East Bladen’s soccer program played a key role in the Powerade State Games at...
Month: July 2018
1789 – US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act. 1855 – Castle Clinton in NYC...
Bladen County NCWorks 101 Training for Businesses and Industries scheduled for August 1, 2018 at Bladen...
The Bladen County Board of Elections will be conducting a regular meeting on Thursday,...
More than 460 North Carolina students from 41 high schools and 17 community colleges...
Whiteville – Two brand new, gleaming white school buses are currently making a daily...
[slideshow_deploy id=’135613′] Contributed Bladen County Sheriff James A. McVicker said a joint...
Contributed by Bridget Ezzell A double rainbow was spotted by Bridget Ezzell of Elizabethtown....
WHITEVILLE – Starting Monday, Aug. 6, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close Hallsboro Road at...
By Erin Smith U.S. Congressman David Rouzer hosted an Opioid Symposium for the 7th...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee,...
With fall sports practice barely underway, thoughts turn to Back-to-School. As a youngster in...
1777 – Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army. 1849 – Benjamin...
West Bladen’s Knights opened their 2018 official football practice schedule Monday morning with 34...
East Bladen football had good numbers for both varsity and jayvee Monday evening for...
A missing Bladenboro was found dead near his home on Saturday. According to the...
By Erin Smith The area around Bladen Lakes State Forest will be the scene...
A fundraiser is planned for David Johnson on Saturday, August 4th, at Merritt Brothers...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that seed cotton producers,...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Education has asked the Bladen County...
Currie, NC – Have you ever visited as historic site or event and wondered “How...
DUBLIN – The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering no-cost...
DUBLIN –Bladen Community College graduated its largest class ever of Practical Nursing students in...
Southeastern Community College is seeking to hire the following position. Foundation Operations Associate A...
RALEIGH – Computers at the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle’s driver license offices are working...
Waynesboro, VA – For the fifth time in six years, Fishburne Military School has been...
Expect the wet weather to continue through most of the week according to National...
Contributed A second individual has surrendered himself to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office after...
The Town of Bladenboro is seeking an innovative, motivated leader to professionally direct, lead,...
By Erin Smith North Carolina’s pubic schools rank 32nd in the nation in Wallet...
Practice is underway for high school fall sports. John Clark has the complete schedule...
CHARLOTTE – A bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday gave final approval to...
1619 – House of Burgesses, Virginia forms, 1st elective American governing body. 1739 –...
Hickory Grove’s women softball team finished second in the Lumber RIver Church Softball League’s...
Galeed’s Women won the Lumber River Church Softball League’s regular-season and tournament championship finishing...
Eight people were treated at Bladen County Hospital due to heat exhaustion. Bladen County...
1773 – 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mountains completed, Schoenbrunn, Ohio. 1847 – Cumberland...
It’s Sunday, and after church, a day for relaxation. A few reminders: A ground...
Tryouts and practice for East Bladen football, volleyball and women’s tennis will begin Monday....
YAPHANK, NY – Ty Mathis of Elizabethtown cracked two key hits and drove in...
Interesting stat on one of the local TV weathercast recently, you may have seen...
1849 – Memmon is first clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of...
[slideshow_deploy id=’135346′] By Erin Smith Signs and trail markers are being posted along the...
Tryouts for all West Bladen fall sports will begin Monday. All participants must have...
YAPHANK, NY – Ty Mathis of Elizabethtown pitched Canes-Gallaher to a 6-1 victory over...
RALEIGH – State officials will shut down online services of the N.C. Division of Motor...
In a letter sent yesterday, NC Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry shared detailed information...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in...
By Charlotte Smith The third week in the third lawsuit trial involving hog farms...
The Compassionate Friends Border Belt Chapter, serving the parents of both Bladen and Columbus...
US Congressman David Rounder will be hosting an Opioid Symposium for the 7th Congressional...
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Brooke Locklear Clark to preside in Robeson County District...
The Bladen County Division on Aging and Senior Center will present a “Scam Awareness”...
As the lazy days of summer are winding to a close, many parents are...
Contributed Many of us have annual reviews for various things such as our physical...
New head coach Billy Bryant has announced that West Bladen women’s tennis tryouts will...
Wilmington, NC – Tommy Baker, Owner and President of Baker Motor Company, with award-winning dealerships in...
Faye M. Boyne, NC DOT The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued an...
By Erin Smith One Bladen County woman’s journey with addiction has led her to...
By Charlotte Smith Brent Underwood from Tar Heel, with his band Nephilym, was featured...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy’s North Carolina solar rebate program has attracted significant interest from customers, with...
Contributed Thanks to the public’s help, one individual who was wanted on outstanding warrants...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to honor...
1586 – Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia. 1789 –...
Never dreamed there was so much ‘drug activity’ as appears to be now in...
[slideshow_deploy id=’135295′] By Erin Smith Warm sunny skies greeted a crowd of concert goers...
Coach Jay Raynor has announced that East Bladen men’s soccer try-outs will be held...
Pam Davis Taylor will be holding a free Kids Golf Clinic at Vineyard Golf...
Bladen County’s Dwayne Thompson received the 2018 Dick Knox Distinguished Service Award for Volleyball...
YAPHANK, NY – Elizabethtown’s Ty Mathis is playing this week in the National Youth...
The North Carolina Main Street and Rural Planning Center selected Whiteville for its Downtown...
Contributed Registration for fall classes is now open. Bladen Community College offers 80 curriculum...
By Erin Smith A pest control contract worth over $50,000 and almost three times...
NCDP Hispanic American Caucus Denounced Immediately; Cooper, D. Jackson, G. Meyer, D. Blue Remain Silent Raleigh,...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today gave final approval to Congressman Robert Pittenger’s...
Contributed Bladen County Sheriff James A. McVicker released information this morning concerning the execution...
Melanie Bunn who is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner and a Dementia Training Specialist, from...
Contributed Sheriff James McVicker said recently that his Office has experienced a sharp increase...
Contributed Kaley L. Smith of White Lake was the recipient of the NC State...
FAYETTEVILLE – This weekend, traffic at night will be detoured off Cliffdale Road in...
LUMBERTON – The Dixie Youth Baseball World Series comes to our area Friday as the Lumberton...
One more reminder of the Summer Sounds Concert from 6 to 9 PM today at Cape...
By Charlotte Smith One business moved out, but another moved in. Teresa Horton is...
1775 – US Continental Congress creates United States Post Office (U.S.P.O.), in Philadelphia under...
If you are a business or industry interested in North Carolina Works there is...
A special called meeting of the Bladenboro Board of Commissioners has been called to...
By Erin Smith The Kraft Heinz Company issued a voluntary recall for its Taco...
[slideshow_deploy id=’135153′] By Erin Smith Many shoppers and business owners paused on Wednesday and...
RALEIGH, N.C. – The State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement on Friday(July 27) will host a...
By Andy Curliss, CEO, ncpork.org The third case brought by the Texas lawyer against a North...
Clarkton, NC — Attention wizards, witches, and muggles ages 10 & up! You are...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and James Lankford (R-OK) issued...
Raleigh, NC – Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) released the following...
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL), a globally diversified financial services group providing insurance, reinsurance...
Colly Chapel Church will conduct a Yard Sale on Saturday, July 28 beginning at...
RALEIGH – Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the...
Elizabethtown, NC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive...
August 2, 1954 – July 22, 2018 Edward Luke Thurston, 63, of Oak Island,...
Interesting to observe crops, in some areas, great crops, and just a few miles...
1729 – North Carolina becomes a royal colony. 1854 – Walter Hunt is awarded...