[Clinton, N.C.] – An old favorite will be front and center when Sampson County’s First Annual Food Truck Rodeo takes place next week. The Dairy Queen truck will be on the campus of Sampson Community College to cool down those who come out trying to beat the heat. “Our location is outside city limits,” says…
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First Annual Food Truck Rodeo Spotlight: Somethin’ Good
[Clinton, N.C.] – If you’re looking for Somethin’ Good to eat, look no further than the First Annual Sampson County Food Truck Rodeo to be held on September 12th at Sampson Community College. One of the food truck vendors that will make an appearance is none other than an already-popular Duplin county truck, Somethin’ Good,…
SCC Foundation Pushing College Forward
[Clinton, N.C.] – This year’s annual meeting of the Sampson Community College Foundation board brought forth reminders of how many lives the Foundation affects each year. This year’s meeting was hosted by Dr. Paul Viser and his wife, Diane. Viser, who has served as President for the past two years, joined forces with Director Lisa…
Chamber, SCC Team for First-Ever Event
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson County is about to make history. The Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Sampson Community College and the Small Business Center to bring the county’s first-ever Food Truck Rodeo to the public. The event will be hosted on the SCC main campus. “A food truck rodeo is a gathering of…
First Annual Food Truck Rodeo Spotlight: Southern Smoke BBQ
[Clinton, N.C.] – It’s not hard to find Matt Register on Thursday and Friday mornings in Garland, NC. Just follow the smell of smoked barbecue and it will lead you right to him. Register’s company Southern Smoke BBQ is one of the vendors already signed on to participate in the county’s First Annual Food Truck…
Local Business Keeps SCC Trucking on Track
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College’s Truck Driver Training program has been popular at the college for years but you will not be able to tell that by looking at them. Local business Davis’ Auto Body & Paint in Clinton have placed the final changes on one of the trucks. After having been taken apart…
Program ‘Promises’ to Bring Students Out to SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College held its Career and College Promise (CCP) fall semester orientation this week to local high school students. The popular CCP program provides high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to get a tuition-free head start on a two-year or four-year degree while still in high school. The college held…
Sanderson Legacy Continues at SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – To say the Sanderson family has had an impact on Sampson County is a major understatement. Bob Sanderson, a member of Sampson Community College’s Board of Trustees since 1996, has decided to retire. This comes after decades of service to the college and the community. A World War II veteran, Sanderson graduated…
SCC Nurses Practice in the Field
[Clinton, N.C.] – Nursing students from Sampson Community College are not stuck in a classroom all day. Thanks to a grant, nursing students are able to visit several farms across the area and provide health and wellness checks to farmworkers in our local communities. The program is Farmworkers Health or Farmworkers Outreach. The North Carolina…
SCC Making IMPACT on Youth
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College continues its partnership with Project IMPACT (Improving Achievement for Children in Tobacco) this week. The program is an eight-week summer program for youth that features a full day of hands-on and project-based learning, creative arts and healthy living activities, leadership development, and career exploration. “We have had the pleasure…
Ambulance to the Rescue at SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – In the unfortunate event that you should ever need to call 911 in a life or death situation, it pays to have people show up who know how to help. Thanks to a donation made to Sampson Community College by Sampson County EMS. Now, the college has yet another tool to make…
SCC’s Arts Support To Rescue
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College has been all about new faces over the past several weeks. From new faces to the executive staff as well as a new facelift to the campus landscape, local residents are seeing a new SCC. Now, the college officially welcomes a new face to its main reception area. The…
