WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) had this statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to delay implementation of the Obama Labor Department’s illogical “fiduciary rule.”…
Posts published in February 2017
The North Carolina’s Southeast held their annual meeting Tuesday at Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery with 130 people attending. David Fountain, President of North Carolina…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) had this statement after President Trump imposed new sanctions on Iran in response to a ballistic missile test: “Tehran…
Registration for the Bladen County Recreation Department’s Blastball and Softball programs will begin Monday, February 6th. Blastball is coed (ages 3-5) Registration will run from…
Washington, D.C. – This week, with the support of Congressman David Rouzer, the House of Representatives used the Congressional Review Act to initiate the repeal…
By Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension One of the major goals of the new Trump Administration is to increase the rate of economic…
RALEIGH – B&H Foods of Charlotte is voluntarily recalling Ruth’s Original pimento spread distributed at retail supermarkets in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and…
The annual 2017 Father-Daughter Sweetheart Dance to benefit Bladen County 4-H will take place on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.…
RALEIGH — A first of its kind statewide eBook consortium specifically for children has launched in the Tar Heel State. The North Carolina Public Library Directors…
The Mother County Genealogical Society (MCGS) meeting is Saturday, February 11th, from noon to 2 p.m. The meeting will be downstairs in the Bladenboro Historical…
By: Congressman Robert Pittenger You probably heard from the liberal media this week about President Trump’s “outrageous” Executive Order on immigration. But before we get…
WASHINGTON – To provide residents of Bladen County with easier access to Congressional services, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is excited to launch regular office hours…
By Sandra Cain February is American Heart Month, a time to turn our thoughts to scientific matters of the heart. Cardiovascular diseases, those diseases of…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Aliza Carter poured in 28 points to lead Wallace-Rose Hill to an 83-69 Four County Conference boys basketball victory…
By: Cheryl Thurston Seems like we just started 2017 but the calendar on the wall shows that one month is gone already. Did you have…
In our new political environment, the truth is difficult to find sometimes. Reasonable people can disagree with just the facts. The Bladen County Board of…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Shardajah Brown posted a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead East Bladen to a 49-26…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong EAST ARCADIA – ShyRon Adams poured in 23 points Thursday to lead Bladenboro to a 46-26 Bladen Five Middle School Conference…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Center Javant McDowell and guard JaQuez McKoy combined for 23 points Thursday night to lead unbeaten Elizabethtown to a 36-11 Bladen Five Middle…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Khadijah Jones threw in 9 of her game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter as Clarkton School of Discovery rallied for a 25-24…
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen’s Lady Eagles raced to an 11-2 first quarter lead en route to a 23-16 Four County Conference jayvee girls basketball victory…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Majuan McKoy fired in 20 points to lead East Bladen to a 63-53 Four County Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over Wallace-Rose…
1690 – 1st paper money in America issued (Massachusetts Bay Colony) 1834 – Wake Forest University is established. 1876 – Albert Spaulding with $800 starts…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners has some new faces this year with newly elected commissioners. During the month of January 2017 the elected board…
The Bladen County Board of Education will meet in special session on Monday, February 6, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is…
Rosindale Road has re-opened after being closed due to damage from Hurricane Matthew. The road re-opened on Thursday afternoon following repairs to a washout that…
Bladen County Cooperative Extension, along with the NC Blueberry Council, will be having the Bladen County Blueberry Growers Meeting on Monday, February 13, 2017 at…
Bladen County Cooperative Extension will be having the Bladen County Cotton Production Meeting and the Bladen County Auxin Herbicide Training on Tuesday, February 7, 2017…
The Big Swamp Sluggers won the 2017 United States Slow-Pitch Softball Association Winter Worlds Slow Pitch Tournament this past weekend. The Big Swamp Sluggers posted…
Kate Alice Dunaway of Emereau: Bladen spoke to the Elizabethtown Rotary Club on Wednesday during their monthly luncheon held at Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery.…
Which will it be? More Winter says Phil, an early Spring says Lee Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter for those who…
Happy Groundhog Day. According to forklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on February 2, spring will arrive early, some…
The Wednesday Tossup featured an eagle 3 on the 8th hole at Vineyard Golf. Stacy Owen holed out a wedge shot for an eagle three…
Late Wednesday afternoon East Bladen grad Larrell Murchison signed a National Letter of Intent to play football next season at North Carolina State University. “It…
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 71 of North Carolina’s counties in December, decreased in 9, and remained unchanged in 20. Hyde County…
1653 – New Amsterdam becomes a city (later renamed New York) 1802 – 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents) 1863 – Samuel…
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington says the NOAA Weather Radio Winnabow transmitter is back online but is not operating at full power. The…
North Carolina Pest Management Association recently held their 67th annual Pest Control Technician’s School in Durham. The event was attended by 900 pest management technicians…
A bill in the legislature that seeks to change class size requirements for the 2017-18 school year for grades K-3 could have unintended consequences in…
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer released the statement below following President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court:…
Timmy Thompson recorded a Hole-In-One Wednesday on the fifth hole at Vineyard Golf at White Lake. Thompson used a 9-iron to ace the 135-yard hole.…
The signing ceremony for Larrell Murchison that was scheduled for today at East Bladen has been postponed. “There will be no decision today,” said East…
RALEIGH — Gardeners in North Carolina know that our Old North State soils are naturally too acidic to grow a vegetable garden without lime. While…
I hate February. Every year, I decide that I will not write a column about this disgusting, disreputable, dyspeptic, diseased, dismembering excuse for a month,…
On January 20th, Mrs. Charlotte Smith spoke to the Elizabethtown Middle School Girls with P.E.A.R.L.S., a leadership program facilitated by Dr. Renee Steele. According to Steele,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, met with VA Secretary nominee Dr. David Shulkin. Earlier…
Did you get a new puppy or kitten for Christmas? That means it is time to schedule your pet for its spay or neuter surgery…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) had this statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court: …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump’s nominee for…
Did you see the FaceBook FAKE NEWS recently that began with headline: Lumberton: Two children killed by mother for no reason. It was on the…
CLARKTON – Mariah Smith and Khadijah Jones combined for 32 points Tuesday and led Clarkton School of Discovery to a 40-9 Bladen Five Middle School…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong TAR HEEL – Alexus Mitchell poured in 24 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 36-13 Bladen Five Middle School girls basketball…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong TAR HEEL – A 21-2 third quarter spurt carried Elizabethtown to a 45-20 Bladen Five Middle School Conference boys basketball victory…
CLARKTON –Clarkton School of Discovery built a 24-12 lead then withstood a second-half Bladenboro rally to post a 37-34 Bladen Five Middle School Conference boys…
1788 – 1st US steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs & Longstreet. 1790 – US Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (NYC). 1840 –…