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East Bladen Booster Club Meeting Tuesday
East Bladen’s Booster Club will meet Tuesday night, March 7 in the back room at San Jose’s Mexican Restaurant at 5:30 to discuss the Annual Reverse Raffle. East Bladen’s Reverse Raffle is planned for...
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School Board, Commissioners Discuss Possible School Consolidations, Facility...
By Bethany Stephens The Board of Education met with the County Commissioners Monday night to discuss possible school consolidations and facility needs. Dr. Robert Taylor, Superintendent of Bladen...
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Bladen commissioners receive update on proposed Phase IV water project
Bladen_commissioners_03 Bladen_commissioners_02 Bladen_commissioners_01 The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday night and heard a presentation from Adam Kiker regarding the Phase IV...
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Bladen Commissioners hear update on hazard mitigation program
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday night and heard a presentation from Joyce Holley with NC Emergency Management and Mr. Francis with FEMA. They discussed the Hazard Mitigation...
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Elizabethtown Council Has Lengthy Discussion on Septic Tank/Sewer Issues for...
WhiteLakeC WhiteLakeB WhiteLakeA By Joy Warren Elizabethtown Town Council met in regular session Monday evening. Ms. Roslyn Lewis of 607 South Poplar Street addressed the Council regarding being...
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Paul R. Brown Academy drill team competes at North Brunswick High
The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy’s John L. Foye Drill Team competed in the North Brunswick Scorpion High School Tri -Meet. The team finished first overall in the Drill Meet portion of the...
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This Day in History for March 7
1644 – Massachusetts establishes 1st two-chamber legislature in colonies. 1801 – Massachusetts enacts 1st state voter registration law. 1854 – Charles Miller patents 1st US sewing machine to stitch...
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Thoughts While Shaving for March 7
Adjusting to retirement is not an easy task. Not that smart, but waking to short ‘to do’ list is different from the past. Congratulations to the UNCW men’s basketball team (29-5). They earned their...
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Jones Lake Easter Egg Hunt
Spring is coming soon and with it will be Easter Celebrations. Shane Freeman, Park Superintendent with Jones Lake announced the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Jones Lake State Park. “Our annual Easter Event...
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Eat some pancakes, help a children’s charity at IHOP today
The International House of Pancakes restaurants will hold their annual National Pancake Day event today (Tuesday, March 7) from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. The annual event is a way the restaurant chain...
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CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER STATEMENT ON OBAMACARE REPEAL AND REPLACE LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON – Tonight, House Republicans released legislative text of their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) issued this statement: “With skyrocketing premiums...
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Bladenboro Rotary Club plans golf tournament
Bladenboro Rotary Club met Monday evening to discuss their annual golf tournament. Proceeds of the tournament go toward the J.W. and Martha Black Scholarship Awards, which are presented each year to...
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Commissioners appoint one to Southeastern Community & Family Services Board
On Monday night, the Bladen County Board of Commissioners appointed Commissioner Arthur Bullock to serve on the Southeastern Community & Family Services, Inc. Board of Directors. Southeastern...
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Bladen County Farmer Attends 2017 NC State Tobacco Short Course
Bboro Tobacco Farmer 2 Bboro Tobacco farmer 1 A Bladen County tobacco farmer, Scott Edwards of Bladenboro, participated with 45 other tobacco farmers and industry representatives recently in the 2017...
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Spring Revival for Clarkton PFWB Church
The Clarkton PFWB Church would like to invite you to our Spring Revival beginning April 2nd through April 5th. Sunday night’s service will begin at 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday nights the services...
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Spring Into Good Health with the Round Branch Baptist Church Health Fair
Round Branch Baptist Church of Bladenboro will hold it’s annual Health Fair on Saturday, March 11, 2017. The Health Fair will take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tonya Carter, Nurse Practitioner of...
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Pittenger commends Trump for holding China accountable
WASHINGTON – Today, Chinese telecom firm ZTE Corporation agreed to pay an $892 million fine and plead guilty to violating U.S. law for selling embargoed equipment to an Iranian government-controlled...
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2016 property taxes must be paid by March 15 to avoid publishing
The deadline to pay your 2016 property taxes and avoid advertisement is Wednesday, March 15, 2017, by 5 p.m. Taxes payments must be made to the Bladen County Tax Office. Bladen County Tax Administrator...
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Fire District Receives Rating After Inspection
File Photo RALEIGH – North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey announced today that the following Fire Districts completed its routine inspection and received listed...
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Al Byrd addresses Investment in Character luncheon
Boy Scouts lunch 5 Boy Scout Lunch 6 Boy Scout lunch 1 Boy SCout 4 Biy Scouts 6 Biy Scout 5 Biy Scout 3 The Cape Fear Council Boy Scouts of America held their annual Investing in Character luncheon on...
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