BOARDMAN – The N.C. Department of Transportation wants citizen input on the preliminary design for...
Month: May 2018
Legislation filed today in the house would appropriate more than $14 million to the...
Washington, D.C. – Today, with the support of Congressman David Rouzer, the House of Representatives...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) once again spoke on the Senate floor to...
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman David Rouzer testified in front of the House Committee...
WATER FESTIVAL 2018 is underway. Today (Friday) the annual Rotary International Golf Tournament begins...
1631 – English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right. 1652 – Rhode Island...
By Dora Brogdon May 18 & 19: Saturday at 10 a.m., the 40th Annual...
The annual Elizabethtown Rotary Golf Tournament was held Thursday, May 17 at Vineyard Golf...
Athletes from West Bladen and East Bladen will compete Saturday in the NCHSAA Class...
To the Bladen Community College graduating class of 2018: I wish to extend...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128898′] By Erin Smith The residents of the Bladen East Health and Rehab...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’128886′] The town of White Lake has completed the alum...
Congratulations to all of our 2018 graduates! As the academic year comes to an...
A busy weekend is just ahead! It’s time for the 40th Annual White Lake...
1792 – 24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street. 1875...
By Faye Boyne, NCDOT OPENINGS: SR1176 (Forrest Drive) SR1176 (Forrest Drive) is open as...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128857′] By Erin Smith Bladen County conducted the first annual Peace Officers Memorial...
Part-time maintenance person needed. Duties include light carpentry, plumbing, and electrical. Experience required. Hours will vary, $10-$13...
RALEIGH – As the summer travel season begins, the N.C. Department of Transportation, in partnership...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) announced today that through a competitive bidding process, it...
Bladen County Cooperative Extension has announced a pair of classes open to the public....
8-10 Softball Results Monday: Heat 8, Riptide 3 … Rockets 11, Pirates 6 …...
Staff report [slideshow_deploy id=’128789′] It is budget time for a lot of municipalities and...
76 players showed up at Vineyard Golf to participate in the SFSGA tourney on...
FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health has announced a partnership with Raleigh-based Wake Research...
Contributed East Bladen High School has announced their Junior Marshals for the 2018...
Bladen County Schools is accepting sealed invitation for bids (IFB) for furnishing and delivering...
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and Senate Leader Phil Berger...
City and county governments are wrestling with proposed budgets for FY 2018/19. Not an...
1771 – The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia...
Elizabethtown Baptist Church is seeking a pianist and/or organist to play for their Sunday morning worship...
WHITE LAKE, NC– Ahead of this week’s 40th Anniversary White Lake Water Festival, the...
By: Dora Brogdon This week a 3 year old male cat by the name...
Bladen County Historical Society meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. New members are welcome....
A student culinary team from Clyde A. Erwin High School in Buncombe County won...
By Erin Smith The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is planning a Fallen Law Enforcement...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) honored the 360 officers who were added to...
Sandy Grove Baptist Church will be having Vacation Bible School on Monday, June 18 through...
By Erin Smith The 2018-19 academic year will be the first year for the...
Raleigh, N.C. – L.V. Pokey Harris, a longtime public safety professional, has been hired as...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’128663′] The Bladen County Board of Education met on Monday night conducted...
By Erin Smith The first annual Bladen County Peace Officers Memorial Service will be...
Four County Electric Membership Corporation (Four County EMC), received national recognition for its compliance...
Jackson Smith knocked in the winning run with a fifth inning double as the...
Lots of activity in the area over the next few days, weeks and months. ...
The Bay Tree Volunteer Fire Department held their annual golf tournament Saturday, May 12...
1672 – 1st copyright law enacted in Massachusetts. 1817 – First private mental hospital...
By Erin Smith Two Bladen County Sheriff’s Deputies received minor injuries last week when...
By Dexter Hill, NCDA&CS RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says the 2018 blueberry...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency recently released signup information for the Tree Assistance Program, a nationwide...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128582′] The newest Eagle Scout was recognized during a ceremony this past Saturday at Dublin...
Bladen County’s Lena Trinidad played shortstop this weekend for the the Carolina Heat ’06...
By Erin Smith The National Hurricane Center is predicting an active Atlantic Hurricane Season...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) issued the following statement regarding the opening of the...
Contact one of our team members today! Clayton Homes of Whiteville 1233 South J.K....
Contributed Eastpointe MCO is hosting a Recovery Coach Academy in Sampson County (Clinton) next week May...
By Stephen Keebler, Meteorologist, NOAA Tropical moisture will increase today and Tuesday and prevail...
By Erin Smith With the nation in the grips of an Opioid Epidemic, President...
Bladen County’s Addie Bowen and Lainey Hughes played in the USA Elite Tar Heel...
By Erin Smith White Lake will be buzzing with activity as the 40th annual...
Social media does wonders for special occasions, like Mother’s Day. Feel like I shared...
1607 – 1st permanent English settlement established in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia....
Happy Mothers Day to all our dear moms! When you look into your mother’s...
Lt. Governor Jimmy Green was the featured speaker at the Bladen County Democratic Convention....
1607 – English colonists led by John Smith land near James River in Virginia....
PEMBROKE – West Bladen’s Tyre Boykin and Jonathan Robinson and the East Bladen...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128444′] Kyle’s Farm in Harrells was a hub of activity on Saturday as more than...
By Helen Newling Lawson Many landscapes have at least some degree of slope. In...
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation....
1792 – Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented. 1890 – Louisiana...
The May 10 Thundering Herd was won by the team of Wyatt Bordeaux, Stephen...
East Bladen senior Hannah Devane has been recognized as the Wilmington Star-News Athlete of...
ELIZABETHTOWN – The North Carolina School of Science & Math ended East Bladen’s undefeated...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced bipartisan legislation commemorating...
Contributed A Grilled Chicken Plate fundraiser for Ron Black is planned for Saturday, May 26th,...
Washington, D.C.– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today the appointment of Richard...
Contributed The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has released their Dean’s List for...
Contributed East Carolina University has released their Chancellor’s List, Dean’s List, and Honor roll...
Tabari Wallace, a Craven County school administrator who helped boost student performance at two...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), David Perdue (R-GA) and 14 other senators asked...
East Bladen’s Ashley Hardin has been selected to serve on the NCHSAA Student Athlete Advisory...
By Douglas Hoehler, Meteorologist NOAA No significant weather impacts expected. Expect daily highs today thru...
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr released the following statement...
By Erin Smith A Bladen County landmark is now up for sale. Historic Purdie...
By Dr. Mike Walden In several states, teachers are protesting for higher salaries and...
SRMC Third Bed Tower Shift Supervisor and Registered Nurse Deborah Peterson was named Southeastern...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Education will meet on Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at...
By Erin Smith The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday night at 7 p.m. at the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) took to the Senate floor to speak...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers of the May 31 deadline for...
Think about expressions I heard as a youngster, example: So & so is feeling...
1751 – Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin. 1850 –...
N.C. Superintendent Mark Johnson issued the following statement regarding K-12 education portions of Gov....
By Erin Smith A rally for teachers planned for Wednesday, May 16, in Raleigh is...
There will be an event for Mark Harris on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Lumil Vineyard...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a letter to Ambassador Robert Lighthizer,...
By Jefferson Weaver I read a news story the other day about how college...
Contributed [slideshow_deploy id=’128265′] The Emereau: Bladen kindergarten classes of Joanne Melvin and Peyton Shultz...
