Chris Berendt

North Carolina

Managing Editor at Sampson Independent

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Articles

Offer on table for property

Apr 6, 2024 | clintonnc.com | Chris Berendt

Bid submitted by Matthews Drug for former EMS site By Chris Berendt[email protected]The County of Sampson has received an offer from Matthews Drug Store to purchase the former Emergency Services headquarters property on Underwood Street. If accepted by the Sampson Board of Commissioners at its Monday meeting, the upset bid process would be initiated allowing for that offer to be outbid and continuing the auction-style procedure.
CCS Board recount set for Friday

Mar 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Berendt

Mar. 20—A recount for the Clinton City Board of Education will be held this Friday, some 17 days after voting returns showed a lone vote separating two candidates for the final available seat on the school board. Canvassing Friday widened that margin by three votes.
Jackson bestowed Long Leaf Pine

Mar 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Berendt

Mar. 19—Ronnie Jackson, a beloved Clinton businessman for decades and one of the Sampson's most vocal proponents of the agriculture industry, was bestowed the Order of the Long Leaf Pine during Tuesday night's Friends of Agriculture Ag Rally. The presentation at the tail end of rally came as a surprise to Jackson, who was joined by family and loved ones upon receiving the award. Full reaction and photos from the presentation will publish in this weekend's edition.
Rezoning OK'd, paving way for Dollar General near Garland

Feb 7, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Chris Berendt

Feb. 7—Following a couple public hearings and a fair share of concerns by residents. two properties in southern Sampson County were rezoned Monday, paving way for what is proposed to be the county's latest Dollar General. The proposal was made by Rhetson Companies, Inc. to rezone two tax parcels at the corner of Wright Bridge Road and Garland Highway (U.S. 701 South), totaling just over 2 acres, from residential agricultural to conditional commercial for the purpose of the retail variety store.
'Visionary' Strickland honored

Jan 28, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Chris Berendt

Jan. 28—Jefferson Strickland devoted decades of his life in the pursuit to see N.C. 24 widened in Sampson County, knowing the growth and progress this county could realize with an expanded highway. He championed the cause locally and across the state, lobbying amid obstacles, roadblocks and detours that spanned a sizable chunk of his 85 years, tirelessly touting the project's merit.
Three-way debate set for District 4 commissioner contest

Jan 21, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Chris Berendt

Jan. 21—Leading up to a packed March primary, Sampson County Democrats are hosting a three-way debate for the District 4 county commissioner race, featuring the incumbent and two challengers. District 4 incumbent Lethia Lee and fellow candidates Raymond Hedrick Hayes and Andrea C. Rouse are scheduled to participate in the debate, set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at First Baptist Church, 900 College St., Clinton. The event is being hosted by the Sampson County Democrats.
Three-way debate set for District 4 commissioner contest

Jan 21, 2024 | aol.com | Chris Berendt

Jan. 21—Leading up to a packed March primary, Sampson County Democrats are hosting a three-way debate for the District 4 county commissioner race, featuring the incumbent and two challengers. District 4 incumbent Lethia Lee and fellow candidates Raymond Hedrick Hayes and Andrea C. Rouse are scheduled to participate in the debate, set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at First Baptist Church, 900 College St., Clinton. The event is being hosted by the Sampson County Democrats.
Lawsuit filed in Sessoms murder case

Jan 7, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Chris Berendt

Jan. 7—A man exonerated in the rape and murder of his 11-year-old neighbor when he was just 14 years old has filed suit against local and state investigators who he says deprived him of his civil rights through "shocking, malicious and objectively unreasonable police misconduct" that cost him years of his life and emotional distress. On Dec.
Jubilee Day to ring in new year

Dec 30, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Chris Berendt

Dec. 30—Another inaugural event is imminent for the Sampson County NAACP as its first-ever Jubilee Day Celebration is on tap for this Monday, Jan. 1, the group set to ring in the new year by marking the 161st anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. That date, specifically Jan.
Board to talk 'trash tax'

Dec 27, 2023 | aol.com | Chris Berendt

Dec. 27—A proposed solid waste convenience site fee that would come with an annual $80 fee for access to nearly a dozen locations in Sampson County has come under fire from residents after bills were recently issued leading up to the Jan. 1 start of the program. With just days before the decal program is officially set to take effect, the Sampson County Board of Commissioners has called a special meeting to further discuss the matter.