White Oak News

Two raccoons at opposite ends of Bladen County have tested positive for rabies, and animal control officials are urging pet owners to be aware.

An 18th century home in Bladen County decked out for the holidays is open for public viewing.

Julia Cox looks into the Harmony Hall parlor from the porch as she decorates the front of the house.

The 18th century plantation known as Harmony Hall located on River Road in White Oak will have all its Christmas finery on display Saturday from noon until 6 p.m. Volunteer Laurie Smith said the house and buildings will have period decorations and the volunteers and re-enactors will wear period costumes.

According to Bladen County Sheriff Departmenta s Chief Deputy Phillip Little, on Nov.

At least five Onslow County organizations can attest to the power of volunteers - they have the top ones in the county.

Western North Carolina is bracing itself for the impact of a massive rockslide that will shut down a major chunk of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee border for about three months.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' Police Chief Bobby Kinlaw said a shooting took place Thursday night off Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown.

It was the first bridge to cross the river between Fayetteville to Wilmington. The demolition draws a crowd of 500 people.

Members of the Tar Heel Volunteer Fire Department stand in reverence to Lt. Ronald P. Allen Jr.

An early morning accident Tuesday on Interstate 40 near the ext on Sallisawa s east side sent eight people to area hospitals after their Ford Explorer truck rolled over.

"We catch drug dealers everyday - some just don't know they're caught yet." Bladen County Sheriff's Department The last couple of weeks have been good ones for the Bladen County Sheriff's Department - and county residents, as well.

On Thursday, Bladen County Sheriff's Department deputies executed a narcotics search warrant at 8916 Burney Road in the White Oak area and came away with two arrests.

A number of drug arrests have been made in the last few weeks throughout the county by the Bladen County Sheriff's Department Nartotics Division with the White Lake Police Department and the North Carolina Highway Patrol assisting.

This is the scene at Dogwood Mobile Home Park as Bladen County Sheriff's deputies and the SBI begin an investigation into the shooting death of Javier Cruz-Ategeaga. JENNY HAYES-CARROLL/Bladen Journal slideshow DUBLIN a ' The fourth murder in Bladen County gave investigators a few twists and turns Monday.

AARP WHITE OAK RIVER Chapter No. 3893 meeting at 11:30 a.m. July 13 at Western Park Community Center with lunch at noon.

AUDITIONS for "Murder in the Magnolias" at the Sneads Ferry Community Theatre will be at 7 p.m. July 9 and July 10 at 126 Park Lane.

Biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are reminding the public that introducing fish to public waters where they are not native can have irreparable ecological consequences.

State biologists are asking the public not to introduce non-native fish into public waters after officials discovered two flathead catfish in the White Oak River.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission said Tuesday the discovery is alarming because large flathead catfish feed heavily on smaller fish and research indicates that introducing them can lead to the decline of native fish.