With flu season entering the most active period for the virus, and the number of local emergency room flu-related visits increasing, the hospital has announced restrictions on patient visitors. According to a release issued by […]
TURKEY — With goals of improving infrastructure throughout, commissioners are planning to make repairs on several roads. During a recent meeting, the town leaders discussed using $11,000 of Powell Bill funding for the projects. The […]
With brushes between their fingers, students at Union Middle School made strokes to form the branches of a pine tree on paper. Under the direction of Jinxiu Zhao, the students gained more confidence after being […]
A $1 million investment by Branch Banking and Trust promises to serve the Sampson County community through training and workforce development. In October, BB&T Corporation announced the construction of a 100,000 square foot office facility […]
Investigation into a towering inferno that hollowed out a home on Hobbton Highway earlier this week has revealed the blaze originated in the kitchen of the residence, but an exact cause has yet to be […]
ROSEBORO — Jim Workman’s journey in education took a brief hiatus in December after he retired from Union Intermediate School as the principal. He’s now back in an office, ready to lead teachers and help […]
TURKEY — For a while, town commissioners questioned if they needed to create a condemnation ordinance for properties that are unsafe or affecting the well-being of residents. But during Tuesday’s meeting, they learned that additional […]
Local recipients of federal subsidies to purchase food have joined a list of those affected by the government shutdown. Officials worry that funding for these benefits may run dry after February if government operations don’t […]
As Clark Wooten stood inside the Plain View Community Center on Tuesday night, he touted the investment being made toward economic development efforts in Sampson — some $1.5 million this year alone in a newly-established […]
The demolition process of the old welding building at Sampson Community College began this week, with architects announcing the future facilities design plan. JKF Architecture was selected by the college to construct an 8,000-square-foot welding […]
GARLAND — Town leaders are currently working to fill a major void in the public works department, which provides many maintenance services across Garland. Lynn Pope, former supervisor, submitted his letter of resignation for the […]
This house, located in the 8200 block of Hobbton Highway, across the roadway from St. Peter United Holy Church and just north of Turlington Lumber Company, was gutted by a towering blaze Monday night. Nearby […]
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