Not only is their strategy to provoke us, but to provoke the general public and to
help their legal action advance,” added Johnson. “We’re being attacked on several
fronts.”
Part of those attacks even lumps NC Farmers into the debate over coal ash. “Yes, it’s
a separate issue, different from hog farming,” stated Johnson, “but we were seeing
some of these same groups operate on this issue and take some of those same tactics
and apply them to us.”
Johnson says that the NC Pork Council plans to fight against attacks on NC Farm
Families, and has worked for months developing a comprehensive plan to combat
the attacks against farmers in North Carolina. “We’re going to fight, and we’re going
to win,” stated Johnson.
Part of that fight will be to combat negative publicity funded by a group called the
Waterkeeper Alliance. This group has purchased leases on billboards along Interstate
40 through eastern North Carolina; and uses those billboards to cast a negative
opinion on NC farmers.
Greg Schmidt closed out the well-attended meeting where more than 1,300 NC
farmers gathered Tuesday. Schmidt stated that much of the efforts of opponents to
NC hog famers relied on “misinformation and bad science”. “There are a lot of things
being said about our industry that are just not true,” added Schmidt. “We need to tell
people the facts… and the facts are on our side.”
“We operate responsibly on our farms when it comes to environmental sustainability.
We are the most regulated sector of agriculture. We are required to comply with
every standard and regulation of local, state and federal government. And we are
required to be inspected at least once a year. They come on our farms to make sure
we are doing the right thing.”
“We need to let the public know,” stated Schmidt, “that we provide consumers with
fresh, nutritious, wholesome products… And we need to tell the public that if our
opponents win, this part of North Carolina loses.”
For more information, and to find out how you can help support NC Farm Families,
please visit www.ncfarmfamilies.com.
Movie Night in Roseboro May 8th in the Western District Park
feature an animated Disney featured film, “Big Hero 6”. Admission is FREE.
The event will be held in the Western District Park in Roseboro and the gates will
open at 6:30 pm on May 8th. According to Mayor Pro-tem Alice Butler, “The movie
will begin at sunset. Popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase. The Town
of Roseboro will be running the concession stand and all proceeds will be used to
produce more events.”
Butler continued, “We are planning for eight hundred to one thousand attending
this event. We chose ‘Big Hero 6’ because of a survey which we conducted at
Roseboro Elementary and the school children asked for this particular movie.”
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Rain date: May 15, 2015
The animated movie’s story line revolves around robotics nerd Hiro Hamada who
discovers an inflatable health care robot Baymax created in the past by his brother,
Tedashi. After a terrible life-changing accident, Hiro and Baymax team up with four
other nerds and save their hometown San Fransokyo from an evil super villain trying
to take over with Hiro’s invention. A special bond develops between plus-sized
inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of
friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
According to Roseboro STEP committee member Gilbert Owens, the movie will be
projected on a 28 foot inflatable screen. “All of the equipment has been rented
from Screen Play Entertainment out of Whiteville. The professional equipment
will make this a great family friendly entertainment event. The movie will be
professionally projected to the screen and the audio will produce great clear crisp
sound as well. The large size of the screen will make it possible for everyone to get
that perfect seat for viewing. The best part of the movie night is admission is free.”
The movie is scheduled for May 8th with a rain date of May 15th. Owens asks for
anyone planning on attending to follow announcements on the town of Roseboro’s
Facebook page. Mr. Owens also stated, “We have planned for an additional movie
night on June 5th.” When
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Bills Would Require Party Affiliation for School
Board Members and Statewide Judges
and moved forward.
House bill 8 “Restore Partisan Statewide Judicial Elections” passed a committee vote
with broader Republican support, but the vote was split along party lines. This bill,
sponsored by Bert Jones (R – Reidsville) would restore party affiliation to statewide
judicial elections, but would not require party labels for District Court or Superior
Court judicial races.
Senator Brent Jackson (R), stated of the two bills in the House, “I’m generally in favor of
this type of legislation because I believe it increases transparency and allows the voter
to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the candidate they are supporting.”
Two bills got the go ahead by the N.C. House Elections Committee last week that would
require candidates for local school board races, and statewide judicial elections to
declare their party affiliation on N.C. ballots.
House bill 324 “Partisan Board of Education Elections” would require partisan
elections in all NC school districts. Some counties already require party affiliation on
ballots, but many do not. In a close vote not fully supported by Republicans, HB 324,
sponsored by George Cleveland (R – Jacksonville) narrowly passed a committee vote
Jackson added, “Nonpartisan elections and nonpartisan candidates are two different
things. Every candidate has their own political opinion, which will ultimately affect
how they perform the duties of the office they are elected to. I would rather the voter
be fully informed of a candidate’s political leanings than go into the booth and just
check a box.”
Jackson concluded, “Bills that would make these elections partisan have been reported
favorably out of the House Elections Committee, so it is certainly possible that you
could see them become law this session.”
Rep. Larry Bell (D) and Rep. William Brisson (D) were also asked to comment on the
proposed legislation, but no comments were received prior to press deadline.
Harrells Christian
Names New Headmaster
Harrells Christian Academy is proud to announce that their search has concluded and that Mr. Kevin Kunst will become their next Headmaster. In the Board’s
estimation, Kevin is the “best of the best” from a field of outstanding candidates
who interviewed for the position. He impressed us with his forthright manner,
his grasp of independent school education, and his proven track record in connecting deep Christian faith to a college-prep academic environment.
Mr. Kunst will be joining Harrells Christian Academy on Thursday, April 23 at
their annual Spring Fling event. Make sure you come out to meet him.
Allen, Horne to Wed
Lyman M. Horne Jr. of Clinton announces the engagement of his
daughter Meredith Helen Horne of Clinton to Gregory Clayton Allen of Hope Mills. He is the son of Danny and June Allen of Washington, NC.
Meredith graduated cum laude from Furman University in 2007
with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts. Greg graduated from
Sampson Community College in 2002 with a degree in Livestock
and Poultry Production.
The couple plans to wed in May of 2015. Invitations will be mailed.
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Autryville FD
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Plain View Fire Department
Chief Ken Jackson
Hargrove Elementary
Lauren Strickland, and Catherine O’Dell
Sampson County Partnership for Children
Victoria Byrd, executive director
Herring Fire Department
Chief Greg Wise
Hobbton High School (Hobbton District Band)
Geoffrey Tart, director of bands
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HEALTH
Public Health Month: April, 2015
“Healthiest Nation 2030”
By Luke Smith
The Sampson County Health Department is
currently taking part in the American Public
Health Association’s annual celebration of
the role of public health and prevention in
our communities. Communities nationwide
celebrate National Public Health Week during
the first full week of April each year to draw
attention to the need to help protect and improve
the nation’s health. This year, National Public
Health Week was observed April 6th – 12th.
North Carolina understands the importance
of public health and its roles in ensuring all of
us lead healthier lives. The State recognizes
entire month of April as Public Health Month
and celebrates with activities throughout the
month.
Right now, the U.S. spends MORE and gets
LESS when it comes to health care and public
health outcomes. This is a defining challenge of
our generation and a challenge that the public
health community are uniquely positioned to
help overcome. During National Public Health
Week and Month 2015, Sampson County
Health Department along with the public
health community will rally around the goal of
making the U.S. the Healthiest Nation in One
Generation — by 2030.
Daily themes throughout Public Health Week
included:
•
Monday, April 6: Raising the Grade.
Data shows that America’s health has seen
some improvements; however, when compared
to peer countries, we still trail in life expectancy
and almost all other measures of good health.
•
Tuesday, April 7: Starting from Zip.
With unacceptable disparities in health, stateby-state and county-by-county, equity must be
ensured across communities.
• Wednesday, April 8:
Building
Momentum. There have been significant shifts
that demonstrate momentum is building around
a higher commitment to our nation’s public
health.
•
Thursday, April 9: Building Broader
Connections. The public health community
must expand its partnerships to collaborate
with city planners, education officials, public,
private and for-profit organizations – everyone
who impacts our health.
•
Friday, April 10: Building on 20 Years
of Success. 2015 marks the 20th anniversary
of APHA coordinating National Public Health
Week! The accomplishments of the public
health community over the last two decades
are significant.
The Sampson County Health Department
will be celebrating Public Health Month with
the Clinton Fire Department on April 23rd
from 9am-11am. The fire department will be
offering fire and safety educational information.
The School Dental Hygienist will be offering
dental screenings during April at the Health
Department. Rex Mobile Mammography will
be at the Health Department on April 29th
from 9am-1pm. In order to be eligible for the
screening, patients must be at least 35 years
old for a first time mammogram or at least 40
years old for an annual mammogram. Patients
must not have had a mammogram within the
last 12 months. To schedule a mammogram,
call 910-592-1131 ext. 4214. Registration is
required and most insurances are accepted,
including Medicare/Medicaid.
We have a lot of challenges to overcome, but
it all starts with a simple first step: Sign the
Pledge to show your commitment and Sign the
Petition to ask our leaders to do their part at
www.nphw.org. Together we can create the
healthiest nation in one generation.
To learn more about these events or public
health efforts in our county, contact the
Sampson County Health Department at 910592-1131, ext. 4240 or 4248 or visit www.
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Have I Got A Story To Share With You!
When England’s Queen Elizabeth II abdicates (gives
up the throne) or dies … Prince Charles will become
king. That is unless Prince Charles should abdicate and
pass the throne to his son Prince William. But what if
(by some strange twist of fate) you … yes, you … were
chosen to succeed as king. What would you do? Would
you be willing to become king? Or would you run and
hide? Here is this week’s story and it begins like this …
Too often we want what everyone else has and that’s
exactly what happened many years ago when the
nation of Israel demanded to be given a king because
they wanted to be like the other nations around them.
(1 Samuel 8:5) Though God was displeased with their
demand, He gave the people what they wanted and told
Samuel the prophet to anoint Saul as Israel’s first king.
(1 Samuel 9:16; 10:1) Let me interject … that if I had
just been anointed king, I’d probably be calling everyone
I knew to share my wonderful news. I might even fling
a party to celebrate my good fortune. The party’s theme
liked it. So much so that years later he tried to kill Israel’s
up-and-coming second king, David. You can read the
account in 1 Samuel. (It’s an awesome story!)
When the time came for Samuel to tell Israel God’s
choice for their king … he summoned all the people of
Israel to the LORD at Mizpeh. So all the tribes of Israel
gathered together, but when it came time for Saul to be
presented to the people as their king … he was nowhere
to be found. Come to find out, Saul had hidden himself
among the baggage. (Some bible translations say he
hid himself among the supplies, the equipment, or the
stuff.) Yes indeed, the future king of Israel had hidden
himself among the baggage which probably consisted of
the vessels, utensils, household goods, arms, and other
provisions that the people had brought with them on
wagons to Mizpeh … and had likely been stored in one
place, and arranged in such a manner as to form a place
of defense in case they were attacked by the Ammonites.
After saying all of this, the point is … Saul was in hiding
and he stayed in hiding until God said, “… Behold, he
has hidden himself among the baggage.” (1Samuel 10:22)
It was only after the people had run and fetched Saul
from the baggage that he was presented as Israel’s king.
In closing, there’s another question that begs to be asked.
That question is … “Are you hiding in the baggage?” If
so, why and what comprises your baggage? Whether it’s
failed marriages, past or current addictions, a criminal
record, being overweight, lack of education, lack of
money, feelings of unworthiness or insufficiency, physical
or mental illness … whatever your luggage is, and hear
me well … ‘whatever’ your luggage is … it’s time for you
to come out and to be all that God created you to be.
That my readers is exactly what I’m endeavoring to do
and I’m inviting you to join me. On our own we are weak.
But with God we are strong and mighty. So don’t you
dare give in to your circumstances. You are not a victim.
You are a victor. Be encouraged and strengthened in the
LORD. Be steadfast and determined to do that which
God has called and anointed you to do. Read the Word,
according to scripture God has chosen us to be kings.
