Contributed The West Key Club members are learning how to lead and stand for...
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Each year, the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program partners with local farmers to provide...
Friday, December 13th is the last day to turn in toys if you would...
By Charlotte Smith The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce lunch was held this...
The annual Christmas for Kids project ended with smiles again this year. The Bladenboro...
Bladen County Board of Education & Clarkton School of Discovery present the annual Christmas Concert
Bladen County Board of Education and Clarkton School of Discovery held the annual Christmas...
A December sunset was captured on highway 87 overlooking East Bladen High School in...
Elizabethtown – The Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church Christmas production will be Sunday, December...
Some people have a new pet on their wish list this holiday season. The...
It’s the holiday season and finding a good deal on a gift is a...
FFA Career Development Events are designed to help students learn career specific skills in...
Over 30 BCC student families were sponsored by Bladen Community College faculty and staff...
BladenOnline.com has moved to a new location. You may now find us at 1110...
DATELINE – A public notice has been posted to the FEMA and North Carolina Department...
The first Trooper Kevin Conner Memorial Foundation Inc BBQ fundraiser was held this past...
Last week, Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Specialized Training Unit hosted an intensive Mantracking Class...
Arthur Dewitt Blanks, Sr. August 23, 1946-December 4, 2019 (age 73) Arthur Dewitt Blanks, Sr., age 73 Clarkton, NC passed away on Wednesday, the 4th of December 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in Bladen County, NC on the 23rd of August 1946. He was the son of the late Dewitt and Bennie Campbell Blanks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife in 2008, Edith Lucille Webb Blanks and a brother, O’Neil Blanks. Arthur was a US Army veteran and served in the Vietnam war. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He enjoyed being outdoors and especially deer and rabbit hunting. Survivors include three sons, Arthur D. Blanks, Jr., (Marie), Willie “Pete” Webb (Candice), William “Tony” Webb all of Clarkton NC; a daughter, Annie Webb Smith (Mickiel) of Jonesboro, GA; three sisters, Stella George (Richard), Curlie Baldwin (Daniel), Sandy Blanks of Clarkton, NC; six grandchildren, Britton, C.J., Tia, Amia, Aliana, and Kamaryn. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, on Tuesday, the December 2019 at the Rehobeth AME Zion Church, Clarkton, NC. Burial will follow in the Mitchellfield Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 PM, Monday the 9th of December 2019 at the Union Funeral Home, 571 West South Railroad Street, Clarkton, NC. Union Funeral Home, Clarkton, NC.
Winter weather is fast approaching, and that means paying special attention to keeping your...
Saturday was a picture-perfect day for a Christmas parade. People lined the streets of...
There was a 26 car train derailment five miles west of Bladenboro. The Bladen...
The Emereau Bladen Board of Director’s regular scheduled meeting will be held December 17,...
The “Boil Water Advisory” for the Town of Bladenboro has been lifted, effective at...
Sunday after the parade had ended the festivities continued at the Elizabethtown Fire Department....
Contributed The Optimist Club is hosting their BBQ plate sale today in the Food...
Contributed Don’t forget the Reindeer 5K to help raise money for good causes this...
Contributed The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club held their annual Christmas party at Cindy’s on Highway...
GRAND OPENING FOR FRONT PORCH PARTY RENTAL’S NEW SHOWROOM The Elizabethtown White Lake Area...
Bladen County Adopt-A-Cop is a semi-annual joint effort between Melanie Knight Davis and other...
The first annual Trooper Kevin Conner Memorial Foundation Inc BBQ fundraiser will be held...
The Bladen County Chapter of the NC Autism Society will be hosting a sensory...
Town of Elizabethtown Manager Eddie Madden reported late in the evening on Tuesday, December...
The water consumers of Bladenboro Water System in Bladen County are experiencing periods of...
Record number of helmets will be awarded to children and adults RALEIGH – To reduce...
On Tuesday, November 19th 2019, West Bladen FFA hosted an appreciation event for law...
The Bladen County Social Services Department announced they are accepting applications for the LIEAP...
The festivities of the season have only just begun. Mrs. Joyce Walters announced the...
Attorney Mr. Leslie Johnson was surprised when he was presented The Order of the...
RALEIGH – Drones are a popular holiday gift, but it’s important new drone owners take...
Contributed Great Miss Carolina Sweetheart Royal Majestic Madyson had a great time Sunday at...
A rainy and gloomy Sunday morning gave way to a sunny afternoon in time...
Celebrities attended the Tree Lighting Ceremony in Dublin on Saturday evening. There were beauty...
Many have contacted BladenOnline.com staff members asking if there will still be a parade...
