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Shelter seeks donations for dog with broken leg

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer
Thursday, August 9th, 2012, 6:14pm
Shelter seeks donations for dog with broken leg

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Brownie, a rescued chocolate lab being housed at a local shelter, needs to undergo surgery on his leg.

The shelter he is at currently cannot sustain the costs for the surgery.

If you’d like to donate, or for more information, click here.

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Free movies at the public library

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Thursday, June 21st, 2012, 4:04am
Free movies at the public library

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – School's out! If you're looking for something to entertain the kids, consider taking them to a free movie at your public library.

The public lilbrary in Bladenboro will be playing The Last Mimzy this afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

They show movies every Monday, according to the Bladen County Public Library Facebook page.

Movies are shown in Elizabethtown on Mondays and Clarkton on Wednesdays.

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'Pocahontas' is Wednesday's public library feature

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012, 4:04am
'Pocahontas' is Wednesday's public library feature

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – School's out! If you're looking for something to entertain the kids, consider taking them to a free movie at your public library.

The public lilbrary in Clarkton will be playing Pocahontas this afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

They show movies every Monday, according to the Bladen County Public Library Facebook page.

Movies are shown in Elizabethtown on Mondays and Bladenboro on Thursdays.

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Catch a flick at your public library

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Monday, June 18th, 2012, 4:04am
Catch a flick at your public library

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – School's out! If you're looking for something to entertain the kids, consider taking them to a free movie at your public library.

The public lilbrary in Elizabethtown will be playing The Last Mimzy this afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

They show movies every Monday, according to the Bladen County Public Library Facebook page.

Movies are shown in Clarkton on Wednesdays and Bladenboro on Thursdays.

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Afternoon movies kick off in Bladen County

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Friday, June 15th, 2012, 4:04pm
Afternoon movies kick off in Bladen County

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Public libraries in Bladen County are doing their part this summer to keep children entertained now that school’s out.

Weekly movies began this week throughout the county. The films will play in Elizabethtown on Mondays, in Clarkton on Wednesday s and in Bladenboro on Thursdays. They begin at 3:00 p.m. in all locations.

According to the Bladen County Public Library Facebook page, afternoon movies for next week are:

Monday, 6/18 @3 in E-town, The Last Mimzy
Wednesday, 6/19 @ 3 in Clarkton, Pocahontas
Thursday, 6/21 @ 3 in Bladenboro, The Last Mimzy

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Elizabethtown invention to be on display at trade show

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Thursday, May 24th, 2012, 5:39pm

ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WECT) – An Elizabethtown inventor’s new creation will be on display at the INPEX® trade show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in June, according to a news release from InventHelp.

Morris McLaurin reportedly created The Wash Caddie Plus™, which the news release described as a “5-gallon bucket and caddie for easy maneuvering and no strain.”

The idea for The Wash Caddie Plus™ was conceived in 2004, the news release said. “While I was washing my car, I bent over to pick up the water hose from the ground and strained my back,” McLaurin told InventHelp. “I developed The Wash Caddie Plus ™ shortly afterwards.”

The invention will be on display from June 13-15 and McLaurin hopes to find a manufacturer, distributor or venture capitalist.

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Over $98K awarded to eight Bladen Co. fire departments

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 3:43pm
Over $98K awarded to eight Bladen Co. fire departments

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Over $8 million was awarded to over 600 fire departments across the state recently through the 2012 Volunteer Fire Department Fund.

The Fund was created in 1988 to provide dollar-for-dollar matching grants to assist volunteer fire departments, according to a news release from Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshall Wayne Goodwin. A total of $8,717,495.18 was awarded to 644 departments and some of that money is going to Bladen County. Here’s the list of local grants:

  • Ammon V.F.D., Inc., $3,850
  • Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., $11,111.44
  • Bladenboro Fire Department, $19,050
  • Clarkton Fire Department, $30,000
  • Dublin Fire Department, $10,622.50
  • Elizabethtown Fire Department, $3,500
  • Kelly V.F.D., Inc., $7,105
  • White Lake Fire Department, $13,465

 “I’m proud that so many fire departments are taking advantage of this important grant program. These grants help our volunteer fire departments stretch their budgets to better serve our communities,” stated Goodwin in a news release.

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