2 min read Ag News Lifestyles Local News News NCDA&CS warns pet owners to destroy recalled Sportmix brand pet food due to high levels of aflatoxin 12/31/2020 RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is issuing a warning to...Read More
1 min read Local News News Agenda Released for Upcoming Bladen County Commissioners Meeting 12/31/2020 Maria C. Edwards, Clerk to the County of Bladen Board of Commissioners released the agenda...Read More
5 min read Education Local News News State Superintendent Mark Johnson Announces $60 Million in School Construction Grants to Five Districts 12/31/2020 North Carolina Superintendent Mark Johnson has announced that $60 million in grant funds from the...Read More
2 min read Classified Local News News TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN PUBLIC NOTICE 12/31/2020 In accordance with the N.C. Governor’s Executive Order, the January 4, 2021 Town of...Read More
1 min read Classified Local News News NOTICE TO BLADEN COUNTY TAXPAYERS 12/31/2020 The 2020 property taxes on real estate and personal property will be delinquent if...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Regionals Chamber Showcases Mother Nature’s Playground in Bladen County 12/31/2020 The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is promoting Bladen County as a great...Read More
1 min read Local News News Regionals NCDOT’s Weekly Cash Watch Report 12/31/2020 RALEIGH – To be open and transparent and to comply with Session Law 2019-251 of...Read More
1 min read Education Local News East Bladen High School Goes from Old School to Virtual School 12/31/2020 In an effort to provide individual academic workspaces for Bladen County students, the East...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 31 12/31/2020 December 31, 2020 … last day of a very topsy-turvy year … So much...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 31 12/31/2020 1696 – A window tax imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up...Read More
2 min read Local Sports Sports 2020 Sports Year in Review – April 12/31/2020 Larrell Murchison became Bladen County’s first NFL draftee. Brandon Council announced that he had...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Regionals Last Coronavirus Task Force Update of 2020 Explains Vaccine Plans 12/30/2020 The latest updates about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in North...Read More
2 min read Local News News 20 Top News Articles of the Year 12/30/2020 The year 2020 will go down in history. News headlines across the world and...Read More
4 min read Local News News Opinion You Decide: Where Will the Jobs Be? 12/30/2020 By Dr. Mike Walden The overwhelming economic concern for a majority of individuals is...Read More
1 min read Local News News Regionals COVID-19 Vaccine Presentation 12/30/2020 Join Carrie Brown, MD, MPH and Chief Medical Officer for Behavioral Health & IDD...Read More
2 min read Fund Raising Lifestyles Local News Bladen County Pet Costume Contest Winners 12/30/2020 The Bladen County Animal Control Board is pleased to announce the Christmas Pet Costume...Read More
2 min read Local News News Regionals North Carolinians Can Apply Online for Help with Energy Costs Beginning Monday 12/30/2020 Raleigh, NC- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced beginning...Read More
1 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 30 12/30/2020 If you made New Year’s Resolutions last year, precious little time remains to complete,...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 30 12/30/2020 1861 – US banks stop payments in gold. 1903 – Electric arc lamp sets...Read More
2 min read Local Sports Sports 2020 Sports Year in Review – March 12/30/2020 North Carolina schools were closed in mid-March by the governor and that effectively ended...Read More
6 min read Lifestyles Local News Regionals Delivery of the Second Round of Economic Impact Payments to Begin this Week 12/29/2020 WASHINGTON – Today, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department will begin delivering...Read More
2 min read Local News News Regionals COVID-19 RELIEF BILL: SECOND ROUND OF ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENTS 12/29/2020 RALEIGH, N.C. – Late on December 21, Congress passed the latest COVID-19 relief bill...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Chocolate Pick-Me-Up Cake 12/29/2020 Barbara A. Minter, Southeastern Times August 31 1988 Cake 1 pkg. Devil’s food...Read More
1 min read Local News News Regionals Call For Applicants: Governor’s Highway Safety Program Funding Available 12/29/2020 RALEIGH – The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program will soon be accepting grant applications to fund programs...Read More