That’s right; God has chosen you to be king. So put your
bling on and celebrate! All glory and honor to Jesus, the
King of kings.
So the question that begs to be asked is … why did Saul
hide? The answer is … truthfully, I don’t know. I only have
guesses and your guess is as good as mine. Some Bible
scholars suggest that Saul didn’t want to be king because
he knew God was displeased with Israel’s demand for
one. Others suggest that Saul lacked ambition. Or that
Saul was unwilling to accept the position because he
was afraid of such great responsibility, or that he saw
himself as being unfit or not worthy. Scripture tells us
that Saul thought little of himself. “And Samuel told him,
“Although you may think little of yourself, are you not
the leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD has anointed
you king of Israel.””(1 Samuel 15:17; NLT)
“And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his
Father …”—Revelation 1:6 [KJV]
Again, I don’t know why Saul was reluctant to become
king … but I do know that once he became king, he
MEET HOLLY - MY LITTLE SUNSHINE!
I am an animal lover. I always have been. I
had pets all throughout my childhood. I loved each
one like they were part of our family. And they were!
When I was twelve years old our little black and tan
fice died in my arms. My heart was broken; I loved
that little dog so much. He was my best friend.
Not long after we were married, my husband
and I were given a tiny little black chihuahua mixed
puppy. Her name was Misty. She moved to Texas
and back with us. She LOVED cheeseburgers from
McDonalds! We had her for 12 years. She died in
her sleep one night. I found her the next morning. I
was devastated. She was my baby and she was my
constant companion. I was lost without her.
We had her puppy Cocoa for a while longer. I
was heart broken when he died.
Two years ago we lost our big yellow fuzzy cat
named Mr. Doodle; we had him for 17 years. It was
hard to get used to him being gone. He loved to sit
on my milk can by the refrigerator and watch me as I
worked in the kitchen. I finally put a plant on the milk
can so his spot wouldn’t seem so empty. My heart
was broken again.
In October of 2013 our little black and tan
chihuahua Sparky died. He was 16 years old. We
had him since he was six weeks old. Our dear friends
Jane and Edgar Meready gave him to us. I rocked
him like a baby almost every day of his life.
When I came home from the hospital after my
heart surgery, Sparky and Mr. Doodle were waiting
for me. They were like magic medicine to me! I don’t
know who was the happiest that I was home (after 5
weeks), them or me! They raised my spirits and I will
always believe they helped in my healing.
Sparky died in my arms as I told him how
much I loved him. Broken hearted doesn’t begin to
describe how I felt. That little dog was a part of me.
He took a piece of my heart with him.
There have been other dogs and cats we’ve
loved and lost through the years. I remember each
one and I miss each one. If you love animals you
understand what I’m saying. They truly are members
of the family.
It took me many months after losing Sparky to
be able to look for another puppy. I firmly believe the
right pet exists for each of us; we just have to connect
with it. It just didn’t seem right until August of last
year when we went to Greenville to see a chihuahua
Worship
There may be no crying in
baseball, but life sure brings
with it times when all there
seems left for us to do is to
weep and wail. However,
the text suggests that even
in the midst of the worst
By Vanessa W. Polk
possible circumstances there
is something else we can do. Job’s response to a string of the
devastating news was to worship. Imagine that, worshipping
God rather than whining or complaining…worshiping rather
than accusing God or turning away from him.
Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not at all saying, that we
should no lament when we experience difficulties or loss. If
you know anything at about Job’s narrative, then you know
that he had every reason to weep. Anyone who has ever
experienced such loss is allowed to cry, kick a can or yell out
loud. There is nothing wrong with crying or grieving loss.
Lamenting and healthy grieving are an important part of
processing loss of any kind. In fact, Paul, in Romans 12:15,
tells us that we are to weep with those who weep…mourn
with those who mourn….rejoice with those who rejoice. My
favorite lines in the movie, Steel Magnolias, are spoken by
M’Lynn to her friends after the loss of her daughter Shelby.
When they asked her, “How are you?” M’Lynn responded by
by Debra Joy Wallace
would probably be something like, “Debra’s king so wear
your bling!” But get this, Saul didn’t tell anyone … nope,
not a single soul. He didn’t even tell his uncle when his
uncle said; “Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto
you.” (1 Samuel 10:15)
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare
the praises of him who called you out of darkness into
his wonderful light.”—1 Peter 2:9
“And hast made us unto our God
kings and priests: and we shall
reign on the earth.”—Revelation
5:10 [KJV]
Debra Joy Wallace is a Christian
columnist and speaker. Email:
debra@debrawallace.com
puppy. And the minute I saw that precious little
blonde chihuahua puppy I knew she was the one we
had been waiting for!
We named her Holly and she will be a year
old in June. Talk about spoiled, yep she is that! Talk
about loved, yep she is definitely that! She is my
special baby and she knows it. I still miss Sparky, but
Holly has helped me to tuck my memories away in
my heart and love again. She makes my days much
brighter!
Loving animals as I do, I can’t for the life of
me understand how people can abuse or neglect
animals. How can anyone look into those big
beautiful eyes and intentionally hurt an animal? It’s
shameful.
God created animals, and He instructed
mankind to care for them. I believe God expects us to
care for His creations. That includes animals, trees,
the earth He created for us, and yes, each other. God
DID NOT create junk. He created wonderful special
things. Why can’t everyone see that! There is not a
person alive who can make a blade of grass grow or
change a caterpillar into a butterfly. Only God can.
We should take care of His treasures and thank Him
for taking care of us.
Please
remember
to
love your pets and care for them
everyday. Help organizations that
care for homeless and abused
animals whenever you can. And
please, if you see animal abuse
Written by
-REPORT IT. We can make a
Carolyn Horrell
difference if we all do our part.
Mintz
Job 1:20-22 –Then Job rose, tore his robe, shaved his head and fell on the ground and
worshiped. He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return
there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
saying:
“I’m fine! I can jog all the way to Texas and back, but my
daughter can’t! She never could! Oh God! I am so mad I don’t
know what to do! I wanna know why! I wanna know *why*
Shelby’s life is over! I wanna know how that baby will *ever*
know how wonderful his mother was! Will he *ever* know
what she went through for him, Oh *God* I wanna know
*why*? *Why*? Lord, I wish I could understand!
No! No! No! It’s not supposed to happen this way! I’m
supposed to go first. I’ve always been ready to go first! I-I
don’t think I can take this! I-I don’t think I can take this. I-I
just wanna *hit* somebody ‘til they feel as bad as I do! I just
wanna hit something! I wanna hit it hard!”
M’Lynn’s words not only speak volumes about the authenticity
of her grief, they also give voice to the extent of Job’s anguish
in the midst of his losses. M’Lynn and Job each expressed
their grief appropriately. As an expression of his sorrow the
text tells us that Job tore his robe, shaved his head, and ‘then’
he did something else... He worshiped. Right in the center
of incredible loss and immeasurable emotional distress, Job
fell on the ground and worshiped God. Just as M’Lynn didn’t
understand why her daughter’s life was over, Job certainly
didn’t understand why he had to experience these upsetting
circumstances.
The text began with the word, “Then” which suggests that
something had happened previously. It was the loss of
property and children that came before Job’s worship. Making
meaning of life shattering loss and unsettling circumstances
is not easy, but it can usher us into much need spiritual and
emotional transformation. Beloved, our text today is more
than a scripture to be quote during funerals; it’s a scripture
worthy of regular devotional reading and prayerful reflection.
Why? Well, because as we meditate on it we recognize that
God is worthy of our worship even when we are stricken with
the most disturbing news or diagnoses ever. In the midst of
impossible situations and in the face of our feelings about
those situations, God is sovereign and worthy of our praise
and worship. Have your received devastating news? Have you
experienced a life shattering loss of any kind? Embrace your
sorrow. Cry, weep, whine, wail, kick a can, or hit something,
but don’t stop there…then, worship.
Come, now is the time to worship. Come, now is the time to
give your heart. Come, just as you are to worship. Come, just
as you are before you God. –Brain Doerksen
And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed
for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had
before…the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his
beginning. –Job 42:10, 12
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2 tablespoons olive oil,
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1 pound boneless skinless
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1-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black
pepper
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 1/2 cups parboiled white
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2 cups chicken broth
1 can (14.5 ounces)
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1 package (11 ounces)
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1/3 cup sliced ripe olives
2 tablespoons chopped fresh
Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
Lemon wedges
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large deep
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pepper. Cook 7–9 minutes or until
golden brown on all sides. Transfer
to plate.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil
to skillet and heat. Add onion, garlic
and paprika. Cook 3–5 minutes or
until onion is tender, stirring often.
Stir in rice; cook 1–2 minutes or
until coated well.
Stir in broth, tomatoes and
chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat to simmer, cover and cook
12 minutes.
Stir in frozen green beans; cook
covered 8–10 minutes more or until
rice is tender and chicken is cooked
through. Remove from heat; let
stand covered 5 minutes.
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1 cup shredded part-skim
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh
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Brush zucchini halves with oil.
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Almond Crusted Tilapia with
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Total: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 (1 filet and 1/2 cup peas each)
1/3 cup dry unseasoned bread crumbs
1/3 cup finely chopped almonds
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each), or any
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2014 winner: Joey Logano (right)
Race: ToyotaCare 250
Where: Richmond International Raceway
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Kenseth wins pole, takes checkered flag at Bristol
The Food City 500 was like a page from Bristol Motor Speedway’s
past. After several years of Sprint Cup races without the slambang, knock ’em around kind of racing the track often featured in
the past, last Sunday’s race had drama aplenty.
Weather was an issue from start to finish. The race started late
because of rain, ran only 22 laps before the first of three red flags
for rain, then ended with a green-white-checkered-flag finish that
came at the end of the third red flag.
When it was over, Matt Kenseth — the polesitter nine hours earlier — was in Victory Lane for the fourth time at Bristol and for the
first time in 51 races. It ended a victory drought that began after he
won seven races in 2013, his first season at Joe Gibbs Racing after
spending the balance of his career at Roush Fenway Racing.
Kenseth said in his winner’s interview that he never takes for
granted how fortunate he’s been to win races throughout his Sprint
Cup career. His win last Sunday was his 32nd in Cup.
“I’ve never lost sight of how hard this is and how competitive it is
… out there,” he said. “I think every team has ups and downs. Last
year overall I felt like we weren’t certainly at our potential. … I feel
like this year we’ve really been gaining on it — all of us.”
At Bristol, where he’s won more races than at any other track on
the circuit, he didn’t always have the best car, but it was the best
at the end. Although he started from the pole, he led only 47 of 511
laps.
“Everything worked out,” he said. “We had a good car on the short
run, not so good on the last 40 or 50 laps of the run, and we had all
those cautions and short runs at the end that really benefited us.”
Kenseth, as the leader late in the race, had the advantage of restarting in the outside groove, which gave him an edge on restarts
— including the final one that decided the outcome of the race.
“I felt pretty good about where we were,” he said of the final
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NOTEBOOK
Kyle Busch admits that seasonopening wreck was his fault
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Kyle Busch, injured
in the season-opening Xfinity Series
race at Daytona
International
Speedway, met with
members of the
media last week.
Busch didn’t have
many specifics on
Kyle Busch discussed his return to the
Brad Keselowski’s No. 22 Ford crashed into Joey Logano’s No. 2 Ford at
driver’s seat, but he
his Xfinity Series
Bristol, adding to the drama of the Food City 500.
had all sorts of details
crash at Daytona
restart. “The top restarts so much better, just off of [Turn] Four, the with the media for about the crash that
way the banking is.”
the first time last
left him with broken
Behind Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, who had been involved in
week.
bones in one leg and
numerous incidents throughout the day and night, surged to second
one foot.
place ahead of Jeff Gordon, who came back from two laps down to
One of his most telling comments was
contend for victory and finished third. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished about his thoughts as he pulled off pit road
fourth, ahead of Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart. Kenseth was the before the start of the race, and looked over
only driver in the top 6 to lead a lap in the race.
and saw the long stretch of wall not covThose who did lead laps fell by the wayside, one after another,
ered by SAFER barriers.
most of them falling victim to crashes.
