Bladenboro News

Myrtle Lee Baxley, 78, of Bladenboro, died May 27, 2012, at West Bladen Assisted Living.

Police know the dead woman in Tuesday's feed truck crash was petite, with dark hair, brown eyes, and medium dark skin.

Rhonda Griffin, Staff Writer After a day-long rampage through parts of Bladen and Robeson counties on Friday, John Franklin Hester stood before a judge at the Bladen County Courthouse on Monday to face his consequences.

Beginning with the municipal elections in 2013, the two-ward format in the twon of Bladenboro will be a thing of the past.

The report showed 42 victims of crime and 35 arrests. Included were six victims of assault, four breaking and/or entering cases, four reports of larceny and three drug cases.

A Bladenboro man was killed early Sunday morning when his farm tractor struck a guardrail on N.C. 211 near the Bladen County line.

The Bladen County Commissioners, at their Monday meeting, gave their okay to Bladen County Librarian Sherwin Rice to submit applications to the North Carolina Rural Internet Access Authority for grants to improve Internet access in the county.

Four Bladen County educators have been chosen as STAR Teachers for the 2001-2002 school year.

The 15-year-old who allegedly shot his best friend early Sunday was returned to juvenile detention after an arraignment hearing Tuesday.

The report showed 42 victims of crime and 35 arrests. Included were six victims of assault, four breaking and/or entering cases, four reports of larceny and three drug cases.

Town Manager Delane Jackson presented the council with the proposed 2012-13 budget, which maintains the current ad valorem tax rate of 0.57 cents per $100 valuation.

On May 19, 1982, Dr. Don Helms, optometrist, came to work at Bladenboro Eye Clinic with Dr.

A Bladenboro man was killed early Sunday morning when his farm tractor struck a guardrail on N.C. 211 near the Bladen County line.

Bladen County Sheriff's deputies have made an arrest in a case that involved the felony theft of copper wiring in Bladenboro on May 2, but another suspect in the case remains on the loose.

Employees noticed a lock was cut and several spools of copper were missing when they showed up to work last Wednesday at Industrial Residential Services in Bladenboro, according to Captain Rodney Hester with the Sheriff's Office.

For many folks - more than year after the April 16, 2011, tornadoes - life has slowly returned to normal.

16, 1966: An announcement is made that the Roberts Company of Sanford will build a modern, $2.7 million textile mill in Clarkton.

Maryanne Singletary Bass, 36, passed away on Monday, May 7, 2012, at her home. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 9, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home.

Fairmont Leon Lowery, 74, of 2625 Fairmont Road, died Feb. 27, 2005, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

Thirteen individuals will be vying for five seats on the Bladen County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday in the Democratic Primary.