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Acquiring Booker T. Washington facility
ELIZABETHTOWN – The Elizabethtown Rotary gathered March 20 to discuss scholarship plans, financial business, the upcoming Rotary Scholarship Golf Tournament and of course to eat lunch prepared by San Jose restaurant. In addition, the special speaker was Dr. Amanda Lee, president of Bladen Community College. Dr. Lee came to...
Top performers from Bladen County
BLADEN COUNTY – East and West Bladen got some solid performance this week from the baseball diamond to the track as the Spring season begins to heat up. East Bladen’s girl soccer team has been rolling since the season started with an undefeated record of 7-0-1. The Lady Eagles defeated the Pender Patriots 8-1 on Monday evening for a dominant performance from front to back. Junior winger Jackie Medina-Leal led the rout with three goals to complete the hattrick.
Going into a cyber coma
Back in the early 1900s, if the power went off, someone would strike a match, light a candle and go about their business. Today the power goes off and someone strikes a match, lights a cigarette and can’t do any business. Were you present on February 22 when random...
The miracle of Dreamworks brings massive workout facility to Bladen
ELIZABETHTOWN – Jason Williams, senior pastor of Foundation Church in Elizabethtown brought the county a gift that most small towns never experience. Dreamworks is a 24/7 workout facility and came by way of perfect timing and inspiration. Maintaining it, on the other hand has taken faith. There are three...
Close-knit family enjoying their bicentennial Lewis Lands
Bladen County – Lewis Lands is one of three Bicentennial Farms and one of 20 Century Farms in Bladen County, according to Andrea Ashby, director of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Community Services Public Administration. The Lewis family submitted their application for Bicentennial recognition and it was...
Three Knights Selected to All-Conference Team
DUNN – The West Bladen Knights had three of their own selected to the SAC 6 All-Conference team last week–junior center Chase Williams, junior guard Hezekiah Adams and sophomore guard Jackson Pait. Head Coach Travis Pait and the Knights earned their second straight Southeastern Conference title this season with the help of a three-headed dragon on offense. Williams averaged 17.5 on the year, while Adams contributed a season average of 12.2 ppg and Pait added another 11.1 ppg for a 24-2 season.
West Bladen Snatch’s Win
BLADENBORO-The West Bladen Knights defeated the Lumberton Pirates for a 5-2 victory on Thursday evening in a non-conference clash. West Bladen started the game slow at the plate but the bats began to heat up in the bottom of the fifth to ignite the host to their third victory of the season. Junior right-hander Garrett Dunham got the start on top of the hill for the Knights and he gave his team three solid innings of pitching before being replaced by Brady Durden in the fourth.
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