‘We were blessed’: Minimal damage reported in Bladen County
BLADENBORO — Dealing with its third hurricane in 35 months, Bladen County saw minimal damage from the effects of Hurricane Dorian on Thursday into early Friday morning.“We were blessed,” said Nathan Dowless, the county’s director of emergency services.“We dodged a bullet this time.”Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018 hammered the county, causing significant flooding and damage throughout the Cape Fear region. […]