Monday was the first official day of practice for Bladen County’s high school football...
Month: July 2017
West Bladen Women’s Basketball Coach Rick Rhoda announced Saturday that he is resigning to...
KINSTON – Addie Bowen batted .700 and played errorless defense this weekend as her...
FORT MYERS, FL – Elizabethtown’s Freddy Wooten has been named to the All-Tournament Team...
Cade Hancock, of Elizabethtown, playing Monday in the second round of the Optimist International...
1789 – US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act. 1855 – Castle Clinton in NYC...
Two men and one woman from Lumberton have been charged with breaking in and...
A Bladenboro man has been charged in stealing items from his employer and also...
[slideshow_deploy id=’98700′] By Erin Smith A three vehicle crash caused emergency officials to close...
[slideshow_deploy id=’98685′] By Erin Smith Some familiar faces to the Emergency Management and Fire...
Celebrate Recovery, A Christ Centered 12 Step Recovery Ministry, will take at place Windsor...
CHARLOTTE – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is excited to announce nine town hall meetings for...
[slideshow_deploy id=’98652′] By Erin Smith The National Junior Beta Club Convention was held this...
Elizabethtown’s Cade Hancock shot 79 Sunday in the first round of the Optimist International Junior Golf...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued an updated list of road openings...
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement will hold...
Tropical Storm Emily has formed off the coast of Tampa, Florida. According to the...
Sen. Richard Burr North Carolinians cannot conceive of a scenario where they could be...
July 31, 2017 is here, August just ahead. Football practice, school begins for some,...
1790 – 1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. 1809...
Hickory Grove won the Lumber River Church Softball League Men’s Tournament Championship. The Hickory...
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman David Rouzer voted to approve an appropriations package...
Cade Hancock of Elizabethtown teed off this morning (Sunday, July 30) in the first...
An East Bladen High School mom only wanted to help make things easier for...
By Erin Smith State officials said this week the Cape Fear River may...
Three towns in Bladen County received water grants from the state. They were Elizabethtown...
DUBLIN – Hickory Grove won the Lumber River Church Softball League’s Men’s Tournament with...
The Dublin men’s softball team won the Lumber River Church Softball League’s Regular-Season Championship....
School begins for over 300 area students on Tuesday, August 1 at the new...
1619 – House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective American governing body. 1822 –...
Some Bladen County residents could soon have their criminal records expunged quickly if they...
Walter H. “Bobby” Smoak, 91, of Bladenboro, passed away at his home Saturday, July...
According to the Carolinas Golf Association Kayla Thompson of Clarkton is the 8th best...
President Ronald Reagan once said the nine most terrifying words in the English language...
By Erin Smith Economic Development took center stage in Bladenboro on Thursday night...
LUMBERTON – Dublin won two softball games Friday night to advance to the Lumber...
By Erin Smith Time seems to stand still in the town of Dublin....
The Elizabethtown Christian Academy will conduct their inaugural Legacy Golf Tournament in September at...
FORT MYERS, FL – Elizabethtown’s Freddy Wooten hammered two triples Friday to lead his...
Cade Hancock, Elizabethtown, NC high school golfer is set to tee off in the...
1715 – 10 Spanish treasure galleons sinks off Florida coast by hurricane. 1773 –...
A Bladen County town was featured on a travel website recently which included a...
By: Dora Brogdon The internet today has grown so much since the day it...
By Erin Smith A second county has now requested to be allowed to leave...
The winning team in the July 27 Vineyard Golf Thundering Herd, with six-under par,...
[slideshow_deploy id=’98430′] By Erin Smith Emereau:Bladen was filled with the sounds of laughter, conversation...
[slideshow_deploy id=’98452′] The Legacy Motown Review drew a crowd Thursday evening, July 27th, at...
Ever used dynamite? Remember when folks used it to remove stumps? Dangerous but effective. Senate...
Five West Bladen Tennis players attended a 4-day camp at Methodist University in Fayetteville...
FORT MYERS, FL – Elizabethtown’s Freddy Wooten pitched 2.1 shutout innings Thursday to allow...
Hickory Grove outscored Galeed 15-6 Thursday night in a Lumber River Church Softball Men’s...
1849 – Memmon is first clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of...
The Elizabethtown Police Department and the ATF need your help in identifying the people...
By Sandra Cain Drink plenty of refreshing, calorie-free water. Water does the body good....
The love of small town living is drawing some young professionals back to Bladen...
UPDATE: Congressman Pittenger has confirmed that 80% of the $32 million in funding announced...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of the crucial role played by whistleblowers in shining a...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after voting in...
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) voted to fund President Trump’s $1.6 billion request...
By Erin Smith Plans for an County Leadership Opioid Forum are under way for...
By Erin Smith Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment is a program that many people are...
DUBLIN – Full-time students who have demonstrated academic achievement at Bladen Community College for...
DUBLIN – Mooresville’s Kyle Strickler captured the checkered flag in the Southeast Dirt Modified...
One more reminder of the Summer Sounds Concert Series that continues from 6PM-9PM today,...
Coach Robby Priest has announced that the first official practice for the East Bladen...
All three Bladen County teams – Galeed, Hickory Grove and Dublin – are still...
FORT MYERS, FL – Elizabethtown’s Freddy Wooten batted a perfect 3-3 and drove in...
1586 – Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia. 1789 –...
Many producers have experienced delays in receiving Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss...
New Vision Optics has moved to a new location. The store is owned by...
Ryan Jamar Henry of Durham is the recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Walmart Foundation...
By Dr. Erik Root A Wake County Superior Court three judge panel justly pronounced...
DUBLIN –Bladen Community College graduated 22 Practical Nursing students in a pinning ceremony on...
White Lake is one of Bladen County’s many assets with its crystal clear waters...
Volatility at local level, Medicaid funding future uncertain [slideshow_deploy id=’98261′] By Erin Smith The...
WASHINGTON – This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation, co-sponsored by Congressman Robert...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after voting...
Utility workers are an essential part of the industrial process and they are responsible...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a bipartisan group of 37...
I believe the preservation of the United States of America is more important than...
FORT MYERS, FL – Elizabethtown’s Freddy Wooten batted 2-5 Tuesday as his Dirt Bags...
East Bladen football mom Shannon Meares has set up a gofundme page to help...
Bush Brothers & Company announced a voluntary recall Tuesday of select 28 ounce cans...
1775 – US Continental Congress creates United States Post Office (U.S.P.O.) in Philadelphia under...
On Tuesday, July 25th, Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Tourney Played At Coharie Country Club....
Bladen County School system is now offering a secure website service from ScribOrder for...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, August...
By: Dora Brogdon If you are a Bladen County citizen then you may be...
[slideshow_deploy id=’98173′] Southern Chaos ’06 won the 10u Top Gun Tournament which was held...
By Gordon Kinlaw Google Backup Google has a new app, “Backup & Sync, that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary...
Stefano’s Foods, Inc., a Charlotte, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 981 pounds of Stromboli...
[slideshow_deploy id=’98145′] By Erin Smith Long-time Clarkton Firefighter Rusty Marsh was honored on Tuesday...
Ever second guess yourself, or wonder where you would be today, if? If you...
West Bladen Women’s Tennis Try-outs will be held on Monday July 31st from 8-10...
East Bladen Men’s Soccer Try-outs will begin Monday at 8 a.m. with a classroom...
Elizabethtown’s Lefrederick “Freddy” Wooten will begin play Tuesday in the Perfect Game Super 25...
1729 – North Carolina becomes a royal colony. 1850 – Gold discovered in Oregon...
By: Erin Smith The United States Marine Corps will have a training exercise in...
