5+ day, 11+ 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…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1360+ words) The hospital sealed a time capsule set to be opened in 25 years Staff of Sampson Regional take time to enjoy refreshments after comments and the sealing of the time capsule. Morgan Shaw, director of Business Development at Sampson Regional, opens…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (536+ words) Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton, along with deputies and members of the community, gather at a monument for World War II airmen to pay their respects. More than eight decades have passed since four young Army airmen lost their lives…...

6+ day, 11+ 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, 4+ day ago   (321+ words) Halls Fire and Rescue Ladies Auxiliary raised $5,320 by raffling two barn quilts made by Ladies’ Auxiliary President Judye Tart. Special Fireman Brett Bowden pulled the winning tickets during the fund-raising on Aug. 11. Winners were Kimberly Jackson and Sharon Raynor. Pictured…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 5+ day ago   (1407+ words) A Clinton funeral director is appealing disciplinary action handed down by the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service after the state regulatory agency found multiple violations involving the handling of cremated remains, a forged signature on a cremation authorization and…...

1+ week, 5+ 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, 6+ day ago   (716+ words) Town Commissioner Tommy Honeycutt insists during Tuesday’s regular Autryville town board meeting that the board’s attorney should review a DOT contract regarding lawn maintenance along Highway 24. A stormwater improvement project to divert 75 percent of Autryville’s stormwater runoff off of private…...

3+ week, 11+ hour 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…...