Contributed With everything you have on your “to do” list, it can be easy...
Month: April 2025
Contributed That is the number of active-duty military personnel based in North Carolina as...
By Cheryl M. Whitaker Now that spring weather has arrived, a popular lifestyle magazine...
Staff Report Outlook Period: Wednesday 4/9/25 through Sunday 4/13/25 Cool and dry weather will...
Cade Hancock of Elizabethtown tied for sixth place in his first professional golf tournament...
Thoughts While Shaving archive Yesterday’s high temp was near 68, or about 20 degrees...
Contributed The Bladen County Health Department was notified Tuesday, April 8 of a raccoon...
East Bladen’s boys’ golf team placed second Monday in the weekly Waccamaw 1A/2A Conference...
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball West Bladen at Whiteville, JV, 4 p.m.; Varsity,...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Wednesday, April...
This Day In History archive 1909 – Congress passed the Payne-Aldrich bill, raising certain...
Contributed The State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Program – provided by the SBTDC in...
Contributed Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt led the first meeting of the Governor’s Task Force...
Contributed The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) will...
Contributed RALEIGH – The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet in person in Edenton and...
Contributed North Carolina’s roads are about to get a spring cleaning and it’s not...
Contributed The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public...
Contributed All convenience sites will be operating on their normal schedule, 7:00 AM to...
Thoughts While Shaving archive Interesting day, yesterday, weather-wise … High temp shortly after noon,...
TUESDAY, APRIL 8 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Midway at West Bladen, JV, 4 p.m.; Varsity,...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Tuesday, April...
This Day In History archive 1879 – Milk was sold in a glass bottle...
Contributed The Educator Preparation Subcommittee will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 9 at 1:00...
Contributed Raleigh 2024 – The implementation of the 2024 North Carolina State Building Code...
Contributed RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) State Energy Office will...
By Ashley Mahoney The 2027 CISM Military World Summer Games have been awarded to the...
Contributed The Bladen County Board of Commissioners’ Special Meeting scheduled for 5:30pm today is canceled...
By Dr. Shannon McCollum, Ed.D. Do you know a 4-H youth who has gone above and...
Contributed Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Pork Council and Smithfield Foods donated $30,000...
Contributed For Air Force veteran Michael, home had become a place of illness and...
Contributed A Mother County Genealogical Society meeting will be at 12:30, Saturday, April 12...
Eighteen 4-man teams teed it up Sunday, April 6 at Vineyard Golf at White...
Thoughts While Shaving archive Spring time has arrived … feels like summertime… Yesterday’s high...
MONDAY, APRIL 7 HIGH SCHOOL Softball West Bladen at East Bladen, postponed, rescheduled May...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Monday, April...
This Day In History archive 1891 – Nebraska enacted a law requiring an eight-hour...
Thoughts While Shaving archive High temp Saturday … 86 degrees … Overnight, last night...
Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1975: •...
The 9th annual Elizabethtown Rotary Club Scholarship tournament is scheduled Friday, May 16 at...
SUNDAY, APRIL 6 RECREATION Dixie Belles Softball at Tabor City Bladenboro vs. Central Columbus,...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Sunday, April...
This Day In History archive 1889 – George Eastman began selling Kodak flexible roll...
Bladen County lifted its ban on opening burning Friday, April 4 in unincorporated areas,...
Thoughts While Shaving archive Yesterday’s high temp … mid 80s … nice, mostly under...
Contributed Office to begin providing service under a new contractor at a new location...
Contributed On April 4, 2025, – The Bladen County Health Department was notified of...
SATURDAY, APRIL 5 HIGH SCHOOL Track and Field East Bladen in Seahawk Invitational, Wilmington...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Saturday, April...
This Day In History archive 1915 – Jess Willard knocked out Jack Johnson in...
Staff Report The Bladen County Board of Commissioners meeting is scheduled to begin at...
Staff Report Elizabethtown, NC – Springtime magic is coming to the Bladen County Public...
Staff Report Bladenboro, NC – Spring is in the air, and so is the...
Staff Report Bladen County, NC – Parents in the area looking for a fun,...
by NCEast Alliance Eastern North Carolina – [April 1, 2025] – STEM East is...
Contributed State’s biggest celebration of science runs all month long with events for all...
by Amy Parker Bowman In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall on the...
by Matthew Strickland The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) have allocated...
Contributed April 3, 2025 – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded a total...
by Mike Walden After earlier jobs in the private sector (furniture) and the government...
Thoughts While Shaving archive High temp for yesterday was in the mid 80s. Weather...
FRIDAY, APRIL 4 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Clinton at West Bladen,, JV, 4 p.m.; Varsity,...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Friday, April...
This Day In History archive 1789 – First Congress began regular sessions during George...
Contributed First place will be awarded a total of $7,500. The A-Mark Prize for...
Staff Report Classic Cars, Tough Trucks, and a Whole Lot of Horsepower RIEGELWOOD, NC...
By Sarah Nagem The Lumbee will protect nearly 1,400 acres of wetlands and forest...
Contributed The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 530 teaching fellows for the...
Contributed RALEIGH – From bold bursts of sunflowers to waves of poppies, North Carolina’s highways...
Contributed Farming is risky, ARC and PLC can help! You may be eligible for...
Contributed Acclaimed Gospel duo David and Tiffany Spencer captivated thousands of basketball fans on...
Contributed Dublin, NC – Administrative Professionals Day is on April 23, 2025, and this...
Thoughts While Shaving archive Yesterday’s weather … nice … high temperature in the upper...
THURSDAY, APRIL 3 HIGH SCHOOL Track and Field East Bladen at Heide Trask, 4...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Thursday, April...
This Day In History archive 1910 – Four local men claimed to have been...
by Rev. Dr. Chris Denny Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch...
Staff Report Are you ready to take your culinary skills to the next level...
Contributed The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service- Bladen County Center has some exciting news...
by Ben Humphries The Public School Forum of North Carolina, a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted...
Contributed The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2025,...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open...
Thoughts While Shaving archive High temp yesterday … 73 degrees … We had about...
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball South Columbus at East Bladen, JV, 4 p.m.;...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Wednesday, April...
Golf archive The team of Jerry Strickland, Jim West and Terry Strickland won the...
Golf archive Price Wheatly took individual honors with a score of 80 at Vineyard...
This Day In History archive 1866 – President Andrew Johnson issued Proclamation 153, declaring...
Staff Report Welcome the Spring, Bladen County, and with it the season of baseball,...
Contributed The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing...
Contributed RALEIGH – At NC DEQ’s direction, Chemours is significantly expanding sampling eligibility for PFAS...
by Jane Winik Sartwell Corn farmers on food stamps and taking second jobs. Equipment not...
Staff Report Local seniors and their families are invited to attend an informative and...
Staff Report Summer is heating up, and so are the learning opportunities at Bladen...
Staff Report Get ready to rev those engines and take a trip down memory...
Contributed FAYETTEVILLE, NC – April 1, 2025 – Starting Wednesday, April 2, Cape Fear Valley...
Thoughts While Shaving archive Was hoping for more rain … could use more rain...
TUESDAY, APRIL 1 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball West Bladen at Clinton, JV, 4 p.m.; Varsity,...
3 Things To Know Archive Here are three things to know for Tuesday, April...
This Day In History archive 1853 – Cincinnati became the first American city to...
SATURDAY, APRIL 19 HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Randy Ledford Memorial Tournament at South View West...
