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Congressman Pittenger: Hopefully cooler heads will prevail
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) had this statement after House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the American Health Care Act from consideration: “Speaker Ryan has been magnanimous throughout...
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Congressman Pittenger on Fox News: Take a Lesson from Ronald Reagan
WASHINGTON – On Saturday, Congressman Robert Pittenger joined Fox News to discuss health care reform and urge fellow conservatives to remember the lessons of Ronald Reagan. “We need to take a lesson...
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Bladenboro man loses home to fire
A Bladenboro man lost his home on NC 242 near Oak Grove Church Road to a fire on Saturday night, according to officials. Deputy Bladen County Fire Marshal Kenneth Clark said the home appears to be a...
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School of Discovery competes at Science Olympiad with Varsity and JV teams...
Clarkton School of Discovery’s JV and Varsity Science Olympiad teams competed in the regional Science Olympiad competition held at UNC-W on March 4th. This was CSD’s second year competing with Coach...
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Elise and Lydia Ussery and the PRB Leadership Academy Color Guard at NC...
Elise and Lydia Ussery of Dublin sang the national anthem and the Color Guard of Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy presented the colors this morning during the North Carolina Airport Conference held in...
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Benefit scheduled for Baby JT for Saturday
A benefit has been scheduled for Saturday, April 1, at the Bladenboro Historical Society Building from noon until 7 p.m. for baby JT Higgs. Parents Kelsey Cox and Jacobe Higgs received the news in...
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NC DOT issues road closings/openings update
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has updated the following road closings/openings in Bladen County. OPENINGS: Braddy Plantation Road will open this afternoon. CLOSINGS: Berry Lewis Road...
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Saturday fire victim loses all belongings
The victim of Saturday’s house fire on NC 242 near Oak Grove Church Road has lost all of his belongings, according to his daughter, Windy Butler. The home belonged to Butler’s father, Charles Adams,...
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ECA Elementary Science Olympiad Team Returns as Winners
Back Row: Melynda Storms, Max Dilello, Thad BrissonFront Row: Vera Valentiner and Hutchens Glenn (missing, Easton Bostic) Elizabethtown Christian Academy students have had an incredible year, winning...
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How to Get Additional Funding to Mitigate Damage to Your Home or Business
DURHAM N.C. — If local building officials notified you that your home is substantially damaged, you may be able to receive funds to make your structure safer and stronger. If you are rebuilding or...
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1st Annual Archery Event and 3D Tournament in Bladen County
The first annual Bladen County Aim For A Cure event to benefit the ALS Association for continued research, awareness, and assistance for those living with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Activities to...
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Todd Pait Resigns as West Bladen Football Coach
Todd Pait has resigned as head football coach at West Bladen after one season at the helm of Knights. The resignation will be effective with the end of the current school year. Coach Pait cited family...
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Softball: East Bladen 11, Clinton 10
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Johanna Parker blasted a walk-off triple that drove in the winning run and lifted East Bladen to an 11-10 Four County Conference softball victory over Clinton Monday night. The...
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Baseball: East Bladen 10, Clinton 2
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen exploded for 5 fourth-inning runs and pulled away for a 10-2 Four County Conference baseball victory over Clinton Monday night. The Eagles scored 2 runs in the first and one...
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Girls Soccer: Clinton 9, East Bladen 0
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Taylor Spell fired in 3 goals to lead Clinton to a 9-0 Four County Conference girls soccer victory over East Bladen Monday night. Senior Katey Yang and Reagan Barefoot added 2...
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Kayla Thompson, UNCW Golfer, Ties For 34th Place In LSU Classic
UNCW golfer and Clarkton native Kayla Thompson came in 34th place in this past weekend’s LSU Tiger Classic played in Baton Rouge, La. Kayla, a junior at UNCW, shot rounds of 74-78-74=226 to lead the...
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This Day in History for March 28
1797 – Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine. 1834 – Senate censure President Jackson for taking fed deposits from Bank of US. 1866 – 1st ambulance goes into service. 1881 –...
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Thoughts While Shaving
Never felt such a division in DC as now. Some are for the new administration, some opposed on any topic you choose. I listen. The meeting I am attending has representatives from all across the USA and...
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Elizabethtown man enters a guilty plea to attempted murder charge
Photo courtesy NC Department of Corrections An Elizabethtown man has pled guilty to attempted murder in the shooting of his brother. Tony Elmore Lewis, 55, was sentenced to 125 months to 162 months...
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Elizabethtown man pleads guilty in Superior Court to drug-related charges
Antonio Lamel Murchison of Elizabethtown pled guilty in Bladen County Superior Court on Monday, March 27, to several drug-related charges. He received a sentence of 36 months of supervised probation....
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