“This might sound absolutely bona fide
Kurt Busch led 98 laps, but fell behind when he made a late pit
crazy, but as I was rolling off pit road
stop, then was involved in a crash with Carl Edwards, who led 86
before the start of the Xfinity race ... I
laps, as the two tried to work their way back to the front. Kevin
actually looked over at that wall,” he said.
Harvick led a race-high 184 laps, but crashed also. Joey Logano
“I saw the tire wall and I was like, ‘Wow, I
and his Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski had fast cars, but never even really noticed it over there,’ and
collided with each other in the early going and were out of contenthen I saw the wall that was unprotected,
tion. Unlike the other leaders, Kyle Larson, who led 90 laps, did not and I’m like, ‘Man, if somebody hits that,
wind up in a crash. His crew gambled on rain ending the race early that’s really going to hurt.’”
and left him on the track without enough fuel to finish the race. His
Busch said the impact was as brutal as it
late stop for fuel relegated him to a seventh-place finish — still, his looked on TV.
best of the season.
“I left the racing surface back at the yelAnd, as in several Sprint Cup races this season, Bristol saw a top- low line at 176 miles per hour and I hit the
flight driver step aside for a replacement. This time it was Denny
wall at 90, so the impact was 90 miles per
Hamlin, who had neck spasms. During the first red flag period, his
hour and it was 90 Gs,” he said. “Obviously,
Joe Gibbs Racing team called on Erik Jones, who was back home
it was a huge hit …
in North Carolina watching the race on TV. Jones was flown to the
“My helmet hit the steering wheel, my
track and got in the car with about five minutes to spare. Jones
chest hit the steering wheel, and when
wound up 26th, but was running much better at the end of the race everything from in front of me — the
than he was at the beginning.
engine, all the chassis works, everything
“I wish we could start the night over and do it all again,” Jones
came back to me, as it came back to me, I
said after the race. “It was an interesting situation. I never turned
went forward.”
a lap in one of these cars until the green flag dropped. I can’t wait
Busch also took the blame for the incito try it again.”
dent that sent him barreling off the track
Kurt Busch’s crew chief, Tony Gibson, also had to have relief when and into the wall.
Matt Kenseth broke his 51-race victory drought at Bristol in the Food City he went to a local hospital with kidney stones. He was replaced on
“The wreck was essentially all my fault,”
the pit box by team engineer Johnny Klausmeier.
500, his fourth win at that track.
he said. “I was being greedy and trying to
win the race and push Erik Jones and get
ourselves to the front so he and I could try
to decide the race between ourselves as
JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) compadres.
Buescher got a chance in NASCAR after winning 10 ARCA
This strange NASCAR season has seen several drivers get high“It didn’t quite work out that way, and
races from 2010 to 2013, and has one major NASCAR victory, at
profile fill-in roles, as some marquee drivers have had to miss
obviously I injured myself in the process.
Mid-Ohio last year, in the series now known as Xfinity.
races for one reason or another.
Just a freak deal — nature of the beast, I
In the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol, Buescher was no
One of the fill-ins who hasn’t gotten a lot of attention is Chris
guess you’d say.”
match for Joey Logano, who led all 300 laps in Team Penske’s No.
Buescher, who has been driving the No. 34 Ford for Front Row
22 Mustang. But he did have a run to remember.
Motorsports in place of David Ragan, who temporarily got out of
“That was a lot of fun,” Buescher said in his post-race interview.
that car to fill in for the injured Kyle Busch.
“That was the best we’ve run at Bristol since I’ve been doing
Buescher, despite having no previous Sprint Cup experience,
this. We’re tied for the points lead, which is pretty cool. I wish we
has posted some of the best results of the underfunded, three1. Kevin Harvick, 314
could have gotten just one more, but it was a really good day.”
driver Front Row team.
2. Joey Logano, 284
Buescher said he realizes that it’s mighty early in the season to
The 22-year-old native of Prosper, Texas, was 20th at Auto Club
be too worked up over being tied atop the standings.
Speedway — better than his teammates, Cole Whitt and David
3. Martin Truex Jr., 281
“We recognize that we’re in a very good spot right now, and
Gilliland. He finished 24th at Martinsville — two spots behind
4. Jimmie Johnson, 258
we’ve worked very hard to get to that point, but it’s early,” he
Whitt and one ahead of Gilliland. At Texas, he was 30th — two
said.
spots behind Gilliland, but ahead of Whitt. At Bristol, he finished
5. Brad Keselowski, 255
Buescher said getting to race in both the Sprint Cup and Xfinity
25th — again behind Gilliland, but ahead of Whitt.
Series
has
helped
in
both
cars
—
at
least
most
of
the
time.
But where Buescher has really looked good is in his regular ride
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 241
“I’d say for sure it helps,” he said. “Any seat time you can get is
in the Xfinity Series, where he drives the No. 60 Ford Mustang
7. Kasey Kahne, 237
going to.
for Roush Fenway Racing.
“I think it’s good, and I think all of the races we’ve run have
In the seven Xfinity races so far this season, he has four top-5
8. Matt Kenseth, 236
helped our program, and then … the fact our cars are getting betfinishes, including a runner-up run at Daytona and a third-place
9. Jeff Gordon, 227
ter … leading to some better finishes here lately.”
finish at Bristol, and is tied for the series points lead with Ty
Dillon, who drives the No. 3 for Richard Childress Racing and
10. Aric Almirola, 226
who finished fifth at Bristol.
Despite no previous Sprint Cup experience, Buescher leads Front Row
SPriNT CUP STaNdiNgS
Logano leads all laps at Bristol and claims second Xfinity victory of 2015
Sean Gardner/Getty Images for NASCAR
Joey Logano has had a lot of firsts in the past two seasons, thing doesn’t go wrong, and you’re looking for the checkered
including his first-ever season with multiple Sprint Cup
flag because it’s pretty neat to say you’ve led every single
victories, which he accomplished by winning five races last
lap. I’ve never done that before in my career, I don’t think,
year.
in any kind of race car.”
On Saturday, at Bristol Motor Speedway, Logano had
Crew chief Greg Erwin said it’s no small task to win races
another career first, when he led every lap of the Drive to
using different drivers with different styles of driving.
Stop Diabetes 300 Xfinity Series race.
Brad Keselowski drove the No. 22 at Daytona, Auto Club
He passed pole-sitter Erik
Speedway and
Jones on the start and led the
Texas Motor
Speedway, while
rest of the race, even through
pit stops and eight caution
Ryan Blaney
took the wheel
periods. It was his 23rd career
at Las Vegas.
victory in the series and 33rd
“Knowing how
overall in major NASCAR racJoey was going
ing, including one Camping
World Truck Series win and
to adapt … was
sort of a quesnine in the Cup series. It was
his second Xfinity Series win
tion mark,”
of the season in just three
Erwin said. “But
starts, the other coming at
so far, between
Phoenix. He has a secondPhoenix and
place finish at Atlanta.
[Bristol] and
“It’s not often you get a car
Atlanta, obvithat is that good,” Logano
ously, we’re
doing the right
said in his winner’s interview
at Bristol. “When you have a
things for him.
This guy is
car like that, the whole race
Joey Logano’s most recent career first is leading all laps to claim victory in the
you’re just hoping that someunreal.”
Xfinity Series.
NUMEriCaLLY
SPEaKiNg
3
Drivers whose streaks of top-10
Sprint Cup finishes to start the
season came to an end at Bristol:
Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Martin
Truex Jr.
8
Points positions lost by David
Ragan, to 18th, at Bristol — the
most of any Sprint Cup driver.
1,390
Laps led by Denny
Hamlin in the past 20
Sprint Cup races at
Richmond International Raceway — the
most of any driver. And he’s only run 17 of
those races.
18
Top-5 finishes at Richmond
by Jeff Gordon — the most of
any active Sprint Cup driver.
Richard Petty, with 34, tops the all-time
list.
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Area High School Baseball & Softball Scores brought to you by The Sampson Weekly
Clinton High School
BASEBALL
04/22 Union
8 - 1 WIN
04/21 Pender
6 - 2 WIN
SOFTBALL
04/22 Union
0 - 11 Loss
04/21 Pender
6 - 9 Loss
Harrells Christian
Hobbton High School Lakewood High School Midway High School
BASEBALL
04/21 Coastal Christian
11 - 1 WIN
04/17 Fayetteville Christian
8 - 0 WIN
SOFTBALL
04/21 Cape Fear
BASEBALL
04/22 Neuse Charter
16 - 3 WIN
04/21 Spring Creek
2 - 12 Loss
SOFTBALL
04/21 Spring Creek
19 - 2 Loss
3 - 12 Loss
04/13
Spring
Creek
04/17 Fayetteville Christian
0 - 10 Loss
21 - 1 WIN
BASEBALL
04/23 North Duplin
4 - 8 Loss
04/22 James Kenan
10 - 4 WIN
SOFTBALL
04/23 North Duplin
0 - 11 WIN
04/22 James Kenan
0 - 15 WIN
BASEBALL
04/21 East Balden
10 - 0 WIN
04/17 West Bladen
7 - 0 WIN
SOFTBALL
04/21 East Bladen
2 - 3 Loss
04/20 Rosewood
Cancelled
Union High School
BASEBALL
04/22 Clinton
8 - 1 Loss
04/21 West Bladen
5 - 18 Loss
SOFTBALL
04/20 Clinton
11 - 21 Loss
04/21 West Bladen
0 - 25 Loss
Clinton Sweeps 2015 Four County Men’s Tennis Championship
Clinton swept the singles and doubles championships at the 2015 Four County Conference
Men’s Tennis Championships held at the Dark Horse Tennis Complex April 22. Sophomore
Zach Darden emerged as the singles champion and seniors Aaron Viser with partner Connor
Bass won the doubles championship.
Darden began the day with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over East Bladen’s Jackson Hunt. He then
took on #1 seed Victor Jacome from West Bladen and defeated him 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the
final. He then defeated #2 seed Adam Rutland of West Bladen 6-2, 6-0 to win the championship. Clinton’s Luke Swartz narrowly missed making the regionals by finishing fourth.
He defeated Alex Gomes of East Bladen in the first round 6-1,6-2, but then lost to Rutland
7-6(4), 6-1 and lost to Jacome 6-2, 4-6, 10-8 in a third set tiebreak.
#1 seeds Aaron Viser and Connor Bass received a first round bye then faced Sean Davis and
Brandon Thompson of West Bladen and won 6-0, 6-0. In the finals they faced teammates
Jared Hall and John Fox of Clinton and won 6-2, 6-4. Hall and Fox started their day defeating Manuel Arivzu and Matthew Bobby of West Bladen 6-2, 6-0. Then they defeated #2
seed Jacob Hatchell and Logan Baxley 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the championship where they
lost to Viser and Bass.
Darden in singles along with Viser/Bass and Hall/Fox in doubles advance to the 2A Mideast
Regional held in Goldsboro May 1. First serve is at 2 pm at the John Allen Farfour Tennis
Courts at Herman Park. The team plays in the first round of the 2A dual team championships against Ayden-Grifton Tuesday at the Dark Horse Tennis Complex beginning at 4 pm.
Front left to right: Aaron Viser, Tyler Jania, Kade Sutton, and Zach Darden. Back left to
right: Coach Robert Jones, Tyler Kersey, Jared Hall, John Fox, Connor Bass, Luke Swartz
Dark Horses Take Down Two Teams this Week
Union falls 8-1 at the hands of
Clinton Dark Horses
The Clinton Dark Horse Varsity baseball team
beat the Union Spartans on Wednesday 8-1 in
seven innings.
