Fire destroyed over 5,000 acres in northern and western Bladen County.
Former White Lake Chief of Police Willard Storms filed a $1.3 million dollar lawsuit against the White Lake Board of Commissioners.
A 10 foot long alligator was found dead along the banks of the Cape Fear River.
A group of Columbus County businessmen planned a shopping center at the 211 bypass and highway 410 in Bladenboro.