Operation Justin aids neighbors in need across communities
Mélanie Britton of Dallas honors her late son Justin by distributing supply bags to homeless and needy people on Saturdays. Inspired by his generosity, she started Operation Justin, handing out toiletries, non-perishable foods, water, and drinks over weekends in Gastonia and Myrtle Beach, hoping others join.
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Dallas
Justin
Mélanie Britton
Justin Britton
Britton
Gastonia
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Cold case, war and a missing North Carolina fugitive
John J W Burgess, serving life for a Gastonia gas station attendant murder, escaped Mecklenburg County prison on Dec 21 1968. Other Gaston escapes include Richard Scott convicted 1947 for bigamy, who fled July 1 1947 in Yadkin County, and Donald Sullens convicted 1971 for DUI who escaped July 1 1971 in Mecklenburg County. Burgess would be about 89 now if alive, one of six murderers on active NC prison escapes. The article notes few details and cites NC Department of Corrections spokesman Keith Acree. The 1941 killing of Neil Carothers at Spur gas station near East Franklin is tied to Burgess via a later Bainbridge MD encounter with Gastonia officer Brooks Parrish.
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Gaston County
Richard Scott
Yadkin County
Donald Sullens
Mecklenburg County
Amost
John “J.W
Burgess
Gastonia
Pearl Harbor
North Carolina
N.C
Bainbridge
Brooks Parrish
Fred Dailey
Spur
East Franklin Boulevard
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Gaston
John
J.W.’ Burgess
Carothers
Kevin Elliskellis
Alister D.calhoun Jr
Rth
Carolina
Parrish
Halifax
Mel
Juanita Eldridge
Marie Abernathy
Stanley John Gillespie
Cherryville
Joel Blackwelder
Vincent Leong
Belmont
Edgar Howard
Anniebelle Johnson
GastonGazette.com
Nalive-vausetinne
Perret
Ted
Lauren Frame
Jenenenenes
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