Amanda Mangum's friends and family gathered today for her funeral at the Salvation Army on Liberty Street.

Amanda Mangum's grandmother, Alice Magruder, described her as a sweet, happy child who loved to visit their farm.

Friends at the funeral described her as a positive person who was always smiling.

Mangum was found Sunday night near the KFC/Taco Bell at 1804 S. Miami Blvd. with multiple stab wounds.  She was taken to Duke Hospital where she was pronounced dead, according to Kammie Michael, police spokeswoman.

Amanda Mangum's husband, Kenya Mangum, was charged with her murder.

Their four children, Brianna, 8, Carina, 6, Daveion, 4 and Kenya 2, will be staying with family in Maryland, Magruder said.

Look for more on this story coming in Wednesday's Durham News

There's a party in the works at second-hand stores across the Triangle this Saturday.

Bargain hunters are scheduled to descend en masse at their local thrift stores and flea markets wearing  "I <3 Thrifting" t-shirts.

All in the name of promoting thrift shopping as hip and eco-friendly.

Kroger has partnered with the Salvation Army and Feeding America to offer free flu shots to uninsured patients.

Kroger Mid-Atlantic, which covers a territory including Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the eastern portions of Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, is providing vouchers for the free flu shots starting today.

In order to get a voucher, people who are uninsured should visit a local Salvation Army office or Feeding America food bank locations (search here). The vouchers will be accepted at any of the 117 Kroger pharmacies in the Mid-Atlantic region, including 17 in the Triangle.

Durham schoolchildren have again begun their annual tradition of filling "Barrels of Love" with food for the Salvation Army's pantry.

Each school in Durham has collection barrels for nonperishable foods. Some are holding competitions for the most food collected, too.

“Every year, this drive is one of the biggest sources of nonperishable foods for our pantry,” said Debbie Avolin, director of social services for The Salvation Army, in a press release. “Durham’s young people work really hard to collect tons of canned goods for people in need.”   

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The Salvation Army's Durham Family Store is moving from its Latta Road facility to a larger location.

The new thrift shop will open on the weekend of August 15-16 at 3167 Hillsborough Road. In celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Durham location, which opened in 1963, the organization is offering a 10 percent off voucher to all shoppers during that opening weekend who bring in a 1963 penny.