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The Bladen County Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently completed its 2019 County Committee Elections and Albert C. Beatty was elected to a three year term…
Over 30 BCC student families were sponsored by Bladen Community College faculty and staff through a recent “Giving Tree” project. Pictured left to right with…
Announcements for December events from First Missionary Baptist Church of 501 Martin Street in Elizabethtown. December 15 – Ugly Sweater Contest, be it Christmas or…
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2019 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is opening signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)…
There are Publishers Clearing House scammers hoping to trick local residents, warns Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy, W. M. (Mac) Warner, III. The trick…
BladenOnline.com has moved to a new location. You may now find us at 1110 South Poplar Street in Elizabethtown. You and your friends and family…
1620 – 102 Mayflower Pilgrims and about 30 crew land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. 1902 – The US signs a treaty with Cuba allowing for…
Our high temperature for today most likely occurred at 12:15 AM … 57 degrees. Forecast for today … becoming mostly sunny with a high near…
BLADENBORO – Seniors Kasee Singletary and Lexie Corrothers combined for 22 points Tuesday night and led West Bladen to a 50-25 Three Rivers Conference girls…
BLADENBORO – Senior Tyre Boykin poured in 25 points Tuesday night to lead West Bladen’s Knights to a 47-38 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory…
RED SPRINGS – Senior Jordan Ferguson fired in 11 of his game-high 24 points during a second-period surge that propelled Red Springs to a 61-49…
RED SPRINGS – An 18-0 East Bladen second-period blitz propelled the Lady Eagles to a 55-9 Three Rivers Conference girls basketball victory over Red Springs…
RED SPRINGS – Center Makayla Dixon and guard Mariah Smith combined for 18 points Tuesday to lead East Bladen to a 25-23 Three Rivers Conference…
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs defeated East Bladen 36-8 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball action. Malaki Monroe and Nazire Smith scored…
BLADENBORO – Azillyah McDonald and Anniya Phillips threw in fourth quarter baskets Tuesday as West Bladen’s Lady Knights edged East Columbus 18-17 in Three Rivers…
BLADENBORO – East Columbus defeated West Bladen by 5 points Tuesday night in the Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball action. The Knights, now 0-3…
The primary election will be March 3, 2020 and the general election will be Nov. 3, 2020. Many Bladen County residents are wondering who is…
Holidays are fast approaching. Brandon Smith, Accounting Technician with Bladen County Solid Waste announced the Christmas and New Year holiday hours for the county’s solid…
RALEIGH: The Federal Government has approved North Carolina’s request to add Bladen and Chowan counties to the disaster declaration for Hurricane Dorian. “Today’s news is an…
East Bladen senior Gabe Barber has been named to the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Class 2A All-State team. Barber and 5 of his Eagle…
1672 – New York Governor Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York & Boston. 1690 – Massachusetts Bay becomes first American colonial government to…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. … Christmas trees, shoppers busy, merchants smiling and youngsters excited as they talk to Santa. It really…
By Amanda Lancaster Bladenboro Town Council held their monthly meeting on Monday, December 9 at Town Hall. The meeting opened with special prayer and the…
The first Trooper Kevin Conner Memorial Foundation Inc BBQ fundraiser was held this past Saturday, December 7 at the Bladenboro Fire Department immediately following the…
FAYETTEVILLE – Dec. 6, 2019 – Cape Fear Valley Health will implement a visitor restriction policy at all of its hospitals restricting children under age…
Last week, Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Specialized Training Unit hosted an intensive Mantracking Class for local Deputies, regional Law Enforcement officers, and members of Bladen…
Arthur Dewitt Blanks, Sr. August 23, 1946-December 4, 2019 (age 73) Arthur Dewitt Blanks, Sr., age 73 Clarkton, NC passed away on Wednesday, the 4th of December 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in Bladen County, NC on the 23rd of August 1946. He was the son of the late Dewitt and Bennie Campbell Blanks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife in 2008, Edith Lucille Webb Blanks and a brother, O’Neil Blanks. Arthur was a US Army veteran and served in the Vietnam war. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He enjoyed being outdoors and especially deer and rabbit hunting. Survivors include three sons, Arthur D. Blanks, Jr., (Marie), Willie “Pete” Webb (Candice), William “Tony” Webb all of Clarkton NC; a daughter, Annie Webb Smith (Mickiel) of Jonesboro, GA; three sisters, Stella George (Richard), Curlie Baldwin (Daniel), Sandy Blanks of Clarkton, NC; six grandchildren, Britton, C.J., Tia, Amia, Aliana, and Kamaryn. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, on Tuesday, the December 2019 at the Rehobeth AME Zion Church, Clarkton, NC. Burial will follow in the Mitchellfield Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 PM, Monday the 9th of December 2019 at the Union Funeral Home, 571 West South Railroad Street, Clarkton, NC. Union Funeral Home, Clarkton, NC. Share:
Winter weather is fast approaching, and that means paying special attention to keeping your home heated. Many people across North Carolina rely on propane to…
