Turkey News

Even festivals have to pause every now and then to revel in their age. This year, North Carolina's official international folk festival - Folkmoot USA - will be celebrating its 25th year as nine music and dance ...

“We've got about 11 spaces left open”

John Boyle * jboyle@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published May 1, 2008 4:32 pm Kids interested in caring for and showing a turkey in a Mountain State Fair competition this September can pick up a bird Saturday. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

“She hated losing her ability to be independent”

Published: Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:26 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:30 p.m. A fan of Beethoven and fishing, a licensed Realtor and a nurse in three states, Muriel Lee Sherman never ... via StarNewsOnline.com

“If you get it, you're likely to die from it”

Today, several years removed from the height of the avian flu scares in 2005 and 2006, state health and agricultural experts are confident that while the threat still exists, it has at least been minimized in ... via Goldsboro News-Argus

Pender County School Lunch Menu Feb. 20-26 Wednesday: Beef lasagna, garlic bread, chicken Caesar salad, pasta bar, steamed corn, chilled peaches. via StarNewsOnline.com

A Turkey man who led law enforcement authorities from several agencies in two counties on a vehicle chase over the weekend has been charged with a slew of offenses, including assault after ramming two police ... via Sampson Independent

A teenager was arrested at Union High School Friday on eight different felony charges in connection with three break-ins reported in the southern end of the county, according to Sampson County Sheriff's ... via Sampson Independent

“I've never seen a factual basis like this in a capital murder case”

The capital murder trial of a Turkey man accused in the fatal shooting of a Hobbton High School student in September 2006 has been scheduled for early April. via Sampson Independent

“You plan out how you want to distribute your money and coordinate events...do it the way that you like it”

The prospect of additional funds coming into the town of Turkey got the minds of town commissioners and Mayor Tim Clifton rolling. via Sampson Independent

“It's very bad. It's very discouraging”

Poultry trucks are really ruffling the feathers of some folks in Sampson County. via Wral.com

“It is cheaper than for us to purchase the water”

Sampson County is in the planning stages of going into the water business. For those in the county who pay their water bill to the county, the source of the water does not come from wells in Sampson County. via Sampson Independent

“Schengen stands for freedom, security and stability.”

Border controls along the old Iron Curtain from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic cease to exist from midnight Thursday as most of the European Union's former communist new members join the bloc's passport-free ... via The Dispatch

“Our rescue squad is excited. This award is a good thing for our community”

The history behind the real Saint Nicholas; Yes, there is a Santa Claus Yes, there is a Santa Claus. via Brunswick Beacon

Numerous arrests have been made this week in connection with two separate drug incidents investigated by Sampson County Sheriff's authorities, one stemming from a traffic stop and the other coming as the result ... via Sampson Independent

“I want to thank everyone who contributed to this worthwhile project and to the committee members who worked so hard to make the annual reunion such a success”

Thursday: Nachos with salsa or toasted ham and cheese sandwich, seasoned mixed vegetables, carrot sticks with ranch dressing, yellow cake square with frosting, peaches, banana. via StarNewsOnline.com

Four residents, including three teenagers, have been charged in related burglary incidents this month, the most recent of which occurred this past weekend at a Turkey-area home, also the site of an assault on a ... via Sampson Independent

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on 21 November 2007 - 8:52am. Well, Thanksgiving is here again. via WWAY-TV Wilmington

Turkey is the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving feasts. In one North Carolina town, the bird is the center of life year round. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

Gobble, gobble Phuzzle! These tricky turkeys are from the Clayton Straughn farm near Turkey, N.C. -- yes, there's a town called Turkey. Feast your eyes on the six differences between the photos. Soon, you'll be hungry for more Phuzzle fun next Saturday!

** Did you know? Turkeys can have heart attacks. When the Air Force was testing planes breaking the sound barrier, turkeys in fields below were known to drop dead from the shock of passing jets. PHUZZLE ANSWERS: (B1) That turkey closed his mouth!; (A2) turkey hiding in back; (B-C2) where did that gobbler come from?; (D3-4) turkey is trying to hide from you; (C5) turkey is going to the opera!; (B-C6) turkey lost his snood! FILE PHOTO Read more

Louise Smith, 98, of Clinton, died Oct. 30, 2007, at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton. via Jacksonville Daily News