Sampson’s NAACP branch recently held discussions among Black leaders during an initial series of planned town hall forums aimed at combating issues plaguing the Black community.
Two Clinton Police Department officers were determined to be justified in the October 2023 shooting death of a 27-year-old man at a Clinton housing complex, according to District Attorney Ernie Lee, who released a lengthy statement assessing the case and offering his findings.
Bowed heads and moved spirits filled the Farmers Market in Clinton on Thursday afternoon, as a gathering of faithfuls of every kind came together for the same purpose — to observe the 73rd Annual National Day of Prayer.
Another spill of agriculture byproducts happened on Friday afternoon in Clinton in front of the cemetery next to Clinton Family Worship Center on Raiford Street.
“North Carolina is an extraordinary place for the visual arts,” Peter Butler, the Art Director and President of ArtWorks, said in his speech at Thursday night’s ArtWorks building dedication. “And we are thrilled to have some very special talented people here tonight … from the region, from the state and also from our own county.”
The Sampson County chapter of the NAACP held its inaugural meeting as part of what is hoped will be a new series of town hall forums, seeking to delve deeper into the issues plaguing the Black community and ways to tackle those problems.
The end of an era is approaching for the historic outlet store Furniture Market off Interstate 40 near Newton Grove, which has been serving members of Sampson County and beyond since the 1990s.
A silent auction-style upset bid process is continuing for the former Sampson County Emergency Management Services property on Underwood Street in Clinton, with the top bid now at $50,000 to purchase the site, double where the bidding began.
