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Midway’s Larry Blanks Signs With St. Andrews By AL MYATT Sports Editor Midway football standout Larry Blanks signed to play at St. Andrews in Laurinburg on Wednesday during a ceremony in the Midway library. “I like the campus and they have what I want to study (business),” Blanks said. After playing both sides of the ball during his career with ...

God’s House Of Prayer News God’s House of Prayer, located at 809 E. Broad St., Dunn, will have its Fifth Sunday Union Fellowship this weekend in Nashville, N.C. The event began Thursday night and will resume Saturday and end Sunday featuring various speakers. Pastor is Overseer Apostle Bob McArthur Sr. Standing pastor is Ellen McArthur.

FULL GOSPEL REVIVAL CENTER Above left, Full Gospel Revival Center celebrated Mother’s Day recently. Pictured from left are Judy McCorquodale, Ann Faircloth, Pastor Everette Faircloth, Betty Lee and Robbie Edwards. Full Gospel Revival Center is located at 607 S. Sampson Ave., Dunn. Above right, Full Gospel Revival Center, located at 607 S. Sampson Ave., Dunn, celebrated its 55th anniversary. It ...

Memorial Scholarship Fund Program Set A memorial scholarship fund program in remembrance of Deacon Curtis C. Ray Sr. will be held June 3 at 7 p.m. at Dunn Chapel FWB Church. The speaker will be Larry Burnett, formerly of Dunn. The Memorial Scholarship Fund service will continue June 5 at 11 a.m. with guest speaker retired Maj. Steve L. Jones. ...

Lee’s Grove Honors Graduates Lee’s Grove 2016 graduates were recognized and received gifts. Pictured from left are Hunter Batten, Alex Smith and Tori Meadows. Pastor Randy Beasley is in the background. Submitted Photo

Erwin Methodist Celebrates History, Pays Off Family Life Center Erwin United Methodist Church celebrated its 112-year history and burned the mortgage note for its Family Life Center on Pentecost Sunday, May 15. Payment of the $421,000 Family Life Center was completed in January. The building opened in 2011. Church treasurer Willie Dorman, vice chairman of the Building Committee, recognized special ...

Mercers At South Erwin Sunday Larry and Jeri Mercer, at right, will be in concert Sunday at 11 a.m. at South Erwin Baptist Church, 144 Old Cut Off Road. The Mercers live in the Wallace area and are members of Sharon Baptist Church of Chinquopin. They have opened for groups such as Gold City, The Perrys, The Rex Nelson Singers, ...

CHURCH BRIEFS The Believers In Concert This Weekend The Believers will sing at the Senior Citizens Village in Dunn Saturday at 6 p.m. The public is invited to join them on Sunday at 6 p.m. at Harmony Baptist Church, located at 3566 N.C. 210 S., Lillington. Birthday Celebration At Freewill Bethel The public is invited to join in a 60th ...

The Allen Family To Be At Stoney Run The Allen Family will be in concert Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Stoney Run PFWB Church. Since 1991, the Allen Family has traveled internationally. The group was launched onto the gospel music scene with a firstplace finish in the 2000 National Quartet Convention Talent Search. Since then, the group has two nominations ...

Outstanding Older Adult Awards Presented At Unity Unity Presbyterian Church named Mackie and Thelma W. Jones as the recipients of the 2016 Outstanding Older Adult Awards. Mr. and Mrs. Jones work great as a team in the church. Mr. Jones started at Unity as a young boy while Mrs. Jones “married” into Unity in March 2002. This couple lives out ...