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A tornado blew the roof off of a marijuana growing operation on highway 211 near Bladenboro.
84 students graduated from Bladen Technical Institute.
Valarie Harvey was crowned MISS BLACK BLADEN COUNTY.
A play entitled “Miss Twiddle and The Devil” was presented at East Bladen High School.