Updates on Bladen County events in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew …

— The Bladen County Public Library event “Your Local Government at Work: Come & Meet Current and Potential Government Officials” scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the main library in Elizabethtown has been cancelled. Also, the Kid’s Halloween Party scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to noon has also been cancelled. We hope to reschedule for a later date.

— All Cape Fear Valley clinics in Cumberland, Robeson, Hoke and Harnett counties are open. The following clinics in Bladen County remain closed: Bladen Medical Associates in Elizabethtown, Dublin and Bladenboro; Bladen Surgical Specialists; Bladen Outpatient Physical Therapy; Bladen Women’s Health Specialists and Bladen KidsCare are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Bladen Medical Associates ExpressCare is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and the Mended Hearts Support Group, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 13, has been canceled.

Closings are updated as needed on our website at capefearvalley.com, on Cape Fear Valley Health’s Facebook page and Inclement Weather Hotline at (910) 615-7510.