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Knights defend their castle
BLADENBORO — The West Bladen Knights defeated the St. Pauls Bulldogs for a 51-29 victory on Tuesday night for a SAC 6 clash. St. Pauls came into Tuesday’s match-up on a six game skid and they’ve been averaging around 41.2 ppg since the start of the New Year; unfortunately for the Bulldogs their struggles continued against a red-hot West Bladen team away from home.
North Carolina December unemployment rate 3.5%, unchanged from November
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2023 unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased 0.3 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed decreased...
Community Calendar
Welcome to the Bladen Journal’s Community Calendar. If you have a calendar item, please send it to David Kennard by email at news@bladenjournal.com. BOOK CLUB: The Bladen County Public Library has released its list of books for the Pastries and Print Book Club. January: Tom Lake -Ann Patchett; February: “None of this is True” by Lisa Jewell; March: “The American Heiress” by Daisy Goodwin; April: “And If I Perish” by Evelyn M. Monahan; May: “The Lost and Found Bookshop” by Susan Wiggs; June: “The Choice” by Edith Eva Eger. For more information contact Kim Wilson at 910-863-4586 or email kwilson@bladenco.org. Meetings are at 3 p.m. every third Monday at the library’s Main Branch, 111 N Cypress St. Elizabethtown.
The String Queens to perform on GPC stage in February
PEMBROKE — Praised for its authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound, The String Queens (TSQ) is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel and imagine!. With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s...
Bladen County households earning $80,000 or less are eligible for a $5,000 scholarship to attend any UNC System university
ELIZABETHTOWN — Local households earning $80,000 or less are eligible for a $5,000 scholarship to attend any UNC System university. FAFSA Day offers residents help with submitting the newly streamlined Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Students and parents can get free help with their FAFSA submissions at dozens...
They Said It
“I am proud to have earned an A+ on the @sbaprolife scorecard. Life is a sacred gift – I will always fight for the most vulnerable among us.”. U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop), talking about his high rating by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a non-profit organization seeking to end abortion in the U.S. by supporting anti-abortion politicians, primarily women, through its SBA List Candidate Fund political action committee.
Apple to disable blood-oxygen feature on premium watches
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple says it will disable a blood-oxygen monitoring feature on its two most popular watches in the U.S. beginning Thursday to comply with a court-ordered revival of a sales ban stemming from a patent dispute. The decision to turn off the blood-oxygen sensor for consumers who...
Trial in 2021 death of Bladen County woman to start
WHITEVILLE – The trial for three people charged with murder in the 2021 death of Jacqueline “Lynn” Elaine Landreth in Columbus County is scheduled to get underway Jan. 29, District Attorney Jon David has said in published accounts. Timothy Cain II and Jamaal Green have been charged...
OPINION SHAPER: Measles outbreak should be a vaccine wake-up call
A cluster of measles cases in the Northeast is putting a spotlight on how easily the highly contagious disease can spread — and how dangerous any further slip in childhood vaccination rates could be. It takes only a handful of measles cases to make headlines. That’s because infants and...
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