1 min read Education Local News News Dr. Taylors Farewell 12/29/2020 Please Join us! BCS District Office Parking Lot Wednesday Januaray 6th 11 a.m.- 1...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 29 12/29/2020 Had an interesting conversation recently with a friend who suffered from COVID-19 … I...Read More
1 min read Local Sports Sports Low Scores Continue at Vineyard Golf At White Lake 12/29/2020 Low scores continue to be reported at Vineyard Golf. Some recent low scores are...Read More
2 min read Local Sports Sports 2020 Sports Year in Review – February 12/29/2020 Both Bladen County girls basketball teams reached the state playoffs, after they played a...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 29 12/29/2020 1848 – Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk’s administration) 1902 – “The...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Voting Begins Today for the Bladen County Pet Christmas Costume Contest 12/28/2020 The Bladen County Animal Control Board is raising funds to benefit Dr. N.W. Midyette...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Regionals weather Severe Weather Threat is Low 12/28/2020 The National Weather Service of Wilmington released a weekly weather overview today. They stated,...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 28 12/28/2020 For most, Christmas is over, or will be soon … Time to move on...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 28 12/28/2020 1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson)...Read More
1 min read Local Sports Sports Tennessee Titans Lose at Green Bay; Remain Atop the AFC South 12/28/2020 GREEN BAY– The Tennessee Titans dropped a 40-14 decision to the Green Bay Packers...Read More
2 min read Local Sports Sports 2020 Sports Year in Review – January 12/28/2020 Before COVID-19 shutdown most of the 2020 sports seasons, East Bladen’s boys and girls...Read More
1 min read History News This Day in History for December 27 12/27/2020 1915 – US Iron and Steel workers begin a 3-week strike in Ohio for...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 27 12/27/2020 Last day of Christmas holiday for many … and today is Church Day… NFL...Read More
1 min read History Local News Bladen County Headlines…35 Years Ago 12/26/2020 Lillian Blackburn began her employment with Bob Hester’s Law Firm in 1945 and retired...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Opinion Enjoy the Christmas Jokes 12/26/2020 Photo above is a meme from the internet. by Leyton Ezzell Christmas is this...Read More
1 min read Crime Local News News Regionals Update Amber Alert Canceled 12/26/2020 Update: The North Carolina Department of Public Safety canceled its Amber Alert for a...Read More
1 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 26 12/26/2020 Hope your Christmas Day was good … for many, the holiday continues for a...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 26 12/25/2020 1799 – George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as “1st in war,...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 25 12/25/2020 Merry Christmas … Not likely to be a White Christmas in our area, but...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 25 12/24/2020 352 – 1st definite date Christmas was celebrated on December 25th. 1651 – Massachusetts...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Bladen County Firefighters Take Santa Around Small Towns 12/24/2020 On Monday evening local Fire Departs took Santa Claus around small towns to help...Read More
2 min read Spanish Las muertes por COVID-19 superan los últimos 10 años de muertes relacionadas con la influenza 12/24/2020 Esta temporada navideña, los funcionarios de salud están preocupados por el aumento de casos...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Regionals Christmas Brought Early with Successful Giveback and Toys 4 Tots Campaigns 12/24/2020 On December 23, 2020, Men and Women United for Youth & Families, CDC, and...Read More
1 min read Local News News Regionals NCDOT’s Weekly Cash Watch Report 12/24/2020 RALEIGH – To be open and transparent and to comply with Session Law 2019-251 of...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News News Regionals COVID-19 Deaths Surpass the Last 10 Years of Flu Related Deaths 12/24/2020 This Christmas season health officials are concerned with the rise in COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases....Read More
1 min read Local News Regionals weather Severe Weather Potential this afternoon and evening 12/24/2020 Christmas Eve will bring a chance of severe weather to the eastern Carolinas. According...Read More
