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Roseboro town commissioners Alice Butler and Anthony Bennett look over the budget with town clerk Amanda Beatty and discuss changes that need to be made for the upcoming year. (Lauren Williams/Sampson Independent)
R’boro begins prep work for 2013-14 budget
Roseboro town commissioners met with the town clerk this past Thursday, May 9 to review the past year’s budget and begin work toward developing the 2013-14 fiscal plan Town clerk Amanda Beatty began the budget workshop by saying that it was “just an informational meeting” and that the board would only consider the town’s expenditures at this time. “At this point in the year, you are looking for 83 percent of budget to be expended,” noted ...
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Joshua Lamb
Two face assault charges in New Hanover Co.
Two Clinton men are facing felony charges in New Hanover County this weekend, charged in connection with a fight that seriously injured one Wilmington man following a moonlight cruise at Carolina Beach. Clinton police issued the New Hanover warrants late Thursday, charging Joshua Lamb and John Lee Wilson in connection with the April 27 incident. Lamb, 32, of 630 Ferrell St., was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kil...
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With their numbers secured in place on their shirts, race participants stand near the starting line, eager to get Roseboro's first 5K run started. (Courtesy photo)
On your mark, get set … run
Last weekend, the town of Roseboro celebrated the start of May with a community event — the May Day Affair — on Saturday, May 4. One of the major highlights of the community day was a 5K run created and organized by Roseboro Elementary School. Race participants began putting foot to pavement at 9 a.m., beginning and ending the run on Railroad Street between the town’s park and the Railroad Street Steakhouse. “We had 119 people register fo...
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Newly formed Civitas Media names CFO
DAVIDSON — Jeff D. Sherman has been appointed as the first Chief Financial Officer of the newly formed Civitas Media, it was announced May 1 by CEO and President Michael C. Bush. The appointment was effective April 22. Bush said Sherman is a detail-oriented, results driven professional who understands how important it is to provide great customer service. “We are pleased to have someone with Jeff’s financial acumen join our team. He will ...
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Crimewatch
Arrests/Citations 5/9 - Misty Cole Mishoe, 1685 Indiantown Road, Clinton, failure to appear on charge of simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. Bond $500; court date June 10. 5/9 - Jerry Lewis Faison, 50, 276 Lois Lane, Dunn, failure to appear on charges of possession of marijuana, resisting public officer and driving without a vehicle registration. Bond $250; court date July 26. 5/9 - Tierra Nicole Smith, 23, 608 Pi...
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Clinton resident Lindsay Peterson requests a change to a city ordinance regulating how many cats a resident can have. He said the local law, which many local municipalities do not have, is an obstacle in fostering and adopting out Sampson's 'overabundance' of cats. (Chris Berendt/Sampson Independent)
Council may declaw city’s feline regs
A change to an ordinance regulating the number of felines one can own within the Clinton city limits is expected to be considered following concerns about the adverse effects of the current regulations. Local resident Lindsay Peterson made the formal request for a modified ordinance to the City Council this week. He cited the overabundance of cats, the need to get them adopted and the hindrance the current ordinance posed to the fostering p...
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City manager John Connet speaks to City Council members about an offer of $70,000 received to purchase a city-owned home on West Lee Street. Council approved the purchase this week. (Chris Berendt/Sampson Independent)
Council sells Lee Street house, look to renovate Lisbon structure
Two years after a house was built by way of a partnership between the City of Clinton and Sampson Community College to provide quality affordable housing in the city, a buyer has been found — and offered $70,000 for the house, accepted by the City Council this week. It was one of two Council-approved moves that gave a boost to housing in Clinton, with other action taken to renovate a structure at 303 Lisbon St., through a combination of cit...
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Pictured from left, front row: Spelling Bee Mrs. Sandra Spearman (coordinator), Dylan Evans, Elisma Chavez, Jaleh Addison, Gabriel Fulton (Winner), Nicholas Carroll, Kenya Edwards, Charles Lane, and Mr. Sherwood Wilson (coordinator); second row, from left: David Bryant, Sara Corriveau, Liberty Jenks, Destiny Wilson, Valdemar Rodriguez, and Raven Whitehead; and back row, from left: Austin Johnson, Rhonda Powell, Faith Wilson, Lupita Lerma, and Laila Carr.
Union holds first Spelling Bee
Union Elementary held its first, but now annual Spelling Bee recently, and principal Linda Jewell Carr touted the participation by third-graders who, she said, handled a high pressure situation with great manners. “We are very proud of all of the contestants,” the principal said. Each student was rewarded with a certificate of participation and a trophy with the overall winner as the recipient of a new bike and helmet. “We know that we ...
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Board member Diane Viser questioned how much longer students would have to be in school during a single day if the school calender changes from 185 days to 180 days. (Lauren Williams/Sampson Independent)
City school board eyes 5-day change in 2013-14 calendar
During its Monday night meeting, the Clinton City Board of Education received a revised 2013-14 school calendar to consider for approval, one that would drop five days currently built into the calendar. The board had already agreed on a 2013-14 school calendar back in the fall of 2012, which Terrace Miller, assistant superintendent for student services and federal programs, noted was “approved earlier than normal.” That initial calendar w...
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Local Postal Service delivering for the hungry
On Saturday, May 11, the United States Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct the nation’s largest single-day food drive. During the day, the nation’s 175,000 letter carriers, including those in Clinton and Sampson County, will collect food donations left at mailboxes in more than 10,000 communities and deliver them to food banks and other hunger relief organizations, such as pantries, soup kitchens and ...
