1788 – 1st US steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs & Longstreet. 1790...
Month: January 2019
HighSchoolOT.com released their Class 2A girls basketball state play-off projections this week and one...
Valentine’s Day is not just for couples. Some local businesses wanted to make sure...
By Erin Smith The Leland Police Department has a warning for residents in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)...
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper is working to encourage resolution of a football scheduling dispute between...
By Erin Smith NC Governor Roy Cooper named five members to a new State...
By Erin Smith Fire officials are still working on Thursday to learn the...
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed new members to the State Board of Elections. “North...
Contributed Southeastern Health will host “Your Window to Wellness,” a MyChart patient portal sign-up...
The Bladen County Republican Party will meet Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 6 p.m....
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties in...
RALEIGH: North Carolinians must act now to participate in a special program to provide rapid...
By Erin Smith The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its recall...
By Erin Smith The North Carolina Attorney General’s Office is warning residents to beware...
Following through on a promise he made last December, State Superintendent Mark Johnson will...
Contributed ALMA PARKER, (married) FARRIS, was born on January 31st, 1917, in Rocky Mount,...
By Erin Smith Bladen Lakes State Forest and Jones Lake State Forest will jointly...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to...
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that the first round of checks...
So, how are you doing with your New Year’s Resolutions? I ceased making them years ago…....
1851 – American Gail Borden announces the invention of condensed milk. 1865 – General...
Contributed The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering several great...
Youth Empowered Solutions will be offering a Youth Leader Training session on Saturday, February...
By Erin Smith A crash on Mercer Mill Road near Dewitt Gooden Road on...
By Erin Smith The start of day three in the murder trial for Christopher...
Once again this year a former resident of Elizabethtown and his team were the...
RALEIGH, N.C. – In communities affected by Hurricane Florence, local building officials or floodplain...
The Bladen County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) meeting of February 7, 2019 will...
Elizabethtown – The Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church is sponsoring an ordination certification service...
1799 – Rep Mathew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct)...
By Charlotte Smith Early Wednesday morning there was a destructive fire at White Lake...
Congratulations to 2 of Bladen finest public servants, Dr. Pearly Hoskins and Hubert Kinlaw. ...
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Tuesday, January...
Here are results from the Lil Knight basketball league games played Saturday, Jan. 27...
TAR HEEL – Len’ya Harrell nailed a 17-foot jumper that beat the buzzer and...
TAR HEEL – Nakina defeated Tar Heel 52-18 Tuesday night in Waccamaw Middle School...
HALLSBORO – Hallsboro rode a 7-2 third-quarter spurt to an 18-16 Waccamaw Middle School...
HALLSBORO – Malcolm Bolden fired in 17 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 38-31...
Contributed Bladen County United Way is planning a fundraiser for St Patrick’s Day. The...
Contributed The Bladen Disaster Recovery Team will accept disaster assistance applications from Bladen County...
By Erin Smith A Tar Heel store was the victim of an armed robbery on...
Betty Guyton of 549 Apt 11B Hwy. 410 Bladenboro, passed away Saturday evening at...
By Erin Smith With federal government shutdown having come to an end, the federal...
By Erin Smith Perdue has issued a recall for more than 16,011 pounds of...
RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. stated today: “I was pleased...
RALEIGH: A total of 12 coastal communities will get more than $1.1 million in grants...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, legislation that would provide...
By Erin Smith Jury selection continued on Tuesday morning for the fourth person accused in the shooting...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to combat the epidemic of murdered and...
Hurricane Florence hit the town of Bladenboro residents and downtown businesses hard. Flooding in...
Contributecd Are you a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker and Leader) who wants to learn...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a New York based company by the...
No end in sight to determine the winner of the District 9 US House seat. ...
Bladenboro Dixie Youth Baseball sign-ups will begin Saturday, Feb. 2nd and will continue through...
BLADENBORO – Anthony Mitchell and Gary Parker combined for 25 points Monday night to...
NAKINA – Malcolm Bolden pumped in 20 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 38-26...
TAR HEEL – Nyquan Richardson and Corey Robbins combined for 29 points Monday night...
TAR HEEL – AnnaGrey Heustess and Maegan Burney combined for 29 points Monday to...
NAKINA – Iveonna Ward fired in 19 points Monday to lead Elizabethtown to a...
BLADENBORO – MaKayla Wright sank the winning free throw with four seconds left Monday...
1595 – William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” is thought to have been first...
By Erin Smith It is not often one hears of someone staying with a...
Bladen’s Best of the Best now has over 1,200 votes cast. Voting will end...
RALEIGH: North Carolinians who are eligible for a special program to provide rapid repairs to...
By Erin Smith The proposed date for the widening of the NC 87 Bypass...
Raleigh –These days the traditional, almost ceremonial way of doing a real estate closing...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Planning Retreat at 10:00 am...
RALEIGH: Governor Cooper urges residents to follow their local weather forecast and be prepared for...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency extended deadlines on many of its programs because of the...
FAYETTEVILLE – Seven bridges across Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties will be replaced...
By Erin Smith There will be rally at the Elizabethtown Middle School in support...
1851 – Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered. 1855 – The first locomotive runs from the...
GREENWOOD, SC – White Oak native Rahu Purdie fired in 22 points Monday to...
The late Marvin Burney of Clarkton was posthumously awarded the North Carolina Dixie Youth...
I am hoping for a better today, this day than yesterday…to be determined.. Was doing...
A surety bond, as the name suggests, means a sure thing – at least...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC The idea of...
BLADENBORO – MaKayla Wright fired in 10 points Thursday to lead Bladenboro to a...
BLADENBORO – East Columbus defeated West Bladen 30-27 Friday night in Three Rivers Conference...
RED SPRINGS – East Bladen defeated Red Springs 13-11 Friday in Three Rivers Conference...
BLADENBORO – West Bladen rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat East Columbus 20-18...
RED SPRINGS – Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson fired in 25 points Friday night to lead East...
RED SPRINGS – Sophmores Zach Meares and Rasean McKoy keyed a 13-2 third quarter...
1785 – First US state university in Athens, Georgia. 1870 – After accepting 15th...
By Erin Smith A group of veterans volunteered their time this weekend at the...
The February 2019 meeting of the Compassionate Friends Border Belt Chapter, serving the parents...
Each week we feature an historical place in Bladen County. This week our featured...
Jimmy Green of Clarkton filed for the office of Governor of North Carolina. A...
By Erin Smith A short independent film that showcases the town of Elizabethtown and Bridgers’ Barber Shop is now...
Good News Church will host the Grandpa’s Bluegrass Gospel Group on Sunday, January 27,...
The Emereau: Bladen Board of Director’s Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 31,...
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper released the following statement on the agreement to reopen...
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit has completed an investigation into the mailing...
The federal government is open for business, again. Volunteers are needed today and tomorrow...
[slideshow_deploy id=’152817′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong RED SPRINGS – East Bladen’s Lady Eagles presented...
BLADENBORO – East Columbus senior DaMarcus Brown pounded the boards for 30 points and...
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs built a 34-19 halftime lead en route to a...
BLADENBORO- Sophmore Alanna Deal fired in all of her game-high 15 points in the...
1784 – Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as American’s symbol. 1802 – Congress...
