Sampson County News

Garland resident Ralph Smith fills up his truck in Clinton because he says it is cheaper here than in Garland even though it is coming from the same company.

A Clinton man, already awaiting trial for the recent armed robberies of two Sanderson's Quick Stops, located in Keener and Kitty Fork, has now been linked with two more convenience store armed robberies.

Commissioner John Blanton, middle, expresses his concerns with taking a position from one department to help fund an additional position in Department of Social Services.

The Sampson County Sheriff's Office has issued an Amber Alert for missing 4-year-old Marlon Ramon Torres.

Katherine Puryear, Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen, was crowned Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen Friday night at Raleigh's Meymandi Concert Hall.

Sampson County lawmen hit the marijuana jackpot Thursday after seizing 11,000 plants with an estimated street value of $27 million.

A Clinton man has been charged in connection with the recent robbery of the Marathon Quick Stop, located at 4633 U.S. Highway 421 North, Clinton.

Congressman Bob Etheridge explains how the economic stimulus package, approved by Congress, has affected the citizens of Sampson County.

It is a small group, but they say they have a big message and they definitely cover a lot of ground.

A Garland resident will serve over 65 months in prison after being convicted last week for shooting an unarmed man in the back on St.

Photo By Jessica Wagner During a violin rehearsal Wednesday night, several Sampson County families were introduced to the Swedish families that will be staying with them throughout the weekend.

Two men are charged with operating a major theft ring in North and South Carolina.

A local man has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison as part of a methamphetamine ring that engulfed Sampson County in previous years, the harshest punishment handed down in connection with the case thus far.

Sampson County Sheriff's investigators are searching for five men, operating a dark-colored passenger vehicle, who forced their way into a Newton Grove residence, demanded cash and shot two people in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Three more people in Sampson County have been confirmed with cases of the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as the swine flu.

Sampson County has its first reported case of the H1N1 virus, which has reportedly infected a 7-year-old child.

Deputies with the Sampson County Sheriff's Special Investigations Division arrested three men for multiple drug charges after an undercover sting Thursday night that led to the seizure of approximately two grams of marijuana and 22 grams of cocaine.

The economy is beginning to take its toll on the Faison Fire Department, and knowing this, fire chief Donny Taylor has asked for a little assistance in making sure that his department is fully equipped if and when any major emergency occurs in his assigned district.

Two men and one woman were arrested on a host of drug charges on Barden Street following a drug investigation by Clinton Police Officers from the new Neighborhood Improvement Team, as well as those with the detective and uniform divisions.

The town of Garland may be an incorporated fire department starting July 1, if the Sampson Board of Commissioners approves a contract between the Garland Fire Department and the county.