by Blake Proctor Chandler’s Back Street Barber Shop, located at the corner of South Ash Street and West Railroad Street in Bladenboro, is expanding its…
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Patrick Gannon, Public Information Director with the North Carolina State Board of Elections released the following Notice of Meeting. NOTICE OF MEETING The State Board of…
On April 19, 2021, the Bladen County Board of Education and the Bladen County Schools Superintendent, along with certain members of his administration, colluded to…
Although officials announced a significate increase in substance overdoses for this year the Bladen County Substance Misuse Task Force continues to push forward to create…
Contributed On Sunday, May 16, 2021, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with staff and students from West Bladen High School, participated in the…
Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting Will Be Remote, but Foundation Meeting Open to the Public
Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting Will Be Remote, but Foundation Meeting Open to the Public
The Bladen County Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on May 17, 2021, remotely. The Bladen County Educational Foundation will hold its…
On April 22, 2021, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a parent that her 13 year-old daughter had been sexually assault over…
Today is the last day to file Federal and State forms for 2020 … without penalty. County Commissioners busy working a budget for the coming…
By Sonny Jones Wow! What a performance by East Bladen’s Zach Meares. A one-hit, 14-strikeout, 97-pitch 5-0 shutout of perennial power Whiteville on Friday. In…
1875 – 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75. 1897 – The first successful submarine that can run submerged for any considerable…
CERRO GORDO – East Bladen’s Lady Eagles swept all 3 doubles matches and cruised to a 7-2 victory over West Columbus in a Three Rivers…
1. Bladen County Commissioners meeting: today, 5 p.m. for budget discussion, 6:30 p.m. regular meeting, Superior Courtroom on the second floor of the Bladen County…
1. White Lake Water Festival will be Friday and Saturday. Golf tournament on Friday. Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday. Various activities both days, including a…
Church Day … If you are a visitor, looking for a place to worship … at White Lake or any area in Bladen County, a…
1860 – Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln as candidate. 1891 – George A. Hormel & Co establishes Geo. A. Hormel & Co (Hormel Foods…
RED SPRINGS – West Bladen piled up points in the sprints, hurdles, and the field events Thursday en route to a victory over East Bladen…
Kayla Thompson of Clarkton shot 75-79-74=228 to tie for 51st place in the Central Arkansas Ladies Open Golf Tournament in Conway, Arkansas this week. The…
NCHSAA Class 2A Men’s Tennis State Championship East Bladen’s Jackson Bostic & Will Hester Eliminated CARY – East Bladen’s duo of seniors Jackson Bostic and…
FAIRMONT – Sophomore Aaron Wren pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 12 batters to lead West Bladen to a 7-1 victory over Fairmont Friday in…
WHITEVILLE – Senior Zach Meares fired a 1-hitter and struck out 14 batters to pitch East Bladen to a 5-0 victory over Whiteville in the…
WHITEVILLE –Darius Williamson blasted a 2-run triple to tie the game then scored the go-ahead run as East Bladen rallied for a 6-5 Three Rivers…
FAIRMONT –Junior Ridge Walters knocked in senior Quentin Hunt with the go-ahead run in the 6th inning to lift Fairmont to a 5-4 victory over…
1862 – US Department of Agriculture created. 1894 – 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41. 1905 – Las Vegas founded in…
Weather for today, perfect, unless you really wanted rain. Sunny, with a high near 78 and a breeze becoming north in the 5 to 7…
1. Rabies Clinics for dogs and cats: Today, $7 per animal (cash only). 12:30-1 p.m., Elizabethtown Veterinary Hospital; 1:30-2 p.m., Richardson’s and Sons Tire and…
Donna Edge Beaty contacted BladenOnline about a recent water main break and the exceptional service provided by the water department. Beaty wrote on Saturday, “We…
Contributed Eight HCA Crusaders were recognized as Terrific Kids during the 4th nine weeks of school. These students stood out to their teachers for being especially hard-working and…
by Danna Martínez Different factors can alter the tonality, intensity, and rhythm of speaking. This alteration within words is called an accent. The term accent…
New mask and social distancing guidelines were announced today by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper during the COVID-19 task force update. On Thursday the Centers for…
by Bladen Online Team Every Thursday the BladenOnline team publishes a new video with recipes. In last week’s video, Nicole and Charlotte made a Mexican…
Bladen County School officials do not follow their policies. The Public is denied answers, participation in Bladen County Board of Education meetings, and timely responses…
The 1971 Blueberry Festival was underway at White Lake. Television personality David Hartman was the “Duke of Blueberry”. Leon D. Ricks, Jr. was the General…
