1782 – George Washington creates the Purple Heart medal (original name Badge of Military...
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Temps in the 90s for a few days … chance of thunderstorms and some...
The East Bladen boys’ soccer team is practicing in preparation for its season opener...
Bladenboro- Abuse of Power: WECT Investigates risks seniors face with powers of attorney READ...
By Charlotte Smith The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce along with the Town...
Bladen County Animal Control/Shelter will be waiving the adoption fee on cats starting today...
North Carolina A & T State University Chancellor, Harold L. Martin Sr., Ph.D., paid...
The Town of Elizabethtown had much to celebrate on Monday, August 5. Elizabethtown Fire...
The ‘thud’ you may have heard yesterday was the stock market crashing, could go...
Ms. Dianne Hatcher was recognized for over 22 years of dedicated service as a...
1819 – Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school...
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Last week there was a long-awaited trial held in Bladen County Superior Court. The...
By Charlotte Smith Since 1790, the United States has held a census to count...
On Sunday, July 21st, 2019, Robert Roosevelt Peterson (“Bob”), beloved husband of the late...
Friendly, helpful faculty and staff will be on hand at Bladen Community College for...
The Disaster Support Group, hosted by Hope4NC, Foundation Church, and Bladen Disaster Recovery Team...
As kids start going back to school and life get busier, now’s the time...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate unanimously passed the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019, bipartisan...
Elizabethtown’s Minor League All Stars lost 7-3 Sunday, but like the Bladen County All...
1812 – War of 1812: Tecumseh’s Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne’s 200...
Fans of the Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball AAA team gathered Saturday night at San...
Members of the Elizabethtown team are: Front Row (Left-Right): Braylon Cromartie, Collin Cole, Hunter...
Alabama 2, North Carolina 0 in the AAA Dixie Youth Minors World Series game...
RUSTON, La. – Matthew Lutz and Sam Wallace combined to pitch a 2-hitter as...
West Bladen began football practice Thursday. The Knights will host South Brunswick in their...
East Bladen Eagles began football practice Thursday. The Eagles will host Wallace-Rose Hill in...
1862 – US government collects its 1st income tax. 1892 – Sunday school teacher...
The town commissioners of White Lake announced that the White Lake ABC store would...
By Cheryl Thurston Good-bye July, hello August. Are you enjoying fond memories of your...
Elizabethtown’s Dixie Youth team arrived safe and sound in Rustin, Louisiana and are preparing...
West Bladen’s Knights started their official fall football practice season Thursday and things went...
Members of the Elizabethtown team are: Front Row (Left-Right): Braylon Cromartie, Collin Cole, Hunter...
1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa...
By Jefferson Weaver I hate August. Not my dear friend and brother in Christ...
By Jefferson Weaver The Whiteville News Reporter The woman who sparked an Amber Alert...
Seven people, including Leslie McCrae Dowless, who were indicted Tuesday on alleged absentee ballot...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to meet Monday in the lower...
By Charlotte Smith A man involved in a 6-hour standoff with law enforcement in...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College graduated its largest class of Practical Nursing students in...
DUNN – Pope Road, which crosses Interstate 95 at exit 72 in Harnett County,...
Emereau Charter School welcomed more than 500 students Thursday on the first day of...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, Fayetteville Social Security is here for...
By Dr. Mike Walden My wife and I just returned from a short vacation...
VERO BEACH, FL – Lefrederick Wooten (pictured in file photo), a rising junior at...
Both East Bladen and West Bladen High Schools kicked off their official practice seasons...
Elizabethtown All-Stars left yesterday for Louisiana. The Dixie Youth Class AAA (Minors) team will...
Murphy-Brown has lost five trials in the hog nuisance lawsuits in North Carolina. In...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Trump signed Senator Thom Tillis’ LEGION Act into law, bipartisan...
The Mother County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, August 10th, from 12-2 pm at...
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 97 of North Carolina’s counties in...
Another Dixie Youth team, coaches, moms and dads and other supporters, are either on...
