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Monday, January 21, 2013  Baconton's Saint James Baptist Church celebrated Dr. Martin L. King Jr's birthday Monday morning by kicking off "the Big Read."

Saturday, November 17, 2012  Updated with video; The City of Baconton held its annual Pecan festival celebrating this year's harvest.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011  Police arrest two for stealing trailers and one for allowing them to keep the stolen trailers on his property. Stolen trailers came from local businesses including the Mars Plant and Home Depot.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  The owner of a two-year-old dog says wants to know why someone would pour hot grease on his friendly dog.

Monday, January 03, 2011  Police say the 85-year-old man died on Friday from multiple blunt force traumas to his body caused by the collision

Friday, June 05, 2009  An 88-year-old Baconton man who suffers from a mild case of dementia went missing yesterday but was soon found in South Carolina.

Friday, May 08, 2009  21-year-old Eric Smith says he was traveling northbound on U.S. 19 from Camilla when he went to make a left turn at a caution light in Baconton and was struck by an oncoming truck.