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Fund sends money to local fire departments
Firefighters in several Bladen County communities were the recipient of money from the 2012 Volunteer Fire Department Fund when grants were announced recently. The fund, administered by the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal, handed out about $8.7 million to 644 volunteer fire departments across North Carolina recently. In Bladen County, the following departments were awarded grants: — Ammon Volunteer Fire Department, $3,850 ...
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Local muscian breaks Top 100
ELIZABETHTOWN — A Bladen County rapper is enjoying a turn on the Billboard Digital Radio Tracker Top 100 list. Nigel Adams, known as “Da Drifter” has seen his song, Party Dream reach as high as no. 69 on the list. “It felt pretty good,” said Adams of the song’s rise up the charts. “I wish I had some time to enjoy it. I was out working when it (the song) climbed into the Top 100.” Adams said his music is getting airplay on digital radio st...
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Community Calendar for Friday, May 18, 2012
May 19 – The “ Charter Class of East Bladen High School ”, which is the East Bladen Class of 1972 will be celebrating their 40th reunion on Saturday, May 19. The reunion will be held at Lu Mil Vineyard in Dublin. If you are a member of this class and interested in attending, for further information you may call 910-322-4346. We look forward to your attendance. – There willbe a Stop the Violence Walk on Saturday, May 19, in Eli...
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Electrical safety tips for children
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. – A 6-year-old Alabama child received severe burns after coming into contact with a transformer in a public sports complex late last month. With the end of the school year rapidly approaching leaving children with more time to play outdoors and summer recreational activities in full swing, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) are joining forces to warn t...
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Crime Reports
Bladen County Sheriff’s Office
ELIZABETHTOWN — The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has released its victims and arrest report for May 9 through May 16. The report showed 42 victims of crime and 35 arrests. Included were six vi...
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Bolton men arrested on drug charges
ELIZABETHTOWN — Two Bolton men have been arrested and jailed on drug charges after Bladen County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a driver’s license check on N.C. 211 near the Columbus County line. ...
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Arrests made after assault
ELIZABETHTOWN — Three local individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with an assault that took place on April 3 and resulted in the victim sustaining a broken arm and receiving 16 ...
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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 2 through May 9. The report shows 46 victims of crime — including 14 reports of larceny, six ...
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Arrest made in copper wire theft
WHITE OAK — Bladen County Sheriff’s deputies have made an arrest in a case that involved the felony theft of copper wiring in Bladenboro on May 2, but another suspect in the case remains on the lo...
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Education
Johnson earns Dean’s List
RALEIGH — Hillary Morgan Johnson recently made the Dean’s List at Meredith College in Raleigh for the spring semester. She is a 2011 graduate of West Bladen High School and is the daughter of Ki...
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Local student to participate in National Young Scholars Program
CHAPEL HILL — This summer, high-achieving elementary school students will take part in the National Young Scholars Program. Held this summer at the University of Chapel-Hill in North Carolina, NY...
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Eighth class of public service scholars are honored
CHAPEL HILL — The 290 graduating Buckley Public Service Scholars at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were recognized May 11 for their achievements at a ceremony in Memorial Hall. Ea...
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Endowment fund established in memory of lifelong Girl Scout
RALEIGH — Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines is pleased to announce the creation of the Misty Crabtree Eastham Endowment Fund in memory of Eastham and her lifelong love of Girl Scouting. ...
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Agricultural
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McIntyre fighting for expansion of N.C. Sweet Potato industry
WASHINGTON — U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre is fighting to help the North Carolina sweet potato industry on the national and world stage. McIntyre is leading an effort in the upcoming Farm Bill...
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Guidelines aim to keep falsely labeled honey out of NCDA&CS ...
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is implementing guidelines aimed at preventing the sale of falsely labeled honey at its five farmers markets across the state. ...
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Got to Be N.C. Festival celebrates local food and more
RALEIGH — The 2012 Got to Be N.C. Festival will have several new features when it takes place May 18-20 at the State Fairgrounds. The festival has new Friday hours — noon to midnight. Hours for ...
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Asheville company recalls tempeh after tests detect presence...
RALEIGH — Smiling Hara of Asheville is voluntarily recalling 12-ounce packages of unpasteurized soybean tempeh because of possible contamination with salmonella. The company is recalling tempeh ...
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Business
Gov. Perdue Announces Record Level of Exports from NC
Merchandise Exports Grew More than 8%
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Bill Carone Pre-Owned cuts the ribbon in Elizabethtown
ELIZABETHTOWN — The smiles on the faces of Bill Carone, his employees and local dignitaries were as bright as the abundant sunshine Thursday when the new Bill Carone Pre-Owned of Elizabethtown hos...
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Melvin joins Bladen Journal staff
ELIZABETHTOWN — There’s a new face at the Bladen Journal office in downtown Elizabethtown. Jamie Melvin started on Tuesday as the newspaper’s customer service representative, taking over at the ...
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Chamber to meet May 8 at Front Porch
The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 8, at the Front Porch Restaurant at noon. The guest speaker this month is Gary Faircloth, pr...
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Health
Grant to fund use of kinase test in HER2-positive breast cancer
CHAPEL HILL – Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has awarded a grant of almost $900,000 to Lisa A. Carey, MD, and Gary Johnson, PhD, to research clinical applications for the first broad-based test for...
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Dr. Helms to celebrate 30 years
Public invited to share in celebration on Friday
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Local clinics earn recognition
ELIZABETHTOWN — All three Bladen Medical Associates clinics have received Level 3 (highest level) designation as patient-centered medical home programs by the National Committee for Quality Assura...
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DNA replication protein also has a role in mitosis, cancer
CHAPEL HILL – The foundation of biological inheritance is DNA replication – a tightly coordinated process in which DNA is simultaneously copied at hundreds of thousands of different sites across t...
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