Contributed CURRIE – Moores Creek National Battlefield will be conducting a controlled burn in...
Month: February 2023
By Cara Beth Smith Read Across America Week kicks off on the birthday of...
By Cara Beth Smith With a love for cooking that started at the age...
LAURINBURG — It’s been almost two years since Brandon McDonald was last seen or...
Remember the old saying … “Don’t worry about the mule, just load the wagon?”...
HOPE MILLS – West Bladen’s Knights pounded out 15 hits and rallied from deficits...
By Sonny Jones Admittedly, I don’t follow college basketball closely. I’ll watch a game...
On Saturday, March 18 Elizabethtown Christian Academy will hold its annual Legacy Golf Tournament...
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association is scheduled to open its 2023 season March 21...
TUESDAY, FEB. 28 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball South Columbus at East Bladen, 6:30 p.m. South...
1. High School Sports: Today. East Bladen baseball (6:30 p.m.), softball (6 p.m.) and...
1784 – John Wesley charters Methodist Church. 1854 – Republican Party formally organized in...
FAYETTEVILLE – Methodist University and Cape Fear Valley Health announced Monday a partnership with...
Water service in the Town of Bladenboro has been affected Monday afternoon by a...
The Town of Elizabethtown will kick off its yearlong celebration of its 250th anniversary...
DUNN – Sophomore Laila Smith and senior Maegan Burney from East Bladen and West...
Contributed Shooting its highest score of the season, Concordia Lutheran AJROTC defeated West Bladen...
Contributed RALEIGH – March officially signals the start of spring wildfire season, and the...
DUNN – Three players each from the Southeastern Athletic Conference co-champions East Bladen and...
DUNN – West Bladen’s Travis Pait and East Bladen’s Aking Elting have been named...
The past weekend was a busy one in the world of sports … but...
By Sonny Jones Want to know when your favorite Bladen County high school or...
Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1973: •...
“Its OK to play bad … just play fast.” “Don’t worry about recording your...
MONDAY, FEB. 27 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball West Bladen at Gray’s Creek, 6 p.m. Golf...
Here are three things to know for Monday, Feb. 27: 1. Story Time: Thursday,...
1827 – 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. 1901 – NL Rules Committee...
Checking the weather forecast … Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with...
By Sonny Jones A Carolina Hurricanes weekend ended with a tough loss, but the...
Q. At what event did Phil Mickelson’s first PGA tour victory occur and in...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Feb. 26: 1. Dining with Diabetes:...
1907 – Royal Oil & Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP) 1907 –...
Our early summertime weather is over for now … well for a few days...
Contributed DUBLIN — Bladen Community College’s Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing programs have...
By Sonny Jones Basketball season ended Thursday for Bladen County high school and middle...
WHITEVILLE – Former East Bladen star Freddy Wooten pitched a 1-hitter Friday for Southeastern...
Contributed FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health, in partnership with the Fayetteville Fire Department,...
SATURDAY, FEB. 25 RECREATION 7-9 Boys Basketball at King Street Gym, Elizabethtown Wolfpack vs....
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Feb. 25: 1. Open House: Today,...
1836 – Samuel Colt patents first multi-shot revolving cylinder revolver, enabling the firearm to...
The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater in Lumberton will host its ninth annual My...
CMRA – POSTAL CLERK Grade 9 PART-TIME POSITION TOWN OF WHITE LAKE General Statement...
ACCOUNTANT – GRADE 16 FULL-TIME POSITION TOWN OF WHITE LAKE General Statement of Duties...
TAR HEEL – Xavier King and Braylon Waddell tossed in 7 points each to...
TAR HEEL – Aleigh Godwin’s 10 first-half points sparked East Columbus to a 13-3...
Hester, Grady & Hester is seeking a legal assistant to join the Civil and/or...
The Town of Elizabethtown will kick off its yearlong celebration of its 250th anniversary...
By Mike Walden After inflation, the labor market shortage has probably been the top...
ELIZABETH CITY – Senior Aniyah Rainey and junior Jasmine Felton lit up the scoreboard...
