Contributed The North Carolina State Board of Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction...
Month: March 2019
Contributed RALEIGH: Eleven towns, cities and counties working to recover from Hurricane Florence have...
Contributed WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the Newborn...
Click below on the links below for details about each vacancy. Guidance Counselor Ad...
Calendar indicated Spring began late yesterday (Wednesday). Maybe the weatherman failed to check his...
1844 – The original date predicted by William Miller of Massachusetts for the return...
By Charlotte Smith North Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill, House Bill 283, also known...
WHITEVILLE – Unbeaten Whiteville defeated East Bladen 8-1 Wednesday in Three Rivers Conference boys...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Ashley Hardin and junior Sydney Wober fired in 4 goals each...
East Bladen senior Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson and West Bladen junior Tyre Boykin have been named...
West Bladen’s home girls soccer match against St. Pauls and home tennis match against...
LAKE WACCAMAW – East Columbus defeated East Bladen 15-0 Tuesday in Three Rivers Conference...
By Erin Smith An accident at a sawmill on NC 210 near Ivanhoe sent...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Commissioners have been working in Washington DC and...
RALEIGH: On Monday, March 25, 2019, North Carolina middle school teachers will learn how to...
RALEIGH: Early childhood experts and leaders from across the state this week wrote to members of the...
Maryellen Robeson with Shooter Ready, LLC spoke to the Elizabethtown Rotary Club about gun...
Charter Day School Kindergarten students proudly show off their “I Can Read” certificates. Kindergarten...
By Erin Smith Residents of the Kelly community gathered at Centerville Baptist Church on Tuesday...
Staff report A West Bladen High School student died from injuries he sustained in...
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played on March 19th at Cypress Lakes Golf Course...
BLADENBORO – Hailey Guyton’s sacrifice bunt scored Taylor West with the winning run in...
BLADENBORO – St. Pauls defeated West Bladen 10-0 Tuesday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee...
LAKE WACCAMAW – A 7-run fourth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and propelled East...
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong LAKE WACCAMAW – East Bladen’s Eagles ran their winning streak...
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong BLADENBORO – Junior Alara Cashwell walloped a grand-slam home run...
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong BLADENBORO – St. Pauls rode a pair of 6-run innings...
Congratulations to Sam Boger, retired East Bladen basketball coach and teacher. The Bladen County...
by Joy Warren The Bladen County Board of Education met Tuesday evening for a...
Contributed Kiwanis of Elizabethtown had a busy agenda Tuesday evening. Relay For Life, Boys...
1816 – US Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions. 1852...
WHITEVILLE – West Bladen finished third and East Bladen placed fourth Monday in the...
Contribute 2nd Annual Best Biscuit Baker Contest & 1st Annual Pound Cake Contest “Searching...
RALEIGH – The Department of Public Safety confirms that Correctional Officer Mary Crosby was assaulted...
WHITEVILLE – Hunter Smith and Chase Knight combined to pitch a 2-hitter and strike-out...
Contributed Fire hydrant flow testing will conducted on Saturday March 23 rd between 9:00...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners heard from two Bladen County...
By Erin Smith Three suspicious fires remain under investigation near Dublin, according to the...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners approved a lease agreement for...
Contributed Congratulations to Elizabethtown Primary School for their first place win in the Elementary...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), the Chairman and Ranking Member...
Cape Fear Mini Storage Auction (11 Units) 910/862-4107 2 Locations: 1st auction – Tuesday,...
RALEIGH: Communities across North Carolina from Sylva to Elizabeth City will get $127 million in...
On Monday, March 25, 2019 the Bladen County Republican Party annual convention will...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is giving people more opportunities this spring...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) urged the Trump Administration to withdraw a...
RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking public comment on upcoming...
Enjoy this last day of winter, 2018. Weather forecast for today, should be much...
1831 – 1st US bank robbery, the City Bank in New York robbed of...
By Charlotte Smith The Bladen Disaster Recovery Team has heard the cries of local...
