5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (815+ words) Plan could help educators Liz Crayton, a Panorma Education representative, presents an overview of the educational platform to the county Board of Education during a meeting last week. Outgoing county Board of Education members Sonya Powell and Kimberly Schmidlin react…...

15+ hour, 30+ min ago  (86+ words) Sampson Independent Sampson Community College played host to Larry & Joe, a musical duo from the Raleigh-Durham area, Monday. The duo's music is a blend of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk. The Larry & Joe, concert held Monday on the SCC campus was…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (838+ words) Three newcomers take their seats on county school board Sampson County Board of Education Chair Daryll Warren takes his oath, returning him to the board for a third term. James Jones said he looks "forward to making a positive change…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (825+ words) For most people, an 84-hour certification program sounds like continuing education. For Sampson County Economic Development Director Ray Jordan, it became an opportunity to sharpen ideas, exchange perspectives with professionals from across North Carolina and further develop a roadmap for…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (253+ words) Dylan Atwood has joined The Sampson Independent as a content writer, covering Clinton City Council, the Sampson County Board of Education, the county schools and various other aspects of Sampson County life. He replaces Noah Britt who left the Independent…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (884+ words) Latin X leaders seek to give students more of a voice within the school systems Sampson Middle School teacher Velicia Everett holds up a T-shirt that reads "La Representacion Importa, Representation Matters" in Spanish and English. She was among a…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (379+ words) School board honors other students, staff Midway High students Alexandria Armwood, Peyton Hair, Kevin Herrera-Castro were recognized for making it to the North Carolina All-State Honors Band. With them is band instructor Joshua Tew. Not pictured: William Autry Samuel Dudley…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (353+ words) Midway High physical education teacher Adam Capps was tapped as the system's Teacher of the Year. Anda Barefoot of Hobbton High School was named the Sampson County Schools Assistant Principal of the Year Tuesday night, Sampson County Schools named Adam…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (346+ words) In the proposed 2026-27 county budget, Sampson County Schools and Clinton City Schools are expected to see a slight bump in their per-pupil funding and expense budgets, in part due to the joint funding formula established last year by interim County…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (436+ words) Pictured are, from left: Valarie Vann, executive assistant for Clinton City Schools, board chairwoman Dr. Linda Brunson, Superintendent Dr. Wesley Johnson and vice chairwoman Carol Worley during Tuesday's Clinton City Board of Education meeting. At last Tuesday's Clinton City Board…...