Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1974:
• In August the Elizabethtown Rescue Squad made 36 house calls, 9 transfers, and assisted in 10 wrecks.
• An undetermined amount of cash was taken in a break-in at The Scotchman Store in Dublin.
• The Bladen County Democratic Fall Rally was to be held in the Elizabethtown National Guard Armory.