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Top recruiters by conference (Rivals.com via Yahoo! Sports)
It's easy to say head coaches are the reason why a team has a successful recruiting class.Job creation a top priority for local candidate (Kinston Free Press) Local businessman Gordon Vermillion announced this week he would run as a Democrat for the North Carolina Senate seat currently held by Sen. Charlie Albertson in District 10. “We are experiencing tough times in the 10th District with the...
Power outages minimal; road crews work ‘round-the-clock’ to keep Sampson roads passable (Sampson Independent) As a wintery mix of precipitation fell on Sampson County this weekend, many of the county’s residents decided to hibernate in their homes for a couple days — N.C. Department of Transportation district engineer Lin Reynolds said the small amount of traffic aided in clearing roads and avoiding accidents.
AARP, IRS offer free help with taxes (The Fayetteville Observer) Q: Is anyone doing free tax preparation in Fayetteville or Hope Mills? - L.C., Fayetteville
Around the BigEast Conference (USA Today) Around the BigEast Conference
Sleet, ice blanket Sampson (Sampson Independent) From sledding, like Chelsea Keene and Gus who went sledding behind their Newton Grove home, to children rollicking in the Clement community; from picturesque, though slippery, roadways to ice hanging from shrubs and bushes, Sampson was blanketed in sleet and ice, slowing, but not crippling, the county over the weekend.
Delayed trials once again docketed (Sampson Independent) Suspects in two automobile incidents and another charged with having sex with a minor are scheduled to appear in Sampson County court after their trials have been delayed since late last year.
DA investigates citations against Willie Nelson's band members (The Jacksonville Daily News) Updated at 10:41 a.m. to correct headline District Attorney Dewey Hudson says he wants to make sure last week’s moonshine and marijuana bust of Willie Nelson’s band members was above board. Longtime Nelson bass player Dan Edward “Bee” Spears,...
Sampson County’s Register of Deeds enhances services (Sampson Independent) Eleanor Bradshaw, Sampson County Register of Deeds, and Genesis Systems, Inc. have partnered together to enhance the services provided to customers of that office.
Sampson considered but not chosen for Laurean trial (Sampson Independent) Sampson County was considered but not chosen as the site for the first-degree murder trial of a former North Carolina-based Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague.