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Last varsity baseball game of season for East, West Bladen happens May 3

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 4:16pm
Last varsity baseball game of season for East, West Bladen happens May 3

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – If you’re a big baseball fan, you won’t want to miss East and West Bladen High School’s last varsity games of the season – the schools play against each other Friday, May 3, according to the schools’ websites.

The game will take place at West Bladen at 6 p.m.

West Bladen High is located at 1600 N. Carolina 410 in Bladenboro.

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Get ready for the Crazy Color Run

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 10:54am
Get ready for the Crazy Color Run

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Crazy Color Run will take place this weekend in Bladenboro.

The event will take place Saturday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the Town Hall of Bladenboro, but the deadline to register was April 17.

Runners will be blasted with different colored powder at each mile marker or this 5K event.

White T-shirts are required for the start of the race and sunglasses or goggles are suggested.

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Registration underway for upcoming 5K in Elizabethtown

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 8:05am
Registration underway for upcoming 5K in Elizabethtown

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Praying for Crystal Abbott Coffman Foundation is hosting a 5k event in May to help raise money to support Coffmann.

According to the foundation, Coffman suffered a severe spinal cord injury last year while heading to her home in Leland. She swerved to avoid a deer that jumped out in front of her vehicle, ran off the road, and lost control.

The 5k for Crystal: Run, Walk, and Roll (wheelchairs) event will be held at the Industrial Park in Elizabethtown on May 11, 2013 starting at 9:30 a.m.

Pre-registration is underway for participants for the event.

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Master Gardeners hosting plant sale

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer
Friday, April 19th, 2013, 3:10pm
Master Gardeners hosting plant sale

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Master Gardeners of Bladen County will be hosting a plant sale next weekend, according to the Bladen Journal.

It will be held Saturday, April 27.

The event will take place at the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market in Elizabethtown starting at 9 a.m.

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Astronaut Curt Brown to be inducted into Hall of Fame

Submitted by Robert Demetrious on Thursday, April 18th, 12:40 pm
Astronaut Curt Brown to be inducted into Hall of Fame

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Houston, we have liftoff! Elizabethtown native and astronaut Curt Brown will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place on Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex.

Brown will be joined by Eileen Collins and Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., the first time two females have been inducted at the same time.

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Kelly Spring Festival kicks off soon

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer
Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 12:10pm
Kelly Spring Festival kicks off soon

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The Kelly Spring Festival will be held on Saturday, April 27 and WECT’s Rob Demetrious will be the grand marshal.

The parade kickoffs at 11 a.m., traveling down N.C. Hwy. 53 to Centerville Baptist Church.

Natmoore Road and Frenches Creek will be closed during the parade.

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Today is the last day to register now for the Crazy Color Run

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 10:54am
Today is the last day to register now for the Crazy Color Run

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Today is the last day to register for the Crazy Color Run in Bladenboro next month.

All ages are invited to take part in the fun 3.2 mile walk/run. Runners will be blasted with different colored powder at each mile marker.

White T-shirts are required for the start of the race and sunglasses or goggles are suggested.

Registration fees are available at Bladenboro Town Hall, Bladenboro Fitness Center and Healthworks of Elizabethtown. The deadline to register is April 17.

The cost is $25 for everyone over 18 and $20 for those 8-18 years of age. Children 7 and under are free.

The event will take place Saturday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the Town Hall of Bladenboro.

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