1789 – US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act. 1794 – Whiskey Rebellion begins in...
Month: July 2016
SPRINGFIELD, NJ- Fairmont’s William McGirt finished in a 3-way tie for tenth place in...
By Erin Smith The search for a missing inner-tube rider at White Lake was...
Just a reminder – that our BMA monthly meeting will be this coming Tuesday,...
The Dublin Peanut Festival Pageant Committee is accepting applications for the 2016 Dublin Peanut...
Just a reminder – that our BMA monthly meeting will be this coming Tuesday,...
The Dublin Peanut Festival Pageant Committee is accepting applications for the 2016 Dublin Peanut...
By: Erin Smith A Mini Tractor Pull with the Lumber River Pullers was held...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session on Monday night....
By: Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Town Council will meet on Monday night in their...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61397′] Photos by: Kenneth Armstrong Bladen County family celebrates their talented basketball player...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61386′] By Katie Galyean When most people graduate from college they are focused...
On July 24th, 2016, LaSean Jones of Bladen County was taken into custody on...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61366′] Photos by: Gordon Kinlaw A missing person was reported at White Lake...
By: Erin Smith A search for a missing swimmer at White Lake is...
Will be interesting to follow the political polls, now that the conventions are over,...
LUMBERTON – Hickory Grove won the Lumber River Church Softball League’s Men’s Tournament Championship...
West Bladen softball players Conner Brisson, Carley Dawson and Abby Dawson are members of...
1790 – 1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. 1809...
Norma Vaughn of Hickory is seeking genealogical information concerning where her great-great-great grandmother Nancy...
A search for a drowning victim at White Lake has ended for the night...
Olivia V. Davis of Augusta, Ga. and Craig Shawn Davis (wife Kelly) of Cerro...
Nothing brings out the ‘bad’ in most folks like the mention of Hillary Clinton...
Lumber River Church Softball Men’s Tournament At Sammy Cox Park 7 p.m. Broadridge vs....
Hickory Grove rolled past Broadridge 20-9 Friday night and advanced to Saturday night’s championship...
1715 – Spanish gold & silver fleet disappears off St. Lucie, Florida. 1739 –...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61298′] By: Erin Smith When a child is injured or sick, it’s a...
If you go to the movies this summer, there’s a good chance you’ll be...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61252′] Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery was a bustle of excitement and anticipation...
Wrightsville Beach, N.C. — Hundreds of pest management professionals from across the Southeast convened...
An update of road openings / closing is as follows: OPENINGS: NC...
Funeral services for 22-year-old Tyrek Coger will be held Saturday, (tomorrow), 3 p.m., at...
The weather was sweltering during the July 28 Thundering Herd at White Lake. Scoring...
By: Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Fire Department has a new service they are offering...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61186′] Photos by: Kenneth Armstrong Article by: Charlotte Smith Activity in Elizabethtown at...
By Sandra Cain Whether you’re packing lunches for school or attempting to eat a...
RALEIGH, N.C. – The State Board of Elections has designated a special filing period...
RALEIGH – The role of whole genome sequencing in reducing outbreaks of foodborne illnesses...
Hickory Grove pounded Saddletree 24-6 Thursday night at Zion Hill to advance to the...
1773 – 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mountains completed, Schoenbrunn, Ohio. 1786 – 1st...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61169′] The Summer Sounds Concert Series continued on Thursday with the rocking sounds...
A group of Bladen County Law Enforcement Officer’s wives recently got together and came...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61146′] The Elizabethtown Rotary Club had a busy agenda on Wednesday as they...
There will be a called meeting of the Bladen Community College Board of Trustees...
By: Erin Smith As folks look for various ways to show their support and...
The show continues in Philadelphia, Democrats on display. Remember when you first had some...
1866 – Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US. 1896 – City...
This morning marked the inaugural sale of the first $200 million of the $2...
Katie Galyean Prescription drug abuse is becoming a major problem in both rural and...
Campbell University has released the Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester and one...
[slideshow_deploy id=’61066′] A group of citizens in Bladen County met on Tuesday at the...
