2 min read Lifestyles Local News Christmas traditions of visiting Santa, shopping and celebrating start this weekend in Bladen County 11/30/2019 Small Business Saturday has arrived. The annual commerce promotion started in 2010 to help...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 30 11/30/2019 Just one month left in 2019 … difficult to believe. So, did you do...Read More
2 min read Crime Local News Updates on cases involving Delane Jackson and MacKenzie Brisson 11/29/2019 By Charlotte Smith This month has passed by with a lot of crime reports....Read More
2 min read Church Lifestyles Local News Regionals Bladen and Columbus Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry surpasses goal 11/29/2019 The Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry collection and relay site located at Fellowship Bible...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Bladen Online Pet of the Week: Claire 11/29/2019 Bladen Online’s Pet of the Week is Claire, a 2-year-old female cat. She is...Read More
4 min read Health Local News News NC has an increase in flu virus; 3 influenza-associated deaths 11/29/2019 According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services there have been...Read More
2 min read Local News News Politics Bladen Commissioner Trivette Will Not Seek Re-election 11/29/2019 Bladen County Commissioner Ashley Trivette announced Thursday night that she will not seek re-election...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 29 11/29/2019 Strollin’ thru this world today is an interesting trip. … You meet all kind...Read More
1 min read Local News News NCWorks Career Center offers Registration Assistance for Insurance 11/28/2019 Assistance with registration for Affordable Healthcare Insurance is being offered. Appointment: Tuesday, December 2,...Read More
1 min read Local News News North Carolina’s October County and Area Employment Figures…Bladen at 4.6. 11/28/2019 RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 86 of North Carolina’s counties in...Read More
2 min read Local News News Politics 2020 Candidate Filing Period Begins Monday 11/28/2019 RALEIGH, N.C. – Voters across North Carolina soon will learn the candidates who will vie for...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 28 11/28/2019 Happy Thanksgiving Day … 2019. Turkey & dressing, collards, time with family and friends...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News White Lake Fire Department Fundraiser A Success 11/28/2019 White Lake Fire Department’s annual Thanksgiving Fundraiser is a success! People lined up Wednesday...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Bladen County Road Closure Update & Wide Traffic Restriction Warning 11/27/2019 On Wednesday, November 27 Ms. Faye M. Boyne with the North Carolina Department of...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Cookies with Santa at Elizabethtown Fire Department 11/27/2019 Contributed Join the at Elizabethtown Fire Department for cookies with Santa. Each child will...Read More
1 min read Local News News Regionals Newspaper Decline 11/27/2019 Today’s number: -43.3% Decline: The Fayetteville Observer saw in print circulation from 2017 to...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News News Partnerships like this inspire hope 11/27/2019 “On behalf of the Bladen Disaster Recovery Team, I want to thank the Presbytery...Read More
2 min read Event Lifestyles Local News 4 advantages of visiting the Elizabethtown-White Lake area 11/27/2019 The new Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber Executive Director, Terri Dennison was the guest speaker...Read More
1 min read Event Local News Dublin Tree lighting ceremony this Saturday 11/27/2019 The Dublin Peanut Festival announced their annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony is scheduled. The...Read More
1 min read History Local News News Moores Creek National Battlefield to Hold Christmas in the Colonies Event 11/27/2019 Contributed Moores Creek National Battlefield will be holding a “Christmas in the Colonies” event...Read More
2 min read Local News News Fayetteville Outer Loop Opens New Segment 11/27/2019 Contributed FAYETTEVILLE – With a snip of a red ribbon, state transportation leaders joined...Read More
2 min read Ag News Local News News Peak-season soil testing period opens Nov. 27 11/27/2019 Contributed RALEIGH – Harvest of crops across North Carolina has been ongoing for months...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 27 11/27/2019 Should be a busy day, today, everywhere … especially the grocery stores … the...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Bladen County ministries hold community Thanksgiving dinners; don’t forget the turkey 11/26/2019 The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us. This week, two ministries in the area continue...Read More
1 min read Business Lifestyles Local News White Lake Marine in Top 100 for third time 11/26/2019 The White Lake Marine announced this week they have placed in the “Top 100”...Read More