The Elizabethtown All-Stars will leave Thursday morning around 8 a.m. en route to Ruston,...
1867 – Blacks vote for 1st time in a US state election in the...
By Ray Jones Bladen Online’s Pet of the Week is Akira, a 1- to...
By Charlotte Smith It’s that time of year again. Bladen County students and their...
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. – Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr.; Mohamed Ahmedna, dean of the...
RALEIGH – A four-year-old, unvaccinated mare in Cumberland County was euthanized after contracting the...
-Farm Location: Cedar Creek/HWY 53 -Hispanic preferred that can speak some English -Experience is...
Did you ever go cruisin’? Back when drive-in restaurants were favorite hangouts for young...
DALLAS, Texas – East Bladen grad and current North Carolina State standout Larrell Murchison...
Update: This story initially listed charges against Tonya Britt Long in connection with this...
The Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association played its July 30 weekly golf tournament at...
1790 – 1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. 1876...
By Charlotte Smith The newly renovated, El Patron Grill, located at 1100 West Board...
The East Bladen Booster Club has announced their banner packages for the 2019-2020 athletic...
Enrollment Now Open through Dec. 6 WASHINGTON, July 29, 2019 – Signup opens today...
Cape Fear Valley Awarded Arts Council Grant For Patient Therapy FAYETTEVILLE – July 30,...
Democrats gave away their votes to the Governor so his veto couldn’t be overridden...
Sanford, NC- Alma Parker Farris passed away peacefully at the age of 102 on...
Bladen County Dixie Youth Pre-Majors team lost twice yesterday in Louisiana and will be...
By Barry Priest STERLINGTON, Va. – Bladen County’s late rally wasn’t enough to overcome...
East Bladen’s men’s soccer tryouts will begin Thursday, August 1 from 7-9 a.m., says...
1733 – Society of Freemasons opens 1st American lodge in Boston. 1869 – The...
Jacob Priest, shown pitching in Sunday’s win against Mississippi, also pitched Monday afternoon against...
Louisville, KY– Vincent Morris, of White Oak, NC, has placed 9th in the SkillsUSA...
West Bladen’s women’s tennis practice will begin Thursday, August 1 at the school’s tennis...
East Bladen women’s tennis practice will begin Thursday, August 1 at the County Park...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Bladen County’s upcoming road closings according to...
Three 2019 East Bladen High School graduates have been chosen to receive a Golden...
Bladen County’s Pre-Majors All-Star team 13, Laurel, Mississippi 3. Bladen County is one of...
1786 – 1st newspaper published west of Alleghenies, Pitts Gazette. 1847 – Cumberland School...
Mahki Cromartie throws a pitch for Bladen County. Cromartie pitched the first three innings...
The Elizabethtown AAA (Minors) Dixie Youth baseball team held a concert featuring the Piink...
North Carolina (Bladen County) 4, Louisiana (Monroe) 2 in the opening round of the...
Betty Wallace Priest of Clarkton passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27 at the...
By Joy Warren Apparently, people in Bladen County have a hard time accepting something...
The Board of Directors of Bladen County Hospital announced that the hospital suffered a...
Clarkton’s Kayla Thompson shot 77-77-77=231 in the Golf Capital of Tennessee Women’s Open in...
1868 – US Secretary of State William H. Seward announces 14th Amendment ratified by...
By Charlotte Smith A new business, Odds & Ends, located at 501 Martin Luther...
By Barry Priest STERLINGTON, La. – Timely hitting, strong pitching, and a stingy defense...
This is a huge day for local sports fans… Bladen County Dixie Pre-Majors baseball...
1586 – Walter Raleigh brings the 1st tobacco to England from Virginia. 1789 –...
Residents in Kelly circulated a petition for the repair of the White Oak Dike...
Thursday evening the temperatures were comfortable for most people in the area. A large...
Remember when politics was ‘front page’ news for a short period of time, every...
1775 – US Continental Congress creates United States Post Office (U.S.P.O.) in Philadelphia under...
The Fall Triathlon White Lake schedule has been announced. Two triathlons will be held...