The Duplin County All-Stars, composed of kids who are also Sampson County natives, lost their first game in the Dixie Boys Baseball World Series against the host team, Sterlington, La., 12-2, Monday ...

Two Duplin County men have been arrested and charged in connection with a May 19 shooting into an occupied home on Cornwallis Road in Turkey as investigators continue pursuing a broader investigation ...

A new bank is coming to the town. That news came last Tuesday when Mayor Alice Butler announced that KS Bank out of Dunn will ...

Sampson County kicks off this year’s football jamboree with a Union High School and Lejeune High School matchup at 5 p.m. on Aug.14 at Midway High School. The Sampson County Pigskin Jamboree returns ...

In celebration of Sampson Regional Medical Center’s 75th year serving the local community, the healthcare organization hosted ...

Sampson County’s two public school systems earned mixed report cards from the state this week, with some milestones achieved, solid growth shown in some areas and targeted challenges pointed out in ...

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The Sampson County Board of Education rejected a motion earlier this week to approve an Opportunity Culture Advance Teaching ...

Community members gathered Monday evening outside the Sampson County Department of Social Services to call for transparency ...

Nine players from Sampson County, who teamed up with the Duplin County All-Stars, have qualified for the Dixie Boys Baseball ...

Clinton native Claire Fox has been hired as The Sampson Independent’s newest content writer. Fox grew up here, and is a class ...

When the blonde-haired minister descended the basement steps in the recently vacated rental property behind the colossal ...