Spotlight Cooking up a comeback: Neese's Country Sausage returning to Food Lion stores RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal Aug 11, 2026 Aug 11, 2026 Updated Aug 12, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Neese’s Country Sausage sign on Alamance Church Road in Greensboro on May 29. WOODY MARSHALL, Greensboro News & Record kAm%96 H2:E :D ?62C=J @G6C 7@C }66D6VD r@F?ECJ $2FD286 E@ C6EFC? E@ 8C@46CJ DE@C6 D96=G6D]k^AmkAmy6DD6 y@?6D[ E96 ?6H 72>:=J\@H?65 @A6C2E@C @7 }66D6VD[ 2??@F?465 pF8] c E92E QD9@AA6CD 42? @?46 282:? 7:?5 E9C66 =@?8\2H2:E65 }66D6VD D2FD286D WC68F=2C[ 9@E 2?5 D286 7=2G@CDX :? >@C6 E92? d__ u@@5 {:@? =@42E:@?D 24C@DD }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 2?5 ':C8:?:2]Qk^AmkAm%96 4@>A2?J D2:5 E96 D2FD286 :D 36:?8 >256 QH:E9 E96 D2>6 72>:=:2C C64:A6D D9@AA6CD <?@H 2?5 ECFDE[ ?@H :? 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