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JV Football: West Bladen 40, Heide Trask 0
For more photos click here. Photos by Kenneth Armstrong DUBLIN – Sophomore Kerron Washington and freshman Da’Shawn Hines scored 3 touchdowns each Wednesday night to lead West Bladen to a 40-0 Four...
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Middle School Volleyball: Clarkton School of Discovery 3, Elizabethtown 0
EAST ARCADIA – Clarkton School of Discovery moved into sole possession of first place in the Bladen Five Middle School Volleyball Conference Tuesday with a 3-0 victory over Elizabethtown by set scores...
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Thoughts While Shaving for October 6
The folks in Haiti have had more than their share of destruction, before they could recover from the last storm, they are dealt another blow. What we can do is support efforts to feed them and assist...
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iPhone/iPad Tips: iOS 10 Update & Amazon Echo
By: Gordon Kinlaw iOS 10.0.2 We’ve had 2 minor updates since 10 came out a couple of weeks ago. I hope you are still waiting to update. The first major update is being worked up as I write. Since Apple...
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USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers in Response to 2015 Market Downturn
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that beginning today, many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs...
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Men’s Soccer: Midway 2, East Bladen 1
DUNN – Junior Jeremy Cifuentes scored a pair of second half goals that rallied Midway to a 2-1 Four County Conference men’s soccer victory Wednesday night over East Bladen. The Eagles had taken a 1-0...
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Elizabethtown ABC Board Reports Profit For Fiscal Year Ending June 31, 2016
The Elizabethtown ABC Board reported a profit of $119,292 on sales of $1,240,643 during the fiscal year ending June 31, 2016. This was a percentage of 9.62%. Other southeastern ABC system’s profits...
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Bladen Community College Small Business Center No-Cost Seminars
DUBLIN – The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering several no-cost seminars beginning October 11. The Bladen County Public Library will host How to Start or Expand a...
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TAXPAYER BAILOUTS? JUST SAY NO
By: Congressman Robert Pittenger Do you think insurance companies deserve a taxpayer bailout? President Obama apparently does. As a reward for insurance companies who participated in the failed...
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Bladen man sentenced for obtaining property by false pretense
Kenneth Gray Ford Jr. was sentenced up to 29 months in prison Tuesday for writing a check from his employer to himself and cashing it. Ford was sentenced to between 16 and 29 months under an agreement...
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North Carolina residents need to pay heed to Hurricane Matthew
With the eye of Hurricane Matthew forecast to remain off the coast of North Carolina, significant impacts to southeastern North Carolina are still expected, according to the National Weather Service....
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East Coast Greenway riders stop in Bladen County
The weather has been perfect this week according to some cyclists in North Carolina. The East Coast Greenway riders making their way to the coast stopped in at Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery to eat,...
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NC DOT announces road openings/closures in Bladen County
The NC Department of Transportation has announced the following road openings/closings. An update of road openings / closings is as follows: OPENINGS: Tobermory Road Tobermory Road is now open. The...
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BLADEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS GHOST STORIES TO TELL
Dublin – So, you like ghost stories? Then you should plan to have a front row seat at Bladen Community College on Monday, October 31, 2016, at noon, in the Student Resource Center (building 7), where...
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Fire leads to fatality
An early morning fire on Twisted Hickory Road has claimed one life. According to Bladen County Assistant Coroner Kenneth Clark, the victim died as a result of smoke inhalation. The investigation into...
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USDA Prepares for Hurricane Matthew
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses that could potentially be affected by Hurricane Matthew that USDA has several programs that provide...
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Bladen EMS officials hold off on opening shelters
Due to current forecast models of Hurricane Matthew, county officials have made the decision to not open shelters at this time. Shelter staff are to remain in standby position in the event that they...
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Town of Elizabethtown briefing on Hurricane Matthew
Thankfully, due to the projected course that Hurricane Matthew is slated to take, we here in Elizabethtown and Bladen County will be spared a direct hit of the storm’s effect. Hurricane Matthew is...
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This Day in History – October 7
1492 – Columbus misses Florida when he changes course. 1806 – Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood. 1826 – Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in US) begins operations. 1869...
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