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Maya McDonald posted a ‘Hat Trick’ of...
NAKINA – Nakina overcame a 5-3 deficit to defeat Tar Heel 9-6 Monday in...
RED SPRINGS – Freshman Haley George fired in two goals Monday night to lead...
CLARKTON – Hallaboro built a 12-1 lead en route to a 12-4 Waccamaw Middle...
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen swept rival West Bladen 9-0 Monday in Three Rivers Conference...
Baseball Whiteville Central 14, Bladenboro 1 BLADENBORO – Whiteville Central defeated Bladenboro 14-1 Monday...
CLARKTON – Clarkton School of Discovery outlasted Hallsboro 13-10 Monday in a battle of...
Middle School Softball Whiteville Central 6, Bladenboro 4, 9 Innings BLADENBORO – Whiteville Central...
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting Ag Awareness Day. Farmers,...
By Erin Smith The annual Bladen County Relay for Life Survivors Gala will take...
By Erin Smith An Elizabethtown man recently celebrated his 100th birthday in style as...
By Erin Smith The United Way of Bladen County held their second annual St...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, March 18,...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After a year of record-setting weather events – from tornadoes and...
Sandy Grove Baptist Church in Bladenboro has announced their upcoming events for the...
Sometimes I spend some time reminiscing about ‘the way it was’ before TV and...
1541 – Hernando de Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi River) 1813...
Bladen County Commissioners meet Monday evening, 6:30 p.m., regular session. They will also meet at Centerville...
FAIRMONT – West Bladen boys and girls both finished second in a three-team Three...
West Bladen junior Tyre Boykin and East Bladen sophmore Javant McDowell have been named...
GOLDSBORO – Miriam Devane walloped the first home run of her career, but Emereau...
1755 – Transylvania Land Company buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief. 1762...
ST PAULS – East Bladen’s boys and girls both finished second to St. Pauls...
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in...
Contributed Raleigh, N.C. – Eric Boyette, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Information Technology...
Contributed Raleigh, NC — With news breaking that Chris Anglin has entered the Ninth...
Contributed Raleigh, NC — This week is National Sunshine Week, celebrated to encourage governmental transparency...
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen racked up 21 runs in just two innings Friday en...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophmore Jordan Kinlaw struck out 12 batters Friday to lead East Bladen...
On April 18 the Special Olympics will be held at Elizabethtown Middle School. The...
Hickory Grove Baptist Church is seeking revival! We want to grow in our relationship...
UNC-Asheville defeated Pembroke State University 62-56 in the NAIA District 26 basketball tourney. UNC-A...
Each week we present an historical place in Bladen County. This week we present...
TAR HEEL – Alyssa Strickland pitched a 5-hitter and struck out 13 batters to...
The 2019 District 9 umpires clinic will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in...
By Jefferson Weaver Yeah runnin’ down a dream That never would come to me...
ELIZABETHTOWN – A 5-run East Bladen seventh inning rally fell one run short as...
TAR HEEL – Coleman Tatum and Hunter Smith combined to pitch a 2-hitter and...
HOBBTON – Freshman Maya McDonald poured a ‘Hat Trick’ plus two of five goals...
Ten Republicans, one Democrat, and one candidate each from the Green Party and Libertarian...
CERRO GORDO – Senior Cody Benton and junior Wesley Ward combined to pitch a...
CERRO GORDO – West Bladen pounded out 18 hits and rolled to a 22-2...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophmores Freddy Wooten and Zach Meares teamed up to pitch a 5-hitter...
By Charlotte Smith A Tar Heel man was charged this week with Indecent Liberties...
The Bladen County Board of Education announced a special session on Tuesday, March 19,...
Four County Electric Membership Corporation is a local company who believes in giving back...
Chairman of the Bladen County Republican Party, Walter McDuffie has sent a letter to...
By Charlotte Smith The White Oak Dike in Kelly damage has created much debate...
By Dr. Mike Walden Two news items motivated me to write this week’s column...
