At the same time Garland’s mayor and town board are preparing to raise water and sewer fees to its residents, the leadership is proposing to more than triple its own monthly wages.

A 33-year-old Clinton man is behind bars today facing charges that he raped and took indecent liberties with a child.

My jaw dropped upon seeing Donald Streckeisen — a very conscientious Hartman Elementary School fifth-grader — complete an ...

Sampson’s Dr. Michael Warren recalls to this day a piece of advice given to him by local pediatrician Dr. Mac Herring back in ...

Almost a year into writing these columns, which started as essentially a recap of my week until I got my footing and brought ...

Thousands turned out for Sampson County’s third annual Juneteenth event, which was moved to the Agri-Expo Center on Thursday ...

Even before former President Joe Biden signed the bill establishing Juneteenth as the official federal holiday observance to ...

The Sampson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the fiscal year 2025-26 budget during a special ...

A fentanyl overdose that killed a Clinton woman earlier this year has led to the arrest of a 32-year-old man who authorities ...

He probably thought it was going to be just another ordinary day. Just another day with paperwork and numbers. As the day ...

Although no decisions have yet been made on the proposed budget for 2025-26, the Sampson County Board of Commissioners heard ...

Over 50 years ago, long-time staffers at The Sampson Independent turned to their readers to ask the question “who is the best ...