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Tributes flow for beloved Amherst teacher Martha Faison Longtime Fort River kindergarten teacher Martha Faison was civically active as well. She dies last month at 83 of COVID-19 complications. CONTRIBUTED By SCOTT MERZBACH AMHERST — Martha Faison’s passion for multiculturalism gave a generation of kindergartners at Fort River School an immersion in cultural diversity as their education in Amherst schools began. But for her closest friends and colleagues, as well as her daughters, Faison, w...

Wake County neighborhood covenants technically ban all races other than Caucasians. Wake County neighbors are shocked. The HOA then sent the family a letter saying the cross is not considered a Christmas decoration -- but for Easter or Passover so it needed to be removed or the family would have to pay a $100 fine. The board eventually backed down, but that wasnt until ABC11 contacted the HOA. Now, the family attorney said they are planning to file a lawsuit in federal court. "Something needs t...

James and Dee Faison erected a six-foot cross outside their Mulberry Park home The received a letter from their homeowners association (HOA) ordering them to take it down The HOA claimed the cross was only an appropriate religious display for Easter, despite the fact the Faisons provided a Bible passage linking it to Christmas The HOA threatened to fine the couple $100 per day for every day the cross was kept on display The Faisons claimed it was an attack on their religious freedom and remaine...

But one North Carolina homeowners association didnt see it that way. James Faison says after Easter this year, his homeowners association said he could put up a six-foot cross during the holidays.  However, after he and his wife put it up for the Christmas holidays, they received a letter from the association.  "We were shocked. We really were. We were shocked, especially whenever the email had referenced that the cross was not representative of Christmas," Faison told CBN News. Faison also s...

12-12-2020 Image Source: Screenshot/WTVD-News A Raleigh homeowners association is making headlines for telling a family that displaying a cross during the holidays is a violation of the rules, arguing it must be removed or theyll face a fine. James Faison and his wife, who have lived in the North Carolina neighborhood for five years, put up a 6-foot cross as a Christmas decoration representing hope, according to WTVD-News.  But the local HOA insisted that the family take it down, stating in a ...

The Homeowner's Association said that the family could pay a $100 fine if they didn't want to take the cross down.

A reason for the season or an HOA violation? A north Raleigh family would've never thought a cross being used as a Christmas decoration as a point of contention for their neighborhood.

A North Carolina family says their homeowners' association told them to take down the cross as part of their Christmas display, because it's not considered a Christmas decoration.

An HOA recently told a family in Raleigh, North Carolina, to remove a cross from their home's outdoor Christmas display.