Sampson County Aging Services will begin taking applications for the 2024 Urgent Home Repair Program (URP) from June 3rd to June 14th. This is a program that can provide home repairs for situations that are an imminent threat to homeowners and their families. It requires eligibility determination and funding is limited.
URP provides assistance to low income homeowners regardless of age or disability, whose homes homes are selected for repair/ modification in the form of a forgiven loan, Homeowners wool receive an unsecured deferred, interest - free loan, forgiven at the rate of $3,000 per year, until the principal balance is reduced to zero.
Only repairs that address imminent threats to the life and/ or safety of occupants of the dwelling unit or accessibility modifications will be performed under the County’s URP.
Program officials would like to stress that all deficiencies in a home will likely not be able to be repaired with the available funds. Past applicants who were not previously selected must reapply.
Contact Angela Faircloth at 910-592-4653 to apply.
On Monday, June 1, 2026, Tribe members from District 2 and District 15, the districts surrounding the area currently planned for the casino, met for a community meeting.Amidst the glitz and glamour of the idea of a new casino coming to the Lumbee Tri
This is the fourth year that ETI has hosted the event, and in years past Freeman has seen a host of innovative technology, including various drone types and programming, robotic dogs, 3D printed houses, and airspace scanners. Photo provided by USSOCO
Crystal McLean (left) with Scott Embry (right). Money Box Academy received a $10,000 grant from United Way of Cumberland County’s Youth Growth Stock Trust. Photos provided by Crystal McLean.The Youth Growth Stock Trust Committee, administered by the
