• Jim Holshouser Jr., of Boone, was sworn in as the 63rd Governor of North Carolina. The first Republican governor since 1900.
• Bladen County Sheriff John Allen announced the appointment of Phillip Little as a new deputy Sheriff.
• Four Magistrates were appointed to serve: Dougald McKiethan, Charlie Gore, Rufus Britt and LeRoy Register.
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