Contributed RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed April 18-24 as Crime Victims’ Rights Week in North Carolina. Coinciding with the 40th Annual National Crime…
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Rainfall has been scare over the past few days and not much hope based on the current forecast … Planting time, a shower would be…
by Blake Proctor Bladeboro’s monthly follies began with Mayor Rufus Duckworth gaveling the meeting to order at 6 pm. Commissioner Greg Sykes provided the invocation,…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate was 5.2 percent, decreasing 0.5 of a percentage point from February’s revised rate. The national rate…
Checking our weather forecast as we move thru mid April … Partly cloudy, with a high near 71 today … tonight, mostly cloudy with a…
Seven employees are expected to be recognized Monday for their years of service during the Bladen County Board of Commissioners meeting. The meeting will be…
By Trey Johnson Everyone needs a hero and that is true now more than ever. Listen Up Bladen County Schools, we have been dealing with…
Contributed RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now,…
Contributed People interested in receiving first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations may walk in or schedule at Southeastern COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic located at 2901 North Elm Street in…
Bladen County municipal elections were to be held with a full set of candidates. Mayoral candidates were: Clarkton, incumbent Lem Smith and Dan McNeill. White…
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C Wildlife Resources Commission is already seeing a spike in black bear reports this spring. This comes as no surprise since…
By Joy Warren The White Lake Town Council met Thursday evening to act on a special use permit after conducting a public hearing at its…
Thanks for the shared comments related to ‘Thoughts’… What do you know about cryptocurrency? Bitcoin? Robinhood? Just a few names tossed about more and more…
Contributed Bladen Community College’s Continuing Education Department will host an Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. This event gives employers throughout the…
Contributed The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will see 15 to 18 named storms forming in the Atlantic basin, according to researchers at North Carolina State…
Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity where you will impact the lives of abused/neglected children in your community? The NC Judicial Branch District 13…
Contributed The FBI and the Lumberton Police Department are seeking information from the public in three death investigations. The bodies of the three women were…
Bladen County American Legion Post 404, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 99, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8062 and NC Works are planning a Veterans and…
Contributed RALEIGH – Employers that have farmworkers with valid H2A visas who must be quarantined during the 2021 growing season due to COVID-19 are able…
Remember this time of year when you were still in grade school? “Bout this time of the year, began thinking about getting to the end…
The Emereau: Bladen Board of Directors regular scheduled meeting and public hearing previously scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2021 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April…
by Blake Proctor Meeting live-and-in-person at the Board offices for the first time in some months, the Bladen Board of Elections held its monthly meeting…
by Blake Proctor In the first member-wide meeting since last November 10th, Boost the Boro’s full membership met Tuesday, April 13th, at the Historical Building…
By Jordan Wilkie Carolina Public Press Bladen County officials estimate the county is making hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, on top of creating…
A woman from Spring Lake was charged last month when drugs were found in her vehicle during a traffic stop, according to the Bladen County…
By Joy Warren The Town of White Lake met via virtual meeting on Tuesday evening. Dr. Diane Lauritsen presented her monthly White Lake Monitoring report…
Ever take a few minutes and admire all the shades of green this time of year … I love fall of the year … orange,…
Proposed Zoning Map Amendment, Town of Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Pursuant to N.C. G.S. 160A-364, 385 and 386, the Town of Elizabethtown will conduct a public…
Update from Bladen County 911: Issues with 911 have been resolved at this time. Dial 911 for all emergencies. Original Announcement: Bladen County officials sent…
The Emereau: Bladen Board of Directors regular scheduled board meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be…
FAYETTEVILLE – April 13, 2021 – Following new guidance from the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cape…
by Blake Proctor Since Town Clerk Josephine Smith was out unwell, and Councilmembers Lillian Graham and Rhonda Hall were absent, Mayor Perry Blanks called Monday…
Monday was another beautiful day in Bladen County, NC. Today should be as well … Sunny, with a high near 77 and windy, gusts up…
