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BURLINGTON – West Bladen graduate Laikyn Pait batted 5-for-11 and slugged a home run...
A trio of West Bladen Knights have qualified for the Class 2A state track...
FRANKLINTON – Junior Tyre Boykin and sophomore Tinyauh Rhoda were the leading scorers Friday...
1777 – 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi in the NY Gazette) 1792 –...
By Charlotte Smith Local business owners have reported sales down for 2019 and the...
By Roxana Ross Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) Shift Supervisor and Registered Nurse Don...
Contributed WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke at a Senate Judiciary...
Contributed WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Cornyn (R-TX),...
Commander Glenn Batten of Clarkton was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal. Carolyn Kelly was...
Mother’s Day is tomorrow and nothing is more important to a mom than a visit...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Emma Baynard knocked in a penalty kick with seven minutes left...
DUNN – Seniors Greyson Heustess and Dan Tatum knocked in the deciding runs in...
Springtime has come to Bladen County and activity abounds at Vineyard Golf At White...
One-stop voting for the 9th District Republican Primary and two Bladen County races ended...
1751 – Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin. 1752 –...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County Schools Career Day took place on May 7 at...
By Dora Brogdon These weekend the New Hope Missionary Church and The Spiritual Educational...
The new Mac Campbell Sr. Terminal Building at the Elizabethtown Airport (Curtis Brown Field)...
By Charlotte Smith The Bladen County Veterans Services office in Elizabethtown moved. Veteran Services...
By Jefferson Weaver Let me preface this by saying I have nothing but respect...
Contributed Matthew Bristow-Smith, a past regional teacher of the year who has led Edgecombe...
Appointees from Alamance, Bertie, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Carteret, Catawba, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Durham,...
FRANKLINTON – A total of 54 Bladen County athletes from East Bladen and West...
East Bladen’s 4×400 meter girls relay team won the Three Rivers Conference championship in...
Ever just begin to hum a song, not sure what or why? … One...
1652 – John Johnson, a free African American, is granted 550 acres in Northampton,...
The Red Sox and the Mets played Thursday, May 9 in an Elizabethtown Dixie...
The Harrells Christian Academy golf team finished first out of three teams in the...
East Bladen’s Eagles, the No. 17 seed in the East, will travel to top-seeded...
East Bladen, the No. 5 seed in the East, will host Trinity Wheatmore, the...
Contributed Dr. Renee Steele, 7 th grade teacher at Elizabethtown Middle School, is one...
Contributed RALEIGH – With more than 100 tractors, North Carolina food and beverages, music,...
By Charlotte Smith Jeanette Jordan-Huffman, Chief of Quality Management with Eastpointe and Vickie Smith,...
Faye M. Boyne, NC DOT with the North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued...
RALEIGH, N.C. – Better internet access is coming to 19 rural, economically disadvantaged counties...
Contributed The Bob Hester Reunion will be held on Saturday May 18, 2019. at...
Starting on Thursday, May 16, breastfeeding classes will be offered free of charge at...
Memorial service for fallen heroes, held Wednesday at the Bladen County Sheriff’s office, very...
1862 – US Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis, Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island. 1865...
4th ABSENTEE MEETING at 5:00 pm MONDAY, May 13, 2019 301 S. Cypress...
By Charlotte Smith The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office hosted the 2019 Peace Officers Memorial...
Bladen Community College has many opportunities for your camper to learn, express, create, and...
Justin Morilla owner of Splish Splash Car Wash And Detailing announced his grand opening...
The University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper has announced that three recent...
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper underwent an elective procedure to repair a herniated disc that was...
The Annual Meeting and Pot-Luck Covered Dish Luncheon will take place on Saturday, June...
With Pride and Joy Mr. & Mrs. Ritchie Thompson Announce the Graduation of their...
All are invited to a special Peace Officers Memorial Service at the Bladen County...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to select the...
Governor Cooper lauds move to bring 124 new jobs to Reidsville REIDSVILLE: Pella Corporation, a...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Spencer Scott and Lefrederick Wooten combined to pitch a five-hitter, and East...
