By: Dora Brogdon This week’s Bladen County Pet of the Week is Sunshine. She is a 1-year-old, female shepherd mix. She appears to be good…
Posts published in October 2017
RALEIGH, NC — Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) congratulates Ashley Gilmore, City of Fayetteville employee who is the recipient of a career development scholarship…
CHARLOTTE, NC– Libertarian students are set to gather for the Students For Liberty (SFL) Blue Ridge Regional Conference on November 4, 2017, at the University of North Carolina–Charlotte for…
Contributed The Richard F. Burkhardt Fine & Performing Arts Series (FPAS), in collaboration with the SCC Foundation, announces the second performance of the 2017-2018 season…
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee Elections are underway in Bladen County. It is important that every eligible producer participate in these elections because…
By Erin Smith A Florence, South Carolina man was arrested on Saturday in Bladenboro after he entered an apartment at 304 Village Street, Bladenboro. Bladenboro…
By Erin Smith Bladen County Schools are working to meet the class size mandates put in place by new legislation and it has some classrooms…
The Bladen County Board of Elections staff met on Tuesday afternoon and discussed the scheduling of a training session for poll workers and reviewed absentee…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) issued this statement on today’s terrorist attack in New York City: “Today’s terrorist attack was a manifestation of pure evil…
All branches of the Bladen County Public Library will be closed on Friday, November 10th, and Saturday, November 11th, in observance of Veteran’s Day.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that starting Nov. 1, 2017, farmers and ranchers with base acres in…
Presented by: Heidi Clark, Division Chief of Health Data and Policy from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Noon-1PM on Thursday, November 9, 2017 Opioid addiction…
Mark Harris for US Congress said he spoke with the Beast of Bladenboro while he was at the 11th Annual Beast Festival in Bladenboro.
NFL results: Chiefs 29-Broncos 19. Little ‘hobgobblins’ will be trick or treating this evening. Be aware and prepared! A little late reporting on rainfall Saturday…
ELIZABETH CITY – A third Pasquotank Correction Institution employee has died from her injuries as a result of an unsuccessful escapte attempt Oct. 12. Correctional…
Former Bladenboro town manager Delane Jackson is under investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation, the agency confirmed Monday to Wilmington TV station WECT. Mayor…
Flag Football The Panthers beat the Patriots for their first win of the season. The Broncos moved into first place by defeating the Falcons in…
East Bladen Coach Jay Raynor is urging all local soccer fans to vote for Eagle star Brooks McGill in the Wilmington Star News poll to…
East Bladen’s Eagles were seeded No. 7 in the NCHSAA Class 2A Men’s Soccer Play-offs and will host No. 26 seed Midway in the opening…
BLADENBORO – Jalyn Newkirk ran for three touchdowns to lead Bladenboro to a 35-6 Bladen Five Middle School Conference football victory over Tar Heel Monday…
CLARKTON – Timothy McLean scored 3 touchdowns Monday night as Elizabethtown completed a perfect season with a 28-6 Bladen Five Middle School Conference football victory…
The East Bladen football team will be recognizing all Bladen County Parks and Recreation football teams, cheerleaders and their coaches Friday night at their home…
Sheriff James A. McVicker said two men traveling on Venezuelan passports were captured last Thursday, October 26th, as they were using cloned credit cards to…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today on the N.C. State Capitol grounds current and past Soldiers of North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act, a commonsense bill that simplifies the…
Contributed Diabetes is an epidemic that is significantly affecting the health and economy of the U.S. 1 in 9 U.S. adults have diabetes. CDC estimates that…
By Erin Smith A report of a smell of smoke brought the Elizabethtown Fire Department to the Wells Fargo Bank on Monday afternoon. A…
By Erin Smith For those who are preparing for a night of spooktacular fun, the following towns have announced trick or treating hours for Tuesday.…
The Bladen County Recreation Department has open youth basketball registration through Dec. 1. Recreation Basketball is for boys and girls ages 6-12. The registration fee…
BladenOnline.com’s first Print Edition: Bladen County Beautiful
By Erin Smith A tradition has officially been revived with the renewal of the annual East Bladen vs West Bladen Pancake Eating contest. The contest…
By Erin Smith An Elizabethtown boy has beaten the odds and was recently honored with a photo on the wall of Duke Children’s Hospital Neonatal…
The Bladen County Board of Elections has been busy this month. The Board members of the Board of Elections met on October 24th. Returned Ballots,…
