Clinton News

Mrs. Martha Lane Daughtry, 65, of 652 Shipp Road, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.

The Rev. Thomas Farrow, pastor of First Baptist Church, 900 College St., Clinton, is among a group of 37 visiting the Holy Land.

Evangelist Margaret Lee Underwood, 74, of 105 Royal Lane, Apt. 110, died Monday, May 20 at SECU Hospice House, Smithfield.

Kenneth "Ken" Edwin Daw, born in Clinton and formerly of Hampstead, died Monday, May 20, 2013 at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh.

Clinton City Council members look over budget documents during a work session Tuesday night, the second session held leading up to a June 4 public hearing.

Bond $5,700; court date July 9. 5/20 - Dianna Carroll Phillips, 39, 68 Michael Lucas Lane, Dunn, cyberstalking, resisting public officer and possession drug paraphernalia.

A routine traffic stop last weekend turned into much more when the suspect Clinton police pulled over refused to show the officer what he was hiding, first in his pocket and later in his hand.

Yet another routine stop by county law enforcement officers has landed a Sampson County man in jail on assorted drug and traffic violations.

Pictured are two of the DAR high school student honorees - Steven Lee Williamson of Clinton and his parents, Mr.

Clinton City Schools officials are hoping members of the community will join parents and students at Monday's Pre K Open House at the newly remodeled Pre K Center, located at 606 College St.

CAROLINA BEACH, NC A man suspected of several felonious crimes in Carolina Beach was already wanted by deputies in Sampson County when a massive assault put four people in the hospital last month.

The proposed 2013-14 budget for the City of Clinton is trimmed down significantly from the current year's amended plan, and includes no tax hike, slight rises to water and sewer rates and a small increase to solid waste fees.

Oscar Bennett, Tonya Bennett and Della Middleton of Mr. Window Soup Kitchen sort through hundreds of pounds of food collected by postal carriers, and courtesy of Sampson residents' donations, that will help them provide meals for the needy.

Alive After Five is here, with 2013's expanded slate of shows to reverberate in downtown Clinton starting this Thursday.

Shawn Purvis, who has served as Clinton's assistant manager since 2008 and assumed the finance officer role in 2011, will serve as interim city manager while the city searches for John Connet's replacement.

Stylist Rose Soto prepares to snip off one section of Rosemary Hunter's hair. Hunter, who turned 66 Wednesday, decided she would offer her hair to Locks of Love, a way, she said, of giving back.

During a budget work session tonight, Clinton Mayor Lew Starling announced that Shawn Purvis will take over as interim city manager when John Connet departs the post next Friday, May 24.

Bond $8,500; court date May 28. 5/13 - Armando Vasquez Zarate, 28, 10 Wildflower Lane, Clinton, failure to appear on a larceny charge.

Monica Renee Ricks, daughter of Robert and Jean Ricks of Tarboro, both formerly of Clinton, graduated from Campbell University in Buies Creek, with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree Friday, May 10.

A probation search Monday turned up more than a mere violation, when law enforcement officers discovered over 500 grams of marijuana and a handgun.