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The North Carolina Azalea Festival has announced that the Old Crow Medicine Show will play for the Azalea Festival Concert Series at Live Oak Bank Pavilion on April 14 at 7 p.m. Get Fit with 6: Tips to make your New Year's resolution a lifestyle change. On August 8, 2008, Raycom signed-on WMBF-TV, a new digital-only NBC affiliate in Myrtle Beach covering the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of its first network programming. Irene Clodfelter pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice on Tuesday. Copyright 2022 WECT. Once Hunt is transferred back to the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center for court, he will be served with outstanding warrants for Sell schedule I controlled substances, Deliver schedule I controlled substances, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule I controlled substances, and Manufacture schedule II controlled substances. Hunt was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $50,000.00 bond. In 2006, Raycom bought out the Liberty Corporation, owner of WWAY. A man is hoping to soon see charges filed against the person he says is responsible for more than a dozen of his prized dogs dying from dehydration. Ronald Winfield Ballard, 40, of Dublin was arrested on outstanding warrants for Sell schedule II controlled substances, Deliver schedule II controlled substances, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substances, Manufacture schedule II controlled substances, and Maintaining a vehicle/dwelling for the purpose of keeping/selling controlled substances. However, WWAY opted to affiliate with the much weaker ABC, forcing WECT to shoehorn NBC and CBS onto its schedule until the 1970s, when cable arrived in the Wilmington market. In an update, the BCSO identified the two deceased men as White Oak residents Willford Robinson Jr, 46, and Josey Rodriguez, 41. White was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $350,000.00 bond. map: false, On September 22, 2003 through a news share agreement, WECT began producing a nightly half-hour prime time newscast on WSFX (Fox 26 News at 10 (now Fox Wilmington News at 10)). The Bladen Disaster Recovery Team (BDRT) met with some news and elected representatives this week to discuss plans for the long term recovery group, according to Pastor Jason Williams, Chairman of the Board of Directors with the Bladen Disaster Recovery Team. The Bladen County Sheriffs Office received a call on Friday regarding a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Dance Infinity, located in the 7000 block of NC 242 South. category_id: null, As deputies were responding, the call was upgraded to shots fired and then they were advised that a person had been shot before they arrived. Lets see how Bladen County varsity teams rank in the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). NEWSCAST live online: http://shout.lt/bdJZl NEWSCAST live on mobile: http://shout.lt/bdJZk http://shout.lt/bdJZj wect.com 4 killed, 2 seriously injured in rollover accident near Bladen County WECT Man wanted for assault with a deadly weapon arrested in Bladen County BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man on charges stemming from an incident that occurred in 2022. Copyright 2023 WECT. ELIZABETHTOWN The East Bladen High School Beta Club has chosen to lend a hand to Bladen Countys furriest residents in need. wect.com Man allegedly crashes into three law enforcement vehicles during car chase Local News Publishers No sources with tracked biases. The Apostle Paul tells Timothy to hold fast to the sound doctrine of the faith. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters.. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of . All rights reserved. Angela Darby, 36, of Bladenboro is currently wanted on outstanding warrants for Sell heroin, Deliver heroin, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver heroin, Manufacture heroin, Conspire to sell heroin, Conspire to deliver heroin, Conspire to sell schedule III controlled substances, and Possession of drug paraphernalia. virtual: false, McDowell was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $20,000.00 bond. 12K views, 50 likes, 4 loves, 40 comments, 75 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WECT News: HAPPENING NOW: The Bladen County Sheriff's Office is expected. From the 1970s to the 1980s, WECT was picked up by numerous cable systems from Fayetteville eastward. Previously, because channel 6 is adjacent to the FM band, its broadcasts could be heard on FM 87.7.[3]. Rabon was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $75,000.00 bond. 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Aaron Montrice McDowell, 37, of Clarkton is currently wanted on outstanding warrants for Possession of firearm by felon, Possession of schedule II controlled substance, Possession of schedule VI controlled substances, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Fictitious information to an officer, Obtaining property by false pretense, Uttering a forged instrument, Forgery of an instrument, Identity theft, Larceny of a firearm, Driving while license revoked, and speeding. The deputy who made the stop stated that Flowers was seen "reaching down below the front passenger side as if he was tucking somethi. 