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The Sampson Weekly
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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 14
Week of April 3-9, 2015
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INSIDE
Here We Go Again…
Connecting Business to
Resources-SC
Medicaid Transportation
Small Business Summit
Contract on the Line
Faith
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Entertainment
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Sports
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WEEKLY VERSE
He is not here; he
has risen! Remember
how he told you,
while he was still
with you in Galilee:
‘The Son of Man
must be delivered
into the hands of sinful men, be crucified
and on the third day
be raised again.’ “
LUKE 24:6-7
WEEKLY INDEX
Local..............................................1-5
Faith..................................................8
Easter...........................................7-10
Entertainment................................11
Food...............................................12
Sports........................................13-16
Crime..............................................20
Obits...............................................21
Classifieds.......................................22
Business..........................................23
Performance...................................24
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Charles Boykin of Van-Go Transportation
On Monday night Sampson County Commissioners will once again discuss the Medicaid
Transportation contract at the April monthly County Commissioners meeting. It was only
two short years ago, the county was bouncing back and forth with Enroute Transportation
and Van-Go Inc. going back and forth outbidding each other time and time again. With the
contract finally going to the lowest bidder Van-Go Inc. at 1.85 per mile on August 1, 2013.
We are once again in the bidding process for Medicaid Transportation and it looks like
once again, commissioners are in a bidding dilemma. The bidding process which started on
February 25th and ended on March 13th was open to sealed bids only. Prospective bidders
were encouraged to attend a pre-bid conference on March 6, 2015. There were a total of
four (4) prospective bidders in attendance at the preMEDICAID, see P. 3
Special Olympics
Held Wednesday
Approximately 150 city and county
students descended on Dark Horse
Stadium Wednesday morning to
compete in the Annual Special
Olympic Games held on the Clinton
High School campus.
Sprints (running), the Long Jump,
and throwing were some of the
sports local kids participated in and
won ribbons and medals for their
expertise. Awards were given for
the top five winners in all sports
and age groups.
More than 50 volunteers were on hand Wednesday to help and cheer-on the
Olympic athletes as they conquered the events. Face painting, basketball, an
obstacle course, corn hole games and bean bag throws were just a few of the
many activities for the children to participate in as a sideline to the main events.
The Special Olympics is an annual event for children with Intellectual Disabilities
between the ages of 8 and 21 years old.
Thank you United Way, Murphy Brown, The DOT and all volunteers for making
this a special day for the athletes. See more pictures on our Facebook page.
Do you own or operate a small business? Thinking of
starting one? Then we have an event for you! Come learn
about existing programs designed to help you start, run
or grow your business. The 4th Annual Sampson County
Small Business Summit is scheduled to be held on April
7th, 2015 from 5:00-7:00pm at the Sampson County
Agriculture Exposition Center. There will be two great
ways to engage: 1) Meet one-on-one with local, state and
federal organizations, 2) Attend any one of three business
presentations.
Agencies and organizations include: City of Clinton,
Clinton-Sampson Planning Board, NC Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services, NC Department of
Commerce, NC LEAP, NC Military Business Center, NC
Rural Center, NC SBTDC (Small Business Technology
Development Center), Sampson County Revolving
Loan Program, Small Business Center at Sampson
Community College, Town of Roseboro Revolving
Loan Program, Triangle South Enterprise Center,
USDA Rural Development, and the US Small Business
Administration.
According to event coordinator, John Swope, Director of
the SC Economic Development Commission, “Last year
was our first Business Summit in Sampson County. We
believe last year’s event was very successful when you
consider the number of local attendees (110+) at the
Summit, the number of business assistance/financing
organizations (18) present available to consult with
the attendees, and the positive feedback we received
from both the attendees and organizations. During the
3-hour event we observed excellent intercommunication
between the attendees and organizations. A survey to 90
of the first Summits local attendees that we had addressed
on, and 96% of the survey respondents stated they would
recommend others attend a second Summit.” Mr. Swope
continued, “Several local attendees planned to have
follow-up meetings with the assistance organizations that
were at the Summit.”
With such a successful first Summit, organizers felt like it
was important to offer residents another opportunity to
access this valuable information. Many reasons for the
Summit included:
- The positive feedback we received on the first Summit
held on January 25, 2011, from both the local attendees
and business assistance/financing organizations.
-
96% of the local
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Judge Sutton Gets Sworn In
Murder Investigation
The Honorable William (Billy) Brantley Sutton Jr. was sworn in as our newest Superior
Court Judge on Friday afternoon, March 27 at the Sampson County Court House in Clinton.
Sutton was sworn in at a special ceremony by the Honorable W. Douglas Parsons Superior
Court Judge District 4A.
Pictured: Sutton’s daughters Caroline and Cameron, wife Karen, Judge William (Billy) Sutton and Judge W. Douglas Parsons.
Clark Named Miss Lakewood
The Clinton Police Department responded to the Sampson Regional Medical
Center on Sunday, March 29th 2015 at 2:05 a.m. for two gunshot victims that had
been brought to the facility. Marcquix Jerelle Murphy 26 year old from Clinton was
pronounced dead at the hospital and the second victim, Christopher A. Wright 20
year old of Clinton was treated and released.
According to the Mr. Wright, he, Murphy, and two other subjects were in a
parked vehicle at the dead end of Shamrock Drive around 1:50 a.m. They were
approached by an unknown male suspect who shot into their vehicle, striking
Murphy and Wright. The suspect fled the scene and the shooting victims were
transported to the hospital by personal vehicles.
Investigators from the Clinton Police and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation initiated a homicide investigation. An autopsy will be conducted by the
Sampson County Medical Examiner.
If anyone that has information about this crime, they should contact the Clinton
Police Department at 910-592-3105, the Tip Line at 910-592-3309, or by texting
847411 followed by tipcpd and then the information.
Provided by the Sampson County
Animal Shelter. Call (910)592-8493
On March 28th, Lakewood High School held its 2015 Miss Lakewood Pageant.
Miss Kierre Clark was named the new 2015 Miss Lakewood. Congratulations!!
Pictured: Left: Madelyn James - 1st runner up and Extra Effort Award; Middle:
Kierre Clark - 2015 Miss Lakewood High School and Talent winner; Right: Jamie
Autry - 2nd runner-up and Miss Congeniality.
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WRAL Meteorologist Visits Sampson Middle School
On March 31st, WRAL meteorologist Nate Johnson came to Sampson Middle School to speak to 7th
grade students about meteorology
and weather patterns. Over 200
students got the opportunity to hear
Nate Johnson talk about how WRAL
prepares weather forecasts and
what it takes to become a meteorologist. The 7th graders enjoyed his
visit and they really got excited when
he took pictures for WRAL’s twitter
and Facebook pages.
Sampson Middle School principal
Greg Dirks presented Mr. Johnson
with a Sampson Middle School hat
and soccer t-shirt.
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MEDICAID, cont. from 1
bid conference. The new Medicaid Transportation contract will
extend from July 1, 2015 until June 30, 2017.
The public opening of the sealed bids was held on March 13, 2015 at 10:00am as published.
There were a total of three (3) bids received from prospective bidders. Attendance at the
public opening included a total of ten (10) individuals, which included at least one representative from each of the bidders for which bids were received. The bids were opened,
publicly announced and recorded on the Bid Tally sheet which was copied and provided to
the bidders per their request.
Van-Go placed a bid of $1.74 per billable mile; Joss placed a bid of $1.75 per billable mile;
and Enroute placed a bid of $1.54 per billable mile, plus a fuel surcharge of $0.01 per mile
for every $0.05 increase over a gas price of $3.95 per gallon.
According to North Carolina General Statute formal bidding requirements require the contracts to be awarded by the governing board. In regard to standards and procedures for
awarding the contract, the award shall be made to the “lowest responsible bidder, or bidders,
taking into consideration quality, performance and the time specified in the proposals for the
performance of the contract”.
In a letter addressed to the County Manager Ed Causey, DSS Director Sarah Bradshaw stated, “Ms. Beach, as contract manager for DSS, and I have considered all information. On
behalf of DSS, we concur with the report as received and we join the program and evaluation staff in making the following recommendations concerning NEMT Services: 1) Enter
a contract with Enroute Transportation Services Inc. if a legal/county review confirms our
collective opinion that this company has place the lowest responsible bid and 2) Consider
continuation of a Special Contract with Sampson Area Transportation for NEMT services
to dialysis patients as/if they have the capacity to provide such services at a lower rate.”
According to County Attorney Joel Starling, “Ultimately, the Sampson County Department
of Social Services has recommended that Enroute receive the Medicaid transportation contract and that the Board consider continuing a separate contract with Sampson Area Transportation (SAT) for dialysis patients provided that they have the capacity to provide this
service at a lower rate than the other three bidders. With respect to the recommendation that
Enroute receive the primary Medicaid transportation contract the Board has a number of
options: 1. The Board can, based upon the fact that gasoline would have to climb to $4.95
a gallon and remain there for a period of two years in order to render Enroute not the lowest
bidder, award the Medicaid transportation to Enroute; or 2. The Board can conclude that
Enroute’s bid is not “responsive” and award the contract to one of the other bidders. I would
caution against this, however, given the unsettled nature of when a bid is not “responsive”
and given the bid package; or 3. The Board can award the contract to multiple providers,
giving primary, secondary, etc., status to other bidders on the condition that secondary vendors would provide services only when the primary vendor was unable to do so (a system
we have tried in the past); or 4. The Board can, by virtue of the language in the Advertisement for Bids reserving the right to accept or reject any part (all or none) of any bid”, reject
the bids and request that new bids be submitted containing only a flat per mile fee without
the inclusion of a fuel surcharge.
Perhaps that is the part of the bidding process that is up for debate, “lowest responsible
bidder” based upon quality and performance.
One other thing that may come into question is the number, quality and age of the vehicles
each provider is offering in their bid contracts. Joss Transportation stated that they currently have 4 vehicles: a 2006 Toyota Avalon, a 2007 Toyota Avalon, 2004 Acura MDX,
and a 2002 Volvo V-70. They did state in their sealed bid that they would buy additional
vehicles as needed. Enroute Transportation stated that they currently still have the vehicles
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that they had in place when their contract ended in 2013 which includes: approximately
14 vehicles, 2000-2006 Crown Victorias, 2000-2003 Dodge Caravans, 2000-2004 Dodge
B3500. Enroute stated that a number of these vehicles would be upgraded.
Van-Go Transportation did not have the specific fleet notated in the bid contract. Spokesperson for Van-Go Transportation, Charles Boykin, commented on the fleet of vehicles
currently utilized to fulfill the County Medicaid Transportation contract that expires on
June 30th, “Our fleet consists of fourteen (14) 2013 Dodge Caravans, one (1) 2014 Mercedes 2500 Diesel van with the capacity of transporting up to seven (7) wheelchairs at a
time and one (1) 2014 Dodge Challenger. All vehicles are equipped with state of the art
GPS real time monitoring system which allows our dispatch team to track all vehicles to
insure driver safety and on time pickup and dispatch.”
Boykin continued, “All of our vehicles are fully and routinely maintained by Performance Automotive; we have our vehicles maintained at or above all safety requirements.”
Boykin commented on the bid process, “Van-Go Transportation submitted the lowest
‘Quality’ Bid that was submitted to the county during this current bidding process. We
maintain the best, most dependable (quality) fleet of vehicles and maintain the best facility of any of the bidders. Van-Go has saved the tax payers more than $600,000 over the
past two years and will continue to do a quality job for Sampson County in the future.”
If you would like to voice your opinion on the Medicaid Transportation contract, attend
the Sampson County Commissioners meeting on Monday April 6th at 7pm located at the
County Complex Auditorium located on Rowan Road in Clinton.
BUSINESS SUMMIT, cont. from 1 attendees at the first Summit stating they would
recommend other to attend a second Summit.
- The critical need to our local citizens to understand there is a wealth of assistance
available to people operating a business or those thinking about starting a business.