The Rays of Hope Choir of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, will be celebrating their anniversary on Sunday, November 12th, at 3 p.m. Please come out and…
All convenience sites will be operating on their normal schedule on Friday, November 10th, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. However, the Transfer Station will be…
Monday, October 30, 2017 An update of road openings / closings is as follows: OPENINGS: SR 1100 (Center Road) SR 1100 (Center Road) is open…
World Series, game 5, Houston Astros 13 – LA Dodgers 12 in 10 innings. Astros lead the best of 7 series 3-2. NFL Pittsburgh Steelers…
Here are standing for Bladen County Recreation Department’s youth soccer leagues: 5-7 Soccer Dynamos – 7-0 Grizzlies – 6-1 Mutiny – 5-2 Lightning – 4-3…
Photos by kenarmphotos.com Here are standing for Bladen County Recreation Department’s youth football leagues: Flag Football Falcons – 2-0 Broncos – 2-0…
1766 – St. Paul’s Chapel in New York in consecrated. 1768 – First Methodist church in North American colonies initiated (Wesley Chapel, NYC) 1894 –…
Calling all community members with children: 1. Please bring your children to our AWANA program held on Sunday evenings from 5:00 p.m. until 7 p.m.…
ACC football results: Wake Forest 42, Louisville32 Clemson 24, Georgia Tech 10 Miami 24, UNC 19 Notre Dame 35, NC State 14 Virginia Tech 24,…
Bladenboro’s Boost the Boro pulls off the annual Beast Fest every year. This year was as big as ever for the 11th year. The event…
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC Disability is something many people aren’t faced with in…
1618 – English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England. 1682 – William Penn lands…
Photos contributed by Tracy Smith The Fall Festival at Jones Lake State Park has been growing over the past few years. Games and contests…
Charles Taylor was elected President of the Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club. Donna Gooden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Gooden of Elizabethtown, was the Morehead Scholar…
With Daylight Saving Time approaching, and trick-or-treaters out and about on Halloween, it’s important to remember some advice that can keep you and others safe…
High school football results: East Bladen 49, South Robeson 12 South Columbus 42, West Bladen 0 Next Friday night (last regular season game of the…
Here are scores from the Three Rivers Conference and region from Friday’s high school football games: Three Rivers Conference East Bladen 49, South Robeson 12…
CARY – West Bladen’s doubles team of Conner Brisson and Savannah Lee dropped a tough match to Greene Central’s Taylor Williams and Hinson Britt by…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong DUBLIN – Junior Trequan Bellamy and senior Seth Buffkin combined to rush for 299 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead South…
ROWLAND – Junior Eric Chancy and senior Xavier Wooten keyed an East Bladen rushing attack that piled up 347 rushing yards en route to a…
1646 – First Protestant church assembly for American Indians established in Massachusetts. 1790 – New York gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000. 1793 –…
The winning team, shooting one-under par on the front and one-over par on the back, was Stacy Owen, Norgie Hester, Henry Warwick and Mickey…
For decades, American taxpayers have unknowingly provided tax breaks that help lower the cost of building new abortion clinics. The 1976 Hyde Amendment forbids…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Amy…
Contributed by Kenneth Armstrong
By Erin Smith The annual East Bladen High School versus West Bladen High School football match up is set for Friday, Nov. 3rd. Before the…
Eastpointe donated 1,000 red ribbon pencils with a drug free message and a bundle of red ribbon drug free stickers to Ms. Kimbree Hester at…
A Saturday Night Turkey Shoot is planned to benefit Elizabethtown Christian Academy’s extracurricular programs. The Turkey Shoot will take place behind the Elizabethtown Baptist Church Christian Activities…
By Tonya Bockover The legend of the Bladenboro Beast is one that is still shrouded mystery today. The story is said to have begun on…
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces the DEA’s 14th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued an updated list of road openings / closings for Bladen County. They are as follows: OPENINGS: Center…
Our Bladen County Beautiful magazine launch has started. We appreciate all the feedback and support. Thanks to Coach’s Place, Inc. our first print magazine edition…
By Erin Smith A new pest control service has opened its doors in Bladen County. Down East Pest Control opened in early October and is…
Contributed Sandhills Behavioral Center, Inc. is offering a Halloween Trick or Treat at their office on Tuesday, October 31, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.…