3 min read Business Lifestyles Local News Bladen Community College supports local businesses in many ways 11/26/2019 Bladen Community College supports local businesses in many ways but two good examples are...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Check Holiday Décor for Pests Before Decking Halls 11/26/2019 McDuffie Pest Control and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) recommend the following tips...Read More
3 min read Lifestyles Local News News Bladen County Farm-City Week Banquet celebrated on Friday 11/26/2019 [slideshow_deploy id=’176041′] Contributed The Bladen County Farm-City Week Banquet was held at the Powell-Melvin...Read More
2 min read Local News News Politics Regionals UNC Student and Employee IDs Approved for Voting 11/26/2019 RALEIGH, N.C. – State Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell on Tuesday approved 20 additional types of...Read More
1 min read Local News News GenX Session in Tar Heel 11/26/2019 Contributed by BBMCB Publicity Ministry A GenX session informing the citizens of its effects...Read More
1 min read Local News Elizabethtown Trash & Recycle Service Thanksgiving Schedule 11/26/2019 The Elizabethtown Trash and Recycle service will be on Friday, November 29th, 2019 for...Read More
3 min read Local News News Public Safety Statewide ‘Click It or Ticket’ Campaign Underway 11/26/2019 Contributed MEBANE – A statewide ‘Click it or Ticket’ campaign to raise awareness of...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 26 11/26/2019 What was your most memorable Thanksgiving? Not sure I could describe any one as...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Regionals SHP Promotes Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Safety 11/25/2019 RALEIGH – The State Highway Patrol will be on the roadways this holiday season...Read More
1 min read Local News News Regionals Update on Elwell Ferry Road from NCDOT 11/25/2019 Elwell Ferry is closed due to electrical problems. It will re-open as soon as...Read More
1 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 25 11/25/2019 Appears to be much activity related to preparation for Christmas recently … at home,...Read More
1 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for Sunday, November 24 11/24/2019 College football scores: Wake Forest 39 – Duke 27 UNC 56 – Mercer 7...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Regionals Low Income Energy Assistance 11/23/2019 The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is a federally-funded Opens in New Window program...Read More
4 min read Lifestyles Local News News DAV Veterans in Bladen County are making a difference 11/23/2019 By Charlotte Smith The Robert Curtis Hester Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 99 are...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Colly ECA Club Donates Food, Items to Social Services 11/23/2019 The Colly Extension and Community Association Club recently made a donation of food and...Read More
1 min read Local News News Politics Bladenboro Board Schedules Special Meeting Monday 11/23/2019 The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting Monday at 7 p.m....Read More
1 min read History Local News News Bladen County Headlines … 35 Years Ago 11/23/2019 The 31 members of the Bladen County Blue Ribbon Commission began it’s study of...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 23 11/23/2019 Happy to see the past week end. … I realize there is much that...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Murchison Brothers To Be Grand Marshals of Elizabethtown Christmas Parade 11/21/2019 Larrell and Farrell Murchison, former East Bladen football players who now play for North...Read More
2 min read Local News News Updated: NCDOT: Bladen County Road Closings 11/21/2019 The N.C. Department of Transportation announced the following road closings in Bladen County as...Read More
2 min read Local News Regionals UPDATED: NCDOT closing northbound U.S. Highway 701 bridge in Elizabethtown 11/21/2019 By Charlotte Smith Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019 Ms. Faye...Read More
1 min read Local News News 32nd Annual MLK Parade is Set 11/21/2019 Elizabethtown – The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Committee is preparing for...Read More
1 min read Local News Politics Regionals WBTV: Documents reveal Cooper used ACP permit as leverage in deal between Duke and solar companies 11/21/2019 Documents reveal Cooper used ACP permit as leverage in deal between Duke and solar...Read More
1 min read Local News Regionals News & Record: Officials discuss Greensboro’s role as one of three sources of industrial contaminant in Cape Fear water basin 11/21/2019 News & Record: Officials discuss Greensboro’s role as one of three sources of industrial...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 21 11/21/2019 Thanksgiving just a week away … AAA 2019 travel forecast: 49.3 million Americans will...Read More