2 min read Local News Elizabethtown Resident in Docu Series ‘Honor Guard’ on Amazon Christmas Day with Narrator Sam Elliott 12/24/2020 by Charlotte Smith Time To Kill Productions announced Veterans Ethan Morse and Neal Schrodetzki...Read More
1 min read Local Sports Sports John Bowen Totals 8 Points & 6 Rebounds in UNCW Wins 12/24/2020 WILMINGTON – Former West Bladen star John Bowen scored 8 points and grabbed 6...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Let’s Eat Out, But Where? 12/24/2020 By Cheryl Thurston Hello again in December! Here is a special treat from our...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 24 12/24/2020 1818 – Christmas carol “Silent Night” composed by Franz Xavier Gruber is first sung...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 24 12/24/2020 Scrolling thru a Nashville, Tennessee newspaper yesterday and saw an article about Elizabethtown, NC...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Washington Russets in Hearty Casserole 12/23/2020 Recipe From The Southeastern Times Newspaper September 15, 1971 Washington State Russet Potatoes team...Read More
1 min read Local News Titans Larrell Murchison Gives Back to Bladen County 12/23/2020 Christmas time has arrived, and with it, Bladen County native and NFL Titans rookie...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News News Regionals Governor Cooper Grants Santa an Exemption from Modified Stay at Home Order 12/23/2020 Ho Ho Ho… Someone Will Still Be on His Way Watch the Governor’s video message...Read More
2 min read Local News News Politics Bladenboro Holds Called Meeting to Address Demo Problems 12/23/2020 By Blake Proctor The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners, down a member until Lisa Levy...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 23 12/23/2020 Hold on! Don’t obligate the proposed stimulus checks approved by Congress … President Trump...Read More
2 min read Local Sports Sports This Day in History for December 23 12/23/2020 1776 – Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France. 1900 –...Read More
3 min read Health Local News News Regionals Bladen County Designated Red in the County Alert System 12/22/2020 Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Opinion: POLITICAL THINKING: THE LEFT-RIGHT DICHOTOMY 12/22/2020 Contributed • Source of Human Rights Left: government Right: the Creator • Human...Read More
3 min read Local News News Politics Regionals State Board Certifies Supreme Court Contest, Removes County Board Member During Final Meeting of 2020 12/22/2020 RALEIGH, N.C. – The State Board of Elections on Friday voted unanimously to certify results...Read More
1 min read Classified Local News News The Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors 12/22/2020 will meet @ 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Powell-Melvin Agricultural Center Auditorium, 450...Read More
3 min read Local News News County Commission Meets for Its Final 2020 Session 12/22/2020 By Blake Proctor Meeting mostly live, with Commissioners Dr. Ophelia Munn-Goins and Michael Cogdell...Read More
2 min read Local News Regionals COVID-19 RELIEF BILL ADDS ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM 12/22/2020 Contributed by Brianna Reeder, AVP, Director of Communications and Professional Development, North Carolina Bankers Association RALEIGH, N.C....Read More
4 min read Local News Regionals Short Line Railroad Grants Awarded 12/22/2020 Contributed RALEIGH – Seventeen short line railroads will soon be making improvements to their infrastructure...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Lighting Of The Lake Contest Winners Announced 12/22/2020 Voting is over for the inaugural Lighting of the Lake at White Lake. The...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Winners Of E-WL Elf Scavenger Hunt Announced 12/22/2020 Pictured, from left, Angie Loury, Aiyana Loury and Terri Dennison Aiyana and Angie Loury...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 22 12/22/2020 NFL action last night … Bengals 27 – Steelers 17 … Steelers lose for...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 22 12/21/2020 1882 – 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison. 1894 –...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Regionals Star Communications awarded $3.3 million in Great Grant Funds to serve rural areas in Bladen County and Sampson County 12/21/2020 RALEIGH – A member-owned telecommunications cooperative based in Clinton, NC has been awarded $3.3...Read More
1 min read Local News Santa is Coming to Town Thanks to Our Firefighters 12/21/2020 Santa is coming to a small town near you to help spread some Christmas...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Bladen County Board of Education Approves Basketball for Student-Athletes 12/21/2020 In a special called virtual meeting on Monday, December 21, 2020, the Bladen County...Read More
