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Beulaville student named 2026 Brody Scholar
Ava Hall will receive about $135,000 in support as she begins medical school at East Carolina University. Ava Hall of Beulaville is beginning her medical education at East Carolina University with one of the university’s most prestigious scholarships. Hall is one of three students selected as a 2026 Brody...
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West Bladen High School ‘Tackle Out Cancer’ game rescheduled
West Bladen High School has rescheduled its ‘Tackle Out Cancer’ event to next week.
Bladen Journal
Football: East Bladen tops North Duplin 40-35
The offense provided the points. The defense made the stop when it was most needed. Jaden Lewis ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for another Friday, Oct. 2 as East Bladen outscored North Duplin 40-35 in a Carolina Conference football game at Lenon Fisher Stadium. Lewis’ final score...
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NCHSAA addresses West Bladen varsity football season cancellation
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WWAY) — West Bladen High School’s varsity football season may be over, but the cancellation of its remaining games could have an impact across the conference and into the postseason. North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker says West Bladen’s completed games, statistics...
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West Bladen High Cancels Varsity Football Season Over Safety Concerns
West Bladen High School canceled its varsity football season, according to a press release shared by the Bladen Journal. The team lacks enough healthy players to compete safely. Eligible varsity players will move down to the junior varsity squad, which continues this season. School administrators, athletic officials, and coaches met...
Sampson Independent
Commissioners back plan for new $49M city elementary school
Sampson County commissioners have thrown their support behind the Clinton City Board of Education’s pursuit of a new $49 million elementary school that members say would consolidate two of the district’s oldest campuses and dramatically change how its youngest students move through the school system. During a special-called...
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Topsail High marching band earns spot in London 2028 New Year’s Day
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Topsail High School’s marching band is heading across the pond. District officials announced the Marching Pirates have received an invitation to perform in the 42nd annual London New Year’s Day Parade on Jan. 1, 2028. The band will receive a formal invitation to...
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High school student racks up 47 college credits through JSCC
At 17, Zailey Robinson is already well into her college education — and she has not finished high school yet. By December, Robinson expects to have earned two associate degrees from James Sprunt Community College: an Associate in Arts and an Associate in General Education. She reached that milestone through JSCC’s Career and College Promise program while completing high school online through Penn Foster.
Sampson Independent
Dark Horses embracing their many cultures
Clinton High School became a crossroads of cultures Friday evening as students, families and community members gathered for a multicultural celebration filled with food, music, dance, history and conversation. The student-led event gave young people an opportunity to share their heritage firsthand, with tables and exhibits representing Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras,...
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Local teachers gather for Civil War history symposium
Representatives from the NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction recently held a symposium in Washington for area middle and high school teachers. The daylong event at the Harbor District Market featured informational breakout sessions, a guided historic walking tour along Main St. led by Stephen Farrell, curator of special collections at the Museum of the Pamlico, and presentations from David Cecelski, historian and author of NC History, who spoke about the Civil War in Eastern North Carolina, and Angie Zombeck, Ph.D., of UNC Wilmington, who spoke about Reconstruction in Eastern NC.
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West Bladen High School cancels rest of varsity football season
BLADENBORO, N.C. (WECT) - West Bladen High School has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season because a depleted roster left the team without enough healthy players to safely take the field, school officials announced Thursday. The decision came after a joint meeting between school administrators, district athletic officials...
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Cape Fear Community College to host inaugural NC Film Vendor Day
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Cape Fear Community College is partnering with Cinespace Studios to host its first-ever film vendor day in October, offering local crew members and students hands-on access to top-tier production equipment. The inaugural NC Film Vendor Day aims to connect regional production crews, industry leaders and prospective...
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Hoggard Mold Cleanup Raises HVAC Oversight Questions
Hoggard High School's remote-learning day follows weeks of room closures, rising remediation costs and questions about how the district controls humidity. Hoggard High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, will shift to remote learning Monday, September 28, while contractors conduct campus-wide cleaning and environmental inspections. The schedule change is the latest step in a mold response that began before classes opened and has spread across several parts of the five-building campus, according to local reporting.
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West Bladen teacher named finalist for NC CTE Teacher of the Year
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) — West Bladen High School Business Education teacher Elizabeth Roberson has been selected as a finalist for the 2027 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year Award. Roberson was recognized during Monday’s Bladen County Board of Education meeting by Dr....
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Hoggard High School moving to remote learning Monday amid campus remediation
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Hoggard High School students will learn remotely Monday, Sept. 28, as additional cleaning, remediation, testing and assessment work continues across the campus. New Hanover County Schools Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes announced the remote learning day in a message to Hoggard families Thursday. According to Barnes,...