Jake Taylor put himself in scoring position with
two extra-base hits for the Dark Horses. He tripled in the third inning and doubled in the sixth
inning.
dler Whitfield.
struck out five.
The Clinton Dark Horses pushed across one run
in both the fifth inning and the sixth. In the fifth,
the Dark Horses scored on a single by Byran
Tyndall.
The bottom of the first saw the Dark Horses
Varsity take an early lead, 1-0. Jake Taylor got
things going for team with a single. A single by
Wright then moved Taylor from first to second.
Wade Sumner singled, scoring Taylor.
Clinton Dark Horses Varsity
defeats Pender 6-2
The Clinton Dark Horses never trailed after
scoring two runs in the third on an error and
an RBI single by Byran Tyndall.
Jonathan Wright baffled Union, striking out nine
batters. Wright allowed one earned run, three
hits and no walks over 6 2/3 innings.
Jonathan Wright went 2-3, helping the Clinton
Dark Horses to a 6-2 victory over Pender on
Tuesday.
He singled in the first and fourth innings.
The Clinton Dark Horses didn’t relinquish the
lead after scoring two runs in the second inning
when it scored on a two-run double by Grant
Naylor.
Bailey Spell picked up the win for the Dark
Horses. Spell pitched six innings and allowed no
earned runs, four hits and no walks while striking out four.
The Dark Horses piled on three more runs in
the bottom of the fourth. The inning looked
promising, as Taylor singled, plating Blake Davis to kick things off. That was followed up by
Sumner’s single, bringing home Taylor.
A one-run sixth inning helped bring Pender
within four. An error gave Pender life. Finally,
Spell induced an inning-ending fly out from #6.
The Dark Horses got two-run rallies in the third
inning and the fourth. In the third, Clinton
scored on an RBI triple by Taylor, scoring Chan-
#4Pender ended up on the wrong side of the
pitching decision, charged with the loss. He allowed six runs in six innings, walked three and
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Harrells Soccer Takes Down Coastal Christian in Double Overtime
Harrells Christian Academy varsity soccer team defeats Coastal Christian
High School after 2 overtime periods. The game went into overtime for two
10:00 minute halves.
HCA shots (First Half/Second Half): Margret Clark - 6/6, Natalie Hardin 1/1, Haley Bowles - 1/3, Harley Crumpler - 1/1, Madison Tart - 1/0, Sydney
Norris - 1/0
CCHS shots: (First Half/Second Half): 9/8
HCA saves: (First Half/Second Half): Emily Benton - 5/8
Corners: (First Half/Second Half): HCA - 4/2, CCHS - 2/4
Goals HCA: (First Half/Second Half): Margret Clark - 2/0, Haley Bowles 0/1
Assists HCA: (First Half/Second Half): Haley Bowles - 1/0, Harley Crumpler - 1/0
Goals: CCHS (First Half/Second Half): 2/0
Final score: Harrells Christian Academy – 3, Coastal Christian High School
-2
HCA scored the winning goal in the 2nd half over time with less than 3 minutes to go in the game. HCA's overall record: 9-2
Picture Caption: Margaret Clark fights for position during HCA's win against Coastal
Christian High School on Tuesday. Clark had 2 goals for the Crusaders.
Next game is at home on Thursday, April 23, against Fayetteville Academy.
Wildcats Win One, Lose One this Week
The Hobbton Wildcats Var sixth-inning burst enough to
top Neuse Charter, 16-3
Spring Creek’s Sawyer Smith, Allen Coor, Chad Spurgeon and
Logan Miller combined for eight hits and six RBIs.
Spring Creek never surrendered the lead after the first inning,
scoring three runs on two doubles.
The Hobbton Wildcats scored in the sixth on an RBI single by
Hunter Britt, a walk by Ryan Hairr, an RBI single by Pelmon
Hudson, an RBI single by Jared Gainey, a two-run double by
Brandon Rogers, an RBI single by Britt, and an error.
Spring Creek brought home two runs in the third inning, and
matched that run total in the fourth. In the third, Spring Creek
scored on a bases loaded walk, plating Smith.
Rogers put himself in scoring position with two extra-base hits
for the Hobbton Wildcats.
One run in the bottom of the fourth helped the Hobbton Wildcats close their deficit to 7-1. A passed ball sparked the Wildcats
rally. But, Miller got Justin Adkins to end the inning.
Neuse Charter couldn’t get anything going as long as Britt was
on the bump. Britt held Neuse Charter hitless over two innings,
allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out six.
One run in the bottom of the fifth helped the Hobbton Wildcats
close their deficit to 12-2. An RBI single by Brandon Rogers set
off the Hobbton Wildcats rally. Finally, Will Rouse got Michael
Bass to fly out to end the game.
The Hobbton Wildcats Gage Herring, Rogers, Britt and Alan
Herring combined for eight hits and seven RBIs.
The Hobbton Wildcats built upon their lead with three runs in
the third. An error scored Herring to start the scoring in the
inning.
After pushing across three runs in the bottom of the fourth,
Neuse Charter faced just a 7-3 deficit. An error and a two-run
double by Dawson Tippett fueled Neuse Charter’s comeback.
The Hobbton Wildcats stopped the rally after Chris Watkins got
Clay Milburn to ground out.
The Hobbton Wildcats Drop 12-2 Game to Spring Creek
Lady Horses Defeat Union and Pender,
Leaving Both Scoreless
The Clinton Dark Horse ladies soccer team won Wednesday’s
home conference game against Union by a score of 9-0 and on
Tuesday they took down the Pender Patriots by a score of 9-0
as well.
Against Pender on Tuesday, the Lady Horses scored 8 goals in
the 1st and 1 in the second shutting down the Patriots. Sophomore Katey Yang scored 3 goals with Alaina Capps and Reagan Barefoot both with 2 each. Bringing in the win for Clinton, Emily Valenti and Grace Reagan both with 1 goal each.
On Wednesday against the Union Spartans, the Dark Horses
easily took the match 9-0. Clinton scoring 6 goals in the 1st
and 3 in the 2nd. Reagan Barefoot, Katey Yang, Alaina Capps
each scored 2 goals with Emily Valenti, Dian Galvin and Nicole Spell all with 1 goal apiece.
The Clinton Dark Horses ladies soccer team has a home con-
The Hobbton Wildcats Varsity baseball team collected four hits,
but the Hobbton Wildcats fell 12-2 to Spring Creek on Tuesday.
Gage Herring reached base two times in the game for the Hobbton
Wildcats. He doubled in the fourth inning.
A nine-run explosion in the sixth inning carried the Hobbton
Wildcats Varsity baseball team to a 16-3 win in six innings over
Neuse Charter on Wednesday.
The Wildcats never surrendered the lead after the first inning,
scoring three runs on a sacrifice fly by Britt and an RBI single
by Herring.
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ference game vs.
rival school East
Bladen on Friday,
April 24. The
Dark Horses record stands at 132-1 overall and
9-0 undefeated in
the conference.
The Hobbton Wildcats baseball team has an away conference
game @ Princeton on Friday, April 24. The Hobbton Wildcats
record is currently 4-9 overall, 2-7 in the conference..
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Midway Baseball Team
Continues to Shut-Out
Opponents
The Union Spartans soccer team
has an away conference game @
Trask on Friday,
April 24. The
Spartans record stands at 4-5 overall and 4-4 in the conference.
Harrells Varsity Baseball Stomp
Coastal Christian 11-1
Senior Ryan Lee commands the mound in Tuesday
night’s victory over East Bladen. Midway defeated East
Bladen by a score of 10 to 0.
With five complete shut-outs so far in the month of April, the
Midway Raiders continue to dominate both on the filed and
from the batter’s box.
Midway steam rolled both of Bladen County’s teams within
the past week, one last Friday night and the other this week.
With a victory this week over East Bladen by a score of 10
to 0 and last Friday night, April 17th Midway vs West Bladen,
score 7 to 0.
Midway has outscored their opponents by a total score of 49
to zero in the past five consecutive ballgames.
The Midway Raiders baseball team has a home conference
game vs. Pender on Friday, April 24.
Smith had an impressive outing against Coastal Christian High
School’s lineup. Coastal Christian High School managed just one
hit off of the HCA’s pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked
none and struck out four during his two innings of work.
Smith, Joseph Phanuef, Ben Prestage and Cooke helped lead HCA.
They combined for eight hits and six RBIs.
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Mike Smith delivers a strike during Tuesday’s 11-1 Crusader win at Coastal Christian High School in Wilmington.
The Harrells Chirstian Academy varsity baseball team jumped
out to an early lead against Coastal Christian High School and
captured an 11-1 victory on Tuesday at Coastal Christian High
School.
With 11 runs in the first three innings, HCA left no doubt about
the eventual outcome.
An RBI double by Michael Smith, a two-run single by Nathan
Casteen, a groundout by Davis Jones, an error, and a two-run
double by Spencer Cooke during the first inning and an RBI
single by Chance Bryant in the second inning fueled HCA’s offense early.
HCA scored seven runs in the first inning to build an early lead.
E Marston was the game’s losing pitcher. He allowed eight runs in
two innings, walked three and struck out two.
HCA added three more runs in the top of the third. Smith’s double
got things going, bringing home Jake Register. That was followed up
by Phanuef ’s double, bringing home Smith and Luke Quinn.
Next Game: Thursday, April 23 at home vs. Fayetteville Academy.
HCA’s record is Overall 10-3, Conference 3-1.
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Crusader Amanda Sutton’s Actions
On and Off the Field Speak Volumes
“It is our senior year,” Sutton says with pride, “we want to
go out and end our high school soccer careers strong and
hopefully, get that ring.”
As good as she is on the field, it is amazing to find out that
Sutton began playing soccer in the seventh grade.
“My father pretty much encouraged me to get involved with
sports,” she explains. “I have played recreation volleyball and
basketball. I also played both in middle school. But there
was something that I just loved about playing soccer when
I started playing it.”
Which came as somewhat of a surprise to her.
“When I first started playing it, I didn’t like all the running,”
she said with a laugh. “But once I got into it, I was really
surprised at how much I really enjoyed playing soccer. I liked
it more than the other sports, so I just stayed with it.”
Sutton said that in addition to her father, she was influenced
by her cousin, Cody Bryant, who also played soccer. “He
really loved playing it,” she said about Bryant. “So, I would
say that his love of the game and how he played it also led
me to the game even more.”
Her coaches and fellow teammates have also played a vital
role in her athletic development.
Harrells Christian Academy senior Amanda Sutton said she
was floored when she got the call saying she had been
named this week’s Performance Auto/Sampson Weekly Star
Athlete of the Week.
The 18-year-old senior said other than being named to the
All-Conference Soccer team last season, she hadn’t even
thought of being honored for any awards.
“Well, to be totally honest with you, there are so many other
great girls on our team that are more deserving of this
award than I am,” she said. “That is why it is so unexpected
… to hear that my coach nominated me and I actually won
it, yeah, I am very shocked.”
The Christian Crusaders’ standout defender on the soccer
field has helped her team bounce back from a good season
last year to where they stand currently at 7-2.
“We had a pretty good season last year,” she explains. “But we
were a young team. I think this year, we have been working
together more as a team. We are already like a family and
we know each other well because we have been playing
together for so many years. It makes it easier to gel because
we now know all of our strengths and weaknesses.”
Along with Sutton, there are three other seniors on the
team.
“Coach (Will) Jones is in his fourth year now,” she said, “This
team has bonded because of all of the good relationships
we have. We never put each other down and the team is
always positive. It is really like we are a family out here.”
thought, ‘I can’t wait to get out of here’, but then I think of
how hard it is going to be for me to leave. I am excited, but
being here for my entire school career, it is going to make it
that much harder for me.”
However, Sutton, whose says her favorite subject is math, has
plans to hit the books hard in college.
“I am going to East Carolina University,” she said. “I plan on
studying psychology.”
