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2 • Bladen Journal • Reader’s Choice May 8, 2015
BEST FOOD & DINING
Bakery..........................................
1. Burney’s Sweets & More
2. Glenda’s
BBQ ...............................................
1. Cape Fear BBQ
2. Carolina Master Fried
3. Dove’s BBQ
Breakfast ...................................
1. Corner Cafe
2. Melton’s
3. Burney’s Sweets & More
Buffalo Wings ...........................
1. Giorgio’s
2. KFC
3. Pizza Hut
Buffet ..........................................
1. Hibachi Chinese
2. Golden Run
3. No. 1 Chinese
Burger .........................................
1. Melvin’s
2. Cain’s grill
3. Benson Grill
Catering .....................................
1. Dowless Catering
2. Joan Carroll
3. Cindy’s Grill & Catering
Chinese ........................................
1. Hibachi Chinese
2. Golden Run
3. No. 1 Chinese
Deli ..............................................
1. Subway
2. Food Lion
3. Burney’s Sweets & More
Dessert ........................................
1. Burney’s Sweets & More
2. Glenda’s
3. San Jose
Diner ............................................
1. Corner Cafe
2. Hibachi Chinese
3. Burney Sweets & More
Family Dining ............................
1. San Jose
2. Giorgio’s
3. Christopher’s Steakhouse
Fast Food ....................................
1. Melvin’s
2. Burger King
3. Carolina Master Fried
Fine Dining .................................
1. San Jose
2. Giorgio’s
3. Christopher’s Steakhouse
Fried Chicken ...............................
1. Melton’s
2. Carolina Master Fried
3. KFC
THank you
BladEn CounTy
for your
supporT!
Greek Dining .............................
1. Giorgio’s
2. Pizza Palace
Ice Cream ....................................
1. Mac’s Market
2. McDonald’s
3. Coffee & Cream
Italian Dining ...........................
1. Giorgio’s
2. Pizza Palace
3. Riverhouse Seafood & Grille
Japanese Dining..........................
1. Tokyo Express
2. Hibachi Chinese Buffet
3. Golden Run
Mexican ......................................
1. San Jose
2. La Hacienda Restaurant
New Restaurant 2014-2015 .....
1. Christopher’s Steakhouse
2. Riverhouse Seafood & Grille
3. La Hacienda Restaurant
Pizza Delivery ..........................
1. Domino’s
2. Pizza Connection
3. Pizza Hut
Pizza Dine-In .............................
1. Giorgio’s
2. Pizza Hut
3. Pizza Palace
Thank you for voting
Dr. Allen
We appreciate your loyalty
your #1 Best Dentist
in Bladen County!
Preventive Care • Puppy & Kitten Exams • Vaccines • Surgery
•Laser Therapy • Tick & Flea Control • Pet Nutrition
Dr. Charles D. Allen Jr, DDS
Elizabethtown
Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm
508 E McKay St, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone:(910) 862-4334
Veterinary Hospital
4629 U.S. 701, Clarkton, NC | (910) 862-3000
www.elizabethtownveterinaryhospital.com
00760775
May 8, 2015
Romantic Restaurant..............
1. Giorgio’s
2. San Jose
3. Christopher’s Steakhouse
Salad ...........................................
1. Giorgio’s
2. San Jose
3. Subway
Seafood........................................
1. Riverhouse Seafood & Grille
2. Christopher’s Steakhouse
3. Cape Fear BBQ
Steak ............................................
1. Christopher’s Steakhouse
2. Giorgio’s
Reader’s Choice • Bladen Journal • 3
BEST SHOPPING
Children’s Clothing ...............
1. Toddler’s & Teen’s
2. Goody’s
3. Leinwand’s
Appliance Store ........................
1. Badcock Home Furniture
2. Kinlaw Furniture
3. Joseph D Salon
Auto Parts ..................................
1. Advanced Auto Parts
2. O’Reilly Auto Parts
3. Quality Auto Parts
Department Store ....................
1. Goody’s
2. Fisher’s
3. Leinwand’s
Discount Store..........................
1. Dollar Tree
2. Dollar General
3. Walmart
Carpet/Flooring.......................
1. Bladen Carpet & Tile
2. Kinlaw Furniture
3. Mote
State Farm Insurance
Eddie White Agent
# 1 Insurance Choice
Thank you Bladen County
for voting us #1 for the 6th year in a row &
for your continued support for over 40 years.