Johns Swope continued, “This year’s Summit will be the fourth year out of the past five
years that the County and the Small Business Center at Sampson Community College
have worked together to bring this worthwhile event to the community. There will be
a wide variety of different organizations and providers available to assist small business
owners with a wealth of resources. Financial assistance providers from a wide variety of
different organizations will be available for our small business owners to assistance them.
These providers and organizations have the ability to assist with loans from just a few
thousand dollars to a few million.”
In closing Swope stated, “The format has change from the previous years’ summits.
The first session this year will start at 5:00 pm and will consist of one on one with local,
regional, state and federal level business experts who can help navigate you toward
business resources. You don’t have to be in business, you can be contemplating opening a
business. You don’t have to be a small business owner to attend; businesses with over one
hundred employees are also encouraged to attend.”
Registration for the event will begin at 5:00pm with a dinner being served at 5:45pm. The
buffet dinner will be of no charge to the attendees. One-on-one consultations will be held
from 5pm-7pm coinciding with organization presentations during the same time frame.
Organizing Partners include: Sampson County Economic Development Commission,
Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Center of Sampson
Community College and the NC LEAP Program of the NC Bar Association (Lawyers
for Entrepreneurial Assistance Program). Financial Sponsors Include: Sampson County
Economic Development Commission, South River Electric Membership Corporation,
Sampson County, Star Telephone Corporation, Progress Energy, Four County Electric
Membership Corporation, Small Business Center of Sampson Community College, NCLEAP, and the Clinton Committee of 100.
According to John Swope, “The important message is for the people of Sampson County
to know that there is a wealth of assistance available for both existing and start-up business
and industry. This assistance is in the form of information on subjects such as marketing/
sales, accounting, legal, production, human resources, finance as well as assistance in
obtaining financing for new and existing businesses/industry. At the Summit people can
speak one-on-one with the organizations. After the Summit people can call the Chamber,
Small Business Center or Economic Development Commission to be connected to this
assistance.”
For more information, contact the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce at (910)5926177 or the Sampson County Economic Development at (910)592-8921.
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Local Group Bringing
Awareness to Autism By
Lighting Up Clinton April 2
The last meeting was held on March 30 at 6:30 p.m.
“We will have a PowerPoint Q&A regarding Medicaid waivers,”
notes Irvin. “There will also be a representative from Eastpointe
to help us as well. We really need help growing our community
into a place for everyone including our special needs kids.”
* ASNC hosted meeting March 30; Glow Walk on April 18
The Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC) Sampson County
Chapter is gearing up for April.
April is Autism Awareness Month and the group is ready to
shine a light on Autism with plans to host a Glow Walk on
Saturday, April 18 in downtown Clinton (tentatively beginning
at the Farmer’s Market).
“We hope to start around 6 p.m. with some booths set up for
fundraising,” notes ASNC’s Amy Irvin. “Ideas and volunteers
are welcome. When it starts getting dark, the booths will be
put up and we will begin our walk. Right now, nothing is set in
stone, but we are hoping to start at the Farmer’s Market.”
Irvin also noted that on April 2, Autism Speaks celebrates Light
It Up Blue along with the international autism community,
in commemoration of the United Nations-sanctioned World
Autism Awareness Day.
“The world will light it up blue and we want Sampson County to
join in,” she said. “You can do it however you like. You can wear
blue that day, you can shine a blue porch light, put up a blue door
decoration, share facts with others or light up your social media
pages up with blue and with some autism facts as well. The sky
is the limit. The more blue the better!”
Autism Society of North Carolina Sampson County Chapter has
been working hard to get the word out about Autism by inviting
families to meetings, which are held once a month at the Spirit
of Life Church (in the Fellowship Hall) that is located next to
Walmart in Clinton.
The group hosts outings that are fun, safe and comfortable for
local children and not stressful for parents – something that the
group is finding difficult to do.
“Right now, we are finding that hard to do in Sampson County,”
she said. “It would be nice to have sports for them. Some ideas
for outings would be a lights-on movie; skating, but with the
lights on with low-to-no music. Art would be another fun thing
that I think most would enjoy. We did a pool party last summer
and the kids loved that. We also did a carnival around Halloween
… Ideas are always welcome, as well as volunteering to help
organize, plan and put together and executing outings and
fundraisers.”
The Autism Society of North Carolina Sampson County Chapter
is specifically open to all families with special needs, which
only accentuates the need for locals to get involved to assist with
more ideas for the outings that can be fun for all and workshops
that can be beneficial to everyone.
However, Irvin notes, that some meetings focus on Autism
alone. “We always post what the meetings are all about on our
Facebook group page before they are held. This way, people can
decide if it is for them or not. We also welcome anyone who
wants to be educated or has a background – teachers, doctors,
therapists, etc. … just get in touch with us.”
Autism is something that is important to her.
“I need people to understand my child in order to help him
through this world,” Irvin said. “It is also very important for
others to understand. You just never know when it could affect
you. When my third born was diagnosed at age 3 (he is now
11), I had no idea what it was. I felt lost and alone. I could have
gotten him help sooner if I was aware. My oldest son (now 20)
went through his entire childhood without us knowing. I have
three people have their child diagnosed after being around my
son and realizing their child has the same signs.”
The Autism Society of North Carolina Sampson County
Chapter’s Tracy Hollingsworth agrees.
“Awareness is important to me because my son wasn’t diagnosed
until he was 14-years-old simply because there wasn’t a lot of
awareness about Aspergers Syndrome (a high functioning form
of Autism),” she said. “I heard about Aspergers from someone
else and just simply typed it into Google. Once I read about it, I
knew instantly that my son had it. I know there are a lot more kids
just like my son who haven’t been diagnosed and misunderstood
everyday just because the awareness is not there.”
What is even more shocking is that the statistics do not lie.
Autism affects 1 in 68 children; in North Carolina that number
is just 1 in 54. Boys are 5 times more likely to have Autism than
girls.
Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the
United States, while research for Autism receives less than five
percent than many less prevalent childhood diseases.
There is no medical detection or cure for the disease.
Which is why the Autism Society of North Carolina Sampson
County Chapter is working so hard to get correct information
and awareness out about Autism.
If you would like to get involved, have information, ideas,
donations or would like to volunteer, send an email to s_s_
[email protected]. Or join their Facebook group page called
ASNC Sampson County Chapter. The group can also be found
through the Autism Society website at www.autismsociety-nc.
org.
For information on Autism click on to www.autismspeaks.org.
College Street School Easter Egg Hunt
On Wednesday, Clinton City Schools held an Easter Egg Hunt for the NC certified Pre-K students
at the College Street School. Eighteen pre-k students had the opportunity to hunt for over 420
eggs. And boy did the kids have a lot of fun and the teachers and staff had fun watching their
smiling faces. See more pictures on our facebook page.
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of having a place for meetings and gatherings in our
community,” adds Jordan. “As a result, that group including
Kermit Williamson, Jimmy Matthews – there were many
others – that went forward and came up with the idea to
purchase that old property.”
Jordan says that the property was purchased in 1985 with
the City of Clinton and Sampson County both putting in
$125,000 each to buy the building. After the purchase, the
Expo Committee was charged with making the needed
renovations with all work on the building having been
donated by the people of Sampson County.
Ray Jordan with JW Simmons (middle) 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 subject of this week’s
show is Arts and Entertainment in Sampson County and the
guest for the show is Ray Jordan.
Ray Jordan is Executive Director of the Sampson County
Exposition Center, and President of the Sampson Arts
Council. Ray Jordan joined the staff of Sampson County 18
years ago as Director of the Sampson County Exposition
Center, and is now the Executive Director for the Expo Center.
The Sampson County Expo Center plays host to nearly 400
events each year ranging from concerts, seminars, trade
shows, and everything in between. Mr. Jordan also serves as
the Chairman for the Sampson County Convention Visitor’s
Bureau. He also serves on the Economic Development
Commission, and is the current President for the Sampson
Arts Council.
JW Simmons begins the show by asking Ray Jordan to
discuss a little of the history of the Sampson County
Exposition Center. Jordan begins, “Where the Sampson
County Exposition Center is today, originally the first part
of the building built in the 1950’s, was a Bowling Alley. And
subsequently the Bowling Alley went out (of business), and
it became a cut-and-sew operation. And about 1984 / 1985
is when the Expo Committee was formed. If you remember,
the Expo was held over at the tobacco warehouse and the
theme of it was, ‘What Sampson Makes, Makes Sampson’.”
“The group that put that on saw the need and benefit
“The day they opened for business, everything was paid for,”
says Jordan. “There was no debt service and all the tables and
chairs, everything in the building, was all donated.” Jordan
adds that the Chamber of Commerce began running the
building when it was first opened. The Chamber continued
managing the building until 1997, when, “At the point the
building was completely worn out,” says Jordan.
Jordan also says that the capacity of the building had been
outgrown as well. “At that point a group of folks came
together and worked with the County Commissioners to
renovate that building and expand it.” In 1998, there was a
re-grand opening of the Sampson County Agri-Exposition
Center. Prior to 1998, it had been known as the ClintonSampson Civic Center.
Also at that time, the Sampson County Agri-Exposition
Center became a department of county government and
the county became the owner of the property. “Since that
time,” says Jordan, “the Exposition Center has hosted 5,871
events in the 17 years and over 1,700,000 people have been
through the building… So we’re averaging about 327 room
rentals per year and 72,000 people attending events at the
Expo Center.”
Jordan says that a myriad of events are held each year
at the Expo Center ranging from weddings to funerals,
holiday events, training events, and company hosted parties
including the Smithfield Christmas party where over 4,000
people attended. And all but one school in the county
has hosted graduation ceremonies at the Expo Center,
capitalizing on the state of the art sound system and climate
controlled indoor facility. The Expo Center has also been the
site of several concerts, and even plays host to the Alive After
Five Summer Concert Series during bad weather.
AA5 Summer Concert Series:
Ray Jordan also discussed the popular Alive After Five
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Summer Concert Series. This year will mark the 5th annual
outdoor concert series with 6 bands lined up to entertain the
public, completely free of charge. As Jordan says, “It’s totally
paid for by sponsors. We go out in the community, knock on
doors, and raise the money. It’s not been the easiest money
we’ve raised, but people are very supportive of it.”
Jordan adds, “I think there are two reasons for it. There are
two things I raise money for; one is the Class Acts Series that
brings about 8,000 students to the Expo Center to see free
performances. When you go out to raise money for that, or
the Alive After Five Series, sponsors find out it’s free and no
one generates a profit on it.”
Alive After Five Summer Concert Schedule
Spare Change: Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 5:45 pm to 8:45
pm
Jim Quick and Coastline: Thursday, June 18, 2015 from 5:45
pm to 8:45 pm
Orquesta K’Che: Friday, June 19, 2014 from 5:45 pm to 8:45
pm
The Carolina Breakers: Thursday, July 16, 2015 from 5:45 to
8:45pm
Soul Play: Thursday, August 13, 2015 (2nd Thursday) from
5:45 to 8:45pm
Band of Oz: Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 5:45 pm to
8:45 pm
Next, JW Simmons asks Ray Jordan to discuss how someone
can become a sponsor. Jordan says, “For someone to
become a sponsor, the easiest way for them to get the
information is to visit the Alive After Five Website (www.
aliveafterfiveclintonnc.com).” Jordan explains that the
Sponsor Page lists complete details of the sponsor
opportunities ranges from $250 up to $5,000. “And JW, as of
today we’ve got folks in every category.”
Jordan says that the sponsors are critical to the success
of Alive After Five. “What we do at each event is we have
a Sponsor’s Reception. And during this reception, all the
sponsors and the tickets they get at the various levels are
able to attend the reception. It’s a catered event and they get
free food and beverages.” Jordan also says that any sponsor
at the $2,500 level and up is also included in all marketing
items.”
To view the entire broadcast of We Should Know please
visit their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/
WeShouldKnowEDU.
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”
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FAITH
Have I Got A Story To Share With You!
Jesus is alive! Not just alive, but alive, and well, and active. And
this Easter Sunday millions of Christians worldwide will celebrate
Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. How about you? Will you
celebrate Jesus’ resurrection? What’s that? Did I hear you say that
you don’t believe Jesus rose from the dead? If so, that’s okay. I have
no problem with that. Certainly I can’t make you believe in Jesus
or that He defeated sin, death, hell and the grave. But He did.
