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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 and Cheryl West who sang “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” for the invocation. Taylor then presented the speaker, Lt. David Shaw, with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, who spoke on “Safety for Seniors.” He stated that there are many ways to make...
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Hickory Grove School Class of 1969
The Hickory Grove School Class of 1969 met recently at the Cypress Creek Baptist Church for a class reunion. Pictured front row are Vivian Mote Thomas, Dalphie Murphy, Gayle Johnson, Juanita Highsmith, Julie Johnson, and Vanessa Cain. Secodn row are Linda Merritt Woodruff, Vivian Smith Jernigan, Francis Long Mote, Darlene Barnes Jackson, and Sarah Cahswell. Back row are Johnny Cain, Harry Shaw, Richard Smith, Wayne Howard, and Gerald Beatty. ...
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BCC graduates more than 225
DUBLIN — Smiles abounded Friday night at Bladen Community College as more than 225 students earned their respective educational credentials in two graduation ceremonies. Of that number, 94 basic skills students earned high school credentials and more than 130 earned associate degrees, diplomas and certificates in curriculum programs. Many of the curriculum graduates earned two or more credentials. In the curriculum graduation ceremony, Bra...
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Students grow big heads of cabbage
ELIZABETHTOWN — Third-graders at Bladen Lakes Primary School once again competed in the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program. Students were given the task of raising a cabbage plant for 10 weeks. The program is designed to introduce students to agriculture and to provide the opportunity to take part in a fun and educational experience. At the end of 10 weeks, a team of teachers at the school judged the cabbages on head size ...
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Community Baptist Academy announces honor students
BLADENBORO — Community Baptist Academy recently released its third-quarter honor roll. “A” Honor Roll: James Appel, Dalton Hester, Hayden Brisson, Chandler Russ, Lydia Villagomez, Thomas J. Davis, Emilee Johnson, Lindsey McCullum, Colby McLaughlin, Carson Harris, Caison Britt. ” B” Honor Roll: Michaela Smith, Natalie Hester, Chloe Blanks, Josie Troublefield, Noah Watson, Nolan Brisson, Chandler Britt, Olivia Johnson, Haley Lewi, ...
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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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McIntyre advocates for healthier school lunches
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre has introduced bi-partisan legislation to help schools prepare more nutritious meals for kids, legislation which has already received national recognition. The legislation seeks to help schools by addressing a lack of resources, equipment and training of staff to meet the new requirements for nutrition standards for school meals. “Students need healthy meals to be successful in the classroom, and we shou...
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East Bladen announces honor students
ELIZABETHTOWN — East Bladen High recently released its fifth six-week honor roll. Ninth grade — Principal’s List: Charlanna Cromartie, Christopher Cromartie, Skylar Farrow, Diamond Jones, Camisha McKoy, Jeremiah Thomas — “A” Honor Roll: Daniel Autry, Imari Beatty, Jackson Burney, Claire Campbell, Djimon Faulkner, Jerod Faulkner, Paola Garcia, Sierra George, Alexis Graham, Tatiyuanna Graham, Ansel Grissett Jr., Ashli Miller Heustess, J...
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State qualifiers
Contributed photos West Bladen High School had a pair of top three finishers in regional competition. Nikki Locklear, left, took first place in the Creed Contest at the Southeast Regional FFA Rally; Donna Davis, right, took third place in the Prepared Public Speaking Contest. Each will now compete at the state level. Standing with the students is West Bladen Principal Toni Warrick.
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Bladen JobLink WIA client sings praises of the program
DUBLIN — Bladen JobLink’s Workforce Investment Act program has been a godsend for many area residents over the years, but perhaps none appreciate it more than Denise Owens, who recently began her “new career” as a result of training she received through program assistance. “The program made it possible for me to go back to school at a time in my life when I was ready to return to the full-time workforce,” she said. “Without it, I’m not sur...
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Beatty accepted to med school
BOLTON — Latoya Beatty, the daughter of Beverly McDowell and Nathan Beatty of Bolton, has been accepted to Howard University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., for Fall 2013. Beatty graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in English. Then she graduated from Mercer University with a master’s in public health in May 2010. After her graduate studies, she completed a one-year pr...
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‘Flat-selves’ welcomed home at ECA
ELIZABETHTOWN — Students at Elizabethtown Christian Academy went on a different kind of field trip during the month of April and, on Monday, they told their class, teachers, staff and parents all about their travels. Actually, the field trip was taken by each of the student’s “flat-self” — after reading the book “Flat Stanley.” The students drew life-sized versions of themselves and mailed them to friends and/or family in other places — s...
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Day of Prayer
Contributed photo On Thursday at noon, students at Elizabethtown Christian Academy circled the flagpole for a time of prayer in observance of the annual National Day of Prayer.
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East Arcadia three-peats with county spelling bee winner
ELIZABETHTOWN — The words always seem easy to spell when you have the list in front of you. But if you don’t, even something as simple as the spelling of “at” can seem hard unless you have nerves of steel. And that’s exactly what eighth grader Tamara Moore from East Arcadia School had and needed to become the winner of the a nnual Bladen County Schools Spelling Bee   sponsored by Sampson - Bladen Oil Company. History was made by ...
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Shipman Memorial Scholarship seeking applicants
BLADENBORO — The Shipman Memorial Scholarship applications are now available by calling 910-874-1516 beginning Wednesday, May 1, for Bladen and Columbus counties. The scholarship was established in the memory of William “Dewey” Shipman Sr. and Zenah Mae Clarida Shipman. The applicant must be a high school graduate of the class of 2013 with at least a GPA of 2.5; a letter of acceptance from the college (four-year college) they plan to atte...
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