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76 players showed up at Vineyard Golf to participate in the SFSGA tourney on...
FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health has announced a partnership with Raleigh-based Wake Research...
Contributed East Bladen High School has announced their Junior Marshals for the 2018...
Bladen County Schools is accepting sealed invitation for bids (IFB) for furnishing and delivering...
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and Senate Leader Phil Berger...
City and county governments are wrestling with proposed budgets for FY 2018/19. Not an...
1771 – The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia...
Elizabethtown Baptist Church is seeking a pianist and/or organist to play for their Sunday morning worship...
WHITE LAKE, NC– Ahead of this week’s 40th Anniversary White Lake Water Festival, the...
By: Dora Brogdon This week a 3 year old male cat by the name...
Bladen County Historical Society meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. New members are welcome....
A student culinary team from Clyde A. Erwin High School in Buncombe County won...
By Erin Smith The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is planning a Fallen Law Enforcement...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) honored the 360 officers who were added to...
Sandy Grove Baptist Church will be having Vacation Bible School on Monday, June 18 through...
By Erin Smith The 2018-19 academic year will be the first year for the...
Raleigh, N.C. – L.V. Pokey Harris, a longtime public safety professional, has been hired as...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’128663′] The Bladen County Board of Education met on Monday night conducted...
By Erin Smith The first annual Bladen County Peace Officers Memorial Service will be...
Four County Electric Membership Corporation (Four County EMC), received national recognition for its compliance...
Jackson Smith knocked in the winning run with a fifth inning double as the...
Lots of activity in the area over the next few days, weeks and months. ...
The Bay Tree Volunteer Fire Department held their annual golf tournament Saturday, May 12...
1672 – 1st copyright law enacted in Massachusetts. 1817 – First private mental hospital...
By Erin Smith Two Bladen County Sheriff’s Deputies received minor injuries last week when...
By Dexter Hill, NCDA&CS RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says the 2018 blueberry...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency recently released signup information for the Tree Assistance Program, a nationwide...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128582′] The newest Eagle Scout was recognized during a ceremony this past Saturday at Dublin...
Bladen County’s Lena Trinidad played shortstop this weekend for the the Carolina Heat ’06...
By Erin Smith The National Hurricane Center is predicting an active Atlantic Hurricane Season...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) issued the following statement regarding the opening of the...
Contact one of our team members today! Clayton Homes of Whiteville 1233 South J.K....
Contributed Eastpointe MCO is hosting a Recovery Coach Academy in Sampson County (Clinton) next week May...
By Stephen Keebler, Meteorologist, NOAA Tropical moisture will increase today and Tuesday and prevail...
By Erin Smith With the nation in the grips of an Opioid Epidemic, President...
Bladen County’s Addie Bowen and Lainey Hughes played in the USA Elite Tar Heel...
By Erin Smith White Lake will be buzzing with activity as the 40th annual...
Social media does wonders for special occasions, like Mother’s Day. Feel like I shared...
1607 – 1st permanent English settlement established in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia....
Happy Mothers Day to all our dear moms! When you look into your mother’s...
Lt. Governor Jimmy Green was the featured speaker at the Bladen County Democratic Convention....
1607 – English colonists led by John Smith land near James River in Virginia....
PEMBROKE – West Bladen’s Tyre Boykin and Jonathan Robinson and the East Bladen...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128444′] Kyle’s Farm in Harrells was a hub of activity on Saturday as more than...
By Helen Newling Lawson Many landscapes have at least some degree of slope. In...
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation....
1792 – Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented. 1890 – Louisiana...
The May 10 Thundering Herd was won by the team of Wyatt Bordeaux, Stephen...
East Bladen senior Hannah Devane has been recognized as the Wilmington Star-News Athlete of...
ELIZABETHTOWN – The North Carolina School of Science & Math ended East Bladen’s undefeated...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced bipartisan legislation commemorating...
Contributed A Grilled Chicken Plate fundraiser for Ron Black is planned for Saturday, May 26th,...
Washington, D.C.– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today the appointment of Richard...
Contributed The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has released their Dean’s List for...
Contributed East Carolina University has released their Chancellor’s List, Dean’s List, and Honor roll...
Tabari Wallace, a Craven County school administrator who helped boost student performance at two...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), David Perdue (R-GA) and 14 other senators asked...
East Bladen’s Ashley Hardin has been selected to serve on the NCHSAA Student Athlete Advisory...
By Douglas Hoehler, Meteorologist NOAA No significant weather impacts expected. Expect daily highs today thru...
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr released the following statement...
By Erin Smith A Bladen County landmark is now up for sale. Historic Purdie...
By Dr. Mike Walden In several states, teachers are protesting for higher salaries and...
SRMC Third Bed Tower Shift Supervisor and Registered Nurse Deborah Peterson was named Southeastern...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Education will meet on Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at...
By Erin Smith The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday night at 7 p.m. at the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) took to the Senate floor to speak...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers of the May 31 deadline for...
Think about expressions I heard as a youngster, example: So & so is feeling...
1751 – Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin. 1850 –...
N.C. Superintendent Mark Johnson issued the following statement regarding K-12 education portions of Gov....
By Erin Smith A rally for teachers planned for Wednesday, May 16, in Raleigh is...
There will be an event for Mark Harris on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Lumil Vineyard...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a letter to Ambassador Robert Lighthizer,...
By Jefferson Weaver I read a news story the other day about how college...
Contributed [slideshow_deploy id=’128265′] The Emereau: Bladen kindergarten classes of Joanne Melvin and Peyton Shultz...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128254′] Contributed photos Bladenboro has Volunteers putting time in to make the Town...
By Erin Smith The town of White Lake has received a verbal approval to...
By: Dora Brogdon As the days continue to warm and get longer, Bladen County...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College history professor Cliff Tyndall has been awarded the Excellence...
DUBLIN – Twelve students from Bladen Community College received awards at the Regional SkillsUSA...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and James Lankford (R-OK) will...
By: Dora Brogdon This week a 4 year old male hound mix named Yogi...
By Erin Smith A fire on Friday night in White Oak has left home with heavy...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127430′] The West Bladen and East Bladen qualifiers for Saturday’s NCHSAA Class 2A MidEast Regional...
By Erin Smith One Bladen County business owner was recognized last week during the...
By Erin Smith The Colly ECA is planning a fundraiser is planned to assist...
By Erin Smith Many Christians study the word of God, but many people find...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127430′] East Bladen and West Bladen High Schools Track & Field teams will...
Whiteville, NC – On April 29, 2018, the Dollar General located at 25 Dock Road in...
The Driver Education Advisory Committee will hold its quarterly meeting Tuesday, May 15, from 11 a.m....
By: Faye Boyne, NCDOT OPENINGS: NC210 (210) NC210 (210) has been opened today, May 10...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has posted its first-quarter 2018 financial results in a...
Looking back at the primary election, any surprises from your point of view? Winners...
CREEDMOOR – Top-seeded South Granville defeated West Bladen 18-0 Wednesday night in the opening...
1752 – Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment. 1775 –...
By Erin Smith State officials are continuing to investigate a fish kill that occurred over...
Because of a building facility issue, the meeting Thursday, May 10, of the Professional Educator Preparation...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the N.C. Department of...