The Southeastern Times published recipes in the 1970s and 1980s for Bladen County Readers. Leyton Ezzell, a BladenOnline intern, found one recently to share with…
Redshirt freshman Kendall Turner and head coach Tommy Baker of the James Madison women’s golf team were named Player of the Year and Coach of…
Update: Thursday, May 13, 4:40 p.m. Colonial Pipeline has continued to make substantial progress in safely restarting our pipeline system. We can now report that…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will discuss the fiscal year 2021-22 budget during a special meeting Monday at 5 p.m. It will take place…
1. Bladen Community College graduation: today, 6-8 p.m. on campus. Graduation ceremony video begins at 8:15 p.m. on an outside screen. There also will be…
Thought back to a time when gasoline was in short supply, in fact a few times, but most memorable, for me, was when Jimmy Carter…
The winning team for the May 13 Thundering Herd at Vineyard Golf, with a score of eight under par was (picutred, left to right) Tony…
1804 – Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s expedition commissioned by Thomas Jefferson sets out from St. Louis for Pacific Coast. 1853 – Gail Borden, land…
by Trey Johnson Regardless of your beliefs, a house divided can not stand. Aw man, I hit a nerve that time. I can feel it.…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation released an update on Bladen County Road closings on Thursday, May 13, 2021. According to Faye Boyne with NCDOT…
by Blake Proctor With Board member Deborah Belle excused absent, Elections Board Chair Louella Thompson called the May 11th meeting of the Bladen County Board of…
May 6, 2021 Track & Field Photos by Kenneth Armstrong Written by John Clark CERRO GORDO – Senior A. J. Smith and juniors Aniya McKoy…
Por Danna Martínez Son aquellas personas dispuestas a colaborar, defender y ayudar, a pesar de las circunstancias. Son ellos a quienes llamamos héroes. A quienes…
by Danna Martínez Military Service Members are those people willing to collaborate, defend and help, despite the circumstances. They are who we call heroes. Who…
1. Bladen Community College graduation: Friday, 6-8 p.m. on campus. Graduation ceremony video begins at 8:15 p.m. on an outside screen. There also will be…
I enjoy thinking back to yesteryear, think of folks who survived with so little … seemed to get-by and enjoyed life… Will not call names,…
1888 – DeWolf Hooper 1st recites “Casey at Bat” 1911 – 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05. 1918 – 1st US…
System Restart and Operational Update Wednesday, May 12, 5:10 p.m. Colonial Pipeline initiated the restart of pipeline operations today at approximately 5 p.m. ET. Following this…
Por Danna Martínez Además de proteger la piel de la lluvia y el sol, el paraguas tiene un gran trasfondo histórico y funcional. El término…
by Danna Martínez In addition to protecting the skin in the rain and sun, the umbrella has a significant historical and functional background. The term…
Photo above is of Four County Electric Membership Corporation’s (FCEMC) Chief Executive Officer Mitchell Keel. Contributed After a 27-year career in the electric cooperative industry,…
Cape Fear Valley announced Nurses Week is May 6-May 12. Ashley T. Dowless, Director of Bladen County Hospital Foundation & Public Relations, stated, “For Nurses…
East Bladen erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning Tuesday night and beat rival West Bladen 14-4 at Russell Priest Field in the final…
There were a few tears and lots of fond memories Tuesday night as East Bladen High School named its baseball field in honor of former…
1. Rabies Clinics for dogs and cats Saturday: $7 per animal (cash only). 12:30-1 p.m., Elizabethtown Veterinary Hospital; 1:30-2 p.m., Richardson’s and Sons Tire and…
Over 80 senior golfers from Wilmington played Vineyard Golf this week in a one day tournament. In other events Jim Cannaday had a hole in…
By Joy Warren The Town of White Lake Board of Commissioners received a schedule of events for the White Lake Water Festival scheduled for Friday,…
ELIZABETHTOWN- Britt Sasser and Carson Gooden combined to pitch a 2-hitter and strike out 8 batters, and East Bladen’s offense pounded out 12 hits in…
BLADENBORO – Brady Durden pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 11 batters to lead Bladenboro to a 9-2 non-conference middle school baseball victory over Emereau…
BLADENBORO – For the 2nd consecutive day, Bladenboro and Emereau Bladen battled to the final play of the game and for the 2nd time Emereau…
Had the pleasure of attending the naming of the Russell Priest Baseball Field late yesterday … So many longtime friends of the popular baseball coach…
BURLINGTON – East Bladen’s senior doubles team of Jackson Bostic & Will Hester defeated the Whiteville senior duo of Zander Burton & Bryce Kronenwetter 6-2,…
ELIZABETHTOWN- East Bladen rolled past a short-handed Red Springs team 6-0 Tuesday in Three Rivers Conference women’s tennis action. The Lady Red Devils were only…
1908 – Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B. Stubberfield. 1915 – Franklin K. Mathews first presents idea of “Book Week” 1921 – National…