3rd Grade A Honor Roll Gael Ortiz Aguilar A/B Honor Roll Bryanna Brady, Isabel Gardner, Naomi Jernigan, Steven Wood and Kaitlynn Wright 4th Grade A…
In 2021, on May 2, Set Up Events is moving back to the original location of the White Lake Spring Triathlon weekend – The Grand…
Contributed A larger segment of North Carolina residents is now in favor of getting vaccinated against COVID-19, with 63 percent of adults saying they have…
I failed to mention yesterday that the National Weather Service weather station at the local airport recorded 1.6 inches of rainfall in the wee hours…
Just thinking about yesteryear … Remember when a visiting preacher delivered the sermon on Sunday and would be invited to share a meal with a…
The Town of Bladenboro’s Regular Session Meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 12th, at 6 pm. Discussion of (ARP) American Rescue Plan, discussion of McLean…
Contributed In honor of National Park Week, Moores Creek National Battlefield will hold Junior Ranger Day at the park on Saturday, April 24 from 10…
First ever spring football season is most likely over after the Friday night match-up between East and West Bladen … Final score was 58-14 ……
In my first article in the series’It Takes the Entire Village’ I highlighted the fact that nearly 600 students who live in Bladen County do…
Update Monday, April 12, 2021 – The autopsy’s of the two victims located off of Cribb Road near Elizabethtown on Thursday have been completed and…
By Dr. Mike Walden There’s a concept in politics called a “trial balloon”. It’s a way to test the support for a policy idea before…
The North Carolina Highway Patrol reported six wrecks in Bladen County. Four drivers were arrested, a horse and a deer were killed, and property damage…
LUMBERTON – Southbound traffic on Interstate 95 is flowing again in Robeson County after state transportation workers worked day and night since Wednesday performing emergency…
Is there a more beautiful place on earth than Augusta National Golf Course this time of year? The site of the Masters Golf Tournament ……
Annually, Eastpointe asks its area communities for feedback on the services offered through its network providers, according to William Sellers a Community Relations Specialist with…
RALEIGH – April signals the start of strawberry season in North Carolina, and local growers are optimistic about the 2021 season and anticipate a crop that…
LUMBERTON – The N.C. Department of Transportation closed Interstate 95 South on Wednesday afternoon at Exit 10 in Robeson County to perform emergency repairs. A…
by Cheryl Thurston Happy Spring everyone! Happy Valentine’s Day! And Happy Easter too! As we are trudging along, hoping to get back to something close…
Many lawns still brown, due to recent cold snap, including a frost … One of my friends in the blueberry business told me they sprayed…
The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Elizabethtown has called a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on April 19,…
The photo above is of West Bladen High School Student, Shamique after her organ transplant. The article was written by Emily Young, a sophomore on…
RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 96 of North Carolina’s counties in February, increased in three, and remained unchanged in one. Scotland…
by Danna Martínez Reaching a balance or so-called sustainability depends on several factors. Fortunately, the human being has the necessary capacities to put them into…
by Blake Proctor With Councilmember Angie Hall absent, Mayor Sam Allen called the April 6th meeting of the Tar Heel Town Council to order at…
How about this weather? No complaints from this corner … and, more of the same is in the immediate forecast… Today, Sunny, with a high…
by Danna Martinez It is known that most people like music because beyond what we think, it has great emotional power and influence. What is…
FAYETTEVILLE – April 6, 2021 – Cape Fear Valley Health officials warn that Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center has reached the lowest level of supply…
ELIZABETHTOWN – April 6, 2021 – Cape Fear Valley Health is proud to announce this year’s Physician of the Year and Resident of the Year. Cape…
Pursuant to requirements of the Town of White Lake Zoning Ordinance Section 4-4.3(B), notice is hereby given that a virtual public hearing will be held…
by Blake Proctor After having adjourned a special called meeting a mere twenty minutes earlier, Chairman Charles Ray Peterson gaveled the scheduled April 5th Commission…
DELCO – Parts of the intersection of N.C. 87 and U.S. 74 near the Columbus-Brunswick county line will close temporarily beginning Tuesday, April 6 for…
Contributed RALEIGH – As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 3 million…
Contributed Former Bladen County resident Dr. Lynn Welborn’s Crazy Beach series concludes with this week’s release by Federal Point Books of “Crazy Beach-Disc III-Craziest Beach.”…
Here is a list of road closings in Bladen County from the North Carolina Department of Transportation: CLOSED: NC210 was closed 2.2 miles South from…
