Clinton News

Garland resident Ralph Smith fills up his truck in Clinton because he says it is cheaper here than in Garland even though it is coming from the same company.

A Clinton man, already awaiting trial for the recent armed robberies of two Sanderson's Quick Stops, located in Keener and Kitty Fork, has now been linked with two more convenience store armed robberies.

By Doug Clark Assistant Editor A midday fire sent no less than seven fire deparments to the 200 block of Marion-Amos Road, just east of Roseboro, Wednesday to contain a fire that had engulfed a house in the area.

Ruth Barber-Rich, left presents the 2008-09 Woman of the Year Award toPam High on behalf of The Sampson Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association .

Firm but fair. That pair of adjectives are high on the list of the positive traits Lacy Thornburg has exhibited during his years on the bench.

A Clinton man has been charged in connection with the recent robbery of the Marathon Quick Stop, located at 4633 U.S. Highway 421 North, Clinton.

During the Clinton Board of Education work session Tuesday evening, vice chairman Victor Fryar explains to his fellow board members that time is of the essence with regards to approving student handbooks for the 2009-10 school year.

Past Clinton Lions Club president Johnny Kaleel passes the gavel to incoming president Pamela McGuirt as.

A Clinton man, with a history of convictions, including an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill for which he served almost six years in prison, was stabbed by an unidentified man on North Boulevard in Clinton early Monday morning.

Blankenship was given no bond and a trial date of July 21. 6/18 - Amanda Kay Bass, 24, of 772 Wade Stedman Road, Stedman, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury .

Three would-be shoplifters were busted late Tuesday afternoon after members of the Clinton Police Departmenta TMs Neighborhood Improvement Team nabbed the suspects running away from the crime.

A two-vehicle collision Friday afternoon backed up traffic for about an hour on N.C. Hwy.

Eleven-year-old Michael Boykin grinned broadly as he made his way into the Southwest airplane around 7 a.m. Wednesday, a little nervous but far more excited, he said.

Sampson County Sheriff's deputy Shawn Ford leads a suspect to the BATmobile after a stop during the Click It or Ticket campaign, which began May 18 and ended May 31.

Sampson County resident Bill Warren picks up one of the many dog bones located in a wooded area off Church Road.

Woes are being felt in post offices across the nation, and Clinton and Sampson County are no exception.

Holes have gotten so prevalent at Royal Lane Park that it has prompted a clarification in the City Code to ban the use of metal detectors by those seeking buried treasures.

Three Clinton men and one Warsaw man are facing federal drug trafficking charges after an initial investigation conducted by investigators with the Clinton Police Department, the SBI and ATF late last month put the men behind bars.

Two men and one woman were arrested on a host of drug charges on Barden Street following a drug investigation by Clinton Police Officers from the new Neighborhood Improvement Team, as well as those with the detective and uniform divisions.

Earlier this month, the new Neighborhood Improvement Team at the Clinton Police Department made its first big arrest when the team arrested one local man and cited two teenagers on drug charges - it was an arrest that was made directly solely from citizen's tips.