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Contributed Bladen Community College Health and Wellness Committee kicked off the observance of American...
By Erin Smith The Clarkton town board is mulling its options regarding the security...
By Erin Smith As Bladen Community College is preparing to close their satellite campus...
Contributed The Elizabethtown Rotary Club has been distributing scholarships for years to local high...
The Beta Club members at East Bladen and West Bladen High Schools are in...
There will be a Valentine Gala to support Bladen County Relay for Life on...
Contributed The first national Black History Month was established in 1976 by President Gerald...
After 26 years of service with the North Carolina Judicial Branch, Judge Marion R....
Congratulations to Jair McElveen of Elizabethtown. He is a student at Clarkton School of...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County students brought home many awards from the North Carolina...
Eight people were arrested Monday and seven others were being sought following investigations into...
The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater in downtown Lumberton, NC announces the opening of...
Contributed Bladenboro Middle School has announced the honor roll for the second quarter grading...
By Erin Smith A fire late Tuesday night heavily damaged a house on NC...
By Erin Smith Ken Clark, with the NC Department of Transportation (NC DOT), met...
By Erin Smith For first responders, vehicles are an important part of the life...
By Erin Smith The Fisher-Price company has issued a recall for Power Wheels Barbie...
UPDATE: View the most updated information about this article here: https://bladencounty.org/bladen-county-champions-at-the-nc-junior-beta-convention/ The Junior Beta...
Supporters of President Trump are pleased with his State of the Union address last...
Contributed On Monday, February 4, 2019, minutes before 3:00 pm, a Columbus County Sheriff’s...
By Erin Smith PayPal is warning individuals and businesses who use PayPal to process...
By Erin Smith The issue that was causing Verizon Wireless users to be unable...
By Erin Smith The NC State Board of Elections is set to meet on Thursday,...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners learned about some issues with...
By Erin Smith Some Verizon Wireless customers are reporting an inability to call 911...
Contributed A campaign to tackle the stigma and lack of understanding about dementia is...
Congratulations to Bladen County students at the State Beta Club convention. Valentine’s Day is...
By Joy Warren An oversight in the Town’s Zoning Ordinances was corrected during the...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Commissioners and Board of Education are working together...
By Cheryl Thurston It seems like January flew by in a flash, and already,...
State Superintendent Mark Johnson and North Carolina Community College System President Peter Hans have...
Contributed Nine teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as the state’s regional...
Faye M. Boyne, NC DOT The North Carolina Department of Transportation issued an update...
Obie Sterling Ellison born in Carver’s Creek was a shining example of what a...
By Erin Smith The new five member panel of the NC State Board of...
By Erin Smith Solar energy is a source of “clean” renewable energy that takes...
WILMINGTON, NC – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wilmington District awarded a...
Murder Mystery’s are becoming popular in Bladen County. The game Clue may be a...
Bladen County’s Junior Beta Club members are heading to Greensboro this weekend to compete...
There will be a bake sale to benefit Bladen County Relay for Life on...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at 6:30...
By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Town Council will meet tonight (Monday, Feb. 4, 2019)...
Super Bowl 2019 winner…..New England Patriots….surprise, surprise, surprise. Not really, Pats win 13-3 over...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC Planning and saving...
Super Bowl Sunday has arrived. New England Patriots vs LA Rams in Atlanta. Kick-off...
1743 – Philadelphia establishes a ‘pesthouse’ to quarantine immigrants. 1834 – Wake Forest University...
By Erin Smith Residents throughout the 9th Congressional District gathered at the Elizabethtown Middle...
By Charlotte Smith The U.S. Highway 701 southbound bridge over the Cape Fear River...
Contributed State Superintendent Mark Johnson has now joined the ranks of those who have successfully...
Bladen County received $6,729 to help emergency management activities. Phil Allen, outgoing Tar Heel...
Contributed WASHINGTON, February 1, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit...
[slideshow_deploy id=’153410′] By Erin Smith A group of activists gathered at Smithfield Foods in...
By Erin Smith The jury in the Christopher Baldwin murder trial returned a verdict...
By Erin Smith A circus is coming to town. The Lewis and Clark Circus...
The votes were cast for the Bladen’s Best of the Best contest in January....
Sampson Bladen Oil Company, one of Bladen Counties oldest businesses, has been ranked 21st...
By Erin Smith Videos of two interviews conducted by investigators with Christopher Baldwin punctuated...
By Erin Smith A controlled burn will take place today at Singletary Lake State...
RALEIGH – Hickory-based Merchants Distributors, LLC, or MDI, has been named the 2019 N.C....
By Dr. Mike Walden During over four decades of teaching, I’ve enjoyed asking students...
By Dora Brogdon Do you know the origin of St. Valentine’s Day? Valentine’s Day...
Wow, where did January go? Today is February 1, 2019, and on this date...
Valentine’s Day is not just for couples. Some local businesses wanted to make sure...
By Erin Smith The Leland Police Department has a warning for residents in...
By Erin Smith NC Governor Roy Cooper named five members to a new State...
By Erin Smith Fire officials are still working on Thursday to learn the...
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed new members to the State Board of Elections. “North...
Contributed Southeastern Health will host “Your Window to Wellness,” a MyChart patient portal sign-up...
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties in...
RALEIGH: North Carolinians must act now to participate in a special program to provide rapid...
By Erin Smith The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its recall...
By Erin Smith The North Carolina Attorney General’s Office is warning residents to beware...
Following through on a promise he made last December, State Superintendent Mark Johnson will...
Contributed ALMA PARKER, (married) FARRIS, was born on January 31st, 1917, in Rocky Mount,...
By Erin Smith Bladen Lakes State Forest and Jones Lake State Forest will jointly...
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that the first round of checks...
So, how are you doing with your New Year’s Resolutions? I ceased making them years ago…....
Contributed The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering several great...
Youth Empowered Solutions will be offering a Youth Leader Training session on Saturday, February...
By Erin Smith A crash on Mercer Mill Road near Dewitt Gooden Road on...
By Erin Smith The start of day three in the murder trial for Christopher...
Once again this year a former resident of Elizabethtown and his team were the...
RALEIGH, N.C. – In communities affected by Hurricane Florence, local building officials or floodplain...
The Bladen County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) meeting of February 7, 2019 will...
By Charlotte Smith Early Wednesday morning there was a destructive fire at White Lake...
Congratulations to 2 of Bladen finest public servants, Dr. Pearly Hoskins and Hubert Kinlaw. ...
Contributed The Bladen Disaster Recovery Team will accept disaster assistance applications from Bladen County...
By Erin Smith A Tar Heel store was the victim of an armed robbery on...
By Erin Smith With federal government shutdown having come to an end, the federal...
By Erin Smith Perdue has issued a recall for more than 16,011 pounds of...
By Erin Smith Jury selection continued on Tuesday morning for the fourth person accused in the shooting...
Hurricane Florence hit the town of Bladenboro residents and downtown businesses hard. Flooding in...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a New York based company by the...
No end in sight to determine the winner of the District 9 US House seat. ...
By Erin Smith It is not often one hears of someone staying with a...
Bladen’s Best of the Best now has over 1,200 votes cast. Voting will end...
RALEIGH: North Carolinians who are eligible for a special program to provide rapid repairs to...
By Erin Smith The proposed date for the widening of the NC 87 Bypass...
Raleigh –These days the traditional, almost ceremonial way of doing a real estate closing...