Over the past 10 years, the Sampson County Sheriff’s Department budget has ballooned to over $12 million, up from a little ...

Lakewood, with the No. 12 seed in the NCHSAA 1A soccer playoffs, hosted No. 21 seed Wake Prep Academy Saturday for ...

James Fasison and Avon Jones chat with each other before the celebration began Monday. Veterans are somber as a moment is ...

Talk about your intentional walks! Although the adolescents from the west side of town were attempting to set up a ...

Sampson County libraries are chock full of events for every age group this November, and media specialists at every venue are urging everyone to come out and enjoy their many offerings.

That’s the thing about community journalism — it’s all about community. We are there to help, not hurt; to inform not bash; to be a catalyst for change; to be a spotlight for the things going on ...

A “Night to Shine,” the red carpet prom that shines a spotlight on those with special needs, was a huge success in Sampson ...

Construction on a new 12,000-square-foot activity center is underway at Sampson Community College, yet another expansion of ...

The Sampson Independent gained a new editorial staff member this week. Sampson native Cameron Vann replaces Alyssa Bergey as ...

The first round of the NCHSAA State 2A Soccer playoffs got underway on Friday night out at Midway High School. The Raiders, ...

It was a morning filled with a big celebration for veterans coming from the smallest of patriots at Union Elementary School, ...

In a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Royal Lane Park in Clinton unveiled its newly constructed courts, designed ...