Truly, He did.
Whether you believe in Jesus and His resurrection … or not …
Jesus believes in you. Not only does He believe in you, He died for
you. Why? Because He loves you. Yes, Jesus loves you and He’ll
reveal Himself to you just as He did to doubting Thomas. The
question is … are you willing to give Jesus an opportunity to do
so? For your sake, not mine, I hope you’ll say yes. Please, open
your heart to God’s Son. Ask Jesus to show Himself to you. Better
yet, step out in faith and ask Jesus to come into your heart and to
be your Savior. For you see, when you receive Jesus as your Savior
you also receive the assurance of eternal life with Jesus and Father
God. By not receiving Jesus … you’re rejecting Him. All who reject
Jesus will be sentenced to a never-ending life in darkness, despair,
torment, hatred … forever in Hell … forever separated from God
and from His help and love.
Should you not be familiar with the story of Thomas…read on.
“Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still
dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone
was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter
and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, breathlessly panting,
“They took the Master from the tomb. We don’t know where
they’ve put him.”
Peter and the other disciple left immediately for the tomb. They
ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first,
outrunning Peter. Stooping to look in, he saw the pieces of linen
cloth lying there, but he didn’t go in. Simon Peter arrived after
him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there, and
the kerchief used to cover his head not lying with the linen cloths
but separate, neatly folded by itself. Then the other disciple, the
one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look
at the evidence, and believed. No one yet knew from the Scripture
that he had to rise from the dead. The disciples then went back
home.
But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt
to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in
white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus’ body
had been laid. They said to her, “Woman, why do you weep?”
“They took my Master,” she said, “and I don’t know where they put
him.” After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing
there. But she didn’t recognize him.
Jesus spoke to her, “Woman, why do you weep? Who are you
looking for?”
She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, “Mister, if you took
him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him.”
Jesus said, “Mary.”
Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” meaning
“Teacher!”
Jesus said, “Don’t cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the
Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I ascend to my Father
and your Father, my God and your God.’”
Mary Magdalene went, telling the news to the disciples: “I saw the
Master!” And she told them everything he said to her.
Later on that day, the disciples had gathered together, but, fearful
of the Jews, had locked all the doors in the house. Jesus entered,
stood among them, and said, “Peace to you.” Then he showed
them his hands and side.
The disciples, seeing the Master with their own eyes, were
exuberant. Jesus repeated his greeting: “Peace to you. Just as the
Father sent me, I send you.”
Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. “Receive the
Holy Spirit,” he said. “If you forgive someone’s sins, they’re gone
for good. If you don’t forgive sins, what are you going to do with
them?”
But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was
not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, “We
saw the Master.”
But he said, “Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger
in the nail holes, and stick my hand in his side, I won’t believe it.”
Eight days later, his disciples were again in the room. This time
Thomas was with them. Jesus came through the locked doors,
stood among them, and said, “Peace to you.”
Then he focused his attention on Thomas. “Take your finger and
examine my hands. Take your hand and stick it in my side. Don’t
be unbelieving. Believe.”
Thomas said, “My Master! My God!”
Jesus said, “So, you believe because you’ve seen with your own
eyes. Even better blessings are in store for those who believe
without seeing.”
Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written
down in this book. These are written down so you will believe that
Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of believing,
have real and eternal life in the way
he personally revealed it.”—John 20:
1-31; MSG
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A BRAND NEW BLESSING IN MY LIFE!
My husband and I have a brand new blessing in our
lives! A baby boy named Gavin Alexander. He arrived
March 25, bringing with him more joy than I can ever
put into words! He is MiMi and PaPa’s perfect little
angel. Truly a wonderful gift from God.
He is our first and only grandchild. Need I say more?
How spoiled do you think he will be? (Don’t answer
that!)
Everyone kept tell me, “You just wait until that grandbaby
gets here! You love your own children, but there is just
something special about those grandchildren.”
They were right! He’s so special I have no words to
adequately describe how I feel. I just keep thanking
God that he is here and fine in every way, and that my
daughter is fine. And that the three of them are home
and happy (including Dad)!
The first time I held him was an experience of the
purest love. I felt that same way the first time I held
my daughter. Is there anything on earth better than a
baby? I don’t think so.
Everyone who has a new baby come into their lives has
been given one of God’s greatest gifts. Remember to
thank Him!
It makes me wish I could snap my fingers and make
this world a much safer place. That I could remove
anger and hatred and replace it with God’s forgiveness
and love. That people everywhere would look at each
other with kindness and caring instead of loathing and
disdain.
But, I’m sure that is the way most parents and
grandparents feel. Above all we want a kinder gentler
world for our children. We can begin by teaching them
about God. We can teach them about Jesus’ love for
all mankind. About His forgiveness. What a wonderful
beginning we can give them, just by teaching them this!
Saved by His Sacrifice
Luke 23:46 – Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice said, “Father, into your
hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last.
On Good Friday, heaven
and earth combined to
give witness to the death
of Jesus. At Calvary a
By Vanessa W. Polk sacredly thin place was
created; a place where
humans and God interacted. The heavens became dark, and
on earth the veil in the Temple was rent from top to bottom.
The separation between heaven and earth became so thin
that Jesus talked to God from the cross. His conversation
with his Father moved some to confession, contrition and
repentance. At birth Jesus was herald by a chorus of angels,
at the beginning of his earthly ministry he was identified
by an angel as the Son of God, now in death he commits
his spirit to God. The Savior of the world died a common
criminal’s death. God has shown us how much he loves us
–while we were sinners Jesus died for us. If you are looking
for a place to experience God and deepen your relationship
with Jesus, consider revisiting the cross on Golgotha Hill,
reflect on the place where Jesus hung between heaven and
earth as the supreme sacrifice for our sins. Easter is about
death, burial, and resurrection. Easter is about love, hope
and transformation. Today as Christians celebrate Good
Friday, let us remember how great the love of Jesus was for
all of us. Then let us confess our wretched unworthiness of
such a love as this.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free
from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds
you have been healed. –1 Peter 2:24
He saved us, not because of righteousness things we had
done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the
washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. –Titus 3:5
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem
of suffering and shame; and I love that old cross where the
dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain. So
I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies at last I lay
down; I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it
some day for a crown. –George Bernnard, Hymn 96, The
New National Baptist Hymnal, First Edition, 1977
This Easter the Easter Bunny has a brand new
baby in our family to hop on over
and see! And we have a brand
new wonderful blessing to thank
God for as we thank Him for
sending His Son to die for the
forgiveness of our sins. May
Written by
everyone have a blessed and
Carolyn Horrell
wonderful Easter!
Mintz
Psalms for
the Soul
Written by Linda Herring
The Bible speaks to us but the
Psalms speak for us. Psalm 56:3
says, “When I am afraid, I will put
my trust in you.” Is fear causing
you to hide from somebody today?
Your boss? Your husband or wife?
Your strong willed child? Your
grouchy coworker? When God
asked Adam, “Where are you?” He
replied, “I hid because I was afraid.” And we have all been hiding
from things ever since. We hide behind forced smiles, agreeable
words we do not mean, and social rituals we detest. Or worse,
we hide behind things we do believe but do not express because
we are afraid of what people might think or say. Peace is not
the absence of discord. When we remain silent in order to avoid
confrontation we just end up avoiding something far more important, relationships. We must not be afraid of ridicule. So rise
up and say, “I will not be afraid. Just bring it on.” Stop hiding and
start living. Do not let the stresses of the day steal your Psalm.
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REJOICE!
As we celebrate the miracle of Easter,
we count you among our blessings.
Thanks to all our friends and
Happy Easter to you and yours.
I am truly blessed to have so many
wonderful friends and great family in my life.
I look forward to sharing this Easter with
them, and hope you enjoy sharing your Easter
with those who mean the most to you!
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Happy Easter
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Sampson County Register of Deeds
SAMPSON COUNTY
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believeth in him should not perish, but
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I wish you peace, love and joy as we
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righten up your Easter feast with unique flavor twists to
refresh traditional dishes like ham and deviled eggs. And
don’t forget the decorations — it’s easy to create vibrant
centerpieces using eggs dyed in the hottest seasonal shades.
“We’ve developed easy tips to dress up your table, from the ham
to the centerpiece,” said Mary Beth Harrington of the McCormick
Kitchens. “An orange glaze can bring new flavor to the classic ham,
while food color can be used to make a variety of spring-inspired
egg dyes to feature in Easter table décor.”
For more Easter dinner recipes and egg dyeing ideas, check out
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Orange Glazed Ham
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 24
1 bone-in spiral-cut ham, about 10 pounds
1 cup orange marmalade
1 teaspoon McCormick Mustard, ground
1/2 teaspoon McCormick Garlic Powder
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Black Pepper, Ground
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Cloves, Ground
Preheat oven to 325°F. Place ham on side in roasting pan. Mix
marmalade and spices in small bowl until well blended. Brush 1/2
marmalade mixture over ham, gently separating slices so mixture
can reach middle of ham. Cover loosely with foil.
Bake 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Remove
foil. Brush with remaining marmalade mixture. Bake 45 minutes
longer. Serve ham with pan drippings.
Tip: Pair spices like ginger or chipotle with fruity jams and
preserves to balance out saltiness of ham. Cherry Bourbon, Apricot
Pineapple Chipotle or Lemon Ginger are easy flavor combinations
your guests will love, and are all available on McCormick.com.
Use food color to create custom egg dyes you won’t find in a kit. Visit McCormick.com
for seasonal color combinations inspired by the Pantone Spring “Fashion Color
Report” as well as simple directions to create an egg-cellent floral centerpiece.
Smoky Deviled Eggs
Prep time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon McCormick
Mustard, Ground
1/2 teaspoon McCormick
Paprika, Smoked
1/4 teaspoon Lawry’s
Seasoned Salt
2 slices bacon, crisply
cooked and crumbled
Slice eggs in half lengthwise.
Remove yolks; place in small
bowl. Mash yolks with fork or
potato masher.
Stir in mayonnaise, mustard,
smoked paprika and seasoned salt
until smooth and creamy. Spoon
or pipe yolk mixture into egg
white halves. Sprinkle with
crumbled bacon.
Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready
to serve.
Tip: Deviled eggs are a snap to
customize once you create the base
of egg yolks, mayonnaise and ground
mustard. Try adding chili powder, red
pepper and cumin for a Southwest
variation or dill weed and parsley
for a Dill Mustard version.
Easy Lemon Daisy Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 18
1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons
McCormick Pure Lemon Extract, divided
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 package (16 ounces) confectioners’ sugar
10 drops McCormick Yellow Food Color
18 large marshmallows
Decorating sugar
Jelly beans
Green sprinkles
Prepare cake mix as directed on package, adding 1
tablespoon of lemon extract. Spoon into 18 paper-lined
muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake as directed
for cupcakes. Cool cupcakes on wire rack.
For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream
and remaining 2 teaspoons lemon extract in large bowl
until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners’
sugar until smooth. Stir in food color until evenly
tinted. Frost cooled cupcakes.
To decorate cupcakes, cut each marshmallow
crosswise into 5 slices. Sprinkle 1 side of each
marshmallow slice with decorating sugar. Arrange
5 marshmallow petals on top of each cupcake
to resemble daisy, pressing marshmallows into
frosting. Place jelly beans in center of petals.
Garnish with sprinkles.
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SPRINT CUP
Race: Duck Commander 500
Where: Texas Motor Speedway
When: April 11, 7:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: FOX
2014 Winner: Joey Logano (right)
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When: May 8, 8:30 p.m. (ET)
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Hamlin takes advantage of a late
penalty to snag win at Martinsville
Nick Laham/Getty Images for NASCAR
NASCAR teams struggle
to keep their drivers
out on the race track
“And knowing that [the
fall Martinsville race]
holds the key to that
top four getting into
Homestead, I like our
chances.”
Hamlin also said he and
his teammates got a good
talking-to from the team
owner prior to the STP
500.
