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Amy and Marvin Wilson's renovated
Victorian Italianate house
Passenger rail service ceased in the 1970s,
but freight trains still traverse the town.
Amy and Marvin Wilson moved to
Newsoms in 2005 after buying and
renovating a 4,000-square-foot
Victorian Italianate house adjacent to
the railroad tracks. They lived in
Newsoms from 2005 to 2008, and
returned in 2012 after he concluded a
U.S. Navy stint in Hawaii.
Newsoms Peanut Shop
" The town has been welcoming. You
have to break the ice but once you do,
you will meet wonderful, kind people, "
Marvin says.
Newsoms native Blair Bunn and wife
Jenny oversee Newsoms Peanut Shop at
23358 General Thomas Highway as an
extension of his family's Turtle Creek
Farm. The farm products include
peanuts, other crops and cattle, and
different varieties of hay for sale.
Every October, Turtle Creek Farm
hosts tours with hayrides and petting
zoos, emphasizing positive educational
experiences for the non-farming
community. The Bunns also host
special-occasion tours.
" We also provide horse transportation
services. I know horses and how
to handle them, and someone asked
me to move a horse. That's how it
started, " Bunn recalls. " I have moved
everything from Chincoteague ponies
to $100,000 racehorses. I'm a bodyguard
for your horse. "
Bunn's parents Charles and Nancy
Blair Bunn
Turtle Creek Farm
Bunn started the peanut business in
the 1970s. In 2006, the rustic peanut
shop was built and the business has
continued to slowly expand. In addition
to on-site shop sales and sales to
specialty stores, Bunn's store provides
cooked-to-order peanuts for internet
and mail-order sales. They also develop
packages for groups selling peanuts to
meet fundraising goals.
Blair Bunn describes Newsoms as
being like " Mayberry " when he was
growing up. " I feel fortunate to have
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grown up farming ... it's the best life
you can have, " he says.
Drake's Shopping Mart has been a
fixture on General Thomas Highway
since 1970. Owned by Harold and
Carolyn Drake, the store offers
groceries, gas and convenience-store
items. They also offer cooked items like
hot dogs and fried chicken. At
lunchtime, their small seating area instore
is a local hangout. It is the only
country store that has endured in
Newsoms.
" Newsoms is a good place, with
loyal customers ... our customers are
great people, " Carolyn Drake says.
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