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JV Girls Basketball: Clinton 35, East Bladen 18
CLINTON – Clinton rode a 17-5 surge in the middle quarters to a 35-18 Four County Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over East Bladen. Freshmen Izzy Smith and Miasha Smith tossed in 2 baskets...
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Wednesday, January 25 Tossup Results At Vineyard Golf At White Lake
A large crowd gathered Wednesday, January 25, on a beautiful 70 degree day for golf at Vineyard Golf. The winning team on the front side with -2 in the Tossup was Stacy Owen, Lloyd Hester, Lenon Fisher...
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JV Girls Basketball: West Bladen 37, Pender 17
BURGAW – Chasity Lacy fired in 16 points to lead West Bladen’s jayvee girls to a 37-17 basketball victory over Pender Wednesday night. Lacy drained a 3-point bomb and another basket in the first...
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JV Boys Basketball: Clinton 40, East Bladen 32
CLINTON – Clinton closed the game with a 16-6 run that rallied the Dark Horses to a 40-32 Four County Conference jayvee boys victory over East Bladen Wednesday night. Sophmore Shy Pone drove for a pair...
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Girls Basketball: Clinton 58, East Bladen 31
CLINTON – East Bladen’s defense slowed down high-scoring Clinton and Mikayla Boykin Wednesday night, but the Lady Dark Horses still posted a 58-31 Four County Conference girls basketball victory over...
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Boys Basketball: Pender 56, West Bladen 39
BURGAW – Guard Rodney Hansley bombed in a trio of 3-point shots to spark a 15-4 third quarter spurt that propelled Pender to a 56-39 Four County Conference boys basketball victory Wednesday night over...
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Thoughts While Shaving for January 26
I-95 is one of the nations busiest roads, the main corridor between the northeast and the southeastern US is high on the list for funding if Congress and President Trump decide to approve an...
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Boys Basketball: Clinton 87, East Bladen 74
CLINTON –A couple of Clinton runs in the first and second quarters carried the Dark Horses to an 87-74 Four County Conference boys basketball victory over East Bladen Wednesday night. The Eagles...
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Elwell Ferry closed; Road openings/closings
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has provided the following information regarding the operation of Elwell Ferry and road openings/closings per Kenneth Clark. Elwell Ferry: The Elwell...
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Bladen County updated FEMA assistance numbers
Though the deadline to register to receive assistance from FEMA for damage sustained due to Hurricane Matthew, residents can still call the agency with their questions or to learn the status of an...
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Representatives of Panamanian College visit with Elizabethtown Rotary Club
Rotary Panama vistiors Rotary Panama meeting Victor Cedeño Caballero and Joel Andrade De Leon, an attorney who is traveling with Cedeño, of the Polytechnic Bilingual Institute Goshen of Panama,...
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McDonald’s in Elizabethtown is open for business
The McDonald’s in Elizabethtown is open for business as usual on Thursday after having to close to make repairs to equipment, according to Dominique Davis, the Store Manager. “We had to shut off the...
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Elizabethtown station reopens as Tiger Mart
A popular convenience store and service station located at 318 S. Poplar Street in Elizabethtown has reopened under the brand name Tiger Mart. The former Kangaroo Store shut down in September but is...
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Casino Night to support Bladen’s Bloomin’ Agri-Industrial and the Committee...
For those who love such challenging games as Black Jack and Roulette, you’ll have your chance to test your skills on Saturday. That is when Bladen’s Bloomin’ Agri-Industrial and the Committee of 100...
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Bladen County Schools’ dropout count falls by more than 60 percent
The dropout count for Bladen County Schools fell by 62.7 percent for the 2015-16 school year, a report released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction showed. It was the highest...
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For Better Living: More Fruits and Veggies for Children
By Sandra R. Cain As the old saying goes, “You are what you eat.” In America, a love for unhealthy foods, combined with a tendency to be sedentary, has led to an alarming rate of obesity not just in...
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Pittenger leads bipartisan effort to improve 911 access
WASHINGTON – In December 2013, a young Texas girl witnessed her mother being murdered by the mother’s estranged husband. As she had been taught to do, the girl picked up the phone and dialed 911 for...
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Commissioners to hold special called meeting on Feb. 6
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting at 5:30 pm on Monday, February 6, 2017. The purpose of this meeting is to enter a Closed Session in accordance with NCGS 143.318.11...
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Special Needs Registry created to help first responders
In light of Hurricane Matthew, Bladen County Health Department and Bladen County Emergency Management have partnered to create a Special Needs Registry Form that will help first responders identify...
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N.C. Receives Hurricane Matthew Assistance Secured By Tillis and N.C. Delegation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, Governor Cooper announced that North Carolina has received more than $198 million in federal assistance for Hurricane Matthew recovery that was secured by Senator Thom...
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