The Sampson County Board of Commissioners are unanimously urging Gov. Roy Cooper to allow all of Sampson County’s businesses to reopen, a move made just moments after Cooper announced the second phase of a reopening plan for North Carolina that clears the way for some to open their doors, while others will remain dark.

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After a districtwide survey, principals and officials are working to finalize plans for graduation events to honor more than 580 seniors throughout Sampson County Schools.

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Vehicles lined up throughout the day Saturday at the Sampson County Complex, where the county held its first drive-thru COVID-19 testing site. Stations were strategically placed around the complex and, ultimately nearly 500 people received a test at no cost to them.

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As a student at Midway High School, Sara Katherine Sills enjoys science and hands-on experiences such as using microscopes to look at cells and other living organisms. The junior Honors Student was looking forward to [...]

Enumerators are in the process of delivering Census packages to houses with P.O. Boxes and rural routes that have not yet received questionnaires from the Census Bureau in the mail. The “contactless” deliveries began this [...]