1797 – Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can’t sell it to farmers,...
History
Thought we would receive rain yesterday, for the most part, it never came. Maybe...
This could be an interesting day. High temps, scattered showers and thunderstorms in our...
1664 – The colony of New Jersey is founded. 1853 – Gadsden Purchase 29,670-square-mile...
1607 – 1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown. 1684 – King Charles...
The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club presented scholarships to East Bladen graduates Clarence Corbett, Angie Norris...
Remember vacations as a youngster? For this set of Hesters, vacation came (if there...
1858 – Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” accepting Illinois...
[slideshow_deploy id=’56916′] By: Erin Smith As one travels down the Locks Road in Elizabethtown,...
Weather is always a topic of conversation. Today, very hot and the possibility of...
1664 – New Jersey established. 1775 – George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the American...
1642 – 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts. 1777 – US...
Sylvia Garner was named Director of Nursing at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. John Fox was...
1789 – Mrs. Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington. 1865 –...
I enjoy scanning the Internet to learn more about Bladen County. The latest discovery...
1665 – New Amsterdam legally becomes an English colony and rename New York after...
Do you remember your high school graduation? It has been 60 years (class of...
It had been 48 years since Bob Cummings and Ray Phillips last saw each...
1628 – 1st deportation from what is now US, Thomas Morton from Mass. ...
The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater has announced its annual “Best of the Year”...
DUBLIN – The Student Government Association of Bladen Community College recently met with Legislators...
1639 – Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill. 1813...
The White Lake Water Festival was featuring the White Lake Ski Heels. The Miss...
Gov. McCrory was in Bladen County yesterday for a couple of events, the Law...
1794 – US Congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces. 1805 –...
Early voting in the limited primary election ends at 1 p.m. today. The ballot...
Yesterday was a good day and a sad day. I do little for BladenOnline...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55564′] By: Erin Smith The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy held a Memorial...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55488′] The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy recently held its third annual Military...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55399′] By: Erin Smith A moving Memorial Day ceremony was held at the...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55285′] By: Katie Galyean On Saturday, May 28, if you were to walk...
[slideshow_deploy id=’55072′] By: Ellen Gause Although you requested words of honor and tribute for...
Photo contributed by Mr. Hubert Kinlaw Elizabethtown like most everything else, has changed over...
Class 2A East Finals (Best of 3 Series) Jordan-Matthews/Washington Winner vs. No. 2 South...
1785 – Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals. 1788 – South Carolina becomes...
Organizers of the Annual White Lake Water Festival made the most of a less...
1761 – 1st life insurance policy in North America issued in Philadelphia. 1803 –...
1643 – Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut & New Harbor from United Colonies of New...
Mr. and Mrs. Vander McDowell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Allen Lomax was promoted...
It’s Monday, our temps are a little cooler, hope your weekend was good. Bladen...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53972′] By: Erin Smith Folks had a chance to take a nature hike,...
Today is Friday the 13th. According to some reports, Friday the 13th is considered...
1607 – English colonist, led by John Smith, land near James River in Virginia....
1777 – 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-NY Gazette) 1792 – Toilet that flushes...
1754 – 1st newspaper cartoon in American-divided snake “Join or Die” 1862 – US...
Katherine Clark of Clarkton High School was the U.S. Cheering Award Winner. Sara West...
Happy Mothers Day. Enjoy mom, if she is still living and cherish the memories...
1639 – William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island. 1792 – US establishes the military...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53212′] By: Erin Smith Carolina Blue skies, sunshine and light breeze made for...
1700 – William Penn began monthly meetings for blacks advocating emancipation. 1718 – The...
1833 – John Deere makes 1st steel plough. 1835 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr....
Our 2016 election process has produced a Republican candidate for president, and the Democrats...
1809 – Mary Kies is 1st woman issued a US patent (weaving straw) 1816...
Our normal annual rainfall averages about 48-52 inches, or about an inch a week. ...
1654 – Bridge at Rowley, Mass begins charging tolls for animals. 1662 – Royal...
Clarkton Town Board approves 20 public housing units to be built in the town....
I enjoy Facebook, especially pictures from years gone by. BladenOnline is the best source...
1863 – Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men. 1865 – US...
I am sorry Wesley Floyd is leaving West Bladen. He has been principal for...
1704 – Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper advertisement. 1778 – American Revolution: The Battle...
I received an invitation recently to attend a ribbon cutting in Brunswick County for...
1789 – George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States...
By: Erin Smith A bill filed in the NC General Assembly to name the...
By: Gordon Kinlaw WiFi Calling I am showing the WiFi calling tip below again....
A new planting season is underway. The recent warm weather is helping the newly...
1813 – 1st US Rubber patent granted to Jacob F Hummel. 1845 – Macon...
The weekend ahead will be busy… White Oak Fire Department is sponsoring a pancake...
1635 – Virginia Gov. John Harvey accused of treason & removed from office. 1788...
Elizabethtown resident, Faye M. Hardin, has scheduled a book signing for her recently published...
East Bladen Eagle baseball team added another conference victory last night, downing Clinton 8-5. ...
1697 – 1st English colony in America lands at Cape Henry, Virginia. 1865 –...
The North Carolina Symphony String Quartet performed three programs in Bladen County. Jones Cable...
April 25, wow, is this year moving by quickly or what? May 1 is...
The death of Prince reminds me of the reaction to Michael Jackson and Elvis...
1526 – 1st slave revolt occurs in South Carolina. 1823 – R. J. Tyers...
1649 – Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship. 1789 – John...
1816 – US Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions. 1852...
I am in DC for a few days. Yesterday, it was Telco issues all...
Bladen County unemployment rate was 12.4 percent. The vote was 254 for and 196...
1775 – American Revolution begins – Lexington Common, shot “heard around the world” 1782...
Bladen County Commissioners meet at 6:30 p.m. today. Construction is underway on new Detention...
1775 – Paul Revere & William Dawes ride from Charleston to Lexington warning the...
Interesting how some weeks speed by and some d-r-a-g. It is still Friday. Read...
1738 – Bottle opener invented. 1817 – 1st American school for the deaf opens...
1777 – NY adopts new constitution as an independent state. 1828 – First American...
A new day, another day to do good for someone. Woke up this AM...
1776 – Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina. 1844 – Texan envoys...
1790 – US Patent system forms. 1841 – New York Tribune begins publishing under...
It’s Saturday, normally a good day to work outside, but be careful. Cool, windy…not...
1789 – First Meeting of the US House of Representatives. 1838 – Steamship “Great...
FYI, Bladen County facts. Named for Martin Bladen, Lord Commissioner of Trade and Plantation....
1788 – 1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta. 1818 – General Andrew Jackson conquers...
The 2016 college basketball season is over. Tough loss for Tar Heels, sweet victory...
1621 – Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England. 1768 –...
Well, well…It’s the first Monday in April and Bladen County Commissioners and E-town City...
1818 – Congress decides on the US flag: 13 red & white strips and...
Ever get something or someone on your mind and can’t “shake it?” Had one...
1776 – George Washington receives honorary LI.D. degree from Harvard University. 1848 – Thomas...
I am really concerned about the future of our state and nation. It appears,...
1513 – Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain as the first...