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Charges dropped for woman accused of assault at a club

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012, 1:57pm
Charges dropped for woman accused of assault at a club

ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WECT) – An Elizabethtown woman had all charges dropped in court on Tuesday for a club fight that sent another woman to the hospital to get 50 stitches in 2010.

Carolyn Ballard Kemp, 45, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill and inflicting serious bodily injuries after an incident that happened at the Hole in the Wall Club on Dec. 12, 2010, according to Captain Rodney Hester with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.

During the fight, Shanika Marie Burden was reportedly cut across the chest. She was taken to the Bladen County Hospital for treatment.

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Elizabethtown woman in court for 2010 club fight

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012, 2:41pm
Elizabethtown woman in court for 2010 club fight

ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WECT) – An Elizabethtown woman is expected in court on Tuesday for a club fight that sent another woman to the hospital to get 50 stitches in 2010.

Carolyn Ballard Kemp, 45, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill and inflicting serious bodily injuries after an incident that happened at the Hole in the Wall Club on Dec. 12, 2010, according to Captain Rodney Hester with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.

During the fight, Shanika Marie Burden was reportedly cut across the chest. She was taken to the Bladen County Hospital for treatment.

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July meeting schedule changed for Bladen County Board of Commissioners

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Monday, July 2nd, 2012, 5:39pm
July meeting schedule changed for Bladen County Board of Commissioners

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Bladen County Board of Commissioners normally meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. The July schedule is different though.

The Board will meet on July 9, instead of July 16, according to Chairman Charles Ray Peterson. The meeting will take place in room G-8 of the Bladen County Courthouse, located at 106 East Broad Street in Elizabethtown.

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Bladen Co. Board of Education to meet Monday evening

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Monday, June 11th, 2012, 4:21pm
Bladen Co. Board of Education to meet Monday evening

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Bladen County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 11.

The meeting is open to the public and scheduled to take place at the Board of Education Administration Building

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Suspect fires shot during convenience store robbery

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012, 1:07pm
Suspect fires shot during convenience store robbery

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Customers were forced to lay face down while armed robbers took cash from a register drawer on Tuesday, according to Captain Rodney Hester with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.

East Arcadia Party Lite convenience store, located at 24885 N.C. Hwy. 87 East, was robbed just after midnight by two men who appeared to be in their 30s and were wearing black clothing.

Hester said the first subject entered the business and talked to the owner before the second suspect came in wielding a “chrome colored handgun.” The second subject fired one shot inside the store during the robbery, but no one was injured.

The suspects reportedly fled the scene in an older-model green Honda Accord heading in the direction of Columbus County.

Anyone with information about the armed robbery is asked to call the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office at 910-862-6960.

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Public hearing set for Monday to talk about proposed budget

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Monday, June 4th, 2012, 4:42am
Public hearing set for Monday to talk about proposed budget

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will host a public hearing on Monday, June 4 to receive comments about the proposed budget, according to a public notice from Chairman Charles Ray Peterson.

The hearing will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Bladen County Courthouse, room G-8.

A copy of the proposed budget is available for review at BladenInfo.org, in the County Manager’s Office, located in room 105 of the Courthouse, and in the Bladen County Library in Elizabethtown.

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Verbal decision made about voting protests in Bladen Co.

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Thursday, May 31st, 2012, 4:49pm
Verbal decision made about voting protests in Bladen Co.

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Bladen County Board of Elections met with protesters Thursday morning to discuss allegations made about votes being bought.

Robert Brooks, who came up short in the race for county commissioner, questioned some absentee ballots. He said many of those ballots were all voted on the same way.

Ray Britt, a member of the Board of Elections, said that when they met on Thursday, a verbal decision was made. But the Board has until 5 p.m. on Friday to announce that decision.

After the announcement, the Board will have five days to write up its findings of fact and conclusion of law before submitting it to Raleigh.

Brooks is not the only person to file a complaint. Two other candidates have also filed complaints.

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