1 min read Local News News Regionals Robeson County Bridge Work Needed on U.S. 74 West 12/21/2020 Right lane closes beginning this afternoon BOARDMAN – The right lane of a U.S. 74 West...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News News 2020 Christmas Community Giveback & Toys 4 Tots Campaign 12/21/2020 This is a Men and Women United and Community Support Agency Sponsored Event Delco,...Read More
1 min read Local News News Politics Bladen Commissioners To Meet Monday 12/21/2020 The Bladen County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to conduct their final meeting of...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 21 12/21/2020 Winter has arrived! Today is the first official day of winter … Sunrise at...Read More
1 min read Local Sports Sports Larrell Murchison on Inactive List for Sunday’s Titans Win 12/21/2020 NASHVILLE, TN – Quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for 2...Read More
1 min read Local Sports Sports John Bowen Posts 10 Points & 6 Rebounds in UNCW Win 12/21/2020 NORFOLK – Former West Bladen star John Bowen scored 10 points and grabbed 6...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 21 12/21/2020 1864 – General Sherman conquers Savannah, Georgia. 1891 – 1st game of basketball, based...Read More
1 min read Local Sports Sports Volleyball: East Bladen 3, East Columbus 1 12/20/2020 LAKE WACCAMAW – East Bladen won the first set and went on to a...Read More
1 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 20 12/20/2020 ACC football results Clemson 34 – Notre Dame 10 Other scores Alabama 52 –...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 20 12/19/2020 1790 – 1st successful US cotton mill begins spinning yarn in Pawtucket, Rhode Island...Read More
2 min read Local Sports Sports JV Volleyball: St. Pauls 2, West Bladen 1 12/19/2020 BLADENBORO – St. Pauls withstood a furious West Bladen rally in the deciding set...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Dress Your Bladen County Pet for the Season for a Chance to Win Big 12/19/2020 Don’t forget to dress your pet up this holiday season for a chance for...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News SHP Working to Keep Drivers Safe During the Holidays 12/19/2020 RALEIGH – With the holiday season in full swing, the State Highway Patrol will...Read More
2 min read Local Sports Sports Volleyball: St. Pauls 3, West Bladen 1 12/19/2020 BLADENBORO – St. Pauls rode a 19-4 closing run to a 3-1 Three Rivers...Read More
1 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for December 19 12/19/2020 Enjoy a surprise call from an acquaintance from long ago, occasionally … someone asking...Read More
1 min read Local Sports Sports JV Volleyball: West Bladen 2, West Columbus 0 12/19/2020 CERRO GORDO – Kylie Durden fired in 12 service points Thursday to lead West...Read More
2 min read Local Sports Sports Volleyball: West Bladen 3, West Columbus 0 12/19/2020 CERRO GORDO – Senior Sidnee Walters and sophomore Whitney McLean combined for 22 service...Read More
2 min read History News This Day in History for December 19 12/19/2020 1795 – 1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky. 1823 – Georgia...Read More
2 min read Local News Bladen County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Supports Local Youth-Focused Programs 12/18/2020 Above is a photo of a past Operation Christmas provided by Bladen County Law...Read More
4 min read Local News News Opinion You Decide: Will These Seven Predictions Come True in 2021? 12/18/2020 By Dr. Mike Walden It’s that time of year again for predictions about the...Read More
1 min read Local News News Bladen County Headlines…35 Years Ago 12/18/2020 Clarkton Mayor Dan Meshaw and town commissioners Lawrence McDougald, Roy Butler and Wade Tart...Read More
1 min read Sports Holiday Golfers Record Low Scores At Vineyard Golf At White Lake 12/18/2020 During the holiday period many golfers are enjoying Vineyard Golf At White Lake. The...Read More
2 min read Local News News Regionals This Week at NCDOT: Construction Halted, Holiday Booze It & Lose It, and New NCDMV HQ 12/18/2020 RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation....Read More
1 min read Local News News Regionals North Carolina’s November Employment Figures Released 12/18/2020 RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate was 6.2 percent, remaining unchanged...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Opinion Funny Friday, Holiday Jokes 12/18/2020 by Leyton Ezzell With Christmas being next week, we bring you more holiday and...Read More