304 W. Broad St, Elizabethtown, NC
910-862-4531
Voted #1 Best Pharmacy
in Bladen County!
Clarkton Drug
established 1997
Bo’s Shopping Center • Clarkton, NC
910-647-0437
00760142
4 • Bladen Journal • Reader’s Choice BEST SHOPPING
(CONTINUED)
Farm Supply Store.....................
1. Tractor Supply
2. Big Blue Store
3. Feed & Garden Center
Florist.........................................
1. Smellie Bloomers
2. Whimsical Florist
3. Elizabethtown Florist
May 8, 2015
Formal Wear..............................
1. The Men’s Shop
2. Leinwand’s
3. Tomlinson’s
Hair Salon .................................
1. Crystals Salon on Broad
2. Joseph D. Salon
3. Hester’s Beauty Shop
Furniture Store ........................
1. Badcock Home Furniture
2. Kinlaw Furniture
3. Ray’s Furniture
Hardware Store........................
1. Bladen Hardware
2. Big Blue
3. Ace
Gift Shop.....................................
1. Whimsical Florist
2. Smellie Bloomers
3. Yia Yia’s
Home Improvement Store .......
1. Bladen Builders
2. Big Blue
3. Lowes
Grocery Store ...........................
1. Food Lion
2. Inman IGA
3. Bo’s Supermarket
Industrial Supply Store .........
1. Big Blue
2. Tractor Supply
3. Home Industrial
Thank you Bladen County for
Voting us #1 Best BBQ
Catering & SpeCial OrderS available
330 S. Poplar St. 1962 N Roberts Ave
Elizabethtown, NC
Lumberton, NC
(910) 862-5301
(910) 738-2111
1522 Sunset Ave
Clinton, NC
(910) 596-2220
Where Kind Hearts Welcome You.
Providing a variety of short and long-term heathcare options for Bladen County
and the greater Cape Fear region for more than 20 years.
Thank you Bladen County for Voting us #1
Best Retirement Facility/Assisted Living
208 MERCER RD., ELIZABETHTOWN, NC • 910-862-8181
PARTICIPATING PROVIDER WITH MEDICARE, NC MEDICAID, AND MOST MAJOR INSURERS.
May 8, 2015
Reader’s Choice • Bladen Journal • 5
Jewelry Store ............................
1. Fowler’s
2. Ray’s
3. Colliers
Pharmacy ...................................
1. Clarkton Drug Store
2. Anderson’s Drug
3. Walmart
Tire Store....................................
1. Hester Tire
2. Butler’s Tire
3. T&T Tire
Men’s Clothing .........................
1. The Men’s Shop
2. Leinwand’s
3. Walmart
Shoe Store ..................................
1. Shoe Show
2. Leinwand’s
3. Fishers
Toy Store ....................................
1. Wal-Mart
2. Dollar General
3. Toys R Us
New Car/Truck Dealer ...........
1. John Donoghue Automotive
2. Autostar of Elizabethtown
3. Richardson’s Used Cars
Sporting Goods .........................
1. Walmart
2. Leinwand’s
Used Car/Truck Dealer ..........
1. Richardson’s Used Cars
2. Auto Star
3. John Donoghue Automotive
Office Supply .............................
1. Bladen Office Supply
2. Walmart
3. Office Depot
Store Appearance ....................
1. Main St. Antiques
2. Vanessa G. Photography
3. Smellie Bloomers
Women’s Clothing ....................
1. Cato
2. The Ladies Shop
3. Maurice’s
Pet Grooming • Boarding • Day Camp Resort
Front Row, from left
Groomers,
Kayla Stringfellow,
Denise Cross-Owner,
Kayla Young
Back Row, from left,
Carol Ward-Daycare
Coordinator,
Jennifer Inman-BrattAdministrative Assistant,
Iliana Samiento,
Jessie Stewart, Colby
Cromartie,
Guest Services.
Thank you Bladen County for voting us your
#1 Best Pet Grooming!
5054 Highway 701 North | White Lake, NC 28337 | (910) 862-7387
00760137
We Appreciate Your Continued Love & Trust
Denise Cross and Barking Lot family!
6 • Bladen Journal • Reader’s Choice BEST PLACES & THINGS
After Hours Spot .....................
