STANLEY – Elizabethtown scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to...
Month: June 2018
ELIZABETHTOWN –Shy Ratliff and Joe Johnson combined to pitch a no-hitter Saturday as Bladen County defeated...
The Bladen County All-Stars won their opening game in the District 2 Dixie Youth...
1776 – 1st vote on Declaration of Independence for Britain’s North American colonies. 1836...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC On July 4,...
by Cindy Shapton A kitchen garden’s survival during a drought, or periods drier than...
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), summer brings an increase in lightning strikes. While the warm...
On hot days, the temperature inside your car can reach deadly levels in just...
This Saturday morning the Cape Fear Farmers Market is bright and busy as craft and farm vendors...
Chuck Smith was Valedictorian at Tar Heel High School. The employee of the month...
Elizabethtown’s Coach-Pitch All-Stars open play Saturday in the North Carolina State Coach-Pitch Tournament at Harper Park...
ELIZABETHTOWN –Lee Barnes pitched 5.1 innings of 3-hit relief, and Elizabethtown rallied for 5...
I wonder if the ‘framers’ of the constitution were as concerned about their political...
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Forest Service Nursery Program will be accepting orders for...
Posted by Bladen County Health Department More than 3,000 children under the age of...
Lovers of American history seeking to extend their July 4th patriotic celebration may look...
Tabor City, NC – The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit arrested two individuals...
Contributed Sheriff James A. McVicker announced today the arrest of Kadeem Yorel Archie...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’132920′] Shoppers were busy in downtown Elizabethtown as they searched...
1870 – Ada Kepley becomes 1st American female law college graduate (Old University of...
Yadkin County- As part of a continued investigation involving the May 21st, 2018 death...
A former Elizabethtown doctor with a history of reprimands has been arrested on charges...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County will be hopping this coming holiday week. The annual July...
By Erin Smith Whether you want a tattoo, to learn how to paint, take...
Update from Columbus County Sheriff’s Office as of 9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2018 READ...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Education met in a Special Session...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132876′] By Erin Smith The Bladen County Register of Deeds office has been...
By Erin Smith The North Carolina Industrial Commission will hear a motion filed by...
Another shooting, this time in Annapolis, Maryland. Never seems to end. Elizabethtown area merchants...
1776 – Virginia state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made governor. 1863 – George...
I wish there was an easy solution to the problems at the Mexican border....
Kim Cain resigned Thursday as athletic director and head baseball coach to accept a position at...
ELIZABETHTOWN – West Robeson American defeated Elizabethtown 9-1 Thursday night in the semi-finals of the District...
The Elizabethtown Minor League All-Stars reached the semi-finals of the District 9 Dixie...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) supported passage of the bipartisan Farm Bill,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill that...
A Beginning Genealogy group meets on the first and third Friday at 1 p.m. at the Bladen County Senior...
Contributed Bladen County will be receiving its first “Little Free Library in late July. There...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Rouzer released the following statement after the passage of Fiscal...
By Dora Brogdon The annual Fourth of July Sidewalk Sale in Elizabethtown kicks off...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting at 5:30 p.m....
[slideshow_deploy id=’132790′] By Erin Smith The Bladen County Committee of 100 conducted their annual...
RALEIGH – Volvo Trucks North America and FedEx teamed up Wednesday with the North Carolina...
State Awards Mitigation Grants to Get Matthew Survivors into More Resilient Homes Raleigh –...
By Faye M. Boyne, NC DOT The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs...
The Annual Meeting of Bladen County Committee of 100 was held last evening. Dr....
Contributed Often we don’t know what to say or do for grieving parents, so...
The Compassionate Friends Border Belt Chapter, serving the parents of both Bladen and Columbus...
WHITEVILLE –Claxton Tatum and Braylon Cromartie combined to pitch a 6-hit shutout Wednesday night as Elizabethtown...
1776 – Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to Continental Congress. 1820 –...
By Erin Smith Ready, set, shop! The merchants in downtown Elizabethtown have an array...
ELIZABETHTOWN –Carson Gooden blasted a 3-run home run that lifted Elizabethtown to a 4-3...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary...
By Erin Smith The NC General Assembly completed an override of Governor Roy Cooper’s...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132702′] The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) recovered approximately $115,000.00 worth of stolen...
The Dublin Peanut Festival will be hosting a community yard sale Saturday, June 30, 2018 at...
Contributed Emereau: Bladen is pleased to announce that Mrs. Carla Fisher has been hired...
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 60 of North Carolina’s counties in...
Sixty-four players participated in the June 26 SFSGA tournament at Fairmont Golf Course. The...
Contributed Are you wanting to get some reinforcement for your child to prepare them...
Contributed Amateur radio enthusiasts from Bladen County came together this past weekend to demonstrate...
Lightning IntegratorTM and Lightning ExporterTM will offer recent lightning event data impacting employee safety and productivity....
Legislation would create a center of excellence within the VA to better understand the...
A note from Dawn Maynard, Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce, reminding members it’s time...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132712′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown pounded Lumberton 20-5 Tuesday night...
Heavy rains continued to plague this week’s Dixie Youth Baseball District 9 Minors and...
1778 – Liberty Bell returns home to Philadelphia after the British departure. 1847 –...
An Ivanhoe man who was already under arrest for outstanding warrants from Duplin County,...
Three new Hurricane Matthew Housing Recovery Application Centers will open June 28 to help hurricane survivors...
West Bladen Assisted Living is hiring CNA/PCA/Med-Tech for all shifts. Apply in person at 714...
By Erin Smith Bladen County learned on Tuesday they have received 109 acres of...
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Robert Pittenger’s (NC-09) landmark legislation...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state and federal funds for much-needed...
By Dora Brogdon This week a 2-year-old male lab/bull dog mix by the name...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced that it has received the 2018...
By Erin Smith NC Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the NC Farm Act of 2018,...
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, with the support of Congressman Rouzer, the House of Representatives...
Pastor Thomas Graham, the Pastor Outreach Director with the NC Family Policy Council, visited...
People with homes damaged by Matthew can call 2-1-1 to begin applying for help...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced 2018-crop...
Signs keep popping up in the area, ‘I buy old cars’, another says ‘I...
1797 – Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow, though farmers fear effects of iron...
HARRISONBURG, VA – White Lake native Tommy Baker has been named the new head...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132557′] FMS Cadet Xiaoyu Chen is named 3rd highest scoring at Camp Fort...
Contributed West Bladen FFA members attended the 90th North Carolina State FFA Convention from...
Information to Help Farmers and Ranchers Select the Coverage Options that Fit Their Needs...
State Awards $24.5 million to Help Survivors into More Resilient Homes Raleigh – Across...
The National Weather Service Office in Wilmington has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132517′] By Erin Smith A kitchen in an apartment on Teal Road near...
Contributed Bladen County Solid Waste Hours of Operation for Wednesday, July 4th – Independence...
By Roxana Ross Southeastern Health celebrated its first medical residency graduates Friday, June 22....
All branches of the Bladen County Public Library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th in...
By Erin Smith Strong thunderstorms passed through Bladen County overnight Sunday leaving many residents...
Contributed Reservations are still being accepted for the Bladen County Committee of 100 Annual...
One more week left in June 2018…July 4th is just around the corner. An interesting...
1638 – Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in the American Colonies. 1798...
CHARLOTTE – West Bladen grad John Bowen is playing for Belmont Abbey in the...
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville defeated Bladen County 18-7 Sunday night in an elimination game in...
WHITEVILLE – Elizabethtown advanced to the championship game of the District 2 Dixie Youth...
