This week the Bladen County Board of Commissioners’ met to discuss the budget concerns....
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You’ve likely seen hummingbirds flitting around flowers and feeders. Blink an eye and the...
The 3rd annual White Lake Water Clean-Up is set for Saturday, May 11 through...
1780 – American Academy of Arts & Science founded in Boston, James Bowdoin, John...
GRAHAM – Two East Bladen doubles teams participated Friday in the NCHSAA Class 2A...
On Friday afternoon around 3 p.m., 630 Bladen County residents had cast their votes...
Friday evening the the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest made by Bladen...
After Serving in Leadership of Two of North Carolina’s Largest Counties, Sarah Reidy-Jones Seeks...
By Charlotte Smith May is Electrical Safety Month! This month, make electrical safety a...
A Bladenboro man was sentenced up to 26 years Thursday after entering a guilty...
Contributed Dan Gerlach, recently named interim chancellor at East Carolina University, will be the...
The sun was blazing yesterday, Thursday, May 3, at the UNC Pembroke Track field....
Just thinking out loud, seems to me competition for many local businesses is not...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Whiteville rallied from a 4-2 deficit to post a 6-4 victory over...
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong [slideshow_deploy id=’162074′] TAR HEEL – Evan Pait pitched an 8-hit...
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong [slideshow_deploy id=’162123′] TAR HEEL – Shy’Asia Ratliff knocked in the...
The initial Thundering Herd of the season took place Thursday afternoon at Vineyard Golf...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Tessa Nicholson batted 4-for-4 and drove in eight runs to lead...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Juniors Lincoln Ransom and Jake Harwood teamed up to pitch a three-hitter...
1765 – 1st North American medical college opens in Philadelphia. 1802 – Washington, D.C....
By Cheryl Thurston Wow! What a great month was April? And now we are...
By Charlotte Smith There are reports almost on a daily basis about Bladen County...
Staff report This Saturday will have a total of 7 different events for residents...
By Charlotte Smith North Carolina Department of Transportation District Engineer, Kenneth Clark, PE confirmed...
By Jefferson Weaver Miss Lois, her hands shaking, handed me the wooden box. “It’s...
Contributed Due to a lot of planning and preparation as well as the collection...
Ashley Hardin is awarded for serving on the Student Athlete Advisory Council of the...
By Charlotte Smith In January of this year the Elizabethtown Town Council received a request...
Faye M. Boyne, NC DOT with the North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued...
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With the busy summer travel season making its approach and Boeing under fire after...
BLADENBORO- East Bladen clinched a share of the Three Rivers Conference girls soccer championship...
By James Alverson NC High School Athletic Association CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina...
SWANSBORO – Croatan defeated East Bladen 9-0 Wednesday in the opening round of the...
1863 – Stonewall Jackson attacking Chancellorsville is wounded by his own men. 1865 –...
Bladen County unemployment rate dropped three-tenths in March from a month ago, according to...
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, according to the National Hurricane Center. However,...
RED SPRINGS – East Bladen built a 2-0 halftime lead en route to a...
BLADENBORO – South Columbus rallied with 4 runs in the fifth inning to defeat...
TAR HEEL – Coleman Tatum pitched a no-hitter and struck out 15 batters to...
Contributed DUBLIN – Bladen Community College convened an Arbor Day Celebration with a special...
Contributed Emereau: Bladen is pleased to announce that Mrs. Elizabeth Cole has been hired...
By Charlotte Smith Greg Martin, Bladen County Manager, lead the Bladen County Board of...
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that soybean producers may request a referendum...
Contributed Administrative professionals from various organizations and businesses in the community were honored on...
Contributed Elizabethtown Primary School invites our students to our STEAM Family Night. Activities will...
TAR HEEL – Rylee Chadwick pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 18 batters to...
May 1, WOW, 2019 year is nearly half over. Remember eons ago when May 1...
BLADENBORO – South Columbus rallied for ten runs in the final 4 innings to...
