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LAKE POINT, GA – Elizabethtown’s Lefrederick Wooten and his Dirt Bags Camo baseball team...
RALEIGH – The State Highway Patrol proudly welcomed 20 new troopers at a graduation ceremony...
By Joy Warren Related articles: https://bladencounty.org/remembering-those-killed-in-action-in-vietnam-this-memorial-day/ https://bladencounty.org/visual-improvements-to-lake-water/
Memorial Day Tribute By Ellen Gause I personally do not know any veterans who...
Memorial Day weekend 2018 is here. White Lake water appears to be improving, apparently OK to...
A chance of showers is in the forecast, and a tropical storm threatens the southern most...
1861 – US Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South. 1868...
BLADENBORO – Weston Hilburn and Hunter Hester combined to pitch a no-hitter and strike...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129867′] Elizabethtown Middle School held its athletic awards banquet recently. Alexus Mitchell was...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, members of North Carolina’s Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Governor...
Raleigh, NC — North Carolina lawmakers recently announced additions to the state budget including school...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds dairy farmers of the June 1 deadline to enroll...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129862′] By Erin Smith On Monday, the Take Back NC Initiative unveiled...
With the alum treatments having been completed one week ago, many Bladen County residents...
Bladen County Smart Start’s Lending Library presents Family Fun Time every Monday and Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. These fun and...
In honor of EMS Week Bladen County Hospital surprised the local EMS team with...
NEW BERN – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina,...
By Rachel Gross-Zouzias Warm and humid weather will continue through the weekend with isolated...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129810′] East Bladen High School held its athletic banquet Thursday night. Pierce...
Municipal and County governments are always looking for various ways to help keep citizens...
By Dr. Mike Walden Two decades ago I wrote an op-ed piece discussing the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced they have...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted...
Social media provides so much info, good and bad. It’s a place where opinions...
1721 – John Copson becomes America’s 1st insurance agent. 1787 – Constitutional convention opens...
By Dora Brogdon This weekend there will be plenty for Bladen County residents to...
Includes Tillis-Warren Proposal Protecting Veterans From Predatory Lending WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator...
The Bladen County Opioid Task Force will host a Community Forum tonight (Thursday, May...
By Erin Smith The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting a “near...
Raleigh- Updated Information regarding the funeral of fallen Trooper Samuel Bullard is as follows:...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer released the following statement following the passage of the...
There will be a barbecue pork and chicken plate sale on Saturday, May 26, from...
By Erin Smith Smithfield Foods is investing in Bladen County with a $115 million...
Pittenger’s legislation to clarify commercial lending rules included in Financial Regulatory Reform bill ...
By Erin Smith Bladen County residents are being urged to secure their four wheelers...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129748′] By Erin Smith The Shallotte Police Department is asking for the public’s...
A Chicken & Rice Plate Sale is planned for Saturday, June 9, beginning at...
By Erin Smith The United Way of Bladen County is planning their annual Crazy...
Kallie Bass slugged a home run and batted 2-2 to lead the Bandits to...
Contributed [slideshow_deploy id=’129717′] On Thursday May 17th, 2018, West Bladen High School FFA held...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) chaired a Judiciary Subcommitt ee on Border Security and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on...
See where a Bladenboro man won $1 million in the lottery. Trying to determine...
1738 – John Wesley is converted, launching the Methodist movement; celebrated annually by Methodists...
Kaleb Wilkes is graduating from Cape Fear High School in Fayetteville, N.C. He is...
Deep in a massive banking reform bill that’s on its way to the president...
The Elizabethtown ABC Board FY 2018-2019 proposed budget has been submitted to the Board...
DUBLIN – In today’s high-technology world, students are frequently encouraged to seek degrees in...
There is a new center coming to town for local athletes. Some Bladen and...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129630′] Sheriff James A. McVicker is seeking the help of the public to...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129614′] Sheriff James A. McVicker said Narcotics Investigators completed a three month undercover...
Contributed The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club met at San Jose Restaurant last week and reported...
The SFSGA played their May 22 tourney at Puppy Creek near Raeford. 56 players...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College is pleased to announce the 2018 spring term scholastic...
By Erin Smith The Memorial Day Holiday is a time for honoring our men...
RALEIGH – In anticipation of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, increased traffic congestion is expected...
PITTENGER’S LANDMARK NATIONAL SECURITY BILL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED BY HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON – The House Financial Services Committee today unanimously voted to approve Congressman Robert Pittenger’s...
Officials with Southeastern Health (SeHealth) and Robeson Health Care Corporation (RHCC) met on Tuesday,...
Elkin- The suspect sought in the murder investigation of Trooper S. N. Bullard is in...
The recent rain has done wonders for local crops, lawns and maybe snakes as...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Economic...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Banking Committee,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee...
The Force tacked on a trio of runs in the final inning to seal...
1785 – Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals. 1863 – Organization of the...
Update: Hilo, Hawaii, Wednesday, May 30, 2018 From lava damage in Hawaii to flooding...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages America’s farmers and ranchers to nominate candidates...
RAEFORD – Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital has earned Disease-Specific Care Certification as an...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Martilla Hester (Halyburton) Freeman, 95, of Charlottesville, died on May 20,...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency recently released signup information for the Tree Assistance Program, a nationwide...
Contributed Christopher McLean of Bladenboro is celebrating his good fortune after he played the...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129485′] By Erin Smith Bladen County residents are forever at the ready to...
A 5-run fifth inning propelled the Twins to a 10-7 victory over the Blue...
Memorial Day is a time we stop to pay homage to those men and...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Commissioners learned about the plans for the Summer...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Commissioners received the proposed 2018-19 budget on Monday...
Faye M. Boyne, NC Department of Transportation The North Carolina Department of Transportation has...
RALEIGH – The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is mourning the loss of a member...
Traffic shift slated for May 29 FAYETTEVILLE – The new Rowan Street bridge in downtown Fayetteville...
By Erin Smith An emergency siren for the Brunswick Nuclear Plant malfunctioned on Monday....
The Slammers scored 3 runs in the fifth inning to snap a 6-6 tie...
The 2017-18 school year is coming to a close. Graduation day is fast approaching...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis applauded the United States Treasury for certifying 252 “Opportunity Zones”...
Megan Pait pitched a one-hit shutout as the Thunder defeated the Force 10-0 Monday...
A 5-run fifth inning propelled the Blue Jays to a 10-7 victory over the...
1761 – 1st life insurance policy in North America issued in Philadelphia. 1803 –...
Congratulations to all of our 2018 graduates! As the academic year comes to an...
By Erin Smith Cindy’s Drive Thru and Catering restaurant located on US 701 South...
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By Erin Smith Two South Carolina men made their first appearance today in Bladen...
By Erin Smith A case against a Clarkton man was dismissed on Monday morning in Bladen...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rouzer announced Anna Lawrence, a senior of John T....
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College honored 39 high school equivalency and adult high school...
By Richard Neuherz, Meteorologist, NOAA After today, deep tropical moisture will remain in place...
By Elisabeth Almekinder After a regular school morning at Middle Creek High School in...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129319′] Session began this last Wednesday, and I was pleased to be joined...
BCC EMS students from left to right are Charity Taylor, Summer Locklear, Lylus Bonnette,...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College honored 218 graduating students at its commencement event on...
It’s Monday, a new week begins following a busy, wet weekend. Bladen County Commissioners meet...