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East Bladen High School student Michael Basinger was named to Who’s Who In America High School Students.
Mack’s Store opened in Elizabethtown.
Former Mayor Cecil Edge was named part-time Tax Collector for the town of Elizabethtown.
Bladen County Tax Supervisor Bobby Roberts resigned his position in a dispute with the County Commissioners over reimbursement for travel.
In a vote of 3-1 the Clarkton Town Board approved a 50 unit housing project in Clarkton.