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*The Comprehensive Health Planning Section Office of the North Carolina Department of Human Resources announced disapproval of the proposal of Bladen County Hospital’s plan for the proposed construction of a 100 bed hospital in Elizabethtown.
*East Carolina University basketball coach will address the Annual All Sports Banquet of East Bladen High School.
*Jennifer Young of Bladenboro High School has been selected to represent Bladen County at the North Carolina Governor’s School in Winston Salem.