Benefit for 4 families, Saturday August 19, 4-7PM, Barbeque Plates, Bladenboro Historical Bldg
Month: August 2017
DUBLIN – State Employees Credit Union members, through the member-funded SECU Foundation, have awarded...
The North Carolina Education Lottery has announced the winners for July. Some folks from...
The Town of Elizabethtown is pleased to announce that it has received a $2,518,950...
By Erin Smith The Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail are organizing a...
In July, the Boost the Boro committee met to discuss purchasing property and planning...
By Erin Smith Back to school is an exciting and nervous time for many...
The Sudan Ghostbusters Parade Unit is conducting a raffle of a golf cart. Tickets...
By Erin Smith The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has debuted...
Having retired several years ago, I enjoy reflecting on my early days. ‘Bout...
Coach Kris Williams’ West Bladen Knights will play their pre-season football scrimmage Saturday morning...
1622 – John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges receive a land patent of the Province...
By Erin Smith A second arrest has been made in the break-in of...
By: Dora Brogdon This week there are several events for folks to enjoy. Things...
By Erin Smith One of four individuals who was charged in the shooting death of...
Sheriff James A. McVicker said information of illegal narcotics being used at a residence...
By Erin Smith One young Bladen County resident said after having lived away from...
The winning team in the SFSGA tourney held August 8 at Gates Four was...
DUBLIN – Registration for fall classes at Bladen Community College is ongoing through Wednesday,...
One more look at BladenOnline stats from the week of July 30-August 5. It...
East Bladen’s Eagles kick-off the third annual 2017 Battle of Carolinas Football Jamboree Thursday...
1803 – 1st horses arrive in Hawaii. 1831 – 1st US steam engine train...
[slideshow_deploy id=’99474′] By Joy Warren During the Tuesday evening Town of White Lake Board...
Three-year vision incorporates expanded footprint, ambitious targets for marketing and job growth Elizabethtown, N.C....
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College invites the public to campus on Monday, August 21,...
The flags around Bladen County are at half-staff this week. Governor Roy Cooper ordered...
[slideshow_deploy id=’99434′] Sheriff James A. McVicker announced today the arrest of two South Carolina...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners approved a funding agreement with...
By: Charlotte Smith Some laws are put in place to protect citizens safety. Elizabethtown...
A Clarkton man has been reappointed to serve on the Wildlife Commission Board. Vernon...
By Erin Smith Retired North Carolina Highway Patrol Major Waylon Blue Richardson passed away...
by Erin Smith The sounds of oogah horns and chugging engines will soon fill...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday night and...
Recently received a ‘help wanted’ solicitation on Google from Walmart, not just to me,...
FAIRMONT – South Columbus and East Bladen topped the Three Rivers Conference Pre-Season Football...
Flag Football, Tackle Football and Cheerleading registration began Monday and will continue until September...
1786 – US Congress adopts silver dollar & decimal system of money. 1844 –...
By Joy Warren Elizabethtown Council received a request from Alex Munroe from Cape Fear...
Bladen County Schools has been approved by the state to open an Early College....
RALEIGH – In anticipation of the solar eclipse scheduled to take place on Monday, August 21, the...
By Erin Smith A group of enthusiastic students and parents gathered on Monday morning...
Tommy Baker, son of Dr. Warren Baker, grew up around White Lake cultivating his...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with officials from...
[slideshow_deploy id=’99306′] By Tonya Bockover For White Lake Water Park owners, Ted and Connie...
Area farmers, for the most part, should be pleased with the crop season, seems...
CHAPEL HILL – East Bladen was recognized Wednesday for being an ejection-free school for...
1782 – George Washington creates the Purple Heart medal (original name Badge of Military...
[slideshow_deploy id=’99265′] By Amy Schumacher The sounds of laughter, squeals of delight and deep...
Henry Singletary, President MCGS Mother County Genealogical Society (MCGS) will meet next Saturday, ...
We are entering hurricane season, if past history is any indication of what lies...
1787 – Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia begins debate on the first draft of the...
By: Erin Smith Farmers drive our economy in so many ways, from acting as...
[slideshow_deploy id=’99223′] CANTON, OH – East Bladen’s Emily Scott was named as the winner...
Mt. Vernon Mills of Clarkton lays off 200 employees. Bladen County 4-H Extension Agent...
By Erin Smith Rocks have begun turning up in unusual places in Bladen County...
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is hosting Specialized In-Service Training for the Troop B...
By Erin Smith For many Bladen County residents, Hurricane Matthew is nothing more than...
We need rain! Our forecast for the next week is about a 40 to 50...
1846 – Oregon territory divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel. 1861 –...
An athletic conditioning program for kids ages 10 and older will be held at...
Reports Show Expanding Program Would Reduce Prison Costs, Improve Public Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
By Dr. Mike Walden Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook, recently caused a...
The winning team in the August 4 Tossup was Warren Baker, David Cross, Ann...
WHITEVILLE – Maintenance repairs will require a stretch of highway in Columbus County to temporarily...
The Boil Water Advisory for the Hill Street and Clark Street areas of Elizabethtown...
By Erin Smith All of the gates accessing the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant were...
By: Dora Brogdon Our modern world has changed greatly but that doesn’t mean danger...
The Bladen County 4-H Youth Livestock team competed at several state contests in Raleigh...
By Erin Smith A new four-way stop was erected this week at the intersection...
FAYETTEVILLE — What transportation improvements do you want to see? The N.C. Department of Transportation...
[slideshow_deploy id=’99117′] By Erin Smith A very quiet and humble man said farewell to...
Average temp comparisons for Bladen County, NC: Month High Low August 88 68 September 83 62 Average temperature...
1753 – George Washington becomes a master mason. 1790 – US Coast Guard founded...
By Sandra Cain If you haven’t taken the leap and tried brown rice, you...
RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 69 of North Carolina’s counties...
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) welcomed its new slate of...
The August 3 Thundering Herd held at Vineyard Golf at White Lake brought out...
East Bladen football Coach Robby Priest has announced that the school has 100 pre-sale...
Three East Bladen cheerleaders –Blair Potter, Janae Wright and Hannah Wheeless – were named...
Photograph by Kenneth Armstrong, kenarmphoto.com East Bladen’s Emily Scott was on the field for...
RALEIGH – A 16-year-old paint horse in Cabarrus County has died after contracting Eastern...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued an update on Bladen County road...
[slideshow_deploy id=’99061′] By Erin Smith “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”...
Order your gear for the football season today! East Bladen Football 2017 MTS –...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Special...
[slideshow_deploy id=’99040′] By Erin Smith The Harrells Christian Academy Senior Beta Club traveled to...
Bladen County business owners are asked to be aware as business email scams are...
By: Erin Smith Returning home after a few years spent working in other towns...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Vice Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee...
By Gordon Kinlaw I decided to go against my own advice and download the...
High school football practice is underway, and thanks to a slight dip in temps,...
West Bladen High School volleyball coach Gaye Davis has announced the players who were...
[slideshow_deploy id=’98965′] KINSTON – Southern Chaos ’06 competed in the Summer Nationals 10U softball...
A Bladen County jury found James Aaron Briggs guilty of two counts of obtaining...
Elizabethtown’s Cade Hancock, on Wednesday, shot 77 to bring his four day total to...
1676 – Nathaniel Bacon publishes “Declaration of People of Virginia” 1882 – Congress passes...
The Bladen County Board of Education will meet in special session on Saturday, August...
An American Bulldog has gone missing and a reward is being offered. It is...
JBS USA, Inc., a Lenoir, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,922 pounds of ground...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the...