WHITE LAKE — Fourth of July was hot and busy here Thursday.

Families and friends gathered to enjoy the day, handling a hot muggy afternoon that included late-afternoon thunderstorms. Fireworks at White Lake were postponed to Friday.

More photos are on Page 10 of the Friday-Saturday print edition of the Bladen Journal.

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The pier at Goldston’s Beach was full Thursday as people enjoyed the Fourth of July in White Lake. Poor weather conditions later resulted in fireworks being postponed.
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The pier at Goldston’s Beach was full Thursday as people enjoyed the Fourth of July in White Lake. Poor weather conditions later resulted in fireworks being postponed.

Emily M. Williams | Bladen Journal
Eli Laskey (left) takes a break with Kaylee Hall to cash in tickets at the arcade at Goldston’s Beach.
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Eli Laskey (left) takes a break with Kaylee Hall to cash in tickets at the arcade at Goldston’s Beach.

Emily M. Williams | Bladen Journal
It didn’t take long for the arcade at Goldston’s Beach to get filled up Thursday afternoon.
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It didn’t take long for the arcade at Goldston’s Beach to get filled up Thursday afternoon.

Emily M. Williams | Bladen Journal
Around the corner from Goldston’s Beach, Clearwater Mini Golf was getting families to come in and play. Trey and Cindy Hall took the afternoon to help Ashton Hall learn how to play and try to get a hole-in-one.
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Around the corner from Goldston’s Beach, Clearwater Mini Golf was getting families to come in and play. Trey and Cindy Hall took the afternoon to help Ashton Hall learn how to play and try to get a hole-in-one.