“Joe raised his voice,
which doesn’t happen very
often, told us to get off
our tails and go to work,”
Hamlin said. “We all did
it, [and it’s] a great result
for this race team.
“Sometimes you need a
leader like that to kind of
put things in perspective.
Not that people weren’t
working hard, but it just Denny Hamlin, holding his daughter, Taylor, receives a traditional
takes that extra 10 percent out of everyone to get Martinsville trophy following
Sunday’s Sprint Cup victory.
to that next level.”
For Keselowski, a runner-up run at Martinsville was as
much a relief as anything.
“It was a fun race,” he said. “That’s the best we’ve ever been
here at Martinsville. Pumped about that, but a little disappointed I’m not taking home a clock. ...
“All in all, a really solid day, a fun day, and just one spot short.”
Martin Truex Jr. overcame early issues with his car’s power
steering to finish sixth, his sixth finish of eighth or better to
start the season, a career-best start.
And Danica Patrick finished seventh, putting her in a tie
with the retired Janet Guthrie for most career top-10 finishes
among female drivers in Cup. Both have five.
always has represented himself, his family,
the entire Joe Gibbs Racing organization
and NASCAR with the utmost professionalism, enthusiasm and energy,” France said.
“We wish him the best during this time and
eagerly anticipate his recovery.”
J.D. Gibbs will conJoe Gibbs addressed his son’s situation tinue working at the
in a Sunday morning session with the
Joe Gibbs Racing
media at Martinsville Speedway, where
team’s headquarters
later that day one of the team’s drivers,
in North Carolina
Denny Hamlin, won the STP 500, ending while undergoing
a nearly year-long victory drought.
medical treatment.
“Basically, what the doctors say is that
they really don’t know,” he said, adding that what is known is
the support the Gibbs family has received from the NASCAR
community since the news broke.
“We’ve got so many different things and people praying for
us right now; it’s real encouragement for us,” he said.
Gibbs said that he and his other son, Coy, are planning to
increase their involvement with the NASCAR team.
Courtesy of Toyota Racing
Denny Hamlin approaches the finish in the STP 500 on Sunday
at Martinsville Speedway.
J.D. Gibbs will limit work schedule amid health concerns
J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing, has begun treatment for symptoms involving areas of brain function including speech and processing information.
The race team founded by his father, Joe Gibbs, made the
announcement last week, and said that J.D. Gibbs will continue
with many of his day-to-day duties at the Huntersville, North
Carolina, race shop but that his presence at race tracks would be
limited.
The announcement also said that doctors believe Gibbs’ illness is caused by head injuries suffered earlier in his life. He
has been active in several sports including football, auto racing, mountain biking and snowboarding.
J.D. Gibbs is one of the more visible and accessible owners in
the NASCAR garage, and the announcement brought statements of support from people like Gibbs’ one-time driver Tony
Stewart and from NASCAR chairman Brian France.
Stewart posted the following on his Twitter account: “Hoping
the best for J.D. Gibbs and the entire Gibbs family. Such a
huge honor to drive and learn from a great family.”
“We’ve all watched J.D. grow up within our community, and he
NOTEBOOK
So far this Sprint
Cup season, there
have been an
unusually high
number of drivers missing races
for one reason or
another. Kyle Busch
has missed all of the
points-paying races
because of injuries
suffered in a crash Kyle Larson
during the Xfinity
Series race at Daytona International
Speedway. His brother, Kurt Busch,
missed three while suspended due to his
involvement in a domestic violence case
in Delaware. Brian Vickers has missed
four so far due to health issues related
to a heart operation and then blood clots.
And Kyle Larson had to sit out
Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway
after fainting during an autograph session the day before.
Larson was treated at a local hospital,
then flown to Charlotte, N.C., for further
tests. Regan Smith, who filled in for
Kurt Busch for three races, got the call
again at Martinsville and drove Larson’s
No. 42 Chevrolet to a 16th-place finish
at a track he acknowledges is not one of
his best.
“The race car was fast,” Smith said.
“When they called on this, I was
like, ‘Man, why does it have to be
Martinsville?’”
“But it was fun to drive it all day long.
[Crew chief] Chris [Heroy] and the guys,
they worked hard with me, and obviously no two drivers are alike, so I was trying to do a few things a little different.
“We just dug all day.”
SPRINT CUP
STANdINGS
1. Kevin Harvick, 263
2. Joey Logano, 239
3. Martin Truex Jr., 231
Photo Courtesy of Joe Gibbs Racing
Martinsville Speedway, the paper-clip-shaped half-mile oval,
doesn’t look like the kind of track that separates the great
drivers from those who are simply good. But over the years,
it’s worked out that way in a lot of instances.
NASCAR’s all-time win leader, Richard Petty, leads all drivers in Sprint Cup victories at Martinsville with 15. Fellow
Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip is next with 11. Rusty Wallace,
also a NASCAR Hall of Fame member, has seven, while
three other Hall of Fame inductees, Cale Yarborough, Fred
Lorenzen and the late Dale Earnhardt, have six apiece.
Among active drivers, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are
out front in Martinsville wins with eight apiece.
But there’s another driver, Denny Hamlin, who’s running up
Martinsville wins. His victory in Sunday’s STP 500 was his
fifth at the speedway, which puts him ninth on the all-time
Martinsville list. It also ties him with the late Joe Weatherly
for most Cup wins by a Virginia native as both now have 25.
Like many a Martinsville victory by Hamlin and others,
Sunday’s triumph came because he overcame adversity early
in the race and put himself in position to capitalize when his
chief competitors stumbled.
On Sunday, Jeff Gordon appeared poised to take home yet
another of Martinsville’s signature grandfather clock trophies,
but while leading the race with just under 40 laps to go, he
was penalized for speeding on pit road on his final stop and
had to start the final run to the checkered flag from 20th
place.
Hamlin, on the other hand, had things go his way for a
change. He came back from a similar penalty, for an uncontrolled tire on a pit stop at Lap 166, to hold off a charging
Brad Keselowski and record his Joe Gibbs Racing team’s first
Cup win in nearly a year, and the first in the same span for
Toyota.
“It wasn’t scripted by any means, all the adversity we had
to go through,” Hamlin said. “But really, the last 60, 70 laps
played out how they needed to play out for us to win today.”
Keselowski, never before considered one of the drivers to
beat at Martinsville, gave Hamlin a bump off Turn Four
on the final lap, but Hamlin continued on to win, with
Keselowski finishing second over his teammate and polesitter Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth and David Ragan.
Hamlin said he was relieved to break his losing streak,
which started just after his win at Talladega Superspeedway
last spring.
“We’re just not used to not having success, and especially
with the resources that we have,” he said. “[Team owner Joe
Gibbs] expects a lot from us and we expect to be in victory
lane and be up front.”
The victory also assures Hamlin of a berth in the Chase for
the Sprint Cup, a fact that wasn’t lost on him in his post-race
interviews.
“Even though it doesn’t cure things, it makes things better,” he said of the victory. “We’ve got some kinks in our team
right now, but this buys you months of time to get everything
worked out and get all the kinks worked out because we
know we can go on a championship run.
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4. Brad Keselowski, 206
5. Kasey Kahne, 193
6. Ryan Newman, 180
7. Paul Menard, 173
8. Denny Hamlin, 172
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 172
10. Aric Almirola, 170
NASCAR drivers, crew chiefs pushing for new tire standards NUMERICALLY
and probably in [the media center] – that
we need bleeder valves. We just do.
“I came from sprint cars where they’re
built into the wheel. You set them. They
may not be advanced enough for what we
need in a Cup car and Cup tire, but it just
makes sense.”
Gordon said it’s “crazy” the way teams now
deal with increases in air pressure during a
race.
“These big heavy cars build the air pressures up so much that we’re always trying
to start them real low, which causes issues
for Goodyear and the teams,” he said. “Then
they just increase, increase, increase. So
it makes sense to me that we should have
bleeder valves.
“But because we don’t, it’s pushing the
teams to do things.”
Gordon said he has no proof that teams
are tinkering with tires, but he also pointed
out that as the old saying goes: Where
there’s smoke, there’s usually fire.
“When it gets to this level and when you’re
hearing about it and I’m hearing about it
and they are talking about things in meetings with crew chiefs - that tells me that it’s
being done,” he said. “It’s just not clear on
how it’s being done.”
Gordon’s crew chief Alan Gustafson said
that if teams are cheating on tires, a big
penalty will be imposed if they’re caught.
“Obviously NASCAR is trying to make
sure that we are all on a level playing field
and if anybody is violating that they will
SPEAKING
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Courtesy of Toyota Racing
In NASCAR, there are three areas in
which officials simply won’t tolerate any
serious tinkering — engines, fuel and tires.
Crew chiefs were reminded about the
“Big Three” in a meeting at Martinsville
Speedway, and the warning came after persistent rumors that some teams were drilling tiny holes in the tires to slowly bleed
off air. That would allow the tire pressure
to be constant throughout a run instead
of increasing due to the heat generated.
Constant tire pressure should make the
car’s handling more consistent.
The talk ratcheted up after tires were
taken from some race teams after races at
Phoenix International Raceway and Auto
Club Speedway and sent to a third-party
laboratory for evaluation.
In most asphalt short track series, “bleeder” valves are used to keep tire pressure at
a pre-set level. Fans and others often hear
tires make a whistling sound after races as
the bleeders do their jobs.
Since the bleeders aren’t allowed in
NASCAR, teams typically start a run with
really low air pressure in the tires, knowing
that as the tires heat up the pressure also
will rise.
Jeff Gordon, in his regular session with
the media at Martinsville Speedway, said
he’d like to see the bleeder valves allowed in
the major NASCAR series.
“I think a lot of us have speculated for
years about different ways to bleed air from
tires,” he said. “I’ve been saying for years –
Carl Edwards’ No. 19 Arris car takes on fresh
tires during Sunday’s race at Martinsville
Speedway.
pay the price, which they reminded us
[Friday] morning is very stiff,” he said. “That
is all I know. Anything beyond that is speculation besides the fact it is a hot topic.”
Gustafson agreed with Gordon and others that allowing bleeders would be a good
idea, and it also would have the benefit of
improving the durability of the tires as they
would be run on the optimum tire pressure
throughout a run instead of starting out too
low and ending up too high.
“I think it is a valid point and it is something that they can look at for sure to see
if it would improve our sport, not only for
tire durability, but for fairness of competition,” he said, adding that bleeders weren’t
mentioned at the crew chiefs meeting at
Martinsville.
Lead changes
during the STP
500 at Martinsville
Speedway
Drivers who have
finished in the top
10 in all six Sprint
Cup races this season
(Kevin Harvick, Joey
Logano and Martin
Truex Jr.)
Top-10 finishes for
Carl Edwards so
far this season
Laps led this
season by the
three-driver Roush
Fenway Racing team
(Both by Greg Biffle)
3
0
2
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Clinton High School
BASEBALL
04/01 East Bladen
8 - 3 WIN
03/31 Wallace-Rose Hill
6 - 0 WIN
SOFTBALL
03/31 Wallace-Rose Hill
0 - 11 Loss
03/30 East Bladen
1 - 11 Loss
Harrells Christian
BASEBALL
03/31 Arendell Parrott
5 - 6 Loss
03/23 Wilmington Christian
7 - 1 WIN
SOFTBALL
03/31 Arendell Parrott
2 - 6 Loss
03/23 Clinton
25 - 5 WIN
Hobbton High School Lakewood High School Midway High School
BASEBALL
04/01 North Duplin
6 - 7 Loss
03/31 James Kenan
6 - 10 Loss
SOFTBALL
04/01 North Duplin
--03/31 James Kenan
11 - 17 Loss
Dark Horses Defeat
Bulldogs 6-0
BASEBALL
04/01 Princeton
1 - 3 Loss
03/31 Neuse Charter
12 - 1 WIN
SOFTBALL
04/01 Princeton
0 - 17 Loss
03/30 Midway
0 - 15 Loss
BASEBALL
03/31 Union
10 - 0 WIN
03/30 Lakewood
9 - 5 WIN
SOFTBALL
03/31 Union
19 - 2 WIN
03/30 Lakewood
10 - 0 WIN
Union High School
BASEBALL
03/31 Midway
0 - 10 Loss
03/24 Wallace-Rose Hill
1 - 11 Loss
SOFTBALL
03/31 Midway
19 - 2 Loss
03/24 Wallace-Rose Hill
1 - 11 Loss
HCA Takes
First Loss
of Season
6-5 Against
Arendell
Parrott
Academy
Michael Smith’s effort not enough in HCA’s 6-5 loss to Arendell Parrott Academy, the
Crusaders first loss of the season
Michael Smith both hit and pitched well for HCA, but it wasn’t enough as HCA fell to
Arendell Parrott Academy 6-5 at HCA on Tuesday.