When asked why, Sutton explains that her goal is to go to
school for another six years after high school to reach her
main goal as a speech pathologist.
“My dream is to own my own speech pathology business,”
she said. “I hope I will be able to come back to Sampson
County because I love it here so much. My dad has a farm,
so in 10 years, I hope to be back here with my own business,
married and hopefully, building a house on my dad’s land
(laughs).”
Sutton said that she drew the career inspiration from her
grandmother, Francis Sutton. Sutton, who suffered an
aneurysm a few years ago, struggled to communicate.
“She couldn’t talk at all,” the teen explained. “I would sit
down and just try and talk with her. We worked together
and helped her out. That is what inspired me to go into this
career.”
At the current time, Sutton has no immediate plans to play
soccer in college. “If anything, I might play club soccer,” she
said. “But my main goal is to focus on my studies.”
Most of that goodwill, Sutton notes, is because of Jones.
“He really knows how to say just the right things when you
need to hear them. He is like a big brother. He has a great
personality and has always worked to lift us up. With him, it
is not just about winning or losing, because we all know you
cannot always win. He makes sure that we all go out there
and have fun. That is what it is all about.”
That extends to her Crusader family.
“I have been going here since kindergarten,” she said. “I have
played with and have grown up with the same people, the
same teachers … coaches. It is truly like a family here. We
all have a bond … it is extremely important to be playing
and look up in the stands and see your family, friends and
teachers out there supporting us. The teachers here are like
our additional parents – they have looked out for us to make
sure we are staying on the right track. That feels really good
to know they are there. It means a lot.”
This makes it that much harder to leave the school at the
end of this school year.
“Oh Wow! It is going to be a very bittersweet moment
for me,” Sutton said. “There are so many times that I have
PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE Salutes this week’s
As she is set to graduate high school, Amanda said she has
one piece of advice for an upcoming student/athlete. “Never
give up,” she said. “You have to get out there and go for it. You
don’t need to be the very best, you just need to go out there
and try your best. You do what you need to do and go out
there and give your best effort no matter what.”
When she does have free time Sutton said she likes to spend
it with her family and friends or just hanging out at the beach.
“To just relax,” she said with a laugh.
When asked if there is someone she would like to thank,
Sutton, without hesitation says, her coaches, her teammates,
her teachers and all of the Crusader faithful that have
cheered for her or played a role in her life. However, she saves
the most praise for her family.
“I would love to name all of them, but it would take forever,”
she said. “But I would like to really thank my entire family
… everybody. Through thick and thin, even if they didn’t
100 percent agree with what I was doing, they have always
showed me support and love and have always stuck by me
no matter what. Each one of them has played a major role in
my life and I just want to tell them that I love them all.”
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LC Kerr EOM & SOM
Pictured are Hargrove Elementary’s 2015 All County Art Winners taught by Mrs.
Angela Thornton: Janis Wilcox, Treshawn Bizzell, Osmond Martinez, Will Blackman, Stacy Cerrantes, Brihana Vazquez, Christopher Fernandez-Diaz, Skittle
Hunter, De’Andre Sellers, Hughlynn Bass, and Litzy Lascares.
Student of the Month: Alecia Hooper. Alecia is a first grade student in Mrs.
Sandra Pearson’s class. She is the 7 year old daughter of Lisa Howard and
Alfonza Hooper. Employee of the Month: Sharon Pearsall. Mrs. Pearsall is an
ESL teacher that works with first grade students at LC Kerr School.
Harrells Christian Academy’s
Science Olympiad
On March 21, 2015, members of Harrells Christian Academy’s Science Olympiad teams
brought home some precious metals.
Competing in numerous competitions, the Crusaders came away with numerous wins following the regional competition at Lenoir Community College in Kinston, NC. Twenty-three
high school students and six middle school students competed in various areas of competition. HCA competes yearly in Divisions B and C (Middle and High School).
HCA students placed first in six separate competitions. Those who placed first overall in
their competitions will go on to the state competition on April 25, at North Carolina State
University.
Faculty member Dee Cannady is the sponsor for the group and she works year round with
students to help them prepare for the competitions held in March every year. This is the
school’s sixth year of Science Olympiad.
Reflecting on the team’s success and future, Cannady stated, “I hear more and more students express an interest in the competition. The middle school level is generating a lot of
interest. I’m hoping that we may be able to get an elementary team someday.”
Cannady also added that she would like to involve more professionals in preparation for
the events. “I envision an engineer helping some students design a bridge using a CAD
program, testing the bridge, determining the weak spots and then improving their design,”
she said. Along with using professionals from different scientific backgrounds, she also envisions possible uses of more recent technologies, such as 3-D printing, to expose students
to the future of science field.
Overall, HCA’s middle schoolers placed 10th out of 19 teams. The Upper school students
placed 8th out of 19 teams overall.
Harrells Christian Academy places high importance on scientific learning. The upper school
building boasts two state-of-the-art science labs. Every middle schooler takes science
classes yearly, with lab work emphasized weekly. Also, students from grades K-5 all enjoy
hands-on experience in the lower school science lab each week.
HCA Middle school winners included: Seth Harrell and Stancil Bowles - 5th place Bridge
Building; Seth Harrell and MacKenzie Odum - 3rd place Experimental Design; Mason Cof-
Pictured above are the science olympiad members:
Front row: Will deAndrade, Josh Barber, Mary Grace Norris, Caroline Jones, Rachel
Bland, Jordan Trivette; 2nd row: Mason Coffee, Haley Bowles, Natalie Hardin; 3rd
row: Ross Barnes, Lauren Trivette, Billy Prestage, McKenzie Parks, Chance Bryant, Madison Sauls; 4th row: Stancil Bowles, Max Prestage, Holden Quinn, Abigail
Blanchard, Mikaela Stroud, Amos Lanier; back row: Christian McLaughlin, Garrett
Carr, Davis Jones, Spencer Cooke, Will Huff.
fee and Will DeAndrade - 5th place Meteorology; and MacKenzie Odum and Seth Harrell
- 3rd place Solar system.
Upper School winners included: Garrett Carr and Holden Quinn - 3rd place Air Trajectory;
Jordan Trivette and Yossy Funes - 2nd place Bridge Building; Spencer Cooke and Will
Huff - 1st place Compound Machines; Max Prestage and Garrett Carr - 4th place Crave the
Wave; Natalie Hardin and Spencer Cooke - 4th place Duct Tape Challenge; Caroline Jones
- 1st Place Disease Detectives; Amos Lanier and Billy Prestage - 1st place Egg-O-Naut;
Jordan Trivette and Lauren Trivette - 5th place Egg-O-Naut; Madison Sauls and Mikaela
Stroud - 1st place Entomology; Will Huff and Ross Barnes - 4th place Mission Impossible; Natalie Hardin and Davis Jones - 1st place Scrambler; and Chance Bryant and Haley
Bowles - 1st place Write It Do It.
If you or someone you know is interested in the offerings at HCA or if you are a professional
that would like to give back by helping students learn more about your field, please contact
HCA at 910-532-4575.
Union Elementary School Students of the Month Respect
PreK – Iker Licon, Valeria Sanchez, Kindergarten – Isaac Borja, Landon Carter,
Jada Crumpler, Christopher Evans, Fabion Hyatt, Nicholas Johnson, Carson McCullen, Daniela Siquina-Pecina, and Genesis Soloranzo
First Grade – Xavier Allen, Benzy Benitez, Esther Hidalgo, Cole McMillan, Mannie
Mote, Lexus Rich, Montanay Robinson, Sebastian Romero-Delgado, and Oscar
Zelaya
Second Grade – Olivia Conway, Austin Faircloth, Edwin Flores, Breezy Hernandez,
Noah Naylor, Isai Sanchez-Padilla, and Daniela Tiscareno-Barba
Third Grade – Norber Colt, Brandon Gomez-Calmo, Joshua Herring, Cameran
Poole, Moises Rameriz, Carlos Rivera, Antonio Tamayo, and Michael Dale Williams
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EDUCATION
Harrells Christian Mintz Christian Academy
Quarter 3 Academic Awards
Academy
Headmaster’s List and Honor Roll for Third Grading
Period
Headmaster’s List (All A’s)
Twelfth Grade: Laken Clifton, Spencer Cooke, MaryKate Murray, Max Prestage.
Eleventh Grade: Catherine Armstrong, Rachel Band, Madison Owens, Marissa
Parks, McKenzie Parks, Mikaela Stroud.
Tenth Grade: Don Banks, Emily Benton, Anna Burgess, Tyler Evans, Madison Guthrie, Ashlynn Hardison, Connor Holland, Will Huff, Payton Johnson, Amos Lanier,
Joseph Lee, Marianne Moore, Thomas Newkirk, Blake Phillips, Billy Prestage, Luke
Quinn, Holden Quinn, Brooke Raynor, Madison Tart.
Ninth Grade: Abbigail Clark, Rance Creech, Kyra Gensel, Mackenzie Harrell, Kaleb Jessup, Caroline Jones, Brenna King, Brayden Sutton, Lucas Thornton, Miranda
Wells.
Eighth Grade: Paige Hardison, Seth Harrell
Seventh Grade: Jackson Hall, Rachel Horrell
Principal’s List – All A’s
Back row: Daniel Matthews (6th), Katelyn Fann (6th), Emma White (7th), Caroline Matthews (8th)
Front row: Ciera Ellis (3rd), Gabby Walters (3rd), Dakota Warren (3rd)
Sixth Grade: Diego Fleury, Hill Lanier, Rhylee Pope, Brinkley Spearman.
Fifth Grade: Jack Barber, Emily Anne Barnette, Caroline Barnhill, Kensley Blanchard,
Reese Blue, Hannah Cole, Ayden Fussell, James David Fussell, Kolby Jessup, ViviAnn Johnson, Kendall Lanier, Kara Lawrence, Isabella Rumbold, Ty Smoak, Matthew Thornton, William Waters, Ripley Wilson
Fourth Grade: Jacob Barnes, Jack Bowker, Brecken Bowles, Amber Jones, Sydney Jorgenson, Evan King.
Honor Roll (A’s and B’s)
Twelfth Grade: Jessi Kate Batts, Anne Baker Bryant, Margaret Clark, Rylie Evans,
Tanner Guthrie, Natalie Hardin, Cullen Hobbs, Andrew Miller, Joseph Phaneuf, Bill
Prestage, Christian Rhodes, O.H. Rouse, Anna Russ, Andrew Smith, Justin Smith,
Fredrick Strickland, Amanda Sutton, Ashley Usher.
Eleventh Grade: Abigail Blanchard, Haley Bowles, Sophie Campbell, Anna Laurie Carter, Amber Dixon, Cole Hardison, Stephen Harrelson, Will Heath, Matthew
Horell, Kiley Jones, C.J. Kirchoff, Mary Grace Norris, Anna Pigford, Vanna Prestage,
Leslie Rouse, Madison Sauls, Tyler Sutton, Jordan Trivette.
Tenth Grade: Harley Batchelor, Chance Bryant, Hope Cottle, Wilson Escalante,
Gray Fussell, Eleni Georgiadis.
Teacher’s Honor Roll: A Average
Back row: Matthew Davis (5th), Nate Small (5th), Sarah Beth White (6th), Faith McLamb (8th),
Jake White (4th), Colman House (6th), Madison Hall (5th)
Front row: Hunter Jackson (4th), Britney Christianson (4th), Meredith Tatum (4th), Leah Wheeler
(4th), Brady Smith (3rd)
Ninth Grade: Jacob Edwards, Sam Ellis, Sydney Norris, Cameron Tyler.
Eighth Grade: Blake Bellanger, Elizabeth Benton, Stancil Bowles, Taylor Brinson, Ellie Carone, Casey Johnson, Andy Jones, Mackenzie Odum, Stephanie Prestage,
Anna Rackley, Thomas Rhodes, Ivey Rouse, Lydia Thompson, Sierra Walton.
