Clarkton News

Sidney M. "Chico" McLean, 38, of 1601 1/2 Cross Street, formerly of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

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

Investigators have few leads in the Thursday hit and run death of a teenager. N.C. Highway Patrol Sgt.

Marcus Cyril McKoy, of the 100 block of Allen Circle, was charged with breaking and entering, failure to appear on a felony, failure to appear on a misdemeanor, failure to pay child support, and obtaining property with false pretense, according to the Jail.

The report included 54 victims of crime - including nine cases of breaking and/or entering, six assaults and five reports of larceny - and a total of 41 arrests.

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.

BLADEN COUNTY, NC Deputies in Bladen County arrested and charged a 34-year-old man for stealing three lawnmowers, a trimmer and assorted hand tools.

Investigators say a Tuesday shooting in Clarkton was motivated by revenge for a Nov.

A tractor-trailer driver hauling a load of peanuts was airlifted to New Hanover Regional Medical Center Friday after his truck overturned on Twisted Hickory Road.

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 crime took place in Keith Gachette's home off Palmetto Bay Road near Hallsboro around 6:15 p.m. Forty-six-year-old Keith Douglas Gachette, of Hallsboro, was shot in the head on April 13 , according to Columbus County Sheriff Christopher Batten.

The report shows 46 victims of crime - including 14 reports of larceny, six cases of breaking and/or entering, and four assault cases.

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

Jerry Perkins of Clarkton announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of his daughter, Penny Perkins, to Bobby Britt Jr.

According to officials with the Bladen County Sheriff's Office, Shawn Nathan Faulk Jr., 23, of the 200 block of Hester Street in Clarkton turned himself in to the sheriff's office on Monday afternoon.

A dispute between a landlord and tenant turned ugly over the weekend. Now, the Bladen County Sheriff's Office is searching for the renter, who has a serious assault charge hanging over him.