Here are three things to know for Monday, November 25:
1. Festival of Lights: Friday-Sunday, 6-10 p.m., Lu Mil Vineyard, 438 Suggs-Taylor Road, Elizabethtown. Country buffet 5-9 p.m. Information: 910-866-5819 or lumilvineyard.com/festival-of-lights.html.
2. Blood Drive: Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Garland First Baptist Church, 227 East 4th Street, Garland. Click here to register.
3. Bladenboro Christmas Parade: December 7, 10:30 a.m., downtown Bladenboro. Information: Amada Sykes at 910-874-2627, Greg Sykes at 910-879-8502, Jane Walters at 910-840-1940, Sarah Benson at 910-876-4265 or Jessica Hammonds at 910-840-1893.
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