Seventh Grade: Josh Barber, Mary Lila Blackburn, Jeana Grace Bowker, Anna
Grace Carr, John Litton Clark, Mary Kellan Creech, Will deAndrade, Annabeth Ellis,
Olivia Lanier, Twinkle Patel, Gracy Peterson, Elizabeth Sills.
Sixth Grade: Ann Holland Bell, Grice Bell, Sarah Benton, Lekea Boney, Savannah
Boykin, Savannah Dixon, Sophie Dixon, Matthew Evans, Michaelah Hall, Katie
Johnson, Gray Melvin, Jake Moore, Seth Savage, Noah Tart, Jaimmy Warren, Savannh Wells.
Fifth Grade: Zander Bellanger, Elizabeth Blackburn, Charlize Bryan, Hayes Dixon,
Anna Edwards, Raelyn Fryar, Laura Catherine Glover, Justin Gnyp, Albert Thornton.
Fourth Grade: Acee Campbell, Georgia Forrest Cavenaugh-Eakins, Dylan Coats,
Mario Funes, Coleton Norris, Laura Beth Russ, Connor Spell, Ethan Spell, Will Swanson, Kennedy Thompson, Harley Wilson.
Honor Roll – B Average
Back row: Lizzy Lee (8th), Meredith Royal (6th), Justin Lucas (7th), Kyndall Owens (7th), Caroline
Chestnutt (8th), Courtney Barber (8th), Jacob Shirley (7th), Zoie Warren (7th), Katelynn Owens
(7th), JeriAnne Rushing (5th)
Front row: John Wanner (4th), Reece Bailey (4th), Kaylee Johnson (6th), Brantley Butler (3rd),
Kassidy Rushing (4th), Hailey Davis (5th), Caroline Bailey (5th)
Hobbton Elementary School
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3rd Grade: Sara Daniels, Seth Odom
4th Grade: Emma Lin, Danny Soza, Jazalyn Weeks, Lee Danks, Charlie Williford
5th Grade: Isaiah Harris, Chason Beasley, Destiny Goodchild, Jane Usher, Yoselin Romero
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3rd Grade: Zayden Atkinson, Gavin Hunt, Caroline Hunter, Dillon Parrish, Andy Pineda, Reese
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CLUES ACROSS
1. On time
7. Swiss river
11. Maine river herring
12. In a way, waits
14. “Titanic” director
18. The Ocean State
19. Black tropical Am. cuckoo
20. Macaws
21. A transgression of God’s will
22. Belonging to a thing
23. Mures River city
24. Electroencephalography
25. Puts together
29. Sound practical judgment
31. Pops
32. In a way, assists
33. One and only
34. Prong
36. More wise
39. One who propagates
40. Got up
41. Writers of news stories
45. Pianist Cliburn
46. Hindu mother goddess
47. Insures residential mortgages
48. Non-human primate
49. Of sound mind
50. Ficus fruit
51. Sodium
52. BOGO
57. Pulsating ache
59. Short open jackets
60. Genus Quercus trees
61. N.O. football team
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2. Derelict
3. Be indebted
4. Prefix meaning wrong
5. Beginning military rank
6. Afternoon meal
7. American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
8. Own (Scottish)
9. Rural delivery
10. Most supernatural
11. Roseate spoonbill genus
13. Lightly burns
15. Adult female horses
16. Geological times
17. Radioactivity unit
21. 1/100 of a tala
23. Winglike parts
26. S S S
27. “Ghost” actress Demi
28. Package or bale (abbr.)
29. More mentally healthy
30. Siskel and __, critics
34. Pith helmet
35. __ Jima, WW II battlefield
36. Learned person or scholar
37. East Colorado Native
Americans
38. No longer here
39. 1995 Brad Pitt movie
41. Gambling town
42. An earnest attempt
43. Odd-toed ungulates
44. Profoundly wise persons
46. Sunrise to sunset
49. Poor boys
52. Chinese cabbage, ___
choy
53. Point that is one point S of
due E
54. Tibetan gazelle
55. __ Lilly, drug company
56. Hamilton appears on it
58. Egyptian sun god
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CRIME / VITALS
Arrest Reports
04-16 Larry Williams, 41; 140 Alamo Lane,
Ingold; Threatening Phone Call; Cyber
Stalking; Written Promise to Appear; Court
05-05
04-16 Jerome Melvin, 53; 2257 Old Mintz
Hwy., Roseboro; Failure to Appear- DWLR;
Failure to Appear- Probation Violation; Secured Bond $7,500; Court 04-29
04-16 Jomille Antre Whitted, 36; 45 Angla
Lane, Clinton; Contempt of Court, Perjury,
Court Violations; Secured Bond $2,000
04-16 Kyettio Greguoidemontiel, 24; 1810
N Alston Ave Apt D, Durham; Parole & Probation Violations; Possession of a Schedule I
controlled substance; Secured Bond $10,000;
Court 04-24
04-17 Tresvorte Anders, 23; 1252 Wilber
Pridgen Rd., Harrells; DWI; Secured Bond
$4,500; Court 05-13
04-17 Charles T Smith, 55; 427 Hunt Lane,
Clinton; Domestic Violence Protection Order Violation; No Bond; Court 04-28
04-17 Milton Javier Zelaya Zuniga, 27; Contempt of Court, Perjury, Court Violations;
Secured Bond $3,000
04-17 Robert Kyle Ellis, 53; 6096 Taylors
Bridge Hwy., Clinton; 2 Counts: Trafficking in Methamphetamine; Secured Bond
$25,000; Court 04-24
04-17 Wesley Allen Patterson, 22; 156 Kattie
Tart Lane, Dunn; Communicating Threats;
Trespassing; Secured Bond $1,000; Court
06-09
04-17 Amanda Nicole Carter, 27; 6611 Taylors Bridge Hwy., Clinton; Carrying a Concealed Handgun; Simple Possession of a
Schedule II controlled substance.
4-18 Susan Kay Countryman, 41; 82 Woodland Lane, Roseboro; Failure to Appear- Misdemeanor Larceny; Secured Bond $5,000;
Court 05-18
04-18 Chester Allen Cain, 58; 246 Triple H
Lane, Garland; Failure to Appear- Simple
Worthless Check; Court 04-21
04-18 Melissa Ann Jernigan, 37; 1546 Alex
Benton Rd., Newton Grove; Possession of
Marijuana less than 1 ½ ounce; Possession of
Drug Paraphernalia; Court 05-27
04-29
04-18 Enrique Ramirez Jr., 56; 5011 Barbrey
Ave., Clinton; Simple Assault- Assault on a Female; Court 05-19
04-18 Jonathan Smith, 26; 224 Beamon St., Apt
1, Clinton; Fraud- Unauthorized Use of Conveyance; Unsecured Bond $500; Court 05-26
04-21 Johnny Brandon Pope, 32; 386 Lucas Rd.,
Roseboro; 2 Counts: DWLR not impaired revoked;
Operate Vehicle No Insurance; Motorcycle/Moped helmet/passenger; Drive left of center; Drive/
allow motor vehicle no registration; No Operators
License; Failure to Comply with judges order; Secured Bond $3,000; Court 06-01
04-18 Grantham Jamar Taylor, 24; 946 Taylor
Bridge Hwy., Clinton; Failure to Appear- DWLR;
Secured Bond $500; Court 05-19
04-21 Ty Wayne Guenot Jr., 22; 56 Crystal Lane,
Autryville; Aggravated Assault; Simple Non-Physical Assault; Court 05-21
04-18 Melinda Ellen McCullen, 37; 388 William R King Rd., Newton Grove; Simple Assault;
Communicating Threats; Court 05-19
04-21 De’Andre Cortez Phillips, 26; 280 Wooten
Rd., Maple Hill; PWIMSD Cocaine; Felony Possession of Cocaine; Sell Cocaine; Deliver Cocaine;
Manufacture Cocaine; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Secured Bond $75,000; Court 04-29
04-18 James Darius Cooper, 58; 276 Keith Rd.,
Roseboro; DWI; Secured Bond $1,500; Court
06-10
04-19 Jack Anthony Westbrook, 47; 116 Underwood St., Clinton; Assault on a Female; Secured
Bond $2,000; Court 05-26
04-19 Rudy Oswaldo Lopez-Godoy, 34; 607 B2
Mt. Olive Dr., Newton Grove; AWDW; Larceny;
Secured Bond $2,500; Court 05-19
04-19 Rudy Oswaldo Lopez-Godoy, 34; 607 B2
Mt. Olive Dr., Newton Grove; Failure to AppearDrive Left of Center; Failure to Appear- DWLR;
Failure to Appear- DWI; Failure to Appear- Possess Open Container; Secured Bond $11,000;
Court 05-26
04-20 Marcus A Ford, 36; 2594 Beulah Rd.,
Clinton; Failure to Appear-Child Support
04-20 Shondell Javon Middleton, 20; 1925 Faison Hwy., Clinton; Assault on a Female; Court
05-28
04-20 Nigel Tremayne Hill Sr., 41; 141 Sasser
Lane, Clinton; Failure to Comply- Child Support; Court 04-21
04-20 Michael Ray Arnette, 50; 2010 Bearskin
Rd., Salemburg; Burglary; Drug Violations; Escape from Custody or Resist Arrest; Drug Violations; Drug Violations- Equipment/Paraphernalia; Secured Bond $15,000; Court 04-24
Roseboro; Contempt of Court; Court 04-29
04-21 Christy Owens Simmons, 33; 336 Dowdy
Rd., Roseboro; Failure to Appear; Parole & Probation Violations; Secured Bond $2,500; Court
Births
-Declan Stanley Castle born on March 24, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Terry
Leroy Castle and Amanda Jane Castle
-Jonathan Sanchez Cruz born on March 24, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medic al Center to Francisco
Jesus Sanchez Santiago and Veronica Cruz Ortiz
-Ni’Yhani Imari Simmons born on March 24, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Lykheim
Ty-Shaun Simmons and Ada Olivia Joyner
-Chloe Anna Ko born on March 27, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Nam Wa Ko and
Xiaojing Ko
-Carly Andella Wright born on March 27, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Justina
Wright
-Sarah Elizabeth Dixon born on March 29, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Lionell
Donnell Dixon and Danielle Delouise Dixon
-April Pineda Ortiz born on March 29, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Jose Juan
Pineda Hernandez and Veronica Ortiz Garcia
-Noe Serrano Mejia born on March 30, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Noel Serrano
Tapia and Patricia Aracely Mejia Fuentes
-Aislyn Maite Cruz Ortiz born on March 31, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Octavio
Esteban Cruz Hernandez and Jazlyn Maria Ortiz
-Savanna Grace Yancey born on March 31, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Kristin
Jon Yancey
-David Velazquez Alvarado born on April 2, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Marcelo
Velazquez and Maria Luisa Alvarado
-Jorge Alejandro Bonilla Sandoval born on April 3, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
Claudia Yvonne Bonilla
-Quirino Villegas Perez Jr born on April 3, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medic al Center to Quirino
Villegas Juarez and Aracelis Perez Camposano
-Aurelio Alejandro Hernandez born on April 6, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
Aurelio Hernandez Velazquez and Elianet Santibanez
-Aryan Lamont McKoy born on April 6, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Laytoya
Marie Rich
-Princess Nia McNeill born on April 10, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Jerica Lanae
Rich
-Jesus Jimenez Maldonado born on April 7, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Maria
D Maldonado Rios
-Jose Alfredo Ramirez Borja born on April 9, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Jose
Alfredo Ramirez Correa and Abigail Borja Santibanez
-Ethan Andrews Gonzalez born on April 13, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to Edwin
Arturo Gonzalez and Lesly Denisse Herrera Hernandez
Marriage Certificates
-Scottie Lane Eason to Angela May Bell
-Pascual Ramos Florentino to Alicia Castro Hernandez
-Cesar Vazquez Bautista to Ashley Merrie Alejandro
-James Ray Wilcox to Adriann Tyree Bell
-Orentha James McIntyre to Tameka Nicole Leak
-Adam Lee Powell to Bridget Elaine Giddens
-Monzell Junior Bell to Lillian Ann Hagwood
-Matthew Shawn Deleone to Taylor Elaine Potts
-Claudio Vail Lucas to Maria Elvira Pablo Cardona
-Fausto Vivar-Ventura to Julia Ventura-Mendoza
-Orbin Joaquin Rodriguez Yanez to Sindy Lilibeth Vanegas Yanes
-James Adam Lee to Ann Salks Moore
-Charlie David Williams III to Melodie Suzanne Merritt
-Erika Gabriela Martinez Pacheco to Estefani Ninive Montilla Hernandez
-Kenneth Kyle Floyd to Jessica Marie McClellan
-Joshua Lynn Tyndall to Amberly Gail Merritt
-Kenneth Lee Coleman Jr to Callie Marie Herndon
-Reddin Monroe Hair to Michele Murray Warren
-Thomas Bradley Rich to April Leona Whitehurst
-James Edwin Shotwell to Lauren Elizabeth Vann
-Richard Maurice Hunter to Ruby Bowden Cox
-Zachary Alan Sadler to Ashlee Michele Foss
-Maurice Thomas Tatum to Yolanda Cierra Moore
Deaths
-Amanda Jean Ammons
-Alvin Earl Benton
04-21 James Archie Monk, 55; 14485 Hobbton
Hwy., Clinton; Failure to Appear- Public Consumption; Failure to Appear- Intoxicated and Disruptive; Secured Bond $2,000; Court 05-19
Roseboro; 2 Counts: Failure to Appear- DWLR No
Impaired; Secured Bond $7,000; Court 06-01
04-22 Richard Conway Moore, 55; 380 Moore
Herring Lane, Clinton; Assault on a Female; No
Bond; Court 05-19
04-22 Juan Antonio Velez, 46; 1901 N Salemburg
Hwy., Salemburg; Domestic Assault by Pointing
a Gun; Domestic Assault on a Female; Domestic
Communicating Threats; No Bond; Court 05-05
04-22 J Martin Sanchez Jr., 23; 310 Sampson St.,
Clinton; Communicating Threats; Assault with a
Deadly Weapon; No Bond; Court 05-19
04-22 James D’Angelo Reye, 27; 1906 Rose St.,
Goldsboro; Other Weapons Violations; Secured
Bond $5,000; Court 04-27
04-22 Laura Ann Matthews, 35; 1022 Fleet Cooper
Rd., Roseboro; 2 Counts: Failure to Appear- DWLR
Not Impaired; Failure to Appear- Possession/
Disp Alt/Revoked Drivers License; Secured Bond
$1,000; Court 05-12
Incident/Investigation Report
04-17 George Chase reported the Larceny of Generators located at 6902 Autryville.