1793 – Noah Webster establishes New York’s 1st daily newspaper, the “American Minerva” 1861 – American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of…
Late NFL score … LARams 28 – Seattle Seahawks 12. Tonight: Eagles vs Giants. Carolina Panthers are looking for a new leader … meanwhile, former…
PINEHURST – West Bladen grad Sayaun Dent posted a pair of double-doubles this week as his No. 1 ranked Sandhills Community College Flyers improved to…
1792 – 1st cremation in US: Henry Laurens. 1863 – Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South. 1886 –…
Top College football results from yesterday… Ohio State 34 – Wisconsin 21 LSU 37 – Georgia 10 Clemson 62 – Virginia 17 Oregon 37 –…
Saturday was a picture-perfect day for a Christmas parade. People lined the streets of downtown Bladenboro as the town held its 46th annual Christmas parade.…
There was a 26 car train derailment five miles west of Bladenboro. The Bladen County Hospital Employee of the Month was Ursula Kinlaw. Bladen Tech…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Unbeaten East Bladen raced to a 25-3 first quarter lead en route to a 55-19 Three Rivers Conference girls basketball victory over South…
RED SPRINGS – Senior Lexie Corrothers poured in 17 points, and West Bladen rode a 19-0 third-quarter blitz to a 44-11 Three Rivers Conference girls…
ELIZABETHTOWN – South Columbus rode a 16-9 closing surge to a 44-34 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory over East Bladen on Friday night. Senior…
RED SPRINGS – Seniors Jordan Ferguson and Corell Love sparked a 42-21 second-half surge that carried Red Springs to a 70-43 Three Rivers Conference boys…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Ronkira Lennon fired in 10 points to lead East Bladen to a 21-19 Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over South Columbus…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Jamal Brown scored 8 of his game-high 17 points for South Columbus in the final quarter as the Stallions claimed a 35-26 Three…
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs rallied back from an early 12-2 deficit and edged West Bladen 33-32 Friday night in Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys…
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs defeated West Bladen 9-6 Friday in Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball action. Makayla Wright and Anasia Baxley scored a…
Reminder of the Bladenboro Christmas Parade today … beginning at 10:30 a.m. Following the parade, enjoy a BBQ plate, available at the Bladenboro fire department.…
Bladen County Board of Education District 1 representative Glenn McKoy filed for another term Friday as the first week of the filing period for November’s…
1787 – Delaware is the 1st state to ratify the US constitution. 1842 – New York Philharmonic’s 1st concert. 1891 – 52nd US Congress (1st…
The first of four educational mailings about the photo ID requirement for voting, which takes effect in 2020, will soon arrive in mailboxes of North…
Cape Fear Valley Health will implement a visitor restriction policy at all of its hospitals restricting children under age 12 from visiting, the organization announced…
By Jefferson Weaver Mr. Roo greets the morning an hour or so early every day, much to the dismay of the geese. I don’t know…
The Emereau Bladen Board of Director’s regular scheduled meeting will be held December 17, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Emereau: Bladen…
The “Boil Water Advisory” for the Town of Bladenboro has been lifted, effective at 12:20pm today. Share:
Sunday after the parade had ended the festivities continued at the Elizabethtown Fire Department. Santa dropped by to pay a visit to kids in the…
On Thursday,December 5 , 2019, Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker recognized Cornelius Regan, an employee of Dycos Staffing Solutions who contracts with Smithfield Foods, for…
The county Christmas Lunch was at the sheriff dept on December 5th. It was from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. and estimated to feed 250-300 people. Share:
Contributed The Optimist Club is hosting their BBQ plate sale today in the Food Lion parking lot from in Elizabethtown. The event will be from…
Incumbent Sarah Jane Benson and recently elected John Bowen and Stephanie Thurman will be sworn in Monday night during the Bladenboro Board of Commissioners meeting.…
By Cheryl Thurston Well it seemed November went by in a flash and here we are in December, with only a few weeks left in…
Contributed CHAPEL HILL – The N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors concluded its winter meeting Thursday with several policy changes. Of note, the…
CLINTON, SC – White Lake native Lacey Suggs fired in 13 points Wednesday night as her UNC-Wilmington Lady Seahawks defeated Presbyterian 70-60. Suggs played 39…
Bladenboro native John Bowen scored 9 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in UNC-Wilmington’s recent 122-66 victory over Emory & Henry. Bowen played 22 minutes and…
Elizabethtown native Chris Cromartie turned in a solid season on the defensive line for Campbell this season and totaled 41 tackles for the Camels. Cromartie…
NFL score from Thursday night action … Chicago Bears 31 – Dallas Cowboys 24. No new filings for local political offices since Monday. … Still…
1790 – The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1865 – 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing…
A man who helped law enforcement during an active shooter situation at Smithfield Foods in Tar Heel on Nov. 21 was recognized Thursday by Bladen…