Remember when older folks during a warm winter day would comment … ‘Wish we...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – Center Kendell Lesane recorded a double-double of 12 points...
CERRO GORDO – Kamyra McDowell and Ellen Battle sparked a 15-0 closing blitz that...
By Sonny Jones It’s always disappointing to the end of a season unless, of...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – Harley Jordan connected on 5 consecutive 3-point shots in...
WHITEVILLE – Guard Montiera Richardson and forward Nevaeh Brown combined for 24 points Thursday...
WHITEVILLE – Azarion “Archie” Willis fired in 16 points Thursday night to lead Clarkton...
CERRO GORDO – West Columbus rode a 29-4 2nd half run to a 50-18...
FRIDAY, FEB. 24 HIGH SCHOOL Softball Scrimmages at West Bladen High School West Bladen...
Here are three things to know for Friday, Feb. 24: 1. 82nd Airborne Division...
1839 – Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia. 1911 – Japan and the...
All games begin at 4 p.m. Monday, March 13 East Columbus at Elizabethtown Tuesday,...
The Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District has announced the winners and runners-up for...
FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health has several upcoming hiring events. Interested applicants can...
The Bladen County Firefighters Association has scheduled a fundraising bike ride for Saturday, March...
Four County Electric Membership Corporation offers all-expense-paid summer basketball camp scholarships for middle school...
By John Clark East Bladen’s Lady Eagles (19-7), the Southeastern Athletic Conference tournament champions,...
68 degrees @ 5 a.m. A few more hours of this summertime like weather…...
By Sonny Jones Ever sat in the stands watching a game and think “What...
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville Central rode a 19-1 2nd quarter spurt to a 40-16 Waccamaw...
WHITEVILLE – A. Smith poured in all 23 of her points in the opening...
The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting has been scheduled for...
THURSDAY, FEB. 23 HIGH SCHOOL NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs Girls: East Bladen at Elizabeth City...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Feb. 23: 1. Baby Sprinkle: Today,...
1822 – Boston, Massachusetts, is incorporated as a city 1896 – Tootsie Roll introduced...
“That’ll play” means crappy shot. No need to remind everyone you suck … they...
By Sonny Jones Well, that didn’t quite work out as hoped. One round of...
By Sonny Jones ELIZABETHTOWN — The East Bladen girls’ basketball team needed a quarter...
By John Clark KENLY – Sophomore Marcel Freeman poured in 32 points and made...
By Sonny Jones ELIZABETHTOWN — The opportunity was there. So were the shots and...
Scrolling through news in the Tar Heel state yesterday … Drive-In theater closing …...
CLARKTON – Clarkton School of Discovery clinched the Waccamaw Middle School Conference ‘A’ Division...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Ten different Elizabethtown players scored Tuesday as the Lady Cougars defeated Tar...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Nathan Demery and Sheldon Melvin combined for 18 points Tuesday night to...
CLARKTON – Keonta Hill fired in 12 points Tuesday night to lead unbeaten Bladenboro...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, Feb. 22: 1. Open House: Saturday,...
1865 – Battle of Wilmington, NC (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals. 1879 – 1st...
BLADENBORO – The West Bladen softball scrimmages that were scheduled for Saturday have been...
Contributed RALEIGH – Space is still available for farm-equipment hobbyists and vendors wanting to...
Shooting its highest score of the season Mountain View High School edged out West...
Contributed RALEIGH – State officials will host a series of public meetings to provide...
By Cara Beth Smith Requests for a men’s health clinic in our community have...
Q. When was the first Ryder Cup held? A. June 1927 Q. Who did...
By Sonny Jones Usually, the first round of the state playoffs matches teams that...
By John Clark West Bladen (18-7), the Southeastern Athletic Conference co-champions, received the No....
By Sonny Jones East Bladen earned the Southeastern Athletic Conference’s top playoff seed with...
March arrives in just over a week. We think of March as the time...
By Sonny Jones We’ve entered the “must win” portion of the high school basketball...
By John Clark CLARKTON – Brianna Price and Morgan Boyd scored 9 points each...
By John Clark CLARKTON – The Clarkton School of Discovery Blue Devils had 2...
Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1973: •...
