Bladenboro resident Cecil Nance was named Resident Director of Saul’s Resident Hall at Campbell...
Month: November 2019
1824 – US House of Representatives begins to decide outcome of election deadlock between...
By: Charlotte Smith This holiday season there will be a lot of parties and...
Christmas traditions of visiting Santa, shopping and celebrating start this weekend in Bladen County
Small Business Saturday has arrived. The annual commerce promotion started in 2010 to help...
East Bladen senior Gabe Barber, who led the Eagles to their third straight Three...
Freddy Wooten (23, center) and Jake Evans (right) were East Bladen players named to...
1753 – Benjamin Franklin receives the Godfrey Copley medal “on account of his curious...
Just one month left in 2019 … difficult to believe. So, did you do...
By Charlotte Smith This month has passed by with a lot of crime reports....
The 5th annual West Bladenboro Baptist Church (WBBC) Community Thanksgiving event served over 500...
Contributed Clarkton United Methodist Church held its fifth annual God’s Bounty meal on Thanksgiving...
The Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry collection and relay site located at Fellowship Bible...
Thanksgiving Day has come and gone. Now the merchants hope shoppers are out making...
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. – John McKissick, whose 621 victories at South Carolina’s Summerville High made...
Three Bladen County Recreation All-Star Soccer teams will play in the StateWide Activities Committee...
West Bladen’s Autumn Brisson, Alyssa Bell and Alyssa Smith and East Bladen’s Lilly Lin...
Bladen Online’s Pet of the Week is Claire, a 2-year-old female cat. She is...
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services there have been...
1877 – US inventor Thomas Edison demonstrates his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time....
Bladen County Commissioner Ashley Trivette announced Thursday night that she will not seek re-election...
Strollin’ thru this world today is an interesting trip. … You meet all kind...
Assistance with registration for Affordable Healthcare Insurance is being offered. Appointment: Tuesday, December 2,...
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 86 of North Carolina’s counties in...
RALEIGH, N.C. – Voters across North Carolina soon will learn the candidates who will vie for...
West Bladen’s Mikayla Meadows and Sidnee Walters and East Bladen’s Katie Evans and Acee...
1853 – Olympia forms as capital of Washington Territory. 1861 – Confederate congress officially...
Happy Thanksgiving Day … 2019. Turkey & dressing, collards, time with family and friends...
White Lake Fire Department’s annual Thanksgiving Fundraiser is a success! People lined up Wednesday...
On Wednesday, November 27 Ms. Faye M. Boyne with the North Carolina Department of...
Contributed Join the at Elizabethtown Fire Department for cookies with Santa. Each child will...
Today’s number: -43.3% Decline: The Fayetteville Observer saw in print circulation from 2017 to...
“On behalf of the Bladen Disaster Recovery Team, I want to thank the Presbytery...
The new Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber Executive Director, Terri Dennison was the guest speaker...
The Dublin Peanut Festival announced their annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony is scheduled. The...
CERRO GORDO – Elizabethtown shutout West Columbus 4-0 Monday in Waccamaw Middle School Conference...
WHITEVILLE – Jesse Gause fired in the deciding penalty kick in the shootout Tuesday...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Gamaliel Silvan fired in the only goal of the game with 35...
ROSE HILL – Javontae Matthews poured in 24 points to lead West Bladen to...
ROSE HILL – Seniors Lexie Corrothers and Kasee Singletary combined for 25 points Tuesday...
ROSE HILL – Senior Tyre Boykin fired in 28 points, and West Bladen withstood...
Contributed Moores Creek National Battlefield will be holding a “Christmas in the Colonies” event...
Contributed FAYETTEVILLE – With a snip of a red ribbon, state transportation leaders joined...
Contributed RALEIGH – Harvest of crops across North Carolina has been ongoing for months...
1889 – 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P...
Should be a busy day, today, everywhere … especially the grocery stores … the...
The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us. This week, two ministries in the area continue...
The White Lake Marine announced this week they have placed in the “Top 100”...
Bladen Community College supports local businesses in many ways but two good examples are...
