Pictured, from left, are Sheriff Jim, Larry Smith, President Billy Smith and Harold Smith....
Month: October 2019
1800 – John Adams becomes the first US President to live in the White...
The Silverbacks won the championship of Bladen Recreation’s 5-7 Youth Soccer League. Team members...
The Revolution won Bladen Recreation’s 8-10 Boys Soccer League championship. Players are Alejandro Lopez,...
The Arsenal won Bladen Recreation’s 8-10 Girls Soccer League championship. Team members are: Kenley...
DC United won Bladen Recreation’s 11-14 Coed Soccer League championship. Team members are: Jakelina...
TABOR CITY – South Columbus defeated West Bladen 34-20 on Thursday night in Three...
Currie, NC– On Saturday November 2, 2019, from 10 am – 3 pm, Moores...
RALEIGH, N.C. – After the November 5 municipal elections, state election officials will randomly...
The N.C. Criminal Justice Fellows Program is recruiting for the 2020 class according to...
FAYETTEVILLE – Oct. 30, 2019 – Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center is in urgent...
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Some people in North Carolina thought we were done with Daylight Saving Time in...
Bladen County Solid Waste Hours of Operation for Monday, November 11 – Veteran’s Day:...
Contributed The United Way “Caring” already started this week with Mrs. Barbara Knight, one...
The Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association, on a perfect day for scoring, played its...
Here are results from Bladen County Recreation Department youth football games played Wednesday, Oct....
BLADENBORO – Junior Garrett Melvin fired in a second-half goal that lifted East Bladen...
1837 – Collision of river boats Monmouth & Trement on Mississippi; 300 die. 1868...
Bladen County farmers may apply for emergency loans for physical and production losses caused...
William Matthew Fortney was found guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a...
Washington Nationals World Series Champs. … First time ever. Nationals 6 – Houston Astros...
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’scounties in September,...
Between politics, being pulled in multiple directions on a myriad of axes, the perpetually...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots on November 4 to...
By Paula McLean, MA, LPC,LCASA Lumberton, NC – Dr. Laura Gerald, president of the...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Bladen County’s upcoming road closings according to...
Contributed PGC will be hosting a Family Night, and we hope you will join...
By Charlotte Smith The newly named Town of Elizabethtown Director of Communications and Marketing,...
Contributed West Bladen FFA officers facilitated the first membership meeting on October 9th, 2019....
Contributed Emereau: Bladen students have been learning the facts about drugs, drug prevention and...
Contributed The Town of Elizabethtown Town Council will be meeting in a Joint Session...
Osbin Franklin “Buddy” Dowd, 86, of White Oak NC died on Sunday, October 27,...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Columbus Christian rallied back from a first set loss to defeat Emereau...
ACME-DELCO – Clarkton School of Discovery won their final two matches of the season...
1768 – First Methodist church in North American colonies initiated (Wesley Chapel, NYC) 1866...
Hearing or seeing more coyotes these days? You’re not alone, say biologists with the...
There was a huge turnout at the Job Fair at Bladen Community College, last...
The number of North Carolina cases of severe lung injury associated with e-cigarette use...
By Charlotte Smith Pastors bare a heavy burden at times. A pastor is defined...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service is urging people across North Carolina to remain...
The night of Halloween is fast approaching. Many children will be dressed in elaborate...
On Monday, June 10th, 2019 the family of Dr. Andrakeia Shipman, and employees from...
1872 – J. S. Risdon patents metal windmill. 1904 – First intercity trucking service...
NFL action last night … Steelers 27 – Dolphins 14 Game 6 of 2019...
Cape Fear Propane recently donated a two-way radio tower to be used by Bladen...
Registration for the Bladen Recreation Department’s Youth Basketball season has begun and will continue...
Here are results from Bladen County Recreation Department youth football games played Monday, Oct....
TAR HEEL – Tar Heel won matches over West Columbus and Elizabethtown on Monday...
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville defeated West Bladen 7-1 on Monday night in Three Rivers Conference...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Gabe Barber and freshman Malcolm Bolden combined to score 5 goals...
