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1882 – 10,000 workers march in 1st Labor Day parade in NYC. 1905 –...
The Bladen County Commissioners voted to proceed with plans for a $4.64 million proposed...
By Blake Proctor The Dublin Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, September 3rd, to...
Three men from Whiteville were taken to the Bladen County Detention Center and charged...
Bladen County Health & Human Services Agency released the COVID-19 daily update. With the...
Grants will fund projects Columbus, Duplin and Graham counties RALEIGH: Five new projects will...
Law Enforcement will be participating in Booze It & Lose It Campaign this weekend. Bladenboro Police...
SEPT. 3, 2020 — The U.S. Census Bureau is sending an additional paper questionnaire...
Clarkton School of Discovery published News of the Blues. The middle school brought back...
Bladen County Girl Trek At Leinwand Park on Saturday, September 7, 2020.
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation....
As of 8:00am on Friday, September 4th Emereau: Bladen Charter School has learned that...
Former Elizabethtown Police Chief, Charles Taylor, died on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Taylor was...
Happy Labor Day weekend … Remember the Elizabethtown Sidewalk Sale this weekend … Bargains...
CHAPEL HILL – With Governor Roy Cooper’s announcement this week that North Carolina will...
1781 – Los Angeles is founded by 44 Spanish speaking mestizos in the Bahia...
RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 27, 2020) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and its partners...
State Superintendent Mark Johnson has announced the K-3 reading diagnostics that local school districts...
If you thought yesterday (Wednesday) was a hot day, today will be even more...
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Bladen County from 10...
1833 – New York Sun begins publishing (1st daily newspaper) 1891 – Cotton pickers...
Harmony Hall Plantation Village, one of Bladen County’s historic sites, has not fared well...
By Jefferson Weaver Like many in Southeastern North Carolina, Diane Pratt Soles lost power...
My shirt was soaked, despite having been relieved of its sleeves and collars somewhere...
Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all North Carolina flags at state facilities to be...
Bladen County COVID-19 cases continue to increase according to today’s update from the Bladen...
SAN JUAN, P.R. – On Monday, August 31, 2020, defendant, Gary Steven Wykle and...
SHP Participates In Booze It & Lose It Campaign RALEIGH – As Labor Day...
County Spending by Domestic Visitors Increases by 5.6 Percent to $45 Million Elizabethtown N.C....
According to a survey by Business North Carolina magazine Sampson Bladen Oil Company with...
RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties...
Yesterday, DEQ Secretary Michael S. Regan held a meeting with representatives of the Attorney...
From a distance, appears there is an awful lot of stimulus money available for...
1798 – First bank robbery in the US: Bank of Pennsylvania robbed of $162,821...
WHITEVILLE – Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit initiated an investigation into the distribution...
Contributed RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that after a summer of trying...
The 17th annual Bay Tree Volunteer Fire Department golf tournament, which originally was scheduled for...
Contributed Any North Carolina registered voter may request, receive, and vote via mail-in absentee...
Bladen County Health and Human Services released the daily COVID-19 (coronavirus) update. Last week,...
After a summer of hard work to slow the spread of COVID-19, North Carolina...
Contributed by Ford Porter with the Governor’s Communication Office As legislators return to Raleigh...
In accordance with the N.C. Governor’s Executive Order, the Rescheduled September 14, 2020...
Washington, DC, August 31, 2020) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate...
Contributed Donations may be dropped off at Bethel Baptist Church in Dublin Shining...
Bladen County Schools announced yesterday they will continue to operate the meal delivery by...
The Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will meet @ 8:00...
September 1st, 2020 … I am a numbers type person. I am amazed at...
1799 – Bank of Manhattan Company opens in NYC (forerunner to Chase Manhattan) 1862...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday an extension to his executive order that...
A “cluster” is defined by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services as five...
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to perpetrating three schemes between March and...
The 2020 Census response deadline is September 30, and nearly 25% of NC households...
The influenza season is expected to be harder than usual this year due to...
August 31,2020 – Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. The day is recognized by...
Contributed Update on September 12, 2020 House of Raeford joined forces with Toys for...
The Bladen County COVID-19 daily positive cases percentage increased by .5%, and North Carolina’s...
Dr. Cathy Gantz, Director of Bladen County Substance Abuse Task Force, wants to remind...
RALEIGH – This Labor Day, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program is joining forces with the North Carolina Trucking...
All convenience sites will be operating on their normal schedule, 7:00 AM to...
The 2020 Vineyard Golf Club Championship was held August 30-31 at the club located...
Contributed RALEIGH – The North Carolina Judicial Branch has announced the launch of eCourts...
Contributed RALEIGH – The State Board of Elections has launched a new and improved...
1909 – A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball. 1910 – Theodore Roosevelt makes...
CONCORD – The North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association will play with no fans...
1890 – President Benjamin Harrison signed the first U.S. law requiring inspection of meat...
Just when you think we are on the verge of a COVID-19 recovery, another...
There is so much activity going on at Vineyard Golf At White Lake. The...
CONCORD – The North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) announced Friday that it...
The citizens of Clarkton passed a $150,000 sewer bond. The vote was 164 for,...
1861 – American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North...
Tired of political ads? … Only ’bout 64 days remaining, just over 9 weeks,...
RALEIGH – To be open and transparent and to comply with Session Law 2019-251 of...
Bladen County Health and Human Services Agency released the latest COVID-19 update today, along...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2020 –U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds...
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Jim McVicker would like to remind everyone...
On August 28, 2020, the National Association of Development Organizations announced the winners of...
Fish Fry Fundraiser happening now until 2 p.m. for Cape Fear Teen Challenge at...
Bladen County is requesting proposals in the form of a sealed bid to replace...
The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, August 31,...
By Dr. Mike Walden My father grew up on a hog farm in southwest...
Nearly 20 years ago, Brooks Brothers bought a textile factory there and made expensive...
1837 – Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce. 1861 – Battle...
National political parties have held their political conventions, now the gloves come off …...
By Charlotte Smith Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, some have questioned the...
As of 6:30 p.m., Aug. 27, 2020, UNCW has identified two (2) clusters of COVID-19 cases...
COVID-19 has changed the landscape of this year’s elections. Safety concerns have been the...
Smithfield supports education opportunities in rural Bladen, Duplin, Robeson and Sampson Counties in North...
Report Explores Options to Modernize NC’s Transportation Revenue Formula RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, at the...
Contributed Bladen County Division of Aging Director, Kelly Robeson, MSN, RN, CNL announced an...
On August 25, North Carolina Health and Human Services announced East Coast Migrant Head...
Prayer for those suffering with COVID-19 By Rev. Dr. Chris Denny on Aug 26,...
On October 17, 2018, southeastern North Carolina lost a public servant and humanitarian, North...
Contributed RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper on Wednesday released a recommended budget, Support for...
An Elizabethtown woman with roots in Columbus County who lost her home to fire...
By Jefferson Weaver She made the perfect image of a pretty Saturday morning. I...
1859 – 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Pennsylvania, by Edwin Drake. 1881...
Sometimes we get so ‘wrapped up’ in our own little world, we forget where...
Bladen County Health and Human Services Agency announced the latest COVID-19 Update today. The...