By Erin Smith A former Bladen County resident will be featured on NPR’s radio...
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Contributed The Elizabethtown Police Department has announced several drug arrests. On January 4th, 2019...
By Erin Smith More than 1,719 pounds of raw pork sausage are being recalled...
Some of my fondest memories as a youngster was growing up in a house, two...
East Bladen graduate Ashley R. Brown-Poteat will be promoting her new book ‘Out of...
Bauer’s Candies Modjeskas of Kentucky has issued a voluntary recall of their individually wrapped...
By Erin Smith A candidate for the Bladen County Commissioner District 3 race has...
By Erin Smith A woman whose Facebook page lists her as a Supervisor with...
WASHINGTON, D.C: Today, Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Federal Co-Chair Tim Thomas announced that Appalachia’s 13...
Supporting the agricultural industry, impacting rural communities and stimulating economic development are key objectives...
Are you a rural United Methodist church in Southeast NC with a food ministry?...
There is still a lot of work that needs to be done in response...
By Erin Smith The town of Clarkton is growing and attracting new businesses. According...
By Erin Smith The security cameras in Clarkton are no longer working and the...
[slideshow_deploy id=’151123′] The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has announced three more arrests in Operation...
So far so good as we reach the midway point of the first full...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Bioenergy Research and New and Emerging Crops Initiative recently awarded...
An agriculture and forest landowners meeting is scheduled Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the Powell...
By Joy Warren The White Lake Board of Commissioners met Tuesday evening with a...
The Bladen County Educational Foundation, a non-profit corporation organized and existing to provide financial...
By Erin Smith Bladen County experienced an extreme year in terms of rainfall for...
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina residents who are still staying in hotels after Hurricane...
By Erin Smith The case of a man involved in a standoff with law...
Contributed The tenth annual Cape Fear Regional Cattle Conference will be held on Tuesday,...
Contributed There will be a meeting on Tuesday, January 29th from 9 am –...
By Erin Smith Trash found along the county’s roadways was the focus of a...
RALEIGH: North Carolinians who are eligible for a special program to provide rapid repairs...
By Erin Smith Those who want to conduct a protest or demonstration must now...
NCAA Championship – – Clemson 44 – Alabama 16.. Tigers undefeated….Tide lost only one….two...
by Joy Warren On Friday, January 4th, a request was received for a Resolution...
By Erin Smith A deputy who was supervising a roadside cleanup crew, when he...
By Erin Smith An Elizabethtown man pled guilty to one count of felony...
By Erin Smith Two court cases of interest in Bladen County have been continued...
The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management has opened a public comment period for...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150901′] By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Town Council met in their noon work...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150887′] By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Fire Department has expanded its rescue capabilities...
Staff Sergeant E6 Robert W. McKoy of Elizabethtown completed an Advanced Noncommissioned Office Course...
FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health has implemented a visitor restriction policy at all...
2019 is underway and so much going on today, this week and beyond. Friday...
The N.C. Department of Transportation is kicking off 2019 by hosting the first ever...
NFL results from Saturday play: Colts 21 – Texans 7 Cowboys 24 – Seahawks...
North Carolina survivors of Hurricane Florence who still face unmet needs three months after...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC Paying out of...
1639 – Virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed. 1838 –...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150822′] By Erin Smith The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office conducted a promotions ceremony...
In partnership with Safe Kids of Bladen County, all three branches of the Bladen...
Tar Heel Baptist Church is sponsoring a fundraiser for Fernando and Sandy Arrufat, of...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold two meeting Monday. The first meeting...
A group of Tar Heel and White Oak area residents are sponsoring a reverse...
1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to...
The Executive Director of the NC Republican Party was in Bladen County on Thursday night to...
By Erin Smith While many businesses and individuals may have barely noticed the federal...
By Jefferson Weaver I do not know James Perry Garris, but I know a...
Auditions will be held February 8, 9, and 10 at the Carolina Civic Center...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College announces the extension of its Spring 2019 registration. Students...
By Erin Smith Officials with the town of Elizabethtown have learned there is no...
By Erin Smith The Environmental Protection Agency has issued proposed toxicity assessments for GenX...
Star Communications is participating in the Foundation for Rural Service Scholarship program in 2019....
Star Telephone Membership Corporation is offering scholarship opportunities to high school seniors. The scholarship...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock...
By Dr. Mike Walden I make about 80 presentations across the state each year...
The plot thickens in the nations capitol. A Democratic House, as expected, passes legislation...
Two arrest were made in Bladen County for narcotic related charges. Bladen County Sheriff...
Contribute BLADENBORO – Freshman Hannah Pait pumped in 9 points to lead West Bladen...
Contributed ELIZABETHTOWN – St. Pauls edged East Bladen 35-34 in Three Rivers Conference jayvee...
Contributed BLADENBORO – A 16-9 second-quarter surge sparked West Columbus to a 43-38 Three...
By Erin Smith Bladen County residents in the East Arcadia area have been to...
[slideshow_deploy id=’150716′] Three inmates were recognized on Thursday afternoon for their quick thinking that...
The downtown area of Elizabethtown has been undergoing some changes for several years. One...
Contributed [slideshow_deploy id=’150638′] Named after a haunting Bob Dylan song, Farewell Angelina is an...
Contributed DUBLIN – Class registration for the 2019 spring term is in full swing...
Contributed RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 56 of North Carolina’s counties...
By Erin Smith On Wednesday, the future of the State Board of Elections investigation...
Occasionally, my inquisitive mind leads me to take a look at some type of...
By Erin Smith One of the two suspects in the murder of NC Highway...
By Erin Smith The NC Department of Commerce has released its tier designations for...
Contributed The deadline is quickly approaching if your child would like to participate in...
Contributed WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) urged Secretary...
By Erin Smith All was quiet at the Fallen Heroes Memorial on the front...
Contributed DUBLIN – Bladen Community College has announced the 2018 fall semester honor students....
Contributed WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA – Bladen Community College (BCC) recently signed a Guaranteed Admissions...
By Erin Smith As Bladen County continues to recover from the ravages of Hurricane...
The Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors will meet on Wednesday, January 23,...
By Erin Smith A public comment period regarding a proposed consent order between the...
Contributed Raleigh – Authorities have identified the state trooper and suspect involved in Tuesday...
New Year (2019)…..return to original daily schedule following a couple of holidays…Life is one...
1776 – First revolutionary flag raised. 1811 – US Sen. Thomas Pickering is first...
By Erin Smith Eleven Bladen County Fire Departments were approved to receive 50/50 matching...
By Erin Smith Now that the New Year has officially begun, some of you...
Happy New Year, 2019. Time for inventory, are you better off today, financially than a...
1673 – Regular mail service begins between NY & Boston. 1721 – General Washington...
By Erin Smith The Dan McCready campaign on Sunday submitted a written request to...
By Erin Smith A former Elizabethtown doctor and his assistant were indicted in federal...
By Erin Smith A little over one year after a shooting in Kelly, a...
By Erin Smith Industrial hemp may gain in popularity as a crop in North...
Don’t put it off any longer! Make it your new year’s resolution to enroll...
Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) students at Bladen Community College have received educational scholarships...
by Erin Smith A company in Alabama is recalling 11,664 pounds of poultry and...
Time to bid farewell to 2018. Hope it was a good year for all, always some ups...
1776 – Rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is...