3 min read Crime Local News News Updated: 2 Injured, St. Pauls Man in Custody After Shooting at Smithfield Foods 11/21/2019 Update on November 26, 2019 Two people were shot on Thursday, November 21st at...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Updated: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Bladen County 11/20/2019 The Town of Elizabethtown has been out lighting up the night’s sky with Christmas...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News News Bladen Community College observed Veterans Day in a special celebration 11/20/2019 DUBLIN – Bladen Community College honored men and women who have served the country...Read More
2 min read Local News News Regionals SoutheasternTimes.com: “Merry and Bright” Festival of Trees opens Dec. 6 11/20/2019 By Roxana Ross Osterneck Auditorium will soon transform into a winter wonderland for the...Read More
3 min read Local News News Regionals SoutheasternTImes.com: SeHealth unveils Dr. Ben Hardin portrait 11/20/2019 By Roxana Ross The late Dr. Ben Hardin was remembered and honored on Thursday,...Read More
1 min read Local News News Bladen Co. leaders approve federal inmate housing program that could bring in more than $1.1 million annually 11/20/2019 According to information provided to council members, housing 80 federal inmates at the Bladen...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News News Regionals Legislators Adjourn Without Taking Actions Required for Medicaid Managed Care; DHHS Suspends Implementation of Managed Care 11/20/2019 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced that because the NC...Read More
1 min read Local News News Bladen County Educational Foundation to Meet Tuesday 11/20/2019 The Bladen County Educational Foundation, a non-profit corporation organized and existing to provide financial...Read More
1 min read Church Event Lifestyles Local News News Baldwin Branch ‘Hanging of the Greens’ Set Dec. 7 11/20/2019 Not to skip past the season of Thanksgiving, however it’s beginning to look (and...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 20 11/20/2019 Check our Community Announcements, Upcoming Events and Fundraisers on News Page. Are you watching...Read More
1 min read Local News News Emissions Inspections Exempts 20-Year Old Vehicles Starting Dec. 1 11/19/2019 RALEIGH – Beginning Dec. 1, North Carolina’s vehicle inspections requirement will exempt vehicles 20...Read More
1 min read Business Local News News North Carolina’s October Employment Dips To 4.0% 11/19/2019 RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate was 4.0 percent, decreasing 0.1...Read More
1 min read Crime Local News Bladen County Sheriff’s Office offers reward for breaking and entering information 11/19/2019 The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is offering a reward for information leading to the...Read More
2 min read Local News Politics Municipal election approved by local board, criminal investigation dismissed 11/19/2019 The Bladen County Board of Elections discussed more than the municipal election during the...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News News Beast Fest’s White addresses Bladenboro Rotary Club 11/18/2019 Don White Jr. was the guest speaker for the Monday meeting of the Bladenboro...Read More
1 min read Local News News Bladen County Farm Bureau donates trailer to East Bladen FFA 11/18/2019 Bladen County Farm Bureau President Albert Beatty on behalf of Bladen County Farm Bureau...Read More
1 min read Crime Local News News Bladen Sheriff Warns About Reported Phone Scams In Area 11/18/2019 Bladen County Sheriff James McVicker is warning the public about several phone scams being...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Toys for Tots is in need of toys and volunteers 11/18/2019 The Toys for Tots campaign in Bladen County is in need. The district director,...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Bladen Co. Early College High School Celebrates and Recognizes Honor Roll 11/18/2019 DUBLIN – Bladen Early College High School celebrated and recognized thirty-five students in an...Read More
1 min read Awards Lifestyles Local News Bladen County’s Mark McLean with North Carolina Department of Transportation earns award for rescue efforts 11/18/2019 Ken Clark, District Engineer with North Carolina Department of Transportation confirmed last week Mark...Read More
2 min read Local News USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program 11/18/2019 (Washington, D.C., November 15, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 18 11/18/2019 Late night NFL score — LA Rams 17 – Chicago Bears 7. Thinking about...Read More
1 min read Local News News Bladen Online Pet of the Week: Charlie 11/17/2019 Bladen Online’s Pet of the Week is Charlie, a 2- to 3-year-old male cat....Read More
2 min read Local News Local Sports News Sports UNC Asheville to Retire Sheila Ford Duncan’s Jersey 11/17/2019 Contributed UNC Asheville athletics announced last week it will retire jersey No. 54 in...Read More
4 min read Lifestyles Local News The 3rd annual Pork & Beats Festival draws biggest crowd to date 11/16/2019 By Charlotte Smith Although the weather Saturday was frigid, blustery, and drizzly; the third...Read More