04-18 Justin Sloan reported the Larceny of his Leaf
Blower located at 181 Artesian Spring Lane, Dunn.
04-18 Lisa Richards reported a Larceny located at
-Greta Mae Baker
-Kevin John Barnier
-Jimmie Radford Bradshaw
-Melrose Carter
-Larry Ernest Carter
-Lillie Lois Denning
-Francis Pearl Eason
-Mittie C Faircloth
-Lucy Lucinda Graham
-Henry Gerald Sr
-Rosalee Capps Gautier
-Raymond Hedrick Hayes
-Cloyce Craven Honeycutt
1826 Green Path Rd., Dunn. Items reported missing included a purse, money, Drivers License, Social Security Cards, Debit
Cards, and other paperwork.
04-19 James Starling reported the Larceny of Money from his residence located at
10171 Green Path Rd., Dunn.
04-19 Wells Chapel Baptist Church reported a Burglary located at 2070 Wallace Hwy.,
Harrells. No items were reported missing.
04-19 Linda Smith reported a Burglary
at her residence located at 3064 Preacher
Henry Rd., Faison. No items were reported
missing.
04-21 Lakesia Vazquez reported the Larceny of her money from her vehicle located at
20 Hurricane Lane, Clinton.
04-21 Jeffery Bradshaw reported a Burglary at his residence located at 8103 Keener Rd., Clinton. Items reported missing
included a 42 inch TV, 32 inch TV, a Xbox
and games.
04-22 Toni Carter reported the Larceny of
her Firearm from her residence located at
118 River Rd., Clinton.
All public information
contained in The Sampson Weekly Community
Crime Report is submitted by daily Arrest Reports /Incident and Investigation Reports supplied
by the Sampson County
Sheriff Department and
the Clinton Police Department. The Sampson
Weekly only prints information submitted directly from these agencies,
information which is contained in these reports.
The Sampson Weekly request all inquiries to be
directed to the Sampson
County Sheriff Department 910-592-4141 or
Clinton Police Department 910-592-3105.
-Robert Lee Jackson
-Elizabeth Ann Jacobs
-Aubrey Rubin Moore
-Marcquix Jerelle Murphy
-Narada Jamaal Murray
-Suzette Bibbs Norris
-Lisa Ann Poche-Tobin
-Cynthia Marie Robinson
-Gretha Elizabeth Robinson
-Hubert Sampson
-Charlotte Annette Tanner
-Virginia Ellen Tew
-Ronald Douglas Williams
Land Transfers
-Anthony W Adkins, Dorothy J Adkins to Anthony W Adkins, Dorothy J Adkins- 0.68 Acres Plainview
-Adrian Anders, Janice Anders, Joseph Ray Anders, Mary Anders, Orma Anders/By GDN, William
Bernice Anders, Arie Bradshaw, Betty Elizabeth A Bradhsaw, Betty Elizabeth Anders Bradshaw,
Charles Faircloth, Linda Muriel A Faircloth, CH Lee, Katherine Irene A Lee, Brenda Rouse, James
Rouse, Kaye Sessoms/GDN, Chris Taylor, Marcia Taylor, Sherry Ward to Derek J Jacobs- 1.53 Acres
Piney Grove
-Floriedel K Bristow Estate, Monte Boyde Bristow Jr/Co EXR,/Co TR, Mary Bristow Dudley/Co EXR/Co
TR, Floriedel K Bristow Revocable Trust to Michael W Parker and Ruth Ann M Parker- Lot 58 Coharie
Hills Subdivision Second Section North Clinton
-Jill Shelton, Nathan Israel Shelton to Pauline Spell Faircloth- Lots 1A and 1B 2.38 Acres Little Coharie
-Pauline Spell Faircloth to Martha Jane Brinson, Henry Enoch Faircloth, Pauline Spell Faircloth,
Robert Anthony Faircloth, Melody Ruth Tyndall, Rebecca Faircloth Warren- Lots 1A and 1B 2.38
Acres Little Coharie
-Janet T Hayes, John W Hayes to TDM Farms Inc- 0.82 Acres Sampson
-Amy Williams Conrad, David Wayne Conrad, Edwards Sutton Williams, Lou Rudolph Williams Jr,
Selena Ann Williams to Robin Oenning Greenway-0.75 Acres Sampson
-William Street Hill, Cynthia Hill McLamb, Catherine Hill Parnell, Joseph Parnell to Jefferson B
Strickland and Sue H Strickland- Lot Honeycutts
-Peggy M Parker to Robert Steven Parker and William Neill Parker- 3 Tracts Herring
-Virginia D Johnson to Luther Ray Allen- 3 Tracts w/exceptions Lisbon
-Diana Owens Norfleet, Russell Norfleet, Diana D Owens/FKA to Corner Properties LLC- 1.0 Acre
Honeycutts
-Joseph Hyatt, Linda Sutton Hyatt to Strickland Swine LLC- Tract 1 25 Acres Piney Grove
-Glenn Ferrell Bruce Jr, Tina Vann Bruce, Garrett Vinson Calaway, Kelly R Sanchez/FKA, Kelly Renee
Sanchez/AKA, Kelly Renee Vann to Albert Ryan Lockamy- 1 Acre Dismal
-Alex C Anderson, Heather Stewart Anderson to Caroline P Strickland- Lot 6 Timberlake Subdivision
Section One
-Clarence Edward Norton/Co EXR, James H Norton Estate, Jeffery Howard Norton/Co EXR/AKA,
Marvin Harold Parrish Jr/Co EXR to William Goulden Flutz- Parcel A 4.57 Acres Dismal
-Hilda Grey Barefoot to Kathy L Barefoot and Teresa B Eason- 18.8 Acres
-Phyllis O Jones, William H Jones Jr to David Russell Friend and Rochelle Ann Friend- 1.03 Acres
-Audra Simmons Pope, Kerry Davis Pope, Danica Simmons Ross, Jeffrey Joe Ross to Harpers Glen
Apartments LLC- Tract 1 12.63 Acres South Clinton
-Edna Dickey, Iva Dickey to Maria Ortiz Carbajal and Raunel Hernandez- 1.01 Acres Little Coharie
-Johnny Nixon Tyner, Sherry B Tyner to Joshua Brett Rackley, Nicole Tyner Rackley- 1 Acre North
Clinton
-Susan Morris, Thomas D Morris to Mark Andrews Johnson Sr and Tina B Johnson- 1.507 Acres
-Sally Renee Tyndall to Shawana Patrice Newton- Lot South Clinton
-Charles D Herring, Patricia W Herring to Heather Herring Godwin and Joe E Godwin Jr- Tract 2 1.77
Acres
-Heather Herring Godwin, Joe E Godwin Jr to Brandon Wayne Phillips and Candice Tart Phillips- Lot
1 2.29 Acres, Lot 2 1.77 Acres
-Don Ferrell Jackson, Ruth Turner Jackson to Double H Farms Inc- 28 Acres Plainview
-Fay Jackson Anderson, Don Ferrell Jackson, Ruth Turner Jackson, Jamye Karen Tart Krueger/EXR,
Jamye Karen Tart Krueger, Werner C Krueger, Melody H Tart, William S Tart Jr, William Stockton Tart
Estate to Double H Farms Inc- 2 Tracts Plainview
-Earth Petroleum Corp/DBA, Earth Petroleum Corporation of North Carolina Inc, Kartikbahai B Patel,
Mamta Patel to 4 Way Food Mart Inc- 0.83 Acres Lots 1 & 3
-Donald E Hawley, Joyce P Hawley to Donald E Hawley Revocable Trust, Donald E Hawley/TR, Joyce
P Hawley/TR, Joyce P Hawley Revocable Trust- 2 tracts
-Edna Grace Goodman, Wade Goodman to Edna Patricia Beaman, Bobby Goodman, Russell G
Goodman, Laura Owens, Teresa Smith- 0.95 Acres Lot1 Subdivision Lot 1 Leslie S Hobbs Austin
Lands North Clinton
-First Citizens Bank & Trust Company/EXR, Joyce Elizabeth West Estate to Louise Boone Holland,
Oscar Glenn Holland- 2 Tracts
-Betty Marlene Baird, Betty Marlene W Baird/WATA, Betty Marlene W Norris, Charles Ray Norris JR to
Anthony C Baird and Courtney W Baird- Lot 2 1.46 Acres Dismal
-Larry Bryant to Monica Alvarado and Miguel Garcia Rodriguez- 2 Lots Bryant Lake Subdivision
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CW4 (RET) Thomas
Stephen Hinton, Sr., 79,
of Carthage, passed
away on Wednesday,
April 22, 2015 at his
home with his family
by his side. The family
will receive friends on
Friday, April 24, 2015
in the family visitation
rooms from 6-8 p.m. A celebration of life will be held
on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in the Chapel of Cox
Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory at 2:00
P.M. with Chaplin Ken Rahal officiating. Burial will
follow in Johnson Grove Cemetery with full military
honors. Steve was born on November 21, 1935 in
Jacksonville, Florida to Archie and Nellie Hinton. He
proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and was
a Vietnam war veteran. He enjoyed playing golf,
fishing and spending time with friends at the VFW but
most of all he loved and enjoyed his family. He was
a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend
and will be greatly missed by all. He is survived by
his wife, Shirley Hinton; sons, Thomas Hinton, Jr and
wife Pat of Southern Pines, William Hinton and wife
Sandra of Aberdeen; daughters, Amanda Stuber
and husband Jerry of New Bern, Leslie Hinton of
Southern Pines; step-sons, Keith Talbert and wife
Rebecca of AL, Todd Talbert and wife April of
Carthage; grandchildren, Benjamin, Thomas and
Leslie; great-grandchildren, Waylon and Wyatt.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Archie
and Nellie Hinton and one sister, June. The family
has entrusted services to Cox Memorial Funeral
Home and Crematory. Condolences may be
sent to www.coxmemorialfuneralhome.com Cox
Memorial ---“Serving God by serving families in a
time of need”.
