Lumberton Informer

Woke up knowing that I have no control of things that are meant to happen but I just want you to know some things we’ve been thinking. I’ve been seeing subtle reminders that you once resided where I walk the halls. Can't seem to find the words or the time to grieve. We’ve been torturing ourselves with the question. Why did you leave? But I’ve got the answer I’ve been looking for if you’re wondering. the reality is we all die. By we I mean us babies, us children, us teenagers, us adults. we are not immortal, nothing is permanent I’ve been hit by reality, and it’s hard to accept it. Trying to be an adult about it doesn’t help I’ve come to a realization that adults cry too. But we have to accept it for what it is, feel it for what it is, and remember them for what they were. At some point you realize that life goes on, and the world is still revolving and i don’t know how many times I’ve repeated that life goes on, the world is still revolving but its imprinted in my mind. An...

You can shed tears that they're gone or you can smile because they lived. You can close your eyes and pray that they will come back or you can open your eyes and see all they left. Your heart can be empty because you can no longer see them or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live in yesterday or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember them and only that they're gone or you can cherish their memory and let it live on. Homegoing services for Jakerious Bolton and Zion Holder will be held at Gateway Baptist Church Saturday, February 22,2014 @ 2:30 p.m. Our prayers goes out to the families as they bid an earthly farewell to their beloved son, grandson, nephew, cousin, classmate and friend. Please keep in mind the size of the venue. Zion and Jakerious were two well known and well loved young men from two large, closely knit families. There will be attendants inside and outside the facility to ensure...

For a brief moment, it seemed like there wasn't going to be a Special Called Meeting. The other day, I said this meeting would let the citizens know where each alderman stood and if they stood for truth and justice. Well, if the lack of attendance was any indication, I think there are some elected officials that were not willing to stand at all. When a select group of three aldermen failed to show up for the meeting, I was thinking, here we go again. Kent Crider sent word that he was not feeling well, but he was well enough to travel to Jackson, Mississippi earlier that day with Ben Winston to present a proposal for a hospital or emergency care center. I guess the trip drained him. It wasn't stated why Jay McGraw wasn't in attendance and after Tommy Dukes dragged himself to the meeting, I figured he forgot the memo and attended the meeting. So, a quorum was established and the meeting gets underway at 6:07 p.m. The first agenda item was to allow a representative from...

Yesterday I posted a blog that was pieced together from various sources. However, I will admit that I never contacted one of the main sources. I jumped to the conclusion of guilt because of my previous encounters with many of the players involved. Namely, Ben Winston, Kent Crider and Stephanie Mullings. As I stated, no one ever said Stephanie interacted with anyone regarding the water issue. So, I didn't bother attempting to contact her for her side of the story. To be honest, I don't know why I didn't contact her. I suppose I thought she would avoid the truth or refuse to comment. Either way I was wrong for not affording her the opportunity to defend herself or explain the accusations that were being levied against her mother. I try to remain open minded but since Stephanie and I have such a tumultuous history, I don't think we'll ever be able to see anything eye to eye. In my opinion, she will never get over the things I've said about her in my blog and I c...

Children are not supposed to die...Parents expect to see their children grow and mature. Ultimately, parents expect to die and leave their children behind...This is the natural course of life events, the life cycle continuing as it should. The loss of a child is the loss of innocence, the death of the most vulnerable and dependent. The death of a child signifies the loss of the future, of hopes and dreams, of new strength, and of perfection. The families of Zion Holder and Jakerios Bolton have a long journey ahead of them. A journey marked by milestones of memories they will never enjoy. They now must come to grips with the knowledge that their son, grandson, nephew will not be here to attend their senior prom, graduate from high school, enter college or the military. They will never know the pleasure of being husbands, fathers or uncles. In addition to leaving behind parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, classmates and friends, Zion and Jakerious will no longer be here to guide and...

Many of you are aware of the tragic accident that took place over the weekend. Zion Holder (14) was pronounced dead and Jakerious Bolton (14) is still in ICU. I can't imagine what the families are going through but they are asking for your prayers of comfort. Also, someone created a R.I.P. Zion & Hang in there Jakerious facebbok page so you can share your prayers and support one another during this difficult time. Today at 5:30 p.m. Kim Rogers of the KeKe B Foundation along with Rev. Perry Holder will host a Candle Light Prayer Vigil on the grounds of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. Candles will be provided. Please join them for the prayers of the righteous availeth much. And keep praying for the Sandifer/Holder, Bolton and Rayford families.

Here we go again. How many times are we going to travel around this mountain? The events I am talking about happened approximately one week ago today. There are those that say why you wait to speak about these things? Well, contrary to popular belief, if I don't have the information, I don't blog about it. Thankfully, I stumbled across the information when I overheard some individuals talking. I still was not convinced that what I had heard was true, so I started asking around and low and behold, I was able to gather enough details to compose this blog post. So, I will let you decide if you believe it or not. For the record, no one I spoke to said anything about Stephanie C. Mullings doing anything to any of the clerks; her mother, former deputy clerk, Faye Engles, did all the dirty work for her. Including but not limited to cussing out all the clerks in the office and calling Ben Winston to force him to have the unpaid water services restored at the address that at Stephan...

Show you significant other and your city some LOVE this Valentine's Day. There are several locations selling gifts and fresh flowers. Dee Ockmond had a vast array of fresh flowers and gifts. She's located on Main Street. Peggy Winston is selling custom made gift baskets at the old Dirt Cheap location. Ramey's is also getting in the mood with an assortment of chocolates, balloon bouquets and flowers. Family Dollar and Dollar General also have a wide assortment of gifts to fit any budget. If you already have your gifts and need the night alone with your loved one....there's a solution for that as well. Roger's Learning Center will be staffed for an overnight stay on Valentine's night. You can drop your child off that evening and they will be fed and entertained throughout the night. They will also be fed a breakfast the next morning before the parents come to take them home. So, there's no need to look for a baby sitter. The cost is $20/child and all funds r...