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North Carolina’s January County and Area Employment Figures Released
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in January. Hyde County had the highest unemployment rate at 16.3 percent, while Buncombe County...
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Bladen County February Lottery Winners Announced
$1,000 Winners: Audrey Smith, Karely R. Jimenez, Kathy Jones, Victor Powell, Jose Rebollar, Michael Hudson, Leona Johnson, Satarra White, Cathy Graham, Kissie Battle, Luther High, Tamije Baldwin,...
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For Better Living
For Better Living:Eat Smart – Try Low-Fat or Fat-Free Dairy Products By Sandra Cain All the Nutrition with Less Fat Milk and milk products are good sources of protein, calcium and vitamins. With such...
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Bladen County drug bust in Elizabethtown
The Elizabethtown Police Department and the Bladen County Sheriff’s Department have been working together to crack down on crime. Today, March 17, 2017 was no exception. Sometime around 7 a.m the...
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Bladen County, Alert Neighbor Foils Break In
Sheriff James A. McVicker said today that an alert neighbor who saw suspicious activity in their neighborhood and reported it to 911 was instrumental in stopping a breaking and entering in progress...
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We need more Mrs. Smiths
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the statue of the little girl on Wall Street in New York. Pictures show she has a determined look on her face, and she is “staring down” the rich and powerful....
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This Day in History – March 18
1692 – First people are accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Titube, a West Indian slave. 1892 – Britain & US sign treaty on seal hunting in Bering Sea....
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FULFILLING MEDICAID’S ORIGINAL PROMISE
Should the federal government treat able-bodied adults better than the disabled or elderly? When President Lyndon B. Johnson first signed Medicaid into law, the program was intended to serve the most...
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REP. ROUZER INTRODUCES BILL TO INCREASE TEACHER PAY BY ELIMINATING THE DoE,...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer introduced H.R. 1510, the States’ Education Reclamation Act of 2017, which would return taxpayer dollars used to fund the federal education bureaucracy back...
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Baseball: East Bladen 12, Pender 1
BURGAW – Junior Xavier Wooten pitched a one-hitter and struck out six batters to lead East Bladen’s Eagles to a 12-1 Four County Conference victory Friday night over Pender. Wooten retired the first...
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Girls Soccer: East Bladen 1, Pender 0
BURGAW – Junior Hannah Devane drilled in a penalty kick midway the first half that lifted East Bladen to a 1-0 Four County Conference girls soccer victory Friday night. Freshman Patience Ward was...
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JV Baseball: East Bladen 11, Pender 3
BURGAW – Sophmore Pierce Melvin pitched a 4-hitter and struck out seven as East Bladen cruised past Pender 11-3 Friday in Four County Conference jayvee baseball action. Melvin shutout the Patriots...
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JV Baseball: West Bladen 12, Heide Trask 7
ROCKY POINT – Sophmore Dalton Pait and freshman Nolan Bryant connected for 3 hits each to lead West Bladen’s Knights to a 12-7 Four County Conference jayvee baseball victory over Heide Trask. Shaun...
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JV Softball: Pender 11, East Bladen 5
BURGAW – Pender defeated East Bladen 11-5 Friday in Four County Conference jayvee softball action. The Lady Eagles jumped in front with a pair of first inning runs. Sophmore Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson...
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Softball: West Bladen 15, Heide Trask 2
ROCKY POINT – West Bladen’s Lady Knights pounded Heide Trask 15-2 Friday night in Four County Conference softball action. Senior Alanna Ludlum walloped a 2-out triple in the West first inning but was...
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Baseball: West Bladen 6, Heide Trask 1
ROCKY POINT – Senior Trent West and junior Scott Bowen combined to pitch a 6-hitter with 11 strike-outs as West Bladen defeated Heide Trask 6-1 Friday night in Four County Conference baseball action....
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Thoughts While Shaving
Hopefully freezing temps are over for this spring, still need rain. Lottery oddity shared by a friend. The Midday Pick 3 lottery drawings for North Carolina and South Carolina on Friday were the same...
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Elizabethtown Rotary Club selling tickets at Walmart
It may be raining, but that isn’t stopping one civic organization from fundraising to support their service work. The Elizabethtown Rotary Club is at the Walmart in Elizabethtown selling raffle tickets...
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Softball: Pender 17, East Bladen 0
BURGAW – Pender slugged 3 home runs and defeated East Bladen 17-0 Friday night in Four County Conference softball action. Senior Gracie Vincent, sophmore Alana Buie and freshman pitcher Lauren Gammons...
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Abbey Walters Homers for UNC-Pembroke
PEMBROKE – West Bladen grad Abbey Walters walloped a home run Friday, but her UNC-Pembroke Lady Braves were swept in a Peach Belt Conference double-header by nationally ranked North Georgia. The Lady...
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