Op-Ed
Pandemic imperils public schools
The COVID-19 pandemic shows how we dump society’s problems on public schools, but don’t give them enough money to meet those challenges.
Articles by gpsAdmin2
Op-Ed
Shame on America’s teachers unions
No other group has shown as much contempt for its own work during the coronavirus crisis as teachers.
News
CCS ‘opens house’ this week
Clinton City Schools is hosting school orientation all this week for students who are about to begin school next week.
Op-Ed
A backyard paradise adventure
Cannonball!
News
Interstate ramp closing for repairs
NEWTON GROVE – An interstate ramp at a Sampson County interchange is scheduled to close next Monday for improvements and repairs.
News
Monument talk set for Aug. 18
County commissioners will discuss the future of the Confederate monument in downtown Clinton at a rescheduled meeting set for aug. 18, with public comments set to be heard on the issue.
News
Election workers direly needed
The Sampson County Board of Elections is seeking people to work the polls in November. Holding a Presidential Election during a pandemic will require more resources, notably personnel, to ensure safety and sanitation.
News
CommWell holds COVID testing
In the parking lot of the Star Communications building, health practitioners were able to quickly test community members for the coronavirus (COVID-19) while they sat in cars.
Op-Ed
Let’s don’t tell them
It’s “one of the greatest wealth transfers in history.” It is referring to the coronavirus pandemic. And the quote is from Jim Cramer, the host of “Mad Money,” a popular stock investment program on the CNBC network. Cramer made the above statement in an article on the CNBC website on June 4. It’s starting to look like he was right.
Op-Ed
Census too costly to ignore
To say that our state, our nation, and our world have changed dramatically in the past few months would be an understatement. At the NC Rural Center and the NC Counts Coalition, we know how much our work and the communities we serve have changed — and will change — because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
News
Crimewatch
(The public reports listed below are provided by the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office and the Clinton Police Department.)
News
Superintendent search launched
Officials from Sampson County Schools are moving forward to find a new superintendent with help from the North Carolina School Board Association (NCSBA).