1. San Jose
2. Giorgio’s
3. Clarkton Entertainment Center
Bank/Credit Union ...................
1. Wells Fargo
2. First Citizens Bank
3. BB&T
May 8, 2015
Car/Truck Service ...................
1. Butler’s Tire & Auto
2. Hester Tire
3. Cape Fear Tire
Carpet Cleaning .......................
1. Stanley Steamer
2. Baker’s Cleaning
3. Tim Tatum
Nyes Carpet Care
Day Care .....................................
1. Miss Debbie’s
2. Dublin First Baptist Church
3. Elizabethtown Baptist Church
Thank
You!
Bladen County
Voting
for
Bobby’s the good
looking one on the
left...
Bobby Gooden
Dry Cleaners .............................
1. City Dry Cleaners
2. Sunshine Cleaners
Funeral Home ............................
1. Bladen Gaskins
2. Carter
3. Johnson
Gas/Propane................................
1. Cape Fear Propane
2. Campbell Oil
3. Bobby Taylor Oil & Gas
Golf Course ...............................
1. Vineyard Golf at White Lake
2. Putt Putt – White Lake
3. Land O Lakes
THANK YOU
FOR VOTING US
1
CLEANER!
YOUR
#
City
Cleaners
Reader’s Choice
1 place Car Sales
Representative
910-739-7577
500 Linkhaw Rd
Lumberton NC 28358
lumberton
307-C EAST BROAD STREET
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC
00760781
st
910-991-3016
May 8, 2015
Reader’s Choice • Bladen Journal • 7
Health Club ...............................
1. Healthworks Fitness
2. Bladenboro Fitness
3. Christ fit
Lawn & Garden Repair .............
1. Burney Farms
2. Charles Peterson
3. Big Blue Store
Heating & AC Service ...............
1. Britt’s Heating & Air Services
2. Bensonair
3. Campbell Heating & Air
Pet Grooming ............................
1. Barking Lot
2. Doggie Styles
3. Midyette’s GroomingVirginia Midyette
Home Care and/or Hospice ....
1. Bladen County Home Care
2. Lower Cape Fear Hospice
3. Liberty
Insurance Agency .....................
1. State Farm
2. Farm Bureau
3. Nationwide
Pressure Washing Service ......
1. Britt Brothers
2. Baker’s Cleaning Services
3. Pressure Kleen
Retirement Facility/Assisted
Living ...........................................
1. Elizabethtown Nursing
2. Poplar Heights
3. Bladen County Home Health
Agency
Storage Facility .......................
1. Cape Fear Mini Storage
2. Dublin Self Storage
3. Bladen Storage Solutions
Toddlers & Teens
Childrenswear
of Elizabethtown
We would like to say Thank
You Bladen County for
Voting us #1 Best Furniture
and #1 Best Appliance Store!
115 West Broad Street
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Thank you
217 S Poplar St, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 • (910) 862-2439
Bladen County for
voting us your #1
Best Children’s Clothing
Bladen County
for voting me
#1 Insurance Agent!
Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 5:30
Saturday: 10:00 - 5:00
P.O. Box 1898, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
00760306
Phone: (910) 874-5405
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, Omaha, NE
Real Estate Agency ..................
1. Hilton Auction & Realty
2. Cox Realty
3. Global Realty
Tatum Realty
Owner: Kim Thompson
Phone: 910-862-7731
www.toddlersandteens.com
00760143
8 • Bladen Journal • Reader’s Choice BEST PLACES & THINGS
(CONTINUED)
Tanning Salon ...........................
1. CA Nails
2. Bladenboro Fitness Center
3. Hester’s Beauty Shop
Wireless Store ..........................
1. Verizon
2. US Cellular
3. AT&T
BEST PEOPLE
Accountant ................................
1. Till & Butler
2. S. Preston Douglas
3. Thompson, Price & Scott
Barber .........................................
1. Russ Bridgers
2. Rodney Baxley
3. Bobby Dowless
May 8, 2015
Car Sales Rep. ............................
1. Bobby Gooden
2. Jeremy Richardson
3. Mike McDaniel
Insurance Agent........................
1. Trey Duncan
2. Eddie Nye
3. Eddie White
Customer Service .....................
1. Vanessa G. Photography
2. Lime Light Photography
3. Joseph D Salon
Dentist ........................................