By Erin Smith The White House Opioid Commission met recently and discussed health plans and the new Safe, Transparent, Opioid Prescribing (STOP) Initiative. The STOP…
By Erin Smith Bladen County’s veterans will be honored during the 12th annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 8th, at the Elizabethtown National Guard…
It is that time of year again. Daylight savings time will have everyone turning back the hands that hold the time next weekend. Sunday, November…
By Dr. Mike Walden Most people engage to some degree in trying to predict the future. It can be for fun, such as predicting who…
1682 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is founded by Englishman William Penn. 1795 – Pinckney’s Treaty {Treaty of San Lorenzo} signed by Spain and US, establishing the…
Thursday night NFL action–Ravens 40 – Dolphins 0. World Series resumes tonight in Houston. Astros entertain LA Dodgers, game time, 8:20 p.m. The series is tied, 1-1. High School…
Here are this week’s results from Bladen County Recreation Department’s youth soccer leagues: Thursday’s Results 5-7 Youth Soccer Dynamos 5, Lightning 0 Sharks 8, Quakes…
With two weeks left before the NCHSAA releases the Class 2A Football Play-off brackets, some prognosticators are already releasing projections for those brackets. HighSchoolOT.com, led…
CARY – West Bladen’s doubles team of Conner Brisson and Savannah Lee will open play Friday in the NCHSAA Class 2A State Tennis Tournament against…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for advancing the nomination of Andrew Murray as U.S.…
By: Dora Brogdon This Saturday the Fall Festival will be held at the Jones Lake State Park from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The joyous event will be…
Coffee Talk is a support group for parents and families of children with special needs. There they can find support of other parents who are…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded President Trump’s declaration of the opioid epidemic as a public health emergency. Senator Tillis also announced he…
Bladen County’s Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery was recently featured in City View magazine. The article features the eclectic art collection that adorns the walls…
By Erin Smith A crew cleaning up a lot at 424 Martin Luther King Drive in Bladenboro struck a natural gas line on Thursday afternoon.…
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rouzer released the statement below following the passage of the Senate Amendment to H. Con Res. 71, the FY2018 Budget Resolution: “The…
Two teams split the Wednesday Tossup at Vineyard Golf. The team of Stacy Owen, Glenn Robertson, Pam Davis Taylor and Henry Warwick won the…
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Opioid Task Force met on Tuesday afternoon to discuss creating a plan to address the opioid epidemic in the…
Hobby and Janie Greene are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Adam Hobby Greene to Leigh Mariah Smith of Oak Island. Leigh is…
Local Police officers along with the Beast of Bladenboro are gearing up to celebrate the annual Beast Fest. We caught the Beast and two Bladenboro…
By Erin Smith The West Bladen High School student who was charged with bringing a gun onto campus on Wednesday is facing additional charges, according…
By: Charlotte Smith The team at BladenOnline.com understands why Bladen County is a great place to live, play and work. We decided to make a…
East Arcadia has Muffins with Moms By: Kenneth Armstrong https://photos.app.goo.gl/VyWJvciSJ0lHGLbZ2
I, Charles Ray Peterson, have been a Democrat my entire political career. I now find it time to change my party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. I…
October 26, 2017 Bladenboro – Residents in and around the Town of Bladenboro are not able to make calls to 911 this morning. Please call…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, received notification from the Securities…
Photos by: kenarmpthoto.com ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen seniors Brooks McGill and Caleb Hatchell combined for 5 goals as they celebrated Senior Night with an…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) making it easier for family farmers to reorganize debts when facing…
By Tonya Bockover It’s that time of year again when things go bump in the night and people experience the unexplainable. There are legends, ghost…
Early voting continues for municipal office holders, and those who want to be. Traveled across much of our great state Wednesday and enjoyed every mile…
1682 – William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York. 1774 – First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. 1810 – US annexes…
Representative William Brisson; Bladen County Commissioner Peterson switch parties Staff report The North Carolina House of Representatives and the Bladen County Board of Commissioners will…
Earlier this morning (Wednesday, Oct. 25), West Bladen High School was alerted to a vehicle on campus with a possible weapon in the car. Law…