Summer is officially underway and what better way to celebrate summer than with the...
Washington, D.C. – House Republicans unveiled a comprehensive platform to repeal the President’s healthcare...
Check the list of activities in the area in our Events section. In fact,...
If anyone has any information about either of the dogs in the photo,...
1586 – Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia. 1789 –...
Hickory Grove defeated Hyde Park Tuesday night at Sammy Cox Park in Lumberton to...
White Lake Town Officials are aware of the concerns that have been expressed about...
Recently the Bladen Public Health Department, upon reports of skin rashes occurring in some...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture North Carolina Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, SED...
Renee Steele, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Steele and the late Gloria Blue Steele of...
[slideshow_deploy id=’60996′] Last week the Kiwanis Club members and Bladen County Emergency Responders met...
Forty-eight senior players teed it up July 26 to play the SFSGA tourney at...
By: Charlotte Smith In today’s world it is hard to trust strangers on the...
By: Erin Smith Bladen County Habitat for Humanity is partnering with the Fayetteville Area...
CHARLOTTE – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09), Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism...
[slideshow_deploy id=’60947′] The members of White Lake Baptist Church are demonstrating their support for...
Fairmont native William McGirt, who played the Carolina Sands Golf Course (now Vineyard Golf...
On Friday, May 20, the West Bladen FFA Chapter was happy to welcome Sarah...
On Thursday, May 19, the West Bladen Chapter held its annual FFA Banquet to...
Southeastern Hospice will host a training course for new volunteers interested in assisting hospice...
[slideshow_deploy id=’60922′] At least two Bladen County businesses have moved to new locations recently....
A heat advisory will be in effect for Bladen County beginning at noon today...
[slideshow_deploy id=’60902′] Monday was no ordinary Monday for four-year-old, Dublin Peanut Festival Tiny Miss,...
The Democratic political convention has moved to center stage, competing with terrorists around the...
The registration for the Bladen County Recreation Department’s began Monday and will continued until...
1775 – United States Post Office (USPO) created in Philadelphia under Benjamin Franklin. 1790...
[slideshow_deploy id=’60872′] Sheriff James A. McVicker said today that a joint operation between the...
A group of Bladen County Law Enforcement Officer’s wives recently got together and came...
The Elizabethtown Fire Department has learned they are one of five recipients this year...
A crash on NC 41 East near Bay Tree Lakes resulted in a fatality...
Women’s Tennis tryouts will be held at West Bladen Tennis courts on Monday August...
Some folks in Bladen County are trying to brighten the days of the law...
CHARLOTTE – VFW Commander-in-Chief John Biedrzycki has invited Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) to address...
[slideshow_deploy id=’60807′] Saturday we started out in the market in Cahul buying items for...
A vote for the establishment of an ABC store in Elizabethtown was scheduled for...
Dangerous heat is forecast to continue through the week with heat indexes predicted to...
Prepare for intense heat and be sympathetic toward those with no a/c. Additional ‘hot...
1729 – North Carolina becomes a royal colony. 1814 – English engineer George...
The East Bladen Booster Club will hold its first meeting Tuesday, July 26, at...
[slideshow_deploy id=’60737′] Beautiful Carolina blue skies were the order of the day along with...
Antioch won three straight games Saturday night to win the Lumber River Church Softball Tournament....
Lest I forget, a reminder of the activities at White Lake this afternoon. A...
1824 – Harrisburg Pennsylvania newspaper publishes results of 1st public opinion poll, with a...
A huge crowd gathered in support of the newest restaurant in Elizabethtown on Friday...
Sad story coming out of Oklahoma related to Tyrek Coger, a 6-8, 230 pound...
LUMBERTON – Coaches from the ten schools participating in this year’s Battle of the...
The Lumber River Church Softball Women’s League Finals will be played Saturday night at...
1764 – James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation. 1827 – 1st...
Kristen Rudy, ATR, NCC, LPC, has joined Lower Cape Fear Hospice as a children’s...