The COVID-19 pandemic plagued 2020 and caused much heartache for Sampsonians, but it did not stop the resiliency of community members as a whole. There were ups and downs along the way, as people coped in unprecedented times wrought with uncertainty, division, loss, but ultimately optimism for light at the end of the tunnel.

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A new state report released this week revealed Sampson County is now one of 86 counties in the red, indicating critical community spread of COVID-19. Sampson, which has tallied more than 1,000 new cases of the virus already in 2021, has the fifth-highest 14-day case rate in North Carolina, according to the report tracking each of the state’s 100 counties.

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As remote learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials from Sampson County Schools are working to have a device in the hands of every student next summer.

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Sampson County Schools leaders are continuing to monitor COVID-19 developments with hopes to get more students in classrooms. One of the changes is coming soon to Midway High School.

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NEWTON GROVE — Commissioners and town leaders are continuing to make progress on infrastructure projects around Newton Grove.

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