Erosion prompts closure of U.S. 701 bridge over Cape Fear River
The U.S. 701 bridge over the Cape Fear River in Elizabethtown was closed Saturday night for emergency repairs, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.
How state ARPA grants are helping rural communities in Southeastern NC
Last month, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office announced the recipients of the Rural Transformation Grant Fund, a program funded through state dollars received from the American Rescue Plan …
A very vine time, indeed
Behold, Shangri-La on the outskirts of E-town. For those unfamiliar with the geography, that’s Elizabethtown, a 40-mile drive give or take just southeast of Fayetteville in Bladen County, a land of longleaf pines and roughly the midway point of the Cape Fear River.