[slideshow_deploy id=’161848′] Photos by Kenneth ArmstrongKenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Pierce Melvin celebrated his...
Bladen County Recreation’s Dixie Boys Baseball Registration (ages 13-14) will close Friday, May 3rd. ...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophmore Kayleigh Raynor pitched a 2-hit shutout and struck out eight batters...
BLADENBORO – Freshman Peyton Duncan pitched a 5-hitter and struck out 12 batters to...
Clarkton’s Kayla Thompson failed to qualify Tuesday for the U.S. Women’s Open. Thompson, playing...
1822 – John Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston. 1841 – First emigrant wagon...
Income tax relief for families, franchise tax relief for businesses Budget modernizes sales...
By: Dora Brogdon This week a cute one to two year old male dog...
Staff report The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is an organization created by the United...
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Vice/Narcotics Unit, K-9 Unit, and the North Carolina Probation...
Contributed The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is pleased to bring...
The 2019 Thundering Herd series of nine hole tournaments starts Thursday, May 2 at...
Henry Pate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chip Pate, formerly of Elizabethtown, participated in...
Contributed As business leaders in the State of North Carolina, we know firsthand that...
Contributed RALEIGH: Gov. Roy Cooper today received from the U.S. Small Business Administration a disaster...
131 organizations across six states to receive grants supporting early childhood literacy and STEM...
By Charlotte Smith There is a new store in town. Some say it’s going...
By Charlotte Smith Last week, Valeria Peacock McKoy, Interim Director of Bladen County Board...
The Bladen County Education Foundation is gearing up for some good natured fun with...
NC House of Representatives rolled out their first proposal of the budget for the...
TAR HEEL – A 6-run sixth-inning propelled Clarkton School of Discovery to a 12-6...
TAR HEEL – Maddie Taylor pitched a 4-hitter and struck out six to lead...
1789 – George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for agricultural producers to certify...
Contributed CHECKING STATION Whiteville, NC – On April 27, 2019, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office...
Contributed Rescheduled meeting information as announced at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 29 The Bladen...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County has weathered a lot of storms and disasters. The...
Contributed With graduation season nearly upon us, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its...
1813 – 1st US Rubber patent granted to Jacob F Hummel. 1845 – Macon...
Had the pleasure of spending a little time cruising portions of Bladen County that...
CENTRAL, S.C. – East Bladen High graduate Eian Hines won the Conference Carolinas long...
HICKORY – West Bladen grad Trevor Lesane slugged a 2-run homer in Erskine’s final...
As I grow older, I am spending much more time at doctor offices and...
LAURINNBURG – East Bladen grad Lexi Dawson closed out her St. Andrews softball career...
By Charlotte Smith Many folks in the county work hard throughout the year to...
1635 – Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office. 1818...
By Charlotte Smith It’s time to stop child abuse. April is Child Abuse Awareness...
Contributed Come out Class of 1983 and let’s enjoy some food, music and fellowship....
Contributed Women’s Day will be observed at Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday,...
The White Lake community was preparing for the Water Festival which was scheduled for...
By Charlotte Smith Celebrating communities is not a past time. Kelly Spring Fest organized...
Check yesterday’s Thoughts for a list of activities in Bladen, today, and add a...
1805 – US Marines attack shores of Tripoli. 1838 – Fire destroys half of...
WHITEVILLE – Two Whiteville men were arrested Friday morning following a three-month investigation, according...
West Bladen’s Chad Garner and Wyatt Bordeaux have been named to the All-Three Rivers...
State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced today the launch of a publicly accessible website, www.schoolfinance.nc.gov, to...
TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public...
Contributed by Alex Granados This morning, the North Carolina House discussed its education budget plan,...
By Dr. Mike Walden As a nation, we’re now engaged in a new version...
By Charlotte Smith A log jam from underneath the US Highway 701 bridge across...
Wilmington, N.C. – North Carolina Ports made history Monday by welcoming its first-ever 12,000 TEU...