Smith racked up three RBIs on three hits for HCA. He homered in the first inning and singled in the third and fifth innings.
Smith worked out of five tough situations for HCA. He pitched seven innings and allowed
two earned runs on seven hits. Smith faced his most difficult moment in the seventh inning.
Even though Bright allowed five runs over eight innings he still recorded the victory. Bright
struck out six, walked three and gave up 10 hits.
Arendell Parrott Academy was sparked by McLawhorn and Beamon, who teamed up for
three hits and two RBIs.
The Clinton High School Dark Horses got great pitching from senior Kris Royal as he
shutout the Wallace Rose-Hill Bulldogs 6-0 in a key conference game played at Clinton
High school Tuesday night. The veteran Royal struck out 8 Bulldogs on his way to a
complete game as the Horses improved to 3-1 in the conference and 4-2 overall with the
victory. Senior center fielder Chandler Whitfield led the Dark Horse offensive attack with
two key RBIs and also scored a run as the Dark Horses led the entire game. Clinton got off
to a quick lead as they scored in the first inning which proved to be all they needed. Both
teams played good solid defense and Royal remained sharp on the mound and it was still
a 1-0 Dark Horse lead after 4 innings. Clinton took advantage of a couple Bulldog errors
and got a couple timely hits as they exploded for a big 5 run fifth inning and had a 6-0 lead
heading into the 6th. Royal had three strikeouts in the last two innings and the Dark Horses
played good defense and the game ended 6-0. The Dark Horses play the next four games
away and will return home on Tuesday April 24th with a key conference match up against
the Pender Patriots. Game time is at 7:00.
Nathan Casteen was charged with the loss. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked
three, struck out one, and allowed two runs.
In the top of the first, Arendell Parrott Academy grabbed the early lead, 1-0. A double by
McLawhorn, scoring Howard started the inning off.
It didn’t take long for HCA to answer as it scored two runs of its own in the first. HCA
scored on A two-run home run by Smith.
One HCA baserunners came all the way around to score in each of the second, fifth and
eighth. In the second, HCA scored on an error, plating Chance Bryant.
Arendell Parrott Academy stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the
eighth, scoring two runs on.
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Clinton wins second consecutive Four
County Men’s Tennis Championship
Clinton defeated East Bladen by the scores of 5-1
and 9-0 to win their second consecutive Four
County men’s tennis championship. Winning singles matches in the first match were Aaron Viser,
Connor Bass, Luke Swartz, Jared Hall, and John
Fox. With winning the first match in singles, the
teams moved straight into the next match and the
Dark Horses swept the singles with Zach Darden
winning his singles match the second time after
falling in the first one.
Clinton secured the sweep in doubles with the
teams of Viser/Bass, Swartz/Tyler Kersey, and
Kade Sutton/Tyler Jania. With the win, the Dark
Horses are 8-2 overall and finish 6-0 in conference
and secured a spot in the NCHSAA 2A State Dual
Team Playoffs which begin April 28th. Clinton
will play several nonconference opponents to prepare for the playoffs and will start at Goldsboro
Rosewood.
Clinton Takes Down
Rosewood 7-2 Tennis
Clinton got a key three set win from #3 seed Jared Hall to beat the Rosewood Eagles 7-2 in
a nonconference match in Goldsboro yesterday. Hall defeated Jake Smith 6-3, 2-6, 12-10
to give the Dark Horses a 4-2 advantage going into doubles. Clinton got their other three
singles wins from #1 Aaron Viser, #2 Connor Bass, and #6 Zach Darden all in straight sets.
Both Viser and Bass moved to 11-0 in singles competition for the season. #4 John Fox and
#5 Luke Swartz both competed hard but fell in third set tiebreaks.
Clinton clinched the match with Viser/Bass winning at #1 doubles 8-2. The Dark Horses
then won the last two doubles with #2 doubles Hall/Fox winning 8-2 and #3 doubles Tyler
Kersey/Tyler Jania winning 8-5. With the win, Clinton moves to 9-2 overall and 6-0 in
Four County conference competition. The next match is scheduled after spring break
April 13 in a nonconference affair at Kinston High.
Lady Dark Horses Take Down Wallace-Rose Hill
and East Bladen, Leaving Both Scoreless
The Dark Horse girls soccer team won Tuesday’s home conference game against Wallace-Rose
Hill by a score of 9-0. The Lady Horses easily defeated the Bull Dogs scoring 8 goals in the first
inning and 1 in the second, leaving Wallace-Rose Hill scoreless. Katey Yang (So) with 4 goals,
Reagan Barefoot (So) with 3, Emily Valenti (Sr) and Kam Miller (So) with both 1 goal each.
The Lady Clinton Dark Horse varsity soccer team won Wednesday’s away conference game
against rival school East Bladen by a score of 7-0. The Dark Horses scored 1 goal in the 1st
inning and 6 in the second, again leaving East Bladen scoreless. Katey Yang (So) with 3 goals,
Grace Reagan (Sr) with 2 and Halla Gilpin (So) and Reagan Barefoot (So) with one each.
The Lady Dark Horse soccer team is having another great year with a season record of Overall
8-2-1 and Conference 5-0.
The Clinton Dark Horse varsity soccer team has an away conference game @ West Bladen on
Tuesday, April 14th at 6pm.
Midway Downs Lakewood
9 to 5, Defeats Union 10-0
The Midway Raiders Varsity Baseball team traveled to Lakewood High School on Monday
afternoon to take on the Lakewood Leopards. Midway defeated Lakewood by a score of 9
to 5.
The Midway Raiders played in another conference game this week on Wednesday against
the Union Spartans. The 7-1 Raiders easily shut-out the Spartans, final score 10-0.
With the first win of the season, the Lakewood Leopards took on Neuse Charter and easily won with a final score of 12-1 on Tuesday. The Lakewood Leopards then took on the
Princeton Bulldogs on
Wednesday night losing
3-1.
The Midway Raiders
baseball team has a neutral tournament game vs.
Terry Sanford on Saturday, April 4th to kick off
the Easter Tournament.
The Lakewood Leopards baseball team has a
home conference game
vs. Hobbton on Tuesday,
April 14.
The Union Spartans baseball team has a home conference game vs. Pender
on Tuesday, April 14.
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Mamie Core Making a Splash on Midway’s Swim Team
held in Clinton or Brunswick Community
College,” she explained. However, many
Raider fans traveled to both venues to
support the team.
Core said she first got involved with the
sport when she was a young girl.
“I have been swimming on a summer
team in Dunn since I was 10,” she said. “I
later joined a year-round team in the 7th
grade at the Wellness Center in Clinton.”
Since then she has never looked back.
“The best advice someone ever gave to
me growing up was ‘No one is going to
hand you anything in life so you’re going to
have to work for what you want’,” she said.
It is advice that she has taken to heart.
Born in Dunn to David and Kim Core,
Mamie moved to the Plain View area when
she was around 5-years-old.
Midway High senior standout Mamie
Core has swam for the Raider swimming
team during her entire high school career
and has been a strong competitor in
the water, placing in the NCHSAA State
Championships for the past three years
and receiving the Raider Award last
year. So it comes as no surprise that the
17-year-old has been named this week’s
Performance Auto/Sampson Weekly Star
Athlete of the Week.
“Being on the swim team means a lot to
me,” she admits, “because it’s such a new
sport and it gets very little recognition.”
“I started swimming because I wanted
to be better than my brother (Daniel),”
Mamie said. She also has a sister, Ruth.
“The thing I like most about swimming is
that your success directly reflects the hard
work you put in as an individual. It is not
a team effort or a lucky shot; it’s just plain
hard work.”
Working hard is something that she has
done in the water and in the classroom,
where her favorite subject is Government
and Politics.
“I love to be well informed on issues that
are going on in our world and things that
will affect my future,” she said.
This fall Core will be attending the University
of North Carolina-Wilmington, where she
will major in Biology.
Core, who recently completed her final
swim season (that runs from November
to February), said that although the team
doesn’t host meets on the Midway High
campus, she was proud to compete in
the 12 meets this season for her school
with the very tight group of 12 Raider
teammates.
“I would like to become an Occupational
Therapist,” she admits. “In the next 10
years I hope to be happily working as an
Occupational Therapist in Wilmington … I
would not mind moving back to Sampson
County because it is such a beautiful area
but I think I’m better suited for the beach.”
“This year most of the swim meets were
And yes, Core does plan on swimming in
PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE Salutes this week’s
college.
“I hope to continue my swimming career at
UNC-W and become part of the fantastic
swim program,” she added.
Although she is sad to be leaving Midway
High School at the end of the school year,
Mamie said she is excited about moving
on with her life.
“I will miss some things about Midway High
School when I graduate but I am very much
looking forward to the next chapter in my
life,” Core said. “I will miss the people, but
I feel like I am now ready and prepared for
‘the real world’.”
While she admits that the best memory
she will take from her high school athletic
career is beating her best time in state
finals during her junior year, Mamie said
she is most proud of being a Raider.
“Being a Midway Raider means always
striving for excellence and nothing less,”
she said. “The support that the swim team
has slowly gained over the past five years
has shown that our school is willing to try
new things.”
One person that helped her develop in
the pool is Coach Dr. Ken Yang.
“I would like to thank my wonderful swim
coach Dr. Ken Yang for not only teaching
me hard work and technique, but also
about how to be a true leader,” she said.
It is Mamie’s hope that those swimming
experiences in the pool will continue at
Midway High School.
“I would like to add that after this year,
the Midway Swim Team will be losing a
lot of seniors,” she noted. “I would hate to
see this sport die out (at the school). So, I
encourage everyone to try out next year
and give this new sport a chance.”
When asked if she had a piece of advice
for a middle schooler coming into high
school, Mamie said, “The best advice
I could give to an upcoming freshman
sound very cliché, but it would be if you
want something bad enough, go out and
get it.”
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Plantar Fasciitis
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By Dr. Tim Kosterman
of Kosterman Chiropractic Center of Clinton
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of
heel pain, and it occurs when a think band of tissue that
runs from your heel bone to your toes gets inflamed
and irritated. This can cause pain in the bottom of the
heel and in the arch of the foot. If you think you may be
suffering from plantar fasciitis, you need to ask yourself
these few questions:
Do you have pain with the first few steps you take in the morning, or after long periods of rest?
Do you have sharp, stabbing pain in the arch of your foot or bottom of your heel?
Does your foot hurt after exercise or activity?
to inflammation of the plantar fascia.
If you answered yes to the questions above you may be suffering from plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is a debilitating condition that if left untreated and inflamed
could lead to a ruptured plantar fascia. The plantar fascia is the think band of
tissue that connects the heel to the toes, and absorbs all the stress you put on your
feet when walking and doing other activities throughout the day.
To determine if someone is suffering from plantar fasciitis, a thorough examination of the muscles surrounding the foot and ankle, the joints in the foot, and the
low back will help determine what is causing the bottom of the foot to become
inflamed. Most of the time plantar fasciitis can be treated conservatively. It may
be treated surgically if the problem won’t go away after 12 months of aggressive
nonsurgical treatment. Some of the most common conservative treatments often
time include: icing the bottom of the foot with a frozen water bottle, rest, exercise,
and supportive orthotics. Laser therapy is becoming a more popular treatment
for plantar fasciitis. Laser therapy stimulates the body’s cells to produce more
energy to help decrease inflammation, increase tissue repair, and decrease pain.