6 officers placed on leave after person in custody dies outside sweepstakes parlor; police chief says Taser was used. The Bladen County Sheriff's Office caught a felon who was on the run for charges from a shooting incident in 2022. For its first half-century on the air, the station served as the default NBC affiliate for the northern and eastern portions of the FlorenceMyrtle Beach, South Carolina market, including Myrtle Beach itself. Tyleah Freeman nailed a 3-point shot and ELIZABETHTOWN Bladen County was visited by a local legend at the Martin Luther King Day parade. BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Sheriffs Office arrested and charged two people after an incident involving counterfeit U.S. currency in Tar Heel. Ralph Michael Sells Jr, 45, of Elizabethtown was arrested on outstanding warrants for Sell schedule III controlled substances, Deliver schedule III controlled substances, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule III controlled substances, and Maintaining a vehicle/dwelling for the purpose of keeping/selling controlled substances. [3][9] The station's former transmitter was located in Bladen County, approximately halfway between Wilmington and Fayetteville. The Mt. Kemp was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $150,000.00 bond. On Friday, the Bladen County Sheriff's Office Vice/Narcotics Unit arreted Dillon Keith Long, 22, of Bladenboro. The Columbus County Sheriffs Office and Horry County Police Department arrested a 21-year-old man in connection to a fatal shooting in Clarendon. [4] Due to its longstanding popularity, WECT is still carried on cable systems in the eastern portion of the Triangle market, including Fayetteville and Southern Pines. One of those occupants was a passenger named Jaharel Flowers, 18, of Baton Rouge. During the arrest, Perkins was found to be in possession of amounts of ecstasy and cocaine and was charged with Possession of schedule I controlled substances and Possession of schedule II controlled substances by deputies. Atlantic Telecasting sold off the radio station in 1958 and changed the television station's calls changed to the current WECT. The operation, which began on Tuesday, Jan. 17, was an effort from the BCSO Vice/Narcotics Unit along with state and federal partners. Bladen County Citizen Complaints Lead to Drug Arrest 01/16/2020 On January 14th, 2020, members of the Bladen County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division. The Chatham County Police Department says that the Wilmington Police Department is the lead investigative agency in the case of human remains found in the Savannah River on Jan. 18. Williams was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $300,000.00 bond. However, Raycom was forced to sell WITN to Gray in 1997 because WITN's signal has city-grade quality in the northern portion of the Wilmington market. WITN-TV and WECT had briefly been sister stations when Raycom was formed in 1997. Blackshear was under a $5,000 bond and Smith was under a $15,000 bond. BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Sheriffs Office has announced that nearly two dozen people suspected of drug-related crimes were arrested in Operation Street Sweep. The sheriffs office says that those arrested are suspected of being drug dealers and their associates. For longtime viewers, this was controversial as this station had been on cable systems in Laurinburg and Lumberton for decades. number: 3, He was pronounced dead upon arrival. We are well into the first month of 2023. In total, 23 people were apprehended, three have detainers/holds for when they're released from the state or local confinement facility they are currently held in, and 12 are still at large. It is also available on cable in Jacksonville, which is part of the GreenvilleWashingtonNew Bern market. During the arrest, Sells was found to be in possession of amounts of drug paraphernalia and was charged with Possession of drug paraphernalia by deputies. The office states that deputies found two deceased men at the scene when they arrived. Occasionally, other special programming aired on WECT-DT2. (BRPROUD) - A member of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office initiated a traffic stop in the 5000 block of McClelland Dr. on Friday, December 9. Bobby Lee Clark, 28, of Bladenboro is currently wanted on outstanding warrants for Sell heroin, Deliver heroin, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver heroin, Possess heroin, and Probation violation. On Thursday, the BCSO Vice/Narcotics Unit arrested Tredell Phillip Blackshear, 29, and Andrew DaShawn Smith, 22, for allegedly possessing and using counterfeit money at Smithfield Food. The cash-and-stock merger transaction valued at $3.6 billion in which Gray shareholders would acquire preferred stock currently held by Raycom made WECT a sister station to fellow NBC affiliate WITN-TV in Washington. Chris Clyde Russ, 32, of Bladenboro, was charged with possession of crystal meth and drug paraphernalia, a probation violation and other charges, according to the Bladen County sheriffs Office. According to the Pender County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a home on Four other people were in the vehicle with her, including two children. This was eventually joined by an sixty-minute extension of WECT's weekday morning show on September 13, 2006 called Carolina in the Morning on Fox 26 (now Carolina in the Morning on Fox Wilmington), seen from 7 until 8 on WSFX offering an alternative to the national morning shows seen on the market's big three network-affiliated stations. John Marshall Guyton, 66, of Bladenboro was arrested on outstanding warrants for Sell schedule II controlled substances, Deliver schedule II controlled substances, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substances, and Manufacture schedule II controlled substances. A call about a suspicious vehicle in a