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Vaccinating Sampson’s vulnerable
Inside his car, Ammie Gordon Jacobs patiently waited in line for a couple of hours to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Month: January 2021
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In front of the green screen
Sampson Middle School has a new green screen studio.
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The Multi-Cultural Business Committee at the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce has decided to celebrate the life, teachings, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a virtual event this year. The community can join in for the 21st Annual MLK Day Celebration on Jan. 18, 2021, at 12 p.m. on Star Communications Channel 16 or 316, or go to the @sampsoncountygovernment YouTube channel to watch the celebration.
Sports
COVID’s impact on Sampson sports
COVID-19 continues to leave it’s mark across all of Sampson County. Closing in on one year into the pandemic, local businesses and restaurants still don’t look the same, school schedules are discombobulated, and local sports are still greatly impacted. Despite numbers rampaging in the red zone all across the state, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has attempted not to pull the plug on athletics, but that doesn’t mean impacts aren’t being felt.
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Sampson DSS receives $371K to aid heating bills
According to the Sampson County Department of Social Services, $371,669 has been allocated this year to their Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP), which helps those in need pay their heating bills and is now officially being offered to the public.
Op-Ed
Trump’s shameful Georgia call
President Donald Trump has turned a narrow electoral defeat into a bid for infamy.
Crimewatch
(The public reports listed below are provided by the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office and the Clinton Police Department.)
Esteen Gray Pope Jackson
Esteen Gray Pope Jackson
Op-Ed
A double-ring ceremony
Just a little less than a month following Christmas 1971, my brother and I were off on another adventure to “The Tube City” of McKeesport.
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‘A new gym’ coming to Union
At Union Intermediate School, Tanya Robinson-Freeman enjoys making sure students stay active and learn healthy habits in and out of classrooms.
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The Bible — in his own words
Joseph McNeill, a member of Holly Grove Holiness Church, hand wrote the entire King James’ version of the Bible, a process he said brought him closer to the Lord.
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DOT projects slated across Sampson
The North Carolina Department of Transportation recently awarded contracts to two companies which will improve about 40 miles of roads for residents and motorists traveling through Sampson County.