1. Dr. Charles Allen
2. Dr Tracie Vestal
3. Dr. Ray Cross
Law Enforcement Officer ......
1. Daniel Wilkins
2. Andrew Pait
3. Raymond Marlowe
Electrician ................................
1. Robeson Electric
2. Alton’s Electric
3. Devane Builder Services
Financial Planner ...................
1. Till & Butler
2. CLC Financial
3. Landon Bordeaux
Hairstylist .....................................
1. JD Price
2. Lorene Vann
3. Crystal Elkins
Lawyer .........................................
1. Gary Grady
2. Alan Maynard
3. Leslie Johnson
Local Elected Official ..........
1. Nikki Dennis
2. Jim McVicker
3. Charles Peterson
Medical Provider ....................
1. Nileshwa Senthe, MD
2. Dr. Robert Rich
3. Stephen Bridgers, MD
Nurse ...........................................
1. Tammie Hyatt
2. Roxanne Brisson
3. Brandy Wilkins
Builder ........................................
1. Devane Builders
2. Eric Davis
3. Andrews Brothers
Thank you Bladen County for voting
Gary Grady #1 Lawyer!
Thank you Bladen County for your continued Support!
Voted Readers Choice #1 Best:
Wait Staff • Buffalo Wings • Greek Dining • Italian Dining
Pizza Dine-In • Romantic Restaurant • Salad
Also Voted for:
Family Dining • Fine Dining • Steak
00759230
115 Courthouse Dr. • Elizabethtown, NC
910-862-3191
www.hghgp.com
H. Clifton Hester • Whitley J. H. Ward • Gary Grady
Giorgio’s Pizza
Restaurant
502 S Poplar Street
Elizabethtown, NC
862-4411
May 8, 2015
Reader’s Choice • Bladen Journal • 9
Optometrist ..............................
1. Dr. Eric Schmidt
2. Dr. Helms
3. Molly Glenn
Teacher .......................................
1. Elizabeth Cole
2. Denise White
3. Meredith Dowless
Photographer ..........................
1. Vanessa G. Photography
2. Lime Light Photography
3. Kenny Armstrong
Plumber .......................................
1. Mike Nance
2. Bo Pharr
3. Eric Bryan
Veterinarian .............................
1. Elizabethtown Veterinary
2. Bladen Animal Hospital
Realtor .......................................
1. Charlie Hilton
2. Dean Hilton
3. Brenda King
Wait Staff...................................
1. Giorgio’s
2. San Jose
3. Christopher’s Steakhouse
& Seafood
Thank you for
Voting us #1
Funeral Home in
Bladen County!
BLADEN-GASKINS
FUNERAL HOME
We’re here for you!
www.bladenfuneralhome.com
3131 MLK Dr. Elizabethtown NC
910-645-2600
00761625
Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Sutton and the Staff at Bladen
Eye910-247-4688
Center want to Thank Bladen County for Voting
CPAs, PLLC
us Number
One Eye Doctor! We are so thankful and
Toll Free
877-824-0712
Certified Public Accountants
privileged to serve you for over 22 years!
Till & Butler
Fax 877-824-0712
We Love Tax
Serving
our
Home
Preparation
• Tax
PlanningCounty!!
• Personal Financial Planning
Small Business and Church Accounting
William
Amy L. Butler,
Thank you for voting us
CPA
Reginald Till,
CPA, MBA
www.tillbutlercpa.com
#1 Accountant
113 West
& Broad Street, Suite E • Elizabethtown, NC 28337
#1 Financial Planner
Bladen Eye Center
113 West Broad Street • Suite E • Elizabethtown
910-247-4688
www.tillbutlercpa.com
00760139
409 East Broad Street
910.862.4268
10 • Bladen Journal • Reader’s Choice May 8, 2015
Congratulations
to all those
WE would like to express
our sincere appreciation to all
of our friends for voting us
#1 BEST FAST FOOD and
#1 BEST BURGER in The
Reader’s Choice Awards!
Thank You
Bladen County
For Making
Cape Fear Propane
Your #1 Choice
For Your Gas And
Propane Needs!
“Relationships Do Matter!”
The Staff at Melvins’
Recognized as
“One of the 100 Must Eat Foods”
in North Carolina
by Our State Magazine!
1114 South Poplar Street
Elizabethtown, NC
Call Us Today!
910-862-2452