It’s Friday, March 3 … So hopeful of a good shower yesterday and last...
Year: 2023
By Sonny Jones Here’s what Me Thinks on a Friday morning: • ME THINKS...
The National Weather Service of Wilmington announced Thursday that due to abnormally warm temperatures...
ST PAULS – St. Pauls captured 1st place in both the boys and girls...
FRIDAY, MARCH 3 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball West Columbus at West Bladen, 6 p.m. East...
Here are three things to know for Friday, March 3: 1. Elizabethtown Dixie Youth...
1812 – US passes first foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake victims) 1837 –...
Contributed and staff report Reflecting similar trends across the nation, North Carolina public schools...
By Haylie Robinson ELIZABETHTOWN — Bladen County has a new pregnancy center called the...
Q. Before Danny Willett, who was the last Englishman to win the Masters? A....
• “Golf is a game of such monumental stupidity that anyone with a brain...
BLADENBORO – Three West Bladen pitchers combined to pitch a 5-hitter and strike-out 11...
BLADENBORO – Senior Lainey Autry poured in a ‘Hat Trick’ of 3 goals Wednesday...
Woke early this AM … just slept out … thinking about events along the...
By Sonny Jones The West Bladen baseball team was thrown a curve ball prior...
By John Clark BLADENBORO – West Bladen battled back 3 times Wednesday night, but...
SOUTHPORT – South Brunswick defeated East Bladen 19-0 Wednesday night in non-conference baseball action....
SOUTHPORT – Sophomore Kina Davis pitched a 4-hit shutout and struck out 16 batters...
BLADENBORO – A 7-run 5th inning rally carried East Columbus to a 15-9 junior...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, March 2: 1. Elizabethtown 250th Anniversary:...
1799 – Congress standardizes US weights & measures. 1819 – US passed first immigration...
Contributed ELIZABETHTOWN – The Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church celebrated Black History month in...
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday an update on Bladen County road closures....
Jones Lake State Park has released its March program itinerary. Learn about butterflies, park...
By Haylie Robinson It’s that time again for the events happening in our home...
By Jasmine Littleson Swannanoa, NC For thousands of years, the North Atlantic right whale...
Contributed RALEIGH – People are invited to provide comments on the draft version of...
BLADENBORO – Sophomores Josie McLean and Ava Giles combined for 5 goals Tuesday night...
DUNN – Medalist Logan Atkins fired a 71 and teammate Kaison Marley posted an...
By: Bladen Online team members Lumber River United Way (LRUW), a nonprofit serving Bladen...
Good bye February, Hello March … Looking forward to Springtime … begins March 21...
By Sonny Jones ELIZABETHTOWN — Jake Futrell walked the first batter, then retired the...
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen and South Columbus battled to a scoreless tie Tuesday night...
RAEFORD – Sophomores Kalea Parker and Bailey Moss keyed a 7-run, 5th inning explosion...
By John Clark ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Olivia Watts pitched a 6-hitter and senior Alexuz...
By Sonny Jones ELIZABETHTOWN — Debo Lewis drove home three runs with a pair...
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball East Columbus at West Bladen, 7 p.m. East...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, March 1: 1. High School Sports:...
1781 – Continental Congress officially adopts the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of...
Contributed CURRIE – Moores Creek National Battlefield will be conducting a controlled burn in...
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,...