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“Misty Newby has lived at the Beacon Light Apartments for five months. Her husband works at a nursery in Warren County. When they read reports the complex was Hispanic-only, they knew there must be some mistake. “That’s a lie, you know. He said that’s a lie because there are several white families that live here,” said Newby.
While there is a large Hispanic workforce in the farm and nursery industries, claims that the apartments are Hispanic-only are inaccurate. Don Harris of USDA Rural Development said, “It couldn’t be f”
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