Tuesday | Sampson Independent
Court dates draw closer for three
Individuals involved in two recent automobile incidents and one charged with having sex with a minor are scheduled to appear in court within the next month.
At UNC, the Process Series helps creators develop new works
Photographs With the Audience Clifford Owens Nov. 6-7, 8 p.m. When We Danced Gregory Ramos Nov.
Two local men are facing felony drug charges, separate arrests stemming from the seizure of 12 pounds of marijuana and undercover sales of crack cocaine.
Max and Cindy Hubrich of Pikeville prepare to cast their votes with the help of Wayne County Board of Elections Judge Judy Cordeiro and Precinct Assistant Patsy Howard at the Pikeville Fire Station this morning.
Duplin deputies seize 87 grams of crack
A Sanford man who was allegedly trafficking in cocaine in Duplin County was arrested on numerous drug charges after Duplin County Sheriff's deputies stopped his vehicle recently on N.C. 403 near Faison, Sheriff Blake Wallace said Wednesday.... Please log in to see full story.
Governor honors McCain, 5 others
Gov. Bev Perdue and a host of other bigwigs honored Wilson's Betty Ray McCain Thursday night for her role in shaping culture and the arts across North Carolina.
Ground broken for Clemson Corner Shopping Center
If all goes according to schedule, Frederick will have a Wegmans supermarket by spring 2011.
Warsaw man pleads to making false statements
A local man has pleaded guilty to making false statements to investigators about his involvement in a check-cashing operation that amassed nearly $1.4 million over a two-month period at his Warsaw business.
Trick-or-treat times set for four area towns
The ghosts, goblins and other creatures that will haunt Mount Olive, Seven Springs, Calypso and Faison on Halloween will be following a similar schedule.
Academy At Smith Students Get On Same Page
Leaders at the Academy at Smith want all the school's students to be on the same page, by having them read the same book.
Man Convicted Of Robbery And Sentenced To Prison Now Out On Bond
A Duplin County jury this week convicted 18-year-old Jamar Marquez Goodman of Raleigh of robbery with a dangerous weapon, but Goodman is now out on bond.
FALL REVIVAL at New Hope Holy Church, 136 Arnold Road at 7:30 p.m. nightly through Oct.
DEPUTIES: Two Christian School Employees Face Theft Charges
Two employees of a Christian school are accused of stealing from the institution.
Four men robbed at gunpoint while at work, one
Four men taking a break from work were robbed at gunpoint by two other men Saturday morning at Burch Farms Potato Packing Warehouse, located in Faison.
Camden unveals 9-member board to oversee green park
The county manager and the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners are among the nine members of a new panel that will oversee development not only at Camden's proposed green park but the entire county as well.
Back Then -NHHS is largest N.C. high school in 1959
Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 12:23 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 12:23 p.m. The following historical perspective, compiled from StarNews microfilm archives at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Randall Library, takes readers back to the Cape Fear region of years past.
Another bid for city-owned land; Counteroffer is now $95,000 for Southerland's Mill Pond tract
Henderson attorney Randall Cloninger has submitted a $95,000 counteroffer for the Southerlanda s Mill Pond tract in the southeastern part of Vance County.
Broadband Internet plus online education equals opportunity for rural America
On the heels of the Rural America Listening Tour stop in Hamlet, led by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, North Carolina residents are given insight into the promising future of rural education.
Sheriff's Office to handle animal control
Sampson County commissioner Malachi Faison, right, inquires about animal control issues during a discussion at the board's meeting Tuesday night.
Army CoE questions Navy OLF research
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers says research conducted by the U.S. Navy may be insufficient to qualify two North Carolina sites selected as a location for a proposed practice landing field.