Contributed The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services recently received a utility trailer...
Contributed The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office recently received a Duke Energy Grant in the...
Governor Cooper shared the following statement on the passing of Senator Hagan: “Kristin and...
Contributed by Wayne Schaeffer, Chairman/Bladen County GOP Just a reminder: Bladen County’s Republican Club...
Recently attended a meeting where one of the topics was robo-calls. … Last year...
Yes, it happens to the best of us. Aging often brings on the muffin...
photos by Kenneth Armstrong, kenarmphoto.com East Bladen High School held its homecoming Friday, Oct....
1636 – Harvard University, Cambridge, founded by a vote of the Massachusetts General Court....
East Bladen grad Chris Cromartie has played a key role on the defensive line...
Here are results from Saturday’s first-round games in the N.C. High School Athletic Association...
Beast Fest a huge success. Hundreds streamed into Bladenboro Saturday for the Annual event....
Here are results from Bladen County Recreation Department youth football games played Saturday at...
WILMINGTON – Senior Lacey Suggs poured in 15 of her 19 points in the...
By Charlotte Smith The 13th annual Bladenboro Beast Fest was a great event for...
1682 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is founded by Englishman William Penn. 1838 – Missouri Governor...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Ms. Marjorie Walker with Families First has promoted...
Bladenboro’s Beast Fest 2019 began last evening and continues today, all day long. Music,...
Contributed Applications are now being accepted for the thirteenth annual Miss Bladen County Youth...
ST. PAULS – West Bladen rallied to within 28-24 in the third quarter, but...
Rufus Edmisten, candidate for Governor of North Carolina, visited Bladen County. The student body...
Army Golf: Going from the left side of the hole to the right, then...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Emereau Charter defeated Christ the Cornerstone 3-1 from Laurinburg Friday in middle...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Rasean McKoy ran for 171 yards and 3 touchdowns Friday night...
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs scored a second-half goal and edged West Bladen 2-1...
Contributed This week saw much activity at the Bladen County First Responders Training Center....
Red Ribbon Week is celebrated this year from October 23 through 31. Red Ribbon...
By Dr. Mike Walden One of the biggest changes in recent decades has been...
1780 – John Hancock becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts. 1870 – Postcards first...
BLADENBORO – St. Pauls defeated West Bladen 36-14 on Thursday night in Three Rivers...
ELIZABETHTOWN- Tar Heel’s Lady Panthers split a pair of Waccamaw Middle School Conference volleyball...
HALLSBORO – Clarkton’s School of Discovery Lady Blue Devils swept a pair of Waccamaw...
Members of Boost the Boro, Inc, a non-profit in Bladenboro, are ready for their...
Contributed Howl-o-ween Adoption Event No tricks just treat your family with the love of...
Contributed Bladen Community College will host a Job Fair on Tuesday, October 29th from...
Contributed RALEIGH, N.C. – The State Board of Elections is reminding colleges and universities, charter...
LAKE WACCAMAW – East Columbus was leading West Bladen 5-4 after the first overtime...
WHITEVILLE – East Bladen clinched sole possession of the Three Rivers Conference boys’ soccer...
1861 – West Virginia secedes from Virginia. 1881 – Levi P Morton, US ambassador...
A fire in a filtration system at Taylor Manufacturing caused minimal damage Wednesday afternoon,...
Cape Fear Mini Storage Auction (15 Units) R.Sessoms E-42 S. McKoy D-25 T. Carper...
Contributed On October 10th, 2019 at approximately 7:00 p.m. the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County Board of Elections met on Tuesday, October 22 for...
Dublin – Bladen Community College has hosted several guest speakers on its campus during...
Contributed Model Tour, a Movie, and More all on October 26th WILMINGTON, N.C. –...
Contributed North Carolina Junior Beta Club President, Jair McElveen and the Youth Ambassadors of Men &...
1813 – The Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over...
The Kiwanis Club of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, is having their annual can food drive...
Contributed With pride in their faces, nine Harrells Christian Academy students received Terrific Kid Awards...
