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Nov 6, 2024 · Two long-time Sampson County employees, who are scheduled to retire from their current positions by year’s end, were recognized for their dedication to Sampson County government during Monday’s night’s Board of Commissioners meeting. The Press Box Chatter Show. A partnership between WCLN, the Sampson Independent, and Star Communications.
Local Dems to offer meet and greet with candidates
Oct 9, 2024 · To change that perception, Sampson’s Democratic Party will host a “Meet and Greet” this Friday to give any in the community interested in a chance to, as Cromartie phrased it, put a face to a name. The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at Southern Ambiance, 710A SE Blvd. in Clinton. Cromartie said the event will be broken into sessions.
Sauer speaks on WNC in aftermath of Helene
Oct 9, 2024 · Rick Sauer, emergency management director for Sampson, shared stories of his time in Waynesville with Sampson County commissioners Monday night, just hours after he returned from the area. “It was heartbreaking disaster, and sometimes disasters bring people together, and that’s what we saw while we were there” Sauer told the commissioners.
Little House on the Prairie | Sampson Independent
Oct 8, 2024 · Recalling the last chapter in the third book – Little House on the Prairie – written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, her family was forced to leave their home in Kansas upon discovering it was built on the Osage reservation; so, just like that little log cabin, my fortress became a distant memory from another time and place as I went back to the ...
Garland board moves meeting times, ditches work sessions
Oct 13, 2024 · The time change begins with the upcoming meeting on Wednesday Nov. 6, which was moved due to the election. The vote passed 3-1 with Blackburn being the sole no. Reach Michael B. Hardison at 910-249-4231. Follow us on Twitter at @SamsponInd, like us on Facebook, and check out our Instagram at @thesampsonindependent.
NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet a portrait of unity
Oct 13, 2024 · Established on September 9, 1955, the Sampson County NAACP is part of the oldest and largest civil rights organization committed to advancing democracy through its struggle for racial equality and justice in the United States. At 115 years old, the National NAACP remains the strongest national voice for freedom. In communicating with the more ...
Peterson lauded for Rotary support | Sampson Independent
October 13, 2024. Long-time Clinton-Sampson Rotary member Billy Peterson was honored last week for his continued dedication and support of the Rotary Foundation and its many national and international humanitarian causes, including the eradication of polio and work toward Alzheimer’s Research. During the club’s Monday meeting, Peterson, a ...
1 jailed on felonies | Sampson Independent
Oct 12, 2024 · A 20-year-old Clinton man was jailed Thursday after an alleged argument with his pregnant girlfriend turned violent. According to Clinton Police Chief Anthony Davis, Shawnta Coston, of 216 Dogwood Circle, was charged with two counts felonious restraint, battery of an unborn child and assault on a female. The arrest came on the heels of officers ...
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest | Sampson Independent
Oct 12, 2024 · From Staff Reports - October 12, 2024. Sessoms. Yet another routine traffic stop has turned into a drug arrest on Sampson County roadways. This time, a 32-year-old Stedman man was taken into custody after Sampson Sheriff’s deputies stopped him Oct. 6 for not having any license tag lights only to discover drugs in his possession.
Early voting kicks off Thursday | Sampson Independent
Oct 13, 2024 · Beginning Oct. 17, early voting will begin across North Carolina, and continue until Nov. 2, 2024. That includes Sampson. “Early voting is a chance for voters who are traveling, or working, that can’t make it to vote on election day,” said Niya Rayner, director of the Sampson County Board of Elections. “We have three sites for early voting.