DUNN– Jemari McNeil and Wyatt Herring ignited a 17-0 3rd period burst with 5...
Month: February 2023
Q. In 2018, Europe regained the Ryder Cup by beating the United States, but...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Feb. 12: 1. Dementia Caregiver Support...
1909 – National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) forms. 1914 –...
By John Clark DUNN – West Bladen’s Knights are Southeastern Athletic Conference co-champions! Sophomore...
ST PAULS – East Bladen’s Eagles are Southeastern Athletic Conference co-champions! The Eagles senior...
If you were out late last evening, you may have been ‘rained on’ …...
By Sonny Jones What a difference a few years has made for Bladen County’s...
The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and partners are planning to kick off...
The Bladen County Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday,...
ST PAULS – Senior Aniyah Easterling made 2 free throws with 20 seconds left...
By John Clark DUNN – Senior Leah Culbreth sparked a 9-0 Midway run that...
SATURDAY, FEB. 11 RECREATION Lil Knights Basketball at West Bladen High School Atlantic Division...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Feb. 11: 1. Clarkton Dixie Youth...
1895 – Georgetown became part of Washington, D.C. 1903 – Congress adopts the Expedition...
One Super Bowl Scramble golf tournament has moved its shotgun start up an hour...
By Charlotte Smith The Bladen County Substance Misuse Task Force continues the fight against...
The Buffaloes defeated the Tigers on Thursday night in the Bladen County Recreation Department’s...
By Haylie Robinson Your main question is probably, “What is Teen Court?” According to...
The Bulldogs defeated the Tigers on Thursday night in the Bladen County Recreation Department’s...
The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners will conduct its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Feb....
The Lakers defeated the Pistons 13-8 on Thursday night in the Bladen County Recreation...
By Mike Walden When I speak to a variety of groups around the state,...
People interested in learning more about Bladen County and how to be involved in...
ACC basketball season regular season winding down … and the four North Carolina teams...
By Sonny Jones The focus Friday night, as it should, will be on the...
The Town of Elizabethtown seeks written proposals for qualified Design/Build firms licensed in North...
RALEIGH — The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the 2023 Multimodal...
FRIDAY, FEB. 10 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball West Bladen at Midway, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. East Bladen...
Here are three things to know for Friday, Feb. 10: 1. High School Basketball:...
1855 – US citizenship laws amended, all children of US parents born abroad granted...
The Lil Knights basketball program will play its tournament and crown champions Saturday morning...
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a state record...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a planning session at noon on...
Update published on February 9, 2023 Town of Bladenboro officials announced Thursday, February 9,...
Contributed HARRELLS – Harrells Christian Academy’s Junior Beta Club returned to the North Carolina...
By Cara Beth Smith As we all know, restaurants are extremely busy on Valentine’s...
I had a most wonderful dream early this day … Dreamed it was mid-May,...
CLARKTON – Keon Whittington fired in 14 points Wednesday night to lead Tar Heel...
CLARKTON – Montiera Richardson and Nevaeh Brown combined for 11 points Wednesday to lead...
By Sonny Jones Will there be a Southeastern Athletic Conference boys’ basketball champion determined...
WHITEVILLE – Unbeaten Bladenboro rolled to a 31-13 lead and eventual 31-20 Waccamaw Middle...
WHITEVILLE –Williams Township battled back from a 10-0 deficit and defeated Bladenboro 13-12 Wednesday...
LAKE WACCAMAW–Aleigh Godwin threw in a pair of baskets, and Kayla Hall drilled in...
LAKE WACCAMAW– Braylon Waddell tallied 10 of his game-high 13 points in the 1st...
THURSDAY, FEB. 9 RECREATION 7-9 Boys Basketball at King Street Gym, Elizabethtown Tigers vs....
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Feb. 9: 1. Volunteer Income Tax...
1886 – President Grover Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of...
CLARKTON- Williams Township overcame an early Clarkton School of Discovery lead and defeated the...
