ROCKY POINT – East Bladen senior Sabara McLean finished 11th in the Heide Trask...
Year: 2023
THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 HIGH SCHOOL Boys’ Soccer West Bladen at East Columbus, 5 p.m....
Here are three things to know for Thursday, September 7: 1. Book Reading: Today,...
1907 – Ocean liner RMS Lusitania begins her maiden voyage sailing from Liverpool to...
A Staff Report As we enter the first week of September 2023, the National...
A Staff Report This Sunday marks National Grandparents Day, an occasion deeply rooted in...
Contributed State test results from the 2022-23 school year presented to the State Board of...
Happy September, Bladen County. We are getting closer to fall every day. I hope...
Pictured (left to right): Back row: Geovanni Lopez, Andres Azcarate, Jafet Vera, Oscar Giron,...
Average daily temperature for the month of September in Bladen County… High 83 –...
CERRO GORDO – East Bladen opened Waccamaw Conference volleyball play Tuesday night with a...
CERRO GORDO – East Bladen posted victories in 4 of the 5 singles matches...
CERRO GORDO – Freshman Marlee Potter poured in 22 service points Tuesday to lead...
BLADENBORO – Union grabbed a 2-1 halftime lead and outlasted West Bladen 3-2 Tuesday...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Clinton defeated West Bladen 9-0 Tuesday at Bladen County Park in the...
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played a Captain’s Choice tournament at Diamondback Golf Course...
Land O Lakes Golf Club has scheduled its annual member-guest tournament for Saturday, October...
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6 HIGH SCHOOL Boys’ Soccer South Columbus at East Bladen, 6 p.m....
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, September 6: 1. Children’s Story Time:...
1899 – Carnation processes its first can of evaporated milk. 1901 – President William...
Photo Courtesy of Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc. A Staff Report In the face...
A Staff Report It’s been six long years since the disappearance of Abby Lynn...
Contributed Program teaches about the barriers faced by those recently released from prison WILMINGTON,...
Staff Report Lynn Ransom with Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child is pleased to announce...
Contributed Elizabethtown, NC – Get ready for an unforgettable night of music as the...
ACC football … Duke Blue Devils 28 – Clemson Tigers 7. How good are...
LOS ANGELES, Ca. – Elizabethtown native Larrell Murchison will begin his 4th season in...
TUESDAY, SEPT. 5 HIGH SCHOOL Boys’ Soccer Union at West Bladen, 6 p.m. Volleyball...
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, September 5: 1. Bladen County Commissioners...
1774 – The 1st Continental Congress, a meeting of delegates from 12 of the...
Fun in the Sun today … beaches and lakes may be crowded … on...
A beautiful day met 84 golfers Sunday as they gathered to play in the...
Here are three things to know for Monday, September 4: 1. Labor Day: Today....
Golf was once banned. Today, golf isn’t known as a rebellious sport. But there...
1888 – George Eastman patents the first roll film camera and registers the brand...
A Staff Report Starting on September 1, changes are happening to food stamp eligibility...
Elizabethtown, NC – Mark your calendars, as the Bladen County Board of Commissioners is...
It’s Labor Day weekend … enjoy! Local high school play (Saturday) Ashley (Wilmington) 42...
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday night in a news release that it...
By John Clark WILMINGTON – Ashley scored 2 touchdowns in the final 6:43 Saturday...
The 9th annual Clarkton Lions Club Strides Walk is scheduled Saturday, September 30. Proceeds...
Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1973: •...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, September 3: 1. Bladen County Commissioners...
Here is a humorous golf comment courtesy of Vineyard Golf at White Lake: “Golf...
1891 – Cotton pickers organize union and stage strike in Texas. 1916 – President...
By Charlotte Smith Robert W. Villegas, a Registered Nurse and Instructor at Bladen Community College...
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation....
Bladen Community College and University of Mount Olive Partner to Enhance Agribusiness Opportunities
Contributed Bladen Community College and the University of Mount Olive have entered into a...
Keeping up with local sports events is difficult following a storm (hurricane). When in...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – Quarterback Unique Kelly accounted for 428 yards of offense,...
