Parkton NewsLocal news for Parkton, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Man pulls child from truck's path- December 21, 2007 "He (Parnell) took the brunt of the impact" To Diana Ratley, her older brother will always be her hero. "I wouldn't have a little boy today if it wasn't for him," she said Thursday, a day after Trey Parnell risked his life to save her 3-year-old son from ... via The Robesonianhttp://www.topix.net/city/parkton-nc/2007/12/man-pulls-child-from-trucks-path?fromrss=1 N.C. crop losses: $573 million- December 18, 2007 "But I've never seen one this severe." This year's record drought will cost North Carolina at least half a billion dollars in farm losses, state officials say, and farmers are bracing for a potentially worse 2008. via News Observerhttp://www.topix.net/city/parkton-nc/2007/12/n-c-crop-losses-573-million?fromrss=1 John Patrick "JP" Locklear - Belmont- December 8, 2007 John "JP" Patrick Locklear, 20, of 115 Dorie Drive, Belmont, NC, died Thursday, Dec. via The Gaston Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/parkton-nc/2007/12/john-patrick-jp-locklear-belmont?fromrss=1 Parkton likes Parnell to replace Herndon- December 6, 2007 "It is good to see that the group is unified and I think this is going to go a long way when it comes to the other precincts" Al Parnell, an alderman for Parkton, was nominated on Wednesday to replace the late Bill Herndon as the District 8 representative on the Robeson County Board of Commissioners. via The Robesonianhttp://www.topix.net/city/parkton-nc/2007/12/parkton-likes-parnell-to-replace-herndon?from... Process to replace Herndon begins- December 3, 2007 "The East Howellsville precinct is organized but they haven't sent information from their last meeting to Raleigh" Talk of a possible replacement for the late Bill Herndon on the Robeson County Board of Commissioners will begin Wednesday when the Democratic Party precinct meets at the Parkton Town Hall. via The Robesonianhttp://www.topix.net/city/parkton-nc/2007/12/process-to-replace-herndon-begins?fromrss=1 |