dance school parking lot led to the arrest of a wanted felon Friday. Tune into WECT News at Midday for the latest details. At one point, this station was carried on cable systems in the Triangle region of North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, and Chapel Hill) for a time when NBC did not have a full-time affiliate in that market. Both stations share studios on Shipyard Boulevard in Wilmington, while WECT's transmitter is located near Winnabow, North Carolina. Keep it up. WECT's coverage has been reduced as a result of the digital transition which left the station on UHF. detail_page_enabled: true, Recipients are selected based upon multiple factors including an intent to return to a rural North Carolina county after graduation. publisher_id: "7056", Paul teaches that it is through Christ Jesus living His life in us that our faith and our teaching endure. Michael Anthony Rice, 58, of Elizabethtown was arrested on outstanding warrants for Sell heroin, Deliver heroin, Possess heroin, and Maintaining a vehicle/dwelling for the purpose of keeping/selling controlled substances. The hope for BDRT is there will be more resources, funding, and awareness about the group as well as more opportunities to assist those in need in Bladen County. All rights reserved. This story will be updated as more details are provided. BLADENBORO The Bladen County Sheriffs Office Vice/Narcotics Unit apprehended Dillion Keith Long, 22 of Bladenboro, on Friday on charges related to a 2022 incident. That company then sold its entire station group to the first incarnation of New Vision Television in 1993. During the arrest, Hunt was found to be in possession of amounts of Schedule III controlled substances. Long was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $150,000 bond. We're your neighbors. "Upon further investigation, it has been determined that Johnson was killed in the 1300 block of King St, Wilmington, NC on Friday, January 13, 2023. During the arrest, Newkirk was found to be in possession of amounts of Suboxone and was charged with Possession of schedule III controlled substances by deputies. As deputies were responding, the call was upgraded to shots fired and then they were advised that a person had been shot before they arrived. If you have any information about this incident, you are asked to contact the Bladen County Sheriffs Office at 910-862-6960. BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged two people after an incident involving counterfeit U.S. currency in Tar Heel. Natalie was 30 years old and many in the zoo will miss her very much. In total, 23 people were apprehended, three have detainers/holds for when theyre released from the state or local confinement facility they are currently held in, and 12 are still at large. He and his wife Doreen were set up and selling plates of delicious barbecue to raise funds for Champions for Kids in honor of their daughter who passed away in 2021. There were approximately 150-200 people gathered in the field at the abandoned property, but they left when law enforcement arrived. [13][14][15][16] The sale was approved on December 20 and completed on January 2, 2019.[17][18]. At the time, the FCC normally did not allow one company to own two stations with overlapping signals, and would not even consider a waiver for a city-grade overlap. Cedrick Lemora McKoy, 39, of Elizabethtown is currently wanted on outstanding warrants for Sell cocaine, Deliver cocaine, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver cocaine, Conspire to sell cocaine, and Conspire to deliver cocaine. Source, BLADENBORO The Bladen County Sheriffs Office Vice/Narcotics Unit apprehended Dillion Keith Long, 22 of Bladenboro, on Friday on charges related to a 2022 incident. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: Prior to September 26, 2012, WECT-DT2 aired a 24-hour local weather channel with the branding "WECT Plus". (both of which formerly aired on WWAY until 1992), The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Live with Kelly and Ryan. Vanessa Delara Mayers, 37, of Bladenboro was arrested on outstanding warrants for Trafficking opium/heroin, Sell heroin, Deliver heroin, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver heroin, three counts of Sell schedule II controlled substances, three counts of Deliver schedule II controlled substances, three counts of Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substances, and three counts of Maintaining a vehicle/dwelling for the purpose of keeping/selling controlled substances. At the time it was the tallest-ever man-made structure leveled via explosive demolition. The station finally got local competition in 1964 when WWAY signed on. Guyton was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $75,000.00 bond. The caller would threaten BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) Two men have been arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money. From April 15, 2005 until the end of December 2008, WECT-DT2 carried the defunct NBC Weather Plus. Coty Lane Hunt, 34, of Bladenboro was arrested on outstanding warrants for probation violation. 30-year-old Javonta Purdie was found dead at the scene as deputies were investigating. Bladen. The charges stemmed from an incident involving the possession of counterfeit dollar bills and the use of counterfeit money in exchange for goods. BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) A Tuesday operation by the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Vice/Narcotics Unit served outstanding arrest warrants on over three dozen known drug dealers and their associates in around Bladen County. They enjoy the beauty and simplicity of familiarity, the comfort of knowing theirSource. We live, work and play right here in the Cape Fear. 