Contributed Patricia Hammonds with the Lumber River Workforce Development Board announced this week a former youth program participant has graduated with a doctorate. Dr. Alexis…
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is pleased to be a part of the Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (Task Force), along with its…
Por Danna Martínez A veces, para comprender mejor un concepto, debemos estudiarlo desde un punto de vista diferente. Ésta es la función de la alegoría.…
by Danna Martínez Sometimes, to better understand a concept, we must study it from a different point of view. The allegory allows us to do…
by Blake Proctor Bladenboro’s May 10th Commission meeting began at 6 pm sharp with a bang of the gavel by Mayor Rufus Duckworth; all…
The Emereau Bladen Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Emereau: Bladen Charter…
Contributed by the Bladen County Cooperative Extension If you missed the Bladen County Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale – you have another opportunity to purchase plants.…
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax…
FAYETTEVILLE – MAY 11, 2021 – Starting today, Cape Fear Valley Health’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics will vaccinate individuals ages 12 and older following Monday’s US Food…
UNC Health Southeastern is now accepting appointments beginning next week for children ages 12-15 to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, pending CDC approval. The emergency…
by Blake Proctor With Councilmember Rhonda Hall excused absent and Town Clerk Josephine Smith still out ill, Mayor Perry Blanks called the May 10th meeting…
I spent the night tossin’ and turnin’ preparing for a high school football game … Had trouble falling asleep … first too hot, then too…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Emereau Bladen rallied for a pair of 2-out runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to rally past Bladenboro 6-5 Monday in…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Cade Allen pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 11 batters to lead Bladenboro to a 13-2 non-conference baseball victory over Emereau Bladen Monday…
1. The East Bladen High baseball field will be named for former coach Russell Priest today between the junior varsity and varsity games against West…
LAKE WACCAMAW – West Bladen’s girls finally finished a tennis match Monday, and also recorded their 1st win of the season 5-4 over East Columbus.…
1816 – American Bible Society forms (NY) 1900 – James J. Jeffries KOs James J. Corbett in 23 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1904 –…
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-Part B, Public Law 108.446) Project is presently being amended. The Project describes the special education programs that the…
Por Danna Martínez Las palabras nacen de la identificación y representación del ser humano. Diferentes comunidades de todo el mundo utilizan su propio idioma o…
by Danna Martínez Words are born from the identification and representation of the human being. Different communities around the world use their own language or…
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper has declared May 9-15 as Hurricane Preparedness Week, joining the national effort to make people more aware of the dangers of…
The Bladen County Schools Human Resources Department will offer a refresher Substitute Training Course for all current substitutes. This will be a 2 hour refresher…
1. Government meetings today have Bladenboro Board of Commissioners at Town Hall at 6 p.m. and East Arcadia Town Council at Town Hall at 7…
By Sonny Jones Tuesday will be a very special evening at East Bladen High School. It’s when the baseball field officially will be named for…
BOWLING GREEN, Florida. – The University of Mount Olive men’s golf team finished 15th after the final round of the 2021 NCAA Division II South/Southeast…
BURLINGTON – East Bladen’s MidEast Tennis Regional doubles semifinal has been moved to Tuesday at 2 p.m. due to weather concerns for Monday. Eagle seniors…
MOUNT OLIVE – Former East Bladen star Eian Hines was named the Field Athlete of the Year for his performance in the Conference Carolinas Championship…
1837 – Panic of 1837; New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels. 1908 – 1st Mother’s Day observed (Philadelphia) 1917 – Atlantic…
How about a compliment for one county agency as we begin a new week … Bladen County Water Department apparently had problems with their distribution…
By Nicole Smith It happens every year. Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I go to pick out a card for my Granny, and…
1. Today is Mother’s Day. Let’s assume — and hope — you already knew that, but just in case, here’s your reminder. 2. Government meetings…
Happy Mothers Day … A salute to all Mothers … If you still have your mom … great … for others of us … Wonderful…
1862 – US Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island. 1914 – US President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother’s Day. 1931 – 56th…
East Bladen’s Jackson Bostic, left, and Will Hester (Photos by Kenneth Armstrong BURLINGTON – East Bladen’s Jackson Bostic & Will Hester won their quarterfinal doubles…