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*The Elizabethtown Police Department reported that they were investigating a break-in at the residence of Chester Rogers of Elizabethtown.
*Congressman Alton Lennon announced that he is retiring from Congress after serving the people of Bladen County for over 30 years…
*Reuben L. Moore, an Elizabethtown attorney, was elected President of the 13th district of the North Carolina Bar Association.