Dr. Caroline Callison resigned as director of the Bladen County Health Department.
 
Charles Lee Campbell, Jr., formerly of Clarkton, was named top advisor to Lt. Governor Jimmy Green.
 
Walter McDuffie of Elizabethtown was named a regional Vice President for the North Carolina Pest Control Association.
 
Representative Ron Taylor introduced a bill giving the Bladen County Sheriff the power to issue a handgun permit. This power had formerly been reserved for the Clerk of Superior Court.
 
Ben Davies of Clarkton was promoted to plant manager of Mount Vernon Mills.
 
Robert S. Hester of Bladenboro was appointed Cost and Accounting Manager of West Point Pepperell in Lumberton.