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UPDATE: NAACP holds memorial for Bladenboro teen
BLADENBORO, NC (WWAY) -- The North Carolina NAACP held a community meeting and memorial service for a Bladen County teen found dead last month.According to a news release from the NAACP, Lennon Lacy, a...
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Former Bladen superintendent avoids penalty at sentencing
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A former Bladen County Schools superintendent has avoided prison time and any penalty after pleading guilty to a crime.Greg Killingsworth pleaded guilty in August to a...
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Woman accused of taking $500 from vet hospital
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) -- Bladen County deputies arrested a woman they said stole money from her place of employment.Investigators arrested Lisa Merriman, 58, Wednesday and charged her with 21 counts...
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Autopsy released in death of Bladen County teen
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- The autopsy for a Bladen County teen found dead in August says he died from asphyxia due to hanging. The report shows no indication of foul play.Lennon Lacy was found...
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Bladen County woman pleads guilty to murdering woman with car
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A Bladen County woman has pleaded guilty to killing another woman with a car.Brittany Williams, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder today. In 2012 she was accused of...
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ONLY ON 3: Mother speaks about Bladen teen's death
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- The mother of a Bladen County teen found dead says she does not believe her son took his own life.Claudia Lacy, the mother of West Bladen football player Lennon Lacy, said...
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Independent investigator hired to look into Bladen County teen's death
BLADENBORO, NC (AP) -- An attorney representing the family of a Bladen County teenager says they have hired an independent investigator to look into his death after an autopsy report said he died...
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Deputies: Armed robbery ends with chase and crash
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Deputies with the Bladen County Sheriff's Office arrested a man accused in an armed robbery and high speed chase.Investigators said the incident started At the Kaids Mini...
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State Superintendent Dr. June Atkinson tours schools, speaks about lottery...
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) -- State Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Dr. June Atkinson visited Bladen County schools Tuesday. Bladen County is one of three counties in the area asking...
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Bladen Co. deputies investigate fatal shooting
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Deputies in Bladen County are investigating a shooting that killed a man early this morning.Deputies were called to the 100 Block of Sammy Lane near Elizabethtown just...
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NEW DETAILS: Bladen Co. murder suspects identified
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Investigators in Bladen County have released new details in the deadly shooting of a man Tuesday.The Bladen County Sheriff's Office says Malcom Jerome Melvin, 23, was found...
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NEW DETAILS: 911 call released in Bladen murder
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Investigators have now released the 911 call in the Tuesday morning murder of a 23-year-old man at his home.The Bladen County Sheriff's Office says Malcom Jerome Melvin was...
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Bladen County elects new sheriff as Benston loses race
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Voters elected a new sheriff in Bladen County Tuesday.The county's first black sheriff tried but did not succeed getting a second term in office. Prentis Benston, the...
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New chapter beginning for Bladen County Sheriff
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Voters elected a new sheriff in Bladen County Tuesday. It's the first time a Republican will hold that position in recent history.The county's first black sheriff tried but...
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