She supported them by working as a sharecropper in cotton, corn and peanut fields back in Georgia. It was hard work, but I did it to raise my children. The people of Savoy Heights say the neighborhood is quiet and friendly. Many take advantage of the city bus, which runs down Commerce Street. Lawns are mowed, and flowers blossom in nearly every yard.
Farmer even has pear and cherry trees.
Residents say crime is low where they live, but farther up Commerce Street, things aren't as nice. On Turnpike Road, some houses are boarded up and yards are overgrown and littered. Isabella Locklear Isabella Locklear, who lives on Commerce Street, said crime doesn't reach her. The only problem on the neighborhood's main street is speeding. It's supposed to be 25 mph.