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USDA Announces Streamlined Guaranteed Loans and Additional Lender Category...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of a streamlined version of USDA guaranteed loans, which are tailored for smaller scale farms and urban producers. The...
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Industrial Hemp Commission to hold first meeting Nov. 1
RALEIGH – The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission will hold its first meeting Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. in the Martin Building at the State Fairgrounds. The meeting is open to the public. The state...
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NC Ground Water Association offers flood victim rebate program
In an effort to assist home owners that have been affected by the Hurricane Matthew, the NCGWA is offering a rebate program to home owners impacted through the storm. A home owner of an occupied...
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Towns announce Trick-or-Treating schedules
Some towns in Bladen County have announced the designated times that Trick-or-Treating will be allowed. All town spokespersons said that Trick-or-Treating will take place on Monday, October 31. The...
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Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association Holds October 25 Tourney At...
Sixty-three golfers teed it up this week at Vineyard Golf to play in the SFSGA tourney. Two teams tied for first place with scores of 56. The teams were: Ronnie Tart, Mickey Brisson, Lenon Fisher and...
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Bladen County Clerk of Court office staff donates to hurricane victims
Bladen County Clerk of Court’s staff purchased $500 in supplies to help the victims of Hurricane Matthew. Diapers, toiletries, cleaning products and more were all purchased and distributed to help...
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This Day in History – October 26
1492 – Lead pencils first used. 1682 – William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York. 1774 – First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. 1776 – Benjamin Franklin departs...
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NCHSAA Class 2A Dual Team Tennis State Play-offs: West Bladen 5, Wilson...
DUBLIN – West Bladen’s history-making season continued Tuesday as the Lady Knights remained undefeated and advanced to the second round of the NCHSAA Class 2A Dual Team Tennis Play-offs with a 5-1...
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West Bladen Hits the Road in Volleyball Play-offs
When the NCHSAA Class 2A Volleyball State Play-off Volleyball pairings came out Tuesday, West Bladen’s Lady Knights qualified as expected. However the bad news was that the Lady Knights would have to...
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Bladen Recreation Football Results
The Bladen Recreation Football season kicked off Monday night at County Park with games in three different age groups. 10-12 Tackle Football Huskies 19, Pirates 0: Malcolm Bolden rushed for over 100...
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Bladen County Recreation Youth Football Schedules
Here are schedules for Bladen County Recreation Department’s youth football leagues. Games are played at the County Park on U.S. 701. Ages 10-12 – Tackle Monday, Oct. 24 Huskies vs. Pirates, 7 p.m....
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Thoughts While Shaving for October 26
October 2016 will soon give way to November, this is likely to be a busy weekend, that includes Halloween, and Beast Fest in Bladenboro. Organizers promise this will be one of the all time best. Hope...
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Governor McCrory Celebrates Minority Enterprise Development Week
Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory was joined by small and minority business owners and members of the governor’s Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses at the Executive Mansion today to...
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Free U-Pick Grapes this Saturday Only
DUBLIN, NC – Free U-Pick Grapes this Saturday, October 29, only from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Bring your OWN CONTAINER. We cancelled the NC Grape Festival due to Hurricane Matthew and these are the grapes...
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Arrest made in break and entering of counseling office in Elizabethtown
On Monday, Oct. 24, at 9 a.m. a break in was reported at Southern Professional Counseling located at 306 West Broad Street in Elizabethtown. Patrolman Joseph Butler, of the Elizabethtown Police...
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Bible Drive to be held for flood victims on Saturday
A Bible Drive is scheduled for Saturday, October 29, from 2 until 4 p.m. at the Bladenboro Church of God located at 702 West Seaboard Street, Bladenboro. The Bladenboro Church of God was a total loss,...
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Bladen County School announce schools consolidation recommendation
The Bladen County Board of Education meeting on Monday, October 24th was heated and has left many citizens feeling flabbergasted. The board presented a two-phase recommendation to close several Bladen...
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Emerau:Bladen to conduct Open House Nov 5 and 6
By: Erin Smith The Emerau:Bladen Charter School will be holding an open house on Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, at their office which will be located at 118 West Broad Street in Elizabethtown....
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HOUSE AG COMMITTEE LEADERS EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH USDA’S ADVANCEMENT OF...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, joined Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House...
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VETERANS DON’T OWE AMERICA, WE OWE THE VETERANS
By: Congressman Robert Pittenger Brave American patriots who risked their lives during combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan have now been ordered to repay enlistment bonuses. In one egregious example,...
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