KELLY — Curfew hours for Bladen County have been lifted with the exception of the Kelly, Rowan and Ivanhoe communities. The hours of the curfew in that area are 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. until […]
KELLY — Rescue teams airlifted 62 people overnight from this southeastern community in Bladen County threatened by rising water in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Normally with a population of about 800, Kelly now has […]
KELLY — Anguish and even a bit of helplessness crosses the face of everyone in the Bladen County Emergency Operations Command Center when the subject is broached. Will Kelly flood? The small community in the […]
ELIZABETHTOWN — A decision on how to remove the debris field piled against one of the spans of the U.S. 701 bridge into Elizabethtown is yet to be made. The structure of the bridge, said […]
ELIZABETHTOWN — Mayor Sylvia Campbell had not heard from anyone in Kentucky recently. Then she read an email. Elizabethtown, it turns out, has been adopted — by Elizabethtown, Kentucky. “This is so special,” she said. […]
TAR HEEL — Late Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, the Cape Fear River finally neared cresting at one of three measuring stations in Bladen County. At the W.O. Huske Lock, the river hit 70.69 […]
Hurricane Florence flood water continued its rush into and through Bladen County this week, threatening lives and property throughout. Elizabethtown’s three feet of rainfall from the storm was bad enough. Now the runoff from other […]
BLADENBORO — As Florence’s waters are still rising in some areas, they’re receding in Bladenboro, leaving business owners to evaluate their future plans. At least one business will not be rebuilding in the flood-prone town. […]
CHARLOTTE — Michael Jordan grew up playing high school basketball in Wilmington, North Carolina. So when the former NBA star watched the destruction caused by Hurricane Florence to his hometown and surrounding area, he acted […]
TAR HEEL — The Cape Fear River has fluctuated levels at the W.O. Huske Lock, but a clear pattern of going down has not yet been established. The river’s peak thus far is 70.51 feet, […]
TAR HEEL — For the first time since Hurricane Florence’s arrival last Friday, the level of the Cape Fear River at the W.O. Huske Lock has dropped. In measurements available through the National Weather Service, […]
TAR HEEL — The Cape Fear River eclipsed 70 feet at the W.O. Huske Lock on Wednesday morning, still rising toward a crest expected later in the day. At the 9 a.m. measurement, the Cape […]
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