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Two dead, one in serious condition after shooting on abandoned property in Bladen County, Two young children die after being pulled from burning NC home, Wilmington police investigating human remains found in Savannah River, Human remains found on edge of Savannah River, Wilmington police: Man charged with murder in connection to missing person case, Southport appoints city manager and assistant city manager, Leland Fire/Rescue responds to early morning tractor trailer fire. WECT News - Bladen co human scent program social 26-year . The operation, which After each playing a game to open their seasons the eight Bladen County middle school basketball teams have leapt right in to tournament play. In 2019, former Clerk of Superior Court Niki Dennis warned the public about scammers threatening phone calls. Oates, who has been with the district since 2015, is leaving to become the deputy state superintendent of public instruction. Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy. Adelfino Alaniz, 77, was pronounced dead at the . The formula includes a teams winning percentage, the winning percentage of opponents and the winning percentage of opponents opponents. The Bladen County Sheriffs Office Vice/Narcotics Unit arrested Tredell Phillip Blackshear, 29, and Andrew DaShawn Smith, 22, on January 12th. We're the most trusted source for way more local news. Newkirk was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $55,000.00 bond. Military training to take place in Bladen County this month WECT Staff 12/5/2022 Provided by Wilmington WECT Camp Lejeune (Source: WECT) CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WECT) - U.S. Marines and. - Controlled Demolition, Inc", "GRAY AND RAYCOM TO COMBINE IN A $3.6 BILLION TRANSACTION", "Gray Acquiring Raycom For $3.65B, Forming No. On Friday, the Bladen County Sheriff's Office Vice/Narcotics Unit arreted Dillon Keith Long, 22, of Bladenboro. Cold-stunned turtles have doubled this year; heres what to do if you find one. During the arrest, Kemp was found to be in possession of amounts of cocaine and was charged by deputies with Possession of Schedule II controlled substances and Maintaining a vehicle/dwelling for the purpose of keeping/selling controlled substances by deputies. BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man on charges stemming from an incident that occurred in 2022. A teacher at Leland Middle School is hoping to start a hot chocolate station as a reward for students who get good grades and have good behavior. 12K views, 63 likes, 22 loves, 4 comments, 125 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WECT News: What a good idea: The Bladen County Sheriff's Office has started a new program aimed at finding lost or. WWAY News BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) The Bladen County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged a man in connection with a shooting and kidnapping late Thursday night. Jamar Quamell Newkirk, 26, of Clarkton was arrested on outstanding warrants for Possession of schedule III controlled substances, Possession of firearm by felon, Common law robbery, Flee to elude arrest, Driving while license revoked, Fictitious registration, Failure to register motor vehicle, No insurance, and Speeding. Well into the 1990s, it identified as "Wilmington/Myrtle Beach" to acknowledge its viewership on the Grand Strand. Teresa Marie Christine Rabon, 36, of Bladenboro was arrested on outstanding warrants for Sell schedule II controlled substances, Deliver schedule II controlled substances, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substances, Manufacture schedule II controlled substances, Conspire to sell schedule II controlled substances, and Conspire to deliver schedule II controlled substances. Sells was held at the Bladen County Sheriffs Office Detention Center under a $100,000.00 bond. Calvary Center for Leadership Development has announced a free weekly diabetes education class which will begin on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. Eight-piece soul band St. Paul & The Broken Bones will play at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on May 25 as part of the REV Rocks Concert Series. At around 5 a.m., the BCSO received a 911 call reporting shots fired at Tatum and Monroe Lane in the White Oak area. TAR HEEL, N.C. (WECT) - The driver of a pickup truck has died after a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler in Tar Heel at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Texas man dead after multi-vehicle crash in Lincoln County. Willie Jean Teal, 68, of 1795 River Road, has brown. Harley Jordan bombed in a 3-point shot and another basket as the Lady Bulldogs ELIZABETHTOWN Ellen Battle and Mariah Ward combined for 11 points Tuesday night as Elizabethtown rallied for a 16-12 victory over Clarkton School of Discovery in the opening round of the Bladen County Girls Basketball Tournament Tuesday at Samuel C. Boger Gymnasium. Upon arrival, deputies found a female, 24-year-old Chasity Baxley, with a gunshot wound. The Bladen County Sheriffs Office has announced that nearly two dozen people suspected of drug-related crimes were arrested in Operation Street Sweep. The sheriffs office says that those arrested are suspected of being drug dealers and their associates. The sheriffs office is investigating the incident as a homicide. 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