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Highway Patrol Releases Name of Sergeant Involved in Lumberton Shooting
Raleigh – The State Highway Patrol has released the name of the sergeant involved in the Monday evening shooting in Lumberton, N.C. According to the preliminary information, on Monday, October 10th at...
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Traffic Advisory: State Highway Patrol Issues Updated Detour Route for I-95
Raleigh-The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has updated the I-95 detour for motorist traveling south. With this in mind, both north and southbound lanes of I-95 have been closed between Exit 13...
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Liberty Tax Service Accepting Donations for Lumberton Area Victims of...
Elizabethtown – Liberty Tax Service is pitching in to help Lumberton area victims of Hurricane Matthew. Our offices located at 1107-D West Broad Street will collect bedding, clothing, toiletries and...
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Red Cross providing meals in Dublin
Hurricane Matthew has caused power and water outages The Red Cross will be stationed at Dublin First Baptist Church located at 7275 Albert Street in Dublin to distributed meals to those in need of...
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River rising causing more flooding in parts of Bladen County
river-browns-creek-trail river-browns-creek-trail-5 river-browns-creek-trail-4 river-browns-creek-trail-3 river-browns-creek-trail-2 The Cape Fear River is rising and causing more flooding at Lock 2...
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Communities working together in Bladen County
Bladen County Emergency Services report communities have pulled resources together to assist in needs due to flooding in Bladen County. The EMS personnel explained, Catawba, Union, Lincoln, and...
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Residents in areas predicted to flood should remain alert and ready to evacuate
Residents in areas where floods are predicted to occur in the coming days should stay alert and monitor rising waters closely. If an evacuation order is issued for your area, it is important to act...
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Bladen County Nutrition Services Program
We understand the devastation that has been felt by many families in Bladen County. At this time NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) has not activated a disaster Food and Nutrition...
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Update from Bladen County Emergency Operations on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
There are currently 5,454 reported Duke Energy outages. Most of these outages are concentrated in Elizabethtown and White Lake areas. Duke Energy official Tonya Evans reports that the vast majority of...
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Update from NC DOT for Bladen County Roads as of Tuesday, October 11th
US 701 at Colly Creek was repaired and is open. Mercer Mill will open tomorrow by lunch and a US 701 detour will be established. We hope to have NC 41 at Colly Creek repaired and opened by the end of...
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Toss out mosquito breeding sites during storm cleanup
RALEIGH – Public health officials are reminding citizens to “tip and toss” outdoor water containers after the heavy rains from Hurricane Matthew. Standing water creates a breeding site for many types...
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States assist North Carolina in Hurricane Matthew relief efforts
RALEIGH – Several states are providing emergency personnel, rescue equipment and other assets to help North Carolina flood victims following Hurricane Matthew. “Affected communities are being provided...
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This Day in History – October 12
1609 – Children’s rhyme “Three Blind Mice” published in London. 1792 – First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York. 1850 – First women’s medical school (Women’s Medical College of...
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GUARD AGAINST POST-STORM SCAMS, AG ROY COOPER WARNS
Home repair fraud, price gouging, phony FEMA officials & power crews likely to follow Matthew Raleigh: Watch out for scams that follow Hurricane Matthew such as scammers impersonating FEMA and...
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Governor McCrory Announces Federal Aid for Four More Counties
Governor Pat McCrory this evening received a federal disaster declaration to help individuals in Bertie, Johnston, Wayne and Wilson counties recover from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane...
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Thoughts While Shaving for October 12
Four County EMC and Duke Power continue their efforts to restore electrical power to area residents. Early this morning, Four County’s website indicates there are still 1,688 Bladen County members, or...
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Fire at White Lake puts firefighters to work early Wednesday morning
white-lake-fire-dept-at-clearwater white-lake-fire-dept-at-clearwater-4 white-lake-fire-dept-at-clearwater-3 white-lake-fire-dept-at-clearwater-2 Flood waters are not the only issue first responders...
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Let’s not forget our EMS during the voting season
By: Charlotte Smith Do you think our Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel deserve a pat on the back, or something even better, money in their pockets? What about hiring more EMS staff to assist...
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How to Help: Hurricane Matthew Volunteer Opportunities and Monetary Donations
Volunteer Opportunities and Monetary Donations – Governor Pat McCrory has activated the NC Disaster Relief Fund to which monetary contributions may be made. To make a donation, please visit...
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Latest Road Closings per NC DOT
Per Kenneth Clark with NC DOT: The NC 11 / NC 53 bridge has overtopped, so it has been added to the list. Initial assessments of damage began Sunday. More detailed evaluations with respect to cost,...
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