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Bladen County Farm Service Agency Committee Election Results
The Bladen County Farm Service Agency committee elections are over, the ballots are counted and the results have been announced. Steve Dunham of White Oak was re-elected to represent LAA -3 and Angela...
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Larrell Murchison Offered Scholarship by Texas
Larrell_Murchison_Texas_2 Larrell_Murchison_Texas East Bladen grad Larrell Murchison is visiting the University of Texas this weekend and has been offered a scholarship to play football for Texas next...
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Bike Ride kicks off Saturday’s Unity in the Community event
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This Day in History for January 15
1777 – People of New Connecticut (Vermont) declare independence from England. 1831 – 1st US railroad honeymoon trip, Mr. and Mrs. Pierson, Charleston, SC. 1861 – Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis....
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Thoughts While Shaving
Sometimes in moments of uncertainty I look for something to lean on. I recently found the following tucked away and today I share. THE FOUTEEEN ERRORS OF LIFE by Judge Rentoul addressing the...
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This Day in History – January 16
1777 – Vermont declares independence from New York. 1865 – Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Ft. Fisher, NC, 40 die. 1868 – Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit. 1883...
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Notes From Vineyard Golf At White Lake
The unwelcome weather we had last weekend brought golf to a standstill at Vineyard Golf. The staff at Vineyard did a great job in covering the greens with tarps to protect them during this cold icy...
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SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH
By: Congressman Robert Pittenger One of my top priorities for this term in Congress is supporting economic growth, the creation of good paying jobs, and opportunities for every American to build a...
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Saturday’s Bladen RA/GA Basketball Results
Here are Saturday’s results from Bladen RA/GA basketball games: Girls Grades 4-6 Hickory Grove 21, Elizabethtown 18 HICKORY GROVE (21) – Mikayla Wright 10, Nevaeh Singletary 5, Summer Singletary 2,...
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Bladen County Headlines … 35 Years Ago
The 1973 senior class of Elizabethtown High School scheduled a 10 year class reunion. The East Bladen High School boy’s basketball team won the Basketball Holiday Tournament. The White Lake ABC store...
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Thoughts While Shaving
Today is Martin Luther King Holiday. A parade is set for this morning in downtown Elizabethtown. Government offices are closed and meetings normally held on the 3rd Monday, will be held later, many...
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Tillis Statement in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: “This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we celebrate the life and legacy of a...
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Law enforcement searching for two in connecting with car wash robbery
The Bladenboro car wash was the victim of a break in on Saturday night. Shane Todd said a vehicle occupied by a male and a female damaged a coin box at the car wash. According to Todd, the male used a...
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Bladen County Shriners give big to children’s hospital
The Bladen County Shrine Club holds an annual fish fry every fall to help raise funds for the Shriner’s Hospital for Children. This past Saturday, January 14th, the local Shriners announced the fruits...
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Bladen County Continuing the dream of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This Day in History – January 17
1871 – 1st cable car patented, by Andrew Smith Hallidie in the US (begins service in 1873). 1911 – Percy Mackay’s “Scarecrow” premieres in NYC. 1916 – 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC...
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Miss North Carolina with Bladen County Students find historical treasures at...
Photos by: Harmony Hall Plantation Village Facebook Page By: Charlotte Smith Bladen County has a hidden historical treasure, its Harmony Hall Plantation Village in White Oak. In December Miss North...
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Girls Basketball Fairmont 40, West Bladen 33
FAIRMONT – Fairmont scored the final 7 points of the game and defeated West Bladen 40-33 Monday night in a non-conference girls basketball Endowment Game. Senior Laikyn Pait sank 2 free throws to...
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Boys Basketball Fairmont 63, West Bladen 34
FAIRMONT – Fairmont began the second half with a 12-1 spurt that snowballed into a 21-5 surge and eventual 63-34 non-conference basketball victory Monday night over West Bladen that ended the Knights...
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Thoughts While Shaving
Good to see that Sanderson Farm is hiring in St. Pauls. The $155M chicken processing facility consist of a 180,000 sq.ft. plant that can process 1.25 million birds weekly and sell 500 lbs of deboned...
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