Clinton

So I'm Vanna.

I live in Clinton, North Carolina, down in Sampson County.

I am a part of the third generation in a family business, Prestige Farms.

We produce hogs and turkeys.

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um so okay you you work with seven of your cousins yes or six of you six of your cousins six of my cousins yes okay you're seven um and then your two uncles and your dad yes um is there any systems in place that you guys have or to help you stay connected and on track and on the same page together

well lucky for us we communicate with each other daily You know, most of us are right here in our home office here in Clinton.

But for those of us, you know, my uncle and some of my cousins are in South Carolina and we're kind of some of us are spread around the state.

Okay.

Clinton, North Carolina, so I actually did school in Clinton, North Carolina.

Okay.

So I'm not a North Carolina, you know, fan when it comes to most sports.

That could be fun.

15 acres in Clinton, North Carolina.

You know, that sounds okay.

23 acres, New Springfield, Ohio.

Okay, I don't wanna get into each one, but the one who's, uh, closest to us is, oh, number three on the list.

Hubbs Family Corn Maze in Clinton, North Carolina, and it's 15 acres.

Uh.

That's...

You look back, he has long runs, really long runs leading up to this.

And but, um, anyway, I asked him, I said, "You went to high school in Utah, but you were born in Clinton, North Carolina." I said, "There's a, there's a famous running back from this organization." He goes, "Yeah, Willie's my cousin." Willie Parker's his cousin.

And then when Jalen made the team, I walked over to his locker, his new locker with his name plate, and I said, "You know, this was Willie's locker.

Did you know that?" He goes, "No." I go, "Did any..." Rogers, Fry Vogel, the equipment manager was gone, so nobody knew that that was Willie's locker.

[laughs] And one time I asked him, I, uh, when he first was, came here undrafted out of Oklahoma State, I looked up his resume to ask questions about who is this guy who was undrafted, but signed.

It was a summer story his first year here, and I noticed he was from Clinton, North Carolina.

I said, "I know another guy, uh, who's a famous back here from Clinton, North Carolina." He goes, "Willie Parker?" I go, "Yeah, did you know him?" He goes, "He's my cousin."

Get out of here.

[laughs] Yeah.

And so then Jalen makes the team.

They, they were, uh ...

Jalen moved away from Clinton when he was an infant, so it's not like he grew up there and got close with Willie Parker.