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Hall is Teacher of the Year at West Bladen
DUBLIN — Laura Deardorff Hall, the exceptional children’s teacher at West Bladen High School, has been named the school’s Teacher of the Year and will compete with other teachers across the county for the 2014 Bladen County Schools Teacher of the Year. Hall has worked at the school for four and one-half years and has been a member of the exceptional children’s staff the entire time. At the present time, she serves as the departmental chairp...
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Journal editor publishes first children’s book
ELIZABETHTOWN — A conversation about writing a story while raking leaves on a crisp autumn day with his young granddaughter sent W. Curt Vincent on an 18-month quest to have that story published in a children’s book. That dream came true earlier this month, as “The Luckiest Leaf” became available to the public. “Quite honestly, I dragged my feet writing the story, thinking it was just something fun we talked about to pass the time while p...
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Commissioners hear education budget request
ELIZABETHTOWN — The Bladen County Commissioners this week heard from Bladen County Schools Supt. Robert Taylor regarding the school system’s budget request for the upcoming year. Taylor asked the commissioners for $7.9 million to meet the school’s obligations and an additional $200,000 for electronic locks at the schools and funding for school resource officers, according to reports. Taylor explained to the board that proposed budget cuts...
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Weissinger case continued
ELIZABETHTOWN —Retired North Carolina Highway Patrolman Herbert Paul Weissinger was in Bladen County Superior Court on Monday and his case was continued until July 8. Weissinger, 55, stands accused of shooting a father and son on Christmas Eve. He has been charged by the Bladen County District Attorney’s Office with two counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury after allegedly shooting two men Weissinger claims...
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Crime Reports
Sunday shooting leaves three injured
GARLAND — The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information concerning a shooting early Sunday morning that left three people injured. The incident took place at the Boom Boom Room o...
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Bladen County Sheriff’s Office
ELIZABETHTOWN — The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has released its victim and arrest report for May 8 though May 15. The report shows 26 victims of crime — including eight reports of larceny, s...
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Bladen County Sheriff’s Office
ELIZABETHTOWN — The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office released its victim and arrest report for May 1 through May 8. The report shows 24 victims of crime — including three for larceny, two for drug...
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Bank robbery suspect in court May 14
GREENVILLE — A White Oak man accused of robbing the First Citizen Bank branch in downtown Elizabethtown in January, then fled to California, will be in court on Tuesday, May 14. Aaron Montrice M...
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Three arrested on drug charges
ELIZABETHTOWN — Three residents of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Elizabethtown were arrested Wednesday and charged with numerous crimes. According to Elizabethtown Police Chief Bobby Kinlaw, h...
May 03, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Education
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Cain earns Presidential Scholarship
BLADENBORO — Rebecca Ashley Cain will graduate with honors from West Bladen High School on June 7. Cain will attend Campbell University in the fall, where she has earned a Presidential Scholarsh...
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School uniforms coming to a school near you
ELIZABETHTOWN —Students in the Bladen County School District at all levels have already had their clothes laid out for the first day of school in August, when a school uniform policy was adopted d...
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EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competiti...
  WASHINGTON , D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized the winners of this year’s EPA’s Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability award for demonstrating a commitment to envi...
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Retired School Personnel meet
ELIZABETHTOWN— Retired School Personnel of Bladen County met on May 9 at the Front Porch Restaurant in Elizabethtown. President Katherine Inscoe Taylor presided and introduced Brandi Tedder DeVane...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Agricultural
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FARM BILL PASSAGE McIntyre delivers the key N.C. priorities
  WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre, a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, recently announced that the committee has approved the 2013 Farm Bill which includes key c...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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N.C. Pesticide Advisory Committee announces new members and ...
  RALEIGH – Two new members were recently appointed to the N.C. Pesticide Advisory Committee. Greg Bunn, a farmer from Nash County, was appointed to fill the vacant farmer position, ...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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N.C. Forest Service finds laurel wilt disease in New Hanover...
  RALEIGH — The N.C. Forest Service has confirmed that laurel wilt, a devastating disease of redbay and other plants in the laurel family, has been identified in New Hanover County i...
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Horse owners urged to vaccinate horses against mosquito-born...
  RALEIGH – It’s mosquito season and it’s time for equine owners across North Carolina to talk to their veterinarians about protecting their animals from mosquito-borne diseases. ...
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Business
Vapezilla opens in Whiteville
WHITEVILLE — If you’ve been a smoker who has wanted to quit, a new business in Whiteville may be able to assist in that effort. Lennard de Jong is the owner of Vapezilla, a business that sells h...
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First Bank in E’town promotes Davis
ELIZABETYHTOWN – First Bank recently announced the promotion of Michael H. Davis to assistant vice president. Davis has been with First Bank since December 2003 and brings more than 22 years of ...
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19th annual Minority Business Banquet held
The Bladen County Training School – Bladen Central High School Alumni Association held its 19th annual Minority Business Banquet on Saturday, April 27. Dorothy McKoy, president of the BCTS- BCHS...
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Unemployment eases in Bladen by 1 percent
RALEIGH — Bladen County saw its unemployment rate decrease by one percent to 12.1 in March, down from 13.1 percent in February. That follows a jump to 13.6 in January. Just one year ago, the job...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Health
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For Better Living: Shopping for Seasonal Produce
  Have you ever noticed that fresh strawberries in May and June taste so much better than in February? That is because North Carolina strawberries ar e in season in May and June. “In season” m...
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For Better Living: Reducing the Risk of Food Borne Illness
Food poisoning affects millions of Americans each year. Common symptoms are similar to the flu and may include headache, nausea, fever, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. Symptoms may appear within a f...
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Britt tabbed Nurse of the Year
LUMBERTON — Registered Nurse Melissa Britt has been named Southeastern Health’s 2013 Nurse of the Year. She was presented with the award during a special ceremony held Tuesday, May 7, in the cafe...
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Doctor joins Women’s Health Specialists
ELIZABETHTOWN – Anila Ricks-Cord, M.D., has been approved for the associate staff and has joined Women’s Health Specialists in Elizabethtown. She received her medical degree from Howard Universi...
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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