1864 – John S. Staples is paid $500 as a substitute for President Lincoln....
Month: September 2017
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen defeated Red Springs 2-0 Thursday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee...
Purpose Driven Sports NC will be hosting their Fall Baseball Classic in Clarkton, October...
Marvin James Bell was the Chief of Police with Elizabethtown Police Department back in the 1970’s....
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC More than 85...
The 3rd Anniversary Vineyard Golf at White Lake Golf Tournament will be held Saturday,...
ROWLAND – The West Bladen Knights Football Team and Cheerleaders are pictured standing on...
The Cape Fear Farmer’s Market has crafters out today. Handmade fall decorations, plants, blankets...
By Dr. Mike Walden When I joined the faculty of North Carolina State University four...
The current Three Rivers high school football conference has only 4 of 10 teams...
Three Rivers Conference East Bladen 47, West Columbus 0 South Robeson 36, West Bladen...
ROWLAND – West Bladen grabbed an early 14-0 lead but fell victim to penalties...
DUBLIN- Junior Victor Lopez fired in 2 second-half goals as West Bladen rallied for...
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen exploded for 28 first quarter points and rolled to a...
1659 – Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe) 1787 – 1st...
September 29, 2017 RALEIGH — The State Capitol Police today commemorated its 50th anniversary...
Sept. 29, 2017 RALEIGH, N.C.- Gov. Cooper has authorized sending 200 engineers from the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)...
The winning team in the Friday Tossup at Vineyard Golf was Stacy Owen, Jimmy...
According to Valerie Newton, Public Information Officer of Bladen County schools, Bladenboro Primary School...
A dry high pressure system this weekend will bring seasonally cooler temperatures to Bladen...
N.C. 87 intersection in Columbus County to Become All-Way Stop The safety improvement to...
Beauty tips seem to be very popular these days on the interwebs. We have...
In the year Washington last updated the tax code, “Crocodile Dundee” was in theaters,...
Louise Mercer Toumbacaris, age 98, of Queens, NY, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017....
Ken Clark, NCDOT OPENINGS: SR 1122 (Cabbage Road) SR 1122 (Cabbage Road)is open. This completes the...
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) applauded the Senate’s confirmation...
September marks the start of the fall season, pumpkin spice coffee and Erin Smith’s...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophmore Gabe Barber recorded a “Hat Trick’ of 3 goals, and sophmore...
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen defeated St. Pauls 3-1 Thursday night in Three Rivers Conference...
Thursday night NFL action, Green Bay Packers 35 – Chicago Bears 14. Before the...
1789 – US War Department established a regular army. 1875 – US-Spanish relations decline...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Red Springs defeated East Bladen 8-1 Thursday in a Three Rivers Conference...
LAKE WACCAMAW – East Columbus defeated West Bladen 2-0 Thursday night in Three Rivers...
CERRO GORDO – Sophmores Jordan Robinson and Lawson Hester combined for five touchdowns Thursday...
LAKE WACCAMAW – West Bladen outlasted East Columbus 3-2 Thursday night in Three Rivers...
LAKE WACCAMAW- West Bladen’s Lady Knights defeated East Columbus 6-3 Thursday to raise their...
By: Dora Brogdon This Friday, at the Families First, Inc. office in Elizabethtown, there...
By Erin Smith A crash at the intersection of NC 11 and NC 87...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Niskanen Center released an economic analysis of the SUCCEED Act,...
Margaret Evelyn Smith, born May 29, 1950, in Maryville, TN, left this earthly world...
Contributed On Monday, September 27, Civitas Institute President Francis X. De Luca filed a petition...
By Erin Smith Chemours was ordered by North Carolina officials to make bottled water...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09), who serves on the House Whip Team, had these...
By Erin Smith At least two people have been reported to have been killed...
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced special procedures to assist producers who...
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Rouzer released the following statement on the Republicans’ framework to fix...
Contributed Each fall for the last seven years, members of the Americal Division, Alpha...
Brenda Lee Haire Gooden, 73, of Elizabethtown went home to be with the Lord...
Tar Heel-Lula Boyd Smith, 69 years of age, also known as “Lula Bell,” of...
RED SPRINGS – Junior Greyson Heustess recorded a ‘Hat Trick’ of 3 goals, and...
RED SPRINGS – East Bladen and Red Springs battled to a 1-1 tie Wednesday night in...
Good news, bad news….Think we have to many news sources? Headlines over the past...
1542 – Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay, naming it...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Whiteville defeated East Bladen 8-1 Tuesday in the make-up of a Three...
East Bladen Athletic Director Patty Evers is warning that a company called Spirit Star...
Contributed Recently, the grave of a Confederate solider was desecrated in Bladen County. The...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Elections met on Wednesday afternoon and...
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) attended a briefing with Speaker Paul Ryan and...
Contributed DUBLIN – Bladen Community College invites Bladen County writers to participate in a...
By: Dora Brogdon The Bladen County Pet of the Week for this week is...
Dr. Lisa Lee Bryan Since the invention of the Internet, users have been warned...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Senate...
Contributed The Annual Fish Fry hosted by the Bladen County Shrine Club will be...
By Erin Smith The victims of the Tuesday afternoon crash that ocurred at the...
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 26 of North Carolina’s counties in...
[slideshow_deploy id=’104380′] By Erin Smith Bladen County now has a charter chapter of the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate Floor about the...
DUBLIN- West Bladen’s Lady Knights swept Red Springs Tuesday to raise their record to 11-0 in...
[slideshow_deploy id=’104323′] Contributed Charlotte Smith See You at the Pole was held Wednesday morning at...
The SFSGA ventured to Keith Hills at Campbell University to have their September 26...
September is slipping away, October is always a busy time in Bladen: 2nd –...
1787 – Constitution submitted to US states for ratification. 1855 – George F. Bristow’s...
By Jefferson Weaver I really couldn’t care less about professional football. I admire anyone...
By Erin Smith The United Way Day of Caring event has been rescheduled for...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Columbus Christian scored the final 5 points Tuesday to pull out a...
DUBLIN – West Bladen rallied to defeat Red Springs 2-1 in a Three Rivers...
TABOR CItY – South Columbus defeated East Bladen 9-0 Tuesday in a Three Rivers...
DUBLIN – West Bladen defeated Red Springs 3-1 Tuesday night in a Three Rivers...
CLARKTON – Anthony McGill scored 4 touchdowns to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown rallied in the second half to defeat Bladenboro 22-8 Tuesday night...
By: Charlotte Smith Today marks 16 years since Bladen County lost a beloved officer...
By Erin Smith For one family returning home was an easy decision to make....
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on...
[slideshow_deploy id=’104248′] By Erin Smith A crash at the intersection of NC 87 and...
By Erin Smith The Healthy Bladen Collaborative met on Tuesday morning and learned about...
By Erin Smith A computer virus is making its rounds and it has idled...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Milton Estrada fired in 2 goals to lead East Bladen to...
Contributed See You at the Pole is set for Wednesday morning, September 27th, at...
I recently added POLITICO Playbook to my daily reading. I added after the source...
1772 – New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine. 1789 –...
[slideshow_deploy id=’104201′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong LAKE WACCAMAW – West Bladen’s jayvee football Knights...
DUBLIN – East Columbus scored a pair of first-half goals and held on to...
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen moved into sole possession of first place in the Three...
Contributed Todd Wilson, is a dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor...
On Monday, September 25, 2017, East Bladen High School Athletic Director and NCHSAA Board Member...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK), and Orrin Hatch...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) today addressed the U.S. House of Representatives in honor...
