There is still a lot of work that needs to be done in response...
Month: January 2019
Governor Cooper Implores President to End Federal Shutdown to Speed Hurricane Recovery, Help Farmers
Contributed RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today wrote to President Donald Trump to urge him...
By Erin Smith The town of Clarkton is growing and attracting new businesses. According...
By Erin Smith The security cameras in Clarkton are no longer working and the...
[slideshow_deploy id=’151123′] The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has announced three more arrests in Operation...
So far so good as we reach the midway point of the first full...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Trump’s...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Bioenergy Research and New and Emerging Crops Initiative recently awarded...
TABOR CITY- Andrea Herring scored 8 points Tuesday to lead South Columbus to a...
TABOR CITY – Donovan Stone fired in 13 points Tuesday night to lead West...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Charles Brown fired in 16 points Tuesday as East Bladen rolled to...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Malcolm Bolden lit up the scoreboard with 27 points Monday night to...
ELIZABETHTOWN –Sophmore Javant McDowell and senior Keshaun Davis keyed a 23-4 closing run that...
TABOR CITY – Junior Riley Hewett drained a last-second 3-point shot Tuesday night to...
TABOR CITY–Senior center Carley Dawson racked up a career-high 16 points Tuesday night to...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Patience Ward sparked a 23-5 opening burst that propelled East Bladen...
1793 – 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Philadelphia, piloted...
An agriculture and forest landowners meeting is scheduled Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the Powell...
By Joy Warren The White Lake Board of Commissioners met Tuesday evening with a...
The Bladen County Educational Foundation, a non-profit corporation organized and existing to provide financial...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to reauthorize the Victims...
By Erin Smith Bladen County experienced an extreme year in terms of rainfall for...
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina residents who are still staying in hotels after Hurricane...
By Erin Smith The case of a man involved in a standoff with law...
Contributed The tenth annual Cape Fear Regional Cattle Conference will be held on Tuesday,...
Contributed There will be a meeting on Tuesday, January 29th from 9 am –...
Contribute RALEIGH: Design Foundry, LLC, will open a new furniture manufacturing facility in Catawba...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Cory...
By Erin Smith Trash found along the county’s roadways was the focus of a...
RALEIGH: North Carolinians who are eligible for a special program to provide rapid repairs...
George Aubrey Monk of Elizabethtown, North Carolina, passed away on January 7, 2019, at...
By Erin Smith Those who want to conduct a protest or demonstration must now...
Mr. James Ara Smith, 62, of 527 Frank Melvin Rd., Elizabethtown, NC; died Sunday,...
NCAA Championship – – Clemson 44 – Alabama 16.. Tigers undefeated….Tide lost only one….two...
1675 – 1st American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co) 1790 – 1st US...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Iveonna Ward and Laila Smith combined for 19 points Monday to lead...
by Joy Warren On Friday, January 4th, a request was received for a Resolution...
By Erin Smith A deputy who was supervising a roadside cleanup crew, when he...
By Erin Smith An Elizabethtown man pled guilty to one count of felony...
By Erin Smith Two court cases of interest in Bladen County have been continued...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that would, for the first time, create...
The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management has opened a public comment period for...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150931′] There were 27 arrests made on Friday, January 4th and there are...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150901′] By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Town Council met in their noon work...
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s publicly owned airports contribute more than $52 billion to the state’s...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150887′] By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Fire Department has expanded its rescue capabilities...
Staff Sergeant E6 Robert W. McKoy of Elizabethtown completed an Advanced Noncommissioned Office Course...
FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health has implemented a visitor restriction policy at all...
2019 is underway and so much going on today, this week and beyond. Friday...
1608 – Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia. 1714 – Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill...
Former West Bladen star Sayaun Dent has contributed 9 points and 4 rebounds per...
East Bladen’s Lacey Suggs turned in a couple of double-figure scoring performances this week...
The N.C. Department of Transportation is kicking off 2019 by hosting the first ever...
NFL results from Saturday play: Colts 21 – Texans 7 Cowboys 24 – Seahawks...
North Carolina survivors of Hurricane Florence who still face unmet needs three months after...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC Paying out of...
1639 – Virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed. 1838 –...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150822′] By Erin Smith The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office conducted a promotions ceremony...
In partnership with Safe Kids of Bladen County, all three branches of the Bladen...
Tar Heel Baptist Church is sponsoring a fundraiser for Fernando and Sandy Arrufat, of...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold two meeting Monday. The first meeting...
A group of Tar Heel and White Oak area residents are sponsoring a reverse...
BLADENBORO- St. Pauls defeated West Bladen 41-32 Friday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee...
LAKE WACCAMAW – East Columbus edged East Bladen 15-14 Friday in Three Rivers Conference...
BLADENBORO – St. Pauls held off a couple of late West Bladen rallies Friday...
BLADENBORO – West Bladen’s Lady Knights fought off a couple of late St. Pauls...
LAKE WACCAMAW – A 33-9 second-half blitz carried East Bladen to a 63-26 Three...
LAKE WACCAMAW- Sophmore Javant McDowell fired in 21 points Friday night to lead East...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation co-introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)...
1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to...
The Executive Director of the NC Republican Party was in Bladen County on Thursday night to...
By Erin Smith While many businesses and individuals may have barely noticed the federal...
By Jefferson Weaver I do not know James Perry Garris, but I know a...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments in March 2019 in...
Auditions will be held February 8, 9, and 10 at the Carolina Civic Center...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College announces the extension of its Spring 2019 registration. Students...
By Erin Smith Officials with the town of Elizabethtown have learned there is no...
RALEIGH – Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks today named Chris Holland and Tracy Little...
By Erin Smith The Environmental Protection Agency has issued proposed toxicity assessments for GenX...
Star Communications is participating in the Foundation for Rural Service Scholarship program in 2019....
Star Telephone Membership Corporation is offering scholarship opportunities to high school seniors. The scholarship...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock...
By Dora Brogdon There’s nothing like curling up on the couch with a snack...
By Dr. Mike Walden I make about 80 presentations across the state each year...
The plot thickens in the nations capitol. A Democratic House, as expected, passes legislation...
1754 – Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC) 1847 – Samuel Colt sells...
TAR HEEL – Elizabethtown raced to a 17-2 halftime lead en route to a...
TAR HEEL – Guard Malcolm Bolden poured in 23 points to lead Elizabethtown to...
Contributed Registration for the Lil Knights Basketball League has been extended until Saturday morning...
Here is the Bladen County Parks & Recreation Department’s basketball schedules. For information, call...
Two arrest were made in Bladen County for narcotic related charges. Bladen County Sheriff...
Contribute BLADENBORO – Freshman Hannah Pait pumped in 9 points to lead West Bladen...
Contributed ELIZABETHTOWN – St. Pauls edged East Bladen 35-34 in Three Rivers Conference jayvee...
Contributed BLADENBORO – A 16-9 second-quarter surge sparked West Columbus to a 43-38 Three...
By Erin Smith Bladen County residents in the East Arcadia area have been to...
Contributed WHO/WHAT: The Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and...
Contributed CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Senator Thom Tillis is urging residents of North Carolina’s 9th Congressional...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150716′] Three inmates were recognized on Thursday afternoon for their quick thinking that...
Contributed FAYETTEVILLE –The N.C. Department of Transportation is spending more than $2 million to...
Contributed WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last year, Senator Thom Tillis (R- NC) continued to work across the aisle to produce bipartisan results. Tillis...