Trigenics is a special technique that helps reconnect the way to the brain communicates with the foot and balances out the muscles surrounding the foot and
ankle to eliminate excess stress to the bottom of the foot. If you think you may be
suffering from plantar fasciitis, don’t let it ruin the quality of your life. Get treatment
as soon as possible because the longer the injury is there, the more debilitating it
will be later in life.
Plantar fasciitis is caused mostly by overuse use and repetitive trauma to the foot
due to improper biomechanics. This can happen due to excessively tight calf
muscles that put stress on the heel bone, which tightens the plantar fascia and
causes inflammation. It can also be caused by weak muscles in the foot and ankle that are not functioning correctly causing pain and irritation. Other risk factors
associated with plantar fasciitis is obesity, flat feet, high arched feet, poorly supported shoes, and repetitive injuries. Many people who suffer from plantar fasciitis
have low back pain. If you’re low back is out of alignment and not moving properly
it can cause an inequality in leg length leading to increased stress on one foot
more than the other. Having that increased stress on one foot over time can lead
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EDUCATION
MCA Students and
ACSI Competitions
Spelling Bee Participants: Front row: Mackenzie Small, Aubrey Herring, Hollin
Autry, Reece Bailey, and Mallory Edwards. Back row: Leah Wheeler, Jerryanna
Butler, Ciera Ellis, Gabby Walters and Brantley Butler
Each spring students at Mintz Christian Academy participate in various competitions
sponsored by ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International).
In January, seventh graders participated in a creative writing competition with categories
such as short story, rhymed verse, and free verse. Many of our seventh graders competed
by writing original stories or poetry, which were then mailed to ACSI for evaluation.
After being evaluated by three different judges, results were as follows: Ryan Barber –
Excellent; Katelyn Fann – Good; Colman House – Excellent; Kaylee Johnson- Excellent;
Sarah Beth White- Excellent; and Daniel Matthews - Excellent.
On Friday, March 6, elementary students in grades 1-4 went to a spelling bee at Grace
Christian School in Raleigh to compete. In first grade, Jerryanna Butler placed 2nd, and
Hollin Autry placed 4th. In second grade, Mallory Edwards placed 3rd.
Then on Saturday, March 7, middle and high school students went to North Raleigh
Christian Academy for a speech meet. Three middle school students and one high school
student attended, and all earned “excellent” ribbons. Cameron Knowles (9th grade) prepared a devotional homiletic, Jacob Shirley (7th grade) delivered a humorous monologue,
Justin Lucas (7th grade) performed a dramatic reading, and Katelyn Fann (6th grade)
narrated a humorous reading.
Congratulations to all these dedicated and talented students for their accomplishments!
Speech Meet Participants: Katelynn Fann, Cameron Knowles, Jacob Shirley
and Justin Lucas
Creative Writing Participants: Kaylee Johnson, Daniel Matthews, Meredith Royal,
Sarah Beth White, Ryan Barber, Katelynn Fann and Colman House
Lakewood’s Jeanette Nunnery Named EC Teacher of Excellence
Lakewood High School educator
Jeanette Nunnery was recently honored by The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction at
their annual conference.
“I was hired as a Teacher Assistant at Salemburg Elementary working in first and second
grade classrooms,” she explained. “I transferred to Lakewood High School during the 20002001 school year to work with the Occupational Course of Study program as a teacher assistant and job coach. This is when I first started working with students with learning disabilities.”
At the awards Gala during the conference, held at the Four Seasons
Convention Center in Greensboro,
Nunnery was named the 2014-15
Exceptional Children’s Teacher of
Excellence.
A friend and educator Mary Fisher, encouraged Nunnery to go back to college and get her
degree. “She was the teacher that I worked with when I came to Lakewood in 2000 and I was
her job coach and teacher assistant,” Nunnery explained. “I returned to school, completing a
Teaching Degree of Special Education from East Carolina University in 2009. I have served
as EC Chairperson for the past two years at Lakewood and continue to teach the Occupational Course of study to students with learning disabilities.”
The award means more to Nunnery
because deciding votes for her came
directly from her co-workers and
colleagues.
Being honored as the 2014-15 Exceptional Children’s Teacher of Excellence is something
that is appreciated by Nunnery, because she has always wanted to make a difference in young
lives.
“I was honored to have been selected by colleagues of Special Educators of Sampson County,” she admits. “It proves to me that what I do
to make student’s lives better does
not go unnoticed.”
“Teaching is something that came to me as an answered prayer,” she explained. “I was
30-years-old at the time I started working in the education system. After having my own
children and being able to stay at home with them until they reached school age, the opportunity seemed to fall right in place. It gives me satisfaction to know that I can truly make
a difference, whether great or small and there is someone on the receiving end that really
appreciates it.”
Nunnery said that her students shared in her achievement.
When asked what she wants to give to her students, Nunnery said simply, “The knowledge to
know that they have something to give society- whether great or small.”
“My students were so happy to know that I have received this award,” she explained. “We
shared in the excitement by me showing pictures of the Awards Gala in Greensboro upon
my return.”
Which is why when Nunnery got the call from Ann Johnson, EC Director of Sampson
County Schools notifying her she was named 2014-15 Exceptional Children’s Teacher of
Excellence, she realized how her much her hard work was appreciated.
Nunnery has worked in the Sampson County School system since August of 1996.
Congratulations Mrs. Nunnery – you are making a difference!
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The North Carolina
Governor’s School has
selected two students
from Clinton High
School to attend this
summer.
Karley Thornton will
attend Governor’s School
West at Salem College
in Winston Salem in the
area of dance; and Sydney Simmons will attend
Governor’s School East
at Meredith in Raleigh in
mathematics.
Pictured Right:
Karley Thornton and
Sydney Simmons
Week of April 3-9, 2015
Crossword
Puzzle
CLUES ACROSS
1. Milk producer
4. Am. Music Awards
8. Engaged in
10. Moved over the water
12. Deflects in fencing
14. Southwest or United
15. Elin’s ex
17. Signing
18. Macao’s monetary unit
19. 1st Korean pres. Syngman
20. The god of the sun
21. Old world, new
23. Metal food storage container
24. Dutch colonist
26. 2 source sound system
29. Prohibitions
30. Oh, God!
31. Poly and Octa are some
32. Clip
33. 1st, 2nd and home
35. Highest cards
36. Equals 1/100 afghani
37. One and only
39. Don’t know when yet
40. Ripped
41. Smallest whole number
43. White vestment worn by priests
44. C.S. Forester officer Horatio
48. Made it forbidden
51. Monkshood or helmetflower
52. Director Spielberg
53. Palm tree fruits
54. Mild yellow Dutch cheese
55. In favor of
CLUES DOWN
1. Goods carried by ships
2. Shrek is one
3. Stream fence to catch fish
4. Air America Radio
5. 1/1000 of an inch
6. AKAs
7. Detector
8. Voluntarily set aside
9. Morning moisture
10. VI
11. A small wooded hollow
12. Parent Teacher Assoc.
13. Arranged according to size
14. Gulf in the Arabian Sea
16. The Mississippi’s largest tributary
22. Comb-plate
24. Prohibits
25. The early stages
27. Breastplate
28. Popular spoken music
29. Cattle genus
31. 61036 IL
32. Crusted over a wound
33. US VP 1801 - 1805
34. More flamboyant
35. Remove an organ or bodily
structure
36. Russin weight unit = 36 lbs
38. Siberian nomads
39. Makes lacework
40. At a specific prior time
42. Before
45. Binary coded decimal
46. Loiter
47. Upon
49. Egg cells
50. Original equipment manufacturer
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CRIME
Arrest Reports
03-26 Elizabeth De La Piedra Vasquez, 25;
191 Jonathan Lane, Clinton; Misdemeanor
Larceny; Secured Bond $2,500; Court 0420
03-27 Crystal Renee Washington, 3550
Big Piney Grove Rd., Clinton; DWI;
Unsecured Bond $1,000; Court 05-18
03-27 Randy Sanchez Perez, 20; 3666
Garland Hwy., Clinton; Failure to AppearDWI; Failure to Appear- Drive After
Consuming Under 21
03-27 James Michael McLeod, 34; 813
South 12th St., Erwin; Failure to AppearAssault on a Female; Failure to AppearSimple Assault; Secured Bond $4,000;
Court 04-14
03-27 John Joel Dominguez, 18; Failure
to Appear- Misdemeanor Simple Affray;
Secured Bond $500; Court 04-20
03-28
Bernabe Ramirea, 19; 224
Longview Lake Rd., Garland; DWIAlcohol and/or Drugs; All Traffic (except
DWI); Secured Bond $1,500; Court 04-16
03-29 Willie Jamey Thompson, 38; 1009
306 World Tour Blvd., Myrtle Beach; DWI;
Speeding 48/35 zone; Unsecured Bond;
Court 04-20
03-30 Rosa Maria Medina, 19; 77 Ten
Acre Lane, Clinton; Failure to AppearFailure to Comply; Unsecured Bond $305;
Court 04-23
03-30 Vallice Latrelle Troublefield, 35;
626 Ferrell St., Clinton; Second DegreeTrespass; Unsecured Bond $1,000; Court
04-22
03-30 Paul Allen Boykin II, 26; 3008 Matthis
Rd., Clinton; Criminal Damage to Property
(Vandalism); Secured Bond $2,000; Court
04-28
03-30 Charles Thomas Smith, 55; 427 Hunt
Lane, Clinton; Domestic Communicating
Threats; No Bond; Court 04-28
03-30 Tyron Lamont Parker, 38; 81 JS
Stevens Lane, Turkey; Simple Physical
Assault; Unsecured Bond $2,000; Court 0421
03-30 Christy Lynn Campbell, 25; 4460
Keener Rd., Clinton; Failure to Comply; Court
04-16
03-31 Tonya Bridges Wilbourne, 38; 101
Stanbourne Lane, Clinton; Failure to Appear/
Failure to Comply; Secured Bond $45,000;
Court 04-24
03-31 Bill Lamont Strickland, 36; 405
Webster Dr., Dunn; Domestic Assault on a
Female; No Bond; Court 04-21
03-31 Phillip Dudley Baldwin, 51; 463
Beaman Woods, Clinton; Failure to AppearDWLR; Failure to Appear- Failure to Reduce
Speed; Secured Bond $500; Court 04-22
03-31 Helen Faye Osborne-Johnson, 56;
570 Kader Merritt Rd., Harrells; 5 Counts:
Failure to Appear- Simple Worthless Checks;
Secured Bond $1,500; Court 04-14
Births
-Mia Angelie Garcia born on March 23, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center
to Fernando Abraham Garcia Herrera and Sofia Day Cruz
-Maddison Faith Brown born on March 23, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical
Center to Thomas Richard Brown and Autumn Marie Brown
Deaths
-Amelia Abrego-Ceniceros
-Rose Gadd
-Waitus Harding Lambert
-Harriet Miranda Mitchell
-Katherine Gail Mishoe
Marriage Certificates
-Gregory Tyler Philips to Brianna Nicole Ely
-Ryan Andrew Barefoot to Tori Elizabeth Rose
-Shane Michael Foster to Tanya Michelle Cramer
-Johnathan Walter Smith to Megan Marie Bordeaux
-Raymond Chadwick Johnson to Tracy Lynn Bullard
-Jeremy Brian Medlin to Bonnie Renee Lambert
-Jarvis Wesley Blount to Katelan Grace Blandin
Land Transfers
-Gregory Allen Hopper, Allie Peck Hopper to Snow Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Roseboro Inc- 2 Tracts Little Coharie
-Nancy W Edwards to Nancy W Edwards- 2 Tracts Plainview
-Edward Pietrolaj Jr to Gloria Rouse Pietrolaj- 0.618 Acres South Clinton
-Donald E Hawley, Joyce P Hawley to Donald E Hawley Revocable Trust and
Donald E Hawley/Tr- 2 Parcels w/exceptions
- Donald E Hawley, Joyce P Hawley to Gordon Russell Hawley and Rhonda
Barwick Hawley- Tract 1 5.73 Acres
-Hazel Christine Williams Overton Estate, Mona Celeste Williams/PR to Jimmy
Fitzgerald- Tract 1 1.55 Acres Dismal
-Kenneth Wayne Bass, Annette Harrell Sutton, Carla Britt Sutton, Robert Clay
Thompson to Teresa Sutton Bass, Donald Kent Sutton, Melinda Sutton Thompson0.86 Acres Sampson
-Charles Bennett, Debra McPhail Bennett, Kathryn Lee McPhail to Offie B Tew
IV- Tract A 16.41 Acres
-Betty D McKethan, Charles Edward McKethan to Charles Elwood McKethan/
WATA, Charles Edward McKethan- 0.50 Acres Sampson
-Marvin Bullard/By AIF, Debbie Bullard Holland/AIF to Billshay Enterprise LLC1.45 Acres Lot 52 Quail Run Subdivision Belvoir
-Marvin Bullard/By AIF, Debbie Bullard Holland/AIF to Billshay Enterprise LLC1.33 Acres Lot 50 Quail Run Subdivision Belvoir
-Elton Mark Parker. Mark Parker/AKA, Tina Whitaker Parker to Elton Mark Parker
and Tina Whitaker Parker- 2 Tracts
-Rebecca N Culbreth, Steven L Culbreth to Vander Built Homes of NC LLC- Lot 6
0.89 Acres Little Coharie
-JS Investment Holdings LLC, Jurgen Stanley/MGR to Realty Income Properties
29 LLC- 0.90 Acres w/exceptions North Clinton
-John Vermeulen to Paula Renee Brinkley- 1.00 Acres Lot 21 Piney Grove
-Affordable Homes/DBA, CMH Inc to Cora Myers Allen- Lot 1 Sampson
-Delzora L Atkinson to Rhonda Michelle Atkinson- 0.66 Acres Lot 3 Royal W.
