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1851 – American Gail Borden announces the invention of condensed milk. 1865 – General...
Contributed The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering several great...
Youth Empowered Solutions will be offering a Youth Leader Training session on Saturday, February...
By Erin Smith A crash on Mercer Mill Road near Dewitt Gooden Road on...
By Erin Smith The start of day three in the murder trial for Christopher...
Once again this year a former resident of Elizabethtown and his team were the...
RALEIGH, N.C. – In communities affected by Hurricane Florence, local building officials or floodplain...
The Bladen County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) meeting of February 7, 2019 will...
Elizabethtown – The Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church is sponsoring an ordination certification service...
1799 – Rep Mathew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct)...
By Charlotte Smith Early Wednesday morning there was a destructive fire at White Lake...
Congratulations to 2 of Bladen finest public servants, Dr. Pearly Hoskins and Hubert Kinlaw. ...
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Tuesday, January...
Here are results from the Lil Knight basketball league games played Saturday, Jan. 27...
TAR HEEL – Len’ya Harrell nailed a 17-foot jumper that beat the buzzer and...
TAR HEEL – Nakina defeated Tar Heel 52-18 Tuesday night in Waccamaw Middle School...
HALLSBORO – Hallsboro rode a 7-2 third-quarter spurt to an 18-16 Waccamaw Middle School...
HALLSBORO – Malcolm Bolden fired in 17 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 38-31...
Contributed Bladen County United Way is planning a fundraiser for St Patrick’s Day. The...
Contributed The Bladen Disaster Recovery Team will accept disaster assistance applications from Bladen County...
By Erin Smith A Tar Heel store was the victim of an armed robbery on...
Betty Guyton of 549 Apt 11B Hwy. 410 Bladenboro, passed away Saturday evening at...
By Erin Smith With federal government shutdown having come to an end, the federal...
By Erin Smith Perdue has issued a recall for more than 16,011 pounds of...
RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. stated today: “I was pleased...
RALEIGH: A total of 12 coastal communities will get more than $1.1 million in grants...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, legislation that would provide...
By Erin Smith Jury selection continued on Tuesday morning for the fourth person accused in the shooting...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to combat the epidemic of murdered and...
Hurricane Florence hit the town of Bladenboro residents and downtown businesses hard. Flooding in...
Contributecd Are you a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker and Leader) who wants to learn...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a New York based company by the...
No end in sight to determine the winner of the District 9 US House seat. ...
Bladenboro Dixie Youth Baseball sign-ups will begin Saturday, Feb. 2nd and will continue through...
BLADENBORO – Anthony Mitchell and Gary Parker combined for 25 points Monday night to...
NAKINA – Malcolm Bolden pumped in 20 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 38-26...
TAR HEEL – Nyquan Richardson and Corey Robbins combined for 29 points Monday night...
TAR HEEL – AnnaGrey Heustess and Maegan Burney combined for 29 points Monday to...
NAKINA – Iveonna Ward fired in 19 points Monday to lead Elizabethtown to a...
BLADENBORO – MaKayla Wright sank the winning free throw with four seconds left Monday...
1595 – William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” is thought to have been first...
By Erin Smith It is not often one hears of someone staying with a...
Bladen’s Best of the Best now has over 1,200 votes cast. Voting will end...
RALEIGH: North Carolinians who are eligible for a special program to provide rapid repairs to...
By Erin Smith The proposed date for the widening of the NC 87 Bypass...
Raleigh –These days the traditional, almost ceremonial way of doing a real estate closing...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Planning Retreat at 10:00 am...
RALEIGH: Governor Cooper urges residents to follow their local weather forecast and be prepared for...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency extended deadlines on many of its programs because of the...
FAYETTEVILLE – Seven bridges across Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties will be replaced...
By Erin Smith There will be rally at the Elizabethtown Middle School in support...
1851 – Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered. 1855 – The first locomotive runs from the...
GREENWOOD, SC – White Oak native Rahu Purdie fired in 22 points Monday to...
The late Marvin Burney of Clarkton was posthumously awarded the North Carolina Dixie Youth...
I am hoping for a better today, this day than yesterday…to be determined.. Was doing...
A surety bond, as the name suggests, means a sure thing – at least...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC The idea of...
BLADENBORO – MaKayla Wright fired in 10 points Thursday to lead Bladenboro to a...
BLADENBORO – East Columbus defeated West Bladen 30-27 Friday night in Three Rivers Conference...
RED SPRINGS – East Bladen defeated Red Springs 13-11 Friday in Three Rivers Conference...
BLADENBORO – West Bladen rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat East Columbus 20-18...
RED SPRINGS – Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson fired in 25 points Friday night to lead East...
RED SPRINGS – Sophmores Zach Meares and Rasean McKoy keyed a 13-2 third quarter...
1785 – First US state university in Athens, Georgia. 1870 – After accepting 15th...
By Erin Smith A group of veterans volunteered their time this weekend at the...
The February 2019 meeting of the Compassionate Friends Border Belt Chapter, serving the parents...
Each week we feature an historical place in Bladen County. This week our featured...
Jimmy Green of Clarkton filed for the office of Governor of North Carolina. A...
By Erin Smith A short independent film that showcases the town of Elizabethtown and Bridgers’ Barber Shop is now...
Good News Church will host the Grandpa’s Bluegrass Gospel Group on Sunday, January 27,...
The Emereau: Bladen Board of Director’s Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 31,...
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper released the following statement on the agreement to reopen...
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit has completed an investigation into the mailing...
The federal government is open for business, again. Volunteers are needed today and tomorrow...
[slideshow_deploy id=’152817′] Photos by Kenneth Armstrong RED SPRINGS – East Bladen’s Lady Eagles presented...
BLADENBORO – East Columbus senior DaMarcus Brown pounded the boards for 30 points and...
RED SPRINGS – Red Springs built a 34-19 halftime lead en route to a...
BLADENBORO- Sophmore Alanna Deal fired in all of her game-high 15 points in the...
1784 – Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as American’s symbol. 1802 – Congress...
By Erin Smith A crowd of friends, colleagues and neighbors gathered on Friday afternoon at Cape Fear...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement: “The end of...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Rouzer released the statement below following President Trump’s announcement...
Harrells Christian Academy held its 11th annual Play 4 Kay Pink Out Games on...
Masceline Petitlubin, a 2012 Fayetteville State University (FSU) chemistry graduate and current Master of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the...
The Bladen County Public Library in Elizabethtown will hold a Valentines Make It and...
Bladen Community College officially announces the move of its Small Business Center to the...
By Erin Smith The words repeated by some of the residents who gathered for...
You are cordially invited to join Hickory Grove Baptist Church for its annual Community...
Kayla Thompson of Clarkton is presently playing on the National Woman’s Golf Association Tournament...
The Mother County Genealogical Society will meet on February 9th from 12-2 pm in...
The Town of Bladenboro is accepting sealed bids for storm damage repair work at...
By Erin Smith A 3-year old boy missing from Craven County has been found...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, bipartisan...
Remember yoyos, a toy available at most toy stores, including Toys R Us? One of...
TAR HEEL – Williams Township built a 15-2 first half lead en route to...
CLARKTON – Elizabethtown’s Cougars raced to an 11-2 first quarter lead en route to...
CLARKTON – Center AnnaGrey Heustess poured in 19 points Thursday to lead Clarkton School...
BLADENBORO – Daquan Cox pumped in 13 points Thursday night as Nakina held off...