FAYETTEVILLE – J. Meekins poured in 21 points Thursday night to lead Alpha Academy...
Month: January 2023
FAYETTEVILLE – Alpha Academy defeated Emereau Bladen 34-6 Thursday in middle school girls basketball...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Braylon Waddell and Khair Bowens sparked an 11-5 3rd quarter spurt that...
Notice is hereby published that Co-Chair Joy Warren of the White Lake Planning Board...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Four different players tossed in baskets in the 3rd quarter as Elizabethtown...
Schools and government offices throughout Bladen County will be closed Monday in honor of...
NFL playoffs are on the schedule this weekend … Looking forward to them …...
Contributed North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday signed an executive order prohibiting the...
By Sonny Jones What will the Carolina Panthers do when selecting a head football...
By John Clark TAR HEEL – JaQuan McRae dropped in 3 lay-ups during an...
By John Clark TAR HEEL – Tyleah Freeman and Nevaeh Brown fired in 10...
BLADENBORO – Kendell Lesane and Jaquan Lesane combined for 25 points Thursday night to...
BLADENBORO – Allison Hickman fired in 6 of her game-high 13 points during an...
Contributed The Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship application window is open for the...
FRIDAY, JAN. 13 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Fairmont at East Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. West Bladen...
Here are three things to know for Friday, Jan. 13: 1. High School Basketball:...
Better late than never … bet you have heard that before … One of...
Here is the second-quarter honor roll for Tar Heel Middle School: ‘A’ Honor Roll...
Here is the second-quarter honor roll for Bladen Early College High School: Superintendent’s List...
A school club and an organization in need often make for a perfect match....
From Vineyard Golf at White Lake #48: Golf is an easy game … It’s...
By John Clark ELIZABETHTOWN- Junior Myron McKoy made 10 of 12 free throws and...
By John Clark ELIZABETHTOWN -East Bladen raced to leads of 18-2 and 46-6 en...
By Sonny Jones Think the East Bladen-West Bladen rivalry isn’t real? Just check the...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Nate McKoy drilled in a 3-point shot at the buzzer that lifted...
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is the first division...
THURSDAY, JAN. 12 MIDDLE SCHOOL Basketball Williams Township at Bladenboro, 4/5:15 p.m. East Columbus...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Jan. 12: 1. Unity In The...
The Carolina Civic Center in downtown Lumberton will hold auditions the weekend of Feb....
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state...
How well can school staff and administration spell? It will be determined Tuesday, Jan....
Update January 25, 2023, at 4:42 pm: According to Dr. Teresa Duncan, Bladen County...
Here is Elizabethtown Primary School’s honor roll for the second nine-week grading period: 4th...
Mega Millions lists the odds of winning the grand prize at 1 in 302...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – Junior Gabriel Washinton’s 3-point shot bounded high off the...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – Five different Fairmont players scored in double-figures as the...
By Sonny Jones The four Bladen County middle schools are set to begin a...
BLADENBORO – Fairmont rallied from a 17-7 halftime deficit to defeat West Bladen 36-27...
HARRELLS – Jerry Davis poured in 14 of his game-high 25 points in the...
HARRELLS– Tatum Allen and Bristol Allen combined for 14 points to lead Emereau Bladen...
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Heide Trask at East Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. Master...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, Jan. 11: 1. Story Time: Thursday,...
The family of the late Sarah “Elizabeth” (Blue) Robinson wishes to extend our thanks...
The Bladen County Substance Misuse Task Force has planned its next meeting for Tuesday,...
North Carolina NAACP President Deborah Dicks Maxwell will be the grand marshal for Monday’s...
By Cheryl Thurston Hello friends and neighbors, and a very happy new year to...
By Cara Beth Smith Decluttering is something that really should happen more often than...
Contributed Entering her third year as North Carolina’s leader of K-12 education, State Superintendent...
I have been thinking about tobacco beds … remember when just about every farmer...
By Sonny Jones What a beatdown and a pounding and a real slobberknocker by...
A pair of area golf courses have planned Super Bowl Scramble tournaments the day...
Q. On what golf course was the 2021 PGA Championship held? A. The Ocean...
TUESDAY, JAN. 10 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Fairmont at West Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. MIDDLE SCHOOL...
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, Jan. 10: 1. White Lake Commissioners...
Contributed ROCKY MOUNT – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles routinely receives complaints from...
Contributed FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health will host a ribbon cutting and grand...
The Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors have meeting scheduled Tuesday,...
Today (Jan. 9) is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Monday morning at East Arcadia...
ELIZABETHTOWN — The annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr celebration kicks off Thursday...
Deborah Jane Smith Edwards passed away on Thursday, December 29th, 2022, surrounded by her...
Cool Safe Climate Controlled Storage held a ribbon cutting last Thursday to officially open...
NFL season over … Playoffs upcoming … Carolina Panthers not in the playoffs …...
UPLIFT, a program design to boost tourism in Bladen County and other rural North...
The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will host a leading expert on natural...
By Sonny Jones Bladen County basketball teams are in good spots in the first...
• Jim Holshouser Jr., of Boone, was sworn in as the 63rd Governor of...
Here are three things to know for Monday, Jan. 9: 1. Teen YA Book...
The Town of White Lake Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting on January...
35 degrees at 5:30 a.m. today. Mostly cloudy today with a high near 55....
By Sonny Jones Today is a momentous anniversary for the National Collegiate Athletic Association,...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Jan. 8: 1. Elwell Ferry Closed:...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Seniors Zamar Lewis and Yontee Dobson keyed a 7-0 East Bladen spurt...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophomore Laila Smith scored 13 of her game-high 25 points in the...
A new Speaker of the US House of Representatives has been elected. Kevin McCarthy...
By Sonny Jones Wow! Wow! Wow! What a night for high school basketball in...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Shannon Hankins and Tevin McLean keyed a 13-2 3rd quarter surge that...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Jan. 7: 1. Black Bear: Today,...
ROCKY MOUNT – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles on Friday closed a license...
#45: An interesting thing about golf is that no matter how badly you play,...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Friday morning that the Elwell Ferry is...
According to the Bladen County Schools website, the next Bladen County Board of Education...
Amplify reported significant increases in percentages of North Carolina students in grades 1-3 at...
Contributed FAYETTEVILLE, NC – January 1, 2023 – Stiles George McGee was the first...
By Sonny Jones The records show it’s important. The rivalry makes it more so....
Now nearly a week deep in a new year, time to pause and assess,...
FRIDAY, JAN. 6 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball West Bladen at East Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. Master...
Here are three things to know for Friday, Jan. 6: 1. High School Basketball:...
Contributed Elizabethtown – Preparations are underway for the thirty-fourth (34th) annual parade honoring the...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners held a meeting for regular business on January...
By Sonny Jones Duke Energy officials Tuesday told members of the N.C. Utilities Commission...
First things first … Damar Hamlin update … The 24 year old Buffalo Bills...
By Sonny Jones Great night of college basketball along Tobacco Road on Wednesday. N.C....
The East Bladen basketball games against Heide Trask that were originally scheduled for Tuesday,...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Jan. 5: 1. Ribbon Cutting: Today,...
Contributed The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) was recently awarded roughly $17...
A family is looking for their dog who was last seen along Twisted Hickory...
A female Chihuahua that appeared to have wandered off was found Wednesday morning along...
Lu Mil Vineyard is calling all brides-to-be. Its annual Bridal Show is set for...
The Emereau Bladen Board of Directors will meet in regular session on Tuesday, Jan....
By Mike Walden 2023 will be a challenging year for the economy. We’re starting...
