Address: 303 W. Elizabeth St. Clinton, NC 28328
Main Office: 910-592-8137
Primary Fax: 910-592-8756
Sherry Matthews
Editor/General Manager
910-592-8137
smatthews@heartlandpublications.com
Sherry Matthews is the editor/general manager of the Sampson Independent. She is a graduate of UNC Wilmington and has been editor of the newspaper for the past 20 years.
Doug Clark
Reporter
910-592-8137
sisports@heartlandpublications.com
Doug Clark is the crime and education writer for the Sampson Independent and has been doing so for 16 years. Before that he served as sports editor for the newspaper.
Chris Berendt
Reporter
910-592-8137
sicrime@heartlandpublications.com
Chris Berendt is a graduate of Purdue University and is the city and county government reporter for the Sampson Independent. He has been doing so for eight years.
Billy Todd
Reporter
910-592-8137
siobits@heartlandpublications.com
Billy Todd graduated from E. Carolina University. He is a retired educator with the Sampson County school district. He is the lifestyles/ religion and community writer and has been in this position for five years.
Melva Ellis
Billing Clerk
910-592-8137
mellis@heartlandpublications.com
Melva Ellis is a graduate of Shaw University and has served as the billing clerk for the Sampson Independent for the past two years.
Alissa Melvin
Circulation Manager
910-592-8137
abradford@heartlandpublications.com
Alissa Melvin is a graduate of Mount Olive College and has served as circulation manager for the Sampson Independent for the past seven years . Prior to that she worked in the billing office, as a circulation district manager and as mailroom manager.
Wayne Coleman Jr
District Manager
910-592-8137
wcoleman@heartlandpublications.com
Wayne Coleman Jr has served as circulation district manager and reception clerk at the Sampson Independent for the past year.
Brenda McCullen
Classified Clerk
910-592-8137
siclass@heartlandpublications.com
Brenda McCullen has served as the classified advertising clerk for the Sampson Independent for nearly 20 years.
Gary Pate
Ad Sales Rep.
910-592-8137
gpate@heartlandpublications.com
Gary Pate has been selling print and multi-media advertising for more than two decades and is currently a outside sales rep for the Sampson Independent. His territory includes parts of Clinton and points west and northwest to Dunn NC and Fayetteville.
Alex Bowman
Ad Sales Rep.
910-592-8137
alexbowman@heartlandpublications.com
Alex Bowman is a graduate of UNC Wilmington and joined the Sampson Independent outside sales team last year. His territory includes parts of Clinton and west to Stedman NC.
Becky Cole
Ad Sales Rep.
910-592-8137
rcole@heartlandpublications.com
Becky Cole has been selling advertising in south central North Carolina for more than 15 years. Her territory includes parts of Clinton and all of Duplin County.
Shannon Best
Ad Sales Rep.
910-592-8137
sbest@heartlandpublications.com
Shannon Best has earned a bachelor’s degree from UNC and a masters from NC State and is a former educator. She joined the Sampson Independent outside sales team more than a year ago. Her territory includes parts of Clinton and points northeast, including Newton Grove, Mount Olive and Goldsboro.
Jules Molenda
Publisher/Ad Manager
910-592-8137
jmolenda@heartlandpublications.com
Jules Molenda is a graduate of Canisius College and has been a newspaper staffer for more than 40 years. He has served as publisher of the Independent for the past two years.