Wilson Property
-Morgan Farming Company LLC to Georgiana LLC- 26.83 Acres North Clinton
-Marie White Warren, Wade Graham Warren to Bonnie W Jackson and Miles F
Jackson- 2 Tracts w/exceptions Mingo
-DADS Inc to DADS Holdings LLC- Lot 1 2.10 Acres
03-31 Jimmy Kayloup Pilkington, 69; 185 Plug
Lane, Autryville; Injury to Personal Property;
Written Promise to Appear; Court 04-01
04-01 Tyree Montrell Williams, 23; 107 Water
Oak Lane, Newton Grove; Failure to AppearShoplifting Concealment Goods; Secured Bond
$5,000; Court 04-22
04-01 Amanda Dawn Bell, 37; 300 Jones St.,
Apt. A; Salemburg; 2 Counts: Failure to AppearNo Operators License; Failure to AppearOperate Vehicle No Insurance; 2 Counts: Simple
Possession of SCH IV CS; Failure to AppearSimple Possession of SCH II CS; Failure to
Appear- Speeding; Failure to Appear- DWLR;
Secured Bond $4,000; Court 04-29
04-01 Douglas M Daughtry, 69; 1062 Kitty Fork
Rd., Clinton; Simple Assault; Written Promise to
Appear; Court 04-21
04-01 Harry Love Nunnery II, 34; 6451 Plain
Hwy., Dunn; 2 Counts: Communicating Threats;
Secured Bond $5,000; Court 04-30
04-01 Arthur Lee Ruffin, 53; 208 Lewis
St., Clinton; Drug Violations- Equipment/
Paraphernalia-Using
Incident/Investigation Reports
03-28 Betty Merritt reported the Larceny of
her Air Conditioner from her residence located
at 304 E Roseboro St., Roseboro.
03-28 Scotchman reported the Larceny/
Shoplifting of a Case of Bud Light from their
store located at 210 E Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd., Roseboro.
03-28 Chris Jackson reported the Larceny of
his Rims and Tires located at 125 Lee’s
Chapel Church Rd., Dunn.
03-30 Daniel Wilson reported the Theft
of his Vehicle from his residence located
at 1674 Auctioneer Rd., Clinton.
03-30 Carlos Perez reported a Burglary
located at 11 Madison Mobley Lane,
Turkey. No items were reported missing.
03-30 Anthony Smith reported the
Larceny of his Firearm located at 125
Thornton Rd., Dunn.
03-31
Joanna Tucker reported a
Burglary at her residence located at 112
Pumpkin Lane, Clinton. Item reported
missing a Handgun.
03-31 Shirley Montague reported the
Larceny of her Vehicle located on I-40
Exit 355, Faison.
04-01 Jimmy Tyndall reported the
Larceny of his Firearm located at 1045
Hollerin Rd., Dunn.
04-01 Johnny Lucas reported a Burglary
at his residence located at 5707 Dunn
Rd., Roseboro. Item reported missing a
46” LED TV.
04-01 Annetta Johnson reported a
Burglary located at 78 Jeanette Lane,
Godwin. No items were reported
missing.
04-01 Joyce Umbarger reported the
Larceny of her Medication located at
6417 Plainview Hwy., Dunn.
-Richard K Honeycutt/AKA, Richard Keith Honeycutt, Yvonne W Honeycutt to Keith
Honeycutt LLC- 2 Tracts w/exceptions
-First Federal Bank to Larry I Cooke and Pamelia Smith Cooke- Lot 2 0.70 Acres
Plainview
-Angela Diane Neal, Patrick Gardner Neal to John Clifton Faircloth- 0.80 Acre Tract
1 Little Coharie
-Helen Stancil Barbour, Ricky Barbour, Stella Stancil Fish, Vernon Fish, Marshall
Hinson, Patricia Tart Hinson, Christy Stancil Hubbard, Roger Hubbard, Henry
Wayne Jackson/TR, Gale Johnson, Tammy Tart Johnson, Jimmy Neighbors, Kay
Stancil Neighbors, Robert’s Grove Church, Gloria Stancil, Keith Stancil, Nicholas
Brian Stancil, Richard Stancil, Ruby Stancil, Aubrey Tart, Chris Tart, Tommy Tart,
Tommy Tyndall/TR, Barbara Stancil Wheeler, Otha Wheeler to Gabriela Valenuela
Aleman, Magdaleno Alejo Rios- 3.64 Acres Mingo
-Rufus L Davis to Carlos R Alguera- Lot 10 BP Bradshaw Second Lot Division North
Clinton
-James Lee Raynor Jr to Cassandra Ingram Raynor- 1.89 Acres Little Coharie
-Balam Surles, Mary W Surles to Gerredd Raynor-0.52 Acres Tract 3 Newton Grove
-HUD, Secretary of HUD of Washington DC to Lelys Sagastume- Lot 8 Serenity
Lake Section 1 Belvoir
-Stephen H Davenport Jr to Katherine J Davenport and Stephen H Davenport Jr145.14 Acres Lisbon
-Kathy H McPhail, Robert D McPhail to Kathy H McPhail, Robert D McPhail- 1.47
Acres Dismal
-Bryan Jackson, Bryan Scott Jackson to Kathryn Scott Jackson- 0.95 Acres Parcel
5B Belvoir
-April Jean Autry to Kimberly Brooke Singley, Pamela Singley, Richard E Singley3.08 Acres Lot 6 Dismal
-Larry Felton Naylor to Donna Reedy Melton, Michael Harold Melton- Tract 2 1.20
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DELWAY
Mrs. Cynthia Marie Jones
“Cindy” Robinson 53, of 1740
W. Magnolia Lisbon Rd. died at
her home, Saturday, March 28,
2015. Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at 11:00 AM
from Siloam Baptist Church with
Rev. Tim Register officiating. Burial
followed in the Harrells Cemetery.
Born in 1961 in Sampson County,
Cindy was the daughter of the late Eddie Jones Jr. and Doris
Blanton Jones of Harrells. She was a lifetime member of Siloam
Baptist Church where she served as nursery director, Sunday
school secretary and the church clerk. Cindy was a member
of the Elizabeth-Keith Sunday School Class. She was a 1979
graduate of Union High School and was a devoted Secretary and
office manager of Royal-Hall Funeral Home since June of 1984.
She is survived by her husband and high school sweetheart: Joe
Robinson, one daughter: Melissa Bass and husband Matthew of
Clinton, two brothers: Jerry Jones of Clinton and Joe Jones of
Wallace, four sister’s in law: Jane Robinson, Shelia Hobbs, Faye
Jones, Gail McGirt, two grandchildren: William “Will” Robinson
Bass and Emerson AnnMarie Bass; nieces: Sally Jones, Jessica
Freeman and husband Brady, and Katie Robinson; nephews:
Christopher Williams, Andrew Jones, Jeremy Robinson and wife
April, Jason Robinson, Jonathan Jones and Timothy Robinson.
The family received friends Tuesday night from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at
Royal-Hall Funeral Home and other times at her home. Flowers
are welcome, but memorials may be made to Siloam Baptist
Church Nursery Fund, 833 Tomahawk Hwy., Harrells, NC. 28444.
Condolences may be sent by visiting www.royalhallfuneralhome.
com. Royal-Hall is honored to serve the Robinson family.
Garland
Mr. Waydell “Pete” Johnson 74 of 135 Longview Lake Rd.
Garland, NC, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley
Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. Funeral service will be held
at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 04, 2015 at Smith Chapel Church
7485 Old Mintz Hwy., Garland, NC, by the Reverend Jerry
Parker. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Johnson is
survived by his wife, Shirley Herring Johnson, three daughters,
Dona Johnson Hambric of Teaneck, N.J., Sharon Johnson of
Elizabethtown, Sylvia Johnson of
New York, NY, one son, Waydell
Johnson Jr. of New York, NY,
mother, Fannie Parker Johnson
of Garland, three sisters, Arlene
Marie Sturdivant of Garland,
Carlis Melvin of Roseboro,
Patricia Crumpler-Wright of
Philadelphia, Pa, three brothers,
Albert Johnson of Clinton,
Nathan Johnson, Gerald Johnson
both of Garland, 9 grandchildren. The public will be received
Friday, April 03, 2015 from 1:00P.M.-7:00P.M., with family
present from 6:00P.M.-7:00P.M. at Carter Funeral Home in
Garland.
ROSE HILL
Mr. Aubrey Rubin Moore, 91, of 100 Balkcum Road, died
Friday, March 27, 2015 at his home. A funeral service was held at
3 P.M., Monday, March 30, 2015,
at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral
Home, with the Reverend
William J. Tew, Reverend Joyce
Carter and Reverend Ray Carter,
Jr. officiating. Interment will
follow in the Moore Family
Cemetery at Moore’s Bridge
Road, Rose Hill, NC. Mr. Moore
was born in 1923 in Sampson
County to the late Franklin
Scott Moore and Lillian Ila Carter Moore. He was a farmer and
a member of the Salem United Methodist Church. Aubrey was
preceded in death by brothers, Stacey Moore, Gordon Moore,
and a sister Cleo Moore. Survivors include; his wife of sixtynine years, Louise Matthis Moore; daughter, Brenda Moore Coats
and husband Charles; two grandchildren, Rubin Scott Coats
and Bradford Lynn Coats and wife Tina; 2 great-grandchildren,
Dylan Coats and Caleb Coats. The family received friends from
6 P.M. – 8 P.M., Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Crumpler-Honeycutt
Funeral Home and at other times at the home. The family would
like to extend their grateful appreciate to Mr. Aubrey’s caregivers;
Sudie Cannady, Mary Underwood, Blanche Valdivia, Karina
Valdiva, Marilyn Cannady, and Catherine, Mikey and Teresa of
Community Homecare and Hospice. Condolences may be sent
to the family at www.crumpler-honeycutt.com. Arrangements
are by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, 118 Fayetteville St.,
Clinton, NC 28328
STEDMAN
Mrs. Linda Mugrage, 66 of
Stedman, passed away, Friday,
March 27, 2015 at Cape Fear
Valley Medical Center. Linda
was a loving wife, mother,
grandmother, aunt and friend,
who will be missed by all who
knew her. Funeral services
will be held at 2:00 PM Friday,
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OBITUARIES
April 3, 2015 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman. Interment will
follow at Fisher Cemetery. The family will receive friends from
1:00 PM-1:50 PM Friday before the service at the funeral home.
