The descendant of Shade and Civil Thompson, and Jesse and Perci Boyett of Bladen...
Month: May 2018
Delco, NC – Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Detectives concluded an eight month long...
1809 – Mary Kies is 1st woman issued a US patent for weaving straw....
[slideshow_deploy id=’127430′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong PEMBROKE – Both East Bladen’s girls and West...
By Erin Smith Bladen County residents marked the National Day of Prayer on Thursday with two...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. in...
By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Police Department and Elizabethtown Fire Department, together, will be...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Feb. 23, 2018 – Police officers rarely use force in apprehending...
By Michael Colby, Meteorologist, NOAA Bermuda high pressure will hang on to the coast through...
By Erin Smith Cancer has touched many lives and many families in Bladen County....
By Erin Smith Turn out for One Stop Voting in Bladen County has been...
Raleigh, NC — The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) joins the RNC in commemorating the...
By Erin Smith The first annual Wyatt Fisher Benefit Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday,...
The United States flag symbolizes freedom to many who see it. The members of...
A meet and greet with Representative Robert Pittenger will be held at Cape Fear...
Dear Republican Activists, We wanted to make you aware of a special policy event...
By: Dr. Allan Boruszak, OB/GYN Heavy menstrual periods, pain during your cycle? These are...
Contributed The Elizabethtown Rotary Club made a donation to the USO of North Carolina on...
TAR HEEL – Bryley Williams pitched a 6-hitter and struck out ten batters to...
Treatment of the water at White Lake is underway, have been told it began Wednesday and...
1780 – American Academy of Arts & Science founded in Boston, James Bowdoin, John...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Jackson Wright pitched a 4-hitter and batted 3-3 to lead Elizabethtown to...
East Bladen’s All-State lineman Caleb Strait joined three of his teammates Thursday by signing...
By: Dora Brogdon May 5: Registration will begin at 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. for the...
FAYETTEVILLE – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127365′] By Erin Smith There was a lot of excitement under a warm...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.890 per...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has reached a settlement agreement with a...
By Faye Boyne, NCDOT OPENINGS: SR1524 (Susie Sand Hill) SR1524 (Susie Sand Hill) will...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127316′] Contributed On April 26, 2018, the lakeside picnic shelter at the NC...
By Cheryl Thurston April has ended and May has begun, now is the time...
The East Bladen Booster Club will be having their end of the year meeting. The meeting...
The State Board of Education today approved a report to the General Assembly on...
CHARLOTTE – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) shared this statement as millions of Americans celebrate the...
RALEIGH – For 13 years, racing legend Herb Thomas lapped his competitors and racked up...
CHARLOTTE – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is excited to announce six local students have been...
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 – Under the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S....
By Erin Smith The opioid epidemic touches many lives and does not discriminate. The...
By Erin Smith A missing Fayetteville teen has been located. Nahje Peterson, 16, has...
The East Bladen baseball and softball teams will honor recreation, Dixie Youth and Middle...
I made another boo boo. Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce meeting is next Tuesday, May...
1662 – Royal charter granted to Connecticut. 1802 – Washington, DC is incorporated as...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127262′] Contributed There are needs we all have from day to day. Some...
RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of...
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in...
Insurance Office in Elizabethtown has a position available for a full time Customer Service...
The SFSGA Tournament welcomed 77 players to Land O’ Lakes Golf Course for the...
Burgaw, N.C.- Four County Electric Membership Corporation (Four County EMC), received national recognition for...
The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their May Monthly Lunch Meeting...
By Jefferson Weaver He did not die a warrior’s death like he wanted. Every...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127185′] Bladenboro Middle School Bulldog Academy had some very special speakers on Monday....
The Bladenboro Middle School Lady Bulldogs Softball team are the conference champions. The girls...
By Erin Smith After several years of studies and water quality testing, the town...
Residents at White Lake will get a special treat this week as the lake...
The Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department will conduct their 15th annual golf tournament...
By: Charlotte Smith The Opioid Task Force has been trying to find new ways...
RALEIGH – In just one year, more than 445,000 North Carolinians have obtained REAL IDs...
The Roger Bacon Academy family of charter schools – Charter Day School in Leland,...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127148′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong CLARKTON – Bladenboro rallied from a 6-2 deficit...
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 – Under the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary...
ELIZABETHTOWN – A trio of Elizabethtown pitchers – Ty Mathis, Evan Pait and Chase...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127168′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong CLARKTON – Bladenboro clinched the Bladen...
TABOR CITY – South Columbus defeated West Bladen 16-1 Tuesday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee baseball...
By Erin Smith Thursday is designated as the National Day of Prayer and events marking...
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J....
Elizabethtown Middle School Girls With PEARLS recently had two guest speakers to share important...
The May monthly lunch meeting of the Elizabethtown-White Lake area Chamber of Commerce meets...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127125′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophmore Patience Ward scored two...
TABOR CITY – A nine-run third-inning propelled South Columbus to a 13-2 Three Rivers...
TABOR CITY – South Columbus exploded for ten runs in the second inning en...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127139′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Kayleigh Raynor pitched a...
1863 – Stonewall Jackson attacking Chancellorsville is wounded by his own men. 1865 –...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127158′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Zach Meares pitched a...
By: Dora Brogdon This week a 2-3 year old male hound by the name...
A Pender County boy who was abducted from his Hampstead home on Monday night...
Contributed The Pender County Sheriffs’ Office is asking for the public’s help in locating...
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 – Under the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary...
Students from Bladenboro’s Carolina Karate competed Saturday at “Karate World’s Beach Battle”, held in Myrtle Beach,...
ASHEVILLE – The N.C. Tomato Growers Association is offering a $1,000 merit/need-based scholarship for...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy has been named to Forbes magazine’s 2018 list of America’s Best...
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation...
Contributed The 20th annual Bladenboro Rotary Club Golf Tournament will tee off on Thursday, May...
By Erin Smith The work on the county budget continued on Monday night as the Bladen...
Bladen County Special Olympics Spring Games will take place on Thursday, May 3, from...
COLUMBIA, SC – Bladen County native Stephen Damasco took second-place in Class A of...
The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees has a called meeting on Wednesday, May 9,...
West Bladen High School announced their Dream Team, FFA and JROTC will be collaborating...
The Bladen County Board of Elections third Absentee Meeting will be conducted on May...
by Joy Warren The Bladen County Board of Education met Monday evening for a...
[slideshow_deploy id=’126890′] WHITEVILLE – West Bladen High hosted the Class 2A MidEast Golf Regional Monday at...
Registration for the Bladen County Recreation Department’s Dixie Boys Baseball program ends Friday. Dixie Boys...
Had a highly respected, well educated friend contact me recently and posed a question related to the...
1841 – First emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri, for California. 1867 – Howard...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshmen Jacob Priest and Drew Sholar combined to pitch a no-hitter and...
ELIZABETHTOWN – St. Pauls capitalized on nine East Bladen errors to score six unearned...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Spencer Scott pitched six strong innings and batted 3-4 to lead...
Updated: May 15, 2018 Spring sports Trevor Lesane Baseball Sophomore Wake Tech West Bladen...
