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In-person early voting begins; Don’t forget your photo ID
ELIZABETHTOWN — In-person early voting for the 2024 primary election is under way, and runs through Saturday at early voting locations across North Carolina. Statewide, more than 340 early voting sites will be open for early voting ahead of the March 5 primary election. Early voting has become a...
How Bladen can gain better access to food
Four open-house forums about the future of food access in southeastern North Carolina will take place across Bladen, Columbus and Robeson counties this month. The events, organized by N.C. State University’s Visioning Our Food Future project, will gather community comments on how to improve residents’ access to healthy and affordable food.
East Bladen student named national Beta Scholarship semifinalist
Cheryl West, Senior Beta Club Sponsor at East Bladen High School, has announced that Jair McElveen has been selected as one of the top 100 semifinalists for the 2023-2024 National Beta Scholarship. This prestigious recognition comes after rigorous evaluation from a pool of over 2,700 applicants nationwide. In a release,...
Lowry: Kids shouldn’t be on social media at all
Mark Zuckerberg is very sorry. His apology at a Senate hearing to the families of victims of online child sex abuse was dramatic, and the human thing to do in the moment, although he was pressured into it under persistent questioning from Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri. Zuckerberg’s contrition — whether real, fake or somewhere in between — doesn’t really matter one way or the other, though. The key question is why we are subjecting our children to a vast, real-time experiment in exposure to a radically new medium that evidence suggests is harmful to their emotional and mental health.
Bladen County aerospace company veteran-owned; Manufacturing plant first Vulcanair production facility in U.S.
ELIZABETHTOWN — More details on a new aerospace company setting up shop in Elizabethtown have been made available by the North Carolina Department of Commerce on Friday. Aviation management company, Sovereign Aerospace, will invest $4.15 million to manufacture, sell, and service personal aircraft in Elizabethtown, Gov. Roy Cooper announced. This first U.S. manufacturing plant will bring 33 new jobs to Bladen County.
Jessica Cory brings awareness to Lumbee literature
Jessica Cory, a lecturer at Appalachian State University, grew up hearing about the Lumbee tribe from her mother-in-law. These stories inspired her to write about the significance of tribal history. The Border Belt Independent spoke with Cory about her writing and her interest in the Lumbee tribe. Q. When did...
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. 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.
MARTIN: Jill McCorkle does it again with another story
Jill McCorkle takes ordinary people, puts them in common situations, and makes extraordinary stories. She has done it again in her latest collection of short stories, “Old Crimes and Other Stories.”. Several stories deal with men whose violent tendencies wreck their relationships with other people. In “The Lineman,” the...
Chevron doctrine wouldn’t exist but for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is weighing the future of “Chevron deference” — a doctrine of the court’s own devising that has given government agencies expansive freedom to make public policy. If this strikes you as an arcane legal debate of no great moment, think again. It’s a matter of great political and economic significance. Thousands of regulations and a potential torrent of litigation turn on the outcome. Unfortunately, the discussion is being framed too narrowly.
Women and Minorities Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis
Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after her daughter was born. At times, Watkins, then 30, had to stop on the stairway to catch her breath. Her obstetrician said postpartum depression likely caused the weakness and fatigue. When Watkins, who is Black, complained of a cough, her doctor blamed the flu.
Airplane manufacturing plant coming to Elizabethtown Industrial Park
ELIZABETHTOWN — Bladen County officials, North Carolina state officials, local and state business leaders and residents gathered Wednesday to hear details about a “fifth general aviation aircraft manufacturer” setting up a manufacturing plant in Elizabethtown. In collaboration with the Miami, Florida based Ameravia Inc. — currently the...
East & West Win Big
ELIZABETHTOWN — The East Bladen Eagles defeated the Pender Patriots for a 80-56 victory on Friday night in a Waccamaw Conference matchup. East Bladen junior guard Domnick Collins exploded for 30 points and senior guard Lee Barnes knocked down another 18 points for their teams ninth win of the year. Sophomore forward Keyshaewn Kemp also had a team-high 11 rebounds in the Eagles home victory.
HOOD: Insurance commissioner seeks third term
If incumbent Mike Causey wins the Republican nod for insurance commissioner in March, it’ll be his seventh nomination. That will break the current record of six nominations for insurance commissioner — a record currently shared by Causey and the late Jim Long, a Democrat. That’s just in the...
‘Masters of the Air’ does a public service
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have once again done a public service. Like “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” before it, the new series “Masters of the Air” is a profound act of devotion to the memory of the men who won World War II, this time focused on the air war in Europe.
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