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NCGOP Chairman Responds to Roy Cooper’s Elections Lawsuit Filing
RALEIGH, NC — NCGOP’s Chairman Robin Hayes responds to Roy Cooper’s elections lawsuit filing: “After a close and divisive election, instead of seeking a bipartisan review of election and ethics...
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Thoughts While Shaving for December 31
For party-goers, this night may be as good as it gets. Please be safe as you ring in the New Year. What do you see as the highlight of 2016? How about 2017? Would not suggest a trip to Russia for...
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Mysteries of the Bays- First Day Hike
This hike will be a .5 mile loop and will focus on the mysteries of Carolina Bays and the ecosystem here at Singletary Lake State Park. This will be an easy hike and last approximately 30-45 minutes....
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Woodmen Life Christmas Tournament Wrap-up
After twelve games in three days, the Woodmen Life Christmas Tournament went down to the final seconds Friday night when Dillon’s Rakeem Fletcher double-pumped an attempt at tying the game off the...
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This Day in History for January 1
1673 – Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston. 1776 – Gen. George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag. 1797 – Albany replaces NYC as capital of NY. 1818 – Official reopening of the...
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2016 Sports Year in Review – September
Senior halfback Ethan Hines sparked East Bladen’s Eagles to a pair of September victories. Hines scored 4 touchdowns in a 42-28 victory over St. Pauls rushing for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also...
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New Year’s Eve Celebration at Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery
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Thoughts While Shaving for January 1, 2017
HAPPY NEW YEAR. I hope 2017 will be the best. College football this time of the year is exciting. After all is said and done and hundreds of games have been played, the battle for the championship...
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36 swimmers start new year with Polar Plunge into White Lake
It was an ideal day for swim in White Lake — well, at least as ideal as it could be for Jan. 1. The outside temperature at 11 a.m. Sunday at Camp Clearwater was 47 degrees. The water temperature was...
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2016 Sports Year in Review – October
The biggest story of 2016 came in October when Hurricane Matthew hit southeastern North Carolina. Bladen County sports were interrupted for 2 weeks while residents recovered and waited for the...
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Rahu Purdie Scores 24 Points in Two Lander Games
GREENWOOD, SC – White Oak native Rahu Purdie pumped in 13 points Thursday night, but his Lander Bearcats were edged by Limestone 83-81 in a Peach Belt Conference game. Earlier in the week Purdie scored...
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This Day in History for January 2
1811 – US Sen. Thomas Pickering is 1st senator censured (revealed confidential documents by the president of the US. 1842 – 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania. 1890...
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Thoughts While Shaving
Interesting weather to begin a new year. 59 degrees at 6 AM today, high yesterday was 57. Rainfall totals indicated .22 inches at the Hester household and the same at Curtis Brown Airport,...
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Bladen County Headlines…35 Years Ago
The Bladen County Hospital Board signed a letter of intent for a management contract with Hospital Corporation of America. Jones Intercable announced that their system would go live in Bladen County on...
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This Day in History – January 3
1749 – Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. 1823 – Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of...
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Thoughts While Shaving for January 3
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Bladen County just before midnight last night that extended until 12:45 AM today. The text of the warning: “At 11:58 a.m. Doppler radar...
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2016 Sports Year in Review – November
East Bladen’s football team’s march through the NCHSAA Class 2A Football Play-offs was the top November sports story of 2016. Fullback Xavia McDowell caught the game-winning touchdown pass from...
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Bladen County spared damage from strong thunderstorms overnight
With many Bladen County residents still repairing damaged homes and businesses from Hurricane Matthew, they were spared any additional damage from a line of severe storms on Monday night. A line of...
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Congressman Pittenger’s statement on proposed changes to Office of...
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) released this statement regarding proposed changes to the Office of Congressional Ethics, which is separate from the bipartisan Committee on...
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USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for January 2017
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for January 2017. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge for December is...
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