Creswell
Creswell, NC · Business
Raleigh News & Observer
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Neuse News
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The Hargrove heirs settle an inheritance.
Deed book 290, page 587, Wilson County Register of Deeds office. We first met Duncan J. Hargrove here, going down slow after believing himself to be hoodooed. The deed above reveals a different source of stress in Hargrove’s latter years, financial foes that led to the loss of much of his real estate.
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Tabby's Pantry
A Regional Food Distributor Is Winding Down Three Sites, and 181 Jobs Are on the Line
Foster is winding down its North Carolina food distribution operations in Winston-Salem, Greenville, and Colfax after losing major customer contracts. State WARN filings list 181 affected workers, with separations running through March 5, 2027.
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Charlotte Observer
Mystery tufts sticking out of walls at 1800s NC farm identified under microscope
A mystery popped out of the walls during restoration work at an 18th century farm in eastern North Carolina, and it looked a lot like hair, photos show. The strange discovery was made earlier this month at the Historic Hayes Farm in Edenton, where restoration specialist Andrew Ownbey is restoring key parts of the 194-acre farming complex. Photos show the wispy material emerged from between the walls of a loft built over the kitchen, which dates to 1817 and suffered a roof fire in the late 19th century. Ownbey was certain it was an intentional part of the construction. “I suspected wool, since it survived the fire,” he said in an Oct. 15 Facebook post. He was wrong. Believing “good detective work will lead to a proper preservation,” Ownbey submitted fibers for a microscopic analysis by Virginia-based art conservator Amelia Jensen. “She was able to identify the fibers as cotton,” Ownbey says. So why was cotton jammed into cracks? Ownbey suspects it was used like to a type of caulk to insulate the walls. “The cotton ‘caulk’ is unusual. Maybe there are other examples, but I’ve never seen it. Other buildings on the site are done differently,” Ownbey told The