White Lake News

Sifting through government e-mails got a lot more fun these past coupe of weeks.

During the Monday night meeting of the Bladen County Commissioners, County Manager Greg Martin made the announcements of the selection of Bradley Kinlaw as the Bladen County Emergency Management director/fire marshal and Jeanene Green has been selected as Emergency Services director.

There are only five days left to contribute to the Bladen Journal's Empty Stocking Fund for 2009, and there is still a ways to go to reach the goal of $7,500. "This is the home stretch," said W. Curt Vincent, editor of the Bladen Journal.

A holiday shopping village is planned for Friday from noon to 8 p.m. on the lawn of the Bladen County Courthouse.

Sarah Salter and Teresa Green sit at the welcome table on Saturday at Living Springs Baptist.

The Saturday forecast will be for ghosts ghouls and spooky happenings. Halloween is on the calendar and that means motorists should take extra precautions Saturday evening and be on the lookout for young children an their escorts dressed in their scariest best.

Millage requests to support fire departments in Blue Lake and Egelston townships will be on the ballot Nov.

WHITE LAKE a ' The White Lake Town Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday for the creation of a Code of Ethics, according to Town Clerk Brenda Clark.

Bladen Community College has a new Vice President for Finance. She is Durham native Kelly Smith, who has extensive experience in financial management.

Terry Fell puts a plastic bottle into the new recycling bin located near the White Lake Public Works department.

Have you ever wondered what the Chamber of Commerce can offer you? If you are not a member of the Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce chances are you do not know the answer to that question.

WHITE LAKE a ' The Department of Transportation, Division 6, located at White Lake, held a luncheon on Thursday for Brenda Todd.

Workers began paving portions of the White Lake Pathway extension last week. Here they are paving a spur which will take bikers and walkers from the pathway to Whitehall High School.

Local law enforcemnent officers were busy recently taking a p[air of drug dealers off the street.

White Lake Town Clerk Brenda Clark has a reason to be excited. She recently was awarded the designation of master municipal clerk by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks.

She drove up in a light blue, mid-size car that proudly displayed a magnetic pink ribbon on back side.

On Monday afternoon, the parents of a 7-year-old boy reported their son missing to the Bladen County Sheriff's Department.

Meanwhile, Jones Lake State Park is having some construction being done that, when finished, will feature interactive displays about the resources of the park and the history of the area.

A proposed medical facility in the town of White Lake took one more step toward becoming a reality on Tuesday.

6, 2004: Clarkton School of Discovery receives a federal grant designed to "promote magnet schools and make them more attractive for minority students." The $1.13 million goes to everything from digital equipment to books in the media center.