CHARLOTTE – More than 8,900 pounds of unwanted or expired medications were turned in...
1792 – US establishes the military draft. 1847 – Scot Robert Thompson patents rubber...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Maya McDonald recorded a goal and an assist Tuesday night as...
WASHINGTON – West Bladen scored first Tuesday night, but top-seeded Washington bounced back to...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Piedmont Natural Gas announced today it has selected Matrix Service Inc.,...
By Dora Brogdon Every year on the second Sunday of May children give gifts...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County is one of only three counties in North Carolina...
RALEIGH: In the wake of devastating natural disasters across the United States, Governor Roy Cooper...
The Bladenboro Rotary Club was having the J.W. and Martha Black Memorial Pancake Breakfast....
Contributed Honoring the nearly 900,000 small businesses operating in North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper...
Contributed WASHINGTON, May 6, 2019 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic...
By Charlotte Smith The theme for the first part of the Bladen County Board...
The Farm Credit Association of North Carolina announced that two Bladen County youths have...
Checked my rain gauge and compared with the official numbers at the nearby Curtis...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the recent committee passage of bipartisan legislation...
RALEIGH – Residents whose driver licenses or permits are suspended or revoked will now...
FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health will transition to a new software system to...
East Bladen’s baseball and girls soccer teams and West Bladen’s softball team received berths...
Tuesday, May 7 Minors: Dublin at Clarkton, 7 p.m. Majors: Bladenboro 2 at Tar...
1789 – First US Presidential inaugural ball (for George Washington, in NYC) 1840 –...
RALEIGH – As North Carolina works to rebuild from past storms, Gov. Roy Cooper...
WHITE LAKE – West Bladen juniors Chad Garner and Wyatt Bordeaux both shot their...
An Elizabethtown man pleaded guilty to second degree murder Monday in the stabbing death...
The Carolina Reapers won the Annual USSSA Fast-Pitch Spring Fling Saturday at Hall Park...
By Joy Warren During a public hearing at the Elizabethtown Town Council Monday evening...
By Charlotte Smith West Bladen High School showcased their school spirit on Monday, May...
Register for Fun Run at www.fmrun.com Columbus County Community Farmers Market will officially open...
As warmer weather arrives in Bladen County, the Division of Aging and Adult Services...
Many citizens in the county are still recovering from hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Bladen...
Contributed Bladen County Youth Focus Project, Inc. and Bladen County Training School – Bladen...
Looking forward to a new week. Before looking ahead, a quick peek at last...
1835 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York...
The Elizabethtown Battle finished as runners-up Saturday in their first USSSA 10U softball tournament....
WHITEVILLE – West Bladen grad Laikyn Pait walloped a home run and a double...
The descendant of Shade & Civil Thompson, & Jesse & Perci Boyett of Bladen...
Contributed Each year some Bladen County citizens gather to observe the National Day of...
Mr. Harold Leon Ford a well respected native of Bladen County was celebrated on...
BLADENBORO – Junior Jenna Bullard pitched a no-hitter and struck out 10 batters to...
BLADENBORO – Sophomore Shelby Pharr pitched a seven-hit shutout and struck out five batters...
BLADENBORO – East Bladen’s Eagles pounded out 11 hits Saturday to defeat West Bladen...
1816 – American Bible Society organized in New York. 1847 – American Medical Association...
Several months ago, my favorite grand-daughter, my only grand-daughter, shared some thoughts on social...
By Charlotte Smith Saturday may have held the largest Elizabethtown Police Department Kid’s Appreciation...
By Charlotte Smith A hidden treasured community comes out in full bloom every year...
The Bladenboro Rotary Club was having their J.W. and Martha Black Memorial Pancake Breakfast....
The 2A Mid East High School Golf Regional Tournament will be held at Vineyard...
By Charlotte Smith The construction of the new White Lake multi-use path was completed...
You’ve heard this before. This is a busy weekend in Bladen….Many across the county,...