AUTRYVILLE
Mr. Charles Rupert
“Charlie” Horne, Sr.,
72 of 222 Cooper
Street,
Autryville,
passed away Friday,
April 17, 2015 at Cape
Fear Valley Medical
Center in Fayetteville.
The funeral will be held
3:00 P.M. Tuesday, April
21, 2015 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman, with
Rev. Ricky Spell officiating. Burial will follow at the
Autryville Cemetery. Mr. Horne was born on May
15, 1942 in Sampson County to the late William
Stanley and Maybelle Royal Horne. He was a
Veteran of the Army National Guard and he retired
from the textile industry. He was an avid fisherman.
He is survived by two sons, Charlie R. Horne, Jr.,
Dennis Horne, and their mother, Mary Fisher, all of
Stedman; a grandson, Devin Horne of Stedman;
a sister, Barbara Beaney and husband Kelly of
Tennessee; a niece, Wendy Miller and husband
David, and their children, of Tennessee; and five
aunts, Janice Warren of Salemburg, Eloise Brinkley
of New Bern, Ozelle Briles of Erwin, Judy Harrison of
Dunn, Trillma Trimbenow of Fayetteville. The family
received friends from 1:30 to 2:45 P.M. Tuesday
afternoon at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman
and other times at 8401 Clinton Road, Stedman.
Arrangements entrusted to Butler Funeral Home,
6535 Clinton Road, Stedman.
CLINTON
Mr. Chong Ung Ha, 83,
of 104 Reynard Path,
died Monday, April 20,
2015 at his home. A
funeral service and
visitation
was
held
from 7 P.M. to 9 P. M.,
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
at Crumpler-Honeycutt
Funeral Home, with
the Reverend Sangbum Ha officiating. Interment
was at 11 A. M., Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the
Clinton City Cemetery. Chong was born in 1931
in South Korea to the late Nae Man Ha and Ogja
Son Ha, was a farmer. He was a deacon and a
member of Praise The Lord Presbyterian Church
of Fayetteville. In addition to his parents he was
OBITUARIES
preceded in death by his wife Chun Jung Dong
and a son, Sang Ok Ha.
Survivors include three
sons, Sang Seog Ha, Sang Ku Ha and Sang Gug
Ha; daughter, Yong Ha Ko (co-owner of Hong Kong
City); ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
one brother; and three sisters. Condolences may
be sent to the family at crumpler-honeycutt.com.
Arrangement are by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral
Home, 118 Fayetteville St., Clinton, NC 28328.
GODWIN
Linda Best Warren, 53
(July 4, 1961 - Apr 20,
2015) of Godwin, NC
passed away on Monday
April 20, 2015. The funeral
will be held at Hopewell
United Methodist Church
on Friday, April 24, 2015
at 2:00 PM. Officiating will
be Rev. Adam Brinkley,
Rev. Carol Deans, & Rev.
Louis Strickland. Interment
following at Hopewell United Methodist Church
Cemetery. The family will receive friends following
the funeral service. Survivors are Husband ~
Chris Warren, Sons ~ William C. & Zachary Odom
Warren, Brothers ~ T.R. Best of Durham, Robbin Best
of Clinton, Jimmy Best of Newton Grove. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of
one’s choice. A service of West & Dunn Funeral
Home of Newton Grove, North Carolina.
AUTRYVILLE
Mr. E T Royal, 89 of Autryville, passed away Sunday,
April 19, 2015. He served in the US Army and was a
textile worker. The funeral
was held at 4:00 P.M.
Wednesday, April 22,
2015 at Autryville Church
of God with Rev. Larry
Autry, Rev. Tim Cowan and
Rev. Tommy Honeycutt
officiating. Burial followed
with military honors in the
church cemetery.
Mr.
Royal was born on July 29, 1925 in Sampson County
to the late Hanstien and Lela Holland Royal. He is
preceded in death by his parents; step-mother,
Willa Warren Royal; wife, Hazel Johnson Royal; a
daughter, Barbara Gibbons; grandsons, Andrew
Haire, Mickey and Glenn Hollingsworth; and his
brothers, Duvell, Harrison, Aaron, Leamon and
Armon. He is survived by one son, Eddie Royal and
wife Dorothy of Autryville; six daughters, Jeanette
Williams and husband Charles of Roseboro, Joyce
Hoffman and friend David of Autryville, Helen Haire
and husband James of Stedman, LaNell Ammons
and husband Larry of Roseboro, Sylvia Manning and
husband Scott of Stedman, and Peggy Honeycutt
and husband Tommy of Autryville; 11 grandchildren
and eight great grandchildren; and special friend,
Jean Knowles. The family received friends from
6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Butler
Funeral Home in Roseboro and other times at
the home, 7355 Autry Highway, Autryville. In lieu
of flowers, memorials may be made to Autryville
Church of God, P.O. Box 69, Autryville, N.C. 28318.
Arrangements entrusted to Butler Funeral Home,
401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.
NEWTON GROVE
Mrs. Annie W. Parker, 83, of 820 William R. King Road,
died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Rex Healthcare,
Raleigh, NC. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Sunday,
April 19, 2015 at Smith Chapel Freewill Baptist
Church, Four Oaks, NC
with Bishop Fred Clarida
officiating. Burial followed
in Piney Green Disciple
Church Cemetery, Newton
Grove, NC. The visitation
was held Sunday, April
19, 2015 from 1-2 p.m. at
the Church. Mrs. Parker is
survived by her daughter,
JaNet D. Gaither of Clinton, NC; 3 grandchildren
and one great grandchild. Online condolences
may be sent to www.brockmemorialandworley.
com. Service entrusted to Brock Memorial & Worley
Funeral Home, Clinton, NC
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CLINTON
Ralph Coleman Hodges, 93, of 601 Peterson St.,
died Friday, April 17, 2015 at NC Veteran Nursing
Home in Fayetteville. A graveside service was held
at 11 A.M., Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Clinton
City Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Ray Ammons
officiating. The family received friends immediately
after the service. Ralph born in 1921 in Harnett
County to the late Nelson Coleman Hodges and
Ada West Hodges was a school teacher and a
member of First Baptist Church in Clinton. He is
survived by a son, Albert Hodges and wife Joyce
and a grandson, Scott and wife Brandie. In
lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the
Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 West Faris Road.
Greenville, SC 29605. Condolences may be sent
to the family at www.crumpler-honeycutt.com.
Arrangements are by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral
Home, 118 Fayetteville Street, Clinton, NC 28328.
CLINTON
Mrs. Virginia A. Johnson, 85, of 1888 Old US 701
Highway, Clinton, NC, passed away on Sunday,
April 19, 2015, at Mary Gran Nursing Center, Clinton,
NC. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April
25, 2015, at 1pm, at Ashley Chapel AME Zion
Church, officiated by the Rev. Marilyn Brewington.
Burial will follow in the Allen Family Cemetery. Mrs.
Johnson is survived by sisters, Rebecca Jenkins and
Alice Gray, Clinton, NC, Julia Jones, Jamaica, NY
and Marie Paccione, Acworth, GA; brothers, Oscar
Robinson, Brooklyn, NY, Donald Allen, Garland, NC,
Randolph Allen, Madison, VA and Luther R. Allen,
East Elmhurst, NY. Visitation will be held on Friday,
April 24, 2015, from 1pm until 7pm at SummervilleBoykin Mortuary Inc. in Garland.
STEDMAN
Mr. Cleo Cloyd Nesler, 99 of Stedman, passed
away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley
Medical Center in Fayetteville. The family received
friends from 12:30 to 1:30 P.M. Wednesday
afternoon at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman. A
graveside service followed at 2:00 P.M. at T.J. Hall
Cemetery, South River Road, Autryville, with Pastor
Robert Guynn officiating. He was born October 24,
1915 in Glidden, Iowa, and was the son of the late
Ralph E. and Della E. Byerly Nesler. He is preceded
in death by his parents; and a sister, Edith. Cleo
attended the Richland Center country school
near his home and graduated from Glidden High
School in 1934. Due to his interest in aviation,
he was a member of the Experimental Aircraft
Association of Wisconsin, The Wichita Jayhawk 88
Chapter and the Garden City Chapter. For many
years he had a valid private pilot’s license. He
attended the Friends Church throughout his life
and knew a born again experience was necessary
for Christian living and a passport to Heaven.
Reading was a favorite pass time and he enjoyed
Christian literature as well as technical and aviation
material. On August 22, 1950 he was united in
marriage to Mary Maxine Taylor at the Little Brown
Church at Nashua, Iowa, who survives him. Their
lives were blessed with a daughter, Rebecca Ruth
Dent and her husband Samuel; three grandsons,
Corbett, Andrew, and William Jeffrey Mercer; and
three great grandchildren. He is also survived by
one sister, Grace Hastings. Cleo farmed the family
farm until moving to Haviland, Kansas, in 1967.
He was employed by Ned Harmon, Haviland
Farmers Coop, Kiowa County Road Department
and Friends Bible College (now Barclay), where
he often helped area farmers at harvest time. The
summer of 1994, at the age of 78, he worked for
the Sporrer’s Construction Co., of Dodge City, in
the widening and resurfacing of Highway 54 near
Mullinville, Bucklin and Kingsdown, Kansas. He
always gave freely of his time helping neighbors
and friends who needed help. It was often said
by farmer friends in Iowa, “If an engine or motor
will run at all, Cleo can start it”. Arrangements
entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton
Road, Stedman.
CLINTON
Mr. Joseph Edward Townsend, 69, of 71 Stephen
Road, NC, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in Clinton,
NC. Arrangements are incomplete and will be
announced by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral
Home, 118 Fayetteville St., Clinton, NC 28328.
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Congratulations
Chamber Member of the Week
I am excited to let the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce intern contribute to Chamber Chat this week. Ashley
Sinclair is a Junior at Clinton High School and was selected
in February to be the Chamber’s first intern to gain experience in public relations, marketing and community engagement. I am so proud of all that Ashley has accomplished.
“Intrigued by my love for marketing and public relations,
throughout the past 10 weeks I have had an amazing experience through an internship
with the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce. Prompted by an e-mail request for
an intern, my marketing teacher at Clinton High School, Mrs. Venetia Mann, immediately asked if I would be available after school and if I was interested. After an interview
with Janna Bass, Executive Director of the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce, I
was offered an opportunity to gain valuable experience.
Coming into the internship, Mrs. Janna and I spoke about my goals and what I would
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community engagement, event planning and marketing.
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greeting of guests and discovered event execution. From visiting members to discovering the importance of networking through my attendance at the April Business after
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the Business Showcase taking place in September, along with a proposed budget and
event logistics targeting my internship goal of branding and event planning. I’ve explored
overall social media marketing strategies for the Chamber, in which I have updated
their google presence, social media accounts and created the Chamber’s new Twitter
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From networking to developing social media
marketing strategies to
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While I hate to see such
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come to a close on May
14th, I am looking forward to using my gained
knowledge and skills in
my future endeavors. “
Congratulations to the Chamber’s Member of the Week, NC Cooperative Extension,
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