By: Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday morning for...
Month: May 2016
By: Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning for a...
1638 – 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass. 1657 – 1st Quakers...
The May 31 SFSGA tournament was held at King’s Grant Golf Course near Fayetteville....
WHITEVILLE – The Bladenboro Rotary Club held its’ 18th annual golf tournament Friday at...
Michael Nagowski, CEO of Cape Fear Valley Health Systems, that includes Bladen County Hospital,...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55488′] The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy recently held its third annual Military...
While I no longer live in the 9th Congressional District, I believe it’s important...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55477′] By: Katie Galyean People looking to skip long lines and big crowds...
Tar Heel, NC is the Sirius Radio City of the day on channel 6,...
By: Erin Smith Four-month old Jackson Tucker looks every bit the healthy, happy baby....
Bladen Community College Counselor Cierra Griffin assists Jeffrey Shipman with summer registration. Classes begin...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55448′] The Elizabethtown Optimist Club is proud to sponsor 15 year old Cade...
According to NC DOT officials, the Elwell Ferry near Kelly is closed due to...
The Bladen County Law Enforcement Officers Association is holding a Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament...
“Unsettled” may be the best way to describe our weather over the next week...
The Athletics won the Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball Major League Championship with a 13-2...
1634 – The colony of Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony. 1790 – US copyright...
The Yankees won the Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball Coach-Pitch regular season championship. Members of...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55399′] By: Erin Smith A moving Memorial Day ceremony was held at the...
The remnant low of Bonnie, will slowly push northeast along the SC and NC...
The 8-Under Etown Express team won the USSSA Mayfest Mayhem Tournament in Oak Island...
Charlotte, NC – Candidate for 9th District Congress Mark Harris will visit early voting...
Bladen Community College is offering the following community service courses for personal interest and...
Memorial Day 2016. Thanks to those who have given their all so we can...
Barring an interruption from Tropical Storm Bonnie, the Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball League will...
The Twins finished the season with a 12-2 record and won the Elizabethtown Dixie...
1806 – Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused...
Bladen County unemployment was at 10.4 percent. Christy Richardson and Caroline Cain, both of...
The winning team in the May 26 Thundering Herd at Vineyard Golf was Bobby...
Air Force reconnaissance aircraft and surface observation failed to find tropical storm force winds...
Bonnie has weakened slightly to 40 mph, and it is forecast to move very...
The threat of a storm off the coast of South Carolina may have dampened...
Tropical Storm Bonnie had stalled about 190 miles south of Myrtle Beach, S.C., late...
Class 2A State Championship South Granville vs. West Lincoln Class 2A East Championship South...
Class 2A State Championship South Granville vs. East Rutherford Class 2A East Championship South...
Class 2A East Championship Carrboro 5 First Flight 0 Class 2A West Championship East...
1630 – John Winthrop begins “History of New England” 1721 – South Carolina formally...
Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed just off the Carolinas. The National Hurricane Center has...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55285′] By: Katie Galyean On Saturday, May 28, if you were to walk...
Thanks to Wilbur Smith for sharing info related to his sister’s recent retirement from...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55269′] Residents along the southeastern United States are still being advised to keep...
Former Bladenboro High and Davidson College Football Star Richard Howell will lead his 3rd...
East Bladen’s Eagles will battle perennial Class 4A power Scotland in the 1st Annual...
1431 – Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male...
At 8 PM, Tropical Depression #2 was about 400 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach...
A low pressure system located about 425 southeast of the South Carolina coastline has...
A former Bladen County who has served for more than 40 years in the...
As we pause this weekend to remember our fallen heroes, there is one veteran...
Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) proudly announces the addition of Annette Bryant and...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55204′] By: Valerie Newton On Thursday, May 26, in the Bladen County Superior...
By: Erin Smith If you are thinking of adding a dog or cat to...
Folks are keeping a wary eye towards the tropics as the Memorial Day weekend...
By Sandra Cain The number of people who snack between meals and the frequency...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55177′] By Katie Galyean People may have thought they were seeing double on...
By: Erin Smith A crash at the intersection of Broad Street and Poplar Streets...
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members via the SECU Foundation, presented a $10,000 four-year...
By: Erin Smith Voter turnout for One Stop voting in Bladen County got under...
We are on the verge of a holiday weekend…Memorial Day. It’s not just a...
DUBLIN – West Bladen fought back to take a 9-4 victory in the second...
Lauren Bowen pitched a 3-inning no-hitter and struck out 9 batters to lead the...
A 5-run second inning rallied the Slammers to a 9-5 victory over the Comets...
1796 – James S. McLean patents his piano. 1850 – Mormon Temple in Nauvoo,...
The FBI is attempting to identify possible victims of child sex abuse that involve...
Sometimes to succeed you must spice things up. The owners of City Sandwich Shop...
President Obama is attempting to bully North Carolina into complying with his radical agenda....
By: Erin Smith Folks in the county are being asked to express their opinion...
As a sign of honor and respect for the sacrifices of our armed services...
By: Erin Smith Teachers are accustomed to receiving gifts at the end of the...
Forecasters are keeping a wary eye peeled on the tropics this weekend as a...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55072′] By: Ellen Gause Although you requested words of honor and tribute for...
RALEIGH – Twenty-seven North Carolina students have been awarded 2016 N.C. State Fair Youth...
A federal grand jury in Wilmington returned a 47 count indictment against former Eastpointe...
By: Erin Smith One Stop voting got under way on Thursday morning in Bladen...
DUBLIN – The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering free...
Waited to near last minute to update to Windows 10 and what a mess....
[slideshow_deploy id=’55001′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong West Bladen senior Stefan McDonald has decided to...
1647 – Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the...
Dixie Pre-Majors Baseball 5 p.m. East Columbus at West Bladen (Double-Header) Elizabethtown Dixie Youth...
By: Erin Smith At least one Bladen County resident says he has received a...
WASHINGTON – Tonight, Congressman Robert Pittenger took action to block President Obama’s bullying of...
The Bladenboro Pelicans won the Bladen County Dixie Youth Baseball League’s Minor League (AAA)...
The nomination period for local FSA County Committees will begin on June 15, 2016....
The Bladen County Board of Elections staff report that absentee voting for the June...
Ian Hooks of the Cape Fear Council, Boy Scouts of America visited the Elizabethtown...
[slideshow_deploy id=’54948′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong West Bladen High School held their athletic banquet...
By Jefferson Weaver On the calendar above my desk, there are 16 “official” days...
Eleven site selection consultants and commercial real estate brokers joined county, regional and state...
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday adopted language proposed by Congressman...
Shaw University in Raleigh recently celebrated their Awards Day Program and Jasmine Cromartie was...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that 29 agritourism...
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members via the SECU Foundation, presented a $10,000 four-year...
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, State Highway Patrol and Mothers Against Drunk...
[slideshow_deploy id=’54923′] By: Katie Galyean If you had the chance to save dozens of...
Bladen County Law Enforcement Officers are sponsoring a Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament, Saturday, June...
BLADENBORO – Mariah “Chick” Smith pitched a complete-game Tuesday night as Clarkton won the...
LAKE WACCAMAW – Sincere Smith pitched a no-hitter to lead East Bladen to an...
1721 – John Copson becomes America’s 1st insurance agent. 1895 – Oscar Wilde sentenced...
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA)...
By: Erin Smith Two Bladen County students have been tabbed for Governor’s School East...
