Sampson County, NC

Several sheriffs in central North Carolina say they’re frustrated after trying and failing to have teenage offenders placed in juvenile detention centers. The pool of potential juvenile justice offenders grew in late 2019, when the state raised the minimum age at which someone can be charged as a juveniles from 16 to 18. Before Dec. 2019, 16 and 17-year-olds who committed crimes in the state were automatically charged in the adult criminal justice system.

Crowds were gathered all along Sunset Avenue (N.C. 24) and throughout Royal Lane Park Monday night to celebrate the Fourth of July in Sampson&

With summer in full swing, the bounty of fresh, local produce is all around us. Roadside stands and community markets are stocked and ready fo

A fatal wreck Monday night claimed the life of a Sampson County teenager, whose vehicle hydroplaned on N.C. 24 east of Roseboro, colliding wit

After more than 30 years of service, all in the name of growing Sampson County, members from Sampson Partners, the United Way and invited guest were rewarded with a party to celebrate all their accomplishments over those years. A room filled with people who’ve dedicated themselves to uplifting Sampson gathered...

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host an in-person community information meeting on Tuesday, July 26, at the Crown Theatre, located in the Crown Complex at 1960 Coliseum Drive in Fayetteville to share information and answer questions about how the Environmental Protection Agency’s newly released, lower health advisory for GenX impacts private drinking water well sampling in Bladen, Cumberland, Robeson and Sampson counties.

(The public reports listed below are provided by the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office and the Clinton Police Department.)

CLINTON — A section of N.C. 403 in Sampson County has been closed for an emergency sewer line repair. The highway near the in

On Sunday, July 3, from 10 a.m. till 12 p.m., morning worship service will be held at Little Field Missionary Baptist Church, Newton Grove. Pa

(The public reports listed below are provided by the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office and the Clinton Police Department.)

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host an in-person community information meeting on Tuesday, July 26, at the Crown Theatre, located in the Crown Complex at 1960 Coliseum Drive in Fayetteville to share information and answer questions about how the Environmental Protection Agency’s newly released, lower health advisory for GenX impacts private drinking water well sampling in Bladen, Cumberland, Robeson and Sampson counties.

MOORE’S CREEK BATTLEFIELD — As director of Sampson County’s United Way for 20 years, Nancy Carr could be found in the trenches, working to get Sampson hurricane victims needed supplies and life-saving water, championing the causes of the UW’s member agencies and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with UW givers, not only encouraging them to provide financial support but doing so herself. The same could be said of her efforts when she became a member of the Clinton-Sampson Rotary Club 15 years ago. With that same giving spirit, Carr dug in, reading to children in the public schools, picking up roadside litter, serving up shrimp and giving back to Rotary through the Paul Harris Fellowship, Polio Plus and the Cart Fund, which supports Alzheimer’s Research.

Sampson County rising high school senior Anna Hobbs, from Lakewood High, was recognized for completing NC Farm Bureau’s Institute for Fu

A Sampson County man was killed late Saturday night in a single-vehicle wreck on Suttontown Road, when the vehicle he was driving ran off the roadway, struck a tree and caught fire, N.C. Highway Patrol authorities said. According to patrol reports, a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling west on...

How can I write the story of a Good Sampson Samaritan living in Heaven without tears of sorrow that he is not here and joy that he is living f

CLINTON – A section of N.C. 403 in Sampson County has been closed for an emergency sewer line repair. The highway near the intersection with U.S. 701 (Northeast/Southeast Boulevard) closed today (Tuesday). The City of Clinton is repairing a sewer pipe. Crews are working around the clock to ensure the road reopens by Friday evening, ahead of the holiday weekend.

NEWTON GROVE — A section of Old Goldsboro Road in Sampson County is scheduled to close for about a week and a half to allow crews to rep

David Chestnutt of Clinton took a chance on a $10 scratch-off and won the first $1 million prize of a new scratch-off game. Chestnu