2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1156+ words) And the next President of the United States of America is… Mark Rossi, a member of Lincoln Junior-Senior High School’s sound crew, had the entire student body sitting on the edge of their seats. His voice crackled through the intercom,…...

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   (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   (136+ words) Local kids with Sampson County Parks and Recreation gathered Tuesday evening with Lakewood High School to host the Lakewood Football Camp. Participants had the opportunity to work with the Leopards players, along with the coaching staff, in order to help…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (648+ words) KS Bank will be entering the old Truist building, located at 201 E. Roseboro St., Roseboro. Chip Crumpler purchased the building in 2024 and has been holding it in hopes of finding a bank willing to return to Roseboro after almost four years…...

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…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1203+ words) After 47 years, Dr. Bill Starling plans to retire in the spring on 2027 After 47 years of watching Sampson Community College grow — and working to help it grow — Dr. Bill Starling has decided the time is approaching to step away. Starling, 71, has…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (655+ words) Long-time Clinton attorney and current District Court Judge Mario White was appointed Monday as the chief of the newly created judicial District 5A, which consists of Duplin, Jones and Sampson counties. In an interview during a break in District Court Tuesday,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (635+ words) Local Daughters of the American Revolution study panels full of information beyond what they say they previously knew about the that time period during the American Revolution Experience, currently on display at the Sampson County Museum through Aug. 12. Claire Fox…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (783+ words) Union High School’s Caleb Robinson is surrounded by his teammate, Tobias Cromartie, coach Mark Oates, and his mother and sister, Cammie and Imani as he prepares to sign his letter of intent Wednesday, Aug. 5. Trevon McGlone | Sampson Independent Four years…...