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Man, woman charged with operating meth lab in Bladenboro
Josh Hurst, left, Amber Brisson Two Bladenboro residents were arrested Wednesday and charged with operating a methamphetamine lab at a home on Julis Drive, Bladen County Sheriff James McVicker said....
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Sheriff’s Office investigating homicide on Elkton Road
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that ocurred on Elkton Road early Thursday morning. Bladen County Chief Deputy Larry Guyton said the incident ocurred at...
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Maryland Man Sentenced To 9 Years For Hobbs Act Robbery In Oxford, NC
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Bernard Singleton, 67, of Clinton, Maryland to 108 months...
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Two suspects surrender in Clarkton homicide
Haywood Lee Lewis Christopher Jaquan Smith By: Erin Smith Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker said on Thursday afternoon that two suspects have surrendered to authorities in connection to a homicide...
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Brunswick County residents urged not to burn
Due to current dry and windy conditions, the North Carolina Forest Service and Brunswick County Emergency Services encourage all residents of Brunswick County to postpone any planned burning until...
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Clarkton murder suspects make first appearance
MurderLEwis MurderSmith By: Erin Smith Two suspects in the shooting death of Bryan Barnette Bellamy Jr., of 1817 Elton Road, Clarkton, made their first court appearance on Friday. The suspects...
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Melvin to join law firm of Hester, Grady and Hester
Hester Grady & Hester is excited to announce that starting Monday, May 2, Kyle G. Melvin will be joining their law firm. He was previously practicing solo here in Elizabethtown and is “excited for...
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Former Polk Correctional Officer sentenced for corruption
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Jason Dean, 30, of Henderson to 51 months...
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US 701 reopens after crash
WhiteLkCrash2 WhiteLkCrash3 WhiteLkCrash1 WhiteLkCrash4 By Erin Smith Traffic is moving once more following a crash involving a transfer truck and an SUV on US Hwy. 701 in vicinity of the Carolina...
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Elizabethtown Council gets first glimpse of proposed budget
By: Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Town Council got their first look at the preliminary 2016-17 budget during the noon work session on Monday. Finance Director Jay Leatherman gave the council an overview...
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Elizabethtown Police Department set to hold Kids Appreciation Day on Saturday
By: Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Police Department is getting ready for their 10th annual Kids Appreciation Day which is planned for Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. behind the Elizabethtown...
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Third person pleads guilty from Kelly marijuana operation arrests
Sebastian Zea plead guilty to misdemeanor possession of more than 1/2 ounce and less than 1 1/2 ounces of marijuana Monday in Bladen County Superior Court under a plea agreement with the state that...
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Kelly man sentenced for possession of firearm by convicted felon
A Kelly man charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon received a suspended sentence and two years probation Monday morning in Bladen County Superior Court under an Alford plea with the...
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Man pleads guilty in robbery of Dublin Dollar General
One of three men charged in an armed robbery of the Dollar General store in Dublin last August was sentenced Monday to between 99 and 131 months in prison for his role in the crime. Everette Nyquan...
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Bladenboro PD investigates stabbing
By: Erin Smith The Bladenboro Police Department is investigating a stabbing that took place early Monday morning, according to Police Chief Chris Hunt. Officers are not releasing the name of the victim...
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Elizabethtown man sentenced for possession of firearm by felon
Brandon Quinnard Ward was sentenced Tuesday to between 20 and 33 months in custody for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under a plea agreement entered in Bladen County Superior Court. Ward,...
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Man given 59 months for three robberies in Garland area
Rodney J. Autry was sentenced to between 59 and 83 months in state custody on two counts of common law robbery and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon Tuesday in Bladen County Superior Court....
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Collins sentenced to prison for driving while impaired
Brandon Collins received a three-year sentence, with the first year in state custody, Tuesday for repeated charges of driving while impaired and driving with license revoked for impaired driving....
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Teacher asks for donations for project
By: Erin Smith One teacher is well on the way to reaching her goal for a classroom project using the crowd funding site Go Fund Me. Clarkton School of Discovery teacher Jennifer Marlowe has set up a...
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Wreck closes US 701 North briefly
CrashUS701 CrashUS7012 CrashUS7013 CrashUS7014 By: Erin Smith A crash at the intersection of US 701 North and Queen Street in the vicinity of Go Gas, closed the northbound lanes of the highway for a...
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