BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Dublin Peanut Festival Parade kicks off at 10 a.m. Sept. 15, according to the festival’s website, and it will include clowns, fire trucks, beauty queens and old automobiles.

It’s free to enter the parade, except for beauty queens and kings who wish to participate.

For one king or queen in an automobile, the cost is $25. For two to three kings or queens in an automobile, the cost is $40.

Per each float or boat in the parade, the cost is $50 for participating kings and queens. However, if the entry fee for the parade is not received by Sept. 10, the fee will increase to $75.

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Looking for something fun to do Thursday night? Elizabethtown is hosting a Night Out from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., according to The Bladen Journal.

The event will be held at the Elizabethtown Municipal Building, and the band Big Daddy Drive will perform.

There will also be food and games, as well as a slip and slide and water slide.

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BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A benefit bike ride will be held Saturday for the family of a deputy who was killed in a fatal crash in June, according to the The Bladen Journal.

A Bike Ride for Dewayne Hester will be held at West Bladen High School from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The cost is $15 for single riders and $20 for double riders. The costs include a meal ticket (which are $7 each) and door prizes.

The public can purchase barbecue plates starting at 11:30 a.m.

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