McDuffie Pest Control and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) recommend the following tips...
[slideshow_deploy id=’176041′] Contributed The Bladen County Farm-City Week Banquet was held at the Powell-Melvin...
RALEIGH, N.C. – State Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell on Tuesday approved 20 additional types of...
Contributed by BBMCB Publicity Ministry A GenX session informing the citizens of its effects...
The Elizabethtown Trash and Recycle service will be on Friday, November 29th, 2019 for...
The Town of Bladenboro’s Governing Board will hold a Public Hearing on a proposed...
The Town of Bladenboro’s Governing Board will hold a Public Hearing on a proposed...
Contributed MEBANE – A statewide ‘Click it or Ticket’ campaign to raise awareness of...
1716 – 1st lion exhibited in America, in Boston. 1789 – 1st national Thanksgiving...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Gamaliel Silvan scored late in the second half to snap a scoreless...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Clarkton School of Discovery handed Nakina the Mustangs first loss of the...
DUNN – Senior Patience Ward and sophomore Alexus Mitchell combined for 10 fourth-quarter points...
DUNN – Mariah Smith fired in 9 points Monday to lead East Bladen’s Lady...
DUNN – Midway built a 14-8 halftime lead en route to a 24-15 non-conference...
DUNN – A 15-3 third quarter spurt propelled East Bladen to a 53-41 non-conference...
What was your most memorable Thanksgiving? Not sure I could describe any one as...
RALEIGH – The State Highway Patrol will be on the roadways this holiday season...
Elwell Ferry is closed due to electrical problems. It will re-open as soon as...
Appears to be much activity related to preparation for Christmas recently … at home,...
WILMINGTON – White Lake native Lacey Suggs fired in 18 points Wednesday night as...
PINEHURST – West Bladen grad Sayaun Dent fired in a game-high 27 points Saturday...
MIAMI, FL – Clarkton native Stephen Damasco earned his International Federation of Bodybuilding and...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, Fayetteville In the 21st century, more...
Hey, no quarrelling over politics on the annual day of gratitude. And certainly not...
1715 – First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn. 1792 –...
Two of five men indicted Thursday for illegal reentry into the U.S. or on...
1835 – Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Provisional Government. 1874 –...
College football scores: Wake Forest 39 – Duke 27 UNC 56 – Mercer 7...
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is a federally-funded Opens in New Window program...
By Charlotte Smith The Robert Curtis Hester Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 99 are...
The Colly Extension and Community Association Club recently made a donation of food and...
The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting Monday at 7 p.m....
1783 – Annapolis, Maryland becomes US capital (until June 1784) 1835 – Henry Burden...
The 31 members of the Bladen County Blue Ribbon Commission began it’s study of...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Jacksonville Northside’s zone defense limited East Bladen to 7 second-half points as...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Patience Ward blistered the nets with 45 points Friday night to...
Happy to see the past week end. … I realize there is much that...
NFL results – Texans defeated Colts 20-17. College Football – Georgia Tech 28 –...
Larrell and Farrell Murchison, former East Bladen football players who now play for North...
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced the following road closings in Bladen County as...
1842 – Mount St Helens in Washington erupts. 1884 – T Thomas Fortune starts...
BLADENBORO – With her family, coaches and teammates in attendance Thursday, West Bladen’s Alara...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Fernando Rebollar drilled in the deciding goal that lifted Elizabethtown to a...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Ricardo Rodriguez fired in 2 goals Thursday night to lead Tar Heel...
TABOR CITY – Matt Kemp and Elijah Cain fired in 2 goals each Thursday...
WHITEVILLE – Hezekiah Blanks-Adams drilled in the game’s only goal in the first half...
By Charlotte Smith Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019 Ms. Faye...
Elizabethtown – The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Committee is preparing for...
Documents reveal Cooper used ACP permit as leverage in deal between Duke and solar...
News & Record: Officials discuss Greensboro’s role as one of three sources of industrial...
Here are results from Bladen County Recreation Department youth football league games played Wednesday,...
Thanksgiving just a week away … AAA 2019 travel forecast: 49.3 million Americans will...