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James Alvis Hines
Nicholson Street man faces meth charges
An extensive investigation into a Nicholson Street home, initiated following a Special Investigation Division stop on Beulah Road earlier this week, has landed a Clinton man in jail facing meth and other drug-related charges. James Alvis Hines, 47, of 913 Nicholson St. in Clinton, is behind bars under a $10,000 secured bond facing charges of felony possession of methamphetamine; felony possession of meth precursors and misdemeanor charges o...
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Kristy D. Carter
Clinton teacher facing myriad drug charges
A Clinton City Schools teacher has been suspended with pay pending an investigation into allegations that she fraudulently obtained prescription medications from one local pharmacy and attempted to get other meds from a second. Kristy Daniel Carter, 33, of 303 Halifax St., Clinton, is facing six felony charges associated with the allegations. She was arrested Tuesday morning by Clinton police and charged with three felony counts of traffick...
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Crimewatch
Arrests/Citations 5/8 - Shantel Lenay Neal, 23, 1300 Willard St., Greensboro, resisting public officer, simple assault and disorderly conduct. Also served Guilford County warrants of shoplifting and larceny. Bond $1,000; court date June 12. 5/8 - Lance Clayton Faulkner, 28, 60 Deems Drive, Clinton, failure to wear a seat belt, no operator’s license. Bond $500; court date June 6. 5/8 - Prentice Roland Jacobs III, 21, 742 Indiantown Roa...
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City manager John Connet delivers his farewell address to City Council, staff and those in attendance at his final regular Council meeting Tuesday night. Connet's resignation is effective May 24. He will begin managerial duties for the City of Hendersonville four days later. (Chris Berendt/Sampson Independent)
Work begins to find new city manager
As City Manager John Connet bade farewell to the city he said will always be his hometown, City Council members and staff expressed their gratitude for his “invaluable” leadership that breathed new life into the Sampson seat. The Council also moved forward in selecting a firm to find Connet’s successor. The selection of executive search firm Springsted to assist with the recruitment and selection of a new city manager was approved following...
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Members of The Performing Arts School Teen Competition Troupe dance to benefit both the Second Harvest Food Bank and Back Pack Buddies charities. Pictured, from left, are Celine Marrison, Kensley Sutton and Brooke Sulse.
Students perform to help those in need
Forty-two students from The Performing Arts School from both Sampson and Cumberland counties recently held a concert to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank and Back Pack Buddies charities. The concert was held at Fayetteville Academy. This is the third year that the studio, owned by Suzi Faircloth Matthews, has organized a benefit concert which generates several hundred pounds of goods for the charities, as well as monetary donations. “A...
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McDonalds teams with SCC Foundation Sampson Community College Foundation director, SCC Alumnus and McDonalds franchise owner Hugh Caison, far right, hams it up with SCC staff as they work to promote Caison's willingness to set aside Friday, May 10 as Sampson Community College Day at McDonalds. The franchise is donating a portion of that day's sales to the SCC Foundation, an appropriate day, college officials said, because it is also SCC's Graduation Day. Both Clinton McDonalds locations are participating in the Friday event. Pictured are Frankie Sutter, Bill Starling, Lisa Turlington, Oscar Rodriquez, Marion Pope and Hugh Caison. (Courtesy photo)
McDonalds teams with SCC Foundation
Courtesy photo Sampson Community College Foundation director, SCC Alumnus and McDonalds franchise owner Hugh Caison, far right, hams it up with SCC staff as they work to promote Caison’s willingness to set aside Friday, May 10 as Sampson Community College Day at McDonalds. The franchise is donating a portion of that day’s sales to the SCC Foundation, an appropriate day, college officials said, because it is also SCC’s Graduation Day. Both C...
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Barry Eugene Helms
One jailed following multi-county chase
What started out as a break-in on Pugh Road Tuesday night ended in a multi-county, high-speed chase and the arrest of a Durham man on a string of offenses. Barry Eugene Helms, 48, of 206 Raynor St. in Durham, was jailed under a $61,900 bond, charged with breaking and entering (Sampson), two counts flee/elude arrest with a motor vehicle (Sampson), two counts reckless driving to endanger (Sampson), resisting public officer (Wake), two counts ...
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Hayden Zavareei is the foundation's development and community outreach coordinator. She is pictured with her sisters Jordan and Isabella, her doctor from Georgetown's Pediatric Oncology and Hematology department, Dr. Aziza Shad, and the foundation's board members. (Courtesy photo/hjifoundation)
Golf tourney will once again support Hayden’s Journey of Inspiration
What started last year as Reid Darden’s Eagle Scout project is now on its way to becoming an annual event. For the second year now, a golf tournament is being held to raise funds for Hayden’s Journey of Inspiration, a foundation with local ties. Hayden’s Journey of Inspiration, which is “dedicated to providing assistance for the families of children who were treated for childhood cancers at Georgetown University Hospital and require a stem ...
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Crimewatch
Arrests/Citations 5/7 - Danny Lee Brewer, 27, 1482 Cartertown Road, Clinton, domestic assault on a female. No bond set- 48-hour hold; court date May 28. 5/7 - Charles Wayne Bass, 31, 2642 Hunter Road, Clinton, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Bond $100; court date June 4. 5/7 - Laura Lee Bryd, 37, 2918 Easy St., Dunn, failure to comply, failure to appear on charges of driving while license revoke and failure to wear a seat belt. B...
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Rhodes Crossroads, 1784
Before the community of Clinton was ever formed, the nearest place with a name to its location was Rhodes Crossroads. It is said that there was a store there and perhaps a tavern where folks could refresh themselves or eat a bowl of stew. It’s also likely that they kept a fresh change of horses to hitch to the stagecoaches that stopped there. Today, with all of the changes that have taken place with our modern road system, Rhodes Crossroads...
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