Bladen County Hospital will hold a special one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic on Monday, April 12, from 8 a.m. to noon. To participate in…
Searching thru files of the National Weather Service and discovered info from April 6, 2009 … About 10:40 AM, 12 years ago today, an EF-2…
Hundreds of lawyers made Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite list this year. The group included Wilmington-area lawyers. Former Elizabethtown resident Woody White was among…
Happy Easter … Should be a great day, weatherwise. Patchy fog early, otherwise sunny, with a high near 73 and a west wind in the…
The Easter season has arrived, a special time of the year for Christians … Churchgoers are likely to be in church tomorrow, even those who…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners called upon the Board of Elections to set up a special election for a 1 cent sales tax referendum…
by Blake Proctor With a rap of his knuckles on the table, Mayor Darryl Dowless called the 2021 April Fools’ Day (April 1st) meeting of…
Contributed RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus. “Mosquito-breeding…
National debt is a huge topic right now … Thought I would do a little research, so I began to dig in the ‘fact file’…
by Danna Martínez There are multiple groups and communities worldwide that differ from each other, either by their traits, culture, or social order. Anthropology is…
West Bladen softball game on Tuesday, 04/06 against Red Springs is moved to Wednesday, 04/07 (4 p.m. for JV and 6 p.m. for Varsity) due…
Bladen County Community, please pay attention because this is probably going to be the most heart felt article I will write in this series of…
The Bladenboro Rotary Club donated books to Plain View Primary School for use in the school’s Media Center. Pictured from left to right: Tim Benton,…
Contributed In an ongoing effort to protect and care for the community, UNC Health Southeastern is providing an update to visitation guidelines which are effective…
Believe it or not, we are into the second quarter of 2021 … Hopefully, a little more freedom to get out and move around ……
by Charlotte Smith Rock star and multi-talented artist Beck Black is making headlines again. Although the Covid Pandemic has caused distress in Hollywood, Beck Black, a…
Pictured in the photo above from left to right: Austin Burney, Kenneth Williams, Kevin Williams, Thomas J Davis, Hayden Brisson, Nolan Brisson, Chloe Blanks Community…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation Announced New Road Closing Updates for Bladen County. CLOSED: NC210 will be closed 2.2 miles South from SR1007 (Ennis…
The National Weather Service of Wilmington released a mid-week weather briefing today. The briefing warns severe weather is possible on Wednesday. Highlights of the briefing:…
Weather may be the big story for the next couple of days. High temp today near 81, windy with gusts in the 18 mph range…
On Thursday, March 25, (31) inmates at the Bladen County Detention Center elected to receive the COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine as well as (7) employees. They…
By Barbra A. Millier 1lb. ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tablespoon salt 1 can (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent rolls 1 can (4 oz.) mushrooms…
The Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors will meet in person and via teleconference. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2021…
de Danna Martínez Hoy es el día para pasear por el parque. Empieza la primavera, el calor llega, las flores florecen y el parque…
by Danna Martínez Today is the Take a Walk in the Park Day! Spring begins, the heat arrives, the flowers bloom, and a park…
Weather for today should be just about perfect … High temp near 73 with intervals of clouds and sunshine. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a low…
Contributed TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN PUBLIC NOTICE This is notice that the regularly-scheduled April meeting for the Elizabethtown Town Council has been rescheduled for Monday, April…
The parents of a local high school on the west side of Bladen County are organizing a prom. The theme for the Junior and Senior…
Litter has plagued the roadways in Bladen County over the past year. Covid halted the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office litter pickup program and affected the concern for…
According to friends and family, Brandon McDonald from Clarkton, N.C., was last seen on Thursday, March 25. Bladen County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday morning an…
Contributed by Matt Safford, Environmental Specialist, Division of Soil & Water Conservation, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Are you a farmer interested in being paid to…
The Town of White Lake Board of Commissioners will hold a budget retreat on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, beginning at 5:30 p.m. According to the agenda,…
Per N.C. Statues, Section 44A-40 thru 46, Cape Fear Mini Storage has the right to take possessory lien on all of the goods stored in…