She is survived by her husband, Christopher Mugrage; sons,
Philip, Jason and Michael Mugrage; daughter, Kristin Mugrage; 6
Grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers,
memorial may be made to the SPCA. Arrangements entrusted to
Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC.
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Mrs. Mary Lois Peterson 77 of 1039 S. 54th St., formerly of
Garland, NC died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at her residence. Mrs.
Peterson was born April 14, 1937 in Garland, NC the daughter
of the late James Oscar Simpson and Annie Lois Simpson. She
attended and graduated from the Sampson County School System.
She later graduated from Culinary School in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mary worked at Quarter makers, where she made uniforms for
the United States Army. Mary was the business owner of the
Peterson Cleaning Company located in Philadelphia, Pa. Later in
life Mary became a Crossing Guard for the Philadelphia School
System and worked in this
capacity until her illness. Funeral
service will be held at 1:00 P.M.
Saturday, April 04, 2015 at Carter
Funeral Home, by the Reverend
Milton Tyler. Burial will follow
in the Simpson Cemetery on
Hill Circle Rd. in Garland.
Mrs. Peterson is survived by
her husband, Robert Peterson,
daughter, Denise Peterson,(Twin
of Diane Peterson, deceased), Diane Peterson(Mr. Booe), son,
Etwin Peterson (Sabrina), sisters and brothers, Jean Allen
Mason(deceased) Eva Simpson of Garland, Minister Carolyn
Davis of Boston, Ma., Marilyn Colton (James) of Brockton, Ma,
Minister Joyce Burns of Newburgh, NY, Rev. Fleeta Simpson of
Philadelphia, Pa, Gladette Mitchell (Charles) of Wilson, NC, Judy
Simpson of Garland, Katie Florence Simpson(deceased), James
Junior Simpson (deceased), Roger Simpson of Garland, and
Mary Tyler (Miliken) of Cary, a number of grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, a host of cousins and friends. The public will be received
from 1:00P.M.-5:00P.M. Friday, April 03, 2015 at Carter Funeral
Home in Garland. Service by Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
CLINTON
Mr. Jose Luis Lopez Ramirez, 33, of 814 Peachtree St., died
Monday, March 23, 2015 in Raleigh, NC. A funeral mass was held
at 7 P.M., Wednesday, April 1,
2015 at Immaculate Conception
Church at 104 East John St.,
Clinton, with Father Mark Betti
officiating . Jose, born in 1982 in
Mexico, was the son of Luz Maria
Raminez Garcia and Audon
Lopez Lejes. He was a window
installer in the construction
industry and a member of the
Immaculate Conception Church.
In addition to his parents he is survived by his wife; Olvia Yajaira
Navarro Lopez; three children, Jose Martinez, Ashenk Lopez,
and Aexan Lopez; four sisters and four brothers. The family
received friends from 8 P.M. – 10 P.M. Wednesday, April 1, 2015
at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent
to the family at www.crumpler-honeycutt.com. Arrangements
are by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, 118 Fayetteville St.,
Clinton, NC 28328.
CLINTON
Mr. Ronald Douglas “Ronnie” Williams 55, of 409 Inverness Rd.,
died at his home Sunday, March 29, 2015. Funeral services were
held Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Mt. Vernon Missionary
Baptist Church with Rev. E.C. Mattocks and Rev. Jimmy Flowers
officiating. Burial followed at Grandview Memorial Park. Born in
1959, in Sampson County, Ronnie
was a member of Mt. Vernon
Missionary Baptist Church and
Owner/Operator of D & R Auto
Sales. He was a member of the
Coharie Country Club and an
Avid Golfer. He is survived by
his wife: Deborah “Debbie”
Williams. Daughter April Renae
Williams of Asheville. Son Jerry
Alan Williams and wife Allison of Moyock, NC. Mother, Allie Lee
Avery of Clinton. Sister, Teresa Williams of Fayetteville. Brother,
Larry Avery of Clinton. Two grandchildren, Graysen Williams and
Tucker Williams, two fur babies, Bella and Marilyn and two special
friends, Tracy and Lou Weeks. He was preceded in death by his
brother Stanley Williams. The family received friends Wednesday
night from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Royal-Hall Funeral Home, and other
times at his home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
“Tim’s Gift”, 108 Northeast Blvd, Clinton, NC 28328. Condolences
may be sent by visiting www.royalhallfuneralhome.com. RoyalHall is honored to serve the Williams family.
AUTRYVILLE
Mr. Donnie Woodrow “Woody” Hall, 76 of 2054 Sivertson
Road, Autryville, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at Betsy
Johnson Hospital in Dunn. A graveside service was held at 2:00
P.M. Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the George Horne Cemetery, South
River Road, Autryville, with Pastor Alan Roberts officiating. Mr.
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Hall was born on December 26,
1938 in Sampson County. He is
preceded in death by his mother,
Lillie Ella Hall; and his wife,
Margie Long Hall. He worked for
many years as a carpenter with
Highland Lumber in Fayetteville
and then as a security guard
with Crumpler Plastic Pipe in
Roseboro. He is survived by six
daughters, Pearlie Flowers, Susan
Sutton and Sheila Frischmann all of Autryville, Isla Bolen and
Essie Nash both of Chicago, IL, and Marcia Averett of Raeford;
one son, Clarence Flowers of Autryville; 13 grandchildren and
11 great grandchildren. The family received friends from 6:00 to
8:00 P.M. Wednesday evening at Butler Funeral Home, Roseboro,
and other times at his home. Arrangements entrusted to Butler
Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.
AUTRYVILLE
Mrs. Greta Mae Amick Baker, 77 of Autryville passed away
on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at her home. She was a loving wife,
mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by her family
and friends. Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Baker was a
native of Martinburg, PA and the daughter of the late Hines Clare
and Freda Amick. She worked as a waitress. She is survived by
her husband, Francis Baker of the home; one son, Robert Baker
and wife, Joan of Autryville; three daughters, Francine McElheny
and husband, Thomas of Autryville, Maria Crusan and husband,
Vincent of Ohio and Antoinette Wilson and husband, Charles of
Virginia. She is also survived by many grandchildren and many
many great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK
73123-1718. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535
Clinton Road, Stedman, NC 28391.
Willard
Mr. Robert Earl “Bob” Bass 88, of 2400 Wilmington Hwy., died
at Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Benson
Tuesday, March 31, 2015. A memorial service will be held
Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Royal-Hall Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Herring officiating. Born in
1927, in Sampson County, Bob was the son of the late Willie C.
and Annie Ruth Baggett Bass. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy,
an avid musician and a member of Harmony Baptist Church.
He was the widow of the late Helen Bass and Ellen C. Bass. He
is survived by his four sons: Tommy Bass and wife, Cindy of
Clinton, Donald Bass of Clinton, Bobby Bass of Shallotte, NC.
and Timmy Bass of Willard, NC. One daughter: Brenda Boone
and husband, Billy of Clinton. One sister: Wilda Barker and
husband, Alton of Clinton. One brother: Walter Glenn Bass and
wife, Mildred of Hope Mills. Six grandchildren and twelve greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers: W.C.
Bass and Larry Bass. Sister: Vennie Pearl Hobbs. The family will
receive friends one hour prior to the service starting at 10:00
A.M. at Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel. Condolences may be
sent by visiting www.royalhallfuneralhome.com. Royal-Hall is
honored to serve the Bass family.
SALEMBURG
Mrs. Mittie C. Faircloth, 82 of 2836 White Woods Road,
Salemburg, NC died Monday, March 30, 2015 at home. The
funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be
announced later by the Brock Memorial and Worley Funeral
Home, Clinton, NC.
FAISON
Mr. Noe Guajardo 24, of 414 Brewer Rd, died at UNC Hospital
in Chapel Hill Friday, March 27, 2015. Funeral services were
held Monday, March 30, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Royal-Hall Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Victor Serrano officiating. Burial
followed in the Clinton Cemetery. Born on October 16, 1990 in
Duplin County, Noe was the son of Gustavo Guajardo and Maria
Guerrero. He was a student at Sampson Community College. In
addition to his parents, Noe is survived by six sisters, Monica
Marrero and husband Enrique of Mt. Olive, Marisela Guajardo
of Dalton, Ga., Griselda Tinajero and husband Oscar of Dunn,
Lizet Montoya and husband Hasson of Mt. Olive, Patricia Lopez
and husband Marco of Clinton, Maria Christina Guajardo of
Faison. One brother, Gustavo Guajardo Jr. of Faison. The family
received friends Sunday, March 29, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 P.M.
at the Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel and other times at his
home, 414 Brewer Rd., Faison, NC. SAN JUAN 11:25 Dijo Jesus:
Yo soy la Resurreccsion y la vida; El que cree en mi, aunque este
muerto; “VIVIRA”. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.
royalhallfuneralhome.com. Royal-Hall is honored to serve the
Guajardo family.
GARLAND
Mrs. Eula H. Monroe 87 of 605 Airport Rd., died Wednesday,
April 01, 2015 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter
Funeral Home in Garland.
SALEMBURG
Brenda Sue Rich, Age-56, 2351 Zoar Church Rd, Salemburg,
N.C. died on Sunday. Funeral services were held on
Thursday 2pm, 4/2/15, Snow Hill Baptist Church, Roseboro,
N.C. Interment in the Roseboro Cemetery. Public viewing
Wednesday 4/1/15, 1 to 6pm, Butler & Son Funeral Home,
Roseboro, N.C.
...People Need People... -author unknown
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will
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Chamber Chat
With Janna Bass
I am excited to welcome Jacqueline Sanders as the
Administrative Assistant with the Clinton-Sampson
Chamber of Commerce. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Jacqueline was raised in Fresno, California but moved
to Sampson County during her Junior year of high
school. A graduate of Lakewood High School and
Fayetteville Technical Community College with her
Associates Degree in Paralegal Technology, Jacqueline and her husband Leon are excited to be a part of the community within
Sampson County. With her personal philosophy of life to be kind, generous,
helpful and honest – I know Jacqueline will be a great asset to our Chamber
members and the community.
Jacqueline states, “Since my earliest school days and childhood I have been
interested in the pursuit of knowledge and truth, a search which was inspired
by my parents and enhanced by my teachers. This has stayed with me into
adult life and I now find myself realizing the importance and beauty of different
ideas and principles. My aim therefore, is to develop this approach to life and
to share it with others through everything I do. I am very excited to be a part
of the Chamber and look forward to many years of working with Chamber
members and contributing to the effectiveness and overall achievements of
our community.”
Again, I am so excited to have
Jacqueline as a part of the
Chamber team and we look
forward to working with each
Chamber member and within
the community to continue to
promote Sampson County to
spur economic growth and an
increased quality of life.
With so many exciting opportunities coming up, I encourage you to take advantage of
your Chamber membership by
networking at the upcoming
Business after Hours hosted
by The Ashford Inn on Thursday, April 9th. Bring your business card and let the Chamber
work for you!
As always, give us a call if we can be of assistance or if you would like to learn
more about getting involved within the Chamber and Sampson County. Visit
our website at www.clintonsampsonchamber.org or call 910-592-6177.
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Congratulations
Chamber Member of the Week
Congratulations to the Chamber’s Member of the Week, Sampson Community College
Foundation. The primary purpose of the Foundation is to cultivate a broad base of community
support for the college and seek external funds through the private sector to support the
college mission. Gifts to the Foundation go to fund student scholarships and to support staff
and student programs. The Foundation promotes the College through community outreach and
public relations. The Foundation Board members represent the business and civic leadership
of the county and serve as a bridge to the community interests. For more information about
Sampson Community College Foundation, please contact Executive Director Lisa Turlington
at 910-592-8081 or e-mail [email protected]. Visit their website at www.sampsoncc.
edu. For more information about the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce, please call 910592-6177, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.clintonsampsonchamber.org.
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By Brenda Brown
Social Security Public
Affairs Specialist
in Fayetteville, NC
April has arrived, and spring is here! As we say “goodbye”
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