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Bladen County News

Warehouse fire out; Peanut roasting resumes

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A Clarkton peanut factory is fully operational once again, after a fire destroyed its warehouses last week. Full story...
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Three local teams alive in state baseball championship

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videoSixteen teams are competing for the Dixie Ten and Under Baseball State Championship in Bladen County this week, including three squads from our viewing area. WWAY's John Rendleman has more from Clarkton. Full story...
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Peanut plant still burning after Thursday night fire

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videoNearly 20 fire departments from Bladen and Columbus County responded to the blaze that started late Thursday night. The two buildings belonging to the EJ Cox Peanut Plant are chock full of nuts; peanuts that will be roasting for at least another week. Full story...
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Major fire strikes two warehouses at peanut plant

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Those furious thunderstorms that rumbled through Bladen County Thursday night may have caused a major fire. Two warehouses went up in flames at the EJ Cox Peanut Plant near Clarkton and the Bladen/Columbus County line. Full story...
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Illness spreads through Camp Dixie

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A camp for children and teens in Bladen County is closed for the week after dozens of campers and staffers got sick. Full story...
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Native American students may have to change schools

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videoThe Waccamaw-Siouan tribe community straddles the Bladen / Columbus county line. Those on the Bladen side have been allowed to go to Columbus County schools with no problem, but new school policies are changing that. Full story...
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Microburst takes Bladenboro by storm

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videoA microburst touched down in Bladenboro last night. That's not a tornado, but it still caused enough damage to warrant a big cleanup Tuesday. Full story...
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Some Bladen County moms celebrated Mother's Day at White Lake

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On Mother's Day cards are nice, presents are great, but sometimes it is just the thought that counts. Sunday folks in the Bladen County area had the thought of taking their mom's to White Lake. Full story...
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Bladen County has new superintendent

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Bladen County schools have a new top administrator. Thursday night the school board voted to hire Gregory Killingsworth as the school system's superintendent.

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Bladen Community College hosts statewide town meeting through video

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videoTuesday, the state house held a public hearing on the new budget. There were ten sites across the state where you could participate in the hearing through a video hookup. In our region, it was in Bladen County. Full story...
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Dr. Findt installed as president at Bladen Community College

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Bladen Community College has new leadership. In a ceremony on Tuesday, Dr. William Findt was officially installed as the college's fourth president. Full story...
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Students return to West Bladen High, welcomed by metal detectors

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videoIt was the first day back in class since a riot broke out at West Bladen High School on Monday, but before students could get to class, they had to get through security. Full story...
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More arrests made following outbreak of fights at West Bladen High School

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videoAs of Monday afternoon, sheriff’s deputies arrested ten people involved in the riots at West Bladen High School. Since then, there have been two more, and they're not finished yet. Deputies now say the incident did involve community gangs. Full story...
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Bladen County gang related forum focuses on West Bladen fights

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videoViolence was fresh on the minds of a community-based gang task force that met Monday night in Bladen County. Gang related or not, the people who gathered in Elizabethtown said the violence has to stop. Full story...
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Riot breaks out at West Bladen High School

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videoPolice called what happened at a Bladen County High School Monday "a riot." Students at West Bladen High reported that more than 50 people were involved in the fighting that resulted in a number of arrests. The violence started just after 10:00 this morning, and continued until about noon. Full story...
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