Sampson County Board of Education —will meet Monday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m., in the county auditorium on Rowan Road.

Hargrove High School Alumni Meeting — for Saturday, Jan. 26 has been cancelled. The next meeting will be Feb. 23. Members of the classes of 1963 and 1968 are being asked to meet on or before Feb. 9 in preparation for Reunion 2013. Please have ideas and/or suggestions to present at the meeting. More information will follow.

U Care’s Annual $5,000 Reverse Drawing — 6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15, Agri-Exposition Center. $100 ticket buys meal for two and chance to win $5,000. All proceeds go to local domestic violence/sexual assault shelter. FMI or to purchase a ticket call 596-0931.

Guardian ad Litem Program Accepting Applications for Volunteers — Applications available on website www.gal4kids.org. Next training class Feb. 21, 28 and March 7 from 5-8 p.m. Sampson Community College. FMI, call Patrick Giddeons 910-275-7021 or email Patrick.L.Giddeons@nccourts.org.

Sampson NAACP Meeting — 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, First Baptist Church, 900 College St. FMI, call 533-2117.

Fann Family Reunion — 1 p.m., Sunday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, covered dish meal, Piney Green Baptist Church, Salemburg. Host families are Pete Fann and Carl Fann. FMI, contact Darene Fann Honeycutt darenehoneycutt@yahoo.com or 910-567-6283.

Roseboro Senior Citizens — will celebrate their 40th anniversary Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 11 a.m. at Roseboro United Methodist. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Andy Wood. Please come, bring a covered dish, and be a part of this special occasion. This event will be the last senior citizen’s gathering after many years of memories and happy times.

R-S Pageant — The Roseboro Salemburg Middle School Student Government Association will hold its annual Thomas Sessoms Scholarship Pageant on Feb. 2, 3 p.m. in the RS gym. This pageant honors Thomas Sessoms, a former beloved teacher at RSMS who dedicated his life to teaching. Sessoms passed away from cancer in November of 2009. Funds from this pageant go to fund scholarships given to a male and female Lakewood High School student.

Spivey’s Corner Pageants — Applications available for Outstanding Little Miss, Outstanding Teen and Miss Pageants to be held Saturday, Feb. 23. Application deadline is Feb. 2. For more information, contact hollygedwards@live.com For OT and Miss contact missspiveyscorner@gmail.com.