2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (698+ words) Graduation rates rise 8.5 percent While the recently released 2025-26 accountability report from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction offered mixed results for Clinton City Schools’ six instructional facilities, the district showed upward strides in its graduation rate. Dr. Linda Jewell…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (722+ words) Sampson Community College Agricultural Technologies instructor Heather Watson spoke to each of the grade levels during a ‘lunch and learn’ about careers in the agriculture field. Career and Technical Education teacher Katrina Boykin is committed to showcasing careers to her…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (656+ words) Lakewood High shows highest growth See Clinton City results next week; and grades by schools A? On Wednesday, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released the 2025-26 academic reports, including test results, which show how schools did on such things…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1337+ words) Clinton City Schools Superintendent Dr. Wesley Johnson reports enrollment numbers from the 2026-27 10-Day Report to the Board of Education last week. He said,this is the ‘first time we’ve seen numbers like this,’ in talking about the decline in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (337+ words) The Clinton City Board of Education reorganized itself Thursday, naming Jeremy Edgerton vice chairman and approving the process for filling the seat vacated last week by Carol Worley, all during a called meeting following last week’s unfinished agenda. Worley had…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1260+ words) Dark Horse Fellowship program offers alumna chance to return home to teach Butler Avenue Elementary principal Dr. Angela Harding-Newkirk introduces Woodlyn Pierre to some upcoming events that are taking place at the school. Clinton alumna Woodlyn Pierre giving instruction to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (600+ words) Dylan Atwood | Sampson Independent See related story on A2 The newly adopted policy states: “The Sampson County Board of Education shall not establish or require a minimum grade that exceeds the grade actually earned by a student. No district-wide or school-wide…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (570+ words) County school board debates options Dylan Atwood | Sampson Independent Whether or not students should be granted passing grades in certain situations or allowed to fail was debated by the Sampson County Board of Education during the board’s work session earlier…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (400+ words) Lakewood High and Roseboro Elementary beginning teachers and their mentors started the 2026-27 school year differently — Rooted for Success. With the help of a Simple Gifts grant they had a workshop at Cape Fear Botanical Gardens before the start of the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1405+ words) Chris Fann, long-serving Sampson Community College trustee and current Clerk of Court, swears in the newly appointed Floria Oates-Williams, who will fill his seat on the trustee board. Dr. Paul Viser, right, and chairman Chuck Spell recite the oath led…...