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Turnbull Creek ESF closed April 23-25
Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest is hosting its annual permitted turkey hunts this week. The area will be closed to the public Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25. The forest will resume normal operations Sunday, April 26 at 11 a.m.
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‘Battle Buddies’ gather in Clarkton
Seven U.S. Army veterans met in Clarkton recently to celebrate their return from Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in April 35 years ago.
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BCC students earn top honors at SkillsUSA competition
Three Bladen Community College students earned top placements in showcasing excellence in career and technical education at the recent SkillsUSA State Competition held in Greensboro.
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Bladen Educational Foundation ‘Jail-A-Thon’ set for April 23
The Bladen County Educational Foundation has scheduled its 13th annual “Jail-A-Thon” for Thursday, April 23 to raise money to assist and provide support for public education in Bladen County.
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‘Kentucky Derby Experience’ to support hospital’s Foundation
The Kentucky Derby is an American tradition held the first Saturday in May.
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Bench outside Bladen County Library dedicated in Mary Greene’s memory
Mary Greene loved the public library and loved gardening. In 1978 she combined those passions into landscaping the grounds of the new Bladen County Public Library in Elizabethtown.
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BCC Foundation celebrates donors and student success
The Bladen Community College Foundation hosted its annual Donor and Scholarship Recipient Reception on Thursday, April 9, bringing together the supporters and students whose lives they have impacted.
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Service for Ken Cross scheduled Tuesday, April 21
A celebration of life service for former Bladen County high school basketball coach Ken F. Cross is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21 at 11 a.m. at Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church, 2000 Elizabethtown Road in Lumberton.
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Statewide burn ban remains in effect
Since the state-issued ban on open burning was enacted March 28, a total of 554 wildfires has burned more than 2,200 acres across the state, according to the N.C. Forest Service.
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Small Business Expo April 29 at BCC
Bladen Community College will host the Bladen County Small Business Expo on Wednesday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the college auditorium.
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Guardian ad Litem training available in May
The Bladen County Guardian ad Litem program has scheduled volunteer training classes beginning Thursday, May 7. The classes are virtual and held Thursdays from 1-3:30 p.m. for six weeks.
