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Debby expected to drench Sampson; State of Emergency issued for countyAs Tropical Storm Debby makes its way into North Carolina, county officials, along with meteorologists, are warning residents to prepare for torrential rains, possible flooding and all the after effects that will cause. On Wednesday morning, the Sampson County Board of Commissioners issued a State of Emergency declaration for the...18 hours ago
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Sampson Independent9-year-old shot; on way to hospitalA 9-year-old is being transported to Sampson Regional Medical Center this afternoon, a reported victim of a gunshot wound to the stomach.
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WRAL NewsCaught on cam: Tornado rolls through Sampson County'I was very scared': Boy describes seeing roof blown off house in tornado. A tornado rolled through Sampson County on Wednesday afternoon, and it was caught on camera. The tornado touched down near 1436 Bland School Road in Harrells, which is southwest of Wallace, according to the county. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado touched down around 2 p.m. and cleared the warning 30 minues later.
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Sampson IndependentHouses destroyed by suspected tornadoSampson residents were left without homes Wednesday afternoon following a suspected tornado that touched down near the Harrells community arou
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WNCTVIDEO: Tornado rips through Sampson County, damaging at least two homes WednesdayThe National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a tornado warning for part of Sampson County Wednesday afternoon.
Harrells, NC6 hours ago
Sampson IndependentRaises miscalculated by $1MA miscalculation of employee compensation to the tune of about $1 million in the 2024-25 Sampson County budget was broached during Monday nigh
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WMBF
At least two homes heavily damaged in Sampson County tornadoSAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - At least two homes were heavily damaged when a tornado this afternoon struck a neighborhood in Sampson County. The storm took off half of a roof at a group home on Bland School Road outside of Harrells. The owner said fortunately no one was home...Harrells, NC8 hours ago
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WWAY NewsChannel 3
WATCH: Apparent tornado near Pender/Sampson County linePENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Heavy rain isn’t the only impact from Tropical Storm Debby as it makes its way toward North Carolina. The storm also brings with it a risk of isolated tornadoes. On Wednesday there were a few tornado warnings throughout the WWAY viewing area. This...7 hours ago
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Sampson IndependentCounty opening shelter at noon ThursdayOn the heels of declaring a state of emergency and in the wake of what appears to have been a tornado near Bland School Road in southern Samps
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Sampson IndependentCounty’s meth fight wages onA failure to appear led to the arrest on a meth case from Sampson County dating back two years ago where over .20 grams of methamphetamines wa
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Sampson Independent
Connecting citizens to what they needThe Sampson County Sheriff’s Office has paved the way for residents to have easier access to reporting through a website designed to give the community a safe and secure way to contact law enforcement on crimes happening around the county. Citizens Connect is a website offering citizens the ability...12 hours ago
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Sampson IndependentA ‘bigger’ bookbag driveBasketball legend and local hero Mikayla Boykin made her way home to Sampson County this past weekend to give back to her home community with
Clinton, NC15 hours ago
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9NEWSNorth Caroline bracing for another round of Tropical Storm Debby
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WBTV
Video: Apparent tornado touches down in eastern North CarolinaSAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A video posted by the National Weather Center, Wilmington, N.C., shows an apparent tornado touching down in eastern North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon. The tornado reportedly hit around 2:10 p.m. in the area of U.S. Highway 421 near the Pender/Sampson County line. Thus far, there...4 hours ago
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Sampson IndependentChurch services across SampsonSampson County Senior Health and Community Fair will be held today at 11 a.m till 3 p.m. at the Sampson Agri-Exposition Center on Warsaw Road,
Clinton, NC11 hours ago
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Sampson IndependentThompson tapped as new SI editorThe Sampson Independent is welcoming a new editor to its team even as it says a heartfelt goodbye to a long-time newsroom leader.C
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