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Dollar General will hold a Holiday Hope Toy Drive on Saturday
The Dollar General located on US 701 near White Lake will have a Holiday Hope Toy Drive on Saturday, December 10, from noon until 3 p.m. “We are collecting toys and the toys will got underprivileged...
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HOUSE PASSES ROUZER BILL TO RETURN MONEY WRONGFULLY WITHELD FROM...
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed a bill authored by Congressman David Rouzer yesterday to provide every veteran who has had their severance payments wrongfully taxed the...
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Foxglove Garden Club decorates Cape Fear Farmers Market
foxglove-christmas-tree foixglove-christmas-tree2 The Foxglove Garden Club in Elizabethtown has been busy getting the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market dressed up in its holiday finery. The group decorated...
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Governor McCrory Announces Textile Industry Innovator Will Bring 610 Jobs to...
Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Everest Textile USA...
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Civitas Statement Regarding Temporary Injunction
RALEIGH – Yesterday the Civitas Institute decided to withdraw its request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to remove same-day ballots from certification, while the lawsuit...
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Middle School Soccer Postponed Till Wednesday
The Bladen Five Middle School Soccer games that were scheduled for today at County Park have been postponed due to rain & wet grounds until tomorrow. Tomorrow’s (Wednesday) schedule will be as...
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CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER LEADS BIPARTISAN COALITION OBJECTING TO CHINESE...
WASHINGTON – Lattice Semiconductor, the third-largest American producer of a critical technology for U.S. military applications, has announced plans to be acquired by an American venture capital firm...
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North Carolina Flood Survivors: You Have More Time to File Proof of Loss
RALEIGH, N.C.–If you are a North Carolina homeowner, renter or business owner with flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program there’s still time to gather the information you need to...
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NCDA&CS announces healthy corner store funding; application deadline is Dec. 31
RALEIGH – Corner stores have until Dec. 31 to apply for funding that is meant to provide healthier food options for people living in food deserts in Eastern North Carolina. The Healthy Food Small...
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This Day in History – December 7
1696 – Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways in the U.S. is completed to Trumbull. 1787 – Delaware becomes 1st state the US constitution. 1842 – New York Philharmonic’s 1st concert. 1868 –...
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Thoughts While Shaving
Guess it is an age thing, but have many friends suffering from various ailments, some serious. Ahh, we all have aches and pains but if we are upright/mobile, we are fortunate. Thank God for good...
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Remembering Pearl Harbor 75 years ago
“A date which will live in infamy,” Franklin D. Roosevelt said of this date back in 1941. Sunday, December 7th, 1941 was a dark day in American History. Japan attacked the U.S. Navy base in Pearl...
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NOTICE OF STATE CANVASS BOARD MEETING
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting by teleconference on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 9 a.m. Interested members of the public may listen to proceedings by dialing 415-655-0060 (code:...
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East Bladen High School Junior FFA land judging team places second
The East Bladen High School Junior FFA land judging team placed second in recent competition. This was quite an accomplishment considering that one member was absent due to illness. Pictured from...
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Clarkton School of Discovery releases honor roll
The Clarkton School of Discovery has released its honor rolls for the first nine weeks grading period. Superintendent’s List (96 or above in all classes) 6th Grade: Cathleen DeVane, Andrew Dowd,...
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Tillis Supports Increased Funding To Fight Cancer and Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) supported the 21st Century Cures Act, bipartisan legislation that increases funding for Alzheimer’s and cancer research, strengthens and improves...
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CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER ANNOUNCES INCLUSION OF HURRICANE MATTHEW RECOVERY...
WASHINGTON –Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) announced the inclusion of Hurricane Matthew recovery assistance funding for the state of North Carolina in the Continuing Resolution funding...
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Bladen Smart Start request for proposal
Bladen Smart Start Request for Proposals Bladen Smart Start – A Partnership for Children, Inc. is accepting applications for Smart Start activities to run from December 6, 20 I 6 to June 30, 2016....
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Awards and gifts given at local Christmas party
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This Day in History – December 8
1792 – 1st cremation in US, Henry Laurens. 1863 – Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South. 1902 – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice of...
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