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Speed and improper passing contributed to a June 7 fatal crash minutes after the end of the school year, and one of the teens in the crash has been charged. Kamari Smith, 16, was cited for misdemeanor death by vehicle, reckless driving to endanger, no operator’s license, unsafe passing, failure to wear a seatbelt, driving left of center and speeding. The citations were issued June 7 by Trooper...
A father and a baby died Sunday in a fire near White Lake. Bladen County Fire Marshall Kenneth Clark said the blaze was reported around 2:30 p.m. When firefighters arrived at the home on Susie Sandhill Road, the singlewide as engulfed in flames. “They found two girls outside and confirmed that a father and his nine-month-old son were still inside,” Clark said. The mother had gone to the...
Greg Woodward has been found safe, according to the sheriff’s office. Woodard, 51, was reported missing June 7 from his Cherry Grove Road home. The sheriff’s office reported that he was found safe and returned home June 17. No additional information was released in the case.