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The East Bladen High School Band received a superior rating by the North Carolina Band Master’s Association.
The Elizabethtown Rescue Squad responded to 66 calls during the previous month.
Sonya Nance of Bladenboro was a finalist in the Miss North Carolina U.S. Teen Pageant.
Doug Smith of Tar Heel High School threw a no-hitter against Magnolia.