While walking through a downtown gallery, Paula Lambert was intrigued by colorful artwork featuring a woman with her arms stretched out in front of a cosmic egg-shaped background. She took out her phone to snap [...]

With goals to help the people who call Sampson and Bladen counties home, Albert Kirby Jr. is running for North Carolina House District 22 seat. The local Democrat is seeking an office currently held by [...]

As hogs oinked inside a barn, Josh Coombs held feed and showed the animal’s diet of grain and minerals to visitors. While talking about the hog house system, he rubbed a few on their backs. [...]

Sampson County Cooperative Extension wants to help farmers become more financially successful. The workshop, “Creating a Profitable Financial Planning Workshop” is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Sampson Center, [...]