1 min read History Local News Bladen County Headlines…35 Years Ago 11/16/2019 In September of 1984 Bladen County Hospital showed a profit of $2,258.23 for the...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Pork & Beats Cook-off draws crowd from near and far 11/16/2019 The Pork & Beats Festival is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. this Saturday...Read More
2 min read Local News Thoughts While Shaving 11/16/2019 It’s a good thing we can’t control the weather….If we could, guess weekends would...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Nolan was named the 2019 West Bladen High School Heisman Winner 11/15/2019 Nolan was named the 2019 West Bladen High School Heisman Winner. Nolan is the...Read More
2 min read Local News Bladen County Schools’ teacher, Lara Johnson, among 27 finalists for NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year Award 11/15/2019 Twenty-seven teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as finalists for the North...Read More
1 min read Local News Updated announcement on Bladen County roads 11/15/2019 On Friday, November 14 Ms. Faye M. Boyne with the North Carolina Department of...Read More
1 min read Local News News Bladen County Solid Waste holiday hours for Thanksgiving 11/15/2019 Bladen County Solid Waste Hours of Operation for Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Show your spirit for Christmas in the Bladenboro Christmas Parade 11/15/2019 Contributed The holidays are fast approaching. Bladenboro Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday,...Read More
5 min read Local News Politics Regionals New Video Highlights Tillis’ Work With President Trump to Reform the VA and Deliver Results for N.C. Veterans 11/15/2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis’ office released a new video highlighting Tillis’ work...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Governor Roy Cooper recognizes “America Recycles Day” in North Carolina 11/15/2019 RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed today America Recycles Day in the state...Read More
2 min read Local News Politics Update on flag and pledge issue with the Bladen County Board of Elections 11/15/2019 To update our readers, the Bladen County Board of Elections did meet on Tuesday,...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving 11/15/2019 First things first….it’s raining now and rain is forecast through about noontime Sunday. Today’s...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News DAV celebrated with Veterans Day Ceremony 11/14/2019 On Monday, Veterans Day, the Robert Curtis Hester Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 99 observed...Read More
2 min read Local News Regionals Clarendon, SC lands deal with IT outsourcing company instead of Bladen County, NC 11/14/2019 By Charlotte Smith In October there was a buzz all over Bladen County due...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News News Regionals UNC-TV PRESENTS RESILIENCE: THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS & THE SCIENCE OF HOPE 11/14/2019 DURING ‘RESILIENCE WEEK’ IN NORTH CAROLINA Documentary Premieres Statewide Tuesday, November 19, at 8...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 14 11/14/2019 So much going on in Bladen County. … See our news page … Community...Read More
1 min read Local News Announcement of Bladen County road closings and detours 11/13/2019 On Wednesday, November 13 Ms. Faye M. Boyne with the North Carolina Department of...Read More
1 min read Lifestyles Local News Thanksgiving meals made easier by White Lake Fire Department annual Thanksgiving Fundraiser 11/13/2019 Contributed The Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching. White Lake Fire Department holds an annual...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News News Potential for the biggest Pork & Beats Festival is in the making 11/13/2019 By Charlotte Smith The third annual Pork and Beats Festival will take place on...Read More
3 min read Lifestyles Local News News Town of White Lake Prepares for Lake Water Public Workshop 11/13/2019 by Joy Warren The White Lake Board of Commissioners met Tuesday evening in regular...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 13 11/13/2019 Low temp overnight in the upper 20s. 27 degrees is the all-time low for...Read More
2 min read Lifestyles Local News Update: Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Promotional Ceremony held on November 12 11/12/2019 The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office held a Promotional Ceremony in the morning on Tuesday,...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Thoughts While Shaving for November 12 11/12/2019 Time to bring out the ‘long johns’ and heavy jackets. Winter-type weather arrives today...Read More
2 min read Local News News Opinion Social Security: Certain Disability Payments and Worker’s Compensation May Affect Benefits 11/11/2019 By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, Fayetteville Many people working nowadays have...Read More
4 min read Local News Opinion: Bladen County Board of Elections should pledge allegiance to the American flag 11/11/2019 By Charlotte Smith Since it’s Veterans Day, it seems a fitting time to urge...Read More