1813 – 1st US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Mass. 1822 – Boston,...
Month: February 2016
Vicki and Lauren Clark from Bladenboro succeeded in the NBC television show, The Biggest...
[slideshow_deploy id=’44395′] by Joy Warren A small group of citizens gathered Monday evening at...
Travion Devonte Smith was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole...
The Bladen County Relay For Life is having a Survivors Celebration. Join the celebration...
By John Clark West Bladen’s Knights were hammered by the NCHSAA seeding process for...
The home of Roscoe Davis in Center Road was destroyed by fire. Bladen County...
Booker T. Washington Primary School will present a special Family Concert in the school...
The jury has received instructions from the judge on Monday afternoon in the murder...
The Elizabethtown Town Council will hold a budget retreat on Tuesday beginning at 8:30...
[slideshow_deploy id=’44330′] Bladen Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Dennis Troy recently attended the...
Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District proudly announces the winners in the 2016 Poster,...
The following precincts will be having a Democratic Party precinct meeting on Saturday, February...
How about the first NASCAR race of the year? Great finish…Denny Hamlin won by...
West Bladen grad Abbey Walters belted 4 hits and knocked in 3 runs Sunday...
The Raymond W. Biglow Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Post 8062 held their regular...
1630 – Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving. 1775 – 1st US joint...
Currie, NC– On Saturday and Sunday, February 27 – 28, 2016, Moores Creek National...
Bladen Online had its third-most page views and second-most visits in its history for...
Two Bladen County basketball teams remain and will be involved in the Class 2-A...
1792 – US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act. 1842 – 1st known sewing machine...
The unbeaten East Bladen girls basketball team was seeded No. 1 in Class 2-A...
RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting grant proposals for...
Bladenboro native Clint Allen batted 3-4 and drove in a run Friday as his...
[slideshow_deploy id=’44238′] The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club heard a presentation from the Boy Scouts Troop...
As a youngster, I was responsible for keeping enough wood cut for the family...
[slideshow_deploy id=’44210′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ROSE HILL – Clinton’s change on defense to...
[slideshow_deploy id=’44195′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ROSE HILL – Lacey Suggs started East Bladen’s...
1768 – 1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn). 1792 – US postal...
Tyre Boykin poured in 18 of his game-high 20 points in the first half...
There is plenty to see and do this weekend in Bladen County and weather...
RALEIGH, N.C – State Board of Elections Executive Director Kim Westbrook Strach issued the...
Voters will be going to the polls not once but twice this year in...
The Fayetteville Police Department is being sued by an Elizabethtown Police officer after a 2014...
By: Sandra Cain There’s no doubt about it – Americans like their fast food....
The Bladen Five Middle School Conference Tournament will begin Monday at Bladenboro Middle and...
A heated and contentious joint meeting of Harmony Hall Plantation Village, Inc. and the...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s...
A South Brunswick High School student is facing charges after he threatened to “shoot...
Another weekend is here and the weather appears to be perfect today and should...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Pritzker today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA)...
By Erin Smith On Thursday, the General Assembly met in a special session to...
[slideshow_deploy id=’44143′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong Elizabethtown won the Bladen Five Middle School Conference...
[slideshow_deploy id=’44130′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong Patience Ward lit up the scoreboard with 21...
Tar Heel’s Panthers grabbed a big early lead and raced to a 51-30 victory...
Bladenboro native Abbey Walters slammed 3 doubles and a single Wednesday as her UNC-Pembroke...
1831 – 1st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania. 1846 –...
Registration for Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball will be held at Elizabethtown Baptist Church Christian Activity...
Absentee ballots are slowly trickling in to the Bladen County Board of Elections office....
Guard Shy’Ron Adams fired in 20 points to lead Bladenboro to a 59-38 Bladen...
[slideshow_deploy id=’44004′] The upcoming exhibit in the Wyche Gallery at Southeastern Community College is...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43962′] The Bladen County Sheriff’s Department conducted a Wilderness and Land Navigation training...
The Bladen County Board of Elections met on Wednesday morning and received several updates...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43949′] Harrells Christian Academy’s eighth annual Play4Kay Foundation Pink Night was held on...
The sentencing phase of the murder trial for Travion Devonte Smith has begun with...
Following a federal judge’s declaration that two US House districts in North Carolina were...
If you missed the big ACC game last night, Duke notched a 74-73 win...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43990′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong Senior Stefan McDonald and junior Sayaun Dent scored...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43975′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong Senior Lacey Suggs reached the 2,000 point milestone,...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43881′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong Congratulations to Lacey Catherine Suggs on scoring her...
Guard Shy’Ron Adams fired in 20 points to lead Bladenboro’s boys to a 59-38...
The County of Bladen is developing it’s budget for the fiscal year 2016-2017 (July...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43881′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong Congratulations to Lacey Catherine Suggs on scoring her...
1685 – Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43864′] The Elizabethtown Rotary Club met on Wednesday and learned more about the...
The town of Elizabethtown has issued a boil water advisory for residents in the...
Shades of Lorenzo Charles – just like N. C. State’s 1983 national championship winning...
Patience Ward poured in 16 points, and Elizabethtown scored 14 unanswered points to defeat...
Four people agreed to plea deals in Monday’s session of Bladen County Superior Court....
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital announced that Amber Sholar RN has obtained her Clinical Ladder,...
Center Javant McDowell pumped in 13 of his team-high 15 points in the second...
Middle School Girls Basketball Clarkton School of Discovery 39, Tar Heel 6 Clarkton School...
Hardee, Hunt and Williams Real Estate Agency has been announced as the top selling...
Harrells Christian Academy’s Beta Club held its annual induction ceremony on Thursday, February 11. ...
Harrells Christian Academy’s Beta Club held its annual induction ceremony on Thursday, February 11. ...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reminds growers that properly...
To be a good politician, one must be a good actor. Wonder how many...
Sophmores Jonathan Robinson and Jimmy Williams turned in key plays, and West Bladen’s Knights...
Junior Akira Grimes popped in a jumper from the lane to break a 39-39...
Wallace-Rose Hill capitalized on free throws and East Bladen turnovers to defeat the Eagles...
Cody Butler’s follow-shot beat the final buzzer and lifted Elizabethtown to a 39-37 victory...
1621 – Myles Standish is elected as the first commander of the Plymouth Colony....
By Erin Smith A new law has taken effect in North Carolina requiring the...
Wiley and Linda Parker reported their Pomeranian puppy stolen from their yard Tuesday morning...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43755′] First Source Staffing in Elizabethtown and Lower Cape Fear Hospice both donate...
A Wake County jury deliberated for just one and one-half hours on Tuesday and...
Bladen County Commissioners receive a monthly update of Revenues and Expenditures as they relate...
Dr. Robert P. Taylor will address the Men of Standard minority mentoring members at...
The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy has released the second quarter Honor Rolls and...
RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting grant proposals for...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville Just about every minute,...
Most everyone has been affected, or knows someone that has been affected by cancer....
As folks are driving on US 701 North towards White Lake, they may soon...
Rain, wind, warmer temps, all in the forecast for today. And, before the day...
With the icy weather that hit Spivey’s Corner Monday morning causing the postponement of...
Extremes for Bladen County, NC, on February 16 Lowest Temperature ...
Girls Basketball East Bladen 57, Heide Trask 22 East Bladen’s unbeaten Lady Eagles rolled...
1741 – Benjamin Franklin’s General Magazine (2nd US Magazine) begins publishing. 1838 – Kentucky...
[slideshow_deploy id=’43679′] By: Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners presented the 2015...
By: Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday night and...