Elizabethtown Optimist Club started their annual Christmas tree fundraiser Thanksgiving day. The trees are...
By: Charlotte Smith This holiday season there will be a lot of parties and...
Christmas traditions of visiting Santa, shopping and celebrating start this weekend in Bladen County
Small Business Saturday has arrived. The annual commerce promotion started in 2010 to help...
The 5th annual West Bladenboro Baptist Church (WBBC) Community Thanksgiving event served over 500...
Contributed Clarkton United Methodist Church held its fifth annual God’s Bounty meal on Thanksgiving...
The Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry collection and relay site located at Fellowship Bible...
Thanksgiving Day has come and gone. Now the merchants hope shoppers are out making...
Bladen Online’s Pet of the Week is Claire, a 2-year-old female cat. She is...
White Lake Fire Department’s annual Thanksgiving Fundraiser is a success! People lined up Wednesday...
On Wednesday, November 27 Ms. Faye M. Boyne with the North Carolina Department of...
Contributed Join the at Elizabethtown Fire Department for cookies with Santa. Each child will...
“On behalf of the Bladen Disaster Recovery Team, I want to thank the Presbytery...
The new Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber Executive Director, Terri Dennison was the guest speaker...
The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us. This week, two ministries in the area continue...
The White Lake Marine announced this week they have placed in the “Top 100”...
Bladen Community College supports local businesses in many ways but two good examples are...
McDuffie Pest Control and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) recommend the following tips...
[slideshow_deploy id=’176041′] Contributed The Bladen County Farm-City Week Banquet was held at the Powell-Melvin...
RALEIGH – The State Highway Patrol will be on the roadways this holiday season...
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is a federally-funded Opens in New Window program...
By Charlotte Smith The Robert Curtis Hester Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 99 are...
The Colly Extension and Community Association Club recently made a donation of food and...
Larrell and Farrell Murchison, former East Bladen football players who now play for North...
The Town of Elizabethtown has been out lighting up the night’s sky with Christmas...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College honored men and women who have served the country...
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced that because the NC...
Not to skip past the season of Thanksgiving, however it’s beginning to look (and...
By Melissa Martin It’s decided. I’m giving Squirrel in Underpants Air Fresheners as my...
Don White Jr. was the guest speaker for the Monday meeting of the Bladenboro...
The Toys for Tots campaign in Bladen County is in need. The district director,...
DUBLIN – Bladen Early College High School celebrated and recognized thirty-five students in an...
Ken Clark, District Engineer with North Carolina Department of Transportation confirmed last week Mark...
By Charlotte Smith Although the weather Saturday was frigid, blustery, and drizzly; the third...
Contributed by da Branch Whiteville NC – The organization “FOFTY”, From Our Family To...
The Pork & Beats Festival is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. this Saturday...
RALEIGH – Farms across the state are opening their gates for travelers looking for...
Nolan was named the 2019 West Bladen High School Heisman Winner. Nolan is the...
Frederica Renee Steele, a seventh-grade social studies teacher at Elizabethtown Middle School and the...
Contributed The holidays are fast approaching. Bladenboro Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday,...
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed today America Recycles Day in the state...
Sometimes you just have to sit back and realize the sheer ridiculousness of people....
First things first….it’s raining now and rain is forecast through about noontime Sunday. Today’s...
On Monday, Veterans Day, the Robert Curtis Hester Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 99 observed...
Contributed Home of the Busy Bees 3rd Grade 4th Grade A Honor Roll A/B...
DURING ‘RESILIENCE WEEK’ IN NORTH CAROLINA Documentary Premieres Statewide Tuesday, November 19, at 8...
By Jefferson Weaver As Miss Rhonda napped and I marked the halfway point home,...
Contributed The Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching. White Lake Fire Department holds an annual...
Diabetes Games Postponed Due To Weather FAYETTEVILLE – Nov. 15, 2019 – Cape Fear Valley...
Currie, NC- Due to the threat of inclement weather this weekend, the park has...
By Charlotte Smith The third annual Pork and Beats Festival will take place on...
by Joy Warren The White Lake Board of Commissioners met Tuesday evening in regular...
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office held a Promotional Ceremony in the morning on Tuesday,...
By Charlotte Smith Today, November 11 is a special day for those who have...
The Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church clothes closet will be open Saturday, November 16...
Contributed Many in Bladen County may know that the Key Clubs at both East...
By Dr. Mike Walden I have a friend whose son – we’ll call him...
Growing up poor in tiny Clarkton, N.C., Glenn Batten didn’t think college was an...
Larry Hammond started serving his country and his fellow man over 51 years ago,...