ELIZABETHTOWN — Three Bladen County towns will be participating Wednesday when early voting begins for this fall’s municipal elections.
Elizabethtown, Bladenboro and Clarkton voters can cast ballots during the early voting period from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The only site is the county’s Board of Elections office, 301 S. Cypress St. in Elizabethtown.
The hours are the same each day and will include Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, and then weekdays of the following two weeks: Oct. 21-25 and Oct. 28-Nov. 1.
Election Day is Nov. 5, with polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters in Dublin, East Arcadia, Tar Heel and White Lake will also be choosing town leaders.
The following are the municipalities and the respective candidates:
• Bladenboro: Commissioners, Gene Norton, Sarah Jane Benson, Patsi Callihan, Joey Todd, Stephanie A. Thurman, John “Mac” Bowen, Claudette Lewis Guy. Voters will choose three commissioners; Norton, Benson and Callihan are incumbents.
• Clarkton: Mayor, Arthur Whedbee, Tim Tart, Jon Hall; commissioner, Linda Croom. Voters will choose a mayor and one commissioner; Whedbee is an incumbent.
• Dublin: Mayor, Darryl Dowless; commissioners, David Kirby, David Hursey. Voters will choose a mayor and two commissioners; all three are incumbents.
• East Arcadia: Mayor, Perry Blanks; commissioners, Carlee Carter, Horace Munn, Rhonda Hall Blanks. Voters will choose a mayor and three commissioners; all are incumbents.
• Elizabethtown: Mayor, Sylvia Campbell; council Howell Clark, Ricky Leinwand, Dicky Glenn, Mary A. McMillian, Jessica McKoy Wilson, Debbie Heyward. Voters will choose a mayor and three council members; Campbell, Clark, Leinwand and Glenn are incumbents.
• Tar Heel: Mayor, Roy Dew; commissioner, Sam Allen. Voters will choose a mayor and three commissioners; Dew and Allen are incumbents.
• White Lake: Mayor, Goldston Womble, Gray Marshburn; commissioners, Jay Young, Dean Hilton, Tim Clifton, Tom Riel. Voters will choose a mayor and three commissioners; Womble, Clifton and Reil are incumbents.
On Election Day, there will be nine precincts open. They include:
• Bethel: Singletary United Methodist Church, 241 3rd St., Dublin.
• Bladenboro 1: Historical Building, 818 S. Main St., Bladenboro.
• Bladenboro 2: Old Spaulding Monroe School, 508 MLK Drive, Bladenboro.
• Brown Marsh: Town Hall, 81 N. Elm St., Clarkton.
• Carvers Creek: East Arcadia Town Hall, 1472-A East Arcadia Road, Riegelwood.
• Colly: White Lake Fire Department, 1879 White Lake Drive, White Lake.
• Elizabethtown 1: Bladen County Recreation Department Gym, 803 W. King St., Elizabethtown.
• Elizabethtown 2: Powell-Melvin Agricultural Service Center, 450 Smith Circle, Elizabethtown.
• Hollow: Municipal Building, 14867 N.C. 87, Tar Heel.