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Sampson’s jobless rate dips slightly
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:03:40 -0800
The slow economic recovery is evident in the recent release of unemployment rates for the state and counties across North Carolina. Unemployment rates decreased in the majority of North Carolina’s...
The Warrens of Sampson County
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:26:02 -0800
From the Historical Society
Thomas Sutton of Suttontown
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:45:10 -0800
Thomas Sutton was not in the Sampson County 1784 tax list, but appears in Sampson County, NC court minutes in 1786. He appears in Sampson County 1790 Federal Census. Thomas did fight in the Revolu...
Time to mark calendars for second Business Summit
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:50 -0800
Feedback from the first Sampson County Small Business Summit was so positive that Cliff Ireland and John Swope have decided to hold a second one in just a few weeks. Ireland and Swope, along with ...
The Fann man
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:17:04 -0800
From the Sampson Historical Society
Call of the wild
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:03:20 -0800
Friends of Sampson Waterways serve up a heapin’ helpin’ of game, education while raising a little money for its projects
Cumberland County's jobless rate rises; most N.C. counties also see increases
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:16:37 -0800
Unemployment rose in most North Carolina counties at the end of 2011, including Cumberland County. A report Wednesday from the N.C. Employment Security Commission said Cumberland's unemployment rate in December rose to 9.8 percent, from 9.5 percent in November.
Cape Fear region county-by-county roundup
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:30:27 -0800
The Four County Electric Membership Corp. has received federal funding and Bladen's Bloomin' Agri-Industrial and First Citizens Bank are getting a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with the money designated for the planned Bladen Healthcare Clinic project.
DSS finds innovative ways to cut down wait times for clients
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:21:48 -0800
With a constant flow of customers into the Sampson County Department of Social Services, DSS officials have set out to see applicants served in the quickest, most efficient way possible, especiall...
Cumberland Matters: Cumberland's Kenneth Edge, Salemburg's Arnold Page honored for public service
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:19:25 -0800
Cumberland County Commissioner Kenneth Edge and Salemburg Town Commissioner Arnold Page were recently honored by the Mid-Carolina Council of Governments for outstanding public service.