GRACEPOINTE QUARTET from Durham, NC will be in concert at Friendship Baptist Church on June...
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Winners in yesterday’s election (Bladen County) US Congress Dan Bishop Bladen County Commissioner (must be...
The hospital in Bladen County received damages during Hurricane Florence. The staff at the...
West Bladen High School will host a baseball camp for ages five through 12...
The Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association played at Land O’ Lakes Golf Course on...
DURHAM – Seniors Pierce Melvin and Spencer Scott combined on a four-hit shutout, and...
1672 – 1st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts. 1829 – Joseph Smith ordained by...
By Joy Warren During the White Lake Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night, Mayor...
Bladen County Election Results Democrat incumbent Russell Priest narrowly defeated Republican challenger Wayne Edge...
Whiteville, NC –The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Vice-Narcotics Unit arrested one individual on...
By Dora Brogdon This week a three to five year old lab and shepherd...
Contributed RALEIGH: In a letter, Governor Roy Cooper urged Republican legislators to use recently...
By Charlotte Smith Today was officially the last luncheon for Dawn Maynard, as the...
Contributed The Bladen County Educational Foundation, a non-profit corporation organized and existing to provide...
Contributed Moores Creek Battleground Association President Connie Hendrix announced that the Association’s June 1st...
Contributed The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, May 28, 2019,...
Contributed There will be a special LEPC meeting Thursday May 16, 2019 at 10:00am...
Contributed The Emereau: Bladen Board of Director’s regular scheduled meeting will be held on...
Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce meets at noontime today at Cape Fear Farmers Market. ...
Contributed RALEIGH: Gov. Cooper released the following statement today on North Carolina receiving $336.5...
Bladen County election results Last updated: 11:59 p.m., May 14, 2019 (Unofficial results, 17...
Dr. Robin Peace of Southeastern Regional Medical Center will present “Calling All Girls: Who...
RALEIGH – St. Pauls and Fayetteville are among eight North Carolina communities hit hard...
1787 – Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution. 1804 – Meriwether...
East Bladen’s Eagles, the No. 16 seed in the East, will hit the road...
Sheriff James A. McVicker said his Office hosted a multi-agency checking station on North...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County Board of Commissioners met last Monday, May 6 for...
Wilmington, NC – Eight Lower Cape Fear Hospice nurses were recognized at the 23rd...
Contributed Last week Doris B. Brisson with Bladenboro Primary School announced the Terrific Kids. ...
HAMMOND- U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II recognized the service and sacrifice of federal,...
Internist and Pediatrician Dr. Toni Chagolla Oxendine has joined Southeastern Health at Southeastern Multi-Specialty...
The NC Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts’ State Speech Contest was held...
RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. State Board of Elections on Monday appointed Karen Brinson Bell as the Board’s...
5th ABSENTEE MEETING at 5:00 pm TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 301 S. Cypress...
North Carolina Department of Transportation officials spent $16 million to remove seven million pounds...
Contributed Joyce Ward of Farm Bureau Ladies Group presents the book Anywhere Farm to...
ROSE HILL, N.C., May 13, 2019 – With the addition of a new bottling...
Springtime has arrived, spring sports at the 2 high schools in the county have...
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, young and old, and in between. Mothers deserve...
1607 – English colonists led by John Smith make a second landing near James...
A large crowd of golfers arrived Saturday at Vineyard Golf to play in the...
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...