A man from Bladenboro who was accused of shooting a man last Christmas Day and was apprehended in February on a drug charge, was sentenced…
Dionne Ward pled guilty Wednesday to assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury for a stabbing that took place more than a year ago.…
A stabbing during a domestic dispute in August has resulted in a Bladenboro man being sentenced up to eight years in prison. Biney Graham III,…
Contributed Don’t forget the Reindeer 5K to help raise money for good causes this weekend! The North Carolina Junior Beta Club President, Jair McElveen and…
Bladenboro lifted the boil water advisory early Friday afternoon, according to Town Administer Blake Proctor. The advisory had been issued late Tuesday afternoon after Bladenboro…
Both lanes on the southbound US 701 bridge over the Cape Fear River in Elizabethtown have reopened after one lane was closed Wednesday for an…
Bladen County will not be split into two Congressional districts following a ruling earlier this week by a three-judge panel in Wake County that approved…
Contributed The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club held their annual Christmas party at Cindy’s on Highway 710 in Elizabethtown. The club invites teenage ladies from the Boys…
BLADENBORO – Thirteen different players scored Wednesday night as West Bladen rolled to a 71-35 non-conference jayvee boys basketball victory over Union. Javontae Matthews, Walter…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen’s defense held Union to only four points over the final three quarters Wednesday night as the Lady Knights pulled away for…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen’s stifling defense limited Union to four baskets and a free throw Wednesday night as the Knights rolled to a 51-9 non-conference…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen senior Tyre Boykin announced Wednesday that he has signed to play basketball next season at the University of Missouri at Kansas…
The annual Christmas Light Show is ongoing at Lu Mil Vineyard … Thursday – Sunday this week from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $10…
USDA reminds producers in North Carolina that the nationwide deadline to sign up for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) is Friday, Dec. 6. MFP payments…
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville built leads of 11-7 and 17-9 en route to a 22-16 victory over East Bladen Tuesday in the Three Rivers Conference junior…
BLADENBORO – An 8-0 third-quarter spurt carried Fairmont to a 29-17 victory over West Bladen Tuesday in the Three Rivers Conference junior varsity basketball opener…
BLADENBORO – Fairmont rolled to a 29-15 halftime lead en route to a 59-24 victory over West Bladen Tuesday night in the Three Rivers Conference…
1792 – George Washington re-elected as US President. 1831 – Former US President John Q Adams takes his seat as a member of House of…
GRAND OPENING FOR FRONT PORCH PARTY RENTAL’S NEW SHOWROOM The Elizabethtown White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting at the new…
Bladen County Adopt-A-Cop is a semi-annual joint effort between Melanie Knight Davis and other fans of Bladen County law enforcement organizer to honor our local…
Prescription pain pills supplied to North Carolina between 2006 and 2012, according to data from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration reported by Triangle Business Journal.…
The first annual Trooper Kevin Conner Memorial Foundation Inc BBQ fundraiser will be held Saturday, December 7 at the Bladenboro Fire Department immediately following the…
Whiteville – The River of Life Outreach Center; 608 N. Brown Street; Chadbourn NC is having their first annual men’s conference, “One-hundred Men in Black…
Winter Weather Preparedness Week is Dec. 1-7 Governor Roy Cooper has declared Dec. 1 – 7 as Winter Weather Preparedness Week and is encouraging North…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Tar Heel shut out Whiteville Central 1-0 on Tuesday night to clinch a tie for the Waccamaw Middle School Conference’s AA Division championship.…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown shut out Williams Township 2-0 on Tuesday to clinch a tie for the Waccamaw Middle School Conference’s AA Division boys soccer championship.…
N.C. State’s Larrell Murchison, left, and North Carolina’s Javonte Williams. East Bladen grad and North Carolina State defensive tackle Larrell Murchison has been named to…
BLADENBORO – Fairmont’s pressure defense turned 13 West Bladen second-period turnovers into a 26-4 spurt that propelled the Tornadoes to a 65-34 victory in the…
WHITEVILLE – Patience Ward fired in 12 of her game-high 26 points during a 19-5 closing run that rallied East Bladen to a 56-49 victory…
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville pulled away in the second half to defeat East Bladen 50-36 Tuesday night in the Three Rivers Conference opener for both teams.…
BLADENBORO – Seniors Kasee Singletary and Lexie Corrothers combined for 22 points and made key plays in the fourth quarter as West Bladen withstood a…
1816 – James Monroe is elected to become the 5th President of the United States, defeating Rufus King of the Federalist Party. 1881 – The…
My long time, dependable computer apparently has died, without much notice. Have a replacement and a spare. Replacement not set up to my satisfaction as…
The Bladen County Chapter of the NC Autism Society will be hosting a sensory Santa event on December 14th, according to Ms. Donita Johnson. RSVP…
The Bladen County Commissioners held their first meeting of December on Monday evening. The meeting opened with special prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the…