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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.
Ivanhoe water project bid process comes up dry
Oct 9, 2024 · Ivanhoe water project bid process comes up dry. By Chuck Thompson [email protected] - October 9, 2024. The Ivanhoe water project will bring county water to over 350 homes in the area. A project that has been in the works since 2022, it did not recieve a winning bid at Monday night’s county commissioners’ meeting.
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.
NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet a portrait of unity
Oct 13, 2024 · To address the work of civil rights as being “an ongoing project,” last Saturday night’s Sampson County NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet featured as the keynote speaker, the first woman President of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, Deborah Dicks Maxwell. With a strong commitment to equity and eliminating racial discrimination ...
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.
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 ...
R’boro sets fees, rules for park, stage | Sampson Independent
Oct 13, 2024 · A rental fee of $50 will apply to water, sewer customers, taxpayers within town limits. A rental fee of $100 will apply to persons residing outside town limits. Rental agreements must be submitted at least 30 days before the proposed date. Please be aware that extra fees may be charged if rules above are not followed.”.
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.
Early voting begins in Sampson - Sampson Independent
Oct 15, 2020 · Early voting will extend from Oct. 15 to Oct. 31. Early voting kicks off Thursday in Sampson County and across the state, and voters will see larger polling sites to accommodate social distancing amid the pandemic, especially with the large turnout anticipated for the 2o2o Presidential Election. Sampson County will have five one-stop locations ...
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 ...