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April 27
• Bladen County Master Gardeners spring plant sale, 9 a.m. until, Cape Fear Farmer’s Market. Flowering plants, shrubs, trees and tomato varieties.
• Kelly Spring Fest, 10 a.m., Kelly ball field.
• Jones Lake State Park, snakes workshop, 10 a.m. Information: 910-588-4550.
• Bladen County Relay for Life, 11 a.m., Elizabethtown Middle School.
• Child Abuse Prevention event, 11 a.m., courthouse lawn, by Bladen County DSS; noon, awareness walk from San Jose restaurant to courthouse.
April 30
• Bladenboro town meeting, 7 p.m., town hall.
May 1
• Bladen County commissioners, 10 a.m., budget discussion special meeting. Bladen County Courthouse.
May 4
• Bladen County Master Gardeners spring plant sale, 9 a.m. until, Cape Fear Farmer’s Market. Flowering plants, shrubs, trees and tomato varieties.
• Kids Appreciation Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., behind Elizabethtown Municipal Building. Fun, food, games, prizes, face painting, pony rides and bounce houses. Three point shootout and home run derby with trophies.
May 6
• Bladen County commissioners, 5:30 p.m., Commissioners Meeting Room, tax matters, Bladen County Courthouse.
• Elizabethtown Planning Board, 6 p.m., Elizabethtown Council Chamber.
• Dublin commissioners, 6 p.m., Town Hall.
• Bladen County commissioners, 6:30 p.m., Commissioners Meeting Room, Bladen County Courthouse.
• Elizabethtown Town Council, 7 p.m., Elizabethtown Council Chamber.
May 7
• Bladen County Health and Human Services Board, 5:30 p.m., Health Department conference room.
• Clarkton Town Board, 6 p.m.
May 13
• Health & Human Services Agency Advisory Council, 5:30 p.m., Health Department conference room.
• Bladen County Board of Education, 6 p.m., Board of Education public meeting room.
• Bladenboro Town Council, 7 p.m., Council Chamber.
• East Arcadia Town Council.
May 14
• Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, 8 a.m., small auditorium, Powell-Melvin Agriculture Center, 450 Smith Circle, Elizabethtown.
• Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, noon, Cape Fear Farmer’s Market.
• Opioid Working Group Meeting, 2 p.m., Bladen County Health Department conference room.
• Boost the ’Boro, 6:30 p.m., Bladenboro Farmers Market.
• White Lake Town Council, 7 p.m., Council Chamber.
• Airport/Economic Development Board, 7:30 p.m., Airport Terminal.
May 15
• Elizabethtown Parks and Recreation, 1 p.m., Elizabethtown Council Chamber.
May 16
• Dublin commissioners, 6 p.m., Town Hall.
• Bladen County Fire Association, 7 p.m., Hickory Grove Fire Department.
May 17
• White Lake Water Festival, 11 a.m., Goldston’s Beach.
May 18
• White Lake Water Festival, 11 a.m., Goldston’s Beach.
May 20
• Bladen County commissioners, 6:30 p.m., Commissioners Meeting Room, Bladen County Courthouse.
May 28
• Bladen Housing Authority, 6 p.m., Spinners Court Community Building.
• Bladen Community College trustees, 6 p.m., Williams Administration Building.