The Mount Olive University men’s golf team needed a course Friday to hold a...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, September 2: 1. VFW Pancake Breakfast,...
1798 – First bank robbery in the US: Bank of Pennsylvania robbed of $162,821...
A Staff Report Charleston, SC – Clay Rice, celebrated silhouette artist and award-winning children’s author,...
RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 39 North Carolina counties in...
Currie, NC- – Due to continued flooding as a result of Hurricane Idalia, Moores...
A Staff Report Elizabethtown, NC– It’s that time of the year again! The eagerly...
A quick look back before moving on. Hurricane Idelia has departed the area… Locally,...
Kayla Thompson had one of the best weeks in her golfing career when she...
Here are three things to know for Friday, September 1: 1. VFW Pancake Breakfast,...
1898 – First forestry school in America opens at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North...
FAYETTEVILLE – Aug. 31, 2023 – Recently, Cape Fear Valley Health officially announced “Education” as...
Contributed The BCTS-BCHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is having their Annual Alumni Banquet on Saturday, September...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program has announced that...
N.C. State Parks Division Announces “Complete the Trails” Program Grants for Land Acquisition Projects...
Update on September 21, 2023, According to Terri Dennison, “Due to the predicted weather...
A Staff Report Contributed Photos Tropical Storm Idalia made her presence known as she...
Tropical storm Idalia came, caused problems and has or will depart the scene today…...
Kayla Thompson, playing in the LPGA and Epson Tour Qualifying event in Rancho Mirage,...
HARRELLS – Emereau Bladen defeated Harrells Christian 2-0 Tuesday in middle school volleyball action...
Former East Bladen star Maya McDonald fired in a pair of 1st half goals...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, August 31: 1. Bladen County Schools:...
1895 – 1st pro football game. Quarterback John Brallier and the Latrobe YMCA defeated...
Contributed In anticipation of severe weather conditions stemming from Hurricane Idalia, the Town of...
Contributed In anticipation of Hurricane Idalia, Bladen County is now under a Tropical Storm...
Contributed According to Maria C. Edwards, NCCCC, Assistant to the County Manager/Clerk to the Board, due...
Fort Fisher, North Carolina —Out of an abundance of caution for visitors, volunteers and staff,...
Blair Potter, Director of Communications & Marketing with Bladen Community College, announced the Bladen Community...
Hurricane Idalia has resulted in changes to Bladen County sports schedules and will close...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Aug. 30, 2023 – UNC Health will partner with Bladen...
Contributed Oak Grove Original Free Will Baptist church, Bladenboro, NC will celebrate its annual...
A Staff Report According to Laura Silver, Meteorologist/Planner with the NC Department of Public Safety Division of...
Contributed In the first picture from left to right: Col Lloyd, Mac Campbell, Dr....
FAYETTEVILLE – Aug. 29, 2023 – Cape Fear Valley Health and Harnett Health broke ground...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity’s five-year action...
Currie, NC – Due to incoming Hurricane Idalia, which is projected to make landfall...
Shortly after midnight, Hurricane Idalia is bearing down on Florida, landfall is expected between...
Kayla Thompson fired another 1-over par 73 in the LPGA and Epson Tour Qualifying...
BLADENBORO – East Columbus defeated West Bladen 3-0 Tuesday night in non-conference volleyball action...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Wallace-Rose Hill defeated East Bladen 3-0 Tuesday night in non-conference volleyball action...
BLADENBORO – West Bladen pulled away in the 3rd and deciding set as the...
ELIZABETHTOWN- East Bladen dropped the opening set then battled back to win the next...
The East Columbus at West Bladen non-conference girls’ tennis match was postponed by rain...
Update – The BayTree FireDepartment Golf Tournament scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed due...
The Southeastern Fellowship golf Association played Tuesday at Land O’ Lakes Golf Club using...
All good things come to an end … and the popular nine hole Thundering...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, August 30: 1. Bladen County Schools:...
1890 – President Benjamin Harrison signed the first U.S. law requiring inspection of meat...
Due to the possible risk of localized flooding and gusty winds as a result...
A Staff Report Elizabethtown, NC – The Bladen County Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)...