LAKE WACCAMAW- Kayla Hall and Ryleigh Owens sparked a 15-2 2nd quarter spurt that...
LAKE WACCAMAW – Braylon Waddell threw in 11 of his game-high 13 points in...
ELIZABETHTOWN – D.J. Graham pumped in 12 points to lead West Columbus to a...
By Charlotte Smith Leon Grimes, Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist and Local Veterans Employment...
The Town Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 5:30 pm has...
“Part of the Inner Coastal Plain region of North Carolina, an area covered in...
Tuesday was Senior Night at West Bladen High School for winter sports athletes. The...
Tuesday was Senior Night at East Bladen High School for winter sports athletes. The...
Golf is a game where you hit a ball with a stick until it...
Did you watch the State of the Union speech? President Biden delivered the speech...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – West Bladen’s young Knights did it again. After his...
By Sonny Jones ELIZABETHTOWN — Zamar Lewis dominated the inside and Malcolm Bolden had...
By Sonny Jones ELIZABETHTOWN — East Bladen used an early barrage of 3-pointers to...
BLADENBORO – Junior Jashonte Harris and senior Jakieya Thompson combined for 41 points Tuesday...
ELIZABETHTOWN — Nine different players scored and East Bladen never trailed in beating Red...
BLADENBORO – Tykeem Oxendine threw in 16 points, and Jamir Marzett added 10 to...
CLARKTON – Montiera Richardson’s basket in the final quarter helped preserve a 29-27 Waccamaw...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Guard Aaliyah Monroe and Ellen Battle sparked a 21-3 closing run that...
TABOR CITY- Kendell Lesane and Ashton Davis keyed a 16-3 closing run that rallied...
TABOR CITY- Cheyenne Reinhart fired in 8 points Tuesday and Bladenboro built leads of...
Contributed NORTH CAROLINA – The William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations is now...
According to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the Professional Educator Preparation and...
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8 MIDDLE SCHOOL Basketball Tar Heel at Clarkton School of Discovery, 4/5:15...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, Feb. 8: 1. Clarkton Dixie Youth...
1862 – Battle of Roanoke Island, NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound. 1898...
UCLA defeated the Tar Heels 6-1 on Monday night in the Bladen County Recreation...
6-B’s Produce held its Second Annual Turkey Shoot Fundraiser in November and December, 2022....
The Tar Heel Dixie Youth program has scheduled baseball, softball and T-ball sign-ups for...
The Bladen County Board of Education held a work session on Monday, February 6,...
The Heat defeated the Lakers 27-22 on Monday night in the Bladen County Recreation...
The Buffaloes defeated the Tigers 21- 2 on Monday night in the Bladen County...
The Bladen County NC PreK Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, February 9,...
By Cara Beth Smith Quality, technologically-advanced dentistry is available in our small community of...
Madison Street Antiques is having its grand opening Friday, Feb. 10 at 11 a.m....
The Bladen County Law Enforcement Officers Association has scheduled an Introduction to AR-15 class...
So much to report on and so little time and space… Earthquakes in Turkey...
By Sonny Jones Bladen County’s four high school basketball teams will recognize senior players...
The Bladen County Law Enforcement Officers Association has scheduled a concealed carry class Saturday,...
Bladen County Recreation Department’s girls softball registration has opened and will continue through March...
Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1973: •...
TUESDAY, FEB. 7 HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Red Springs at East Bladen, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. St....
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, Feb. 7: 1. High School Basketball:...
1862 – Federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island, NC. 1915 – 1st wireless message...
Contributed HARRELLS – Harrells Christian Academy’s Senior Beta Club recently attended the North Carolina...
FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health has several special upcoming hiring events. Interested applicants...
It’s been more than five years since Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker introduced a...
West Bladen AJROTC defeated Smith Station MCJROTC 915.3 to 858.2 in the 2023 National...
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled Friday, Feb. 17 to open a new bridge over...
Contributed RALEIGH – North Carolina transit agencies and communities will receive about $183 million...
By Jennifer Hernandez, North Carolina Health News States that expanded access to federal food...